AESOP'S FABLES Ends Run at Circle in the Square, 3/21

A new adaptation of the classic, AESOP'S FABLES will end its run Circle in the Square March 21st. The retelling is a musical adaptation with a book by Michael Milligan and music and lyrics by Joziah Longo. The show is directed by Theodore Mann.

The production will feature classic stories from the days of the Greeks that are still modern and meaningful today: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Lion and the Mouse, and The Tortoise and the Hare.

Circle in the Square, one of New York's oldest producing theatres in it's time, was founded in 1951 by Paul Libin, Theodore Mann and Jose Quintero. In 1972, Circle moved to its Broadway home on 50th Street - the first new Broadway theatre in fifty years. The complex includes a three- to four-sided (depending on its configuration) 680-seat main theatre auditorium, classrooms, rehearsal studios and administrative offices.

Over the years, Circle in the Square Theatre has offered some of America's finest actors the chance to take on demanding roles in an atmosphere free of commercial pressure. Circle encouraged these actors to make bold choices and responded to their desire to explore plays that fall outside the popular repertory. The commitment to the presentation of plays not normally produced on Broadway allowed Circle in the Square audiences to see challenging material unavailable to them elsewhere.

The production is presented in association with the Circle in the Square Theatre School. The Circle in the Square Theatre School began when Circle in the Square Theatre was located on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. The theatre was producing professional plays on a regular basis and hiring young actors. Producer, Theodore Mann wanted to be part of the training of the potential actors for their productions. At the time there were no full-time training programs offered, only individual classes. Mann decided he wanted to create a school where the complete aspects of actor training were taught and so launched Circle in the Square Theatre School.