When Lynnea Benson stages 'Hamlet' with Frog and Peach Theatre Company, it'll be as a face-off between Scandinavian cultures. Bloodthirsty old Scandinavia confronts sleek, modern Scandinavia in a beautifully costumed, paranoid thriller that lets 'Hamlet' live up to its reputation as Shakespeare's most suspenseful play. The production will be tonight, October 17 to November 10 at West End Theater, 263 West 86th Street.
When Lynnea Benson stages 'Hamlet' with Frog and Peach Theatre Company, it'll be as a face-off between Scandinavian cultures. Bloodthirsty old Scandinavia confronts sleek, modern Scandinavia in a beautifully costumed, paranoid thriller that lets 'Hamlet' live up to its reputation as Shakespeare's most suspenseful play. The production will be October 17 to November 10 at West End Theater, 263 West 86th Street.
Frog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' today, September 17 at The Player's Club, 16 Gramercy Park South, with a cast including Len Cariou, Richard Kind, Susie Essman, Darrell Hammond, Alan Zweibel,Scott Adsit, Maulik Pancholy and Alan Zweibel. An original score by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) will be performed live by Mr. McDonald.
Frog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' on Tuesday, September 17 at The Player's Club, 16 Gramercy Park South, with a cast including Len Cariou, Richard Kind, Susie Essman, Darrell Hammond, Alan Zweibel,Scott Adsit, Maulik Pancholy and Alan Zweibel. An original score by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) will be performed live by Mr. McDonald.
Frog & Peach Theatre Company will present a Weimar vision of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' April 25 to May 19 at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th Street. Artistic Director Lynnea Benson directs. The classic will be set in the 1930s Germany in order to comment on the corruption and hypocrisy that underlies the smug patina of modern life.
For audiences age four and up, Frog and Peach Theatre Company, 'a brave company that is a jewel of Off-Broadway' (Ronald Gross, NY Theatre Buying Guide), will present a fairy tale series, 'Tinkerbell Theatre,' adapting 'Cinderella' (from the Brothers Grimm) and 'The Tinderbox' (from Hans Christian Anderson) into Rocky-and-Bullwinkle style plays featuring sing-along songs and big, soft puppets. The plays, written and directed by Lynnea Benson, will be followed by puppet-making workshops to which all kids attending will be invited. The two plays will be presented in repertory April 27 to May 19 at West End Theater, 263 West 86th Street.
Frog & Peach Theatre Company will present a Weimar vision of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' April 25 to May 19 at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th Street. Artistic Director Lynnea Benson directs. The classic will be set in the 1930s Germany in order to comment on the corruption and hypocrisy that underlies the smug patina of modern life.
Frog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' today, February 26 at The Player's Club, 16 Grammercy Park South, with a cast including Austin Pendleton as Angelo and Darrell Hammond as Pompey, together with Frog and Peach company members Ted Zurkowski as Lucio, Amy Frances Quint as Isabel, Eric Doss as Provost, Ryan Tramont as Escalus, Erick Gonzalez as Claudio and Jonathan Reed Wexler as Elbow. An original score by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) will be performed live by Mr. McDonald.
Frog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' on February 26 at The Player's Club, 16 Grammercy Park South, with a cast including Austin Pendleton as Angelo and Darrell Hammond as Pompey, together with Frog and Peach company members Ted Zurkowski as Lucio, Amy Frances Quint as Isabel, Eric Doss as Provost, Ryan Tramont as Escalus, Erick Gonzalez as Claudio and Jonathan Reed Wexler as Elbow. An original score by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) will be performed live by Mr. McDonald.
Parents looking for amusements for their children during the Christmas break may be happy to learn that Lynnea Benson, Artistic Director of Frog and Peach Theatre Company, is bringing back Tinkerbell Theater, two fairy tale plays performed in rotating repertory, today, December 26 to December 31 at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. (between Broadway and West End Ave.) The plays, 'Cinderella' and 'The Tinderbox,' had been mounted this fall, playing to growing and appreciative audiences. Each show is followed by a puppet making workshop, in which the kids in attendance make their own sock puppets.
Parents looking for amusements for their children during the Christmas break may be happy to learn that Lynnea Benson, Artistic Director of Frog and Peach Theatre Company, is bringing back Tinkerbell Theater, two fairy tale plays performed in rotating repertory, December 26 to 31 at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. Each show is followed by a puppet making workshop, in which the kids in attendance make their own sock puppets.
Frog and Peach Theatre Co., Inc. will present an all-star benefit reading of 'King Lear' on July 9 at The Player's Club with a cast including Jeffrey DeMunn ('The Walking Dead') as King Lear, Bebe Neuwirth ( 'The Good Wife') as Goneril, Darrell Hammond (Saturday Night Live) as Edgar, Rich Sommer ('Mad Men') as Fool, Wrenn Schmidt ('Boardwalk Empire') as Cordelia, Ted Zurkowski ('Boys on the Side') as Edmund, John Rothman ('Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter') as Kent, Peter Gerety ('Public Enemies') as Gloucester, David Wohl ('Saving Private Ryan') as Albany, Amy Frances Quint ('Radio Deluxembourg') as Regan, Eric Doss ('Love Songs') as France, Ryan Tramont ('The Hurt Locker') as Oswald, Erick Gonzalez ('Two Gentlemen of Verona') as Cornwall, and Jack Sochet ('A Midsummer Night's Dream') as Burgundy. The original score is by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) and performed live by Mr. McDonald.
Starring Lenny Ciotti, Eric Doss, Amy Frances Quint, Erick Gonzalez and Jonathan Reed, Frog and Peach Theatre's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' will play from April 26 to May 20, 2012 at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. Check out the production photographs below.
Frog and Peach Theatre's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' will play from April 26 to May 20, 2012 at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th St.
The adaptation imitates life in a celebrity couple's entourage.
Frog and Peach Theatre Co., Inc. will present an all-star benefit reading of
'Hamlet' on February 21 at The Player's Club with a cast including Darrell
Hammond (Saturday Night Live) as Guildenstern, Austin Pendleton ('My Cousin
Vinnie') as Claudius and the Ghost, Shirley Knight ('Our Idiot Brother,' 'Sweet
Bird of Youth') as Gertrude, David Margulies ('Ghostbusters,' 'Sopranos') as
Polonius and Gravedigger, Fred Willard ('Anchorman,' 'Waiting for Guffman') as
Horatio, Anna Chlumsky ('In the Loop') as Ophelia, Ted Zurkowski ('Boys on the
Side,' co-founder of Frog and Peach Theatre Co.) as Hamlet and Ryan Tramont
('The Hurt Locker') as Laertes. Music is by Ian McDonald (King Crimson,
Foreigner) and performed live by Mr. McDonald.
Frog and Peach Theatre Co., Inc. will present an all-star benefit reading of
'Hamlet' on February 21 at The Player's Club with a cast including Darrell
Hammond (Saturday Night Live) as Guildenstern, Austin Pendleton ('My Cousin
Vinnie') as Claudius and the Ghost, Shirley Knight ('Our Idiot Brother,' 'Sweet
Bird of Youth') as Gertrude, David Margulies ('Ghostbusters,' 'Sopranos') as
Polonius and Gravedigger, Fred Willard ('Anchorman,' 'Waiting for Guffman') as
Horatio, Anna Chlumsky ('In the Loop') as Ophelia, Ted Zurkowski ('Boys on the
Side,' co-founder of Frog and Peach Theatre Co.) as Hamlet and Ryan Tramont
('The Hurt Locker') as Laertes. Music is by Ian McDonald (King Crimson,
Foreigner) and performed live by Mr. McDonald.
Frog and Peach Theatre Co., Inc. will present an all-star benefit reading of 'Hamlet' on February 21 at The Player's Club with a cast including Darrell Hammond (Saturday Night Live) as Guildenstern, Austin Pendleton ('My Cousin Vinnie') as Claudius and the Ghost, Shirley Knight ('Our Idiot Brother,' 'Sweet Bird of Youth') as Gertrude, David Margulies ('Ghostbusters,' 'Sopranos') as Polonius and Gravedigger, Fred Willard ('Anchorman,' 'Waiting for Guffman') as Horatio, Anna Chlumsky ('In the Loop') as Ophelia, Ted Zurkowski ('Boys on the Side,' co-founder of Frog and Peach Theatre Co.) as Hamlet and Ryan Tramont ('The Hurt Locker') as Laertes. Music is by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) and performed live by Mr. McDonald.
Comedy, romance, and music save the day in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. Proteus and Valentine, lifelong friends, are about to embark on youthful adventures: for Valentine, and his witty servant Speed, it's off to the Court of Milan to make his fortune. Proteus would rather stay home in Verona to pursue amorous adventures with the radiant Julia, but soon he too is bound for Milan, with his trusty servant, Launce, and his faithful dog Crab.
Comedy, romance, and music save the day in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. Proteus and Valentine, lifelong friends, are about to embark on youthful adventures: for Valentine, and his witty servant Speed, it's off to the Court of Milan to make his fortune. Proteus would rather stay home in Verona to pursue amorous adventures with the radiant Julia, but soon he too is bound for Milan, with his trusty servant, Launce, and his faithful dog Crab.