Red Bull Theater's WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN Opens 12/9

Red Bull Theater presents Thomas Middleton’s rarely-performed masterpiece of Jacobean juiciness, WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN, a hilariously scathing social satire of sexual politics, with a spectacular tragicomic dénouement. Adapted and directed by Jesse Berger, WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN runs from December 9, 2008 through January 5, 2009, and features designs by David Barber, Clint Ramos, Peter West, Christopher Peifer, Erin Kennedy Lunsford, Emily DeCola and Sean McArdle with music and choreography by Tracy Bersley, Scott Killian and Rick Sordelet.

WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN continues Red Bull Theater's exploration of the seldom-seen classics of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, building on their history with Pericles, The Revenger’s Tragedy, Edward the Second, and simultaneously striking out in an imaginative new direction. WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN speaks with a shockingly contemporary voice about sexual politics, even as it is a playful parody of serious sexual games, ultimately showing a society imploding under the pressure of sexual manipulation, victimization, and inequality. Red Bull Theater’s production of WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN is the first Off Broadway revival of Middleton’s uproarious masterpiece in nearly 40 years.

Each season, Red Bull Theater produces at least one fully realized production of a play by Shakespeare or one of his contemporaries. Plays under consideration for 2009-2010 include: ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Measure for Measure, Duchess of Malfi, The Just, and Volpone.

WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN will be performed at Theater at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street, between 9th & 10th Avenues, New York. Subway: A/C/E to 42nd Street, Exit on 44th Street. Parking: 415 West 45th Street, between 9th & 10th Avenues.

Tickets are $50 Regular, $65 Premium , $30 Under 30, $25 Industry and $20 Student. There will be $10-Off preview performances from December 9 through 12. For tickets, visit www.redbulltheater.com.

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