by William Shakespeare
July 21-31, 2011

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You have it all. beautiful wife. Beautiful home. Faithful friends. Great job. The boss in your pocket. One day, you make the wrong move. Zig when you should zagged. You open the door to chaos and it all comes apart, that good life. Chaos shadows your beautiful wife, haunts that beautiful house. Friends, job, boss swallowed in an expanding pool of madness. Gone. Just you, alone in the dark. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. Creeping toward death. Macbeth.

NOTE: This show is an addendum to the regular season and is not part of our subscription packages.

Pictured: David Patrick Ford as Macbeth. Photo by Michael Amoroso.

Performance Schedule

Thursday July 21 at 7:30PM
Friday July 22 at 7:30PM
Saturday July 23 at 2PM and at 7:30PM
Sunday July 24 at 3PM
Monday July 25 at 7:30PM
Wednesday 27 at 7:30PM
Thursday July 28 at 7:30PM
Friday July 29 at 7:30PM
Saturday July 30 at 2PM and at 7:30PM
Sunday July 31 at 3PM

The Staff

Producer – Dominic Cuskern/The Gallery Players
Director – Mark Harborth
Scenic Artist – Jackie McCarthy
Costume Designer – Jong Kim
Lighting Designer – Scott A. Cally
Sound Designer – Jacob Subotnick
Fight Director – Joe Travers
Stage Manger – Becky J. Doster
Assistant Stage Manager – Tim Sheridan
Publicist – Michael Martinez

The Cast

Donalbain/Murderer 1/Servant/Young Siward – Dave Benger
Duncan/Doctor – Dan Snow*
Malcolm – Brendan Cataldo
Banquo/Messenger – Marcus Denard Johnson*
Macbeth – David Patrick Ford*
Sargent/Lord/Siward – Nicholas Aliff
Macduff – Seth D. Rabinowitz*
Angus/ Porter/Murderer 2 – Jara Jones
Ross – Mark A. Kinch
Lennox – Arthur Koster
Seyton/Murderer 3/Servant/Messenger – Joel Fullerton
Soldier/Attendant – James Meneses
Witch 2/Son/Fleance – Hannah Timmons
Lady Macbeth/Witch 3 – Sidney Fortner*
Hecate/Old Man/Gentlewoman – Bryn Carter
Witch 1/ Lady Macduff – Minna Taylor

*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

Pictured (left to right): David Patrick Ford as Macbeth and Seth D. Rabinowitz as Macduff. Photo by Michael Amoroso.

June 2-26, 2011

Produced by Dominic Cuskern/The Gallery Players
Associate Producers – Barrie Gelles, Lisa Hryckowian, Ying Le
Festival Lighting Designer – Scott C. Cally
Festival Set Coordinator – Yoon Young Choi

Costume Coordinator (short programs) – Ghislaine Sabiti
Sound Designer (short programs) – Ien Wehrle
Stage Manager (short programs) – Bethany Clark

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June 2-26: The Dunes by Craig Pospisil (world premiere full-length)
June 3-26: The Altruist by TJ Edwards (world premiere full-length)
June 9-12: Short plays program 1
June 16-19: Short plays program 2
June 23-26: Short plays program 3

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Buy a Festival Pass for $45 to see all 5 programs at a significant discount.

Where can a playwright find an outlet? Where can an audience see new works? The Gallery Players provides both of these in this Festival. Over the years of producing the Festival, we have developed works by countless playwrights, many of whom continue to work with The Gallery Players each year to incubate their new ideas. More than 300 plays have appeared in the Black Box New Play Festival since its inception and this year will bring even more writing and acting talent to the stage. Who knows what you’ll discover in the Box?

June 2-26
The Dunes by Craig Pospisil (world premiere full-length)

Directed by Michael LaPolla
Stage Manager – Rebecca Stoll
Sound Designer – Jack Kennedy
Costume Coordinator – Sidney Fortner
Casting Director – Joan D’Incecco
Original Music – Gianluca Renzi
Assistant Stage Manager – Franz Quitt

Pictured (l to r): Lauren Klemp and Karin de la Penha in The Gallery Players’ production of The Dunes, part of the 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Cast
Laura – Karin de la Penha*
Garret – Matthew Ellis Murphy*
Vanessa – Lauren Klemp
Jeremy – Nicolas Marti
Anne – Amanda A. Lederer
Troy – Jason Ralph*

*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

The financial crisis hits fading film star Laura Robertson when she returns to her home in the Hamptons after her latest marriage falls apart. Her family tries to get Laura’s life back on track, but her debts and inability to make painful decisions means they may also lose those things more valuable than a beach home.

Pictured (l to r): Lauren Klemp and Nicolas Marti in The Gallery Players’ production of The Dunes, part of the 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Thursday June 2, 8pm
Saturday June 4, 8pm
Sunday June 5, 2pm
Saturday June 11, 2pm
Sunday June 12, 8pm
Saturday June 18, 8pm
Sunday June 19, 2pm
Saturday June 25, 2pm
Sunday June 26, 8pm

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June 3-26
The Altruist by TJ Edwards (world premiere full-length)

Directed by Brad Malow
Stage Manager – Sophie Mysel
Sound Designer – Michael Frederic
Costume Coordinator – Sidney Fortner

Pictured (l to r): Eli Ganias and Anne Pasquale in The Gallery Players’ production of The Altruist, part of the 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Photo by Neal J. Freeman.

Rosette – Marcia Berry
Mayor – Andrew Clateman*
Chandler – Dominic Cuskern*
Baroque – Eli Ganias*
Christine – Anne Pasquale*
Pristee – Amanda Smith
Stabille – Patrick Toon*
Borwall – William Vaughn

*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

When a French billionaire gets bored with life, he decides that becoming president will be his cure. He dons the cloak of an altuist and enlists the help of a political handler, but his drunken wife and obnoxious children do all they can to subvert his self-serving ambitions. A high comedy set in the style of Moliere and written well before Donald Trump’s latest shenanigans!

Pictured (l to r): Eli Ganias and Dominic Cuskern in The Gallery Players’ production of The Altruist, part of the 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Photo by Neal J. Freeman.

Friday June 3, 8pm
Saturday June 4, 2pm
Sunday June 5, 8pm
Saturday June 11, 8pm
Sunday June 12, 2pm
Saturday June 18, 2pm
Sunday June 19, 8pm
Saturday June 25, 8pm
Sunday June 26, 2pm

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June 9-12
Short plays program 1

Brief Encounters of the Third Kind by Corey Pajka. Directed by Suzanne Adams
Chosen by D.L. Siegel. Directed by Barrie Gelles
The Overnighter by Bianca J. Ursillo. Directed by Brian Michael Flanagan
Fishing on the Ferry by Allan Lefcowitz. Directed by Malinda Sorci
The Greenhouse by Camilla Maxwell. Directed by Robin Leslie Brown

Thursday June 9, 8pm
Friday June 10, 8pm
Saturday June 11, 5pm
Sunday June 12, 5pm

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June 16-19
Short plays program 2

The State of Steve by Morgan von Ancken. Directed by Michael McIntosh
Requiem for a Humvee by George J. Bryjak. Directed by Norma Medina
Knock by Anne Phelan. Directed by Liz Thaler
Knock – Knock by Lily Mercer. Directed by Stephen Kaliski
Brooklyn Crossing by Laura Livingstone. Directed by Mo Zhou

Thursday June 16, 8pm
Friday June 17, 8pm
Saturday June 18, 5pm
Sunday June 19, 5pm

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June 23-26
Short plays program 3

The Alley by Michael DeVito. Directed by Jessica Bashline
Cooking Breakfast For The One I Love by Paul Sambol. Directed by Jessica Bashline
Sibbleger by David L. Williams. Directed by Ari Rosenbaum
With a Shrug by Nicholas Priore. Directed by Robert Haufrecht
Things Like Lamps by Josh Sohn. Directed by Ari Rosenbaum
Along Came a Spider by Judd Lear Silverman. Directed by Michael McIntosh

Thursday June 23, 8pm
Friday June 24, 8pm
Saturday June 25, 5pm
Sunday June 26, 5pm

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April 30-May 22, 2011

Music, Lyrics, and Book by Lionel Bart

Producer – Heather Siobhan Curran/The Gallery Players
Director – Neal J. Freeman
Music Director – Kevin Lawson
Choreographer – Josie Bray
Scenic Designer – Cory Rodriguez
Costume Designer – Megan Q. Dudley
Lighting Designer – Tracy Lynn Wertheimer
Sound Designer – Ann Warren
Props Designer – Ashley Cavadas
Production Stage Manager – Matt Remington
Associate Producers – Hannah Mason, Judy Molner
Assistant Director – Brian Letchworth
Assistant Stage Managers – Andrew Blake, Lara Conatser
Assistant Stage Manager/Follow Spot Operator – Jian Li
Fight Director – Diego Villada

(l to r) Greg Horton and River Alexander in The Gallery Players production of Oliver!. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Cast

Oliver – River Alexander* (original), Caroline Rosenblum* (replacement)
Nancy – Stacie Bono*
Fagin – Dominic Cuskern*
Bill Sykes – Michael Padgett*
Mr. Bumble – Greg Horton*
Widow Corney – Leah Jennings
The Artful Dodger – Yakov Klugman
Mr. Sowerberry – Zac Mordechai
Mrs. Sowerberry – Debra Thais Evans
Noah Claypole – Tyler Bellmon
Charlotte – Hayley Richelson
Bet – Conly Basham
Pauper Assistants – Stephanie Holser, Judy Molner
Bow Street Runners – Tony Lance, Jesse Turtz*
Chairman – Eric Stephenson
Mr. Brownlow – Bill Krakauer
Mrs. Bedwin – Audrey Heffernan Meyer*
Dr. Grimwig – Michael Mizwicki
Rose Seller – Hayley Richelson
Milk Maid – Debra Thais Evans
Strawberry Seller – Leah Jennings
Knife Grinder – Jesse Turtz
Old Sally – Judy Molner

Workhouse boys – Melissa Gonzalez, Nicholas Gonzalez, Zenovia Gonzalez, Zev Lane, David Morales, Asher Muldoon, Caroline Rosenblum*, Benjamin Schendler-Terry

Fagin’s gang – Nicholas Gonzalez (Charley Bates), Zev Lane, David Morales, Asher Muldoon, Caroline Rosenblum*, Benjamin Schendler-Terry

Customers, crowd members, and others – Members of the company

*Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

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Stars River Alexander, Stacie Bono, and Dominic Cuskern and director Neal J. Freeman discuss Oliver!.

As the orphan Oliver journeys from the workhouse to the slums of Victorian London, he encounters such colorful and iconic characters as the cunning Artful Dodger, the wily Fagin, and the menacing Bill Sykes. Lionel Bart’s take on the famous Dickens novel “Oliver Twist” has become a musical theater classic with a score that includes such well-known songs as “Food, Glorious Food”, “Where is Love?”, “Consider Yourself”, and “Who Will Buy?”.

Winner of 3 Tony Awards in 1963.

Licensed by Arrangement with Oliver Productions, Ltd. and Oliver Promotions, Ltd.

Art by Michael C. Malbrough.

(l to r) River Alexander and Dominic Cuskern in The Gallery Players production of Oliver!. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Performance Schedule:
Saturday, April 30 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, May 1 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 5 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 6 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 7 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 8 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 12 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 13 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 14 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, May 14 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 15 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 19 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 20 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 21 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, May 21 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 PM – final performance

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(l to r) Michael Padgett, River Alexander, and Stacie Bono in The Gallery Players production of Oliver!. Photo by Bella Muccari.

March 19-April 3, 2011

Postcard design by Michael C. Malbrough

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Producer – Lanie Zipoy/The Gallery Players
Director – Gregory Simmons
Scenic Designer – Brian Ireland
Costume Designer – Sara Baldocchi
Lighting Designer – Porsche McGovern
Sound Designer – Ted Pallas
Stage Manager – Tamesis Eve Batiste*
Asst Stage Manager – Katie K. Chai
Casting Director – Destiny Lilly
Associate Producer – Steven Cunningham

Director Gregory Simmons and actors Kwaku Driskell, Lawrence James, and Lawrence Winslow talk about Jitney, August Wilson, and The Gallery Players.

The Cast

Becker – Lawrence James*
Turnbo – Terrence Charles Rodgers*
Doub – Lawrence Winslow*
Booster – Gil Charleston
Fielding – Kwaku Driskell*
Youngblood – Franck Juste
Rena – Iman Richardson
Shealy – Barry L. Johnson
Philmore – Ivan Moore*
*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

(l to r) Terrence Charles Rodgers and Franck Juste in August Wilson’s Jitney. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Set in 1977 in the Hill District of Pittsburgh that is served by a makeshift taxi company, August Wilson’s Jitney is a beautiful addition to the author’s decade-by-decade cycle of plays about the black American experience in the twentieth century. The men who drive gypsy cabs, or “jitneys,” strive to find honor and accomplishment in a harsh world. When the station owner’s estranged son returns from prison, their reunion unleashes two decades of brutal, raw emotion.

“Explosive… Crackles with theatrical energy.” N.Y. Daily News

“Throughly engrossing, Jitney holds us in charmed captivity.” New York Times

“Comic, soulful and immensely moving.” Time Out

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(l to r) Lawrence James and Gil Charleston in August Wilson’s Jitney. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Performance Schedule:
Saturday, March 19 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, March 20 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, March 24 at 8:00 PM
Friday, March 25 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 26 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, March 26 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 27 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, March 31 at 8:00 PM
Friday, April 1 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 2 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, April 2 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 PM – final performance

(l to r) Barry L. Johnson, Gil Charleston, and Lawrence Winslow in August Wilson’s Jitney. Photo by Bella Muccari.

January 29-February 20, 2011

Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison; Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

“An ingenious show-within-a-show construct helped The Drowsy Chaperone win the Tony for best book in 2006. But beyond the clever staging, this homage to bygone musicals — the ones with overtures, rousing numbers, and, of course, a happy ending — is filled with all of those things. It’s an uproarious production that revels in playing with its construct. And it’s selling well, so get your tickets now if you want to be taken away by this highly entertaining production.”
-The Brooklyn Paper

“What a fun zippy show this is, performed by a wonderful cast. Multiple fabulous musical numbers really bring the show to life. An hour and 45 minutes of theatrical joy.”
-Judith Jarosz, nytheatre.com

Producer – Robert Earle Jones for The Gallery Players
Director – Hans Friedrichs
Choreographer – Christine O’Grady
Musical Director – Kevin Lawson
Scenic Design – Jared Rutherford
Costume Design – Ryan J. Moller
Lighting Design – Brad Peterson
Sound Design – Kim Fuhr-Carbone
Hair and Make-up Design – Jon Jordan
Props Designer – Jara Belmonte
Production Stage Manager – Nicholas Rainey
Associate Choreographer – Jennifer DiDonato
Assistant Stage Managers – Kendall Booher, Loren Barnese
Follow Spot Operator / Stage Management Associate – Stephanie Holser

Pictured: The cast of The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Cast

Man-in-Chair – Craig Treubert
Janet Van De Graaff – Whitney Branan
Robert Martin – Eric Weaver
Chaperone – Lorinne Lampert*
Aldolpho – Edward Juvier*
Mrs. Tottendale – Dawn Trautman
Underling – Jan-Peter Pedross*
George – Colin Pritchard*
Mr. Feldzieg – Robert Anthony Jones*
Kitty – Megan Rosenblatt
Gangster #1 – Aaron J. Libby*
Gangster #2 – Trey Mitchell*
Trix – Tauren Hagans
Ensemble – Jennifer DiDonato*, Jake Mendes, Chloe Sabin, Tyler Wallach
*indicates members of Actors’ Equity Association

NOTE: The Drowsy Chaperone is officially sold out for all remaining performances. We will begin a waitlist at 45 minutes prior to the start of each performance, and it is possible that a small number of tickets will be available at curtain time.

Pictured: Whitney Branan and the cast of The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Bella Muccari.

A musical so fizzy, tart and intoxicating, it’ll go straight to your head!

No, it’s not a vintage ‘28 Dom Perignon…it’s The Drowsy Chaperone, a wildly rambunctious and deliciously funny tribute to musical comedies of the Jazz Age.

Take a spin on our narrator’s turntable and dive into the world of madcap musical mayhem and mischief as the cast album of his favorite Broadway show bursts to life in his living room. It’s the tale of a brazen follies starlet giving up the stage for love, and all the zany guests who’ve gathered for her wedding, including the gin-soaked chaperone assigned to keep a watchful eye, albeit at half-mast, on this motley crew.

Winner of five 2006 Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone embodies the desire in all our hearts to simply be entertained.

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Performance Schedule:
Saturday, January 29 at 8:00 PM – Opening night – SOLD OUT
Sunday, January 30 at 3:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Thursday, February 3 at 8:00 PM
Friday, February 4 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 5 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 6 at 3:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Thursday, February 10 at 8:00 PM
Friday, February 11 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 12 at 2:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 12 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 13 at 3:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Thursday, February 17 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Friday, February 18 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 19 at 2:00 PM – matinee – SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 19 at 8:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 20 at 3:00 PM – final performance – SOLD OUT

Pictured: The cast of The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Bella Muccari.

The Band

Conductor/Keyboards – Kevin Lawson
Clarinet/Saxophone/Flute – Jon Illari
Trumpet – John Kramer
Percussion – James Pingenot
Trombone – Johnna Jackson

Pictured (l to r): Craig Treubert and Whitney Branan in The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Bella Muccari.

December 4-19, 2010

by Brian Friel

“The Gallery Players’ Lughnasa is something to dance about. The drama about a rural Irish town in the Great Depression is in good hands on 14th Street, as The Gallery Players do a great job of making the work seem fresh and lively. The Gallery Players make both the poignant story’s atmosphere and its incidents seem as vivid as one’s own memories.”
-The Brooklyn Paper

Producer – Hannah Mason/The Gallery Players
Director – Heather Siobhan Curran
Choreographer – Erin Porvaznika
Set Designer – Jared Rutherford
Costume Designer – Travis Chinick
Lighting Designer – Richard Chamblin
Props Designer – Meagan Miller-McKeever
Sound Designer – Julianne Merrill
Production Stage Manager – Ashley Nelson
Associate Producer – Krystal Roccaro
Assistant Stage Manager – Dave Sarrafian

The Cast

Kate – Susan Ferrara*
Rose – Kelsey Formost
Michael – Zac Hoogendyk*
Maggie – Amanda McCallum*
Agnes – Therese Plaehn*
Gerry – Jasper Soffer
Father Jack – Richard Vernon*
Chris – Leigh Williams*

*appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

Director Heather Siobhan Curran, producer Hannah Mason, and cast members Zac Hoogendyk and Leigh Williams discuss Dancing at Lughnasa.

This extraordinary play is the story of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936. We meet them at the time of the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing. Their spare existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large. The action of the play is told through the memory of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters as he remembers the five women who raised him, his mother and four maiden aunts. Widely regarded as Brian Friel’s masterpiece, this haunting play is Friel’s tribute to the spirit and valor of the past. Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Play and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play.

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Pictured (l to r): Leigh Williams and Susan Ferrara in The Gallery Players’ production of Dancing at Lughnasa. Photo by Bella Muccari.

“The most elegant and rueful memory play since The Glass Menagerie.” TimeOut

“…this play does exactly what theater was born to do, carrying both its characters and audience aloft on those waves of distant music and ecstatic release that, in defiance of all language and logic, let us dance and dream just before night must fall.” New York Times

Pictured (l to r): Kelsey Formost, Therese Plaehn, Amanda McCallum, and Leigh Williams in The Gallery Players’ production of Dancing at Lughnasa. Photo by Bella Muccari.

Performance Schedule:
Saturday, December 4 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, December 5 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, December 9 at 8:00 PM
Friday, December 10 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 11 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, December 11 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 12 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, December 16 at 8:00 PM
Friday, December 17 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 18 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, December 18 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 19 at 3:00 PM – final performance

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Pictured (l to r): Jasper Soffer and Leigh Williams in The Gallery Players’ production of Dancing at Lughnasa. Photo by Bella Muccari.