Page 73 Debuts Grote's '1001' with Barron, Hope, Rauch

Page 73 Productions has announced that the New York premiere of 1001, written by Jason Grote and directed by Ethan McSweeny, will begin performances Monday, October 22 at the Nagelberg Theatre at Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC), 55 Lexington Avenue.  The opening is scheduled for Wednesday, October 31 at 8PM.

"Mixing the labyrinthine wordplay of Jorge Louis Borges with the ideas of Edward Said and the slapstick comedy of Monty Python, 1001 hyperlinks Scheherazade's tales to contemporary Manhattan.  Time blurs and reality is fractured and reconstructed in a world inhabited by characters whose identity shifts unpredictably and deliriously.  With rollicking storytelling, a touch of magic realism, and even a little trip-hop music, 1001 simultaneously defaces and energizes A Thousand and One Arabian Nights to guide us through a tour of the dizzyingly precarious world of the 21st century," explain press notes.

The first 101 tickets sold for the engagement of 1001 will sell for the special price of $10.01.

The cast of 1001 includes Mia Barron, Drew Cortese, Roxanna Hope, Jonathan Hova, Matt Rauch and John Livingstone Rolle.

The design team includes Rachel Hauck (sets), Murell Horton (costumes), Tyler Micoleau (lighting) and Lindsay Jones (sound).  The entire play will be underscored by New York-based DJ Arisa's fusion of pulsating lyrical electronica and Middle Eastern music.

1001 plays Monday through Friday at 8PM and Saturday at 3PM & 8PM through November 17 at the Nagelberg Theater at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue (entrance on 25th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues).

Tickets go on sale Monday, September 17 and are $25 (for general admission) and $35 (for reserved seating).  Tickets may be purchased online at www.1001nyc.com, call 212-352-3101, or at the Baruch Performing Arts Center box office between 10AM & 6PM, Monday - Friday and two hours before show time.  The first 101 tickets sold for the engagement will sell for the special price of $10.01; buyers should use the discount code EB1001 to purchase tickets at this price; offer is limited to two tickets per buyer.  For more information, visit www.p73.org.

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