'TONGS AND BONES SHAKESPEARE' OPENING NIGHT AT TNC"PHOTOS (9/1/2024) by Robert Shuman

(Photographer:  Frank Farrell)

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:05pm on September 2, 2024☆⚑

BETTE BOURNE, SEPT. 22, 1939 TO AUG. 23, 2024 by Robert Shuman

(by Mark L. Hannay; via Jonathan Slaff.) English "Radical Drag" Actor and Gay Rights Activist, Beloved by Downtown New York Theater Audiences, Dies at Age 84 Bette Bourne, the founder and dr…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:17pm on August 29, 2024☆⚑

TNC STREET THEATER, 8/17, AT ST. MARKS: "THE SOCIALIZATION OF A SOCIAL WORKER," BY CRYSTAL FIELD (PHOTOS) by Robert Shuman

"The Socialization of a Social Worker," by Crystal Field, starting 8/3 through 9/15. FULL SCHEDULE Sat, 8/3 @ 2:00 PM " MANHATTAN: Outside Theater for the New City at E. 10th St. & First…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:09pm on August 19, 2024☆⚑

'TONGS AND BONES SHAKESPEARE'"OUR PRESS RELEASE, CAST, AND FLYER by Robert Shuman

Dear Colleagues and Friends, I am very happy to be writing to you about Theater for the New City's world premiere of my very own work, "Tongs and Bones Shakespeare: Tempestuous Amusements, I…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:10am on August 10, 2024☆⚑

'TONGS AND BONES SHAKESPEARE'"MEET THE CAST (AT THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY: 9/1 at 8pm, WED., 9/4 at 6:30pm, FRI., 9/6 at 6:30pm, SUN., 9/8 at 8p by Robert Shuman

(Credit for art: Fight Over the Breeches; Gift of Louis E. Shecter, 1972, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.)

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:04am on August 4, 2024☆⚑

DREAM UP FESTIVAL, 2024: 17 PLAYS, REAL INSPIRATION (THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY, 8/25-9/15) by Robert Shuman

Stage Voice's Bob Shuman will have a play running at TNC'S DREAM UP FESTIVAL, but don't settle for just one, there are 16 more shows to choose from.  "Tongs and Bones Shakespeare: Tempest…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:19pm on August 1, 2024☆⚑

CRYSTAL FIELD AND TNC STREET THEATER 2024 by Robert Shuman

The legendary Crystal Field will be touring New York City boroughs with "The Socialization of a Social Worker," starting 8/3 through 9/15.  Her unmissable street theater, a yearly staple …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:55am on July 28, 2024☆⚑

PHOTOS: 'LITTLE WOMEN' AT THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM, HO-HO-KUS, N.J. by Robert Shuman

(From the production, Saturday & Sunday, July 20th & 21st, 2024; credit: Frank Farrell.) QR Code for Little Women program:

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:53pm on July 22, 2024☆⚑

RICHARD EYRE:  THE PLAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: 'COMEDIANS GOT ME THE JOB RUNNING THE NATIONAL THEATRE' by Robert Shuman

(Eyre's article appeared in the Guardian, 7/17; as told to Lindesay Irvine. Photo: Jimmy Jewel, Dave Hill and Jonathan Pryce in Comedians at the National Theatre in 1975. Photograph: Dona…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:05pm on July 17, 2024☆⚑

CARYL CHURCHILL: 'LOVE AND INFORMATION' (LISTEN NOW ON BBC RADIO DRAMA ON 3) by Robert Shuman

Love and Information Listen  Drama on 3 The first audio production of Caryl Churchill's insightful drama about human relationships in the post-information age. Love and Information is a v…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 8:51pm on July 16, 2024☆⚑

'LITTLE WOMEN' AT THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM, HO-HO-KUS, N.J.: THE PLAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 20TH & 21ST, 2024 7PM by Robert Shuman

Visit The Hermitage Directions to The Hermitage 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 From Rt. 17: Take the Hollywood Avenue exit. Bear left after exiting, following signs for …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:34pm on July 14, 2024☆⚑

ANNA DEAVERE SMITH/ 'THIS GHOST OF SLAVERY': A SOLO READING by Robert Shuman

(Premiered Jul 8, 2024; Illustration: The Atlantic) Anna Deavere Smith Listen Award-winning actress, playwright, and professor Anna Deavere Smith explores performance as a way of knowing in …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:13pm on July 10, 2024☆⚑

HOMEGROWN SHAKESPEARE: 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' (RIVER'S EDGE THEATRE CO) by Robert Shuman

HOMEGROWN SHAKESPEARE: A Midsummer Night's Dream Directed by Jessica Irons Shakespeare never looked so sustainable! Earth conscious actors are assigned their roles 30 days before the perform…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:01pm on July 9, 2024☆⚑

RUSSIA AIMING TO DESTROY UKRAINE'S CULTURAL IDENTITY by Robert Shuman

(Jason Jay Smart's article appeared in the Kyiv Post, 7/7.) Incredibly, due to years of Russian occupation, many Ukrainian soldiers do not recognize some of the "classic" Ukrainian songs tha…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:36pm on July 8, 2024☆⚑

O, CANADA! THE BARD IS RIBBED AND REVERED AT ONTARIO'S STRATFORD FESTIVAL by Robert Shuman

(Chris Wiegand's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/28; Photo: God, I hate Shakespeare … Mark Uhre as Nick Bottom in Something Rotten! Photograph: Ann Baggley.) The side-splitting Some…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:58pm on July 6, 2024☆⚑

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WORLD'S BIGGEST THEATRE FESTIVAL by Robert Shuman

(Eve Jackson's, Olivia Salazar-Winspear's, Marion Cheval's, Natacha Milleret's , Solène Clausse's, and Magali Faure's report appeared on France24, 7/4/2024.) Culture reporter Olivia Salazar…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:06pm on July 5, 2024☆⚑

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY, 7/2/2024 by Robert Shuman

On 7/2/2024, Director Frank Farrell and playwright Bob Shuman went for a 1:00pm meeting with Dream Up Festival director, Michael Scott-Price, at Theater for the New City (TNC) to have a walk…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:40pm on July 4, 2024☆⚑

ISMAIL KADARE, GIANT OF ALBANIAN LITERATURE, DIES AGED 88 by Robert Shuman

(Richard Lea's article appeared in the Guardian, 7/1;  Photo: Ismail Kadare, pictured in 2005. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian.) His allegorical stories, informed by life under …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:05pm on July 1, 2024☆⚑

DOUBLE BILL DEBUTS: DOGTEAM THEATRE OPENS WITH FORNÉS AND COLLIER (7/9-8/4) by Robert Shuman

(via David Gibbs, DARR Publicity) Dogteam Theatre Project launches its inaugural Off-Broadway season with two world premieres. "La Viuda," by Cuban American pioneer María Irene Fornés, e…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:27pm on June 27, 2024☆⚑

NEW YORK THEATER VETERAN STAGES STRINDBERG'S "MISS JULIE" IN ROARING TWENTIES SETTING by Robert Shuman

Don't miss a fresh take on classic drama, June 27 to July 7, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 3:00 PM. Theater for the New City is presenting August Strindberg Rep's …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:40pm on June 24, 2024☆⚑

'TONGS AND BONES SHAKESPEARE' BY BOB SHUMAN:  TALKING WITH . . . by Robert Shuman

In May, when director Frank Farrell began working with playwright Bob Shuman on staging Tongs and Bones Shakespeare"coming to Theater for the New City, as part of the Dream Up Festival (at t…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:35pm on June 23, 2024☆⚑

'THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR' OFFERS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT SHAKESPEARE WAS NOT ITS AUTHOR by Robert Shuman

(Jacobi's and Anderson's article appeared in the Guardian, 6/13; Photo/ illustrations: Relentless in his self-satire … Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Photograph: Alamy.) Derek Jac…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:03pm on June 21, 2024☆⚑

IAN MCKELLEN HOSPITALIZED AFTER FALLING OFF STAGE DURING WEST END PERFORMANCE by Robert Shuman

(Ethan Shanfeld's article appeared in Variety, 6/17. Photo:  Ian McKellen plays John Falstaff in Player Kings. Photograph: Manuel Harlanthe Guardian.) Ian McKellen was hospitaliz…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:06pm on June 17, 2024☆⚑

TONY AWARD WINNERS 2024: THE FULL LIST by Robert Shuman

(Rachel Sherman's article appeared in The New York Times, 6/17. Photo: Mashable SEA.) The Tony Awards were held on Sunday at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater in New York City. Maleah J…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:06am on June 17, 2024☆⚑

FIELDING'S 'TOM JONES' (LISTEN NOW ON BBC RADIO 4"IN OUR TIME"DISCUSSION PROGRAM) by Robert Shuman

Listen In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss "The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling" (1749) by Henry Fielding (1707-1754), one of the most influential of the early English novels and a…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:17pm on June 16, 2024☆⚑