Oberon Ensemble Presents 'Winter Rep 08' Line-Up

The Oberon Theatre Ensemble will present their annual winter show Winter Rep 08. This year the company presents Shakespeare's classic tragedy Macbeth in rep with Michael Weller's Ghost on Fire. Performances begin on February 14th at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).

The first show, Macbeth, begins on February 14th. The director will be Philip Atlakson, a screenwriter whose  theater credits include directing his own plays in Seattle and New York, including the well-received Leapfrog Through Time And Space. The cast for  Macbeth will be Claire Anderson, Gabe Bettio, Mac Brydon, Devon Butler, Brian D. Coats, Sarah Ecton-Lutrell, John Gardner, Allison Goldberg, James Holloway, William Laney, Jonathan Pereira, David McLellan, Cliff Jewell, Grace Pettijohn, Eden Teagle, Laura Siner, and Paula Wilson.

Ghost on Fire by Michael Weller begins February 21st. According to press notes: "It tells the story of a trio of friends who worked together in their student days making films they hoped would change the world; now, fifteen years later, they  are nostalgic for their lost idealism and unhappy with the choices they have made in the "real world."  As the events of the play unfold, they are each, in their different ways, forced to confront their compromise, their  failed aspirations, and their mortality, and challenged to reclaim what is best in themselves."

The director for Ghost on Fire will be Eric Parness, whose previous work for Oberon includes Finding Louise, The Winter's  Tale, and Of Mice and Men.  Other New York directing credits include Jean Cocteau Rep, Boomerang Theatre Company and Ensemble Studio Theatre.  The cast will be Brianne Berkson, Brian D. Coats, Jane Courtney, Jarel Davidow, Craig Fitzpatrick, Brad Fryman, Don Harvey, Angus Hepburn, and Linda Larkin.

Each season Oberon Theatre Ensemble combines classic, contemporary, and new works in a format that allows each  to highlight and enhance the other. The company juxtaposes new against old in a single evening or in a repertory schedule, with an ensemble of actors and directors nimbly jumping from one world to another to draw the audience fully into the experience.  Since they began in 1998, the company previously paired Shakespeare, Chekhov and Ibsen with plays by Ryan J-W Smith, Christopher Durang and Cindy Lou Johnson, among others.

The complete schedule for Winter Rep 08 is listed below. Performances begin on February 14th and continue through March 9th. The schedule will be Thursdays through Saturdays at 8PM, and Sundays at 3PM, with Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2PM beginning on February 27th. Tickets are $20, $13.75 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased by calling TicketCentral at 212-279-4200, or online at www.ticketcentral.com

The Schedule is as Follows:

Thurs., Feb. 14 Macbeth 8pm
Friday Feb. 15 Macbeth 8pm
Sat. Feb. 16 Macbeth 8pm
Sunday. Feb 17 Macbeth 3pm

Thurs., Feb. 21 Ghost on Fire 8pm
Friday Feb. 22 Ghost on Fire 8pm
Sat. Feb. 23 Ghost on Fire 8pm
Sunday. Feb 24 Ghost on Fire 3pm

Tues., Feb. 26  Macbeth 8pm
Weds., Feb. 27 Macbeth 2pm
Weds., Feb 27 Macbeth 8pm
Thurs., Feb. 28 Ghost on Fire 8pm
Friday Feb  29 Ghost on Fire 8pm
Sat. March 1 Ghost on Fire 2pm
Sat., March 1 Macbeth 8pm
Sunday. March 2 Macbeth 3pm

Tues., March 4 Ghost on Fire 8pm
Weds., March 5 Ghost on Fire 2pm
Weds., March 5 Ghost on Fire 8pm
Thurs., March 6 Macbeth 8pm
Friday March 7 Macbeth 8pm
Sat. March 8 Macbeth 2pm
Sat., March 8 Ghost on Fire 8pm
Sunday. March 9 Ghost on Fire 3pm

For more information visit www.oberontheatre.org. Performances at The Lion on Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Aves.)  Tickets: $20; Call TicketCentral at 212-279-4200, or order online at www.ticketcentral.com