MultiStages 2007 New Works Winner
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The Judas Tree
by Mary Fengar Gail
directed by Lorca Peress
2007 New Works Winner
Thursday, April 24, through Sunday, May 11, 2008
Dark secrets are unearthed in this tale of murder, magic, and seduction, based loosely on the crimes of serial killer Dorothea Puente. "The Judas Tree" is a mythical play of operatic proportion with poetic songs, a turbulent garden of dancing corpses, and the 1958 murder trial of Elena Fiero. Arturo Salvia, a retired detective, is sent to investigate a missing girl and enters the erotic and dangerous world of Elena's Madreguerra. This extraordinary world-premiere is a multidisciplinary feast for the senses!
THE JUDAS TREE COMPANY:
ROSEANNE MEDINA as Elena Fiero
JOHN HAGGERTY as Detective Arturo Salvia
with JOSÉ FEBUS, COLLEEN COSGROVE, DANIEL HICKS, LILY MERCER, TANYA PEREZ, & an international company of exceptional singer/dancers
ANIKA PARIS (Musical Score/Songs)
JAMES SCHEVILL (Lyrics)
JENNIFER CHIN (Choreographer)
Design Team:
ALEX MOORE, Lighting Design
PETER JANIS, Costume Design
LORCA PERESS, Visual Design [Biography]
BRUCE BAUMER, Music Director
CHRISTOPHER McCARDELL, Costume Assistant
JESSICA V. URTECHO, AEA Production Stage Manager
MELISSA KRAUS, Producer's Assistant
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Tickets
The Judas Tree will have a three-week run at
Teatro La Tea
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center on the second floor
107 Suffolk Street (between Rivington and Delancey)
Previews $12.00:
Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25, 2008
Opening Night Benefit $65.00:
Saturday, April 26, 2008 (includes reception)
Tickets for the Opening Night Benefit are $65.00 and will support MultiStages New Works Contests and opportunities to emerging writers and multidisciplinary artists.
Regular Shows $18.00:
April 27-May 10, Tuesday - Saturday at 8PM; Sundays at 5PM
Mother’s Day Champagne Matinee $18.00: May 11 at 2PM
Students/Seniors $10.00 w/ ID
Advanced Ticket Sales can be purchased at www.smarttix.com or by calling 212-868-4444. |
      
..ROSEANNE MEDINA........ JOHN HAGGERTY ...... ......JOSÉ FEBUS ..............DANIEL HICKS ..............LILY MERCER ..............TANYA PEREZ ..........COLLEEN COSGROVE
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 MARY FENGAR GAIL’s plays include Drink Me, Opaline, The Storms of Dolphina, and Devil Dog Six (2008 Craig Noel Award for outstanding new play by San Diego Theatre Critics Circle). She has worked with the following companies: Utah Shakespearean Festival, New York Stage and Film Company, Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, InterAct, New Jersey Repertory Company, Chicago’s Seanachai Theatre, and Theatre Conspiracy of Florida. Awards: New Dramatists Arnold Weissberger, National Children’s Theatre, Playwrights First, 2003 and 2007 MultiStages Finalist. She has received numerous commissions, and a California Arts Council fellowship. |
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 COLLABORATING ARTISTS:
ANIKA PARIS (Musical Score/Songs) singer/songwriter, recipient of Songwriters Hall of Fame's Abe Oleman Scholarship, Nashville’s City Song Festival, and ASCAP Pop Award. Songs placed in Film include: Miramax’s Bounce (Gwyneth Paltrow/Ben Affleck), Wise Girls (Mira Sorvino/ Mariah Carey), and numerous others; TV: WB's Related, Sex in the City, MTV Road Rules, Tyra, Ellen, Extra, The Bachelor, Showtime at the Apollo and more. Anika writes for recording artists, works with notable producers, and recently performed with Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, and John Legend in a 2007 Christmas Benefit. Anika and partner Dean Landon composed music for MultiStages’ production of Novel. |
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 JENNIFER CHIN (Choreographer) is a native New Yorker who has danced for and been inspired by Arthur Aviles, Yin Mei, Michael Mao, Kristin Jackson, and Alan Danielson. Her work has been presented at Joyce Soho, Danspace, Goose Route Arts Festival in West Virginia, the dance series SWEAT at DeBaun Auditorium, et al. Jennifer received her BA from Queens College and MFA from New York University's Tisch School for the Arts. Faculty positions: University of Quebec, Dance Space Center, Peridance Center, and José Limon Institute. Jennifer collaborated on MultiStages’ The Palace of Loneliness and Moving Targets: 3 Interpretations of Murder. |
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