NEW YORK MAGAZINE: A 20th-Century Emperor Present But Not Seen

Outside view of the Theatre for a New Audience

By Sara Holdren

The Emperor, a two-performer meditation on the man-made mythos of power, is part Brechtian commentary, part clown show, part investigation of the last days of a real regime — that of the Ethiopian monarch Haile Selassie, whose four-decade reign ended when he was deposed in 1974 — and part playful, piercing allegory. It’s a concentrated, compelling piece of theater with a light touch, recently adapted by Colin Teevan from a 1978 book by the Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński.

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Access & Seating Info

Physical Access: There is level access into the lobby. An elevator provides access to all 3 levels of the theater.

Access Seating: Wheelchair labelled seats can be used for any access need, and the chair can be in place or removed. To arrange chair removal in advance or any other questions, please contact box office.

For this production, seating with no stairs includes: Orchestra center Row E, Orchestra sides Row A (200s+300s), and all Mezzanine and Balcony seats.

Mezzanine Row B seats are taller chairs (approximately bar stool height).

Hearing enhancement: Assistive Listening Devices can be collected from the lobby usher in front of the box office before the show.

Open Caption performance: Sunday, September 27th at 2pm. Choose any seating with ‘OC’ in the seating chart to best see the screen.

Box Office contact: email us at tickets@tfana.org or call 646-553-3880.