“A pianist practices day after day for the muscles that guide his fingers to become so flexible that we can begin to speak of the art of piano playing. Actors do exercises to develop their bodies but this has no meaning…
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This year’s Obie Awards ceremony featured awards for Theatre for a New Audience, director Arin Arbus, actor Kecia Lewis, and designer Riccardo Hernandez. Theatre for a New Audience received The Ross Wetzsteon Award for “exceptional enterprise in its approach to…
The Village talks to the 2017 Obie Award winners, including The Skin of Our Teeth actor Kecia Lewis and director Arin Arbus, about making theatre in today’s political climate. Click Here to read the full article.
The Village Voice talks to The Skin of Our Teeth set designer Riccardo Hernandez, winner of a 2017 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Set Design, about his design for Thornton Wilder’s classic play. Click Here to read…
“★★★★…Astute…playful…with no shortage of compassion…a haunting exploration of what can happen when morality becomes law…In an age of outrage, this revelatory Measure for Measure is a cry for hope and reconciliation.” – Diane Snyder, Time Out New York, Critic’s Pick
“Gorgeous…This Measure for Measure soars just as it should into that uniquely Shakespearean plane where absolutely opposing philosophies are given equally compelling expression.” – Jesse Green, The New York Times
“There is so much to love in this production. Cara Ricketts is an incandescent Isabella. She delivers a mesmerizing performance. Jonathan Cake is a charismatic Duke. And Thomas Jay Ryan brings depth and nuance to the role of Angelo. Simon Godwin directs…
MEASURE FOR MEASURE is “a taut and illuminating production…Jonathan Cake glides through his role as the Duke with giddy charm while Thomas Jay Ryan’s Angelo smoothly shifts from rigid zealot to man smitten with Isabella…Cara Ricketts’ virtuous Isabella never breaks.…