THE FINAL INTERROGATION OF CEAUSESCU'S DOG by Warren Leight
In this podcast, a deposed dictator’s beloved pet answers to the disenfranchised population of Romania in The Final Interrogation of Ceausescu’s Dog by Warren Leight. Featuring Ed Asner (UP, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") as Dog and Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, The Spoils - playwright) as the Interrogator. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with with Ed Asner and Warren Leight, moderated by our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania.
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THE PRESS CONFERENCE by Jessica Dickey
In The Press Conference by Jessica Dickey, inner longing and outer reality come to a hilarious head in the form of a chaotic sheriff's press conference in small town America. Featuring Jay O. Sanders (The Day After Tomorrow, Oliver Stone’s JFK), Will Dagger, and Paul Thureen, directed by Judith Ivey (Tony Award winner for Steaming and Hurlyburly). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with the artists moderated by our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania.
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I'M WITH YA, DUKE by Herb Gardner
In I'm With Ya, Duke, by Oscar and Tony winner Herb Gardner (A Thousand Clowns, I'm Not Rappaport), Jerry Stiller plays a fruit vendor dreaming of the good old days when Duke Snider played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and there was someone "ya could root for." Duke and the other Dodgers who won the 1947 pennant: Amoros, Gilliam, Campanella, Furillo, Hodges, Padres are his heart and Red Barber his voice as he faces impending surgery, know-it-all doctors and crazy kids. Featuring Jerry Stiller ("Seinfeld"), Fiana Toibin, and Gordon MacDonald ("Saving Grace"). Directed by John Rando (Tony winner Urinetown). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with the director moderated by our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania.
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SOMETHING I'LL TELL YOU TUESDAY by John Guare
It’s spring in Hell’s Kitchen in Something I’ll Tell You Tuesday by Tony winner John Guare (Six Degrees of Separation) and family members don't seem to be facing the real crisis at hand. It features theater luminaries Lois Smith (Grapes of Wrath), Peter Maloney (Requiem for a Dream), Julie White (The Little Dog Laughed), Jeremy Shamos (Clybourne Park), and as the nosy neighbor, Carol Kane ("Taxi," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"). Directed by Tony winner Doug Hughes (Doubt, Outside Mulligar). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with the artists moderated by our Artistic Director Claudia Catania.
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SKIN by Naveen Bahar Choudhury
In this week's podcast, SKIN by Naveen Bahar Choudhury, romance sparks at the college health clinic. Featuring Vandit Bhatt, and Nitya Vidyasagar ("Sesame Street"). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with Naveen Choudhury moderated by the play’s director, host Claudia Catania.
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WAKING UP by Cori Thomas
WAKING UP by Cori Thomas juxtaposes an American urbanite and an African villager’s triumph over breast cancer. Featuring Lynnette R. Freeman, and Amy Staats. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between the play’s director, host Claudia Catania, and playwright Cori Thomas.
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A LITTLE PART OF ALL OF US by Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg is both playwright and actor in this satirical short play about an anxious young hipster absurdly co-opting the tragedy of September 11th for his own personal narrative. Justin Bartha plays his old college buddy. A Little Part of All of Us features Jesse Eisenberg (The Spoils, The Social Network, The Revisionist) and Justin Bartha (The Hangover, National Treasure). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between Artistic Director Claudia Catania, the play’s director, and the cast.
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LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC by Arlene Hutton
In this week's podcast, a short play by Arlene Hutton: On the cusp of World War II, two young strangers meet on a train and find out they may know each other better than they know themselves. Last Train to Nibroc features Mamie Gummer (“The Good Wife,” “Emily Owens MD,” “The Big C”) and Gregg Mozgala. Directed by John Rando. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania and Arlene Hutton.
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POOF! by Lynn Nottage
In this week's podcast, a short play by Lynn Nottage, a woman's words prove cosmically powerful. Poof! by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage (Ruined, Intimate Apparel, By The Way Meet Vera Stark) features multiple Tony winner Audra McDonald (Porgy and Bess, 110 In The Shade, A Raisin In The Sun, Ragtime), Tony winner Tonya Pinkins (Caroline or Change, Jelly's Last Jam), Keith Randolph Smith and is directed by Seret Scott. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania, and Lynn Nottage.
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CRAZY EIGHTS by David Lindsay-Abaire
In this week's podcast, Crazy Eights, a short play by David Lindsay-Abaire, recovering drug addicts (Rosie Perez, John Leguizamo) have their Saturday night card game rudely interrupted by Bobby Cannavale, who plays good cop/bad cop all by himself.
Crazy Eights written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire features Bobby Cannavale (Blue Jasmine, “Boardwalk Empire”) John Leguizamo (Ghetto Klown, Ice Age movies, Romeo + Juliet), Rosie Perez (Do The Right Thing, Academy Award nominee for Fearless) and Kevin Hogan. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation moderated by our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania, with David Lindsay-Abaire and cast.
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