Company members Jeb Brown and Ken Marks are in the musical Dead Outlaw, now running on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre. With music and lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, book by Itamar Moses, and directed by David Cromer, the award-winning production was presented off-Broadway last year by Audible Theater at Minetta Lane Theatre. How did the preserved body of an Old West train robber from Oklahoma wind up hanging in a Southern California amusement park ride in 1976? Dead Outlaw tells the unbelievable true story of Elmer McCurdy, a man who had twice as many adventures in death as in life, and whose long, strange odyssey spanned a continent and a century. The production is currently in previews and opens April 27.
Feldenkrais teacher and Head of Movement at Columbia University, Sita Mani, will join the Resident Company this spring for an artist development workshop focusing on effective listening to the body, enhancing the actor’s instrument, and regulating the nervous system.
Company members Jacob Ming-Trent and Elizabeth Stahlmann have been nominated for Lucille Lortel Awards, alongside four productions featuring company members. Jacob was nominated as Outstanding Performer in a Musical for Medea: Re-Versed with Red Bull Theater. Elizabeth Stahlamann was nominated for Outstanding Ensemble, along with the entire cast of Here There are Blueberries with Tectonic Theater Project and New York Theatre Workshop. The Antiquities (with Cindy Cheung), Liberation (with Irene Sofia Lucio), Sumo (with Paco Tolson) and Here There Are Blueberries (with Elizabeth Stahlmann) also received nominations for Best Play. Congratulations to all!
Company members Stephanie Kurtzuba and Matthew Rauch are in the new Apple TV series Your Friends and Neighbors created by best-selling author Jonathan Tropper, who serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series stars Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, and Olivia Munn, among others. Andrew “Coop” Cooper is coming to terms with his divorce. He’s also a hedge fund manager who’s recently been fired in disgrace from his job. In order to maintain his lifestyle, Coop resorts to stealing from the homes of his neighbors in the exceedingly affluent Westmont Village; only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind those wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined. The series debuted this month with new episodes available for streaming on Fridays. Watch the trailer.
Company members Eva Kaminsky and Gerardo Rodriguez play Lord and Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet, written by William Shakespeare and directed by Melia Bensussen. An intoxicating blend of tragedy and hope, the spark of young love is ignited in Romeo and Juliet. They believe that their love will protect them, but ultimately rivalry, familial duty, and impossible choices doom their future together. Rife with lush romanticism, thrilling sword fights, and Shakespeare’s famously beautiful language, this captivating production will enthrall even the most seasoned fan of the Bard. Performances run through May 18 in Hartford, CT.
Company member Carey Cox returns as Rose Blaine in the sixth and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale created by Bruce Miller and starring Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, and Ann Dowd. A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. This final chapter of June’s journey highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom. New episodes available for streaming on Tuesdays on Hulu. Watch the trailer.
Company member Damian Young is in The Luckiest Man in America, a feature film from director Samir Oliveros and written by Maggie Briggs and Oliveros. It’s 1984 and Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak gets threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations. The film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival last year and can now be seen in selected theaters nationwide. Watch the trailer.
Company member John Cariani’s play Not Quite Almost receives a production with Portland Stage. Near the Canadian Border, the Perseid Meteor Showers are about to start, but the residents of a certain small town can’t decide if they’re a bad omen or a good luck charm. Not Quite Almost is an interconnected collection of short plays about young love, hope for the future, making wishes, and what it means to be truly understood. Performances run through May 4 in Portland, ME.
Company member Orlagh Cassidy is in the cast of Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.—four short plays written by Caryl Churchill and directed by James MacDonald, presented by The Public Theater. A girl made of glass. Gods and murders. A pack of ghosts. And a secret in a bottle. A kaleidoscope of stories, each play is a testament to how playwright Caryl Churchill has “remade the landscape of contemporary drama—and earned herself a place among the greats” (The Guardian). The Public Theater’s production marks the first time all four plays will be presented together. Performances run through May 11.
Company member De’Lon Grant is in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent. Delve into a forbidden forest on the outskirts of Athens. Can you escape your father’s tyrannical command? Will you find your secret lover? Could you finally land the leading role? Or might you discover something… darker? Join the Bard’s most colorful cast of characters as they flit, frolic, and stumble their way through the woods, aided by moonlight and magic. Inspired by the club culture of late ‘90s and early ‘00s New York City. Performances run through May 4 in Watertown, MA.