We are in the busiest season of the Education Department√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s calendar: from the beginning of May through the first week in June thirteen schools will perform their rendition of The Merchant of Venice as a part of the World Theatre…
Last month, Peter and Katharine Darrow, members of our Brooklyn Leadership Council, hosted a house party in our honor in Brooklyn: √¢‚Ǩ≈ìA Taste of Italy and a Toast to Theatre for a New Audience.√¢‚Ǩ¬ù Enjoying prosecco and other Italian delights,…
Theatre for a New Audience√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s production of The Merchant of Venice had a remarkable reception from English theatre critics and audiences over its twelve performances at the Royal Shakespeare Company√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Theatre for a New Audience was…
The closing night party of Oliver Twist concluded our exploration of images of Jews as outsiders. What a production to round up the season! The clever √¢‚Ǩ≈ìpenny dreadful√¢‚Ǩ¬ù style set, designed by Rae Smith, captivated and, at times, startled audiences.…
Those of you who are a part of the information age have probably already stopped by our website√¢‚Ǩ¬¶.Shakespeare Works in Brooklyn will be getting its own website designed by Milton Glaser. In a few weeks the site will be live.…
After the success of last year√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s party, we are excited to bring back the Summer Bash.Get ready for another great night this summer celebrating Brooklyn talent and Theatre for a New Audience√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s move to the Cultural District. More information to…
Above: F. Murray Abraham, Saxon Palmer and Tom Nelis in The Merchant of Venice Left: Christian Camargo and Patrice Johnston in Coriolanus After an enormously successful run, the production of The Merchant of Venice will have an exciting second life.…
Our final show of the season continues to explore the portrayal of Jews in pre-20th Century European drama with the New York premiere of Oliver Twist. Like Shakespeare and Marlowe, Dickens positions his outsider figures √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú the orphan Oliver and…
Inaugurated last summer and working in close partnership with the City, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is a non-profit organization that has been created to promote the continued growth of Downtown Brooklyn as a viable mixed-use commercial, cultural, academic and residential…
We have often mentioned the various goings on of Brooklyn√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Dreamers. We also have another Brooklyn group called the Brooklyn Leadership Council. The BLC is a dynamic group of business, civic and cultural leaders who live or work in Brooklyn…