AFTER THE CHAIRS ANOTHER HORATIO ALGER STORY AS YOU LIKE IT BALD DIVA! BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL BIG LOVE CABA RET HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH I GOOGLE MYSELF I, CLAUDIUS LIVE LAVENDER SONGS MACHINAL MARAT / SADE MISS BLANCHE TELLS IT ALL MY FIRST LADY OLIVER TWIST OPUS POST-MOD ERN LIVING T A Y P E THE TEMPEST THE BOYCOTT UNCLE TOM'S CABIN VANYA VERMONT Filter by CATEGORY All Productions

Directorial Projects Filter by Title filter by CATEGORY Filter by PLAYWRIGHT THEATRE ASKEW In 2004, I co-founded Theatre Askew to explore how to create "queer theatre" in New York in the 21st century. The company called for a radical new approach to the representation of "queerness" defining queerness as a metaphor for ALL those who stand outside of mainstream, consumerist models. Theatre Askew would make ever-evolving programming choices and create a diverse body of work of social impact and spiritual consequence that reflects the complexity of our experience. Askew's early productions emphasized adaptation and the ways in which a queer perspective can illuminate classic texts. I co-created Bald Diva! an original absurdist farce inspired by Ionesco's The Bald Soprano. Directing The Tempest, I explored the Radical Faerie movement and interpreted Shakespeare's play as an expression of the healing capacity of the "gay spirit." Our episodic satire I, Claudius Live was a parody of the BBC series, irreverently adapted to address politics of the Bush II presidency, and told from the point of view of a disabled heterosexual character who could never be a "real" man by the standards of Roman culture. Our 2007 production of i google myself explored the social and emotional impact of the internet, and our first fully original play. Fundamental to Askew's mission is the inclusion of LGBTQA youth as significant members and the future leaders of the community. In 2005, I co-founded the Theatre Askew Youth Performance Experience (TAYPE) to provide a creative forum to develop and empower the voices of this population. TAYPE is an arts skills program that encourages youth to build community, acquire responsibility, and experience leadership, teamwork, and the personal rewards of achievement – within the process of creating, producing, and performing theatre. In addition to theatrical skills, the program introduces youth to the New York theatre world, including working theatre artists who can inspire, guide, and serve as role models, and point them towards internships and opportunities beyond our projects. Theatre Askew has garnered positive notices from The New York Times, The Village Voice, Time Out New York as well as other media outlets; we have been nominated twice for the GLAAD media award, listed on Theatermania's best-of-the year lists, and in 2007 was named on NYTheatre.com's People of the Year list. In 2011, I left Theatre Askew in order to concentrate on my freelance work as a director, writer, and teaching artist. ANOTHER HORATIO ALGER STORY Jason Jacobs MORE T A Y P E Jason Jacobs MORE I GOOGLE MYSELF Jason Schaffer MORE I, CLAUDIUS LIVE MORE BALD DIVA! David Koteles and Jason Jacobs MORE OTHER VENUES POST-LIU VERMONT THEATRE CO ORIGINAL WORK INDEPENDENT THEATRE

GALLERY I, CLAUDIUS LIVE Video Images NO VIDEO AVAILABLE I, CLAUDIUS LIVE Add a Title When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in the East Village in a play about Rome, do it with gays, trannies and as little clothing as possible - especially when it’s I, Claudius Live!, a six-part parody of the epic 1976 BBC miniseries from Theatre Askew"v It is delicious fun watching evil people do awful things to one another. But I, Claudius Live is funner than fun...It is staged broadly and briskly like a farce, yet has been laced with thought-provoking political parallels to give us food for thought when we aren't laughing our heads off." EMPIRE. RELIGION. FAMILY VALUES. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE ROME. Theatre Askew's politicized deconstruction of everyone's favorite BBC neoclassic is clearly destined for some legendary status of its own." I, CLAUDIUS LIVE I, CLAUDIUS LIVE EMPIRE. RELIGION. FAMILY VALUES. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE ROME. It is delicious fun watching evil people do awful things to one another. But I, Claudius Live is funner than fun...It is staged broadly and briskly like a farce, yet has been laced with thought-provoking political parallels to give us food for thought when we aren't laughing our heads off." When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in the East Village in a play about Rome, do it with gays, trannies and as little clothing as possible - especially when it’s I, Claudius Live!, a six-part parody of the epic 1976 BBC miniseries from Theatre Askew" Theatre Askew's politicized deconstruction of everyone's favorite BBC neoclassic is clearly destined for some legendary status of its own." Village Voice When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in the East Village in a play about Rome, do it with gays, trannies and as little clothing as possible - especially when it’s I, Claudius Live!, a six-part parody of the epic 1976 BBC miniseries from Theatre Askew" I, CLAUDIUS LIVE I, CLAUDIUS LIVE EMPIRE. RELIGION. FAMILY VALUES. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE ROME. It is delicious fun watching evil people do awful things to one another. But I, Claudius Live is funner than fun...It is staged broadly and briskly like a farce, yet has been laced with thought-provoking political parallels to give us food for thought when we aren't laughing our heads off." Theatre Askew's politicized deconstruction of everyone's favorite BBC neoclassic is clearly destined for some legendary status of its own." Village Voice

Venue / category : Post Theatre Company All projects Vermont Stage Company Original work Independent theatre Theatre Askew AS YOU LIKE IT Wm. Shakespeare View More BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL Keythe Farley, Brian Flemming, and Laurence O'Keefe View More BIG LOVE Charles L. Mee View More CABA RET Kander / Ebb / Masteroff View More HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask View More MACHINAL Sophie Treadwell View More MARAT / SADE Peter Weiss View More

Venue / category : Theatre Askew All projects Vermont Stage Company Original work Independent theatre Post Theatre Company BALD DIVA! David Koteles and Jason Jacobs View More I GOOGLE MYSELF Jason Schaffer View More I, CLAUDIUS LIVE View More

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Directorial Projects Filter by Title filter by CATEGORY Filter by PLAYWRIGHT INDEPENDENT THEATRE Some of my favorite projects in New York's indie theatre spaces THE TEMPEST Wm. Shakespeare MORE AFTER THE CHAIRS David Koteles MORE MY FIRST LADY David Koteles MORE THE BOYCOTT Kathryn Blume MORE POST-MOD ERN LIVING Richard Sheinmel MORE LAVENDER SONGS Jeremy Lawrence MORE OTHER VENUES POST-LIU VERMONT THEATRE CO THEATRE ASKEW ORIGINAL WORK

GALLERY LAVENDER SONGS Video Images Watch LAVENDER SONGS Add a Title Jeremy Lawrence a beautifully realized evocation of a club in Germany in the ‘30s ... a thrilling reminder of the power and strength of cabaret at its best.” Out of this minimal landscape, director Jason Jacobs creates a vibrant, small-scale panorama with his precise staging. Lawrence glides around, often stands still totally, but remains mesmerizing due to Jacobs’ command of visual technique." 2008 Bistro Award Winner! Originally produced in 2008 and revised in 2016 in response to the Trump ascendency, this cabaret theatre piece had an extended run at Pangea. Featuring songs originally written and performed by queer aertists in Weimar-era Berlin (with new English lyrics by Jeremy), the piece was based on an evening created by Alan Lareau for the U.S. Holocaust Museum om Washington DC. An evening of Jewishly inflected, queer songs brings Weimar Germany back to life with humor and music." Jeremy Lawrence PANGEA LAVENDER SONGS LAVENDER SONGS 2008 Bistro Award Winner! Originally produced in 2008 and revised in 2016 in response to the Trump ascendency, this cabaret theatre piece had an extended run at Pangea. Featuring songs originally written and performed by queer aertists in Weimar-era Berlin (with new English lyrics by Jeremy), the piece was based on an evening created by Alan Lareau for the U.S. Holocaust Museum om Washington DC. Out of this minimal landscape, director Jason Jacobs creates a vibrant, small-scale panorama with his precise staging. Lawrence glides around, often stands still totally, but remains mesmerizing due to Jacobs’ command of visual technique." a beautifully realized evocation of a club in Germany in the ‘30s ... a thrilling reminder of the power and strength of cabaret at its best.” NitelifeExchange.com An evening of Jewishly inflected, queer songs brings Weimar Germany back to life with humor and music." Tablet a beautifully realized evocation of a club in Germany in the ‘30s ... a thrilling reminder of the power and strength of cabaret at its best.” NitelifeExchange.com Jeremy Lawrence PANGEA LAVENDER SONGS LAVENDER SONGS 2008 Bistro Award Winner! Originally produced in 2008 and revised in 2016 in response to the Trump ascendency, this cabaret theatre piece had an extended run at Pangea. Featuring songs originally written and performed by queer aertists in Weimar-era Berlin (with new English lyrics by Jeremy), the piece was based on an evening created by Alan Lareau for the U.S. Holocaust Museum om Washington DC. Out of this minimal landscape, director Jason Jacobs creates a vibrant, small-scale panorama with his precise staging. Lawrence glides around, often stands still totally, but remains mesmerizing due to Jacobs’ command of visual technique." An evening of Jewishly inflected, queer songs brings Weimar Germany back to life with humor and music." Tablet

MISS BLANCHE TELLS IT ALL Video Images Brian Charles Rooney, Miss Blanche Tells It All at NYMF Patron Preview event Live at the Green Room 42 @ YOTEL on 5/11/17 with Brian Charles Rooney and Robert Frost on piano.