TIMON OF ATHENS, URGE FOR GOING, et al. Set for The Public Theater This Spring

By: Jan. 27, 2011
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The following productions are set for The Public Theater's Spring schedule:

The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures
(New York Premiere)
March 22 through June 12 at The Public Theater
Written by Tony Kushner
Directed by Michael Greif

In the summer of 2007, Gus Marcantonio, a retired longshoreman, summons his children to the family's Brooklyn brownstone for a series of shocking announcements.  THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES explores revolution, radicalism, marriage, sex, prostitution, politics, real estate, unions of all kinds and debts both repaid and unpayable.  

Timon of Athens -Public LAB SHAKESPEARE Production
February 15 through March 6 at The Public Theater
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Barry Edelstein
Featuring Richard Thomas as Timon
All tickets are $15!

TIMON OF ATHENS is Shakespeare's play for the post-Bailout Age.  Its central concern--money's dark potential to corrupt every human interaction--couldn't be more timely or fascinating. As one of Shakespeare's least-familiar works, it is also one of his most unique: a comedy written with an acid pen, a morality tale told in a fury.  

Urge For Going - Public LAB Production
(World Premiere)
March 25 through April 17 at The Public Theater
Written by Mona Mansour
Directed by Hal Brooks
All tickets $15!

Jamila, a 17-year-old Palestinian girl growing up in a Lebanese refugee camp, is desperate to escape the small and impoverished world she calls home but her greatest source of inspiration may also prove to be her biggest obstacle. Mona Mansour, a member of The Public's Emerging Writers Group making her major debut with this production, fuses global politics with the intimacy of family life in this searing new play.

Knickerbocker - Public LAB Production
(New York Premiere)
May 6 through May 29 at The Public Theater.
Written by Jonathan Marc Sherman
Directed by Pippin Parker
All tickets $15!

"Are you ready?" Jerry confronts this question from the womb of his favorite restaurant booth while the months pass by and the son he and his wife Pauline are expecting grows from the size of a peach to the size of...a baby. As the due date approaches, can friends and family members help Jerry feel prepared, or just feel worse, like some un-anonymous sperm donor terrified of making the transition from being the son of a father to being the father of a son? Staged just blocks from the titular restaurant where it is set, the latest play by Jonathan Marc Sherman (Things We Want, Sophistry) is sharp, funny, and deeply felt.

UPCOMING:

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK SEASON TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY


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