Due to strong tickets sales and critical reception, Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, has extended the run of its new production of William Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST starring Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin through Sunday, October 19.
The cast of THE TEMPEST also features
Craig Baldwin (Sebastian),
Yusef Bulos (Gonzalo),
Angel Desai (Ariel),
Karl Kenzler (Antonio), Nana Mensah (Female Sprite),
Nyambi Nyambi (Caliban), Bhavesh Patel (Boatswain/Adrian/Male Sprite),
Michael Potts (Alonso), Steve Rattazzi (Stefano),
Stark Sands (Ferdinand),
Tony Torn (Trinculo), and Elizabeth Waterston (Miranda). Scenic design is by Jian Jung, with costumes by Oana Botez-Ban, and lighting by Brian H Scott. Original music and sound design is by Christian Frederickson.
Now in its 41st season as one of New York's most exciting theatres, CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY is the award-winning Off-Broadway theatre committed to re-imagining the classical repertory for a contemporary American audience. The company recently concluded critically acclaimed sold out runs of
Anton Chekhov's
The Seagull, starring
Dianne Wiest and
Alan Cumming, and of the world premiere of
David Ives' New Jerusalem, directed by
Walter Bobbie.
CSC presents plays from the past that speak directly to the issues of today. As we return to works of the past, we endeavor to keep a clear eye on the future, particularly in terms of the next generation of artists and audiences. Classic Stage's artists are the best-established and emerging theater practitioners working in this country. Highly respected and widely regarded as a major force in New York and American theater, Classic Stage has been cited repeatedly by all the major Off-Broadway theater awards: Obies, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and 1999
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work. Memberships to Classic Stage Company productions are available at various price levels, including the flexible Masterpass membership, which in addition to prime seats, entitles members to participate in CSC special series, including their sold out Open Rehearsal events. For more information on Classic Stage Company visit the theatre's website at
www.classicstage.org.
THE TEMPEST is performed Tuesday through Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Additional performances: Sun 9/28 & 10/12 at 7:30pm. No performances Tues 9/30 & Wed 10/8. Tickets are $70 and &75. For tickets and information, visit
www.classicstage.org or call (866) 811-4111, or (212) 352-3101, or visit the CSC box-office at 136 East 13th Street, Monday through Friday 12 pm to 6 pm.
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