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NEW YORK, September 3, 2010, The New School for Drama is pleased to announce its expansive 2010 fall season beginning with William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, followed by the FIRST LOOK Workshop Performance Series featuring Elmer Rice’s The Adding Machine, and culminating with the New Visions Directing Festival.
"We're very excited with our fall lineup, which allows for our students, whether they are actors, directors, or playwrights to be challenged and mentored by our superb faculty," said New School Drama Director Bob LuPone. "The eclectic array of performances will surely push our gifted students to greater heights," he added.
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Arin Arbus, is the classic tale of four lovers in an enchanted wood. It will run October 7-9, with performances Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 3:00 p.m.
The first offering of the FIRST LOOK Workshop Performance Series is The Adding Machine by Elmer Rice. After 25 years of service, Zero, an unfortunate cog, spins aimlessly in the corporate world only to finds himself replaced by a machine. Lou Jacob directs this darkly comic and more-than-slightly nightmarish look at advancing technology and its impact on human relationships. FIRST LOOK is work staged in a final rehearsal atmosphere with minimal sets, lights, costumes, and props. This production runs October 28-30, with performances Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 3:00 p.m.
The season concludes with the New Visions Directing Festival, which runs December 8-11. This year’s festival will feature three plays in repertory highlighting the work of the school’s graduating directors and actors. Productions include Don Juan Comes Back From the War by Odon von Horath, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Tim Butterfield; Medea by Euripides, translated by Michael Collier and Georgia Machemer, directed by Kathryn McHugh; and The Country by Martin Crimp, directed by Paul Takacs. For the complete festival schedule, please visit: www.drama.newschool.edu.
All presentations are at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street, third floor. Admission is free, but reservations are strongly recommended. For reservations, please call Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com.
About The New School for Drama
At The New School for Drama, the instinct to create is revered. Through its interrelated three-year MFA program in acting, directing, or playwriting, the school is forging the next generation of dramatic artists. A faculty of working professionals brings to the fore each student’s unique and original voice and helps them establish a rooted sense of who they are as individuals and as artists. The New School’s history in the dramatic arts began in the 1940s, when the Dramatic Workshop, led by founder Erwin Piscator and a faculty including Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg, fostered artistic voices as distinctive as Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando. For more information, visit www.drama.newschool.edu.
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