Jesse J. Perez News

Primary Stages and Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Project present Informed Consent, a New York City premiere by Deborah Zoe Laufer (End Days, Leveling Up)and directed by Obie winner Liesl Tommy (Appropriate, The Good Negro).  The limited engagement begins performances August 4 and continues through September 13, 2015 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street - a New 42nd Street project.  Opening night is Tuesday, August 18 at 7PM.

 Tina Benko (Broadway's Irena's Vow, Top Girls, The Real Thing) joins Pun Bandhu (Wit, The Judge), Jesse J. Perez (Recent Tragic Events, American Splendor), DeLanna Studi (August: Osage County, Edge of America), and Myra Lucretia Taylor (Nine, 'Girls') in Primary Stages and Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Project's upcoming production, Informed Consent. The New York City premiere by Deborah Zoe Laufer (End Days, Leveling Up) and directed by Obie winner Liesl Tommy(Appropriate, The Good Negro) will play a limited engagement August 4 - September 13, 2015 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street - a New 42nd Street project. Opening night is Tuesday, August 18 at 7PM.

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that Tina Benko (Broadway's Irena's Vow, Top Girls, The Real Thing) will join Pun Bandhu (Wit, The Judge), Jesse J. Perez (Recent Tragic Events, American Splendor), DeLanna Studi (August: Osage County, Edge of America), and Myra Lucretia Taylor (Nine, 'Girls') in Primary Stages and Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Project's upcoming production, Informed Consent. The New York City premiere by Deborah Zoe Laufer (End Days, Leveling Up) and directed by Obie winner Liesl Tommy (Appropriate, The Good Negro) will play a limited engagement August 4 - September 13, 2015 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street - a New 42nd Street project.  Opening night is Tuesday, August 18 at 7PM.

Primary Stages and Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Project (William Carden, Artistic Director; Paul Slee, Executive Director; Doron Weber, Sloan Foundation Vice President of Programs), announce casting for Informed Consent, a New York City premiere by Deborah Zoe Laufer (End Days, Leveling Up)and directed by Obie winner Liesl Tommy (Appropriate, The Good Negro).  The limited engagement runs August 4 - September 13, 2015 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street - a New 42nd Street project.  Opening night is Tuesday, August 18 at 7PM.

Yale Rep's production of Bertolt Brecht's classic CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE is very faithful to his intentions as a politically motivated playwright and theorist.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE presents THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE by Bertolt Brecht, translated from the German by James and Tania Stern with W.H. Auden, directed by Liz Diamond, tonight, March 20-April 11 at the University Theatre (222 York Street). Opening Night is Thursday, March 26.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE presents THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE by Bertolt Brecht, translated from the German by James and Tania Stern with W.H. Auden, directed by Liz Diamond, March 20-April 11 at the University Theatre (222 York Street). Opening Night is Thursday, March 26.

Director Christopher Bayes and comic actor Steven Epp - the duo behind the uproarious A Doctor in Spite of Himself - return to Berkeley Repertory Theatre with Accidental Death of an Anarchist, the explosive political farce by Nobel Prize-winning Italian playwright Dario Fo. A Berkeley Rep favorite, Epp delighted audiences in Figaro and The Miser - now the master comedian returns in a criminally funny production about corruption. Only one man can cut through massive bureaucratic duplicity and reveal what happened to the suspected anarchist who died from a fall out of a fourth-floor police station window. Did he jump? Or was he pushed? In this contemporary take on a beloved classic, Berkeley Rep hauls you down to the station for a hilarious interrogation of our culture. This madcap comedy starts previews in the Roda Theatre tonight, March 7, opens March 12, and runs through April 20.

Director Christopher Bayes and comic actor Steven Epp - the duo behind the uproarious A Doctor in Spite of Himself - return to Berkeley Repertory Theatre with Accidental Death of an Anarchist, the explosive political farce by Nobel Prize-winning Italian playwright Dario Fo. A Berkeley Rep favorite, Epp delighted audiences in Figaro and The Miser - now the master comedian returns in a criminally funny production about corruption. Only one man can cut through massive bureaucratic duplicity and reveal what happened to the suspected anarchist who died from a fall out of a fourth-floor police station window. Did he jump? Or was he pushed? In this contemporary take on a beloved classic, Berkeley Rep hauls you down to the station for a hilarious interrogation of our culture. This madcap comedy starts previews in the Roda Theatre on March 7, opens March 12, and runs through April 20.

Actor Steven Epp and Director Christopher Bayes who teamed up for A Doctor in Spite of Himself and The Servant of Two Masters at Yale Rep join forces again for Dario Fo's bizarre political farce Accidental Death of an Anarchist - and count on Epp to interject a whole lot about the modern US economic and political situation.

Yale Repertory Theatre presents ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, the explosive political farce by Nobel Prize winning Italian playwright Dario Fo, adapted by Gavin Richards from a translation by Gillian Hanna. Directed byChristopher Bayes (The Servant of Two Masters, A Doctor in Spite of Himself), ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST plays November 30-December 21 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is Friday, December 6. Check out a first look at highlights below!

Yale Repertory Theatre presents ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, the explosive political farce by Nobel Prize winning Italian playwright Dario Fo, adapted by Gavin Richards from a translation by Gillian Hanna. Directed byChristopher Bayes (The Servant of Two Masters, A Doctor in Spite of Himself), ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST plays November 30-December 21 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is Friday, December 6. Check out a first look below!

Yale Repertory Theatre presents ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, the explosive political farce by Nobel Prize winning Italian playwright Dario Fo, adapted by Gavin Richards from a translation by Gillian Hanna. Directed byChristopher Bayes (The Servant of Two Masters, A Doctor in Spite of Himself), ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST plays November 30-December 21 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is Friday, December 6. Check out a sneak peek below!

Yale Repertory Theatre presents ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, the explosive political farce by Nobel Prize winning Italian playwright Dario Fo, adapted by Gavin Richards from a translation by Gillian Hanna. Directed byChristopher Bayes (The Servant of Two Masters, A Doctor in Spite of Himself), ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST plays November 30-December 21 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is Friday, December 6. Check out a sneak peek below!

Yale Repertory Theatre presents ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, the explosive political farce by Nobel Prize winning Italian playwright Dario Fo, adapted by Gavin Richards from a translation by Gillian Hanna. Directed by Christopher Bayes (The Servant of Two Masters, A Doctor in Spite of Himself), ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST plays tonight, November 30-December 21 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is Friday, December 6.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE presents ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, the explosive political farce by Nobel Prize winning Italian playwright Dario Fo, adapted by Gavin Richards from a translation by Gillian Hanna. Directed by Christopher Bayes (The Servant of Two Masters, A Doctor in Spite of Himself), ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST plays November 30-December 21 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is Friday, December 6.

ARTS in the ARMED FORCES (AITAF) presents their 5th Annual Veterans Day Performance on Broadway at The American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street, Monday, November 11th at 7pm in honor of the US Armed Forces.

(Sputter, gasp wheeze) There, I can breathe again. So you know when you go to a show and there's that one actor on stage who is so good, so funny, that the show and the other actors just kind of revolve around them like some theatrical sun warming all in its orbit? OK, now imagine an entire stage filled with that actor and you'll have the Seattle Rep's current production of "The Servant of Two Masters" which kicks off their 51st season not with a bang but with a hearty belly laugh that lasts for two and a half hours.

As a critic, my first obligation is to be honest, so my readers will trust me when reporting on my experiences in the theater. After seeing the world premiere of In a Year With 13 Moons at Yale Rep, I have to tell you the truth. I didn't get it.