Ben Jonson’s "Jacobean gem of a play … satirical, savvy … with a surprisingly sexy twist," describe press notes. The reading is directed by Art Manke. Buy yickets now at www.redbulltheater.com or call 212.352.3101 REVELATION READINGS: OBIE AWARD-WINNING READING SERIES CONTINUES OCTOBER – DECEMBER Monday October 6, 7pm A HORSE’S ASS by David Greenspan, loosely adapted from Pietro Aretino’s Renaissance comedy, Il Marescalco. 1526. Mantua. A homosexual man will be forced at knifepoint to marry a woman. He’s tearing his hair out. Directed by Leigh Silverman (Well)
Monday October 27, 7pm THE CENCI by Percy Bysshe Shelley Tyranny, incest, and assassination – a 16th century tragedy comes to vivid life in the hands of one of the great Romantic poets. 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)
COMING IN DECEMBER a full production of Tom Middleton's Women Beware Women.