Episode # 186 - Indie Theater Now: January 2008
Trav S.D. once again hosts our monthly look at what’s coming up in NYC’s indie theaters. This month, he welcomes artists from these six shows:
- The Main(e) Play: Playwright Chad Beckim discusses his newest work, a somewhat autobiographical drama about an actor who visits his family for Thanksgiving, and discovers that “home” is not “home” anymore. This show is presented by Partial Comfort Productions at the Lion Theatre, starting on January 16.
- The Shaughraun: Kris Kling and Mia Parry perform a scene from this classic melodrama by Dion Boucicault, which is being revived by The Storm Theatre, opening on January 10.
- Widows: Audrey Lynn Weston, Sarah Nina Hayon, and Ana Cruz Kayne perform a scene from this play by Chilean-American author Ariel Dorfman; Colin Young (the play’s producer and lighting designer) talks about he got to know Mr. Dorfman. The play is being given its NYC premiere by Reverie Productions at 59E59, starting on January 10.
- A Marriage of Convenience: Playwright/director Norman Beim and actors Todd Reichart and Richard Brundage chat about this play, which is a comedy about a closeted gay writer who runs for the U.S. Senate. There’s a fascinating discussion about how attitudes toward sexuality have changed in the US. This show is at Turtle Shell productions, beginning on January 16.
- Hawthornucopia: Michael & Rachael Kosch talk about their show Tetherfop, which is part of Metropolitan Playhouse’s festival of new theatre inspired by the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. They also perform some excerpts from their show. Hawthornucopia runs from January 14-27.
- Save the World: Playwright Chris Kipiniak and director Michael Barakiva discuss this new play, which is about a team of super heroes who are on an assignment to save the earth. It’s being presented by Roundtable Ensemble American Theatre of Actors, starting January 17.
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