Presented in association with Yale Repertory Theatre and American Repertory Theater which co-produced the play's world premiere in fall 2012, the Soho Rep production of MARIE ANTOINETTE is funded in part by Yale's Binger Center for New Theatre.
An artist-driven initiative that devotes major resources to the commissioning, development, and production of new plays and musicals at Yale Rep and across the country, the Binger Center for New Theatre since 2008 has supported the work of more than 40 commissioned artists as well as the world premieres and subsequent productions of 15 new American plays and musicals. Among the Center's programs, a key component is its Production Enhancement Fund, which provides financial support for productions at other theatres of works commissioned by and/or first produced at Yale Rep.
"The resources of the Binger Center allow us to make significant long-term investments in artists, from commissioning and development to the world premiere and subsequent productions that are vital to ensure the sustained life of a new play," said Artistic Director James Bundy. "We are delighted to participate in the continuing evolution of David Adjmi's remarkable Marie Antoinette, which delighted audiences and critics alike in Cambridge and New Haven."
The Yale Rep run of MARIE ANTOINETTE received the Connecticut Critics Circle's highest honor: Outstanding Production of a Play. Marin Ireland, in the title role, and David Greenspan were honored as Outstanding Actress and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play respectively. Both actors reprise their roles in New York, directed by Rebecca Taichman, who staged the world premieres of David Adjmi's The Evildoers at Yale Rep in 2008 and Marie Antoinette at Yale and ART.
