Mayumana's 'Be' Announces New Saturday Schedule

The Off-Broadway hit BE has announced a new Saturday playing schedule.

The the internationally acclaimed performance phenomenon Mayumana (my-'YOO-muh-nuh) is currently enjoying a celebrated open-ended engagement of its newest stage extravaganza BE at Off-Broadway's Union Square Theatre (100 E. 17th St.). Conceived and directed by Mayumana founders Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman, BE marks the performance troupe's American premiere production.

Throughout the past decade, more than four million people have experienced a Mayumana show, and to date, the Mayumana company has performed more than 5,000 shows in more than 30 countries across the globe.  Throughout the last six years, there has been a Mayumana show – usually two or more – performing somewhere in the world almost every evening. 

Conceived by Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman in Tel Aviv in 1996, Mayumana (from the Hebrew meaning skill) is a purely theatrical event that combines elements from various art disciplines based on music, movement, acting, dance and rhythm.

An ever-evolving performance piece, Mayumana has gone through constant re-creation in its ten-year history, giving focus to the individual talents of its evolving roster of cast members, who come to the show from all parts of the globe.

"It's not easy to classify this show," said Nuphar. "It's music, it's theatre, it's percussion, it's dance, it's wit.  It's us being ourselves and basically, anything goes. Creativity and energy are our main themes. We put an emphasis not only on the technical skills of the performers, but also on their ability to play both among themselves and to the audience."

"These performers are artists who were carefully selected by talent, versatility and personality make-up," added Berman. "Each contributes to the overall piece by creating specifically tailored singing, dancing and acting roles.  With all of these elements coming into play and working in unison, every performance is usually somewhat different."

The multinational Off-Broadway premiere cast of Mayumana's BE includes co-creator Boaz Berman, Sharon Ben Naim (Israel), Vicente de Andres (Madrid), Maria Platon Corchado (Spain), Michael Feigenbaum (Switzerland), Alba Bonal Garcia (Barcelona), Silvia Garcia de Ves (Palma de Mallorca), Ido Kagan (Israel), Yael Mahler (Israel), Eva Boucherite Martin (Spain), Reut Rotem (Israel), Ido Stadler (Israel), Aka Jean Claude Thiemele (Ivory Coast) and Hila Yaffe (Israel).

The production features scenic design by Nizan Refaeli, costume design by Neta Haker, lighting design by Eyal Tavori and Roy Milo, and sound design by Amir Schorr.  BE is presented Off-Broadway by Marc Routh, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Roy Ofer for Mayumana Ltd., Annette Niemtzow and Pamela Cooper.

The regular performance schedule for BE is Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8 p.m., Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.  Running time is 90 minutes.

Effective Saturday, April 14, BE will play Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

There will be ADDED 2 p.m. Wednesday matinees on May 16, May 23, June 6 and June 13.

There will be NO 7 p.m. Sunday evening performances on May 20, May 27, June 10 and June 17.

Tickets are scaled at $20 -$60 and are now available by calling 212-505-0700, or through Ticketmaster.com at 212-307-4100.

Tickets are also available in-person at the Union Square Theatre Box Office. Regular Box Office hours are 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. The Box Office is closed on Mondays. For groups of ten or more, please call 800-677-1164.

For more information, please visit www.BeOffBroadway.com.