Theater: Ross & Rachel, 59E59

http://www.59e59.org/moreinfo.php?showid=242
ROSS & RACHEL

By James Fritz
Directed by Thomas Martin
Design by Alison Neighbour
Sound Design by John McLeod
Lighting Design by Douglas Green
With Molly Vevers

Look at all those couples out there. Which one will leave. Which one will run. Which one is cheating on the other. Which one will die first. Him. Him. Her. Him.
Ross & Rachel tells the mind-bending, heartbreaking story of what happens when a couple that was always meant to be together, gets together. And stays together.
In this disquieting duologue for one performer, Olivier-nominated playwright James Fritz takes an unflinching look at the myths of modern love. Vevers reprises her heartbreaking, award-winning performance from the show's critically-acclaimed, sold-out world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015.
★★★★
"FRITZ'S SCRIPT HAS A STREAK OF MISCHIEF A MILE WIDE... A VIRTUOSIC PIECE OF WRITING, PLAYFUL, POST-MODERN AND DEVASTATINGLY SERIOUS, ALL AT ONCE."
-TimeOut London

Film: The Art of Not Appearing

The Art of Not Appearing
After years of solitude and obsession, two ghosts cross paths and are forced to question their reasons for haunting.
Director : Pernille Rivedal Hellevik

Writer(s) : Pernille Rivedal Hellevik

Producer(s) : Inger Sveberg Dietrichs

Associate Producer(s) : Kai Gero Lenke
Director of Photography : Markus Englmair
Editor(s) : Kai Gero Lenke
Production Design : Tuva Rivedal Tjugen

Composer(s) : Paul Tyan

Sound Design : Simen Normann

Cast : Magne Haavard Brekke, Julia Bache-Wiig, Erik Aleksander Schjerven, Malin Aakre, Henning Rivedal, Sonja Rivedal, Asbjorn Tjugen, Tuva Rivedal Tjugen


We look forward to following this amazing young film director: http://www.pernillerivedalhellevik.com/

Pernille Rivedal Hellevik was born in Oslo and grew up on the rural West Coast of Norway. She studied Film and TV Production at the University of Bergen and at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. In 2012 she enrolled in the Film MFA Directing/Screenwriting program at Columbia University School of the Arts from where she will graduate in May 2016. Website: www.pernillerivedalhellevik.com

Music/Theater: The Rap Guide to Climate Chaos, Baba Brinkman

Praise for Baba Brinkman! With his encyclopedic knowledge of the subjects involved and his masterful, articulate rapping, this rapid-fire performance tossed us onto the rocky shores of science, politics and personal involvement. After the performance, we bought the complete CD set of Baba's rap programs. We're now huge fans.

http://www.bababrinkman.com/climate/

Theater: Toast at 59E59, May 2016

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/theater/review-toast-blends-farce-with-kitchen-sink-realism.html

Theater: The Idiot at HERE Theater, NYC

From the web site: http://here.org/shows/detail/1736/  Photo credit Carl Skutsch

A charismatic prince, a notorious woman, a spoiled socialite and a jealous rival square off in an electric quartet—and you’re invited to the party. In this hybrid response to Dostoevsky’s The Idiot, immersive staging and live cinematography launch you into the mind of a conflicted man in a tug-of-war between desire and compassion. In the face of a corrupt society, be there as he battles the depths and heights of human experience.   

Conceived and adapted from the Dostoevsky novel by Robert Lyons and Kristin Marting
Text by Robert Lyons
Directed and Choreographed by Kristin Marting
Environment by Nick Benacerraf
Video by Ray Sun
Composed By Larry Heinemann
Lighting by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Costumes by Kate Fry
Stage Managed by William V. Carlton*
Assistant Directed by Drew Weinstein
Performed by Lauren Cipoletti*, Purva Bedi*,
Daniel Kublick*, and Merlin Whitehawk 

Theater: Hungry at the Public Theater, 3/2016

From the web site: http://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/1516/HUNGRY-Election-Year-in-the-Life-of-One-Family/

This season, Tony Award-winning playwright and director Richard Nelson returns to The Public with HUNGRY, the first in a new three-play cycle introducing us to the Gabriels of Rhinebeck, New York. These three plays unfold in real time and track the lives of the Gabriels throughout the coming presidential election year. 

To the rhythm of peeling, chopping and mixing, HUNGRY places us in the center of the Gabriel’s kitchen. The family discusses their lives and disappointments, and the world at large and nearby. As they struggle against the fear of being left behind, the family attempts to find resilience in the face of loss. 

Reviewed in the NYT's: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/07/theater/review-hungry-portrays-a-mourning-clan-in-election-year-2016.html?_r=0