THEATER INFO: (new home!)
The Seeing Place @ the Clarion Theatre
309 East 26th St, at 2nd Ave. NYC
DESCRIPTION OF SHOW:
To kick off a season that explores gender warfare, victim shaming, racial bias and police corruption, The Seeing Place Theater brings you Shakespeare’s timeless drama, OTHELLO. Staged in modern dress with a deep focus on the language, this story is brought to life through the lens of one central dilemma:
How can your ego survive when “the other” stands in your way?
After Othello, a black Arab, is made General and appointed leader of a wartime military operation, he chooses a scholar as his lieutenant and marries a powerful senator’s daughter without his consent. Sick of being passed over, Othello’s closest friend and best soldier uses his influence to make a deadly point.
“We live in a world that pretends it is accepting of others, while silently or overtly belittling people we do not understand, “ says TSP Artistic Director, Brandon Walker. “It is not just a black play – our ensemble is exploring this story as it relates to all of us today, particularly in our current climate of strained Arab/American relations. OTHELLO’s themes highlight a strong need for empathy with respect to all races, genders, economic classes and religious beliefs.”
This production of OTHELLO is visceral, immediate, and spoken in a way that anyone can understand.
CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM:
Starring Esther Chen, Erin Cronican*, John D’Arcangelo, Lex Daemon, Ian Moses Eaton*, Brisa Freitas, Logan Keeler, Daniel Michael Perez, Lila Smith*, Carla Torgrimson and Brandon Walker*. Understudies: Mary Ruth Baggott, Alex Witherow. (*=member of AEA).
Co-Directed by Brandon Walker and Erin Cronican. Original Music by Donna Kendall Stearns. Lighting Design by Duane Pagano. Assistant Directed by Mary Ruth Baggott.
WHO IS THE SEEING PLACE?
Now in its 6th Season, The Seeing Place is an actor-driven company: built by actors and managed by actors to be a base for actors who want to grow & hone their craft in a creative and supportive artistic home. We are forcefully committed to four elements of theatremaking: developing actors into thriving self-producers; honoring the craft of the actor’s process through rehearsal and into performance; bringing organic, “fully lived” storytelling to our community; and making theater accessible for all New Yorkers by keeping ticket prices low and affordable.
TICKETS:
www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=oth7DA
SPECIAL PRICE: Tickets Only $15
SHOW TIMES:
February 26-March 15, 2015
Tuesday-Saturday @ 7pm, Sunday @ 2pm
Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes plus 1 intermission
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PRESS CONTACT:
Erin Cronican, Managing Director
917-397-0978, or erin@seeingplacetheater.com
