Cast Announced for MUSE OF FIRE at Redtwist Theatre
by Marissa Sblendorio
- Feb 3, 2016
In Auschwitz, 1942, Jewish prisoners took it upon themselves at grave personal risk to perform comedy. This is their story, as one group struggles to perform a farce based on the first great anti-Semitic tragedy of the 20th century: the infamous Dreyfus Affair. As the play goes on, and dark secrets begin to emerge about the reason for its performance, those performing must ask themselves, can comedy truly have meaning in the face of horror? Who really has the last laugh?
Cast Announced for MUSE OF FIRE at Redtwist Theatre
by Tyler Peterson
- Dec 9, 2015
In Auschwitz, 1942, Jewish prisoners took it upon themselves at grave personal risk to perform comedy. This is their story, as one group struggles to perform a farce based on the first great anti-Semitic tragedy of the 20th century: the infamous Dreyfus Affair. As the play goes on, and dark secrets begin to emerge about the reason for its performance, those performing must ask themselves, can comedy truly have meaning in the face of horror? Who really has the last laugh?
Spartan Theatre Company Presents A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY, 11/07-23
by Sally Henry Fuller
- Sep 14, 2014
Spartan Theatre Company presents Tony Kushner's early masterpiece A Bright Room Called Day, November 7-23. A group of friends in 1930s Germany are caught up in the rise of the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler's ascent to power. Meanwhile, an American woman in the 1980s shares a similar set of concerns during the Reagan administration. Directed by Laura Elleseg, this production looks at how history changes-and how it stays the same.
Van Hughes Joins Sketch Fest's FUCT 6/11 At UCB
by BWW
News Desk
- Jun 11, 2010
Late night comedy troupe FUCT (www.fuctnyc.com) will take on one of six coveted solo performance slots in this year's Sketchfest NYC, on Friday, June 11th at 12am (Midnight), at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, 307 West 26th Street, NY, NY.
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