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FALL FORUM 2009 Opportunity Knocks: Proactive Leadership in a “Wait and See” World November 6–8, 2009 New York City NYC AREA PRODUCTIONS We strongly encourage you to attend productions at any of the New York area TCG member theatres while you are in town for the Forum. The following theatres provided information to us about their current productions and are offering special discount ticket prices to Fall Forum participants; please remember to use the discount code, if one is provided, when placing your order. The Barrow Group Website: www.barrowgroup.org Fax: 212-760-2962 B.O. Website: , www.smarttix.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 212-760-2615 The Thickness of Skin By Clare McIntyre, directed by Jacob White In this American Premiere, McIntyre asks ‘in what ways are we responsible to help our fellow human beings’? She highlights the humorous and humanistic side of life while encouraging us each to reflect and perhaps transform. The Barrow Group - TBG Studio Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 3rd Floor at 8th Avenue Show times & Prices: Offering discount – use code TCG15 Saturday, 11/7 @ 8:00 p.m. ($15) Sunday, 11/8 @ 3:00 p.m. ($15) Sunday, 11/8 @ 8:00 p.m. ($15) Castillo Theatre Website: www.castillo.org Fax: 212-941-8340 Phone: 212-941-1234 Email: [email protected] Safe at Third (or Josh Gibson Don't Bunt) By Fred Newman, directed by Fred Newman Four historical figures — Albert Einstein; the great Negro League slugger Josh Gibson, Otto René Castillo, the martyred Guatemalan poet and revolutionary; and the legendary aviator Amelia Earhart — find themselves stranded at third base with no way home in this whimsical fantasy. Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42nd Street Show times & Prices: Offering 40% of discount Saturday, 11/7 @ 7:30 p.m. ($35 (before discount)) Sunday, 11/8 @ 2:00 p.m. ($35 (before discount)) Cherry Lane Theatre Website: www.cherrylanetheatre.org Phone: 212-989-2020 The Lady With All The Answers By David Rambo, directed by B.J. Jones With wit, charm, and chutzpah, Ann Landers provided millions of Americans their daily dose of advice, etiquette, and encouragement. And for nearly half a century, one Eppie Lederer was Ann Landers. With both grace and a touching vulnerability, two-time Tony Award winner Judith Ivey’s Landers is a tribute and celebration of a cultural icon. Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street off of 7th Ave. South Show times & Prices: Offering $5 off regular ticket prices – use code LADY09 Thursday, 11/5 @ 8:00 p.m. ($41) Saturday, 11/7 @ 8:00 p.m. ($51) Sunday, 11/8 @ 3:00 p.m. ($41) Classic Stage Company Website: www.classicstage.org Phone: 212-352-3101 THE AGE OF IRON By From William Shakespeare’s Troilus & Cressida, adapted & directed by Brian Kulick This epic retelling of the Trojan War, drawn from the works of two of the most dynamic Elizabethan playwrights, takes us from the rape of Helen to the sack of Troy. Together these two authors create a grand Elizabethan Iliad that brings Homer’s long lost world vividly to life. Classic Stage company, 136 East 13th Street (bewteeen 3rd and 4th Avenues) Show times & Prices: Offering discount – use code TCGFALL Saturday, 11/7 @ 8:00 p.m. ($37.50) Sunday, 11/8 @ 2:00 p.m. ($37.50) Sunday, 11/8 @ 7:00 p.m. ($37.50) The Pearl Theatre Company Website: www.pearltheatre.org B.O. Website: www.nycitycenter.org Phone: 212-581-1212 THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD By J.M. Synge, directed by J.R. Sullivan J. M. Synge's eccentric, high-spirited comedy celebrates the grand poetry and reckless abandon of the Irish imagination. Starring Obie-winner Sean McNall and introducing Lee Stark. CITY CENTER STAGE II, WEST 55TH ST BET. 6TH AND 7TH Show times & Prices: Offering discount – use code COR (box office and phone) or 5348 (web) Thursday, 11/5 @ 7:30 p.m. ($40) Saturday, 11/7 @ 7:30 p.m. ($50) Sunday, 11/8 @ 2:30 p.m. ($50) Playwrights Horizons Website: www.playwrightshorizons.org Phone: (212) 279-4200 Circle Mirror Transformation By Annie Baker, directed by Sam Gold When four lost New Englanders enrolled in Marty’s community center drama class experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. Annie Baker’s new comedy is a beautifully crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley quintet. Playwrights Horizons Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) Show times & Prices: Offering discount – use code CMCG Thursday, 11/5 @ 7:30 p.m. ($35-$50) Saturday, 11/7 @ 7:30 p.m. ($35-$50) Sunday, 11/8 @ 2:00 p.m. ($35-$50) Sunday, 11/8 @ 7:00 p.m. ($35-$50) This By Melissa James Gibson, directed by Daniel Aukin Jane is not okay. She’s a promising poet without a muse, a single mother without lessons to pass along. Her dating life’s in shambles, and her helpful friends are only helping make things more complicated. This bright, witty, un-romantic comedy captures the uncertain steps of a circle of friends backing their way into middle age. Playwrights Horizons Mainstage Theater, 416 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) Show times & Prices: Offering discount – use code CMCG Saturday, 11/7 @ 8:00 p.m. ($40-$65) Sunday, 11/8 @ 2:30 p.m. ($40-$65) Sunday, 11/8 @ 8:00 p.m. ($40-$65) Repertorio Español Website: www.repertorio.org Fax: 212-225-9085 Phone: 212-225-9920 Email: [email protected] Captain Pantoja & The Special Service By Mario Vargas Llosa / Jorge Alí Triana, directed by Jorge Alí Triana A musical adaptation of this outrageous novel about the Peruvian Army's endeavors to start a visiting service of women for the garrison, by one of Latin America's most renowned writers. Presented in Spanish with live simultaneous English translation. Repertorio Español, 138 East 27th Street New York, NY 10016 (between Lexington and Third Avenues) Show times & Prices: Offering discount – use code TCGFALL Saturday, 11/7 @ 8:00 p.m. ($15 tickets (Reg. $25-$60)) Sunday, 11/8 @ 2:30 p.m. ($15 tickets (Reg. $25-$60)) Sunday, 11/8 @ 6:30 p.m. ($15 tickets (Reg. $25-$60)) Thalia Spanish Theatre Website: www.thaliatheatre.org Fax: 718-729-3388 Phone: 718-729-3880 Email: [email protected] The Best of the Best of Colombia! Directed by Armando Moreno An exuberant program of music and dance from Colombia and Latin America. With Mestizo Dance Company and its Grupo Musical. Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Avenue, Long Island City, Queens - between 41st and 42nd Streets Show times & Prices: Offering discount – use code TCG2010 Saturday, 11/7 @ 8:00 p.m. $25 Sunday, 11/8 @ 4:00 p.m. ($30) Women's Project Website: www.womensproject.org B.O. Website: www.broadwayoffers.com Phone: 212-947-8844 OR, By Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Wendy McClellan A world premiere comedy starring Maggie Siff (Mad Men; Sons of Anarchy), Andy Paris and Kelly Hutchinson. In OR, Aphra Behn is getting out of the spy trade and into showbiz, if only she can write her play without interruptions from her love life. Julia Miles Theater, 424 West 55th Street, between 9th & 10th Avenues. Show times & Prices: Offering discount – use code OR4WPF Thursday, 11/5 @ 8:00 p.m. ($32) Saturday, 11/7 @ 8:00 p.m. ($32) Sunday, 11/8 @ 3:00 p.m. ($32) The following are TCG member theatres that we know also have productions running during the Fall Forum: Ensemble Studio Theatre La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club Website: www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org Website: www.lamama.org Phone: (212) 247-4982 Phone: (212) 475-7710 Octoberfest: A Festival of New Works-in-Progress A Quarreling Pair from EST Member Artists Aphids Puppet Theatre of Australia Here Arts Center Lincoln Center Theater Website: www.here.org Website: www.lct.org Phone: (212) 352-3101 Phone: (212) 239-6200 The Lily's Revenge In the Next Room, or the vibrator play By Taylor Mac, directed by Paul Zimet, Rachel Chavkin, By Sarah Ruhl, music by Jonathan Bell, directed by Les Faye Driscoll, Aaron Rhyne, David Drake and Kristin Walters. Marting Broke-ology By Nathan Louis Jackson, directed by Thomas Kail Manhattan Theatre Club Roundabout Theatre Company Website: www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com Website: www.roundabouttheatre.org Phone: (212) 947-8844 Phone: (212) 719-1300 The Royal Family After Miss Julie By George S. Kaufman & Edna Ferber, directed by Doug By Patrick Marber, directed by Mark Brokaw Hughes Ordinary Days Nightingale Music by Adam Gwon, directed by Marc Bruni By Lynn Redgrave, directed by Joseph Hardy The Understudy By Theresa Rebeck, directed by Scott Ellis New Georges Website: www.newgeorges.org Second Stage Theatre Phone: 646-336-8077 Website: www.secondstagetheatre.com Creature Phone: (212) 246-4422 By Heidi Schreck, directed by Leigh Silverman Let Me Down Easy By Anna Deavere Smith, directed by Leonard Foglia. New York Theatre Workshop Website: www.nytw.org Signature Theatre Company Phone: (212) 460-5475 Website: www.signaturetheatre.org I Got Sick Then I Got Better Phone: (212) 244-7529 By Jenny Allen, directed by James Lapine & Darren Katz The Orphans' Home Cycle: Part 1 By Horton Foote, directed by Michael Wilson. Co- Pregones Theater production with Hartford Stage, CT. Website: www.pregones.org Phone: (718) 585-1202 Vital Theatre Company Aloha Boricua Website: www.vitaltheatre.org Adapted and directed by Jorge B. Merced, lyrics by Phone: (212) 579-0528 Pregones ensemble, Rosalba Rolon and Jorge B.