Contact:
Rick Miramontez /Philip Carrubba
rick@oandmco.com /
philip@oandmco.com
11 November 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
L A B Y R I N T H T H E A T E R C O M P A N Y
ANNOUNCES TWO FREE STAGED-READING FESTIVALS
OF NEW PLAYS IN DEVELOPMENT
2007 BARN SERIES FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER 27 – DECEMBER 15
L I V E N U D E P L A Y S!
DECEMBER 16 & 17
BARN SERIES FEATURES TEN NEW PLAYS BY STEPHEN BELBER,
RAÚL CASTILLO, ELIZABETH CANAVAN AND SALVATORE INZERILLO, REBECCA COHEN, GIAN DIDONNA, DAVID BAR KATZ,
BRETT C. LEONARD, LYNN NOTTAGE, MELISSA ROSS, KOHL SUDDUTH
LIVE NUDE PLAYS FEATURES FOUR NEW WORKS BY
DAVID ANZUELO, EISA DAVIS, RON CEPHAS JONES, MICHAEL PUZZO
ROSTER OF DIRECTORS FOR BOTH FESTIVALS INCLUDES
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, SALVATORE INZERILLO, DAVID BAR KATZ PADRAIC LILLIS, MIMI O’DONNELL, JOHN GOULD RUBIN, FELIX SOLIS,
PAULA PIZZI, SARAH SIDMAN, LUCIE TIBERGHIEN, KATE WHORISKEY
New York, NY (November 12, 2007) –
LAByrinth Theater Company
(John Ortiz, Artistic Director; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Co-Artistic
Director; John Gould Rubin, Co-Artistic Director & Executive
Director), in its fifth season of residency at The Public
Theater, has announced the lineup for two development festivals
of free staged readings!
The Barn Series Festival Tuesday, November 27, 2007 through Saturday, December 15, 2007 and
Live Nude Plays Sunday December 16 & Monday December 17, 2007, both at
The Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street).
All readings are FREE and open to the public.
Readings will occur in the LuEsther Hall at The Public Theater (425
Lafayette Street). Reservations are not necessary and
seating will be general admission on a first-come, first-served basis per performance. Patrons should arrive at the theater 1/2 hour before the performance they would like to attend.
> > > > >
The Barn Series Festival and Live Nude Plays feature projects
originally work-shopped at LAByrinth's annual Summer Intensive, and
represent the next stage of play development at LAByrinth Theater
Company. While each is a reading series (actors hold scripts in
hand), many projects have added production values such as sound,
lighting, and blocking. The aim of the readings is to nurture new
works at differing stages of development, so each piece is presented in
the manner that best serves its needs.
The Barn Series features plays that are more traditional or realistic
in structure whereas Live Nude plays features work that is more
experimental in form or presentation. Each festival allows artists to
assess how general New York audiences connect with the work, and gives
them a valuable opportunity to further shape and refine it as a step
towards full production, while giving audiences the opportunity to
participate in the development of original theater and see LAByrinth's
future seasonal productions in their nascent stages.
BARN SERIES SCHEDULE
Knives & Other Sharp Objects
By Raúl Castillo
Directed by Felix Solis
November 27 & 29 at 8pm
Philip Roth in Khartoum
By David Bar Katz
Directed by John Gould Rubin
November 28 & 30 at 8pm
A Sinister Man
By Gian DiDonna
Directed by Paula Pizzi
December 1 & 6 at 8pm
The Long Red Road
By Brett C. Leonard
Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
December 2 at 8pm
Ruined
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Kate Whoriskey
December 3 at 8pm
Fault Lines
By Stephen Belber
Directed by Lucie Tiberghien
December 5 & 7 at 8pm
For Dear Life
By Melissa Ross
Directed by Mimi O’Donnell
December 8 & 12 at 8pm
Switzerland
By Rebecca Cohen
Directed by John Gould Rubin
December 10 at 7pm & 9pm
Lady Luck
By Elizabeth Canavan and Salvatore Inzerillo
Directed by Mimi O’Donnell
December 11 & 14 at 8pm
Dead Letters
By Kohl Sudduth
Directed by Padraic Lillis
December 13 & 15 at 8pm
LIVE NUDE PLAYS SCHEDULE
Six Minutes
Written by Eisa Davis
Directed by Sarah Sidman
December 16 at 7pm
Killing / Play
Written and Directed by David Anzuelo
Music by Cristian Amigo
December 16 at 10pm
Guaranteed Second Base
Written by Michael Puzzo
Directed by David Bar Katz
December 17 at 7pm
Able Man
Written by Ron Cephas Jones
Directed by Salvatore Inzerillo
December 17 at 10pm
LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY was
founded in 1992 by a group of actors who wanted to push their artistic
limits, hone their craft, and create new plays that truly reflected
their heritage and experience. Today, LAByrinth is comprised of almost
100 established and emerging theater artists from a wide array of
cultural perspectives. Led by
Artistic Director John Ortiz,
co-Artistic Director Philip Seymour Hoffman and
co-Artistic Director and Executive Director John Gould Rubin,
the inclusive, multicultural ensemble encourages all members to write,
act, direct, and design, and supports multidisciplinary growth and
exploration in the creation of daring new work that celebrates the
diversity of its New York City home.
Currently presenting its 16th Season, LAByrinth is in residence at The
Public Theater. Remaining productions this season include: the
world premiere of
UNCONDITIONAL by Brett C. Leonard, directed by Mark Wing-Davey; and two developmental productions:
Penalties & Interest by Rebecca Cohen, directed by John Gould Rubin and
Sweet Storm
by Scott Hudson, directed by Padraic Lillis. Over the years, LAByrinth
has developed hundreds of plays and staged 48 productions in New York
City. Learn more about LAByrinth at
labtheater.org.
