Featuring Kerr Seth Lordygan as Aleister Crowley , with other actors from The Eclectic Company Theatre. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was an occultist, mystic, magician, poet, astrologer, social critic, and non-conformist. Nicknamed The Great Beast, he was denounced as “the wickedest man in the world.” Naturally, he was an influential 20th Century figure. Light refreshments will be served.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange. The Tony Award nominated and Obie Award-winning play weaves lush movement and graceful verse into a truly stirring portrait of seven amazing black women trapped in their sex, color and consciousness. Each woman’s journey is unique, yet each seamlessly blends with the stories of the other six women to form one, united voice of pride and power. The play, which premiered on Broadway in 1976, was the inspiration for Tyler Perry’s recent film For Colored Girls.
The story is about a poor, young man who travels to the big city in search of his fortune and love. In a series of comedic accidents he becomes the reluctant leader of the local mafia. He leads a group of gangsters on a roller coaster ride adventure as he tries to repay a debt to an old woman that saved his life. The story also centers around the woman he falls in love with. She tries to inspire him to do the noble things - much unlike a gangster. This results in one hilarious event after the other until it reaches its ending comic crescendo.
In “New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656,” the New Jerusalem of the title is indeed the Dutch city of Amsterdam. The Netherlands had become a place of refuge for Sephardic (Spanish and Portugese) Jews fleeing the horrors of the Inquisition after Spain under Isabella issued the Alhambra Decree in 1492. Jews found their homes and belongings seized by the Catholic Church and were forced to undergo conversion. Many were slaughtered en masse, burned alive. Others were expelled, and the expulsion of Jews from Spain lasted four centuries.
This play is inspired by the true life story of Soichi Sakamoto, who trained the youth of Maui to swim in the plantation irrigation ditches on their path to becoming Olympic champions. Set on the island of Maui in the 1930's, this heartwarming play becomes transcendent as the art of hula becomes the metaphor for competitive swimming.“THREE YEAR SWIM CLUB is perfect timing in that it coincides with the 2012 Olympics. With its Hawaiian setting, the art of hula is a language all in itself telling the story through movement," says EWP Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang. "This is one of those stories that not a lot of people know about and we're proud to share with everyone. It's Hawaiian history, Olympic history, and Asian American history."
The life of the Buddha assembled from the original texts as a one-man play. The man we know as the Buddha lived in Northern India around 500BC and introduced the teaching known as Buddhism. After his death, an extensive oral history of the movement was written down and carried throughout Asia, becoming the taproot for all Buddhist traditions. Framed in a most unusual and personal context, writer/performer Evan Brenner brings selections from these texts to the stage, unchanged, to enact the extraordinary life of the man from start to finish. It’s an epic story of personal struggle, supreme enlightenment and horrific tragedy.e life of the Buddha assembled from the original texts as a one-man play.
Sarah is an idealistic 23-year-old American woman who decides to join members of the International Solidarity Movement in Palestinian Territories under Israeli military occupation, much to the consternation of her Jewish uncle, to whom she initially appeals for support. He doesn’t want her to potentially put herself in harm’s way. It’s pointed out to her that there are plenty of worthwhile things that need to be done right in her own backyard. It’s rough going for her once she arrives in the Middle East. A few Arabs would suspect her of being a spy. Some Israelis would regard her as a terrorist sympathizer. But she sees herself as a peace activist and is determined to remain. But she’s in a village where there are soldiers and guns nearby. When armies and civilians conflict, destiny is sometimes cruel….
The musical centers on the family of Tevye (Chaim Topol), a Jewish family living in the town of Anatevka, in Tsarist Russia, in 1905. Anatevka is broken into two sections: a small Orthodox Jewish section; and a larger Orthodox Christian section. Tevye notes that, "We don't bother them, and so far, they don't bother us." Throughout the musical, Tevye breaks the fourth wall by talking at times, directly to the audience or to the heavens (to God), for the audience's benefit.
Tevye is not wealthy, despite working hard, like most Jews in Anatevka, also having many children. He and his wife, Golde (Norma Crane), have five daughters and cannot afford to give them much in the way of dowries. According to their tradition, they have to rely on the village matchmaker, Yente (Molly Picon), to find them husbands. Life in the little town of Anatevka is very hard and Tevye speaks not only of the difficulties of being poor but also of the Jewish community's constant fear of harassment from their non-Jewish neighbors. In addition, Tevya has a lame horse, that adds to the misery of being poor, and has to carry the wagon by himself.
MINE is a universal coming of age around 30-ish story that takes place in Manhattan. It tells the story of Annie, a vulnerable and charismatic poet who never writes poetry. For two years, she has been dating Doug, a successful businessman who wants nothing more than to love and take care of her. She also has a deep connection with Sam, the slacker singer-songwriter who works with her at a neighborhood coffee bar. Sam represents adventure, music, and passion. Doug represents stability, love and home. Which path will Annie choose and how will she get back to the place where she is once again writing poetry and fulfilling her dreams? And in the midst of love, music and business, what is ultimately MINE?
Explores the unique bond of three generations of women. On the eve of the release of her latest book, writer Jessica Cohen has just lost her live-in lover of eight years, the one who "gets her" but not the father of her daughter. On the morning that her latest book appears in the bookstores and she is packing up her lover's clothes, her daughter has yet to return from her last night's date. A strong dichotomy to the path of success we are shown in Cobb, women deal with their failures and successes like, well, women. Through the lens of "modern" women, we explore race, class, non-traditional families and how will be know when are happy.
“California Dreamin’,” a new play, explores the events leading up to the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders and their aftermath. It suggests the friendship between Charles Manson and coffee heiress and murder victim Abigail Folger, a relationship denied by official accounts of the incident and further suggests a calculated cover-up to shield the dead woman’s reputation. The meticulously researched narrative is written by Jill Charlotte Thomas and directed by L. Flint Esquerra. Paul Koslo and Gabrieal Griego produce for the MET Theatre.
One of the all-time great musicals, featuring "The Impossible Dream," one of the all-time great standards. At the height of the Spanish Inquisition, author Miguel de Cervantes is imprisoned and uses the story of knight-errant Don Quixote to defend himself. Full of indelible characters and a beautiful Latin-tinged score, Man of La Mancha ran for six years on Broadway and won the Tony for Best Musical. Starring Davis Gaines as Don Quixote and Lesli Margherita as Aldonza.
It's Just Sex, the long-running comedy smash about wife-swapping couples, is a ‘hilarious and thought-provoking’ romp that follows three married couples, during one fateful night, as they get together for an innocent cocktail party. But as the liquor flows, games are played, secrets are revealed, boundaries are broken and fantasy gets swapped for reality. In the end, all involved must deal with the consequences of their actions and the effects on their marriages.
Based on a true story, this compelling period piece follows the life of Major Ridge over about a 50 year period from the late 1700’s to the late 1830’s. a central figure in the Trail of Tears, he risked his life to save his people. But was he a savior or a traitor?
Hailed by Time Out New York as "a masterpiece" and nominated for a 2001 Drama Desk Award for Best Play, Lobby Hero finds drama, comedy and romance colliding in the lobby of a Manhattan high-rise apartment building. Written by Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me, This is Our Youth), the play follows ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances, as hapless security guard Jeff gets caught up in a power struggle between his boss and two police officers investigating a murder. Jeff's boss, William, runs a tight ship, strictly upholding the laws and ethics of the building. But when William is suddenly called to bear witness against his troubled brother, the local cops and apartment occupants intertwine while an attractive rookie cop must stand up to her seasoned partner. Truth becomes elusive and justice proves costly. Christine Macedo directs this production for the Red Brick Road Theatre Company.
“A Fight For Love is a play that lends itself across all color lines and ages.” -LOS ANGELES SENTINEL In a world where famous does not always mean rich, Michael, a boxing contender, sets out to realize his dreams. Along the way, Michael is caught in a political web. What does a boxing contender do when the BIGGEST fight of his life isn’t fought in the ring?
GRAND DREAMS become intertwined with Michaels worst NIGHTMARE. One false step and his life can become a living hell. Who can Michael TRUST? Can he find support and LOVE in those who are fighting their own demons?
LOVE and adoration are fleeting. Public opinion is the order of the day, Lose it and it can cost Michael his LIFE. Just when Michael thinks he has it figured out, LIFE throw’s him a curve. Could LOVE be Michael’s LAST chance to win this FIGHT?
A meditation on family bonds and a whole lot more. JoBeth Williams stars in Chicago playwright Joel Drake Johnson's funny and harrowing play which examines the treacherous terrain of parent/child relationships, where everything changes, yet always stays the same.
