What We're Seeing: The Rules

Co-Artistic director of Fault Line Theatre, Aaron Rossini, is traveling to Nantucket for the weekend to workshop a new play by our friend Dipika Guha called The Rules with the White Heron Theatre Company’s Playwrights’ Workshop. The play will be read by Caitlin Clouthier, Liam Craig, Laura Gragtmans, and Melissa Hale Woodman at the tent theatre behind the Whaling Museum in downtown Nantucket.

What’s really exciting about this whole event is that much of the process is open to the public. From Lynne Bolton, artistic director of White Heron:

“The Playwrights’ Workshop is designed to develop plays by emerging playwrights. It is particularly unique for audiences to have the chance to sit in on rehearsals and see how a play is developed,” said Bolton. “ When the actors and director begin to make the play come alive, it becomes apparent what works and what doesn’t. It is exciting for the audience to be part of the process. And the final reading allows participants to see the progress of the play.”

All events are FREE!

Whaling Museum
13 Broad St.
Nantucket, MA 02554

Open Rehearsals
Friday, October 10 from 1-3 p.m.
Saturday, October 11 from 1-3 pm.

Open Reading
Sunday, October 12 at 3 p.m.

What We're Seeing: Bones in the Basket

Back in September, I mentioned that our buddy and Fault Line Theatre actor, Blake Segal (Frogs), was developing an evening of Russian Fairy Tales with a team of artists from the Yale School of Drama. Well, the time has finally come! Tickets are now available for Bones in the Basket which will be produced by The Araca Project.

October 8 – 12, 2014
American Theaters of Actors
314 W. 54th St.
New York, NY 10019

A LITTLE ABOUT THE PLAY

A motley troupe of storytellers burst onto a makeshift stage with a riotous performance of seven classic Russian fairy tales. These wild misfits will act, sing, dance, flirt, beg, borrow, steal; whatever it takes to fill their empty bellies. And they have no interest in stories that end in “happily ever after…” So raise up your glass in a toast and your voice in song, asBones in the Basket invites you to a world of tales filled with startling plot twists, morbid spectacles, and biting humor.

Originally developed for the Yale Cabaret,Bones in the Basket was conceived of by Alexandra Henrikson, directed by Devin Brain, and devised by the company based on Aleksandr Afanas’ev’s collection of Russian fairy tales.

ENSEMBLE:

• Daniel Binstock
• Stephanie Hayes
• Alexandra Henrikson
• Michael McQuilken
• Blake Segal
• Jillian Taylor

PRODUCTION TEAM:

• Director/Producer - Devin Brain
• Producer - Lindsey Turteltaub
• Producer - Tara Kayton
• Creator/Producer - Alexandra Henrikson
• Dramaturg - Tanya Dean
• Composer - Michael McQuilken
• Scenic Designer - Meredith Ries
• Costume Designer - Valérie T. Bart
• Lighting Designer - Alan Edwards
• Sound Designer - Ken Goodwin

What We're Seeing: Scenes From A Marriage

Susannah Flood (Love and Information), our friend, former classmate, and frequent Fault Line Theatre collaborator, is in a new show at New York Theatre Workshop called Scenes From A Marriage. This new stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1974 film dramatically transforms the space at New York Theatre Workshop and audience members are led to different sections of the stage by actors as the play goes on. It’s tough to summarize the unique way this play has been staged, so you’ll just have to go see it.

Fun Bonus: Check out co-Artistic Directors Aaron Rossini and Craig Wesley Divino in the upper left-hand side of the publicity image!

September 3 – October 26, 2014
New York Theatre Workshop
79 E. 4th St.
New York, NY 10003

A LITTLE ABOUT THE PLAY

Internationally renowned Flemish director Ivo van Hove, returns to the city for his seventh collaboration with New York Theatre Workshop.  Van Hove has received critical acclaim for his fresh interpretations of familiar dramatic works including, most recently, Roman Tragediesat BAM, as well as productions of The Little Foxes, A Street Car Named Desire and Hedda Gabler at NYTW. In Emily Mann’s highly theatrical adaptation of Ingmar Bergman‘s popular 1974 film Scenes from a Marriage, an ensemble of virtuosic actors invite audiences into an intimate space to experience collectively the human dynamics of a relationship through all the stages of a life—from youth, to middle age to maturity.. Van Hove’s interpretation illuminates the universal themes of love, identity and vulnerability that are at the heart of Bergman’s timeless film.

CAST:

• Tina Benko
• Dallas Roberts
• Roslyn Ruff
• Susannah Flood
• Erin Gann
• Arliss Howard
• Alex Hurt
• Mia Katigbak
• Emma Ramos
• Carmen Zilles

PRODUCTION TEAM:

• Originally Written by Ingmar Bergman
• Adapted by Emily Mann
• Directed by Ivo van Hove

What We're Seeing: Team Higgins

Fault Line Theatre actor, Molly Thomas (of Breathing Time fame), is performing long-form improv tonight with her troupe Team Higgins at UCB Chelsea.  Show starts at 7:30 pm and tickets are only $5! Go!

UCB Chelsea
307 W 26th St (between 8th & 9th Ave’s)
New York, NY 10001

The Wedge Horse workshop

This week, Fault Line Theatre and a group of talented actors and designers will be workshopping a brand new play by the ultra-talented Nick Gandiello called The Wedge Horse. We’ve been a huge fan of Nick’s work for a long time now and we can’t wait to get in the room with him and work through one of his scripts. The workshop will be directed by our co-artistic director Aaron Rossini and includes actors Charlie Thurston, Alejandro Rodriguez, and Megan Hughes.

What’s more, many of our artistic associates will also be stopping by to attack the script from a design perspective. We’ve always believed that plays not only come alive in the mouths and bodies of actors, but also in the creative work of designers. It’s extremely exciting to approach the story from this multi-disciplinary angle while the playwright is still working through the script.

The Walk-Up

Congratulations to Fault Line Theatre Honor Roll member (and lovely wife of co-founder Tristan Jeffers) Julia Brownell! NBC has put her show The Walk-Up into development. The project is described as “… a first-person narrative about two 30-something couples — one with a baby on the way — who decide to buy and live in a Brooklyn brownstone together, creating their own version of the modern urban family.” It is being produced by Jason Katim’s True Jack Productions (Parenthood, About A Boy). More info about the project can be found here.

Congrats Julia!

What We're Seeing: Our Town

One of Fault Line Theatre’s fearless stage managers, Brooke Redler (From White Plains, The Faire, Breathing Time), is back in her home town of Kansas City where she is Assistant Stage Manager at Kansas City Repertory Theatre‘s production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. The Wall Street Journal has said ”You’ll never see a better Our Town - or anything else – as long as you live.” If you find yourself in the Midwest, you know where to go!

September 5 – 28, 2014
Kansas City Repertory Theatre
4949 Cherry St.
Kansas City, MO 64110

A LITTLE ABOUT THE PLAY

Experience a young woman’s journey to discover the magical and often simple moments that knit together a well-lived life. Acclaimed Broadway director and MacArthur Fellow David Cromer presents his innovative and electrifying new production of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic. The New York Times calls David Cromer’s new version “wonderfully intimate…a highly rewarding production.”

Appropriate for ages 9 & up.

CAST:

• Doc Gibbs - Craig Benton
• Prof. Willard - Logan Black
• Mrs. Webb - Kati Brazda
• Farmer McCarty - Richard C. Brown
• Rebecca Gibbs - Mariem Diaz
• Simon Stimson - Patrick Du Laney
• Sam Craig - Jamie Dufault
• Citizen - Alisha Espinoza
• Mrs. Soames - Peggy Friesen
• Editor Webb - Charles Fugate
• Constable Warren - Jerry Genochio
• Irma - Nicole Greenberg
• Si Crowell - Brian Huther
• Joe Stoddard - Gary Neal Johnson
• Howie Newsome - Todd Lanker
• Joe Crowell, Jr. - Seth Macchi
• Emily - Linsey Page Morton
• Citizen - Emily Phillips
• Mrs. Gibbs - Stephanie Rae Roberts
• Stage Manager - Jeff Still
• Wally Webb - Andrew Stout
• Citizen - Michael Thayer
• George - Derrick Trumbly

PRODUCTION TEAM:

• Writer - Thornton Wilder
• Director - David Cromer
• Stage Manager - Mary Honour
• Asst. Stage Manager - Brooke Redler
• Scenic Designer - Stephen Dobay
• Costume Designer - Alison Stiple
• Lighting Designer - Heather Gilbert
• Sound Designer/Music Director - Jonathon Mastro

Fault Line Theatre in Budapest

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Fans of Fault Line Theatre sent us this picture in front of The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest!

Check out our Store to purchase a t-shirt or tweet us pictures wearing your t-shirt in cool places and we’ll repost!

What We're Seeing: September Play Project

We love meeting new collaborators and this weekend, Fault Line Theatre Co-Artistic director Aaron Rossini will be directing a short 6-minute play written by Nick Leavens, Artistic Director of |the claque| as part of the September Play Project. This festival of short plays is half site specific short plays and half big ol’ party on the magnificent rooftop of The Delancey. If you love theatre, you should come. If you love rooftop parties, you should definitely come!

September 13 & 14 ONLY (shows begin at 5:00 pm)
The Delancey (rooftop)
168 Delancey St.
New York, NY 10002

A LITTLE ABOUT THE PLAY

The September Play Project is a festival of new plays, all 6 minutes long and set outdoors. The plays will always be performed outside by a diverse set of artists that range from the amateur to the professional.

The aim of the festival is to provide artists with a comfortable and supportive platform to create new work under minimal creative parameters that also aim to challenge. The producers also wanted to create a place where ticket sales went directly into the artists pockets in the hope to start building an industry where new work has the monetary value it deserves.

The Festival itself, in it’s inaugural year, will be on the Rooftop of The Delancey, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

This isn’t just a play festival. It’s going to be a play party. DJ sets before and after the performances!

CAST:

• Shelley Smalls
• Jenny Gomez

PRODUCTION TEAM:

• Playwright - Nick Leavens
• Director – Aaron Rossini

Russian Fairy Tales

Anyone who caught our production of Frogs knows that Blake Segal, the actor who played Xanthias, is a tremendously talented performer. Would you like to see more of him? The answer should be: of course! Luckily, he’s part of a team developing a play called Bones in the Basket, a cabaret-like performance of seven classic Russian Fairy Tales, set to go up in early October. We’ll have more info closer to the show date, but for the time being here’s a link to their IndieGoGo campaign to help fund the show.

Regardless, mark the dates October 8 – 12 on your calendar and get excited for a night of “startling plot twists, morbid spectacles, and biting humor”