The Play Company

2007/2008

BAD JAZZ
by Robert Farquhar (England) – U.S. premiere
Directed by Trip Cullman
With Rob Campbell, Colby Chambers, Darren Goldstein, Marin Ireland, Ryan O’Nan, Susie Pourfar
Set & Costumes Dane Laffrey, Lights Ben Stanton, Sound Bart Fasbender
November 4 – November 25, 2007
The Ohio Theatre

RAINBOW KISS
by Simon Farquhar (Scotland) – U.S. premiere
Directed by Will Frears
With Michael Cates, Robert Hogan, Charlotte Parry, Peter Scanavino
Set Thomas Lynch, Costumes Sarah Beers, Lighting Tyler Micoleau, Sound Drew Levy
March 12 – April 13, 2008
59E59 Theaters

2006/2007

ROMANIA. KISS ME!
Six short plays from Romania’s New Wave by Nicoleta Esinencu, Bogdan Georgescu, Vera Ion, Iona Moldovan, Cristian Panaite (Romania) – World premiere
Dir. Marcy Arlin, Tom Caruso, Jackson Gay, Kaipo Schwab, Liesl Tommy
With Nadia Bowers, John Boyd, Robert Hogan, Julie Jesneck, Chris De Oni, Rosemary Prinz
Set Clint Ramos, Costumes Oana Botez-Ban, Lights Tyler Micoleau, Sound Bart Fasbender
November 17 – December 3, 2006
59E59 Theaters

THE ATTIC
by Yoji Sakate (Japan) – American premiere
Dir. Ari Edelson
Trans. Leon Ingulsrud and Keiko Tsuneda
With Michi Barall, David Wilson Barnes, Emily Donahoe, Fiona Gallagher, Trey Lyford, Brandon Miller, Caesar Samayoa, Ed Vassallo
Set Takeshi Kata, Costumes Junghyun Georgia Lee, Lights Tyler Micoleau, Sound Bart Fasbender
February 21 – March 25, 2007
59E59 Theaters

New Work/New World Series at 59E59 Theaters:
Contemporary Japanese Theatre – a talk by Yoji Sakate
Shutting out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation – a discussion with author Michael Zielenziger

2005/2006

LOVELY DAY
by Leslie Ayvazian (U.S.) – New York premiere
Dir. Blair Brown
With Deirdre O’Connell, Javier Picayo, David Rasche
Set David Korins, Costumes Michael Krass, Lights Paul Whitaker, Sound Darron L West
January 12 – February 12, 2006
Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row

ARABIAN NIGHT
by Roland Schimmelpfennig (Germany) – New York premiere
Dir. Trip Cullman
Trans. David Tushingham
With Roxanna Hope, Piter Marek, Brandon Miller, Stelio Savante, Jicky Schnee
Set Louisa Thompson, Costumes Katherine Roth, Lights Lenore Doxsee, Sound Bart Fasbender
May 31 – July 1, 2006
The East 13th Street Theatre

New Work/New World Series:
Journey from the Land of No - a new stage adaptation of the memoir by Roya Hakakian (Iran/US) Dir. Ari Edelson
November 7, at Manhattan Theatre Club Studios and June 14-26 at the Orchard Project, Catskill Mountain
Foundation’s Sugar Maple Center for the Arts, Maplecrest NY
Marie Ndiaye: Public Readings – selected works by the French novelist and playwright
Papa Doit Manger (Papa’s Got to Eat) - scenes from a new translation by Erika Rundle Dir. Liesl Tommy
Rosie Carpe - the author reads from her novel
November 16, at 59E59 Theatres (an event in the 2005 Act French Festival)

2004/2005

SAKHARAM BINDER
by Vijay Tendulkar (India) – American premiere
Dir. Maria Mileaf,
Trans. Kumud Mehta and Shanta Gokhale
With Adam Alexi-Malle, Sarita Choudhury, Anna George, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Bernard White
Set Antje Ellermann, Costumes Katherine Roth, Lights Nicole Pearce, Sound Bart Fasbender
October 21-November 20, 2004
59E59 Theaters

TERRORISM
by Oleg and Vladimir Presnyakov (Russia) – American premiere
Dir. Will Frears
Trans. Sasha Dugdale
a co-production with The New Group
With Adam Alexi-Malle, Alex Draper, Laura Esterman, Anna George, Darren Goldstein, Elizabeth Marvel, Daniel Oreskes, Lola Pashalinski, R. E. Rodgers
Set David Korins, Costumes Sarah Beers, Lights Marcus Doshi, Sound Bart Fasbender
May 9 – June 26, 2005
Clurman Theatre, Theatre Row

New Work/New World Series:
Absolute Hell by Rodney Ackland (England) Dir. Anthony Page March 28 at the Laura Pels Theatre, in collaboration with the Roundabout Theatre

2003/2004

SMASHING
by Brooke Berman (U.S.) – World premiere
Dir. Trip Cullman
With David Barlow, lucas Papaelias, Katharine Powell, Joseph A. Siravo, Katherine Waterston, Merritt Wever
Set Erik Flatmo, Costumes Michael Krass, Lights Paul Whitaker, Sound Scott Myers
October 4 - 26, 2003
Intar 53 Theater

TRUST
by Gary Mitchell (Northern Ireland) – New York premiere
Dir. Erica Schmidt
With Ritchie Coster, Fiona Gallagher, Kevin Isola, Colin Lane, Dan McCabe, Declan Mooney, Meredith Zinner
Set Antje Ellermann, Costumes Michelle r. Phillips, Lights Shelly Sabel, Sound Bart Fasbender
May 1 – June 13, 2004
Kirk Theatre, Theatre Row

2002/2003

MONSIEUR IBRAHIM AND THE FLOWERS OF THE KORAN
by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (France) – American premiere
Dir. Maria Mileaf
English Text by Stephane Laporte
With Ed Vassallo
January 18 - February 16, 2003
The McGinn/Cazale Theatre

New Work/NewWorld Series:
Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs de Coran by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (France)
a staged reading in collaboration with the Caird Company and their Northern Lights Series. November 6 at the Soho Theatre in London

Professional Suicide written and performed by Patricia Smith (U.S.) Dir. Marion McClinton Weekend Quartet by Gao Xingjian (China/France) Dir. Blanka Zizka

Witness by Cecilia Parkert (Sweden) Dir. Jack Temchin, translation Kevin Halliwell February/March at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre

Caro's L.B.J.: A Theatrical Portrait of the 36th President with Robert A. Caro and Friends Dir. Daniel Sullivan – with Mr. Caro, Buck Henry, Barbara Barrie, Isiaih Whitlock, Michael Wiggins and Roselyn Coleman Wiggins April 21 at the Public Theater’s Martinson Hall

2001/2002

MONSIEUR IBRAHIM AND THE FLOWERS OF THE KORAN
NO. 11 (BLUE AND WHITE)
by Alexandra Cunningham (U.S.) – New York premiere
Dir. Daniel Aukin
With Hilary Edson, Adam Groves, Liza Lapira, Amber McDonald, Shauna Miles, Nell Mooney, Joey Shea, Robin Taylor, Katie Walder Set & Costumes Louisa Thompson, Lights Jane Cox, Sound Robert Kaplowitz
January 11 – February 3, 2002
The McGinn/Cazale Theatre

New Work/NewWorld Series:
Lab Presentations:
Key West by Dan O’Brien (U.S.) Dir.Daniel Gerroll

No.11 (Blue and White) by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (France) Dir. Maria Mileaf Bintou by Koffi Kwahule (Ivory Coast) Dir. Leah C. Gardiner

The Bread of Winter by Victor Lodato (U.S.) Dir. Loy Arcenas Smashing by Brooke Berman (U.S.) Dir. Michael John Garces September 19 – November 3, 2001 at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre

Readings:
The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan, edited by John Lahr read by Malcolm McDowell and introduced by Mr. Lahr November 5, 2001 at the Public Theater

2000/2001

HIGH DIVE
written and performed by Leslie Ayvazian (U.S.) – World premiere
Dir. David Warren
February 1 – March 25, 2001
MCC Theater (co-produced with MCC and Long Wharf Theatre)

HIGH DIVE
written and performed by Leslie Ayvazian (U.S.)
Dir. David Warren
November 28-December 17, 2000
Long Wharf Theatre (workshop co-produced with Long Wharf)
and as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas June 28-July 1, 2000 at Long Wharf Theatre (co-produced with Long Wharf)

New Work/NewWorld Series:
Dance Upon Nothing: A Consideration of the Death Penalty Dir. Jack Temchin works by David Black, Vincent Bugliosi, Truman Capote, Kia Corthron, Ernest Gaines, William Bradford Huie
Monday, November 6th, 2000, 7:30pm at the Paul Rodgers / 9W Gallery, 529 W. 20th St

Trust by Gary Mitchell (Northern Ireland) Dir. Karen Kohlhaas Monday, December 4th, 2000, 7:30pm at the Signature Theatre

The Dark River by Rodney Ackland (England) Dir. Jack Temchin Monday, April 9th, 2001, 7:30pm at the Cherry Lane Theater

A Collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope: All-Story Four One –Act Plays from the Winter 2000 Issue
The Voice in the Desert by George Makana Clark
The Mystery at the Middle of Ordinary Life by Don DeLillo
The Stolen Child by Amanda Beesley
Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher
Dir. Tom Caruso
Monday, April 16th, 2001, 7:30pm at the Cherry Lane Theater

Bintou by Koffi Kwahulé (Ivory Coast) translated by John Clifford Dir. Leah C. Gardiner Monday, May 7th, 2001, 7:30pm at the Second Stage Theatre

1999/2000

Public Reading Series
Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike (U.S.) Dir. Jack Temchin Monday, May 8th, 2000 at Second Stage Theatre

Oo-Bla-Dee by Regina Taylor (U.S.) Dir. Israel Hicks May 15th, 2000 at Second Stage Theatre

Smithereens by Rodney Ackland (England) Dir. Blanka Zizka May 22nd, 2000 at Second Stage Theatre

The Colour of Justice by Richard Norton-Taylor (England) Dir. Nicolas Kent June 19th, 2000 at Second Stage Theatre

The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, Dir. Anne Cattaneo October 15th 1999 at the Theatre at St. Peter’s

1999

Public Reading Series:

The Life of Galileo
By Bertolt Brecht
Directed by Anne Cattaneo
Read by Brian Dennehy, Randall Duk Kim, Amy Ryan et al.
October 15th 1999 at the Theatre at St. Peter's



		2007/2008 BAD JAZZ by Robert Farquhar (England) – U.S. premiere Directed by Trip Cullman With Rob Campbell, Colby Chambers, Darren Goldstein, Marin Ireland, Ryan O’Nan, Susie Pourfar Set & Costumes Dane Laffrey, Lights Ben Stanton, Sound Bart Fasbender November 4 – November 25, 2007 The Ohio Theatre RAINBOW KISS by Simon Farquhar (Scotland) – U.S. premiere Directed by Will Frears With Michael Cates, Robert Hogan, Charlotte Parry, Peter Scanavino Set Thomas Lynch, Costumes Sarah Beers, Lighting Tyler Micoleau, Sound Drew Levy March 12 – April 13, 2008 59E59 Theaters 2006/2007 ROMANIA. KISS ME! Six short plays from Romania’s New Wave by Nicoleta Esinencu, Bogdan Georgescu, Vera Ion, Iona Moldovan, Cristian Panaite (Romania) – World premiere Dir. Marcy Arlin, Tom Caruso, Jackson Gay, Kaipo Schwab, Liesl Tommy With Nadia Bowers, John Boyd, Robert Hogan, Julie Jesneck, Chris De Oni, Rosemary Prinz Set Clint Ramos, Costumes Oana Botez-Ban, Lights Tyler Micoleau, Sound Bart Fasbender November 17 – December 3, 2006 59E59 Theaters THE ATTIC by Yoji Sakate (Japan) – American premiere Dir. Ari Edelson Trans. Leon Ingulsrud and Keiko Tsuneda With Michi Barall, David Wilson Barnes, Emily Donahoe, Fiona Gallagher, Trey Lyford, Brandon Miller, Caesar Samayoa, Ed Vassallo Set Takeshi Kata, Costumes Junghyun Georgia Lee, Lights Tyler Micoleau, Sound Bart Fasbender February 21 – March 25, 2007 59E59 Theaters *New Work/New World Series* at 59E59 Theaters: Contemporary Japanese Theatre – a talk by Yoji Sakate Shutting out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation – a discussion with author Michael Zielenziger 2005/2006 LOVELY DAY by Leslie Ayvazian (U.S.) – New York premiere Dir. Blair Brown With Deirdre O’Connell, Javier Picayo, David Rasche Set David Korins, Costumes Michael Krass, Lights Paul Whitaker, Sound Darron L West January 12 – February 12, 2006 Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row ARABIAN NIGHT by Roland Schimmelpfennig (Germany) – New York premiere Dir. Trip Cullman Trans. David Tushingham With Roxanna Hope, Piter Marek, Brandon Miller, Stelio Savante, Jicky Schnee Set Louisa Thompson, Costumes Katherine Roth, Lights Lenore Doxsee, Sound Bart Fasbender May 31 – July 1, 2006 The East 13th Street Theatre *New Work/New World Series:* Journey from the Land of No - a new stage adaptation of the memoir by Roya Hakakian (Iran/US) Dir. Ari Edelson November 7, at Manhattan Theatre Club Studios and June 14-26 at the Orchard Project, Catskill Mountain Foundation’s Sugar Maple Center for the Arts, Maplecrest NY Marie Ndiaye: Public Readings – selected works by the French novelist and playwright Papa Doit Manger (Papa’s Got to Eat) - scenes from a new translation by Erika Rundle Dir. Liesl Tommy Rosie Carpe - the author reads from her novel November 16, at 59E59 Theatres (an event in the 2005 Act French Festival) 2004/2005 SAKHARAM BINDER by Vijay Tendulkar (India) – American premiere Dir. Maria Mileaf, Trans. Kumud Mehta and Shanta Gokhale With Adam Alexi-Malle, Sarita Choudhury, Anna George, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Bernard White Set Antje Ellermann, Costumes Katherine Roth, Lights Nicole Pearce, Sound Bart Fasbender October 21-November 20, 2004 59E59 Theaters TERRORISM by Oleg and Vladimir Presnyakov (Russia) – American premiere Dir. Will Frears Trans. Sasha Dugdale a co-production with The New Group With Adam Alexi-Malle, Alex Draper, Laura Esterman, Anna George, Darren Goldstein, Elizabeth Marvel, Daniel Oreskes, Lola Pashalinski, R. E. Rodgers Set David Korins, Costumes Sarah Beers, Lights Marcus Doshi, Sound Bart Fasbender May 9 – June 26, 2005 Clurman Theatre, Theatre Row *New Work/New World Series:* Absolute Hell by Rodney Ackland (England) Dir. Anthony Page March 28 at the Laura Pels Theatre, in collaboration with the Roundabout Theatre 2003/2004 SMASHING by Brooke Berman (U.S.) – World premiere Dir. Trip Cullman With David Barlow, lucas Papaelias, Katharine Powell, Joseph A. Siravo, Katherine Waterston, Merritt Wever Set Erik Flatmo, Costumes Michael Krass, Lights Paul Whitaker, Sound Scott Myers October 4 - 26, 2003 Intar 53 Theater TRUST by Gary Mitchell (Northern Ireland) – New York premiere Dir. Erica Schmidt With Ritchie Coster, Fiona Gallagher, Kevin Isola, Colin Lane, Dan McCabe, Declan Mooney, Meredith Zinner Set Antje Ellermann, Costumes Michelle r. Phillips, Lights Shelly Sabel, Sound Bart Fasbender May 1 – June 13, 2004 Kirk Theatre, Theatre Row 2002/2003 MONSIEUR IBRAHIM AND THE FLOWERS OF THE KORAN by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (France) – American premiere Dir. Maria Mileaf English Text by Stephane Laporte With Ed Vassallo January 18 - February 16, 2003 The McGinn/Cazale Theatre *New Work/NewWorld Series:* Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs de Coran by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (France) a staged reading in collaboration with the Caird Company and their Northern Lights Series. November 6 at the Soho Theatre in London Professional Suicide written and performed by Patricia Smith (U.S.) Dir. Marion McClinton Weekend Quartet by Gao Xingjian (China/France) Dir. Blanka Zizka Witness by Cecilia Parkert (Sweden) Dir. Jack Temchin, translation Kevin Halliwell February/March at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre Caro's L.B.J.: A Theatrical Portrait of the 36th President with Robert A. Caro and Friends Dir. Daniel Sullivan – with Mr. Caro, Buck Henry, Barbara Barrie, Isiaih Whitlock, Michael Wiggins and Roselyn Coleman Wiggins April 21 at the Public Theater’s Martinson Hall 2001/2002 MONSIEUR IBRAHIM AND THE FLOWERS OF THE KORAN NO. 11 (BLUE AND WHITE) by Alexandra Cunningham (U.S.) – New York premiere Dir. Daniel Aukin With Hilary Edson, Adam Groves, Liza Lapira, Amber McDonald, Shauna Miles, Nell Mooney, Joey Shea, Robin Taylor, Katie Walder Set & Costumes Louisa Thompson, Lights Jane Cox, Sound Robert Kaplowitz January 11 – February 3, 2002 The McGinn/Cazale Theatre *New Work/NewWorld Series:* Lab Presentations: Key West by Dan O’Brien (U.S.) Dir.Daniel Gerroll No.11 (Blue and White) by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (France) Dir. Maria Mileaf Bintou by Koffi Kwahule (Ivory Coast) Dir. Leah C. Gardiner The Bread of Winter by Victor Lodato (U.S.) Dir. Loy Arcenas Smashing by Brooke Berman (U.S.) Dir. Michael John Garces September 19 – November 3, 2001 at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre Readings: The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan, edited by John Lahr read by Malcolm McDowell and introduced by Mr. Lahr November 5, 2001 at the Public Theater 2000/2001 HIGH DIVE written and performed by Leslie Ayvazian (U.S.) – World premiere Dir. David Warren February 1 – March 25, 2001 MCC Theater (co-produced with MCC and Long Wharf Theatre) HIGH DIVE written and performed by Leslie Ayvazian (U.S.) Dir. David Warren November 28-December 17, 2000 Long Wharf Theatre (workshop co-produced with Long Wharf) and as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas June 28-July 1, 2000 at Long Wharf Theatre (co-produced with Long Wharf) *New Work/NewWorld Series:* Dance Upon Nothing: A Consideration of the Death Penalty Dir. Jack Temchin works by David Black, Vincent Bugliosi, Truman Capote, Kia Corthron, Ernest Gaines, William Bradford Huie Monday, November 6th, 2000, 7:30pm at the Paul Rodgers / 9W Gallery, 529 W. 20th St Trust by Gary Mitchell (Northern Ireland) Dir. Karen Kohlhaas Monday, December 4th, 2000, 7:30pm at the Signature Theatre The Dark River by Rodney Ackland (England) Dir. Jack Temchin Monday, April 9th, 2001, 7:30pm at the Cherry Lane Theater A Collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope: All-Story Four One –Act Plays from the Winter 2000 Issue The Voice in the Desert by George Makana Clark The Mystery at the Middle of Ordinary Life by Don DeLillo The Stolen Child by Amanda Beesley Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher Dir. Tom Caruso Monday, April 16th, 2001, 7:30pm at the Cherry Lane Theater Bintou by Koffi Kwahulé (Ivory Coast) translated by John Clifford Dir. Leah C. Gardiner Monday, May 7th, 2001, 7:30pm at the Second Stage Theatre 1999/2000 *Public Reading Series* Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike (U.S.) Dir. Jack Temchin Monday, May 8th, 2000 at Second Stage Theatre Oo-Bla-Dee by Regina Taylor (U.S.) Dir. Israel Hicks May 15th, 2000 at Second Stage Theatre Smithereens by Rodney Ackland (England) Dir. Blanka Zizka May 22nd, 2000 at Second Stage Theatre The Colour of Justice by Richard Norton-Taylor (England) Dir. Nicolas Kent June 19th, 2000 at Second Stage Theatre The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, Dir. Anne Cattaneo October 15th 1999 at the Theatre at St. Peter’s 1999 Public Reading Series: The Life of Galileo By Bertolt Brecht Directed by Anne Cattaneo Read by Brian Dennehy, Randall Duk Kim, Amy Ryan et al. October 15th 1999 at the Theatre at St. Peter's © 2005 Valerio Proietti, http://madm4ilk.net