Trojan Women, Jan 10-Feb 10
The Classical Theatre of Harlem & Harlem Stage Present
TROJAN WOMEN, the First Collaboration Between the Two Harlem-Based Theaters
Adapted and Directed by Alfred Preisser
Original Score by Musical Director Kelvyn Bell
Choreography by Tracy Jack
January 10-Feburary 10, 2008
The Harlem Stage Gatehouse
New York, NY (December 20, 2007)—The OBIE, Drama Desk and Lortel Award-winning Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) and Harlem Stage present TROJAN WOMEN, adapted and directed by Alfred Preisser. Presented as part of the Harlem Stage Partners Program, this is the first collaboration between the two Harlem-based theaters. Performances will be at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street. Previews begin on Thursday, January 10th, 2008. Opening night is scheduled for Thursday, January 17th and the show will run through Sunday, February 10th, 2008, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 3 PM. Press night is Saturday, January 12 th, 2008, 7:30 PM. Tickets are $40 and are available by calling 212-281-9240 or by logging on to www.harlemstage.org .
Is there any truth to the Greek concept of tragedy, in which cycles of order and disorder are governed by fate? Are we somehow complicit in the disintegration and violence that is always happening somewhere else? This radical re-envisioning of the Greek classic, set in the imagined wreckage of Penn Station, integrates testimony from survivors of recent civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia and asks just that. Director and adapter Alfred Preisser is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The Classical Theatre of Harlem. Most recently, Alfred directed Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity starring André De Shields at The Duke on 42nd Street. Other credits for CTH include Melvin Van Peebles’ Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death (moved to Club T-New York, now on tour) and King Lear, which also starred Mr. De Shields and went on to break box office records at the Folger Theatre in Washington D.C. The design team for TROJAN WOMEN includes Troy Hourie (Set Designer), Kimberly Glennon (Costume Designer) and Aaron Black (Lighting Designer). Musical Director Kelvyn Bell will provide original music, and longtime CTH collaborator Tracy Jack ( Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death, Black Nativity) will be the choreographer. The cast for TROJAN WOMEN includes Zenzele Cooper, Michael Early, Christel Halliburton, Zainab Jah, Ty Jones, Linda Kurlioff, Amanda Marie, Lizan Mitchell, Sipiwe Moyo, Alexander Mulzac, Angela Polite, Brandi Rhonme, Sui-Lin Robinson, Kiat Sing Teo, Nabil Vilas and Tryphena Wade.
ABOUT THE CLASSICAL THEATRE OF HARLEM
Since being co-founded in 1999 by Alfred Preisser and Christopher McElroen, the Classical Theatre of Harlem has staged thirty-four productions, which have included numerous works by Shakespeare, Melvin Van Peebles’ Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death and Jean Genet’s seminal political drama, The Blacks: A Clown Show. The Classical Theatre of Harlem is dedicated to producing theatre that truly reflects the diversity of ideas and racial tapestry of New York City. Their long list of awards includes 5 OBIE Awards, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, a Drama Desk Award and the Edwin Booth Award for Artistic Excellence, among many others. Their most recent work includes Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity presented by the New 42nd Street and a site specific production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot staged outdoors in the Lower Ninth Ward and Gentilly neighborhoods of New Orleans.
ABOUT HARLEM STAGE/Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.
Since its inception, Harlem Stage (formerly Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.) has earned a local, national, and international reputation for its world-class programming and commissioning of new works. Established in 1979 as part of The City College of New York, the organization became an inde pendent nonprofit in 1983. Harlem Stage has hosted such legendary artists as Harry Belafonte, Max Roach, Bill Cosby, Abbey Lincoln, Maya Angelou, and Tito Puente. Harlem Stage’s primary mission is to support and present the development of new work and the work of emerging artists, and connecting these exhilarating and stimulating new programs to its community. Harlem Stage opened its new facility, the land-marked Gatehouse, on October 24, 2006.
ABOUT HARLEM STAGE PARTNERS PROGRAM
The Harlem Stage Partners program strengthens Harlem Stage’s long history of partnerships with significant artists and organizations co-presenting projects that exemplify the programmatic mission of the organization. The Harlem Stage Partners program promotes a deeper understanding of global perspectives and diversity in both traditional and contemporary art forms.
This Harlem Stage Partners program and Harlem Resident Discounts are supported, in part, by Deutsche Bank and through public funds from the New York Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
HOW TO ORDER TICKETS
Box Office: Located at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue.
Open Monday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM and two hours prior to events.
Harlem Stage Hotline: 212-281-9240
Online: www.harlemstage.org
MySpace: www.myspace.com/harlemstage
HOW TO GET TO HARLEM STAGE/AARON DAVIS HALL
The Harlem Stage Gatehouse is located at 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street across from Aaron Davis Hall. Convent Avenue is the extension of Morningside Avenue starting at 127th Street. The Gatehouse is located one block east of Amsterdam Avenue and one block west of St. Nicholas Avenue.
By Subway
1 train to 137th St. & Broadway, walk south to 135th St. and left two blocks to Convent Ave. A, B, C or D to 145th, walk up hill to Convent, left on Convent to 135th, enter at 135th Street. A, B, C, D to 125th and St. Nicholas, walk north onto Morningside Ave., which becomes Convent Ave. at 127th St., and continue to entrance at 135th St.
By Bus
East Side: M101, M100; West Side: M11; the Bronx: BX 19 to 145th and Amsterdam then M100 or M101 to 135th & Amsterdam. M4, M5 to 135th and Broadway. Walk east to Convent.
By Car
West Side Highway exit: 125th Street. Left onto Broadway, right on 133rd to Convent. From Queens, Long Island, and Brooklyn: FDR Drive or Triborough Bridge to Harlem River Drive, Exit 135th, west to St. Nicholas Park, south to 126th, right, then right onto Convent Avenue.
TROJAN WOMEN
Adapted and Directed by Alfred Preisser
The Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street
Preview performances begin on January 10th,
Press night is Saturday, January 12th, 7:30 PM
The show will open on January 17th and will run through February 10th
Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 3 PM
For tickets call: 212-281-9240
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