Administrative Offices 900 Broadway, Suite 905 NY, NY 10003 T. 212 645-TACT F. 212 462-2678 (fax) TheACTORS COMPANY THEATRE Winter Newsletter Email. [email protected] 2006/2007 www.TACTnyc.org 8 TACTICS is published twice yearly COMPANY NEWS continued from page 6 tact DARRIE LAWRENCE continues to tour completely sold out. Here’s a sneak peak: tact TheACTORS COMPANY THEATRE TheACTORS nationally in the acclaimed production of January 22nd: Candida with Blair Brown. Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris & Simon Jones COMPANY Doubt. Next stop: Grand Rapids, Chicago, February 19th: The Music Cure and other Co-Artistic Directors COMPANY TACTics Boston, Hartford... etc...she reports, “it’s one acts with Marian Seldes. March 19th: THEATRE Sean Arbuckle, Mary Bacon, Jamie Bennett, Eve Bianco, Newsletter Vol. 14 No.2 been a grand journey so far.” Doctor’s Dilemma with Brian Murray.Visit Nora Chester, Cynthia Darlow, Francesca Di Mauro, Winter 2006/07 Projectshaw.com for more information. Kyle Fabel, Richard Ferrone, Rachel Fowler, MARGARET NICHOLS has been in India for Delphi Harrington, Kelly Hutchinson, Larry Keith, six months studying yoga and meditation April’s Androcles And The Lion will be cast, Jack Koenig, Darrie Lawrence, Ron McClary, Greg McFadden, TACT’S SPRING PRODUCTION: as well as doing some voice over work. She almost exclusively, with members of the James Murtaugh, Margaret Nichols, John Plumpis, press as the Christians being thrown to the James Prendergast, Gregory Salata, Scott Schafer, returns to New York in late January. David Staller, Jenn Thompson, Ashley West, Lynn Wright lions. The interest has been intense. GTG JAMES PRENDERGAST’S current activities ADJUNCT COMPANY will soon be moving into their new office Daryl Bornstein, Dawn Dunlop, Jonathan Faiman, THE SEA include workshop productions of two new space at 520 8th Avenue— suite #312. Mary Louise Geiger, David Macdonald, Colin McGrath, plays: Almost Normal by Sally-Jane Heit, Jenny Noterman, Marcus Paus, Yuzuru Sadashige, Phone 212-355-7823. By Edward Bond directed by Gretchen Cryer and Talk Of The John Slover, Jonathan Smith, David Toser, Joseph Trapasso JENN THOMPSON recently worked on BOARD OF DIRECTORS Walkup by Dan Trujillo, directed by Isaac Stephen Lindenmuth, Chairman, A CONTEMPORARY PLAY WITH SHAKESPEAREAN SWEEP Butler. David Auburn’s film The Girl In The Park, Darya Geetter, President starring Sigourney Weaver and Kate Holly Etlin, Treasurer dward Bond is arguably Britain’s most ishing tour de force if it were a fifty-first… Mr. SCOTT SCHAFER will be packing his John Adams, George Bunn, Linda Greenberg, Bosworth. She will be directing The famous “unknown” playwright. He certain- Bond is an original.” snowshoes and heading to Rochester, NY Gail Levenstein, Susan Mindel, William Pinzler Brilliance Of Bernstein, which is part of the ENERAL ANAGER ly remains little known in this country. His It was Bond’s second play, however, that for a production of Our Town at Geva until G M The E concert series for the American Musicals Cathy Bencivenga HOME work is admired and lauded around the world, catapulted him into the glare of controversy and March 24. By the time he gets back to NYC Project at the New York Historical Society EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and yet rarely seen here in the states, which is the international spotlight. Saved, presented in he will have a new niece/nephew to brag Scott Alan Evans later this winter. Report: what makes him a perfect candidate for TACT. 1965, takes a hard and uncompromising look at about! DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ASHLEY WEST just returned from the Erin Carney Bond was born in July 1934 into a working class South London youths, who, suppressed by a bru- DAVID STALLER is starting his second year ARKETING IRECTOR A HOME RUN! Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City M D family in North London. His childhood during the tal economic system, have lost sight of their of the Gingold Theatrical Group with Project Sol Lieberman, Lieberman Productions where she played Alice in You Can’t Take It PRESS REPRESENTATIVE he opening production of our WWII was traumatic. Evacuated to the country- humanity. Violent, promiscuous, and damaged, Shaw 2007. He is producing and directing With You. At the end of January she heads Joseph Trentacoasta, Springer Associates PR 2006/2007 season came in December side he witnessed the terrors and violence of war the characters descend into murder and waste. these once-a-month readings at The down to the Olney Theatre to play Marie- Twith David Storey’s delicate and sen- – these experiences clearly shaped the themes of Saved was banned by the Lord Chamberlain Players. Every reading of the first year was TACT is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and a member of the sitive play HOME. It featured TACT artistic his later work. He dropped out of school at the when Bond refused to make any deletions or Louise in The Constant Wife. Alliance of Resident Theatres /New York directors Cynthia Harris and Simon Jones, age of fifteen and worked in factories and offices changes to the text – particularly egregious to the long standing members Cynthia Darlow and before serving a two year stint in the British Army. censor was a scene in which a baby is stoned to Larry Keith, and our newest addition to the Soon after leaving the army in 1954, this unedu- death in its pram. To avoid prosecution and side- Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row NYC Row Theatre at Theatre Beckett company, Ron McClary (see Company cated, working class laborer began writing plays. step the law, the Royal Court Theatre changed its April 21 through May 12 May through 21 April News). The production was directed by In 1958 he was invited to join the playwrights name and turned itself into a temporary “private Scott Alan Evans and the production team group at the Royal Court Theatre in London. theatre” run by the “English Stage Society.” The included TACT members: David Macdonald The Pope’s Wedding, his first produced play, play opened on November 3, 1965. It was a sen- The SEA The (original music), Mary Louise Geiger (lights), was presented in at the Court in a Sunday night sation. The Society was subsequently prosecut- by Edward Bond Edward by David Toser (costumes), Daryl Bornstein “performance without décor” in 1962. The critical ed for its actions, was found guilty and given a (sound), Dawn Dunlop (stage management); response was generally favorable. Bernard Levin “conditional discharge.” Nevertheless, the dam- Next from from Next and guests Mimi Lien (sets), and Mel of the Daily Mail was among the most enthusias- age was done and the theatre in England would McCue (ASM). tic. He wrote, “…this bizarre and unclassifiable never be the same. A year later, Bond’s next play, T T A A C C Critical and audience response to the piece is an astonishing tour de force for a first Early Morning, was also banned (in it Queen T T : : production was extremely enthusiastic and play, and if it comes to that, would be an aston- Victoria has a lesbian relationship with Florence the majority of the run sold out. THE SEA continues on page 6 Here’s an overview: tact "HOME…is achingly beautiful, especially as 1. takt; 2. taet, n. staged by the Actors Company Theater at dedicated to presenting Details Inside! Details the Samuel Beckett Theater. Four exquisite infrequently-seen plays of h h t t 6 6 2 2 y y r r a a u u r r b b e e F F y y a a d d n n o o M M performances catch the rhythm of Mr. literary merit with an emphasis on creating theatre from its “A MAHvelous Party” MAHvelous “A Storey's daringly fragmented dialogue per- essence: the text and the actor’s Winter Gala! Winter fectly, taking the audience into a world that, ability to bring it to life. in film and theater, is usually seen only Infrequently-seen: adj. phrase. unpro- through a filter of condescension." Neil duced in a first-class production in NYC Winter News 2006/07 News Winter within the last 15 years. Genzlinger, The New York Times Literary merit: n. laudable language of particular interest, uniqueness; or repre- 900 Broadway Suite 905 New York, NY 10003 NY York, New 905 Suite Broadway 900 sentative of a specific period or era. "It is understandable why, according to With original incidental musical scores COMPANY THEATRE COMPANY The S S R R O O T T C C A A act t TACT's artistic directors, Home has not commissioned exclusively for our produc- Permit No. 70 No. Permit seen a major production since 1971. The tion through a unique partnership with The Woodbridge, VA Woodbridge, Manhattan School of Music. high standards required by all the profes- D D I I A A P P sionals could prove intimidating. U.S. Postage U.S. Fortunately, TACT in every way is up to the NON-PROFIT ORG. NON-PROFIT Our 2006/07 season is made possible with public funds from HOME Report continues on page 5 the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency and Larry Keith, Simon Jones, Cynthia Darlow and Cynthia Harris in HOME. is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Photos by Stephen Kunken Department of Cultural Affairs TheACTORS COMPANY THEATRE Winter Newsletter Winter Newsletter TheACTORS COMPANY THEATRE 2 2006/2007 2006/2007 7 SALON SERIES CONTINUES Company News SUMMER OUTREACH continued from page 3 THREE MORE PLAYS STILL TO COME! NEW Company Members: RON McCLARY first worked The next day, Cynthia Harris, Larry Keith and James Murtaugh joined the group with TACT in our Summer production of Three Men on a Interested in Getting and they traveled to Bloomsburg University to work, for the third year in a row, ACT’s 2006/07 Salon Series continues in February, March and May with Horse in 2004.