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*** ATT:
LISTINGS EDITORS – PLEASE NOTE NEW SCHEDULE AS OF OCTOBER 30th ***
Urban
Stages
(Frances
Hill, Artistic Director, Sonia Kozlova, Managing Director)
Presents
The
American Premiere Of
September 8, 2007 - Urban Stages' production of THE OXFORD ROOF
CLIMBER'S REBELLION, the first production of their 2007/2008 season, will
have a new schedule beginning on October 30th. The show will add a Tuesday at 7pm, and
Sunday performances will now begin at 7pm rather than 3pm.
Tuesdays at
7pm; Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm
In addition, the Wednesday
October 24th performance is a benefit and will begin at 7:15pm.
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 changes on October 30th:
Tuesdays at 7pm, Wednesdays through
Saturdays at 8PM, with Sunday evenings at 7pm. Tickets are $40.00. 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; Directed by Roger Danforth
* * * PLEASE
NOTE NEW SCHEDULE AS OF OCTOBER 30th:
* * *
Now Through
Sunday, November 18th(all seats $40.00)
Tuesdays at
7pm; Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm
Wednesday
October 24th performance is a benefit and will begin at 7:15pm
TICKETS:
$40; 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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