Red Bull Theater proudly announces the world premiere of Garland Wright's adaptation of
Christopher Marlowe's Edward the
Second, with opening night set for Saturday December 15, at the
Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West
42nd Street), for a limited Off-Broadway
engagement through January 13. Opening
Night will be hosted by Mark Rylance.
Among the opening night guests will be
Michael Emerson (
Hedda Gabler, Gross Indecency: The Trials of Oscar Wilde),
Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty"),
Michael Stuhlbarg (
Pillowman,
Invention
of Love),
Tracie Thoms ("Cold Case,"
Rent, The Devil Wears Prada),
Daniel Breaker (
Passing Strange, currently appearing in
Cymbeline),
and many others. This benefit gala will feature a post-show performance by
Tracie Thoms.
Featured in the cast are Marc Vietor (from last season's highly acclaimed
Revenger's
Tragedy) as Edward II, with Arthur Bartow (
Stone Cold Dead Serious),
Kenajuan Bentley (
Merchant of Venice, Jew of Malta), Rob Breckenridge,
Wesley Broulik, Joseph Costa (
Gore Vidal's The Best Man), William
DeMeritt,
Davis Hall, Lucas Hall (Old Globe's
Hamlet),
Randy Harrison
(Justin on Showtime's "Queer as Folk"),
Claire Lautier (
The Revenger's
Tragedy), Garth Wells McArdle, Matthew Rauch (
Revenger's Tragedy,
Prelude to a Kiss), Raum-Aron, Derrick LeMont Sanders, Raphael Nash
Thompson (
Pericles), and Patrick Vaill.
Artistic Director Jesse Berger will direct this premiere production of Garland
Wright's adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's masterpiece of sex and politics.
"In this intensely provocative play, King Edward the Second asserts his
right to have the private life he desires, only to have his love, his life and
his kingdom destroyed. Do those in power have the right to a personal life?
Should personal needs be sacrificed for "the greater good?" Love at
any cost?" explain press notes. The greatest tragedy by Shakespeare's greatest
peer comes to life in this entirely new version of
Edward the Second.
Red Bull Theater's production of
Edward the Second will mark the first
major professional production of Marlowe's masterpiece in New York City in over 30 years.
Performances of
Edward the Second
will be Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8PM, Saturday at 2PM and 8PM, and
Sundays at 3 PM (except December 16th which will be at 7 PM); no performances
December 25 - 26, 30, January 1 or 8.
Tickets will be from
$20 to $50: $40 Regular tickets; $50 Premium Seating; $30 Age 30 & Under
(w/ID); and $20 Student (w/ID). To purchase tickets, visit ticketcentral.com or call
212/279-4200. For more information visit www.redbulltheater.com .
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