Photo Coverage: Red Bull Theatre Opens THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
By: Monica Simoes Mar. 01, 2010
On Saturday, February 27, Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director) opened John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, directed by Mr. Berger. The production will run for a limited engagement through March 14th only at Theater at St. Clement's.
In Malfi, a great romance turns to horror as the Duchess of Malfi seeks true love in a world of forbidden passions. A play for our time as much as its own, John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi examines sexual repression, honor, class, and the true value of the human spirit, in this explosive drama of Italian intrigue. Red Bull Theater's production is the first New York revival of this Jacobean masterpiece in over 50 years.
Jesse Berger directs a company that includes Heidi Armbruster (Drama League nomination for Tea & Sympaty), Jason C. Brown, Clark Carmichael (seen on Broadway in Tom Stoppard's Jumpers directed by David Leveaux), Keith Hamilton Cobb, Matthew Greer (Broadway: Cabaret, The Real Thing, The Judas Kiss), Carol Halstead (Broadway - Gore Vidal's The Best Man), Eric Hoffmann, Patrick Page (seen on Broadway in A Man For All Seasons, The Lion King, Julius Caesar, and as The Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Matthew Rauch (Prelude to a Kiss at Roundabout), Christina Rouner (Coram Boy on Broadwy), Gareth Saxe (The Homecoming on Broadway), and Haynes Thigpen.
The Duchess of Malfi features a set design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Jared B. Leese, lighting design by Jason Lyons, sound design by Nathan Leigh, puppetry & masks by Emily DeCola, hair & make-up design by Erin Kennedy Lunsford, choreography by Tracy Bersley and stage violence by J. David Brimmer, with original music by Scott Killian.
Performances of The Duchess of Malfi will be Tuesday & Wednesday evenings at 7 pm. Thursday & Friday evenings at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 3pm & 7pm (schedule varies - visit redbulltheater.com for complete calendar). Opening Night, Saturday February 27, 8pm, will be a benefit performance & reception with special guests Lee Blessing, Randy Harrison, Jennifer Ikeda, Roberta Maxwell, Brian Murray, Laila Robins, John Douglas Thompson, and others TBA.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.redbulltheater.com or by phone at 212/352-3101.
Photo Credit: Monica Simoes
Haynes Thigpen, Scott Killian, and Matthew Rauch
Matthew Rauch, Red Bull Artistic Director (and director of The Duchess of
Malfi) Jesse Berger, and Patrick Page
John Douglas Thompson
Heidi Armbruster & Keith Hamilton Cobb
Clark Carmichael
Keith Hamilton Cobb
Heidi Armbruster & Keith Hamilton Cobb
Matthew Rauch & Haynes Thigpen
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