An immersive play about drugs, healing, and the unknown. Two women lead groups of audience members through rituals of self-healing and consciousness-expanding; all the while their stories and fears begin to creep in and take over. Petra is a famous self-help guru who preaches against pharmaceutical companies; Girly is a panic-ridden weirdo who drank ayahuasca accidentally. …
The Homes We Build is an immersive experience that takes places in six individual tiny homes in Luling, TX. This project explores how intimacy is created and what holds a relationship together over time. Six couples will experience snapshots of a fictional 60-year relationship they create over the course of 4 hours inside of their …
written and performed by Nadine Mozon. Performed at Frontera Fest, Austin Texasremounted at the International Congress of the Performing Arts, Michocan, Mexico.
written by Michael Yates Crowley Performed by: Heidi ArmbrusterJohn BehlmannKeilly McQuailGenesis OliverAlexandra SilberMyra Lucretia TaylorLiesl Allen Yaeger Creative Team Scenographer: Sara C. WalshSound & Video Designer: Asa WemberAssistant Director: Kathleen Capdesuñer Casting Consultant: Ada KaramanyanLine Producer: Elena BoulosDramaturges: Katherine Kovner & Chelsea Fryer
A new adaptation of The Romance of the Rose by Kate Soper. Premiering April 2020 at Peak Performances https://www.peakperfs.org/event/the-romance-of-the-rose/2020-04-02/ Here’s a preview in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/arts/music/kate-soper-opera-peak-performances.html
As I Lay DyingBy William FaulknerAdapted for the Stage by Michael Rau Wesleyan University Theater/American Studies Honors Thesis Performed in the 92 Theater, April 2005 Set: Rob LeitzellLight: Tsultrim Davis Cast:Marina Kastan, Edward Bauer, Michael Gottwald, Anthony Nikolchev,Chris Keeler, Ali Kimmel, Jeremy Paul, and Josh Lubin-Levy
THE GREAT GOD BROWN By Eugene O’Neill Directed by Michael Rau February 20-23, 2008 The Riverside Theatre 91 Claremont Avenue Between 120th and 122nd Streets Set: Sara C Walsh Light: Derek Wright Costume: Jessica Pabst Sound: Hilary Charnas Stage Management: Paige Williams Performed by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen Catherine Gowl Chris Henry Jon Levenson Michael Mattie Sarah …
Melancholy PlayWritten by Sarah Ruhldirected by Visiting Artist Michael Rau ’05.February 24-26,2011 at 8pm in the CFA Theater, Lighting design: Jack CarrCostume design: Leslie WeinbergScenic Design: Marcela Oteiza.Dramaturgy: Lila BeckerStage Management: Sara SchnillerAssistant Director: Nathan Perry Performed by:Emma MacleanAlma Sanchez- EpplerBenjamin VigusSarah WolfeJaime MasedaMariana Quinn-MakwaiSolomon Bilinkoff
DIE FLEDERMAUS Music by: Johann Strauss Libretto by: Karl Haffner and Richard Genee Translation by: Ruth and Thomas Martin PERFORMANCES March 31- April 2, 2011 at 8 April 3, 2011 at 3 At the Frederic Loewe Theater CAST Eric Alexieff Joshua Bailey Stephen Beard Aaron Cooker Dan Coombs Brandon Cordeiro Leigh Dolan Mica Dominguez-Robinson Jessica …
RIGHTEOUS MONEY Written & Performed by Michael Yates CrowleyDirected by Michael Rau Premiered Nov. 4, 2009 at Ars Nova, NYC, as part of ANT FEST. toured to: Theater Bielefeld, Germany, May 2010remounted at the Voices of Change Festival, Berlin, May 2010 Remounted at 59E59th Street Theaters, NYC, July 2010, as part of East to Edinburgh …
Machinal By Sophie Treadwell Directed by Michael Rau Featuring: Amanda Baker, Aoife Carty, Michael Sean Cirelli, Lucy Freeman, John Anthony Gorman, Sarah Hughes, Jenna Krasowski, Melanie Meijer, Luka Mijatovic, Celine Modschiedler, and Blake Williams Stage Manager: Maegan SaccoSet & Lighting Designer: Gabe EvansohnCostumes: Elizabeth Barrett GrothSound: Asa Wember Artistic Director: Alison BeattyProduction Manager: Chris Batstone …
Never Swim AloneWritten by Daniel MacIvorDirected by Michael Rau Performed in the Greene Room at Wesleyan University, 2002 Cast: Lily Whitsitt, Josh Lubin-Levy, Justin Schmidt
Down in the ValleyWritten by Kurt Weill Performed at the Players TheaterFriday, December 11, 2009 at 8:00pm – Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:00pm Music Directed by Grant WenausProduced by the NYU Steinhardt School of Music with:Lauren AndreeZach AppelMeredith BealAaron CookerNicole HaslettDavid Allan HowellMelissa C. KellyAdam LeBowCatherine McTyreKevin MuellerValencia PleasantKate RoosaAndrew Martin SchufmanPaul SpeiserAshley SweetmanH. …
The Games We Used to PlayWritten and Performed by Max Goldblatt and Michael Rau Produced by the Docklight Theater Company First performed at 3047 North Lincoln, Chicago, Illinois, August, 2004 remounted at Wesleyan University, September 2004 Toured to Colgate College, December 2004. Praise for “The Games We Used to Play” “Anyone familiar with their work …
WAS ÜBRIG BLEIBT(the Bereaved) Written by Thomas BradshawDirected by Michael Rau Produced by Theater Bielefeld The german language premiere in January 2010.Ran in the company repertory till June 2010. Nominated to Theater Heute list of best Foreign Dramas. Remounted at the Voices of Change Festival in Berlin, May 2010.
“Song of a Convalescent Ayn Rand Giving Thanks to the Godhead in the Lydian Mode”created by Wolf 259written by Michael Yates Crowleydirected by Michael Rau Produced by Chas Carey Set: Sara C WalshCostume: Valerie BartLights: Derek WrightSound and Projections: Asa Wember Workshopped at Hearth GodsPerformed at Dixon PlaceIRT TheaterJoe’s Pub at the Public Theater
“The Bird” a production based on Anton Chekov’s “The Seagull” Produced by: One Year Lease Sets: Sara C Walsh Lights: Derek Wright Clothes: Jessica Pabst Performed by: Babis Gousias Emma Jackson The show was developed during a residency in Northern Greece in March and April of 2008, and the piece made its US premiere at …
The Absent ProjectCreated by Michael Rau and Jeremy Paul One third performance, one third art installation, and one third game, Absent is a journey across a bridge and through a century to find secret histories and hidden mysteries. This original experiential creation premiered at the 2010 IngenuityFest. Selected by the Cleveland Plains Dealer as one of the …
Written by Michael Yates CrowleyDirected by Michael Rau June 10th and 11th at 8pm, 2010at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, NYC Sets: Derek WrightCostumes: Sara C Walsh Performed by Clint Morris*, Allen McCullough*, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Casey Robinson and Stewart Miller.*AEA member SYNOPsis:REAL DOGS is a play about the end of the world, seen from …
RAG FUR BLOOD BONE The Epic of Gilgamesh by Michael Yates Crowley directed by Michael Rau 8 p.m., March 28 and 29 Tribeca Performing Arts Center 199 Chambers Street, NYC Performed by: feat. music by Mike Gamble and Devin Febbroriello a.k.a. Scrambler/Seequill sets by Sara Walsh lights by Greg Malen costumes by Jessica Pabst performed …
Gypsy Motha play by Kelley Giroddirected by Michael Rau dramaturgy:Tessa LaNeveLights: Elizabeth Harper starring Ashley Baker, Vanessa Brown and Devon Jordan First performed at the Schapiro Studio, February, 2006Remounted again at the Tank, March 2006Remounted at the Kraine Theater, November 2006 Synopsis:Gypsy Moth, written by Kelley Girod, is a 20 minute drama that seeks to …
The Coffee CantataWritten by Johann Bach Friday, December 11, 2009 at 8:00pm – Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:00pm with:Lauren AndreeZach AppelMeredith BealAaron CookerNicole HaslettDavid Allan HowellMelissa C. KellyAdam LeBowCatherine McTyreKevin MuellerValencia PleasantKate RoosaAndrew Martin SchufmanPaul SpeiserAshley SweetmanH. Lamont WatsonJoshua Wright
Le Bestiaire Poulenc’s Le Bestiaire, Ravel’s Histoires Naturelles, and Caplet’s Trois Fables de Jean de la Fontaine, are all set in modern day New York City. With poetry by Renard, Apollinaire and Jean de la Fontaine, these songs take on a whole new meaning as neighbors explore their inner animal instincts. Benjamin Britten’s Songs and …
Liebeslieder Waltzesan adaptation of the Johannes Brahms Liebeslieder Friday, December 10, 2010 at 8:00pm – Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 5:00pm Cast includes:Josh BaileyRivers HawkinsMarie PutkoHerman LeptzKate RoosaEmily RoseAbigail SparlingJoseph Turro Directed by Michael Rau.Musical Direction by Grant Wenauswith Assistant Musical Director John Spencer
On Life and Love: Hugo Wolf’s Italian SongbookAn adaptation of Hugo Wolf’s Italian Songbook Produced by the New York University’s Program in Vocal PerformanceDec. 5-7 in the Gallatin Black Box Theater, 715 Broadway Performed by:Matthew R. J. Logan, Amanda McGarry, Linnea Conelli, Paul Speiser, Rivers Hawkins, Ming Wolf’s cycle of 46 old Italian Songs have …
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The Ted Haggard MonologuesA fictional retelling of the Ted Haggard saga Written and peformed by Michael Yates CrowleyDirected by Michael Rau Performed at the Collective:Unconscious Theater. Toured to Theater Bielefeld for the undergroundzero festival Praise for “The Ted Haggard Monologues”“[A] terrific showcase for its author/performer, Michael Yates Crowley, who proves himself to be a deft …
(An evening of Beckett short plays) April 13, 14 at 8PM, April 15 at 3PM, 2007 in the Schapiro Theater 615 W 115 Street Featuring: Rachel Bonds, Mary Grill, Chris Henry, Devon Jordan, Jeremy Pickard, Kaneza Schaal, Kymberlie Stansell Sets: Sara C. Walsh Lights: Gregory Gallagher Costumes: Zi Xie Stage Management: Barbara Janice Kielhofer
The Seagull Written by Anton Chekhov Directed by Michael Rau October 27-29, 2006 Schapiro Theater Sets: Rob Leitzell Lights: Chung Liao Costume: Zi Xie Featuring: Babis Gousias, Chris Henry, Sarah Matteucci, Adam Souza, Kymberlie Stansell, and Kim Weild. Dramaturgy: Tessa LaNeve Stage Management: Barbara Keilhoffer
WoyzeckBy George Buchner Directed by Michael Rau Produced at Wesleyan University
Evanston: A Rare Comedy a new play by Michael Yates Crowleydirected by Michael Rau 8:30pm, August 3 – 5 at HERE Arts Center (part of the Summer Sublet Series) Featuring:Bodine Alexander, Chas Carey, Leah Karpel, Michael Yates Crowley, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Devon Jordan*, Kate MacCluggage*, and Sam West (*Appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.) Sets: …
Two women find that they have everything in common until the death of a brother drives them apart. The redhaired mythology that glorifies and empowers two women leads them into a big love, but can’t lead them safely out again. A play about the heaviness of the things we carry. A two woman show in …
Wolf 359′s latest venture in narrative technology is a performance created anew each time for an audience of one. The strange story of a company at the edge of the recession, TEMPING is performed for one new employee at a time by computer, laser printer, voicemail, and Microsoft Excel. Pack your lunches, and get ready …
Directed by Michael Rau Scenic Design by Brandon M. Newton Costume Design by Marissa L. Menezes Lighting Design by Annalise V. Caudle Stage Managed by Tyler Osgood RagtimeDirected by Michael RauChoreographed by Kiira SchmidtMusic Direction by Austin HallerAssociate Choreographer: Logan-RaeAssistant Director and Fight Captain: Anthony HindermanDance Captain: Beau Harmon Cast:Sarah: Anna UzeleCoalhouse Walker Jr.: Ben …
Composed by: Gian Carlo Menotti Conducted by: Lou Kosma Directed by: Michael Rau Performed by: Samille Ganges, Eden Rahming, Israel Hernandez, Pamela Dempsey, Elizabeth Smith, Ioanna Tsakalakos, LeAndre Scott Set: Maruti Evans Costume: Sara Hinkley
Jiří Myron TheatrePetr KotíkMaster Pieces (2014) // World Premiere / Festival commissionAlmost a Lecture, Chamber OperaLibretto adapted by Petr Kotik in collaboration with Michael Rau: the 1936 lecture What Are Master Pieces and Why Are so Few of Them by Gertrude Stein.Staged and Directed by Michael RauKamala Sankaram, sopranoMarty Coyle, TenorJeffrey Gavett, BaritoneAdrian Rosas, BassPauline …