Alison Fraser, Theatre Critics & More Set for Gingold's SHAW NEW YORK 2014 Events

Gingold Theatrical Group, under the leadership of Artistic Director David Staller, will present Shaw New York 2014, the annual Shaw-based festival in New York City, with events throughout December at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) and Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street). GTG is the company behind the popular monthly series, PROJECT SHAW.

"Each year, GTG presents a series of events woven around our annual full production of a Shaw play. In keeping with the Shavian spirit of lively debate and spirited exchange of ideas, each event allows for a maximum of audience participation," says Staller.

Now in its third year, Shaw New York 2014 features the popular Shaw comedy, Major Barbara, a co-production between The Pearl Theatre Company and Gingold Theatrical Group. Directed by David Staller, Major Barbara runs through December 14 at the Pearl Theatre, 555 West 42nd Street. Tickets available at www.pearltheatre.org or 212-563-9261.

One of Shaw's most beloved plays, Major Barbara offers a complex, comic, and challenging look at wealth and poverty, war and peace, and a wickedly funny appraisal of what it truly means to be "moral" in our modern world. When the charming weapons-manufacturer Andrew Undershaft goes toe-to-toe with his passionate daughter Barbara, a Major in the Salvation Army, over his "ill-gotten" fortune, it leads to the wager of the century. She is determined to save his soul-he is determined to open her eyes to a wider world. Their confrontation will knock their entire family's moral compass up, down, and sideways, never to be the same again.

Monday, December 1 at 5pm at The Players Club
Critics' Symposium - Come watch a team of critics examine the ever-changing needs of their field. This panel will include Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Adam Feldman (TimeOut NY), Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Frank Rizzo (Hartford Courant/Variety), David Rooney (The Hollywood Reporter), Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post), and Jason Zinoman (The New York Times), moderated by Frank Rizzo. Tickets are $10, with limited seating. Reservations a must. 212-352-3101gingoldgroup.org

Monday, December 8 at 3pm at The Players Club
A Shaw Symposium with an international team of actors, directors and Shaw scholars will meet at The Players to toss around themes woven through Major Barbara - including but not limited to what does it mean to be a moral person in a modern world. Cast members from Major Barbara will be participating, with special guests Charlotte Moore (Irish Repertory Theatre), Kate Farrington (Pearl Theatre), Ellen Dolgin (International Shaw Society), Andrew M. Flescher (Professor SUNY Stony Brook), andEthan E. Litwin (Hughes Hubbard & Reed). Moderated by director David Staller. This event is FREE, with limited seating. Reservations a must. 212-352-3101 gingoldgroup.org

Monday, December 15 at 7pm at The Players Club
A candle-lit Shaw Concert featuring the internationally renowned The Tesla Quartet in one of New York's most beautiful rooms, celebrating some of Shaw's favorite musical selections and, as always, a new work: including Antonín Dvo?ák: String Quartet in A-flat major, Op. 105; Erberk Ery?lmaz (b. 1989) Miniatures, Set No. 4; Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky". Tickets are $20, 212-352-3101 www.gingoldgroup.org

Monday, December 22 at 7pm at Symphony Space
As part of the monthly PROJECT SHAW, Gingold Theatrical Group will present a staged reading of a new play, Otherland by David Cote (Time Out NY's New York's theater editor) commissioned by Gingold Theatrical Group, featuring Alison Fraser, Miriai Sithole, Jeremy Shamos, April Matthis, Moses Villarama, Nick Choksi, and Zachary Spicer, directed by David Staller. This fascinating comedy follows a young woman determined to come to terms with a past that may or may not be true. Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre space is completely disabled accessible. Tickets are $20, Symphony Space Box Office (212) 864-5400 or online at www.symphonyspace.org.

Photo by Walter McBride