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Developing the Classics of the Future.
February 24-27, 2011
MARGARET
Adapted from William Shakespeare's Henry VI
Featuring Martha Plimpton+
Directed by Michael Sexton
An In the Raw Developmental Lab Production
In collaboration with The Shakespeare Society
Focusing on Margaret of Anjou from Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Pts 1, 2 and 3, and Richard III, this workshop will explore the journey of one of Shakespeare’s most remarkable characters, a woman of astonishing variety with an extraordinary arc over four history plays.
The aim of the two-week Lab will be to create an evening-length theatrical work for eight performers that tells the riveting story of Margaret’s progress from young woman to queen, lover, wife, mother, political operator and battlefield commander, exploring the comic, macabre, as well as the human and loving sides of Shakespeare’s Margaret.
Produced by Red Bull Theater in collaboration with The Shakespeare Society, the workshop will include five public presentations.
CAST
Martha Plimpton, others TBA+
+Cast and details subject to change
PERFORMANCES
February 24-27, 2011
LOCATION
Theater at St. Clement's
423 West 46th Street
TICKETS - ON SALE SOON
$40 General Admission
$30 Under 30
$20 Students/Industry
Seating Limited!
ABOUT IN THE RAW
A new work laboratory series, IN THE RAW creates an artistic bridge between Revelation Readings and Full Productions, providing space, time, and support for projects ready to move beyond a staged reading, but that require further development and exploration prior to full production.
Each IN THE RAW project receives a full-fledged workshop with a director, top-notch cast and designers, including public presentations over the course of the workshop, as they best serve the artists and their process of developing the new work. We are pleased to share this part of the creative process with our audience.
FUTURE PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION:
Macbeth, a radical re-interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic play featuring Michael Emerson (Gross Indecency, Lost).
Titus Andronicus, featuring John Douglas Thompson in an Africa-inspired version of Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy, directed by Erica Schmidt.
FAST, a play on the devil story by Kay Matschullat.
Hekaba, a new version of a rarely-performed Euripides tragedy by contemporary Canadian poet Anne Carson. Directed by Daniel Fish (True Love).
Macbeth Cabaret, a free-wheeling version of Shakespeare's classic play directed by Craig Baldwin.
Don Jonny, a rock & roll musical version of the Don Juan legend.
A new project by director Lear deBessonet of Stillpoint Productions.
New Play Commissions.
And More…
Help Develop the Classics of the Future! Contact Kay at kay@redbulltheater.com if you are interested in helping underwrite this exciting new series dedicated to supporting new works.
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