IRT Presents The New Collectives Production Of LIFE BRIEF & GLORIOUS

The New Collectives is thrilled to announce the first show in their 2018 season - Life Brief & Glorious a new play by Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright Bryn Manion.

Murder. Sex. Achilles' heel. Life Brief & Glorious is a modern re-telling of the events leading up to the fall of Troy, as seen through the eyes of the women responsible for holding the city together.

Produced at IRT Theater as part of the 3B Residency program, Life Brief and Glorious will run Thursday, March 8th - Saturday, March 10th; Wednesday, March 14th - Saturday, March 17th; Wednesday, March 21st - Saturday, March 24th. All shows are at 8pm. Tickets are $20, available online or at the door.

The creative team is lead by Director Rachel Dart and features Dramaturgy by Taylor Beidler, Stage Management by Kellian Frank, Costume Design by Dara Affholter, Sound Design by Robert A. K. Gonyo, Lighting Design by Valerie Insardi, and Set Design by Maya Martin-Udry.

The cast includes Justin Ivan Brown as Achilles, Eric Cotti as Deiphobus, Carolina Do as Cassandra, Sam Kebede as Paris/DJ Scatterwall/Troilus, Wendy Merritt as Hecuba, Sarah Moore as Jo,
Giverny Petitmermet as Andromache, and Hannah Seusy as Polyxena.

In addition to the run of Life Brief & Glorious, The New Collectives will be hosting two additional events while in residency at IRT.

Daily Developments: A Showing of Works in Progress

Sunday, March 25th @7p

A showing of excerpts from three shows in development that explore gender roles, sexuality, and man-made disasters as told through poetry, farce, and millennial altpop. Featuring THIS an ensemble built full length play by Co-Op Theatre East artists Laura Iris Hill, Robert A. K. Gonyo, and Anna Savant, Zodiac Math A one woman millennial siren song by Elizabeth May, and my favorite flower. a new full length play by Arika Larson.
Tickets are $10, available online or at the door.

The Space

Monday, March 19th @ 8p

Come into The Space, an evening of theatre-making with the New Collectives. Gather with other curious spirits for some ensemble-based theatrical exploration, where we will conceive, build and share small, immediate and dynamic pieces of art. Open to all. Wine and snacks available (suggested donation). Tickets are $10 suggested donation available online or at the door.

IRT THEATER
154 Christopher St., #3B (3rd floor)
New York, NY 10014
Subway: 1,2 to Christopher St; A,C,E,D,B,F,M to West 4th St

The New Collectives is New York based theatre and film collective. We gather stories, ideas, and inspiration. We find individuals with wildly different talents. We collect it all together, connect the dots, and create something new that runs beautifully.

Our mission is to create new, intimate, innovative works drawing inspiration from classic plays, develop contemporary work, and cultivate an environment for educational growth with ourselves and the local community.

IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT's mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work. Some of the artists we have supported include Young Jean Lee, Reggie Watts and Mike Daisey.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts, and The Nancy Quinn Fund, a project of ART-NY.