November 20, 2006
LAByrinth Theater Company Announces The 2006 Barn Series Festival
Reservation Line Opens to the Public Today, November 20 at 3pm
“KNIVES & OTHER SHARP OBJECTS” BY RAÚL CASTILLO,
DIRECTED BY FELIX SOLIS
“PENALTIES & INTEREST” BY REBECCA COHEN, DIRECTED BY PAULA PIZZI
“SAM’S COMING” BY KIA CORTHRON, DIRECTED BY SARAH SIDMAN
“THE WILD INSIDE” BY CUSI CRAM, DIRECTED BY MIMI O’DONNELL
“A VIEW FROM 151ST STREET” BY BOB GLAUDINI, DIRECTED BY PETER DuBOIS
“UNTITLED” WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS
“SWEET STORM” BY SCOTT HUDSON, DIRECTED BY PADRAIC LILLIS
“THE HISTORY OF INVULNERABILITY” BY DAVID BAR KATZ,
DIRECTED BY JOHN GOULD RUBIN
“THE REST OF YOUR LIFE” BY MEGAN MOSTYN-BROWN,
DIRECTED BY MEREDITH McDONOUGH
“BECOMING JACK” BY JUSTIN REINSILBER,
DIRECTED BY ELIZABETH CANAVAN
LAByrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz and Executive Director Steve Asher) has announced their lineup for The Seventh Annual Barn Series Festival, which will be presented in the 102-seat Shiva Theater at The Public from December 2 to December 20, 2006. It will include Knives & Other Sharp Objects by Raúl Castillo, Penalties & Interest by Rebecca Cohen, Sam’s Coming by Kia Corthron, The Wild Inside by Cusi Cram, A View from 151st Street by Bob Glaudini, Untitled by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Sweet Storm by Scott Hudson, The History of Invulnerability by David Bar Katz, The Rest of Your Life by Megan Mostyn-Brown and Becoming Jack by Justin Reinsilber.
All readings are FREE and open to the public at the Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street). Reservations are required and can be obtained by calling 212-513-1012 or emailing barnseriesRSVP@labtheater.org. All requests will be filled in the order they are received and are on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVPs will receive an email or phone call confirming reservations. The reservation line opens today, Monday, November 20th at 3pm.
The Barn Series Festival features projects originally work-shopped at the annual Summer Intensive, and is the next stage of play development at LAByrinth Theater Company. The plays, each rehearsed for 15 hours, are usually presented twice and typically feature the same cast and director as at the Intensive, while the playwrights are active participants in the process. While it is a reading series (so actors hold scripts), many Barn Series projects have added production values such as sound, lighting, and blocking. The aim of the Series 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 allows artists to assess how general New York audiences connect with the work, and gives them a valuable opportunity to further shape and refine the play as a step towards full production. Some presentations are followed by talkbacks so artists can hear direct responses and reactions. LAByrinth’s aim is also to share with our New York community original works of great promise that truly reflect the city’s rainbow of cultures. The Barn Series Festival is open to the public and presented free of charge.
BARN SERIES SCHEDULE
“KNIVES & OTHER SHARP OBJECTS”
By Raúl Castillo
Directed by Felix Solis
December 11th and 13th at 8pm
Two sisters. One bloody hand. Three orphans on the lam. Can Texas handle this much love?
“PENALTIES & INTEREST”
By Rebecca Cohen
Directed by Paula Pizzi
December 6th and 9th at 8pm
In this dark comedy, the insular existence of office life is a Petri dish for contemporary society where Lollie, Lyle and Amy try to keep their heads above water, and their boss Dick bobs up when they least expect it
“SAM’S COMING”
By Kia Corthron
Directed by Sarah Sidman
December 7th and 8th at 8pm
A new play.
“THE WILD INSIDE”
By Cusi Cram
Directed by Mimi O’Donnell
December 3rd and 5th at 8pm
Can people really change? A peculiar “family”, an ancient tortoise, and a tour guide in stilettos try their luck at transformation on an outer island of the Galapagos. And it gets wild. Inside and out.
“A VIEW FROM 151st STREET”
By Bob Glaudini
Directed by Peter DuBois
December 17th and 20th at 8pm
Life and death on 151st Street. Bob Glaudini’s LAB productions include Dutch Heart of Man and the upcoming Jack Goes Boating also directed by Peter DuBois.
“UNTITLED”
Written & Directed by Stephen Adly Guirgis whose past LAB productions include The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, In Arabia We’d All Be Kings, Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train, Our Lady of 121st Street.
December 18th at 7pm and 9pm
“SWEET STORM”
By Scott Hudson
Directed by Padraic Lillis
December 10th and 12th at 8pm
A love story: young lovers (of course), a great oak tree, some clouds, heavy rain and wind.
“THE HISTORY OF INVULNERABILITY”
By David Bar Katz
Directed by John Gould Rubin
December 15th and 19th at 8pm
In the early 1940’s there was one Jew powerful enough to single-handedly challenge the Nazis: Kal El, aka Superman. This is the story of Superman creator Jerry Siegel and his tumultuous relationship with his legendary comic-book character and the tale of a little boy in Birkenau who believes he will survive because Superman is on his way to liberate the camp.
“THE REST OF YOUR LIFE”
By Megan Mostyn-Brown
Directed by Meredith McDonough
December 14th and 16th at 8pm
Dizzy ditches NYC for her small hometown to figure out the mess that is her life. A freak snowstorm, her best friend’s crumbling marriage, the genius kid she baby-sits and the stockboy at the local market make things more complicated. It seems everyone is on the edge of something but no one knows what to do next.
“BECOMING JACK”
By Justin Reinsilber
Directed by Elizabeth Canavan
December 2nd and 4th at 8pm
Jack smokes too much. Jack does too many drugs. Jack steals a little and owes much more. Jacks Mom is gonna die. These are the facts. Jack can’t change the facts. His challenge, should he accept it, is to change himself.
LAByrinth Theater Company celebrates its 15th Anniversary during this 2006-2007 season, proudly continuing its residency at The Public Theater. 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, LAByrinth today is comprised of almost 100 established and emerging theater artists from a wide array of cultural perspectives. An inclusive, multicultural ensemble that encourages all members to write, act, direct, and design, LAByrinth supports multidisciplinary growth and exploration in the creation of daring new work that celebrates the diversity of its New York City home. Over the last fifteen years, LAByrinth has developed hundreds of plays and staged 44 productions in New York City. Learn more about LAByrinth at labtheater.org.
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