Brett Singer & Associates, LLC
A play
about fighting for ‘home’ in 1920, very much like fighting for ‘home’ today
Urban
Stages
(Frances
Hill, Artistic Director, Sonia Kozlova, Managing Director)
Presents
The
American Premiere Of
September 8, 2007 - Urban Stages is pleased to announce the American
Premiere of THE OXFORD ROOF CLIMBER'S REBELLION, the first production of
their 2007/2008 season. THE OXFORD
ROOF CLIMBER'S REBELLION is a play written by Stephen Massicotte and will
be directed by Roger Danforth. Performances will be at 259 West 30th
Street (between 7th and 8th). Previews will begin on Saturday, October 13th with the
opening date scheduled for Thursday, October 18th and will run
through Sunday, November 18th.
Press is invited beginning on Wednesday, October 17th.
Two heroes
return home from the First World War. Lawrence of Arabia is a leader without an
army. Robert Graves is a poet who can’t forget. Suffering the aftermath of war
and foreseeing the dawning of new ones, the Oxford Roof Climber’s, the
Benevolent Order of, lays siege to a sleepy university town. A stand against stands, a dare to end all
daring, a doing that protests all doings; the two haunted men - armed with a
talent for practical jokes - grasp at love and dare to imagine a new
world. THE OXFORD ROOF CLIMBER'S REBELLION, despite its harmless
beginnings, brings the Arab Revolt dangerously close to the heart of the
Empire.
Stephen Massicotte's The Oxford
Roof Climber's Rebellion received the 2007 Canadian Author's
Association award for Best English-Language Play For Adults. His play Mary's Wedding was recently
produced at the Westport Country Playhouse and received raves from the New York
Times and Variety. His other award winning
plays include A Farewell to Kings, Pervert, The Emperor of
Atlantis and the popular "Star Wars" inspired Boy's Own Jedi
Handbook.
The cast of The Oxford Roof
Climber's Rebellion will include Dylan Chalfy (Ah, Wilderness!
and The Rose Tattoo on Broadway:), Stafford Clark-Price (Denver Center
Theater, Geva Theatre), Erin Moon (The Acting Company, Ford’s Theatre), George
Morfogen (Royal Theater, the HBO hit "Oz"), and Tom Cleary (Greenwich
Street Theatre, Hudson Theatre Guild).
Roger Danforth's New York directing credits include productions and
workshops for EST, the New York Shakespeare Festival, Mint Theatre, Keen
Company, Blue Heron Theatre, and his revival of Galt MacDermot's musical The
Human Comedy for the York Theatre Company. He has served on the artistic
staffs of Manhattan Ensemble Theater and the WPA Theatre. Most recently, he directed the premiere of
David Van Vleck's Four Beers (with Robert LuPone and Lee Wilkof) and All
My Sons for Two River Theatre, selected as "One of the 10 Best
Productions of 2006" by the New Jersey Star-Ledger.
The creative team for The
Oxford Roof Climber's Rebellion includes Roman Tatarowicz (Set
Design), David Toser (Costume Design), Josh Bradford (Lighting Design), Daniel
Baker and David Thomas (Sound Design) and Alex Koch (Projections Design).
Urban Stages produces new plays with themes that reflect our diverse
society. Their most recent productions
were the critically acclaimed Marion Bridge by Daniel MacIvor, the
Pulitzer Prize finalist Bulrusher by Eisa Davis and Apostasy by
Gino DiIorio. Talkbacks will be held
every Thursday and Saturday evening after the show with the playwright, the
director, and special guests.
The schedule for THE OXFORD
ROOF CLIMBER'S REBELLION will be Wednesdays through Saturdays at
8PM, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3PM. Special performances on Sunday,
October 14 at 7PM and Tuesday, October 16 at 8PM. No matinee on Saturday,
October 20th. Tickets will be $20.00 for previews (October 13th
through October 17th) and $40.00 beginning on October 18th.
All Wednesday performances will be specially priced at $20. Tickets may be purchased by calling Smarttix
at 212-868-4444, or online at www.urbanstages.org.
THE
OXFORD ROOF CLIMBER'S REBELLION
A Play by
Stephen Massicotte
At Urban
Stages, 259 West 30th Street (between 7th and 8th
avenues)
SCHEDULE:
Previews:
Sat. 10/13 at 8pm, Sun. 10/14 at 3pm, Sun. 10/14 at 7pm, Tues. 10/16 at 8pm,
Wed. 10/17 at 8pm (all seats $20.00)
Opening
night scheduled for Thursday, 10/18 at 8pm; Through Sunday, November 18th(all
seats $40.00)
Wednesdays
through Saturdays at 8PM, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3PM. Special
performances on Sunday 10/14 at 7PM and Tuesday 10/16 at 8PM. No matinee on Saturday 10/20.
TICKETS: $20
before 10/18, $40 after; College and High School Students, $15; Half-Price
Wednesdays: All seats $20.00
Call
212-868-4444, or order online at www.urbanstages.org
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#1107 phone:
(212) 307-7181