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Our Mission: In keeping with Cherry Lane's groundbreaking history, to provide a safe experimental space for artists to explore the boundaries of storytelling.
Core Values: serving women theater makers, artists of color, artists over 60 and homeless theater companies.
THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE
written by Rita Kalnejais
directed by Jack Serio
Starring our very own, Angelina Fiordellisi alongside Austin Pendleton, Francesca Carpanini, & Uly Schlesinger.
September 10 - October 23
OH GOD, A SHOW ABOUT ABORTION
written by Alison Leiby
directed by Lila Neugebauer
LESS LONELY
written and performed by Jes Tom
presented by Elliot Page
July 13 - July 15
MOLE
written and performed by Mo Welch
August 3 & 4
EMMY BLOTNICK AT THE CHERRY LANE THEATRE
written and performed by Emmy Blotnick
July 19-22
LOOKING FOR PAPA
written and performed by Annie Hamilton
directed by Charlotte Benbeniste
June 16 - 18 &
July 11, 12, 18
COAL COUNTRY
written by Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen
Music by Steve Earle
Directed by Jessica Blank
March 4 - April 17
JUST FOR US
written by Alex Edelman
directed by Adam Brace
December 8- February 20
Work In Progress
written and performed by Mike Birbiglia
February 15
Unacceptable
written and performed by Neal Brennan
directed by Derek DelGaudio
August 25 - November 21
Ramy Youssef Live
written and performed by Ramy Youssef
August 3 - 7 & November 26 -27
2019
American Moor
written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb
directed by Kim Weild
August 26 - October 5
July 10 - August 18
Jacqueline Novak said, "I've been working on this show for the last few years, everywhere from comedy clubs and backyard parties in Brooklyn to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and most recently in black box theaters in Los Angeles. It's thrilling to bring it to New York City, the town where I developed as comedian, not to mention at one of its most beautiful theaters - the Cherry Lane."
Fun Fact: Get On Your Knees returned in June of 2021 and was the first Off-Broadway show to open at full capacity post the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Comedian Mike Birbiglia just finished up a four month run on Broadway performing his solo show The New One and now he's all out of jokes. Luckily, he's been developing some new jokes and stories. Mike will be reading and performing the best of the new. Which is hopefully better than the best of the old.
Recommended 16+
LITTLE WOMEN
by Kate Hamill
based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott
directed by Sarna Lapine
featuring Kate Hamill as "Meg"
"Funny and insightful. The perfect play for our miserable times." - Joy Behar
Cherry Lane Theatre's Founder's Project
presents a World Premiere
ACTUALLY WE'RE F**KED
By Matt Williams
Directed by John Pasquin
With Mairin Lee, Keren Lugo, Ben Rappaport, Gabriel Sloyer
Set design by Robin Vest, Costume design by Theresa Squire, Lighting design by Paul Miller, Sound design by ML Dogg/MuTTT, Projections by Brad Peterson
Every Thursday four millennials order take-out, drink too much wine and argue over how to unf**k the planet. They know the world is a dumpster fire and they're the generation to fix it--until someone makes a life changing announcement that challenges their beliefs, their relationships and whether babies should have their own Instagram accounts.
February 26 - April 7
Casting by Stephanie Klapper, CSA; Production Stage Manager Christine Catti
2018
Max Stossel: Words That Move
Max Stossel is an award-winning poet + filmmaker named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year.
December 10th at 8pm
Primary Stages presents
Downstairs
by Theresa Rebeck
directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt
with Tyne Daly and Tim Daly
Primary Stages presents
Final Follies
three one-act plays by A.R. Gurney
directed by David Saint
Max Stossel:
Words That Move
“The Cherry Lane is a dream theater,” said Mike Birbiglia. “It’s where I saw Colin Quinn The New York Story, Oh, Hello, and Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King. It’s intimate and historic and comfortable and all the things that make a theater experience lovely. Plus, if Eugene O’Neill and Samuel Beckett were willing to work there, I feel like I should be open to it. It really is a magically warm space. It’s like if you performed in your own living room if you happened to own a 40 million dollar loft in the west village.”
Cherry Lane Theatre
Founder's Project presents
FIRST LOVE
By Charles Mee
Directed by Kim Weild
with Michael O'Keefe, Angelina Fiordellisi, and Taylor Harvey
"Sometimes in life you just get one chance"
A couple in their sixties meet and fall in love - for the first time in their lives. Through the eyes of celebrated playwright Charles Mee, First Love embraces Edith and Harold as they work their way toward one another through the accumulated baggage of their lives, wondering if they can avoid sabotaging the last chance for love they'll ever have.
Set design by Edward Pierce
Costume design by Theresa Squire
Lighting design by Paul Miller
Sound design by Christian Frederickson
Casting by Stephanie Klapper Casting
Marketing & Advertising by Red Rising Marketing
Press Representative Sam Rudy Media Relations
photos by Monique Carboni
Abingdon Theatre Company presents the New York premiere
The Gentleman Caller
By Philip Dawkins
Directed by Tony Speciale
The Gentleman Caller, a new play by Philip Dawkins (Charm, Le Switch, The Homosexuals), takes us back in time before the Chicago premier of The Glass Menagerie. Inge, a dissatisfied newspaper critic, invites Williams to his St. Louis apartment fro an interview. This sexy, fraught rendezvous sparks a relationship, which radically alters the course of their lives and the American Theatre.
Written and performed by Sharon Washington
directed by Maria Mileaf
by James Inverne
directed by Andrew Leynse
This stirring production directed by Primary Stages Artistic Director Andrew Leynse features performances by Yuval Boim(Two Thousand Years), Adam Green (Venus), Erik Lochtefeld (Small Mouth Sounds), and live music performed by acclaimed violinist Mariella Haubs.
2017
Primary Stages presents
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Written by and featuring Kate Hamill
Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Amanda Dehnert
Presented in a co-production with The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
Our buildings may crumble but our spirit is Indestructible. Join us for a celebration of the Spirit of the People of Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Featuring: Flaco Navaja, Irene Sofia Lucio, Emma Ramos, David Zayas, Rosal Colon, Desmar Guevara & Elise Santora, Melissa Diaz, Ximena Salgado and more to come..
Partners (in formation): LAByrinth Theater Company, Primary Stages, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Barefoot Theatre Company / Barefoot Studio Pictures, The National Black Theatre: Institute for Action Arts, InViolet Theater, Harlem Stage, The Sol Project, Rhymes Over Beats, Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (H.O.L.A.), Two River Theater
Primary Stages presents
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS AND COUNT LEO TOLSTOY:DISCORD
By Scott Carter
Directed by Kimberly Senior
"The Traveling Lady emerges as a lovely revival, in which hope and regret run neck and neck, and repression is honed to an oaken luster." Jesse Green, New York Times
Cherry Lane Theatre's 2nd Founder's Project, in a coproduction with La Femme Theatre Productions, presents
Horton Foote's THE TRAVELING LADY
Directed by Austin Pendleton
*Featuring Larry Bull, Lynn Cohen, Angelina Fiordellisi, Jean Lichty, George Morfogen, Ron Piretti, PJ Sosko, Jill Tanner, Korinne Tetlow, Karen Ziemba
Harry Feiner, Scenic and Lighting Design; Theresa Squire, Costume Design; Ryan Rumery, Sound Design and Original Compositions; Paul Huntley, Wig Design; Amy Stoller, Dialect Design and Dramaturg.
Performances are June 7 - July 16 Extended through July 30 with Annette O'Toole
l-r: Jean Lichty and Korinne Tetlow / Lynn Cohen / Karen Ziemba
Cherry Lane Theatre Late Nite hosts
LABMEMBERS
presenting
Queen Latina and her Power Posse: the reboot
created by: David Anzuelo
episodes written by: David Anzuelo; Maggie Bofill; Webb Wilcoxen and more
directed by: Elizabeth Canavan; Russell G. Jones; Portia and more
choreographed by: Jill DeArmon and more
music by: Cristian Amigo
cast: Analisa Velez, Rocky Vega, Neil Tyrone Pritchard, Sean Carvajal, Kara Young, Yadira Guevara Prip, Paola Lazaro, Jake Cannavale, Diomargy Nunez, Javana Mundy, Ron Phippen, Erick Bettancourt, Sean Griffin
DANIEL'S HUSBAND
New York premiere by Michael McKeever
Directed by Joe Brancato
presented by Primary Stages and Ted Snowdon
March 22 - April 28
Primary Stages presents
FADE
New York premiere by Tanya Saracho
Directed by Jerry Ruiz
2016
Primary Stages in association with Catherine Adler and Jamie deRoy presents
The Roads to Home
By Horton Foote
Directed by Michael Wilson
Featuring Devon Abner, Dan Bittner, Rebecca Brooksher, Harriet Harris, Hallie Foote, Matt Sullivan
September 14 - November 27
Out of the Mouths of Babes was the inaugural production of The Founder's Project, a commitment to work with the finest seasoned artists in the American theater.
Cherry Lane Theatre
in association with Julie Crosby, Margarida De Brito and David Youse present a world premiere
Out of the Mouths of Babes
By Israel Horovitz
Directed by Barnet Kellman
With Francesca Choy-Kee, Angelina Fiordellisi, Judith Ivey, and Estelle Parsons
Scenic Design: Neil Patel/ Costume Design: Joseph G. Aulisi/ Lighting Design: Paul Miller/ Sound Design: Leon Rothenberg/ Properties Design: Carrie Mossman/ Action Coordinator: Rick Sordelet/ Casting Director: Kate Murray
Marketing & Advertising: Red Rising Marketing, Press Representative: Sam Rudy Media Relations, Associate Producer: Seri Lawrence, Assistant Stage Manager: Michael Denis
Production Manager: Janio Marrero, Production Stage Manager: Christine Catti, General Manager: Diane Alianiello
Poster artwork: Fraver
(l) Judith Ivey and Estelle Parsons, (r) Angelina Fiordellisi and Francesca Choy-Kee
Soirée Fantastique! BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
To support our mission and benefit our award-wining programs
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Show begins at 7:00 pm
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES
By Israel Horovitz
Directed by Barnet Kellman
with Francesca Choy-Kee, Angelina Fiordellisi, Judith Ivey and
Estelle Parsons
Four women arrive in Paris for the funeral of a 100 year-old man who loved each of them—at times variously, at times simultaneously. For 24 hours they share his apartment, delicious secrets and a dead cat.
Post-show discussion with the cast moderated by Adriana Trigiani.
Fête to follow featuring French cuisine, wines, and music.
Since 1996, and as New York's longest continuously running Off-Broadway theatre since 1924, Cherry Lane has helped to define American drama, fostering fresh, daring and relevant theater.
Our Mission: To cultivate an urban artist colony, honor our groundbreaking history and engage audiences in creating theater that illuminates contemporary issues, and at its best, transforms the spirit.
The Vagina Monologues
By Eve Ensler
Directed by Ira Kip
April 20, 2016
V-Day Taconic 2016 is directed by Ira Kip (The 6 Project, Culture Project and 365 Days/Plays, The Public Theater), and features an ensemble of Broadway/TV actors and community activists including Belinda Allyn, Erica Camarano, Rhonda Covington, Julia Crockett, Dana Levinson, Elizabeth Mackintosh, Sharon Richardson, Vanda Seward, Lin Tucci, and Tanya Wright.
Produced by Mightee Shero Productions with generous support from V-Day, Cherry Lane Theatre, and the King's County Re-Entry Task Force.
The Body of an American
a New York premiere by Dan O'Brien
directed by Jo Bonney
presented by Primary Stages and Rhoda R. Herrick, in association with Hartford Stage
Featuring: Michael Crane (Gloria, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Tony nominee Michael Cumpsty ("Boardwalk Empire," End of the Rainbow).
Scenic Design by Richard Hoover, Costume Design by Ilona Somogyi, Lighting Design by Lap Chi Chu, Sound Design by Darron L. West, Projection Design by Alex Basco Koch, Casting byBinder Casting/Jack Bowdan, CSA.
Limited engagement
February 10- March 20, 2016
2015
Oh Hello! Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland are coming to Broadway! More specifically: Off Broadway. To the Cherry Lane Theatre near the Christopher St PATH station.
Fresh off the success of their hit prank show "Too Much Tuna," these two Alan Alda-obsessed Upper West Side bachelors are returning to their roots in New York theatre. Having wowed audiences with past theatrical works like "True Upper West" and the "Annie Get Your Gun" inspired "Bernie Goetz You Gun: A Non Musical Drama," Faizon and St. Geegland are back for a total victory lap and to premiere their new play "We're Us, You're You, Let's Talk." Tickets are a lot of mony. Join us, won't you? And say Oh Hello...all over again.
NICK KROLL and JOHN MULANEY are American writers and comedians with many credits. They are thrilled to be working with theater legends Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland. This is their first Off Broadway Production.
Nora
Adapted from Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House"
By Ingmar Bergman
Directed by Austin Pendleton
with Larry Bull, Andrea Cirie, Todd Gearhart, Jean Lichty, George Morfogen
Harry Feiner, lighting and set designer
Theresa Squire, costume designer
Ryan Rumery, sound designer
Patricia Fletcher, dialect coach
Shelley Senter, movement consultant
Kelly Ice, Production Stage Manager
Denise Wilcox, Assistant Stage Manager
Opening: November 22 at 5pm
Ingmar Bergman's "Nora," a brilliant distillation of Ibsen's masterpiece, "A Doll's House," is a riveting tale of a seemingly conventional woman, struggling and then coming to terms with her life as a doll-wife in a traditional marriage. Out of the shadows of deceit, blackmail, and betrayal, Nora rises to a new consciousness of herself as a woman in a man's world. Through the microcosm of Nora's "doll house" marriage, both Bergman and Ibsen pose crucial questions about the role of gender in modern society.
Carsonic Productions presents an NYC Premiere
THE DARFUR COMPROMISED
November 2nd
The Darfur Compromised is a new play conceived and devised through a close study of the historical conflict and the international politics surrounding the Darfur region. A reflection of the past, a showcase of the present, and a call to action regarding the future of Darfur and its tragedy,The Darfur Compromised highlights the frustration, inaction, and resilience of those involved by setting historical, documentary text alongside fictional interpretations.
Guest Production at Cherry Lane:
Colin Quinn The New York Story
Written and performed by Colin Quinn
Directed by Jerry Seinfeld
"Critics Pick! Full of Nostalgia from gritty old New York."
--The New York Times
October 20 - January 31
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
written and performed by Minhaj and directed by Greg Walloch. Scenic design is by Sara C. Walsh, lighting design by Sarah Lurie and costume design by Kristen Buckels. The show is produced by Mike Berkowitz and Mike Lavoie.
Catch the Butcher
By Adam Seidel
Directed by Valentina Fratti
with Lauren Luna Vélez, Jonathan Walker, Angelina Fiordellisi
Scenic Design by Lauren Helpern, Costume Design by Brooke Cohen, Lighting Design by Graham Kindred, Original Music and Sound Design by Quentin Chiappetta, Property Design by Addison Heeren, Fight Direction by Ron Piretti, Alison Hassman, Production Stage Manager; Sarah Geis, Assistant Stage Manager
Sophie Parens, Assistant to the Director; Mark Koss, Assistant Costume Designer / Photos by Carol Rosegg
Guest Production
Laugh It Up, Stare It Down
a new play by Alan Hruska
directed by Chris Eigeman
with Jayce Bartok, Katya Campbell, Maury Ginsberg, and Amy Hargreaves
August 26 - October 10
Cherry Lane launched its first ever education intensive featuring an array of unique and highly interactive master classes.
June 22 - 26
Starkid Productions presents
THE TRAIL TO OREGON!
Book Written by Jeff Blim, Nick Lang and Matt Lang
(with Additional Writing by Brian Holden)
Directed by Nick Lang
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Blim
(with Additional Music by Drew DeFour)
Choreographed by Katie Spelman
Featuring Jeff Blim, Rachael Soglin, Jaime Lyn Beatty,
Lauren Lopez, Corey Dorris and Joey Richter
The Vagina
Monologues
V-Day Taconic Presents
The Vagina Monologues
Written by Eve Ensler
Directed by Jenna Worsham
An Obie Award-winning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a vagina workshop participant, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian survivor of rape, and a feminist happy to have found a man who “liked to look at it."
This production features a diverse cast of actresses, activists and formerly incarcerated women. All proceeds will benefit Women's Prison Association.
FEAR LOATHING & CHAOS
TV’s most influential Showrunners discuss battles won and lost in the trenches of televsion.
All For One Theater presents
MAJOR TOM
Created, Performed & Designed by Victoria Melody.
Commission & Produced by Farnham Maltings.
Ghostlight 9: A Musical Ghost Story
Written & Performed by Michael Wolk
Directed by Aaron Mark
All For One Theater
All For One Theater presents
8 Stops
Written & Performed by Deb Margolin.
Directed by Jay Wahl.
Originally Produced & Developed by The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
Comedian/filmmaker Mike Birbiglia tells some stories and takes requests for an informal evening of comedy. Do not wear a tux.
Everything You Touch
Written by Sheila Callaghan
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater,
True Love Productions and
The Theatre @ Boston Court
Present
Everything You Touch
January 28 – March 29, 2015
Featuring: Christian Coulson, Allegra Rose Edwards, Chelsea Fryer, Tonya Glanz, Lisa Kitchens, Nina Ordman, Miriam Silverman and Robbie Tann
Creatives
Set: Francois-Pierre Couture
Costumes: Jenny Foldenauer
Lighting: Jeremy Pivnick
Props: John Burton
Original Composition and Sound Design: John Zalewski
Video: Adam Flemming
PSM: Theresa Flanagan
ASM: Rachael Gass
(Photo credit: Joan Marcus)
2014
Me, My Mouth & I
Me, My Mouth & I
written and performed by Joy Behar
a world premiere presented by Cherry Lane Theatre, Angelina Fiordellisi, Artistic Director and Steve Janowitz
With more than 30 years as a beloved figure on stage and screen, Behar takes her audiences on a journey in ME, MY MOUTH & I -- from her rollicking childhood in Brooklyn to center stage as one of America's premier talk show hosts and comediennes. About the play Behar notes, "This is a good time to take stock of my shenanigans."
Behar has been developing the play through workshop presentations at Bucks County Playhouse, in NYC and Connecticut in recent months.
photos by Monique Carboni
THE SAGA OF MARISSA ALEXANDER
written and performed by Sabrina Lamb
directed by Gretchen Cryer
Cherry Lane Theatre presents
a world premiere
TO THE BONE
by Lisa Ramirez
directed by Lisa Peterson
featuring: Dan Domingues, Liza Fernandez, Annie Henk, Paola Lázaro-Muñoz, Lisa Ramirez, Gerardo Rodriguez, Xochitl Romero, and Haynes Thigpen
Scenic design by Rachel Hauck, costume design by Theresa Squire, lighting design by Russell H. Champa, sound design by Jill BC Du Boff
Judy Merrick, property master
Megan Schwarz Dickert, stage manager
Anne Huston, assistant stage manager
Kate Murray, casting director
Morgan Jenness, dramaturg
Theresa Von Klug, general manager
A Ram Kim, assistant set designer
Maureen Fitzgerald, assistant costume designer
Katy Atwell, assistant lighting designer
Beth Lake, assistant sound designer
Yudelka Aheyer, assistant property master
Unkle Dave's Fight House, fight choreographer
Jesse Geguzis, assistant fight choreographer
Monique Carboni, graphic designer
Inspired by actual interviews, TO THE BONE examines the very nature of equality and justice in contemporary America through the eyes of five women whose migration to the U.S. in search of a better life brings its own test of the human spirit. Originally commissioned by Working Theater, Mark Plesent, Producing Artistic Director.
from l-r…Haynes Thigpen and Lisa Ramirez / Annie Henk, Liza Fernandez, Lisa Ramirez and Dan Domingues / Xochitl Romero and Paola Lázaro-Muñoz / photos by Monique Carboni
PHOENIX
Presented by Nicholas Jabbour
Written by Scott Organ
Directed by Jennifer DeLia
Featuring Julia Stiles and James Wirt
When Bruce and Sue meet four weeks after an uncharacteristic one-night-stand, Sue has to say to him: one, I had a great time with you that night and two, let's never see each other again. Thus begins a 4,000 mile journey well beyond the confines of their carefully structured worlds. Bruce is fuelded by an overwhelming but undefined compulsion to join her in Phoenix. Sue is reluctantly charmed by his persistence, but steadfast in her resolve to keep him at bay. Both are forced to consider a whole new world of possibility, though not one free of difficulty and loss. PHOENIX is a one-act dark romantic comedy.
Produced by Poverty Row Entertainment, Rian Patrick Durham, and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
July 28 - August 23, Extended August 25 - 28
Guest Production
Mike Birbiglia: Working It Out
written and performed by Mike Birbiglia
Comedian/filmmaker Mike Birbiglia tells some stories, takes requests, and welcomes a guest or two for an informal evening of comedy. Do not wear a tux.
July 9, 10 & 11
piece by piece productions and Rising Phoenix Repertory in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
presents
A FABLE
by David Van Asselt
directed by Daniel Talbott
with Edward Carnevale, Liza Fernandez, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Maxwell Hamilton, Jerry Matz, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Eileen Rivera, Sarah Shaefer, Pamela Shaw, Samantha Soule, Alok Tewari, Sanford Wilson, and Gordon Joseph Weiss
May 3 - June 28
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents
Ode to Joy
Written and Directed by Craig Lucas
Featuring: Katheryn Erbe, Arliss Howard, and Roxanna Hope
Ode to Joy tells the story of love, heartbreak, addiction and illness through the eyes of Adele, an audacious painter and her destructive relations with Mala and Bill, her two lovers.
February 12 - April 19
Bull Journey Productions presents
Mike Birbiglia: Working It Out
Written and performed by Mike Birbiglia
Comedian/filmmaker Mike Birbiglia tells stories, takes requests, and welcomes a guest or two for an informal evening of comedy. Do not wear a tux.
2013
The Cherry Lane Theatre's Late Night Series Presents: Hot Fun in the Wintertime, a late-night show comprised of new comedy and live music.
New blood in an old vein: Hot Fun is serious play, creating a unique social environment, while bringing original comedy to the historic Cherry Lane Theatre.
Knowing Cherry Lane's commitment to emerging talent, I hope these young people are given the opportunity to showcase what obviously is a special group of writers/performers and can continue to develop their work at this historic venue. I could see it very quickly becoming a sensation for them (and the theatre). --Larry Morgan
Featuring:
Fred Williams, Jon Bass (Book of Mormon) / Kaley Ronayne (Army Wives) / Edmund Donovan (Snow Geese)
An evening of celebration announcing the artists of Mentor Project 2014
THE HUNTERS by Jen Silverman, mentored by Lynn Nottage
SONNETS ON TAP conceived and directed by Awoye Timpo, mentored by Lisa Peterson
THE RAGGED CLAWS by Lina Patel, mentored by David Henry Hwang
December 4
pictured:
Angelina Fiordellisi,
David Henry Hwang
Lynn Nottage
Stephanie Ybarra (Mentor Project 2014 Producing AD)
ONE NIGHT…
By Pulitzer Prize-winner CHARLES FULLER
Directed by CLINTON TURNER DAVIS
Featuring
Grantham Coleman, K.K. Moggie, Matthew Montelongo, Cortez Nance Jr., Rutina Wesley
Set John McDermott Costumes Jessica Jahn Lighting Nicole Pearce Sound Sean O'Halloran Video Gil Sperling Fights UnkleDave's Fight-House Props Starlet Jacobs Stage Manager C. Renee Alexander Assistant Stage Manager Kristin Pfeifer Marketing Walker International Communications Group / Toni Israel Press Representation Richard Kornberg & Associates / Don Summa; Sam Rudy Media Relations / Sam Rudy Graphic Designer Frank "Fraver" Verizzo
Production Stage Manager Eugenia Furneaux
Associate Producer Seri Lawrence Production Assitant Miles Orduna Assistant Set Designer Clifton Chadick Assistant Video Designer Aaron Gonzales Production Carpenter Janio Marrero Scenic Construction The Ken Larson Co. Production Photographer Sandra Coudert Graham Opening Night PhotographerWalter McBride Lighting Equipment The Lighting Syndicate Master ElectricianJay Sterkel Audio Technicians Paul Piekarz, Ien DeNio, Sam Callahan, Jeffory Barton Wardrobe Courtney Irizarry Lighting Programmer Alling Langin Scenic Artists Jessica Orona, Rachael Silverman, Brian Howard Carpenters Cory Asinofsky, Adam Weppler, Joe Galan Casting Director Calleri Casting Pyromaniac Ted Rathjen
What happens to our servicemen and women when they come home?
Exploring the lingering effects of trauma, injustice, and one woman’s recompense, One Night… takes an unflinching look at what is happening to women in the US Armed Forces when their decision to serve exposes them to an unforeseen battle against their fellow soldiers. One Night... was commissioned by Cherry Lane Theatre.
November 6 – December 3
ONE NIGHT Opening Night Photos (click picture to expand)
Bull Journey Productions presents
Mike Birbiglia: Working It Out
Written and Performed by Mike Birbiglia
Comedian/filmmaker Mike Birbiglia tells some stories, takes requests, and welcomes a guest or two for an informal evening of comedy. Do not wear a tux.
November 3, 10, and 17
Running time: 70 minutes, no intermission.
An informal alliance between Community Board 2 and our neighborhood’s Culture scene
Residents of Community Board 2 are cordially invited to:
THE SECOND ANNUAL
HAPPY HOUR
THEATRE CRAWL!
Monday, Sept 23rd from 5:30pm-9:30pm
Join CB2 and some of your favorite local arts organizations for this special FREE community event!
A local landmarks expert will guide us through historic Village streets from theatre to theatre. Once the Happy Hour Theatre Crawlers arrive at a venue, we will enjoy 45-minutes of drinks and snacks and get to know the theatre and its artistic leaders. We hope you can attend the entire crawl, but if you can only join for part of it, here is where the crawl will arrive, and when:
Adriana Trigiani hosts a launch event for a new book:
Help for the Hunted by John Searles
Published by William Morrow/Harper Collins.
Including a discussion with author Wally Lamb.
Monday, September 16th at 8pm
ASHVILLE
Written by Lucy Thurber
Directed by Karen Allen
with George West Carruth, Aubrey Dollar, Andrew Garman, Tasha Lawrence, James McMenamin, Joe Tippett, Mia Vallet
Set Design by John McDermott, Costume Design by Jessica Pabst, Light Design by Matt Richards, Sound Design by Bart Fasbender
Presented by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Ashville is part of Lucy Thurber's play cycle THE HILL TOWN PLAYS, being presented as part of the first annual Theater:Village Festival.
August 21 - September 28
Comedian/filmmaker Mike Birbiglia tells some stories, takes requests, and welcomes a guest or two for an informal evening of comedy. Do not wear a tux.
RANTOUL AND DIE
and
COLIN QUINN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Saturdays and Sundays through July 20
Tickets:
In person or by phone only
Call Ovationtix at 212-352-3101 or
Visit the Cherry Lane Theatre Box Office
at 38 Commerce Street, NYC
and mention “Double Feature”
Colin Quinn Unconstitutional
Written and Performed by Colin Quinn
Directed by Rebecca A. Trent
Colin Quinn returns to the stage in UNCONSTITUTIONAL where he tackles 226 years of American Constitutional calamities in 70 Minutes.
presented by The World's Stage Theatre Company
Music and Lyrics by Bob Kelly and Kelly Pomeroy
Performance Schedule: Wed. June 26th - 8:00pm Thurs. June 27th - 8:00pm Fri. June 28th – 8:00pm Sat. June 29th – 4:00pm & 8:00pm
About The Production: The World's Stage Theatre Company Presents WAITING... A SONG CYCLE Music and Lyrics by Bob Kelly and Kelly Pomeroy A new musical about relationships found, relationships lost... what are they waiting for?
NYC Premiere OFF-Broadway. Limited Run.
Originally Premiered at the Tenth Street Theatre, Milwaukee WI
Basilica
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents
Written by Mando Alvarado
Directed by Jerry Ruiz
Featuring Jake Cannavale, Bernardo Cubria, Rosal Colon, Selenis Leyva, Alfredo Narciso, Yadira Guevara-Prip, and Felix Solis
May 8 - June 22
Mentor Project 15th Anniversary Celebration
Featuring Nick Choksi, Elizabeth A. Davis, Ruby Dee, Anton Dudley, Rajiv Joseph, Lisa Ramirez, and 15 years of Mentor Project Alumni
March 4
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents
THE REVISIONIST
by Jesse Eisenberg
directed by Kip Fagan
featuring Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave
David arrives in Poland with a crippling case of writer’s block and a desire to be left alone. His 75-year-old second cousin Maria welcomes him with a fervent need to connect with her distant American family. As their tenuous relationship develops, she reveals details about her complicated post-war past that test their ideas of what it means to be a family.
February 15 - March 31 EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 27
Amandine
Written by Winter Miller and Lance Horne
Directed by Josh Hecht
Choreographed by Lorin Latarro
Featuring Gideon Glick, Nathan Lee Graham, Natalie Joy Johnson, Tonya Pinkins and Alexandra Silber
A compelling new musical inspired by the true story of a girl raised in the convent of rural France in the 19th century who dies a man on the streets of Paris. A powerful tale of secret love, courage and humanity.
Running time: 120 minutes, includes a 10 minute intermission Ticket prices include a $1 theatre facility fee.
Brief nudity
2012
Rockaway: a Benefit for Hurricane Sandy
Barefoot Theatre Company, Francisco Solorzano, Producing Artistic Director proudly presents
ROCKAWAY
a reading of new short plays by some of the best emerging and established playwrights in town. Proceeds for this benefit event will go towards the support of Hurricane Sandy Victims.
December 18 at 2pm at 7pm
FEATURING SHORT PLAYS BY:
Jesse Eisenberg, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Israel Horovitz, Jose Rivera, Stephen, Adly Guirgis, Lucy Boyle, Joe Pintauro, Mike Reiss, Frank Pugliese, Kristina Poe, Kristoffer Diaz, Michael Reyes, Cusi Cram, Tyler Fascett, Craig "muMs" Grant, Jonathan Libman, Jennifer Skura, Mark von Sternberg, Dwayne Yancey, Jason Furlani, Andrea Ciannavei
FEATURING:
Gina Gershon, Annabella Sciorra, Jesse Eisenberg, Mickey Sumner, Will Rogers, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Craig "muMs" Grant, Stephanie Janssen, Francisco Solorzano, Tala Ashe, Victoria Malvagno, Angelina Fiordellisi, Margaret Ladd Kessler, Alfredo Narciso, Danelle Eliav, John Doman, Jennie West, Sol Crespo, Jeremy Brena, Gillian Rougier, Arjun Gupta, Cristina Pitter, Kevin Geer, Andrew McLarty, Andrea Ciannavei, Mickey Ryan, Jay Nickerson, John Harlacher, John Gazzale, Amelia Campbell, Joseph R. Sicari, Michael Colby Jones and more
DIRECTED BY
Molly Marinik, Shira-Lee Shalit, Francisco Solorzano, Rose Bonczek
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Arthur Kriklivy
STAGE MANAGER: Michael Denis
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Molly Keene
LIVE MUSIC:
Aidan Koehler, Daniella Rabbani, Ronit Aranoff, Mika Nishimura, Trevor Exter
ADMISSION: $20
CASH ONLY AT THE BOX OFFICE
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with name, contact info, time you'd wish to attent and amount of tickets.
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This festival of short plays will be a benefit for Hurricane Sandy Victims in the Rockaways via Mike D's (Beastie Boys) project: http://www.rockawayplatelunch.org/about
2 pm Show
Monologue by Andrea Ciannavei
John Ford's American Dream Juice
by Michael Reyes
with John Harlacher, Jeremy Brena, and Jennie West
Stage direction: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
My Old Man
by Mike Reiss
with Angelina Fiordellisi, Sol Crespo, John Doman, Jeremy Brena, and Jennie West
Stage direction: Michaela McPherson
Ribbon In the Sky
by Jonathan Marc Sherman
with Will Rogers and Mickey Sumner
Stage direction: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
The Uniform
by Dwayne Yancey
with Jay Nickerson and Andrew Maclarty
Stage direction: Michaela McPherson
The Stain
by Krintina Poe
with Gina Gershon and Kevin Geer
Stage direction: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
The Fitting
by Frank Pugliese
with Alfredo Narciso and Joseph R. Sicari
Stage direction: Michaela McPherson
Evreything Else
by Jennifer Skura
with Caitlin Fitzgerald and John Harlacher
Head of a Needle
by Jason Furlani
with Fracisco Solorzano and Danelle Eliav
Stage direction: Michaela McPherson
Exxon Eats The Odalisque!
by Lucy Boyle
with Angelina Fiordellisi, John Doman, Mickey Sumner, and Andrew Maclarty
Stage direction: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
Naughty Secrets
by Mark Von Sternberg
with Tala Ashe and Jeremy Brena
Stage directions: Michaela McPherson
Deep into October
by Dwayne Yancey
with Mickey Ryan and Andrew Maclarty
Stage direction: Bianca Christin Gallifuoco
Jump
by Cusi Cram
with Francisco Solorzano and Danelle Eliav
Stage direction: Michaela McPherson
Virtual Alex
by Israel Horovitz
with John Doman and Gina Gershon
Stage direction: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
Impact
by Jose Rivera
with Alfredo Narciso and Gillian Rougier
Stage direction: Michaela McPherson
Monologue by Jesse Eisenberg
Stage direction: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
7 PM Show
Monologue by Andrea Ciannavei
Monologue by Craig "muMs" Grant
My Old Man
by Mike Reiss
with Margaret Ladd Kessler, Sol Crespo, John Doman, Jeremy Brena, Jennie West
Stage direction: Michaela McPherson
Everything Else
by Jennifer Skura
with Danelle Eliav and Craig "muMs"
Stage direction: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
Ribbon in the Sky
by Jonathan Marc Sherman
with Jeremy Brena and Mickey Sumner
The Uniform
by Dwayne Yancey
with Jay Nickerson and Andrew Maclarty
Stage direction: Michaela McPherson
The Stain
by Kristina Poe
with Gina Gershon and Kevin Geer
Stage direction: MIchaela McPherson
Head of a Needle
by Jason Furlani
with Francisco Solorzano and Danelle Eliav
Stage direction: Michaela McPherson
Exxon Eats the Odalisque
by Lucy Boyle
with Angelina Fiordellisi, John Doman, Mickey Sumner, and Andrew Maclarty
Stage directions: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
Please Leave the Light On
by Jonathan Libman
with Jennie West, Amelia Campbell, Arthur Kirklivy, and Craig "muMs" Grant
Stage directions: Michaela McPherson
Naughty Secrets
by Mark Von Sternberg
with Sol Crespoand Arjun Gupta
Stage directions: Michaela McPherson
Deep into October
by Dwayne Yancey
with Michael Colby Jones and Andrew Maclarty
Stage directions: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
Jump
by Cusi Cram
with Francisco Solorzano and Danelle Eliav
Stage directions: Michaela McPherson
Virtual Alex
by Israel Horovitz
with John Doman and Gina Gershon
Stage directions: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
Impact
by Jose Rivera
with John Gazzale and Cristina Pitter
Stage directions: Michaela McPherson
Monologue by Jesse Eisenberg
Stage directions: Bianca Christina Gallifuoco
Making Plays from Dreams
a creative workshop with
Jean-Claude van Itallie
and Josh Adler
December 14-16
Friday 7-10pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm
Jean-Claude van Itallie, master playwright and performer, with director Josh Adler, teaches unique movement and awareness technique to embody plays from dreams. In a warm supportive atmosphere, physically prepared, you'll spontaneously create, making your dreams or story into a short play, even performing it. For writers, actors, and anyone feeling playful.
all proceeds benefit Shantigar Foundation for theatre/meditation/healing.
participatns: $270, observers $180
early bird (sign up by October 30): participants: $245, observers $135
Silent Disco and Benefit for Haiti
Thursday, December 13
7-11pm
VibeTribe partners with Silent Events and The Cherry Lane Theatre for a night of revelry and philanthropy. 100% of the proceeds to benefit RESPIRE HAITI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL in Gressier, Haiti (www.respirehaiti.org)
Tickets are $25 and include beverage service and headphones for the SILENT DISCO with beats by FDVM.
Hot off the plane from France, DJ duo FDVM will be spinning all night, lighting a fire in your dancing shoes. http://www.facebook.com/weareFDVM
If you cannot make the event, you can still contribute by donating items from Respire Haiti Christian School's GIFT CATALOG!
http://www.respirehaitigiftcatalog.com/Respire_Haiti_Gift_Catalog/Gift_Catalog_Home_Page.html
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We create media content and immersive experiences driven by social responsibility and sustainability. We partner with for-purpose and non-profit organizations to promote collaboration in solving critical issues affecting the global tribe.
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Harriet Slaughter presents
Women's Words
an evening of Women's Poetry as Expressed by
P.J. Gibson, Carol Hall, Anne Hamilton, Harriet Slaughter, Mira J. Spektor and Gayl Teller
directed by Cara Reichel
Presented as part of the League of Professional Theatre Women’s 30th Anniversary 30 Plays Celebrate 30 Years project. The League's mission is to provide visibility to twomen, and this evening is dedicated to life experiences as viewed throug the lens of women poets.
December 12 at 7pm
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the League Of Professional Women
Legendary Lives: Sarah Bernhardt, Edna Ferber, and Hallie Flanagan
Written by Milly Barranger, Julie Gilbert, and Ruth Wolff
Featuring Cynthia Enfield and David Spencer
Shellen Lubin, Creative Consultant
Mari Lynn Henry, Producer
December 11
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents
A Summer Day by Jon Fosse
Directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde
Featuring Carlo Alban, Karen Allen, McCaleb Burnett, Maren Bush, Pamela Shaw and Samantha Soule
The visit of an Elderly Friend to an Elderly Woman sparks the memory of the Friend's first visit to the house and the mysterious disappearance of her friend's husband. Fosse's play is a meditation on loss.
October 10 - November 25 (Extended through December 8)
Produced by Gloria Mann, TECL / Mannatee Films, in collaboration with NoPassport, the cast includes Louis Cancelmi (Blasted, Soho Rep), Marin Ireland (Tony Award nominee, reasons to be pretty), Jocelyn Kuritsky (Woodshed Collective, 13P), and Gloria Mann (Ashes to Ashes, Walkerspace), and Peter Jay Fernandez. Scott Schwartz (Golda’s Balcony) will direct the reading.
Spark centers on a family of sisters in North Carolina, one of whom is a returning veteran from a recent war. Along with hosting the event, after the reading, Tony Award-winning actress Kathleen Chalfant will participate in a distinguished panel on the role of women in the US military, psychological and physical health for veterans, and the role of art in the healing process.
WE ARE THEATRE
A Speak Out Against Sexism in Theatre!
WE ARE THEATRE is an evening of monologues, skits, songs and scenes about sexism in theatre. Works by Anonymous, Tiffany Antone, Brooke Berman, Kate Bornstein, Paula Cizmar, Sarah Duncan, Lauren Ferebee, Mila Golubov, Elizabeth Hess, Yvette Heyliger, Velina Hasu Houston, Penny Jackson, Andrea Lepcio, Marianne McDonald, Irina Merkina, Honor Molloy, Laura Shamas, Caridad Svich, Kathleen Warnock, Sheilah Rae, Theresa Rebeck, Thelma Virata de Castro, Shay Youngblood and Guerrilla Girls On Tour! will be read by New York City based performers.
This one night only event was supported by Women's Project and Productions, the LA Female Playwrights Initiative, Hollaback!, Hedgebrook, Live Girls! Theater, The Queen's Company, New Perspectives Theatre, Judith Shakespeare Company, The Negro Ensemble, Guerrilla Girls Broad Band, Little Black Dress INK, Project Girl, Nashville Dramaturgy Project, Looking for Lilith, Tap It New Works Ensemble Theatre and Gloria Steinem.
All For One Theater Festival’s 2nd season features ten extraordinary solo shows, including the NYC premiere of Emmy-winner Leslie Jordan's FRUIT FLY and shows directed by BD Wong, Colman Domingo and Broadway's Lynne Taylor Corbett. We also offer expertly-led workshops and panels for veteran and emerging solo artists.
September 14 - 30
A-paws! A-paws! A Benefit Event for Cherry Lane
a unique and inspiring theatrical program, book signing, and reception to benefit the Cherry Lane Theatre
Award-winning set, lighting, and costume designer Lloyd Burlingame, former chair of the Design Department at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, will talk about his career in the theater and life with his two Seeing Eye dogs
Then he and his present dog, Kemp, will sign copies of their new book,Two Seeing Eye Dogs Take Manhattan: A Love Story,
a funny, fast-paced memoir
Residents & Business Owners of Community Board 2 present
The First Annual Happy Hour Theatre Crawl
A local landmarks guided tour through historic Village streets from theatre to theatre, including HERE, Cherry Lane, New Ohio and Rattlestick.
September 5
Fringe NYC 2012
The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) is the largest multi-arts festival in North America, with more than 200 companies from all over the world performing for 16 days in more than 20 venues.
Cherry Lane Theatre presents
From Breast Cancer to Broadway
a series of ten minute plays written by breast cancer survivors to educate and empower women about their breast health
written by Oni Faida Lampley, Pearl Griffith Eccles, Andrea Lepcio, Bernadette Scruggs, Cordi Stokes
directed by Pat Golden, Leah Gardiner, Heather Cohn, Elizabeth Scruggs, Elizabeth Herron
with Bridgit Evans, Sally Stewart, Patricia Buckley, Lillian Rodriguez, Isaac Loftus, Shyco Amos, Yvette Ganier, Billie Allen, Angelina Fiordellisi, Demise Flemming, Sally Stewart, Janio Marrero, Elizabeth A. Davis, Michael Criscuolo, Richard Brooks
created by Bridgette Wimberly
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
June 22
Women’s Project Theater presents
WE PLAY FOR THE GODS
Written, directed and produced by the 2010-2012 WP Lab
with Annie Golden, Amber Gray, Alexandra Henrikson, Irene Sofia Lucio & Erika Rolfsrud
Scenery by Jennifer Moeller, Costumes by Moria Sine Clinton, Lighting by Scott Bolman & Sound by Stowe Nelson
June 1-23, 2012
WP Lab: Charity Ballard, Alexandra Collier, Elizabeth R. English, Jessi D. Hill, Andrea Kuchlewska, Manda Martin, Dominique Morisseau, Kristen Palmer, Sarah Rasmussen, Mia Rovegno, Melisa Tien, Nicole A. Watson, Stephanie Ybarra and Stefanie Zadravec
Right photo: (L-R) Alexandra Henrikson Erika Rolfsrud and Irene Sofia Lucio
Left photo: (L-R) Annie Golden, Amber Gray, Alexandra Henrikson, Irene Sofia Lucio and Erika Rolfsrud. Photos by Chasi Annexy
Teresa’s Ecstasy
by Begonya Plaza
directed by Will Pomerantz
with original music by Albert Carbonell
featuring Shawn Elliott, Linda Larkin and Begonya Plaza
In Teresa's Ecstasy Carlotta's return to Barcelona has two purposes. It's a stopover on the way to Avila, where she is researching an article on St. Teresa, a 16th century nun. It's also to serve her husband Andres with divorce papers. Over a sumptuous lunch of wine and gazpacho, Andres fights to rekindle their relationship. But Carlotta is on a quest for the divine, and in the process of discovering the mystical Teresa's Ecstasy, she discovers herself.
2011
Mindful Media presents
PSYCHO THERAPY
Featuring Angelica Page, Jeffrey Carlson, Laurence Lau, and Jan Leslie Harding
Lily's financee Phillip blows off couples therapy and Dorian, her hot young ex-boyfriend, jumps in to fill the void. When the trio ends up on the couch together, only therapist Nancy Winston can untangle the kinks. Frank Strausser's insanely entertaining new comedy opens the door to a new option - couples therapy for three.
Running time: 90 minutes
BEYOND THERAPY
by Christopher Durang
a special celebrity reading to benefit PS3
featuring Matthew Broderick, Marisa Tomei, Mario Cantone, Louis C.K., Parker Posey, Mike Daisey, and Frank Whaley
Monday, December 19 at 7pm
Asuncion
by Jesse Eisenberg
directed by Kip Fagan
featuring Remy Auberjonois, Justin Bartha, Jesse Eisenberg, Camille Mana
presented by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
October 12th - December 18th
Tuesday - Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, Sunday at 3pm
Set against the backdrop of the current financial crisis, Charles Winn Speaks by C.S. Hanson follows a lovesick stockbroker as he struggles to find … and keep the woman of his dreams. Juggling the economy, love affairs and his pursuit of the American Dream might just turn out to be more than he can handle!
September 17 - October 1
Wednesday - Saturday @ 7pm, Sunday @ 3pm
Presented by Living Image Arts.
After Paradise
a monoplay remembering September 11th
by Israel Horovitz
with Will Swenson
directed by Damien Gray
music by Peter Lurye
Crane Story
by Jen Silverman
Presented by Playwrights Realm
Inspired by the Japanese legend of the Crane Wife, Jen Silverman’s odyssey unfolds in the space between two worlds as Cassis embarks on a quest to save her brother’s ghost. Crane Story interweaves puppetry, music, and ancient folklore to tell an imaginative, haunting (and humorous) story that will captivate the hearts of audiences and never let go.
September 6 - October 1
Naked in a Fishbowl
Naked in a Fishbowl is an outrageous weekly sitcom that chronicles the hilarious and startling honesty between six friends in New York City.
Fully improvised and filmed live, each episode delivers "knockout" performances that WCBS calls "Smart, honest, and definitely fearless."
Manipulation
Written By Victoria E. Calderon
Directed by Will Pomerantz
with Robert Bogue, John-Patrick Driscoll, Gabriel Furman, Jeremy Stiles Holm,
Brendan McHahon, Elizabeth Norment, Saundra Santiago, Rafi Silver, Marina Squerciati,
Michele Vazquez
Scenic Design by Bill Stabile
Costume Design by Alejo Vietti
Lighting Design by Kirk Bookman
Teeth of the Sons
by Joseph Sousa
directed by Nicole Haran
with Will Allen, Casandera M.J. Lollar, Shayna Padovano,Joseph Sousa, and Donald P. Flores
Jacob, played by Sousa, is the younger of two Jewish brothers. Jacob looks after the family house, studying Torah and being pursued by all the families at temple with girls of a marriagble age. His older brother is the family fuck-up, or so we are shown throughout the character’s familial interactions. It turns out that Sam, who has a habit of disappearing on his family for extended periods of time, has re-connected with the boys’ estranged father and his side of the family – who are Greek Orthadox. Meanwhile, Sam’s fallen for – and knocked up – a Polish girl, and now they want Jacob to let them stay for a while.
May 24 - June 22
A Perfect Future
a new play by David Hay
directed by Wilson Milam
with Donna Bullock, Scott Drummond, Daniel Oreskes, and Michael T. Weiss
Produced by Andy Sandberg, Whitney Hoagland Edwards, and Neal-Rose Creations
2010
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca
featuring Soledad Barrio
and guest artists Juan Ogalla and Antonio Jimenez;
cantaores: Emilio Florido, Manuel Gago, and Miguel Rosendo
guitarristas: Salva de Maria and Eugenio Iglesias
lighting design by S. Benjamin Farrar; Christopher Thielking, Technical Director; Maria de la O Rodriguez Fernandez, production manager; Michelle Coe, company administrator
presented by Martin Santangelo, Artistic Director and Producer of Noche Flamenca
Imagining Heschel
by Colin Greer
directed by Larry Moss
staged reading with Richard Dreyfuss and Rinde Eckert
lighting Design by Jake Platt; Jonathon Goldman, production supervisor/production stage manager; Kathleen E.G. Munroe, assistant stage manager; Noelle Ghoussaini, assistant director and company manager
presented by The Culture Project
November 4 - 28
Nunsense
25th Anniversary Revival
written and directed by Dan Goggin
with Bonnie Lee, Bambi Jones, Maria Montana, Jeanne Tinker, and Stephanie Wahl
musical Staging by Teri Gibson; musical direction by Leo P. Carusone; set design by Barry Axtell; lighting design by Paul Miller; production Stage Management by J.P Elins
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
This revival of Nunsense, which was originally produced at Cherry Lane in 1985, was presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Heritage Series.
Nominated for the Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical Revival.
2009
From Breast Cancer to Broadway
Standing Ovation: Telling Our Stories As We Fight Breast Cancer
an evening of short plays:
Soc it to Me by Phyllis Goldberg
directed by Pat Golden, with George Tynan Crowley, Nate Faust, and J. J. Perez
Cancer Notes by Jackie Richards
directed by Billie Allen, with Lynn Whitfield and Roscoe Orman
Excerpt from In This Life Together by Ruby Dee
directed and performed by Billie Allen
The Joy of Life by Pearl Griffith-Eccles
directed by Chuck Paterson, with Marjorie Johnson, Bobbi Owens, Hechter Ubarry,
and Kate Mailer
Glass by Bridgette A. Wimberly
directed by Elizabeth Van Dyke, with Stephanie Berry
I Luv Valentine’s Day by Carolyn Smith
directed by Nicole Watson, with Marjorie Johnson, Bobbi Owens, Peter Jay Fernandez, Charles Barboza, and Michael Micalizzi
The Blind Eyes Wanted to See by Valerie P. de Beaufort-d’Aubigne
directed by Bridgette A. Wimberly, with Elizabeth Davis, Lelund Durond Thompson, Amanda Duffy. Joshua John McKay, and Francois d'Aubigne
Identification by Kate Mailer
directed by Chuck Paterson, with Performed by Kate Mailer
Sorry Ain’t Enough by Daisy I. Dumas-Featherstone
directed by Stephanie Berry, with Marjorie Johnson, J.J. Perez, Denise Lock, Thyais Walsh, Bobbie Owens, and Nate Faust
Excerpt from In This Life Together by Ruby Dee
directed and performed by Billie Allen
Surviving Cancer and Crazy People by Bernadette M. Scruggs
directed by Pat Golden, with Rosalyn Coleman and Susan Brown
presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Tongues Reading Series
Pinkalicious,The Musical
book and lyrics by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann
music, lyrics and orchestration by John Gregor
directed by Teresa K. Pond
with Bridget Riley, Cara Fish, Jonny Beauchamp, Melanie Dusel, Jonathan Bauchman, Kyla Schoer, and Molly Gilman
choreography by Dax Valdes; Musical Director, Jad Bernardo; with original direction by Suzu McConnell-Wood
produced by Vital Theatre Company
The Lady with All the Answers
by David Rambo
directed by BJ Jones
with Judith Ivey
set design by Neil Patel; costume design by Martin Pakledinaz; lighting design by Nicole Pearce; sound design by Kevin O’Donnell; wig design by Paul Huntley; stage management by Paige van den Burg
Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance: Judith Ivey
Lucille Lortel Award Nomination for Outstanding Solo Show
Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance: Judith Ivey
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
Opened October 14; closed December 6
Oliver Parker!
by Elizabeth Meriwether
directed by Evan Cabnet
with Johanna Day, John Larroquette, Monica Raymund, and Michael Zegen
produced by stageFARM
Motherlodge presents The Saints Tour
a walking tour of the West Village with Meal and Music
conceived and written by Molly Rice
directed by Rachel Chavkin
with Taylor Mac and Nick Lerangis. Assistant direction by Knud Adams, production stage management by Stephen Ellis
presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Tongues Reading Series
What of the Night?
four one-acts presented as part of The 2010 New York Fornés Festival by Maria Irene Fornés
Nadine directed by Jaquelyn Landgraf
with Zuleyna Guevara, Ronald Alexander Peet, Rik Walter, Desiree Burch, Tracy Podell, and Stephanie Hsu; Jeri Silverman; Guitarist
Springtime directed by Kay Matschullat
with Anna Fikhman, Massiel Delgadillo, and Liam Nelligan
Lust directed by Felipe J. Gorostiza
with Walter Krochmal, Gilbert Gruz, Monica Steuer, Mateo Gomez, Elizabeth Acosta, and Ryan Thibeault
Hunger Directed by Mayra Ferrer
with Jack R. Marks, Eve Packer, Ralph Pochoda, Adriana Sonones, and Kaitlin M. Goff.
Ashley L. Fields, Stage Directions for all four plays
festival presented by INTAR; Gwendolyn Alker, Curator.
Tango Palace & Dr. Kheal
Presented as part of The 2010 New York Fornés Festival.
by Maria Irene Fornés
directed by Gisela Cardenas
Tango Palace performed by Arjun Gupta and T. Ryder Smith. Dr Kheal performed by Rocco Sisto; Christian Pineda, Stage Directions.
festival presented by INTAR; Gwendolyn Alker, Curator.
presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Tongues Reading Series
Towards a New WPA: Supporting Women Artists Now
Swan Day 2010
a play reading and panel discussion: “Mixed Relief,” a one-act play by NewShoe Theatre members Suzanne Bennett, Jill Campbell, Marya Cohn, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Michele Aldin Kushner, and Andrea Lepcio, with Elyse Mirto, Lynn Cohen, Lizan Mitchell, Judith Hawking, Black Eyed Susan, Melanie Nicholls-King, Toks Olagundoye, and Peter Reznikoff, directed by Teresa K. Pond. Lauren Rosen, Sound & Audio Design; Rebecca Snead, Harmonica Player; Annie Deardorff, Stage Manager. WomenArts panel discussion, “Towards a New WPA,” with leading feminist arts activists Martha Richards, Elizabeth A. Sackler, Carol Jenkins, and Arlene Goldbard
Produced by WomenArts in collaboration with NewShoe Theatre Group and the League of Professional Theatre Women
Presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Tongues Reading Series
Extinction
by Gabe McKinley
directed by Wayne Kasserman
with James Roday, Michael Weston, Amanda Detmer, and Stefanie E. Frame
produced by Red Dog Squadron
The Amish Project
written and performed by Jessica Dickey
directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde
Scenic and costume design by Lauren Helpern; lighting design by Nicole Pearce; sound design by Jill BC Du Boff
Staged as a work in progress
Opened January 10; closed February 1
2008
Low Down Dirty Blues
a new musical by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman
with Sandra Reaves-Phillips, Deborah Blackwell-Cook, Gregory Porter, Mississippi Charles Bevel, and Terrence Riggins
musicians: Dan Wheetman, Calvin Jones, and Mark Alexander
BJ Jones, Artistic Director, Northlight Theatre
Fault Lines
by Stephen Belber
directed by David Schwimmer
with Josh Lucas, Noah Emmerich, Dominic Fumusa, and Jennifer Mudge
presented by Naked Angels
The American Dream & The Sandbox
written and directed by Edward Albee
with Judith Ivey, George Bartenieff, Lois Markle, Harmon Walsh, Jesse Williams and Daniel Shevlin (Kate Mulgrew replaced Judith Ivey during the production’s extension from Aprill 22 through May 3.)
set design by Neil Patel, costume design by Carrie Robbins, lighting design by Nicole Pearce, music by William Flanagan, sound by Arielle Edwards
This production of The American Dream & The Sandbox was presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Heritage Series. Both plays were originally produced at Cherry Lane Theatre in 1961 and 1962 respectively, as part of Albarwild, a collaboration between Edward Albee and producers Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder.
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
Filmed by PBS’ American Masters and Lincoln Center Library
The Unseen
by Craig Wright
directed by Lisa Denman
with Thomas Ward, Steven Pounders and Stan Denman
presented by American Actors Company
Telephone
by Arianna Reines
directed by Ken Rus Schmoll
with Matthew Dellapina, Gibson Frazier
and Birgit Huppuch
produced by Amy Kaissar,
presented by The Foundry Theatre
2007
Hoodoo Love
by Katori Hall
directed by Lucie Tiberghien
mentored by Lynn Nottage
with Angela Lewis, Kevin Mambo, Marjorie Johnson and Keith Davis
set design by Robin Vest, costume design by Rebecca Bernstein, lighting design by Pat Dignan, sound and original music by Daniel Baker and the Broken Chord Collective, David Debesse, fight director
casting Hopkins, Smith & Barden, Pamela Perrell, press Art Meets Commerce, marketing Walker International Communications Group,adver
Hoodoo Love was originally developed with Lynn Nottage in Cherry Lane Mentor Project 2006
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
AUDELCO Winner for Lead Actress: Marjorie Johnson
3 AUDELCO Nominations, including the August Wilson Playwright Award
Cherry Jubilee Celebrates Mentor Project’s Tenth Anniversary
A gala celebration of Cherry Lane’s rich heritage as New York City’s longest continuously running Off-Broadway theatre and its role in the future of American theatre honoring Harold Prince, O. Aldon James, Jr., Lynn Nottage and Tamara Tunie
co-hosted by Harry Smith, Dana Tyler
and Adriana Trigiani with performances by Halley Feiffer, Leah C. Gardiner, Theresa Rebeck, and Alfred Uhry
pictured, from top: Matt Williams, Amiri Baraka and Charles Fuller, James King, Lynn Nottage, Harold Prince, Tarmaa Tunie, O.Aldon James Jr., and Angelina Fiordellisi - Gala artwork by Jules Feiffer
October 1st
The New York Fringe Festival
produced by The Present Company
The Mercy Swing by Lane Bernes
An Air Balloon Across Antarctica by Darragh Martin
Lucid by Jordan Smedberg
Out of My Mind by Marvin Novogrodskit and Doug Vogel
Madonna and Child and Other Divas by Tom Johnson
Lost! How a Certain TV Mega-Hunk Stole My Identity by Josh Halloway
Asking for It by Joanna Rush
Joan of Arppo by Gardi Hutter
Roxy Font by Liza Lentini
Earth’s Vacation by Maura Kelley
opened August 10; closed August 25
Phallacy
by Carl Djerassi
directed by Elena Araoz
with Lisa Harrow, Simon Jones, Vince Nappo, and Carrie Heitman
presented by Redshift Productions
opened May 15
Fugue
by Lee Thuna
directed by Judith Ivey
with Ari Butler, Charlotte Booker, Lily Corvo, Liam Craig, Deirdre O’Connell Danielle Skraastad, Rick Stear and Catherine Woolf
set by Neil Patel
costume design by Gail Cooper-Hecht
lighting design by Pat Dignan
sound design by T. Richard Fitzgerald and Carl Casella, music by Stanley Silverman
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre with Roger Alan Gindi, General Manager
March 13 - April 22
DUTCHMAN
by Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones)
directed by Bill Duke
with Dulé Hill and Jennifer Mudge
and special appearance by Paul Benjamin
set by Troy Hourie, costumes by Rebecca Bernstein, lighting by Jeff Croiter, sound by Drew Levy and Tony Smolenski, video by Aaron Rhyne
post performance discussions with Amiri Baraka
filmed by Lincoln Center Library
Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Play: Jennifer Mudge
4th Annual Seldes-Kanin Fellowship: Jennifer Mudge
This production of Dutchman, which premiered at Cherry Lane in 1964, was presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Heritage Series.
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
Jan 22 - Feb 24
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CHERRY LANE THEATRE ARTIST FORUM
with Billie Allen, Amiri Baraka, Paul Benjamin, Michael Bradford, Ed Bullins, Kia Corthron, Bill Duke, Katori Hall, Dulé Hill, Woodie King Jr., Nilaja Sun and Bridgette Wimberly
filmed by Lincoln Center Library
Jan 30, following performance of DUTCHMAN
2006
BHUTAN
by Daisy Foote
directed by Evan Yionoulis
with Tasha Lawrence, Sarah Lord, Amy Redford and Jedadiah Schultz
set design by Laura Hyman
costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
light design by Pat Dignan
sound design by Bart Fasbender
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre in association with New York Stage and Film
Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Playwriting Award Nomination: Daisy Foote
Bhutan was originally developed in Cherry Lane's Celebrating Women Playwrights Program in October 2005.
Oct 29 - Dec 9
DIRECT WOMEN PANEL DISCUSSIONS
following selected performances of Bhutan
Giovanna Sardelli, director
Merle Kailas, executive director, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation
Billie Allen, director
Anne Kaufman, director
December 5
Erica Schmidt, director
Martha Banta, director
Lucie Tiberghien, director
Maria Mileaf, director
Nora Peck, president, Leapfrog in America
November 28
Joan Micklin Silver, director
Melissa Kievman, director
Lucie Tiberghien, director
Donna Walker-Kuhne. president, Walker International Communications Group
November 21
Pam Berlin, director
Tisa Chang, Artistic/Producing Director, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
Janine Nina Trevins, Co-founder, Artistic Director TADA!
Roberta Levitow, Director and Co-founder, Theatre Without Borders
Joan Vail Thorne director and dramatist
November 14
Mary B. Robinson, director
Suzanne Agins director
Pat Cruz, Executive Director, Harlem Stage / Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.
Leah C. Gardiner, director
Robin Bell-Stevens CEO & Executive Director, Jazzmobile, Inc.
November 7
Evan Yionoulis, director
Daisy Foote, playwright
Elizabeth Timperman, Executive Producer, NY Stage & Film
October 24
On the Line
by Joe Roland
Directed by Peter Sampieri
with David Prete, Joe Roland, John Zibell
Set Design by Michael McGarty
Costume Design by Robin L. McGee
Lighting Design by Brian J. Lilienthal
Sound Design by Peter Hurowitz
Press Representation Pete Sanders Group
General Management 101 Productions, LTD.
Stage Manager Jennifer Rogers
Technical Supervisor Aurora Productions, Inc.
Produced by Mike Nichols, Jill Furman, Boyett Ostar Productions
Arpil 4th-23rd
Gala: Act II, the New Cherry Lane
Directed by Angelina Fiordellisi
Honorees Edward Albee, David Henry Hwang, John Breglio, and the Honorable Christine C. Quinn for their outstanding support of the arts in New York City and emerging playwrights.
Festivities included Robby Benson and Karla DeVito singing from Pirates of Penzance, Dulé Hill reading from Dutchman, Kelley O’Connor singing an aria from Ainadamar, and F. Murray Abraham, Judith Ivey and Elizabeth Wilson reading from The American Dream.
Lighting Designer: Brian Lilienthal
Stage Manager: John Handy
House Manager: Mary Geerlof
April 3rd
2005
Slag Heap
by Anton Dudley
directed by Michael Morris
with Brienan Nequa Bryant, Alexander Flores, Vincent Kartheiser, Polly Lee, Maggie Moore, Janelle Anne Robinson
set design by Michael Brown
costume design by Michael Krass
lighting design by Jeff Croiter
sound design by Bart Fasbender
fight direction Rick Sordelet
dialect coach Stephen Gabis
casting Judy Henderson CSA
press Keith Sherman & Associates
marketing Walker International Communications Group
stage Manager Kate Hefel
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
World Premiere.
Slag Heap was first developed with Ed Bullins in Cherry Lane Mentor Project 2003.
Apr 13 - May 7
Gala: A Salute to 80 Years
A gala celebration of Cherry Lane's rich heritage as New York City's longest continuously running Off-Broadway theatre and its role in the future of American theatre.
pictured…top: Artistic Director Angelina Fiordellisi with honorees Paul Lubin and Deborah Dugan / bottom: playwrights and honorees, A.R. Gurney, Marsha Norman, Michael Weller and David Henry Hwang
April 3rd
2004
Eve-olution
by Hillary Illick and Jennifer Krier
directed by Carolyn Cantor
with Sabrina Le Beauf and Carolyn McCormick
scenic design David Korins
costume design Jenny Mannis
lighting design Matt Richards
sound design Eric Shim
original music Robert Miller
production Stage Manager Dyanne McNamara
press Representative OPR/ORIGLIO PUBLIC RELATIONS
produced by Mari Nakachi, Lucy Anda, and Meg Staunton
Miss Julie
by August Strindberg
translated by Truda Stockenström
directed by Scott Schwartz
with Mimi Bilinkski, Michael Aranov, and Opal Alladin
produced by Beowulf Borrit and Jessica Niebanck, and a sponsored project of the adobe theatre company
OPEN HEART
by Robby Benson
directed by Matt Williams
performed by Robby Benson, Karla DeVito, and Stan Brown
musical direction by Kevin Farrell
choreography by Luis Perez
set design by Michael Brown
costume design by Ann Hould-Ward
lighting design by Ken Billington
sound design by Aural Fixation
media design by Batwin & Robin Productions
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
Mar 17 - Apr 25
2003
WOMEN ON FIRE
by Irene O'Garden
directed by Mary B. Robinson
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
performed Judith Ivey
set and costume design by Michael Krass, lighting design by Pat Dignan, sound design by Bart Fasbender, prop design by Faye Armon
Lucille Lortel nomination for Outstanding Solo Show
Drama League nomination for Distinguished Performance
The Dramatist Guild Fund's annual Madge Evans and Sidney Kingsley Award, given "to the actress selected by the Fund for outstanding achievement in the legitimate theatre."
Kiki & Herb: Coup de Théatre
created and performed by Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman
directed by Scott Elliott
sets by Derek McLane
costumes by Marc Happel
lighting by Jason Lyons
sound design by Ken Travis
produced by Westbeth Entertainment and Steven M. Levy
presented by Cherry Lane Theatre
Drama League Nomination for Distinguished Performance
It Just Catches
adapted from stories by Ernest Hemingway
by Carol Hemingway with the songs of Cole Porter
directed by Ed Hastings
with David Ackroyd, Ann Crumb, Marsh Hanson
Ryan Shively, Daniel Freedom Stewart, Jessica D. Turner
sets by Riccardo Hernandez
costumes by David C. Woolard
lighting by Duane Schuler
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre and MODA Entertainment;
consulting producer Carolyn Rossi Copeland
2002
Happy Days
by Samuel Beckett
directed by Joseph Chaikin
starring Joyce Aaron and Ron Faber
set design by Riccardo Hernandez
costume design by Katherine Roth
lighting design by Beverly Emmons
produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
This 41st Anniversary Revival of Happy Days was the first production under Cherry Lane auspices.
Sep 29 - Oct 24
21 Dog Years: Doing Time @Amazon.com
written and performed by Mike Daisey
directed by Jean-Michelle Gregory
produced by David J. Foster, Martian Entertainment and Peter Cane
scenic design by Louisa Thompson
lighting by Russell H. Champa
May 9- August 31
2001
Havana is Waiting
by Eduardo Machado
directed by Michael Garces
with Bruce MacVittie, Ed Vassallo, Felix Solis, and Richard Marquez on percussion
sets by Troy Hourie
costumes by Elizabeth Hope Clancy
lights by Kirk Bookman
sound by David M. Lawson
produced by Angelina Fiordellisi, Barbara Ligeti, Annette Tapert and Cherry Lane Theatre Company
Human Festival finalist
Filmed by Lincoln Center Library
Oct 24 - Nov 25
Saint Lucy’s Eyes
by Bridgette Wimberly
directed by Billie Allen
with Ruby Dee, Willis Burks II, Toks Olagundoye, and Sally A. Stewart
sets by Beowulf Boritt, costumes by Alvin B. Perry, lights by Jane Reisman, original Music/Sound by Michael Wimberly
Originally developed with Wendy Wasserstein in Cherry Lane’s inaugural season of Mentor Project
produced by Angelina Fiordellisi, Barbara Ligeti, and Cherry Lane Theatre Company
Nominations: 7 Audelco, 1 Lucille Lortel
Winner: 3 Audelco Awards.
Filmed by Lincoln Center Library
July 12 - Sep 2
2000
75th Anniversary Benefit
The Cherry Lane Theatre, founded in 1924, celebrated its 75th anniversary with an evening of performances by theatre alumni March 13. Tony and Obie Award winner Judith Ivey hosted the evening which featured performances and memories from Rue McClanahan and Heather MacRae.
directed by Eduardo Machado
with Lewis Black, Tyne Daly, Semina DeLaurentis, Micki Grant, Judith Ivey, Heather MacRae, Richard Maltby, Jr., Rue McClanahan, Don Scardino, Mark Setlock, David Shire, Dolores Sutton and Barbara Walsh
