DOG RUN REP is presenting the world premiere of The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller, a new play by Jeff Cohen based on the short story by Christopher Stokes, directed by Alfred Preisser. In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, 23 years old, disappeared among the Asmat People of Papua, New Guinea. He was never heard from again. This is the story of what might have happened, told by the Asmat people. The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller will play a four-week limited engagement at the West End Theatre, The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 263 West 86th Street @ West End Avenue. All tickets are $18. Performances begin Friday, September 10 and continue through Sunday, October 3. Opening Night is Sunday, September 12 at 7 pm. Please note the following performance schedule:
9/10 @ 8 pm, 9/11 @ 2 & 8 pm, 9/12 @ 7 pm
9/16 @ 8 pm, 9/18 @ 8 pm, 9/19 @ 7 pm, 9/20 @ 8 pm
9/23 @ 8 pm, 9/24 @ 8 pm, 9/25 @ 8 pm, 9/26 @ 7 pm
9/30 @ 8 pm, 10/1 @ 8 pm, 10/2 @ 8 pm, 10/3 @ 5 pm
The cast for Michael Rockefeller includes David Brown, Jr., Shannon Dorsey, Tracy Jack, David King, Sean Lum, Tyshawna Maddox, Daniel Morgan Shelley, Aaron Strand and Rawle "Fitz" Williams. Among his many Off-Broadway credits, David Brown, Jr. played Robert Earl Hayes in the award-winning and acclaimed play The Exonerated and reprised the role in the film as well. Shannon Dorsey has appeared at the Kennedy Center in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Helen Hayes Award) and Carmen (Helen Hayes Nomination), Tracy Jack (who is also the production's choreographer) has recent credits that include Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (Paris, France), André De Shields' Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory, Diane Paulus and Randy Weiner's Best of Both Worlds (Cambridge MA) and Alfred Preisser's ARCHBISHOP SUPREME TARTUFFE. David King's recent Off-Broadway credits include Black Angels over Tuskegee and Caligula Maximus. Daniel Morgan Shelley's credits include the title role in Othello (Theatre Row), Saturnalia directed by Daniel Fish, Black Russian directed by Marion McClinton, Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet and Brutus Mohammad in Julius X, both directed by Alfred Preisser. He is a graduate of the Julliard School. Aaron Strand last appeared Off-Broadway as Jesus in Alfred Preisser's Caligula Maximus.
The design team for Michael Rockefeller includes Heather Wolensky (sets), Jay Scott (lights), and Kimberley Glennon (costumes). Ms. Wolensky's credits include Equus starring Alec Baldwin at Guild Hall and both she and Mr. Scott were part of the design team for last summer's world premiere of Mr. Cohen's The Soap Myth. As resident costume designer for the Classical Theatre of Harlem, Ms. Glennon's extensive credits include The Blacks: A Clown Show (Obie Award, American Theatre Wing Nomination), Waiting for Godot starring Wendell Pierce. She has also designed for the Cherry Lane Theatre, the American Place Theatre, Julliard and Urban Stages.
DOG RUN REP is pleased to announce the world premiere of The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller, a new play by Jeff Cohen based on the short story by Christopher Stokes, directed by Alfred Preisser. The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller will play a four-week limited engagement at the West End Theatre, The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 263 West 86th Street @ West End Avenue. All tickets are $18. Performances begin Friday, September 10 and continue through Sunday, October 3. Opening Night is Sunday, September 12 at 7 pm. Please note the following performance schedule:Photos by Lia Chang
Tyshawna Maddox, Daniel Morgan Shelley, Aaron Strand, David King, and Rawle “Fitz� Williams
Shannon A. L. Dorsey and Daniel Morgan Shelley
Daniel Morgan Shelley and David King
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