Friday, September 16, 2011

Season of Family Friendly Theater Kicks of at The Old Vic

The New Victory Theater, 209 West 42nd St., NYC., will open its season with The Little Prince by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, a stage adaptation of the beloved French fable by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, which will run from October 1 through 16. Produced by Bristol Riverside Theatre, Cummins and Scoullar’s The Little Prince will feature actors alongside life-size puppets built by Monkey Boys Productions of Sesame Street, Avenue Q and Little Shop of Horrors fame and designed by Emmy Award-winner and Muppet Workshop member Michael Schupbach.
Stranded in the desert after crash landing, a pilot awakens to the sound of an inquisitive little voice asking for, please, a picture. A new friendship thus begins and the pilot discovers how the little prince has traveled from planet to planet, exploring the mysteries of grown-ups and the stars, searching for what is most important in life. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's story becomes an enthralling theatrical event with interplanetary projections and personality-packed puppets. Stretching the imagination in endless enchanting directions, The Little Prince reminds us that "it is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye."
Cummins & Scoullar’s The Little Prince is directed by Susan D. Atkinson; set is designed by Tom Gleeson and costumes are designed by Millie Hiibel. Lighting and sound is by Ryan O’Gara and William Neal, respectively. The cast features Lenny C. Haas as the Aviator alongside puppeteers and performers Eileen Cella, Carol Anne Raffa, Michael Schupbach and Robert Smythe.



Photo credit: Meghan Moore
N.Y. PREMIERE
The Complete World of Sports (abridged)
Reduced Shakespeare Company Sonoma, CA

The New Victory Theater

October 21 – November 6

It's "game on!" when the beloved “Bad Boys of Abridgement” return to the New Vic stage with the newest addition to their playbook. Featuring Reed Martin, Matt Rippy and Austin Tichenor, who presented The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) at The New Victory in 2010, the Reduced Shakespeare Company answers some of life's more daunting questions: Is bowling actually a sport? How about poker or competitive eating? Who invented curling? And perhaps most vexing, can Muggles really play Quidditch? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, no sport—real or imagined—is safe from spoof when the lunacy of sports collides with ludicrous wit in The Complete World of Sports (abridged).

Performance Schedule

*indicates Talk-back following the performance. # indicates signed performances.

Fri 10/21 7pm

Sat 10/22 2pm, 7pm

Sun 10/23 12pm, 5pm

Fri 10/28 7pm*

Sat 10/29 2pm, 7pm

Sun 10/30 12pm, 5pm

Fri 11/4 7pm#

Sat 11/5 2pm, 7pm

Sun 11/6 12pm, 5pm

Ticket Information

Tickets for The Complete World of Sports (abridged) at The New Victory Theater (209 West 42nd Street) cost $25, $18, $12 and $9 for Members and $38, $28, $18 and $14 for Non-members based on seat locations. Theater-goers who buy tickets for three or more New Vic shows qualify for free Membership benefits, including up to 35-percent savings.

On sale now for all shows of the 2011-2012 Season:

ONLINE at NewVictory.org

BY PHONE at 646-223-3010; Sunday – Wednesday, 11 am-5 pm; Thursday – Saturday, 11 am-7 pm

IN PERSON at The New Victory Theater Box Office (209 West 42nd Street); Sunday & Monday 11 am-5 pm; Tuesday-Saturday 12 pm-7 pm
 
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Lauren Yarger has written, directed and produced numerous shows and special events for both secular and Christian audiences. She co-wrote a Christian musical version of “A Christmas Carol” which played to sold-out audiences of over 3,000 in Vermont and was awarded the Vermont Bessie (theater and film awards) for “People’s Choice for Theatre.” She also has written two other dinner theaters, sketches for church services and devotions for Christian artists. Her play concept, "From Reel to Real: The Jennifer O'Neill Story" was presented as part of the League of professional Theatre Women's Julia's reading Room Series in New York. Shifting from reviewing to producing, Yarger owns Gracewell Productions, which produced the Table Reading Series at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT. She trained for three years in the Broadway League’s Producer Development Program, completed the Commercial Theater Institute's Producing Intensive and other training and produced a one-woman musical about Mary Magdalene that toured nationally and closed with an off-Broadway run. She was a Fellow at the National Critics Institute at the O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. She wrote reviews of Broadway and Off-Broadway theater (the only ones you can find in the US with an added Christian perspective) at http://reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com/.

She is editor of The Connecticut Arts Connection (http://ctarts.blogspot.com), an award-winning website featuring theater and arts news for the state. She was a contributing editor for BroadwayWorld.com. She previously served as theater reviewer for the Manchester Journal-Inquirer, Connecticut theater editor for CurtainUp.com and as Connecticut and New York reviewer for American Theater Web.

She is a Co-Founder of the Connecticut Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women. She is a former vice president and voting member of The Drama Desk.

She is a freelance writer and playwright (member Dramatists Guild of America). She is a member if the The Outer Critics Circle (producer of the annual awards ceremony) and a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women, serving as Co-Founder of the Connecticut Chapter. Yarger was a book reviewer for Publishers Weekly A former newspaper editor and graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, Yarger also worked in arts management for the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and served for nine years as the Executive Director of Masterwork Productions, Inc. She lives with her husband in West Granby, CT. They have two adult children.

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