Shakespeare Workshoppe
Shakespeare Workshoppe is the production company of NYC Director Anna Rebek and it specializes in creating accessible, immersive and fresh productions of Shakespeare and Classical texts.
Photos of The Trojan Women Final Dress Rehearsal by the incomparable Charles Vidal
Joins us for a brand new, searing adaptation of Euripides' famous play The Trojan Women, directed and created by Anna Rebek (Yale, Columbia, Juilliard). Set in the Mediterranean haven of Casa Clara (218 East 25th St), audiences will be just inches away from some of the most harrowing events in all of classical tragedy. The show opens just after the mythical violence of the Trojan War (Homer's Iliad, Virgil's Aeneid) when all the women of Troy have been rounded up only to be split off as prizes to their Greek conquerors. Lead by their former queen Hecuba, these women experience the devastation of being a conquered people. This production resonates with the current state of our world at war, and highlights how often our humanity is the cost of victory, as women and children continue to suffer the greatest consequences.
With large scale masks, a new score by composer Zachary Detrick (Juilliard, Peabody), and costumes by Brynne Oster-Bainnson (NYU), the audio-visual world of the play will be transporting. Come experience this masterpiece brought to life as never before.
With large scale masks, a new score by composer Zachary Detrick (Juilliard, Peabody), and costumes by Brynne Oster-Bainnson (NYU), the audio-visual world of the play will be transporting. Come experience this masterpiece brought to life as never before.
Assistant Director: L.A. Mars
Starring:
Hecuba - Patricia Damon
Andromache - Debra Nguyen
Talthybius - Jack Wooton
Cassandra - Alex Key
Poseidon/Menelaus - Malcolm Opoku
Helen - Milena Makse
Trojan Women:
Anna Frankl-Duval
Olivia Swasey
Mish Wavi
Laura Anthony
Our Intimate Performance Space:
Casa Clara
218 East 25th Street
New York, NY
10010
SHOW DATES ARE
APRIL 25, 26, 27
&
MAY 2, 3, 4 2024
The full video version of our SOLD OUT Julius Caesar (Final Dress Rehearsal) is HERE!
Heather Freedman - costumes, Jaime Acevedo - cinematography
Press the button below to watch on YouTube
Heather Freedman - costumes, Jaime Acevedo - cinematography
Press the button below to watch on YouTube
SHOW DATES :
Wednesday July 19th 8pm OPENING
Friday July 21st 8pm Show (party follows)
Monday July 24th 8pm Show
Set in the ancient city of ROME (our enchanting event space, ROSA 386, seen above) - under the burning stars on a backyard terrace, and proceeding into a plush interior for intimate scenes, join us for site-specific night of Shakespeare to remember.
Having secured a fresh victory against their neighbor Pompey, Julius Caesar returns to a tumultuous Rome. His two close advisors, Brutus and Cassius, worry Caesar has turned from a leader to a God, and that Rome will fall under the arrogance of one man. They assemble a group of conspirators to corner and slay this great Caesar, believing they will save their beloved republic.
When Mary Antony finds the fallen Caesar, he gives one of the greatest speeches ever written to turn the people of Rome against the murdering conspirators. Once that match is lit, Rome burns, and the mob drives them out, killing innocents in their path.
A great war is waged, allegiances crumble, a ghost comes for a visit, and as with all the tragedies, great women and men fall.
Run time 2 hours and 15 minutes.
The audience will be guided by cast members to move between the large back courtyard of the event space into the interior for intimate scenes, and back again. The exterior has seating for all audience members, the interior has limited seating for those who require seating and upon request.
In the event of light rain, tents will be put up to protect the audience, and the show will continue. In the event of other outdoor issues, the show will be rescheduled.
Directed by Anna Rebek - BA Yale, MFA Columbia, Juilliard Fellow/Assistant Faculty 2020-2022
Having secured a fresh victory against their neighbor Pompey, Julius Caesar returns to a tumultuous Rome. His two close advisors, Brutus and Cassius, worry Caesar has turned from a leader to a God, and that Rome will fall under the arrogance of one man. They assemble a group of conspirators to corner and slay this great Caesar, believing they will save their beloved republic.
When Mary Antony finds the fallen Caesar, he gives one of the greatest speeches ever written to turn the people of Rome against the murdering conspirators. Once that match is lit, Rome burns, and the mob drives them out, killing innocents in their path.
A great war is waged, allegiances crumble, a ghost comes for a visit, and as with all the tragedies, great women and men fall.
Run time 2 hours and 15 minutes.
The audience will be guided by cast members to move between the large back courtyard of the event space into the interior for intimate scenes, and back again. The exterior has seating for all audience members, the interior has limited seating for those who require seating and upon request.
In the event of light rain, tents will be put up to protect the audience, and the show will continue. In the event of other outdoor issues, the show will be rescheduled.
Directed by Anna Rebek - BA Yale, MFA Columbia, Juilliard Fellow/Assistant Faculty 2020-2022
CAST
Sean Alexander - Brutus
Genevieve Ngosa Daniels - Cassius
Alessandro Caronna - Mark Antony
Michael Takiff - Julius Caesar
Paul Weissman - Caska
Kacie Swaffield - Portia
Duke Williams - Decius
Claire Lord - Calphurnia, Messenger, Second Soldier of Anthony’s
Ensemble:
Ahkai Franklin - Flavius, Messala, Cicero, Trebonius
Ryan Molloy - Murellus, Titinius, Octavius’ Attendant
Hannah Taylor - Octavius Caesar, Metellus Cimber, Cinna
Laura Anthony - Carpenter, Artemidorus, Lucilius, Fourth Plebeian
Karen Light - Soothsayer, Caesar’s Servant, First Plebeian (except in Cinna-the-poet scene), Cinna-the poet
SteFannie Savoy - Lucius, Strato, Fifth Plebeian
Kevin Shivcharran - Cobbler, Anthony’s Messenger, Second Plebeian, Lepidus
Genevieve Ngosa Daniels - Cassius
Alessandro Caronna - Mark Antony
Michael Takiff - Julius Caesar
Paul Weissman - Caska
Kacie Swaffield - Portia
Duke Williams - Decius
Claire Lord - Calphurnia, Messenger, Second Soldier of Anthony’s
Ensemble:
Ahkai Franklin - Flavius, Messala, Cicero, Trebonius
Ryan Molloy - Murellus, Titinius, Octavius’ Attendant
Hannah Taylor - Octavius Caesar, Metellus Cimber, Cinna
Laura Anthony - Carpenter, Artemidorus, Lucilius, Fourth Plebeian
Karen Light - Soothsayer, Caesar’s Servant, First Plebeian (except in Cinna-the-poet scene), Cinna-the poet
SteFannie Savoy - Lucius, Strato, Fifth Plebeian
Kevin Shivcharran - Cobbler, Anthony’s Messenger, Second Plebeian, Lepidus
S H A K E S P E A R E
If you've been looking for a fun and safe space to explore Shakespeare's work - either as an actor, or re-imagining his plays as a playwright, this
Shakespeare
Workshoppe
may be for you!
- From Page to Stage -
Creating CommunityOn Sundays and Wednesdays, the Workshoppe will convene for 4 hours and work on scenes, monologues and writing based on Shakespeare. All those in attendance will have an opportunity to hear their written work or perform a selection for the group.
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Scene Study & Development
As we collectively grow in community, those interested will commit to shaping a adaptation of a Shakespeare play, directed by Anna. Those interested in working deeply on an existing Shakespeare scene as actors will be paired and receive support and feedback.
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Performance OpportunitiesThose who commit to shaping a full script and/or performance will get at least 2 full weekends of fully produced shows at a venue. Those interested in presenting their scenes individually will present their work at a Shakespeare Workshoppe Showcase.
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About Your Guide - Anna Rebek
Anna has studied Shakespeare both as an undergrad at Yale, and also for her MFA in directing @ Columbia with Brian Kulick. Anna directed her first full length King Lear, with esteemed dramaturg Emily Boyd Dahab, @ The Brick in the summer of 2018. She then helped adapt and directed Mary V, a feminist adaptation of Henry V for Fringe NYC (see press article below). She then cut a 90 minute Tempest with double casting and performed it in her classroom as the sun set with a real swinging hammock! Anna spent a week as AD helping cut Measure for Measure for the Public Theater for LA Williams' Mobile Shakespeare unit. In short, Anna is a Shakespeare nerd, and wants to work with other Shakespeare nerds.
Contact Us
If you're interested in joining Shakespeare Workshoppe as an actor, a playwright, or a team member, please fill out the form below, or you can email us about your interests at: [email protected]
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