MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM -- New Haarlem Arts Theatre presents "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson, directed by Eugene Nesmith (Artistic Director) June 14 to July 8 at Aaron Davis Hall, 135th Street and Convent Ave., Manhattan. L-R: Reginald Wilson as Levee, Johnny Mae as Ma Rainey, Joresa Blount as Dussie Mae, Dennis Jordan as Sturdyvant, Peter Jay Fernandez as Toledo. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM -- New Haarlem Arts Theatre presents "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson, directed by Eugene Nesmith (Artistic Director) June 14 to July 8 at Aaron Davis Hall, 135th Street and Convent Ave., Manhattan. Left: Reginald Wilson as Levee. Center (bottom to top): Johnny Mae as Ma Rainey, Joresa Blount as Dussie Mae, Dennis Jordan as Sturdyvant, Right: Peter Jay Fernandez as Toledo. Photo by Benoit Vincent.
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM -- New Haarlem Arts Theatre presents "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson, directed by Eugene Nesmith (Artistic Director) June 14 to July 8 at Aaron Davis Hall, 135th Street and Convent Ave., Manhattan. Johnny Mae as Ma Rainey, Reginald L. Wilson as Levee. Photo by Benoit Vincent.
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM --Johnny Mae plays Ma Rainey and Reginald L. Wilson plays Levee in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson, to be presented by New Haarlem Arts Theatre (www.newhaarlemartstheatre.org) June 14 to July 8, 2012, directed by Eugene Nesmith, at Aaron Davis Hall, located at W. 135th Street and Convent Avenue, Manhattan (Hamilton Heights). Photo by Benoit Vincent.
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM -- Johnny Mae plays the title character in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson, to be presented by New Haarlem Arts Theatre (www.newhaarlemartstheatre.org) June 14 to July 8, 2012, directed by Eugene Nesmith, at Aaron Davis Hall, located at W. 135th Street and Convent Avenue, Manhattan (Hamilton Heights). Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM -- Reginald L. Wilson plays Levee in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson, to be presented by New Haarlem Arts Theatre (www.newhaarlemartstheatre.org) June 14 to July 8, 2012, directed by Eugene Nesmith, at Aaron Davis Hall, located at W. 135th Street and Convent Avenue, Manhattan (Hamilton Heights). Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
PLAYING WITH FIRE -- "Playing With Fire" by August Strindberg, translated by Ulrika Brand, adapted by Leslie Lee directed by Robert Greer is the inaugural production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre. This Checkhovian comedy of overlapping love triangles debuted May 20, 2012 at New School for Drama, 151 Bank Street (West Village), NYC as a co-production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company in association with Theater Resources Unlimited. L-R: Nathan James as Newt, the artist; Jaleesa Capri as Adele, his mistress; Toccarra Cash as Kerstin, his wife. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
PLAYING WITH FIRE -- James Edward Becton (Axel) and Toccarra Cash (Kersten) declare their love in "Playing With Fire" by August Strindberg, translated by Ulrika Brand, adapted by Leslie Lee, presented as the inaugural production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre, directed by Robert Greer. Production debuted at New School for Drama, 151 Bank Street (West Village), NYC May 20, 2012 as a co-production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company in association with Theater Resources Unlimited. Photo by Sabrena Herrera.
PLAYING WITH FIRE -- "Playing With Fire" by August Strindberg, translated by Ulrika Brand, adapted by Leslie Lee directed by Robert Greer is the inaugural production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre. This Checkhovian comedy of overlapping love triangles debuted May 20, 2012 at New School for Drama, 151 Bank Street (West Village), NYC as a co-production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company in association with Theater Resources Unlimited. L-R: James Edward Becton, Toccarra Cash. Photo by Lee Wexler/Images for Innovation.
PLAYING WITH FIRE -- "Playing With Fire" by August Strindberg, translated by Ulrika Brand, adapted by Leslie Lee directed by Robert Greer is the inaugural production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre. This Checkhovian comedy of overlapping love triangles debuted May 20, 2012 at New School for Drama, 151 Bank Street (West Village), NYC as a co-production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company in association with Theater Resources Unlimited. L-R: James Edward Becton, Jolie Garrett, Toccarra Cash. Photo by Lee Wexler/Images for Innovation.
PLAYING WITH FIRE -- "Playing With Fire" by August Strindberg, translated by Ulrika Brand, adapted by Leslie Lee and directed by Robert Greer is the inaugural production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre. This Checkhovian comedy debuted May 20, 2012 at New School for Drama, 151 Bank Street (West Village), NYC as a co-production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company in association with Theater Resources Unlimited. L-R: Elizabeth Flax, Nathan James, Toccarra Cash. Photo by Lee Wexler/Images for Innovation.
PLAYING WITH FIRE -- "Playing With Fire" by August Strindberg, translated by Ulrika Brand, adapted by Leslie Lee directed by Robert Greer is the inaugural production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre. Production debuted May 20, 2012 at New School for Drama, 151 Bank Street (West Village), NYC as a co-production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company in association with Theater Resources Unlimited. L-R: Jolie Garrett, Nathan James, Toccarra Cash, Jaleesa Capri. Photo by Lee Wexler/Images for Innovation.
PLAYING WITH FIRE -- August Strindberg's Chekhovian comedy, "Playing With Fire" (Leka med elden, 1893), in a translation by Ulrika Brand that has been newly adapted by Obie-winner Leslie Lee, Executive Director of Negro Ensemble Company, will be presented May 18 to June 10 with an all-black cast as the inaugural production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre, directed by Robert Greer. The play, to be staged at New School for Drama, 151 Bank Street (West Village), will be a co-production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company in association with Theater Resources Unlimited. L-R: Nathan James, Elizabeth Flaz, Jolie Garrett, Jaleesa Capri (foreground), Toccarra Cash, James Edward Becton. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
PLAYING WITH FIRE -- August Strindberg's Chekhovian comedy, "Playing With Fire" (Leka med elden, 1893), in a translation by Ulrika Brand that has been newly adapted by Obie-winner Leslie Lee, Executive Director of Negro Ensemble Company, will be presented May 18 to June 10 with an all-black cast as the inaugural production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre, directed by Robert Greer. The play, to be staged at New School for Drama, 151 Bank Street (West Village), will be a co-production of August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company in association with Theater Resources Unlimited. L-R: Jaleesa Capri, Nathan James, Elizabeth Flax, Tocarra Cash, James Edward Becton. Photo by Benoit Vincent.
TWO INTIMATE -- Dan Patrick Brady and Anna Emily Wood in "The Lover," Pinter's 1962 play in which a refined suburban couple invigorates their aseptic marriage by role-playing infidelity. It will be presented in a double-bill with "Eden" by Eugene O'Brien in an evening titled "Two Intimate" from May 24 to June 9 at Dorothy Strelsin Theatre at Abingdon Theatre Complex, 312 West 36th Street. Each play explores the psychological dance of marriage and intimacy. Producer is Cat on my Head Productions, LLC; director is Kathy Gail MacGowan. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
TWO INTIMATE -- Dan Patrick Brady and Anna Wood in "The Lover" by Harold Pinter, a 1962 play in which a refined suburban couple invigorates their aseptic marriage by role-playing infidelity. The couple are acting the play in a double-bill with "Eden" by Eugene O'Brien. The two-part evening is entitled "Two Intimate" and is produced by Cat on my Head Productions, LLC at at Abingdon Theatre Complex, 312 West 36th Street, NYC, May 24 to June 9, 2012. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
TWO INTIMATE -- Anna Wood and Dan Patrick Brady in "The Lover" by Harold Pinter, a 1962 play in which a refined suburban couple invigorates their aseptic marriage by role-playing infidelity. The couple are acting the play in a double-bill with "Eden" by Eugene O'Brien. The two-part evening is entitled "Two Intimate" and is produced by Cat on my Head Productions, LLC at at Abingdon Theatre Complex, 312 West 36th Street, NYC, May 24 to June 9, 2012. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
TWO INTIMATE -- Anna Wood in "The Lover" by Harold Pinter, a 1962 play in which a refined suburban couple invigorates their aseptic marriage by role-playing infidelity. Wood is acting the play with Dan Patrick Brady in a double-bill with "Eden" by Eugene O'Brien. The two-part evening is entitled "Two Intimate" and is produced by Cat on my Head Productions, LLC at at Abingdon Theatre Complex, 312 West 36th Street, NYC, May 24 to June 9, 2012. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
TWO INTIMATE -- Dan Patrick Brady in "The Lover" by Harold Pinter, a 1962 play in which a refined suburban couple invigorates their aseptic marriage by role-playing infidelity. Brady is acting the play with Anna Wood in a double-bill with "Eden" by Eugene O'Brien. The two-part evening is entitled "Two Intimate" and is produced by Cat on my Head Productions, LLC at at Abingdon Theatre Complex, 312 West 36th Street, NYC, May 24 to June 9, 2012. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
TWO INTIMATE -- Anna Wood in "Eden" by Eugene O'Brien (Ireland), a play which depicts a weekend during the marriage of an Irish couple who haven't been intimate in years. Wood is acting the play with Dan Patrick Brady in a double-bill with "The Lover" by Harold Pinter. The two-part evening is entitled "Two Intimate" and is produced by Cat on my Head Productions, LLC at at Abingdon Theatre Complex, 312 West 36th Street, NYC, May 24 to June 9, 2012. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
TWO INTIMATE -- Dan Patrick Brady in "Eden" by Eugene O'Brien (Ireland), a play which depicts a weekend during the marriage of an Irish couple who haven't been intimate in years. Brady is acting the play with Anna Wood in a double-bill with "The Lover" by Harold Pinter. The two-part evening is entitled "Two Intimate" and is produced by Cat on my Head Productions, LLC at at Abingdon Theatre Complex, 312 West 36th Street, NYC, May 24 to June 9, 2012. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 23-24 at Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium. Peter Castaldi as Don Pasquale, Amelia Watkins as Norina. Photo by Lee Wexler/Images for Innovation.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 22 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo. (L) Nils Neubert as Ernesto, (R) Peter Castaldi as Don Pasquale. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 22 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo. Peter Castaldi as Don Pasquale, Amelia Watkins as Norina. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 22 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo. Ernesto (Nils Neubert) serenades Norina (Amelia Watkins) in the garden. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 22 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo. Production begins with a costume ball on Dr. Maletesta's roof. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 22 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo. L-R: Matthew Singer as Dr. Maletesta, Peter Castaldi as Don Pasquale, Amelia Watkins as Norina. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 22 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo. Foreground: Matthew Singer as Don Pasquale, Amelia Watkins as Norina. Behind: Juliana Valente as Notary, Nils Neubert as Ernesto. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 22 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo. Don Pasquale (Matthew Singer) discovers he is being cuckolded when he finds a cell phone his new wife has left behind. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 22 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo. (Foreground) Matthew Singer as Don Pasquale, (behind) Matthew Singer as Dr. Maletesta. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
"Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," adapted and directed by Gina Crusco, presented by Underworld Productions Opera May 23-24 at Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium. L-R: Nils Neubert as Ernesto, Amelia Watkins as Norina, Matthew Singer as Dr. Maletesta, Peter Castaldi as Don Pasquale. Photo by Lee Wexler/Images for Innovation.
DON PASQUALE & HIS TROPHY WIFE -- Peter Castaldi (Don Pasquale) and Amelia Watkins (Norina). Behind:Matthew Singer (Dr. Malatesta). Photo by Jonathan Slaff at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo.
Domenico Boyagian will makes his New York debut as conductor of "Don Pasquale & His Trophy Wife," presented by Underworld Productions Opera on Tuesday, May 22 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò NYU, 24 W. 12th Street, and Wednesday and Thursday, May 23 and 24, at Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium, 417 E. 61st Street. Photo courtesy of Underworld Productions Opera.
DON PASQUALE & HIS TROPHY WIFE -- Peter Castaldi (Don Pasquale) and Amelia Watkins (Norina). Photo by Jonathan Slaff at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo.
