Razors Edge Productions Presents PRINCES OF DARKNESS 8/8-14
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jul. 06, 2010
Razors Edge Productions presents PRINCES OF DARKNESS. The show is WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY Bill Connington and DIRECTED & CHEROGRAPHED BY RACHEL KLEIN AS PART OF THE THE DREAM UP FESTIVAL AUGUST 8-14 @ THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Your host for the evening is Lucifer, a creature of oily charm and devilish plans. Follow him on a journey through a shadowy dungeon full of sultry glamour as he weaves together the stories of Hamlet, Oedipus, and Dracula; THE PRINCES OF DARKNESS. Satan's question is, "If God is so great, why is the world such a mess?" He proposes an unusual and extreme remedy for the problem.
PRINCES OF DARKNESS is Written & Performed by Bill Connington (ZOMBIE), and Directed & Choreographed by Rachel Klein (Go-Go Killers!, Stage Blood is Never Enough), with Sound Design & Music by Sean Gill (Aenigm, Dreams of the Clockmaker), and Lighting Design by Kia Rogers (Under the Radar Festival, Estrogenius Festival). The production will be Stage Managed by Naomi Anhorn.
The production, presented by Razors Edge Productions as part of The Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue between 9th and 10th Street) will play Sunday, August 8 at 7pm, Wednesday, August 11 at 9pm, Thursday, August 12 at 9pm, Friday, August 13 at 9pm, and Saturday, August 14 at 7pm. Tickets ($12) are available online at www.theaterforthenewcity.net or by calling 1-866-811-4111.
Bill Connington (Writer/Performer) is the adapter and star of the Off-Broadway extended-run, critically acclaimed show ZOMBIE, which played the New York International Fringe Festival, Theater Row and the Gerald W. Lynch Theater in New York. ZOMBIE was adapted from the novella by Joyce Carol Oates, and directed by Thomas Caruso. Bill was named the "Best Lead Actor" (OffOffOff Fringe), and "Outstanding Male Actor" (Talkin' Broadway) in addition to ZOMBIE being awarded "Outstanding Solo Show" by FringeNYC. A short film version has been shot in Boston is currently being edited (www.zombietheplay.com). Bill has performed in three evenings of Joyce Carol Oates plays at the New York Society Library, Just Like That on Theater Row, Mr. Gallico at HERE, Spectacle of Spectacles and All Mixed Up Inside My Head at LaMama E.T.C., and in his own play Dating Rituals of the American Male at the Royal Theater in NYC. He has also performed in regional theater, television, and independent film. Bill is an award-winning playwright, and wrote the book for the musical The Eternal Anniversary (Summer Shorts 3, 59 East 59 Theater), and has written God and the Supermodel, The Perfect Lady, Walker, and The Relationship Thing. His plays Lord Byron's Lover, Teach Me All About Love, Johnny Mathis, and his adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray have been performed in New York. He is a graduate of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
"Shocking...a chilling one-man study of perversity...Mr. Connington commits totally to this haunting characterization and leaves us wondering exactly what kind of people are walking the streets alongside us."
Anita Gates, The New York Times
"Bill Connington ... perfectly counterfeits the experience of sitting in a room with a serial killer ... the show's 75 minutes are best spent as far away as possible from the actor... a truly evil character down to the last detail. " Sam Thielman, Variety
"Not for the faint of heart . . . rewards intrepid theatergoers, delivering a haunting glimpse into the mind of a serial killer." Andy Propst, The Village Voice
"Word on the street is he's so convincing that even his friends find it hard to be around him after a show. Even Oates was hesitant to shake his hand." Andrew Turner, Stage and Cinema
RACHEL KLEIN (Director/Choreographer/Costume Designer) Recent Directing Credits: The Tragedy of Maria Macabre (an on-going work in progress developed by an Emerging Artists ResidenCy Grant from the Field) Lizardman! A new musical-- book by Michael L. Cooper, Music by David Mallamud; Hound by John Patrick Bray; All Kinds of Shifty Villains by Robert Attenweiler; Sir Sheever by Benjamin Spiro; Sean Gill's Our Prison, Go-Go Killers!, Stage Blood is Never Enough, and Aenigma, as well as several devised movement pieces including Metro, Rock N' Roll Medusa, and La Enferma. Rachel's choreography has been featured at Night of 1000 Stevies, La MaMa, Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO, 45 Bleecker, Banzai!, Bowery Poetry Club, the Bushwick Site Fest and Open Studios Festival, the Hiro Ballroom, the Bushwick Starr, The Duplex, the Downtown Clown Review, and Don Hill's. Rachel holds a BA in theater directing from Columbia College Chicago, and is an associate member of the SDC. Rachel recently assistant directed John Gould Rubin on his production of In the Daylight, Off-Broadway.
"There are certain directors whose work is instantly recognizable. Having seen a few Rachel Klein productions, I would add her to this list. Klein's productions feature an otherworldly feel, highlighted by odd costume pieces, choreographed movement, and a bold, non-realistic acting style."
Byrne Harrison, StageBuzz
"Rachel Klein brings a heap of experience -- in ballet, clowning and acrobatics -- to the plays she works on. Her direction of the recent All Kinds of Shifty Villains showed an original mix of grace and slapstick that stretched the comedy and made for some clever theatrical surprises."
Tom Murrin, Paper Magazine
"That the deadpan delivery and physical screwball comedy coexist naturally is a marvel on behalf of the playwright as well as director Rachel Klein, whose exaggerated sex-kitten poses for leading lady Precious Jones and slapstick fight sequences inspire many well-deserved laughs."
Ronni Reich, Backstage (All Kinds of Shifty Villains)
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