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Cast Host: Michael Feingold
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It's 1938 and the world is on the brink of World War II. An aristocratic German Jew, who has fled Nazi Germany, arrives in Geneva asking for help. A pretty young secretary, left to run the International Committee for Peace office alone, writes a letter. So begins GENEVA. Eventually, Hitler, Franco and Mussolini all converge on Geneva for a peace trial to state their case. Don't miss this rarely seen comedy from the imagination of the one and only G.B.S. |
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A glamorous pair of jewel thieves (Charles Busch and Marc Kudisch) convinces a chronic young convalescent (Kathy Brier) to steal her own jewels and run away with them to a tropical paradise. Her over-protective mother (Marylouise Burke) comes chasing after them and a riotous time is had by all. This is Shaw’s 1931 high-comedy journey which takes on fad diets, the medical profession, the military, war, religion, and sex. The extraordinary cast will also include Louis Zorich, Nick Wyman, John Windsor-Cunningham, Eric Grode and Michael Feingold. David Staller produces and directs the series, now in its third of four years. |
Cast The Patient (Mops) The Elderly Lady (Mrs. Mopply) The Doctor The Burglar (Popsy) Colonel Tallboys Private Meek Sergent Fielding The Elder Narrator Hosted by Howard Kissel |
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THE FASCINATING FOUNDLING Two Rarely Seen One-Acts |
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Cast: FARFETCHED FABLES Host: David Cote |
In 1909's THE FASCINATING FOUNDLING, a man and a woman are very definite about what they will and what they won't tolerate in a mate. Having little or no family is a plus. A lawyer unwittingly helps them find each other. FARFETCHED FABLES, from 1949, takes us on six separate journeys. Starting in 1949 and jumping well into the future, we get a chance to see just how absurd we are in the present and how little we may change.
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The Devil's Disciple |
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Mrs. Dudgeon — Ms. Mary Beth
Peil Host: Howard Kissel |
THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1896, is a thrilling comedy that employs the unlikely backdrop of the American Revolution. Some of Shaw's most iconographic characters fill out this story of revolt: of one country against another, as well as of the inexhaustible battle of the human spirit - how we choose to create and define ourselves in the face of societal expectations. In this play, we find ourselves in 1777 New Hampshire where Dick Dudgeon opens his heart to life. Along the way, everyone else goes through profound changes of discovery, hope and strength. |
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Great Catherine |
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This month, two outrageous one-acts that take on all of Russia: GREAT CATHERINE (in which Tyne Daly will play the legendary Empress) & ANNAJANSKA, THE WILD GRAND DUCHESS (which takes place during the Russian revolution of 1917). It will all happen on Monday, June 23rd, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South. David Staller is producer and director. |
In “GREAT CATHERINE”, (written in 1913) Tyne Daly becomes Russia’s most infamous Empress. John Cullum, as a dissolute Russian prince, does his best to maneuver his way around her while a shy British Emissary (Tony Yazbeck) tries to convey news about the newly begun American Revolution. Also in the cast will be Matthew Arkin, Alison Fraser, Nick Wyman, Lacey Kohl, Ashley Wren Collins and Liz Morton. Prince Patiomkin — Mr. John Cullum
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“ANNAJANSKA, The Wild Grand Duchess” (written in 1917) takes us to the dawn of the Russian Revolution. While the huge Russian Empire is crumbling, a surviving member of the royal family (Tyne Daly) does her best to convince the doubting General in charge (John Cullum) that she actually wants to join the revolutionary cause. General Strammfest — Mr. John Cullum Host: Michael Riedel |
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Lady Britomart Undershaft — Ms. Megan Mullally Hosted by David Cote of TIME OUT NY . |
In this sparkling comedy, Lady Britomart Undershaft (Megan Mullally) is a woman determined that her children should be well provided for. Her estranged husband, Andrew Undershaft, (Michael Cumpsty), is a notorious millionaire armaments dealer who has not known his grown children since they were babies. Lady Brit brings them together with surprising results. His daughter Barbara (Ana Reeder) is a devout major in the Salvation Army who refuses her father's funds and wants to marry a poor Greek scholar, Cusins (Michael Esper). Power, religion, finance, sex and the concept of family life are all skewered by the most irreverent of authors. Full of lively comedy and sparkling debate, Major Barbara is also one of Shaw's most powerful and forward-looking plays. |
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Caesar and Cleopatra
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Ftatateeta — Ms. Daphne Rubin-Vega Hosted by Adam Feldman of TIME OUT NY
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In this sweeping historical comedy, a victorious Julius Caesar (Brian Murray) arrives in Egypt confronted by the frightened child, Cleopatra (Madeleine Martin). Under his guidance, she becomes the legendary Queen of legend. |
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The Shewing Up Of Blanco Posnet Story: A comedic melodrama set in the old American West. A man, Blanco, is arrested for the most heinous of crimes, stealing a horse. His respectable brother Elder Daniels, a former wastrel, has ulterior motives for wanting the hanging. |
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Cast of Characters Hosted by Michael Riedel |
Jitta's Atonement |
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Cast of Characters Hosted by Michael Riedel
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Vienna 1920. A forbidden romance and its consequences. Charles Busch stars as Jitta in a presentation of this rarely heard play. Loosely translated from a Viennese play by Siegfried Trebitsch, the 'atonement' isn't particularly profound but the wicked fun is. |
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Saint Joan |
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Written in 1924, just four years after Joan was finally canonized, this is the play that won Shaw the Pulitzer Prize. The play employs Shaw’s more witty uses of irony in his story-telling. He takes us on a breathtaking ride from Joan’s first battle to rid France of the English, to her infamous trial. In Shaw’s hands, Joan becomes a fully human young woman determined to live life battling not only the English, but also the constraints men have placed upon women in society. |
Narrator — Ms. Marian Seldes |
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