Thursday, December 18, 2008
PONY
Heading to Atlanta to direct Andrea Lepcio's LOOKING FOR THE PONY. Play is produced by Synchronicity Theatre at 7 Stages and runs Feb 6 - March 8. Check back for more info.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
ADA Redux
Libretto by Margaret Vandenburg
Directed by Lisa Rothe
Musical Direction by Kimberly Grigsby
Cast: Jacqueline Antaramian, Christopher Burchett, Sarah Chalfy, Cherry Duke, Bryce Pinkham, David Schmidt, Abigail Shue, Sarah Statler, Timothy Thomas and Lars Woodul.
We will present the first 75 minutes of our new chamber opera at Ensemble Studio Theater on two dates:
Saturday, December 6 at 8:00 pm
Monday, December 8 at 7:00 pm
Location: Ensemble Studio Theatre
549 west 52nd Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
"Ada Byron, daughter of the famed Romantic poet Lord Byron, was one of the most spectacular characters in computer history. Like her father before her, Ada embarks on a Romantic quest very much at odds with the prevailing Victorian ethic of restraint. Her vision of mathematics transforms stark theorems and numerical figures into rich metaphors and linguistic constructions, thus paving the way for the invention of computer languages."
Reservations: 212-247-4982 x105
Suggested donation: $10
Monday, October 20, 2008
HOT L
Reservations click here
Oct 22 @ 7 pm
Oct 24 @ 7 pm
Oct 25 @ 2 pm
Oct 26 @ 7 pm
Oct 28 @ 7 pm
Friday, October 03, 2008
PENELOPE at Gallatin
You are invited to
a workshop presentation of
PENELOPE
by Ellen McLaughlin
and composer Sarah Kirkland Snyder
Directed by Lisa Rothe
A woman's ex-husband appears at her door after
an absence of 20 years, suffering from brain damage.
A veteran of a modern war, he doesn't know who he is
and she doesn't know who he's become.
While they wait together for his return to himself, she reads him 'The Odyssey,'
and in the journey of that book, she finds a way into her former husband's memory
and the terror and trauma of war.
Help us kick off the inaugural season of
NYU Gallatin School's
Labowitz Theatre
715 Broadway
Ground Floor
Wednesday, Oct 29 @ 7 pm
Thursday, Oct 30@7 pm
Friday, Oct 31 @ 7 pm
Saturday, Nov 1 @ 2 pm
Saturday, Nov 1 @ 7 pm
*
performed by Ellen McLaughlin
and the
Penelope String quartet:
Olivia De Prato
Amie Weiss
Beth Meyers
Lauren Radnofsky
*
Set design by Eliza Brown
Lighting Design by ML Geiger
Video design by Marilys Ernst and Lisa Rothe
Tickets are $10, with free admission to NYU students presenting valid ID.
Tickets are available online at
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/75242
and can also be purchased at the
Ticket Central Box Office in the Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, on the day of performance.
Students must present ID at Ticket Central to obtain free seats.
Tickets will not be sold at the door.
It will also play Princeton University's Taplin Auditorium Nov. 4 & 5 at 8 PM (In a much less realized production)
Monday, September 15, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Award Noms
Outstanding Overall Production of a New Drama Play
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Lead Actor
Outstanding Lead Actress
Outstanding Lighting Design
and
Outstanding Scenic Design
The awards ceremony and party will be on Friday, Sept 5 at The Bleecker St Theater.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Playwrights Week
by Mark Borkowski
directed by Lisa Rothe
When a mentally disturbed father seeks forgiveness for sins against his family, he asks his son to help him take the only action he believes will fully absolve him: he wants to be crucified. His request unveils the family’s darkest secrets and forces them to confront their demons.
Saturday, September 27 @ 4pm
Lark Play Development Center
939 Eighth Avenue, Ste 301
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Morgan Street
Musical Reading of
Morgan St.
Book by Jeremy Alan Richards
Music by Jeremy Alan Richards, Anika Noni Rose, Eugene Gwozdz
directed by Lisa Rothe
Featuring: Ronnell Bey, Caitlin Mahoney, Adam McNulty, Chivas Michael, Nyambi Nyambi, Anika Noni Rose, Emily Swallow, Tim Thomas,
A story of the American melting pot and the love that abounds when you can actually choose your own family; Morgan Street follows Travis, a Bi-racial child adopted into a white, Quaker family, as he searches for himself, his roots, and his birthparents, and discovers whether he has the mental capacity to travel that road intact.
Monday, July 21 @ 7pm in the Shubert Theatre at NYU - 721 Broadway
Monday, June 30, 2008
Couldn't Say
The play is COULDN'T SAY, a two-hander by Christopher Wall. The cast is terrific - Brent Langdon and Elizabeth Rich. And it is being designed by a fabulous team: Eliza Brown (sets), Christina Bullard (costumes), Melissa Mizell (lights) and Dan Kluger (sound). And our stage manager, Sid King, rocks.
Because it's a festival, there is a mish mosh of dates and times, so check carefully. Running time is around an hour, so you can plan something else in your evening as well!
DATES and TIMES:
Saturday, July 19 @ 5 pm (SOLD OUT)
Monday, July 21 @ 8:30 pm
Tuesday, July 22 @ 6:30 pm
Sunday, July 27 @ 5:45 pm
Wednesday, July 30 @ 5:15 pm
Friday, August 1 @ 5:30 pm
Sunday, August 3 @ 3:00 pm
PLACE:
Dorothy Strelsin Theatre
Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex
312 W 36th St - 1st floor
Just west of 8th avenue
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Keen Teens
Off-Broadway theatre company Keen Company,
in a partnership with Playscripts, Inc.
invites you to join its free theatre program for students,
KEEN TEENS.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Dawn's Light
Thursday, May 1, 7pm
co-presented with the Lark Play Development Center and Epic Theatre EnsembleDAWN'S LIGHT: THE JOURNEY OF GORDON HIRABAYASHI by Jeanne Sakata
Directed by Lisa Rothe
Featuring Thom Sesma
The Lark Studio, 939 8th Avenue
DAWN'S LIGHT is a one-person show inspired by the true story of Gordon Hirabayashi, a 24-year-old Japanese American Quaker college student, who, during World War II in 1942, openly defied and legally challenged governmental orders forcing over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry into desolate concentration camps without due process of the law. Throughout this shocking upheaval, his subsequent imprisonment and Supreme Court trial, Gordon struggles to arrive at a deeper understanding of his own experiences, his community's sufferings, and America's triumphs and failures.
"DAWN'S LIGHT: THE JOURNEY OF GORDON HIRABAYASHI" was originally commissioned by Center Theatre Group's Asian Theatre Workshop in 2003."
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Ada - Chamber Opera
7:00 - 8:30 pm
ADA
Composed by Kim Sherman
Libretto by Margaret Vandenburg
Conceived/Directed by Lisa Rothe
sung by an incredible cast:
Christopher Burchett, Sarah Chalfy, John Ellison Conlee, Cherry Duke,
Malcolm Gets, David Schmidt, Abigail Shue, and Sarah Statler.
"Ada Byron, daughter of the famed Romantic poet Lord Byron, was one of the most spectacular characters in computer history. Like her father before her, Ada embarks on a Romantic quest very much at odds with the prevailing Victorian ethic of restraint. Her vision of mathematics transforms stark theorems and numerical figures into rich metaphors and linguistic constructions, thus paving the way for the invention of computer languages. "
Suggested donation - $10
For reservations, call 212-247-4982 (x20)
Ensemble Studio Theatre
549 West 52nd Street
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Likeness
Director: Lisa Rothe
Cast: Michael Emerson, Laura Heisler, Ryan Metcalf, Carrie Preston,
Nancy Robinette, Charles Semine
RSVP (important-- space is limited)
tessa@primarystages .com
In Colonial Boston, young Edmund Farraday
gets a career-launching gig: the portrait of a wealthy
Loyalist's daughter. But there's more to the job than
meets the eye. LIKENESS was developed at the New
Harmony Project in 2006. The world premiere
production at Miami's New Theatre has just received a
Carbonell Award nomination for Best New Work.
Penelope
Award-winning actor and playwright Ellen McLaughlin brings her one-woman theatrical/musical piece Penelope to the Getty Villa's Theater Lab. A woman's husband appears at her door after an absence of 20 years, suffering from brain damage. A veteran of a modern war, he doesn't know who he is and she doesn't know who he's become. While they wait together for his return to himself, she reads him The Odyssey, and in the journey of that book, she finds a way into her former husband's memory and the terror and trauma of war. McLaughlin combines her talents with those of composer Sarah Kirkland Snider and the Eclipse Ensemble under the direction of director Lisa Rothe to present a modern adaptation of this ancient text, which continues to resonate today.