Brett Singer & Associates, LLC
Oberon
Theatre Ensemble
Brad
Fryman, Artistic Director
Presents
January 22, 2008 Oberon Theatre Ensemble will present their annual
winter show: WINTER REP 08. This year
the company presents Shakespeare's classic tragedy MACBETH in rep with Michael Weller's GHOST ON FIRE. Performances begin on February 14th at
Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street); see below for the complete
schedule.
The first
show, MACBETH, begins on
February 14th. A lean, taut, vibrant MACBETH that aims
to break through four centuries of silly superstitions and conventional
heaviness surrounding the play and reclaim the original story for today's
audiences. The director will be Philip Atlakson, a screenwriter (and Writers
Guild of America member) who has written for Paramount Pictures, Robert
Redford, and 20th Century Fox Studios. His theater credits include directing
his own plays in Seattle and New York, including the well-received Leapfrog
Through Time And Space ("Atlakson is an adept playwright and
director." The New York Times). The cast for MACBETH will be
Claire Anderson, Gabe Bettio, Mac Brydon, Devon Butler, Brian D. Coats, Sarah
Ecton-Lutrell, John Gardner, Allison Goldberg, James Holloway, William Laney,
Jonathan Pereira, David McLellan, Cliff Jewell, Grace Pettijohn, Eden Teagle,
Laura Siner, and Paula Wilson.
GHOST ON FIRE by Michael Weller begins February 21st.
It tells the story of a trio of friends who worked together in their student
days making films they hoped would change the world; now, fifteen years later,
they are nostalgic for their lost idealism and unhappy with the choices they
have made in the "real world."
As the events of the play unfold, they are each, in their different
ways, forced to confront their compromise, their failed aspirations, and their
mortality, and challenged to reclaim what is best in themselves. The director
for GHOST ON FIRE will be Eric Parness, whose
previous work for Oberon includes Finding Louise, The Winter's Tale, and
Of Mice and Men (named One of
the Top Ten Shows in New York of 2003 by Theatermania.com). Other New York directing credits include
Jean Cocteau Rep, Boomerang Theatre Company and Ensemble Studio Theatre. The cast will be Brianne Berkson, Brian D.
Coats, Jane Courtney, Jarel Davidow, Craig Fitzpatrick, Brad Fryman, Don
Harvey, Angus Hepburn, and Linda Larkin.
Each season
Oberon Theatre Ensemble combines classic, contemporary, and new works in a
format that allows each to highlight and enhance the other. The company
juxtaposes new against old in a single evening or in a repertory schedule, with
an ensemble of actors and directors nimbly jumping from one world to another to
draw the audience fully into the experience.
Since they began in 1998, the company previously paired Shakespeare,
Chekhov and Ibsen with plays by Ryan J-W Smith, Christopher Durang and Cindy
Lou Johnson, among others.
The complete schedule for WINTER REP 08 is below. Performances begin on February 14th
and continue through March 9th. The schedule will be Thursdays
through Saturdays at 8PM, and Sundays at 3PM, with Wednesdays and Saturdays at
2PM beginning on February 27th. Tickets are $20, $13.75 for students
and seniors. Tickets may be purchased by calling TicketCentral at 212-279-4200,
or online at www.ticketcentral.com. For more about the company visit
www.oberontheatre.org.
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14 MACBETH 8pm |
15 MACBETH 8pm |
16 MACBETH 8pm |
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17 MACBETH 3pm |
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21 GHOST ON FIRE 8pm |
22 GHOST ON FIRE 8pm |
23 GHOST ON FIRE 8pm |
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24 GHOST ON FIRE 3pm |
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26 MACBETH 8pm |
27 MACBETH 2pm & 8pm |
28 GHOST ON FIRE 8pm |
29 GHOST ON FIRE 8pm |
1 GHOST ON FIRE 2pm MACBETH 8pm |
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2 MACBETH 3pm |
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4 GHOST ON FIRE 8pm |
5 GHOST ON FIRE 2pm & 8pm |
6 MACBETH 8pm |
7 MACBETH 8pm |
8 MACBETH 2pm GHOST ON FIRE 8pm |
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9 GHOST ON FIRE 3pm |
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TICKETS: $20; Call TicketCentral at
212-279-4200, or order online at www.ticketcentral.com
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240 West 44th Street phone:
(212) 307-7181