Theater Reconstruction Ensemble presents the world premiere of RHINBECCA, NY, created and performed by Theater Reconstruction Ensemble, and conceived and directed by John Kurzynowski. RHINBECCA, NY runs from March 4 - 19, 2016 in a limited engagement at The Brick, located at 579 Metropolitan Avenue between Union Avenue and Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Performances are Wednesdays - Sundays at 8pm and Saturdays at 2pm with an added show on Monday, March 14 at 8pm. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased online at
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At the intersection of suspense and the absurd lies RHINBECCA, NY. Population: 367. Not including the mayor. Which makes 368. You may have noticed the mayor's house. Up on the hill. You can always point to it. You can see it from miles away. The mayor's head is a bald dome with a half skirt of white hair. He's blue collar in the community, top of the food chain. And he is missing.
Enter Don. Don is a stranger from out. He may or may not remember who he is or how he's arrived in town. And his sudden appearance may or may not be directly related to the mystery of the missing mayor. But his absurdly suspenseful quest to uncover the truth hidden beneath this theatrical facade, loosely inspired by the greatest works of playwright
Eugene Ionesco and filmmaker
Alfred Hitchcock, may very well leave us all completely transformed.
Theater Reconstruction Ensemble's shows have been called "rewarding and exhilarating" (Backstage), "bold, dynamic and utterly captivating" (Show Business), "hysterical and heartfelt" (New York Theatre Review), "fearless and engaging" (Theatre Is Easy) and "fun and vibrant" (NYTheatre.com).
The ensemble includes
Harlan Alford (Talking Band's Marcellus Shale at La MaMa),
Nathaniel Basch-Gould (Benye the Miller with Target Margin),
Sam Corbin (Too Many Lenas at
Ars Nova & New Ohio), Emily Marro (Streep Show at
Ars Nova),
Anastasia Olowin (The Killer with Theatre for a New Audience),
Jon Riddleberger (National tour of
War Horse with National Theatre) and
Lauren Swan-Potras (Square Peg with
Tectonic Theater Project).
Additional text by Alex Kveton (Il Regno Malati at Dinner at Theater for the New City).
The design team includes Jonathan Cottle (Scenic Design),
Alex Hawthorn (Sound Design),
Marika Kent (Lighting Design) and Joseph Wolfslau (Costume Design).
The production team includes Reed Whitney (Producing Director),
Nic Adams (Creative Stage Manager) and Markus Paminger (Creative Production Manager).
Theater Reconstruction Ensemble (TRE) is an evolving collective of theater artists striving to reconstruct both classical and canonical forms of theatricality through the playful development of works over time. Committed to a collaborative approach to theater making, TRE functions as a project-based ensemble of artists working under the artistic leadership of director John Kurzynowski, collectively examining each element of a theatrical text or tradition and creating new works that reflect the ensemble's personal connection to the materiel being explored.
Theater Reconstruction Ensemble's production history includes You On The Moors Now (pl. Jaclyn Backhaus,
HERE Arts Center), Salesmen: a meditation on masculinity and the American REAL! (
HERE Arts Center), Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play (pl. Jaclyn Backhaus, Walkerspace), The Three Seagulls, or MASHAMASHAMASHA! (pl. Jaclyn Backhaus,
HERE Arts Center),
Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus (The Brick), and
Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House (Access Theater Gallery).
John Kurzynowski (Creator/Director) is the founder and Artistic Director of Theater Reconstruction Ensemble. He has conceived and directed each of TRE's mainstage productions, including You On The Moors Now, Salesmen: a meditation on masculinity and the American REAL!, Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play, and The Three Seagulls, or MASHAMASHAMASHA!. He has collaborated with
Target Margin Theater, The Talking Band, Tugboat Collective, Fresh Ground Pepper, Little Lord, and artists
David Greenspan,
David Herskovits,
Tina Shepard,
Paul Zimet, Jaclyn Backhaus, and Colby Day, among others. His process of "creative collaboration" has been taught at Abrons Arts Center through The School of Making Thinking.
The Brick is accessible from the L train to Lorimer or the G train to Metropolitan.
