through APRIL 29
DYING CITY by Christopher Shinn
@ Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center - 150 West 65th Street
Tues-Sat at 8pm; Wed & Sat at 2pm; Sun at 3pm
Tickets: $70
For info/tickets: http://www.lct.org/ or 212-239-6200
Dying City tells the story of Kelly, a young therapist whose husband dies while on military duty in Iraq. A year later, her husband's identical twin brother arrives unexpectedly at Kelly's door, seeking solace—and answers to the mystery of his brother's death. Now showing at Lincoln Center, this play was originally produced in London at the Royal Court Theatre.
APRIL 13–14 & 16–21
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO by Rajiv Joseph
@ the Lark Theater, 939 Eighth Avenue, 2nd Floor.
All performances are at 8pm
Tickets: $15/$18
For info/tickets: http://www.larktheatre.org/ or 212-352-3101
American soldiers, an Iraqi translator, and a tiger roam the doomed streets of Baghdad in this darkly, comedic drama set against the backdrop of the Iraq War. Inspired by an Associated Press article about a bizarre interaction at the Baghdad Zoo, playwright Rajiv Joseph explains: "The sadness and absurdity of that event led me to a different way of thinking about the war in Iraq. There’s a point where the media and government’s articulation of the war stops being particularly helpful."
through APRIL 22
THE GREEN GAME
by M. Stefan Strozier
Theater 3, 311 W. 43rd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), 3rd Floor
Tickets: $25
Tickets/Info: http://www.lamusevenale.org/ or 347-226-0872
Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. & Sundays at 3 p.m.
U.S. Senator Nick Albright, his family and fortune, are destroyed by greed. This beautifully wrought tale, accompanied by a delightful blend of music and extravagant dance routines, is set in a Casablanca-style nightclub; but the story is an epic tragedy.
APRIL 13 – APRIL 29
IN DARFUR @ THE PUBLIC THEATER, NEW YORK, NY
IN DARFUR
Written by WINTER MILLER Directed by JOANNA SETTLE
Presented at the PUBLIC THEATER, New York
A Developmental Production
19 PERFORMANCES ONLY!
FRIDAY, APRIL 13 – SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Tues-Fri at 8 pm; Sat at 2 pm & 8 pm; Sun at 3 pm & 7 pm.
NO PERFORMANCES: No performance on Saturday, April 14 at 2 pm and Sunday, April 15 at 7pm
All Tickets $15
($3 of every ticket will go to Darfur beneficiaries including Save Darfur and Genocide Intervention Network).
SPECIAL BENEFIT PERFORMANCE: Thursday April 26 at 8 pm.
All Tickets $50. Includes post-show discussion with Mia Farrow and other special guests
As Research Assistant to Nicholas Kristof, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from The New York Times, playwright Winter Miller is immersed in the issues surrounding the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan. In Darfur is the provocative account of three intertwined lives at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Darfur. The story follows an aid-worker's mission to save and protect lives, a journalist's pursuit to deliver a Page One story and a Darfuri woman's quest for safety. It is a searing story of urgency and international significance.
This development production of In Darfur, will be more than a reading but not yet a full production. This important step in the creative process will allow the playwright to work collaboratively with a director, actors and design team and learn from an audience's presence and response. This play also affords us the opportunity to respond quickly and urgently to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur and to do our part to draw public attention to the situation in Darfur.
The Public Theater will be presenting Conversations on Darfur: a series of post-show discussions with leading activists, thinkers and journalists on the issues of Darfur. They are also partnering with Save Darfur and Genocide Intervention Network for education and awareness programs in the lobby.
TICKETS: call 212 967 7555 or go to http://tickets.publictheater.org/calendar.asp
GENERAL INFORMATION & DIRECTIONS: http://www.publictheater.org/
APRIL 5–22
1918: A HOUSE DIVIDED @ THEATER FOR A NEW CITY, NEW YORK, NY
Theater for the New City Presents 1918: A House Divided, a new musical drama.
April 5-22, 2007
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm; Sundays @ 3pm
A hotly debated war. Legislation branding dissenters as unpatriotic Anti-foreign sentiments inspiring anti-immigration laws. Families torn apart by generational conflicts. Lesbians and gays finding each other in Greenwich Village. Music and art flourishing in New York City.
TICKETS: $12 — http://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/5447 or 212 254-1109
INFORMATION: http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net/
