Photo Coverage: Inside Project Shaw's TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Jun. 25, 2013
Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW presented Bernard Shaw's madcap comedy TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. David Staller produced and directed. In TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD, a glamorous pair of jewel thieves (Charles Busch and Robert Cuccioli) convince a chronic young convalescent (Ryann Redmond) to steal her own jewels and run away with them to a tropical paradise. Her over-protective mother (Jackie Hoffman) comes chasing after them and a riotous time is had by all. This is Shaw's 1931 madcap high-comedy journey, which takes on fad diets, the medical profession, the military, war, religion, and sex. It's a short and lively comedic lark.
The cast featured Charles Busch (THE DIVINE SISTER) as Sweetie; Robert Cuccioli (SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK) as Popsy; Jackie Hoffman (THE ADDAMS FAMILY) as Mrs. Mopply; George S. Irving as The Elder; Martin Moran (ALL THE RAGE) as Sergeant Fielding; Ryann Redmond (BRING IT ON) as Mops; Ed Dixon as Colonel Tallboys; Jonathan Hadley as Private Meek; William McCauley as The Doctor; and Michael Musto as "The Monster." The evening's narrator is journalist Adam Feldman of Time Out New York.
Gingold Theatrical Group (GTG) is also producing a successful new play development program. Named for one of Shaw' inflammatory one-acts, PRESS CUTTINGS. The writers in this program are currently on-staff
critics or journalists devoted to covering the theater scene. These plays will be developed in a workshop process. These plays are to focus on the Shavian precepts involving individual human rights,
political and social responsibility and the comic absurdity of daily life.
GTG also engages in educational programs, most notably with the Lighthouse International Saturday morning program, which promotes the Shavian precepts to inner-city teens. For more information, visit www.projectshaw.com.
critics or journalists devoted to covering the theater scene. These plays will be developed in a workshop process. These plays are to focus on the Shavian precepts involving individual human rights,
political and social responsibility and the comic absurdity of daily life.
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
Jonathan Hadley, Robert Cuccioli, Ed Dixon, Adam Feldman, William McCauley, Michael Musto, George S. Irving, Martin Moran, Charles Busch , Ryann Redmond and Jackie Hoffman
Jonathan Hadley, Robert Cuccioli, Ed Dixon, Adam Feldman, William McCauley, Michael Musto, George S. Irving, Martin Moran, Charles Busch , Ryann Redmond and Jackie Hoffman are joined by David Staller (Director)
Martin Moran, Ryann Redmond, Jackie Hoffman, Adam Feldman, William McCauley and David Staller
Charles Busch, David Staller and Martin Moran
Robert Cuccioli, Charles Busch and David Staller
Adam Feldman, Martin Moran and Jonathan Hadley
Joseph Harding, Tom Cannon Jr., M. Graham Coleman and Nick Cippriano
Anita Jaffe and Florence Teuscher
Flowers designed by Robb Moss
Ed Dixon, Jackie Hoffman, Charles Busch, Robert Cuccioli, Adam Feldman, Jonathan Hadley, William McCauley and Michael Musto
Adam Feldman, Ed Dixon, Martin Moran, Jackie Hoffman, Charles Busch, Robert Cuccioli, Ryann Redmond, Jonathan Hadley and William McCauley
Robert Cuccioli and Ryann Redmond
Ryann Redmond and Jonathan Hadley
Ed Dixon, Jackie Hoffman, Charles Busch, Robert Cuccioli, Ryann Redmond, Jonathan Hadley, William McCauley, Michael Musto and George S. Irving
Christine Pedi, Florence Teuscher, George S. Irving, Anita Jaffe, Vicki Reiss and Robert Osborne
Christine Pedi, Florence Teuscher, Anita Jaffe, George S. Irving, Vicki Reiss (Schubert Foundation) and Robert Osborne
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