Red Bull Theater to Present Greenspan's 'A Horse's Ass' on 10/6

On Monday October 6th at 7PM the RED BULL THEATER will present a staged reading of A HORSE'S ASS by David Greenspan, roughly adapted from Pietro Aretino’s Renaissance comedy Il Marescalco as part of the "Revelation Readings" series.

The reading will feature Carson Elrod, Tony Torn, Lucas Papaelias, Satya Bhabha, Francis Jue, Bill Kux, Don Amendolia and David Greenspan

"1526. Mantua. A homosexual man will be forced at knifepoint to marry a woman. He's tearing his hair out," describe press notes.

The reading will be directed by Leigh Silverman. Tickets can be purchased at www.redbulltheater.com or by calling 212.352.3101  

 
OCTOBER – DECEMBER READINGS

Monday October 27, 7pm
THE CENCI by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Tyranny, incest, assassination – a 16th century tragedy comes to vivid life in the hands of a great Romantic poet.
 Directed by Eleanor Holdridge
Featuring Lisa Harrow (Wit) and Roger Rees (Indiscretions)

Monday November 17, 7pm
THE MALCONTENT by John Marston
A truculent tragicomedy, this scathing attack on government corruption is timely, terrifying, and disconcertingly amusing.
Directed by Ethan McSweeny (The Persians, 1001)
Featuring Matthew Rauch (Revenger’s Tragedy)

Monday December 8, 7pm**
DOCTOR FAUSTUS
by Christopher Marlowe
Faustus sells his soul to the Devil for knowledge – the classic tale, as only Marlowe could have told it!
Directed by Mark Lamos (Cymbeline) 
**Note: Doctor Faustus on December 8th will be held at Theatre Row, 410 W 42ndSt.

  2009 READINGS

Monday January 12, 7pm
ELECTRICIDAD
A Chicano take on the tragedy of Electra
by Luis Alfaro
Sophocles’ great classic re-imagined, set in a contemporary Los Angeles barrio. Directed by Lisa Peterson

 Monday February 23, 7pm
The RoyAl Hunt of the Sun
by Peter Shaffer
A modern epic about the conquest of Peru by Spain and the destruction of the Inca Empire. Directed by Joe Hardy
 
 Monday March 2, 7pm
THE SIEGE OF NUMANTIA
by Miguel de Cervantes
A devastating play about honor, sacrifice, and the last days of Numantia by the creator of Don Quixote. Directed by Moisés Kaufman  
 
LOCATION
Theater at St. Clement’s
423 West 46th Street, between 9th & 10th Avenues Subway: A/C/E to 42nd Street, Exit on 44th Street Parking: 415 West 45th Street, between 9th & 10th Avenues

**Note: Doctor Faustus on December 8th will be held at Theatre Row, 410 W 42ndSt.

Photo by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

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