The New Group continues its 20th Anniversary Season with the New York Premiere of Rasheeda Speaking, by Joel Drake Johnson, helmed by Cynthia Nixon in her directorial debut. This production features Patricia Conolly, Darren Goldstein, and as previously announced, Tonya Pinkins and Dianne Wiest. A limited Off-Broadway engagement plays tonight, January 27 - March 22, 2015, with Official Opening Night set for Wednesday, February 11 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street).
Despite their differences, Ileen and Jaclyn have developed a real bond in the six months they've worked together at the front desk of Dr. Williams' office. When the doctor decides to get rid of Jaclyn, he enlists Ileen to help him find fault with her. Jaclyn, sensing betrayal, turns the tables, unleashing a chilling power struggle in this incisive and crisply funny look at the unspoken tensions buried inside our "post-racial" America. Rasheeda Speaking features
Patricia Conolly (Rose),
Darren Goldstein (Dr. Williams),
Tonya Pinkins (Jaclyn) and
Dianne Wiest (Ileen).
This production features Set Design by
Allen Moyer, Costume Design by
Toni-Leslie James, Lighting Design by
Jennifer Tipton and Sound Design and Original Music by
David Van Tieghem.
The New Group opened its 20th Anniversary Season with
David Rabe's Sticks and Bones, directed by
Scott Elliott and featuring
Richard Chamberlain,
Nadia Gan,
Holly Hunter,
Morocco Omari,
Bill Pullman,
Ben Schnetzer and
Raviv Ullman, currently playing in a limited Off-Broadway engagement through December 14. Rasheeda Speaking marks the second production in
The New Group 2014-2015 Season, to be followed by the world premiere of The Spoils, a new play written by and featuring
Jesse Eisenberg, directed by
Scott Elliott (previews begin May 2015).
The New Group, led by founding Artistic Director
Scott Elliott and Executive Director
Adam Bernstein, is an award-winning, artist-driven company with a commitment to developing and producing powerful, contemporary theater. Founded in 1995,
The New Group was born of Artistic Director
Scott Elliott's desire to develop a place for artists to experiment, take risks and learn from each other without the pressures of commercial theater. Notable productions at
The New Group include Ecstasy, This is Our Youth, Aunt Dan and Lemon, Hurlyburly, Abigail's Party, Rafta, Rafta..., The Starry Messenger, A Lie of the Mind, Blood From a Stone, Marie and Bruce, and many more. The company has received over 90 awards and nominations for excellence.
The New Group is a recipient of the 2004 Tony® Award for Best Musical (Avenue Q). In 2011, The Kid received five Drama Desk nominations and the Outer Critics Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. That year,
The New Group and
Scott Elliott were honored with a Drama Desk Special Award "for presenting contemporary new voices, and for uncompromisingly raw and powerful productions." The company's 2013-2014 season included the New York premiere of
Beth Henley's The Jacksonian, directed by
Robert Falls, featuring
Ed Harris,
Glenne Headly,
Amy Madigan,
Bill Pullman and
Juliet Brett; the world premiere of
Thomas Bradshaw's Intimacy, directed by
Scott Elliott; and the New York premiere of
Sharr White's Annapurna, directed by
Bart DeLorenzo, starring
Megan Mullally and
Nick Offerman.
The Pershing Square Signature Center, the permanent home of
Signature Theatre, is a three-theatre facility on West 42nd Street designed by
Frank Gehry Architects to host Signature's three distinct playwrights' residencies and foster a cultural community. The Center is a major contribution to New York City's cultural landscape and provides a venue for cultural organizations that supports and encourages collaboration among artists throughout the space. In addition to its three intimate theatres, the Center features a studio theatre, rehearsal studio, a bookstore, and Signature Café and Bar, open to public from noon-midnight Tuesdays-Sundays. For more information on renting the Center, visit
www.signaturetheatre.org/rentals.
Tickets may be arranged at
www.thenewgroup.org, or by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200, or in person at 416 West 42nd Street (12-8pm daily). Regular tickets are $77.00. Premium tickets are $97.00. Rasheeda Speaking plays as follows: Tuesday - Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 2:00pm & 8:00pm and Sunday at 2:00pm; with Wednesday matinees at 2:00pm from February 18 through March 22.
Subscriptions for The New Group 2014-2015 season available now. For subscriptions & info, please visit www.thenewgroup.org. Subscriptions also available by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200, or in person at 416 West 42nd Street (12-8pm daily).
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