Brett Singer & Associates, LLC
Urban Stages
(Frances
Hill, Artistic Director, Sonia Kozlova, Managing Director)
Presents
The American Premiere Of
T.E. Lawrence (the famous "Lawrence of Arabia") and Robert
Graves are having a problem. Lawrence
has recently been cast out of the Paris Peace talks of 1919, and Graves has
barely survived the trenches of the Somme.
Now that these two great men have survived the war, neither one of them
can sleep, nor can they write or share their incredible experiences with
anyone. As an act of rebellion against
their shell shock, and to protest those who want to stifle their ideas, the two
resolve to return to the frivolous days of undergraduate rebellion before the
events of the Great War, enacting playful pranks in an attempt to express their
feelings about what they have witnessed.
As their movement gains momentum, Lawrence’s nemesis, Lord Curzon, sees
in their humorous protests the seeds of deeper sedition and aims to undo the
Rebellion before it has possible tragic ramifications. "The Empire has a navy that needs oil
and the Arabs, it just so happens, have the oil." Although the events of this play take place
almost 100 years ago, many of the ideas are still extremely relevant today.
Stephen Massicotte's The Oxford Roof
Climber's Rebellion recently 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.
Urban Stages’ mission is to discover and
develop new plays by authors of diverse cultural backgrounds. Their most recent productions were the
critically acclaimed Marion Bridge
by Daniel MacIvor, Bulrusher by
Eisa Davis and Live Girls by
Victoria Stewart.
Because of the educational content of the
play, Urban Stages will offer low-priced tickets to high school students. High school students wll be able to purchase
tickets for any performance of THE OXFORD ROOF
CLIMBER'S REBELLION for only $15.
The schedule for THE
OXFORD ROOF CLIMBER'S REBELLION will be Wednesdays through Saturdays at
8PM, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3PM. 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
Directed by Roger Danforth
At Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street (between 7th
and 8th avenues)
SCHEDULE:
Previews: Saturday 10/13 at 8pm, Sunday 10/14 at 3pm,
Wednesday 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)
Half-Price Wednesdays: All seats $20.00
Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM, Saturday and Sunday
matinees at 3PM
TICKETS: $20 before 10/18, $40 after; High School Students,
$15; Call 212-868-4444, or order online at www.urbanstages.org
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