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| Lady
with a Lapdog |
| based
on a short story by Anton Chekhov |
| adapted
and directed by Kama
Ginkas |
| September
13 - October 11, 2003 |
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first production of the season will be an adaptation of
Anton Chekhov's beloved short-story "Lady with a
Lapdog," written and staged by Kama Ginkas, a Russian
director whose interpretations of Dostoevsky and Chekhov
have made him one of Russia's most celebrated directors.
Ginkas' stagecraft is elegant and spare (working with
the equally renowned set designer Sergei Barkhin, who
will be designing this production), and he fashions transcendent
theatrical metaphors from apparently simple stories, such
as "Lady with a Lapdog" which narrates an illicit
love affair in the seaside resort of Yalta. Ginkas's adaptations
combine a deep respect for the original text with an irony
and understatement that is entirely contemporary. We are
honored to be welcoming this master to this country to
work with American actors for the first time. |
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| Snow
in June |
| adapted
by directed by Chen
Shi-Zheng |
| based
on a text by Charles
L. Mee |
| November 29 - December
28, 2003 |
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| A
startling blend of ancient Chinese theatre and contemporary
Americana, dance theatre, and vaudeville, Snow in June
conjures the ghost of a young girl who returns to earth
to avenge herself on the society that caused her death.
Inspired by an ancient legend and a thirteenth-century
Chinese drama, Snow in June unites three artists - director
and adaptor Chen
Shi-Zheng, writer Charles
Mee, and composer Paul
Dresher, whose music for the production blends traditional
Chinese scores with original bluegrass, delta blues, Appalachian,
Tex-Mex, and Cajun music. |
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| A
Midsummer Night's Dream |
| by
William Shakespeare |
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directed by Martha
Clarke |
| January 10 - February 28, 2004 |
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third production of the season brings renowned director/choreographer
Martha Clarke to the A.R.T. to direct Shakespeare's A
Midsummer Night's Dream. Clarke's dance-theatre inhabits
a gorgeous, sensual realm, rich in fantasy and the fragmented
imagery of the unconscious. Her creation The Garden
of Earthly Delights was presented at the A.R.T. in
1985 and we are pleased to be able to bring her back to
the A.R.T. Together with her long-time collaborator, scenic
designer Robert
Israel, she is creating an earthy world of spectacular
beauty for this midwinter Midsummer, complete with
dancers and aerial choreography. |
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| The
Birthday Party |
| by
Harold Pinter |
| directed
by JoAnne
Akalaitis |
| March 6-27, 2004 |
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The
Birthday Party
is one of the great black comedies of the twentieth
century. First produced in 1958, Harold Pinter's study
of menace and mystery in a shabby English boarding house
has magnificently stood the test of time, and is now
ripe for revival. The visionary director JoAnne Akalaitis
returns to the A.R.T. to stage this modern masterpiece.
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| Oedipus |
| by Sophocles |
| directed by Robert
Woodruff |
| music
by Evan
Ziporyn |
| May 15 - June 12, 2004 |
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| The A.R.T.'s Artistic Director Robert
Woodruff will stage the fifth production of the season,
Oedipus. Aristotle regarded Sophocles' tragedy
as the masterpiece of Greek drama - an unflinching portrayal
of a man's descent from self-assurance and strength to
shame and isolation. Though written more than 2,500 years
ago, Oedipus still holds the center of Western
drama and psychology - a tautly plotted, terrifyingly
swift account of human pride and vulnerability that speaks
precisely to our own age. Renowned set designer Doug Stein
will be collaborating with Woodruff on this production.
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| The
Miser |
| by
Molière |
| directed
by Dominique
Serrand |
| June 19 - July 18, 2004 -
buy online |
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| We are proud to be joining forces with
an outstanding international theatre company for our last
production of the season, Molière's comedy The
Miser. Theatre
de la Jeune Lune was founded in Paris in 1978 by graduates
of the Jacques Lecoq school of physical theatre, and moved
to Minneapolis in 1985. They have developed a reputation
as one of this country's most innovative ensembles, mining
popular performance traditions - from circus and
classical farce to commedia dell'arte and vaudeville -
to create a new kind of theatre that is immediate, high
spirited, passionately physical, and visually spectacular.
Dominique Serrand, one of Jeune Lune's founding artists,
will direct a cast of actors from the A.R.T. and Jeune
Lune. |
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