Theater for the New City, Crytal Field (Artistic Director), FFP, and Stage Voices proudly present the Off-Off Broadway world premiere of “Tongs and Bones Shakespeare,” based on footnote, or, generally, off-marquee characters, in the Bard’s plays. The theatrical quartet, by Bob Shuman, is directed by Frank Farrell and has been selected as part of Theater for the New City’s Dream Up Festival, August 25-September 15, 2024.
Playing at the Community space in the Theater for the New City complex, the one-acts, included as part of the Tempestuous Amusements, Interludes, Noises, and Drollery are “The Wanton Wind,” based on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”; “From a Cloven Pine,” a prequel to “The Tempest”; and “The Coxcomb’s Wedding,” inspired by “As You Like It.” Additionally, Farrell and his actors have agreed to provide a bonus reading of one further play, “Disasters in the Sun,” drawn from “The Winter’s Tale.” The evening is introduced by a surprise guest from Virginia Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own.”
Theater for the New City is at 155 First Avenue, New York City, NY.
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The Music of the Bard: Words & Music of Shakespeare in the Park 1956-1967
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Tin Church
Chain Theatre (10/23 - 11/23) NEW PLAY | |
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The Christmas Express
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