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2d5b17f3-8291-4563-99fe-969456c4154b HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH POST THEATRE COMPANY: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY GALLERY

MARAT / SADE The year is 1808: France is a powerful empire ruled by Napoleon. Outside of Paris, in the mental asylum of Charenton, the Marquis de Sade has been inprisoned for seven years because of his outrageous writings ... Tonight, Sade presents a play, performed by the institution's patients, dramatyixing the assassination revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat during the French Revolution. He is glad to have you with us. GALLERY BIG LOVE GALLERY BAT BOY: GALLERY THE MUSICAL CABARET GALLERY Kander / Ebb / Masteroff HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH As a director who thrives on the energetic exchange of live performance, it’s been too long; I’m thrilled to return to live theatre-making with this ensemble on this show and to welcome you into the world we’ve created. I came of age during another plague, the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and ‘90s, which shaped my identify as a queer artst. I got to see Hedwig transform from an edgy, immersive downtown show in the late ‘90s, then to an art house film, and more recently to a polished Broadway entertainment. The ingenious creation of author John Cameron Mitchell and composer Stephen Trask, Hedwig transcends geography and time, earning her place as an iconic character in the queer theater canon. We meet her within the space of a bitter/sweet rock-show, and her powerful songs give voice to the experiences of so many LGBTQ folx: struggling with our own wicked little towns and striving all our lives to know that we’re whole. Classic plays (and musicals) invite interpretation, and this production is shaped by a new generation of young artists who are tearing down the walls of traditional gender strictures. Our rehearsals have been an inquiry into how this multifaceted role can be embodied by a diverse ensemble--and how this story continues to resonate, more than 20 years since its inception. I hope our Hedwig celebrates the diversity of gender expression in this community. Whatever your own personal journey, I thank you for being here tonight and wish you an exciting theatrical ride! (Program Note -- November 2021) GALLERY MACHINAL The theme of this season at Post Theatre Company is “Once Upon a Time Travel”, and Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal (Mah-SHEE-nal) takes us a back to the thrilling and turbulent decade known as the “Roaring ‘20s.” In the winter of 2017, I feel like our American time machine has just been hijacked by a gang of rogue men, determined to hurl us all backwards at least 50 years. Now more than ever, it seems crucial to look at our history, in order to understand where we’ve been and how we arrived at this moment. In 1928, Treadwell confronted Broadway audiences with her indictment of a society that perpetuates machine-like oppression against its female population. The play follows a kind of Everywoman through a life journey that is anything but free. Using theatrical expressionism, Treadwell pointed at abuses of power in the workplace, home, and the law. She exposed sexual harassment, earning inequality, and women’s lack of choice to control their bodies and the direction of their lives 90 years later, I’m saddened to hear these students say they feel nothing has changed. Indeed, while we rehearsed this revival, we’ve been fighting to save Planned Parenthood, an organization founded 100 years ago on the belief that women should have the information and care they need to live strong, healthy lives and fulfill their dreams.* The man driving our political machine snarls epithets like “nasty woman” and brags about behavior widely considered to be sexual assault. It’s easy to overlook the progress that has been made when, everyday, we feel renewed forces of misogyny, racism, and homophobia pushing upon us. What gives me hope in collaborating with these young actors is the bravery and generosity each of them brought to work on Treadwell’s play. In order to build their connection to the past, the cast looked at their own family histories, in addition to researching the 1920s. This exploration helped us process what Machinal might say to you, our audience, tonight. The young actors on this stage are using their bodies and imaginations to enact our collective past, but they also represent our future. I hope their generation will have the courage and commitment to take back control of the machine and help steer us on a more progressive course. GALLERY xxxORIGINAL WORK xxxINDIE THEATRE xxxPOST THEATRE CO xxxVERMONT STAGE CO xxxTHEATRE ASKEW More POST THEATRE COMPANY: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY MARAT / SADE BIG LOVE BAT BOY: CABARET HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH MACHINAL

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MISS BLANCHE TELLS IT ALL GALLERY 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.

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Directorial Projects Filter by Title filter by CATEGORY Filter by PLAYWRIGHT ORIGINAL WORK AFTER THE CHAIRS David Koteles MORE UNCLE TOM'S CABIN Jason Jacobs, Tome' Cousin, and Douglas Levine. MORE ANOTHER HORATIO ALGER STORY Jason Jacobs MORE VANYA VERMONT Chekhov, Kathryn Blume MORE BALD DIVA! David Koteles and Jason Jacobs MORE LAVENDER SONGS Jeremy Lawrence MORE MISS BLANCHE TELLS IT ALL Jason Jacobs: and Matthew C Pritchard MORE OTHER VENUES POST-LIU VERMONT THEATRE CO THEATRE ASKEW INDEPENDENT THEATRE

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. THEATRE ASKEW i google myself is queer in the best sense of the word: self-consciously outside of the mainstream, looking in with intelligence and wit." Village Voice an insightful and entertaining window into our society's preoccupation with fame and recognition, and how Internet innovations like blogs and online chats promote one's quest to be known, even as the same technology can lead to a debilitating isolation that increases the need for connection." OffOff Online I GOOGLE MYSELF Three men. Same name. Who will be the first hit? GALLERY by Jason Schafer Stylishly directed by Jason Jacobs, who co-conceived the project with dramaturg Jamee Freedus, the show is flawlessly paced and brought to vivid life by the talented ensemble cast." TheaterMania Director Jason Jacobs... keeps the evening bouncing along and guides the performers well through the play's final, ironic moments." Backstage BALD DIVA! Queer-Eyed boys get an absurdist makeover a la Eugene Ionesco in this tragic spectacle of la vie Chelsea, featuring sizzling firemen, probing detectives, saucy maids, steamroom escapades, provocative party games, low-rent musical numbers on fabulous cardboard sets, piping-hot celebrity dish, the latest fashion trends and beauty secrets, narrow escapes of reality, death-defying mental acrobatics and more Divas than you can shake your stick at! GALLERY By David Koteles THEATRE ASKEW YOUTH EXPERIENCE (TAYPE) GALLERY THE TEMPEST GALLERY by Shakespeare Theatre Askew's politicized deconstruction of everyone's favorite BBC neoclassic is clearly destined for some legendary status of its own." Village Voice 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." Time Out New York 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" HX Magazine I, CLAUDIUS LIVE GALLERY an insightful and entertaining window into our society's preoccupation with fame and recognition, and how Internet innovations like blogs and online chats promote one's quest to be known, even as the same technology can lead to a debilitating isolation that increases the need for connection." OffOff Online i google myself is queer in the best sense of the word: self-consciously outside of the mainstream, looking in with intelligence and wit." Village Voice I GOOGLE MYSELF Three men. Same name. Who will be the first hit? GALLERY by Jason Schafer Stylishly directed by Jason Jacobs, who co-conceived the project with dramaturg Jamee Freedus, the show is flawlessly paced and brought to vivid life by the talented ensemble cast." TheaterMania Director Jason Jacobs... keeps the evening bouncing along and guides the performers well through the play's final, ironic moments." Backstage BALD DIVA! Queer-Eyed boys get an absurdist makeover a la Eugene Ionesco in this tragic spectacle of la vie Chelsea, featuring sizzling firemen, probing detectives, saucy maids, steamroom escapades, provocative party games, low-rent musical numbers on fabulous cardboard sets, piping-hot celebrity dish, the latest fashion trends and beauty secrets, narrow escapes of reality, death-defying mental acrobatics and more Divas than you can shake your stick at! GALLERY By David Koteles THEATRE ASKEW YOUTH EXPERIENCE (TAYPE) GALLERY: Watch a story-telling exercise by the kids of TAYPE. THE TEMPEST GALLERY by Shakespeare 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" HX Magazine 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." Time Out New York I, CLAUDIUS LIVE GALLERY xxxORIGINAL WORK xxxINDIE THEATRE xxxPOST THEATRE CO xxxVERMONT STAGE CO xxxTHEATRE ASKEW More

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OPUS Promo for Vermonst Stage Company

OPUS Video Images Jason discusses OPUS with the Vermont Stage Company's Artistic Director, Mark Nash. Smart, sophisticated and elegant, Opus explores the personal and artistic dynamics of a world-renowned string quartet struggling to prepare for their highest-profile performance. When the violinist, and founder of the quartet, mysteriously disappears, the rehearsal room becomes a pressure cooker as passions rise, personalities clash, and the musicians are forced to tackle the ephemeral nature of their life's work.

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