New School to Present Reddin's 'Black Snow' in Nov.

Next month, The New School for Drama will present playwright Keith Reddin's award-winning Black Snow, a dramatization of the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov.

The play will be directed by Glynis Rigsby, founder of the Black Cat Group, and performed by third-year acting MFA students at Drama. Black Snow will run November 16–18 at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street.

"Winner of the 1993 Joseph Jefferson award for Best Play, Black Snow follows the story of Sergei Maxudov, a writer whose dream of being a famous novelist turns into a nightmare. Excited that his novel is to be presented as a play at the Theater of Moscow, Maxudov discovers to his horror that he and his work are under the control of the eccentric theater management and realizes the hypocrisy and frustration that go into producing a true artistic piece. Reddin's dramatization takes the original text to new dimensions by showing on stage both the story of Maxudov and the play within the play," state press materials.

"To prepare for the production, students participated in a series of Michael Chekhov acting workshops led by noted master teacher Ragnar Freidank. In the week-long experience, participants explored how their physical bodies and imaginations can become entranceways to a character's psychology, and how their discoveries can evoke a character's emotional life."

The cast will include New School Drama students: Zo' Anastassiou, Isabel Garcia Arenelund, Darcie Champagne, Brett Collier, Colin Fisher, Joe Fuselli, Stacie Greenwell, Mark S. Howard, Andy Kepka, Megan Kilian, Robin LeMon, Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau, Aynsley Moorhouse, Emily Murray, Megan Mioduski, Joel Repman, Brian Schlanger, Tawny Sorenson, Hadi Tabbal, and JC Vasquez.

The production will feature set design by Robin Vest, costume design by Jenny Mannis, lighting design by Scott Bolman, and sound design by Jane Shaw. 

Keith Reddin is a playwright and director. Last year, he directed his play Life During Wartime at The New School for Drama as part of its first season of full-scale productions. Reddin is a graduate of Northwestern University and the Yale University School of Drama. His plays include: Life And Limb, The Innocents' Crusade, Rum and Coke, Big Time, and Maybe. Film credits include a film adaptation of his play Big Time for American Playhouse. Awards include the Charles MacArthur Fellowship (1983), the San Diego Critics Circle Award for Best New Play (1989 & 1990), and a Drama League Award (1990).

Performances are 8:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday with a 3:00 p.m. Saturday matinee. Tickets are $10 (general admission) and can be purchased at the door or by calling Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 or visiting www.ticketcentral.com or the Ticket Central box office at 416 West 42nd Street. 

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