HELD OVER THROUGH FEBRUARY 4!
Additional performances have been added - click here for tickets
THE REVIEWS ARE IN!
"Excellent!" "An exciting new work... first-rate theater!"
NOW PLAYING:
The London Merchant
or
The History of George Barnwell
First performed in 1731, George Lillo's THE LONDON MERCHANT tells the story of a young apprentice
led astray by a courtesan.
It marked an exceptional departure for Lillo and created a new genre of theatre which concentrated on the struggles of the working classes.
Prior to this, the theatre of the period had predominantly focused on stories relating to the upper classes, biblical or classical themes.
The new ‘bourgeois drama’ became popular across Europe, and gave Lillo a notable place in dramatic history.
Featuring:
Spencer Aste*
Joe Danbusky*
Michelle Kafel
Jessica Myhr*
Megan Stern*
Patrick Woodall*
Harlan Work*
Producer: Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P.
Director/Artistic Director: Peter Dobbins
Assistant Director: Stephen Logan Day
Producing Director: Chance Michaels
Managing Producer: Catherine Kolpak
Director of Development: Robert Carroll
Production Stage Manager: Charles Casano
House Manager: Sawyer Mastrandrea
Scenic Designer: Ken Larson
Costume Designer: Mario Kousoulos
Lighting Designer: Michael Abrams
Sound Designer: David Thomas
General Press Representative: Pete Sanders
The Storm Theatre is proud to produce the North
American premiere of this groundbreaking play.
THE LONDON MERCHANT has a strictly limited run.
Tickets are on sale now! Click here to purchase.
Thanks to everyone who attended
The First Annual Storm Theatre Fundraising Bash!
We had a fantastic time, and raised a great deal of money for the Storm's upcoming season!
If you missed it, join the Storm Group on Facebook to be informed of upcoming events: http://www.facebook.com/groups/22260950221/
Most recent productions:
March 4th through April 2nd, 2011
"A joyous, adventurous, romantic Irish comedy-drama: Damon and Pythias, Robin Hood, Casablanca and King Arthur, all rolled into one!"
ARRAH-NA-POGUE
by Dion Boucicault
directed by Peter Dobbins
The Storm Theatre is honored to present Dion Boucicault's classic Irish tale of romance and misadventure Arrah na Pogue ("Arrah of the Kiss").
Set in 1798, the classic Irish comedy is written by Dion Boucicault who uses the famed Rebellion as a backdrop for his tale of love, faith, loyalty and betrayal — with a smile.
October 29th through November 20th, 2010
NOON DIVIDE
by Paul Claudel
directed by Peter Dobbins and Stephen Day
Produced by the Storm Theatre, in association with
Blackfriars Repertory Theatre
Featuring Brian J. Carter*, Kate Chamuris*, Peter Dobbins*, Chris Kipiniak*
* Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm.
Additional performances Saturday 10/30 at 2pm, Monday 11/1 at 7:30 pm and Thursday 11/4 at 7:30 pm.
On a ship bound for Hong Kong, a lonely civil servant meets a beautiful vivacious married woman. Seduction and an ensuing torrid affair lead to surprising consequences.
What at first seems a classic example of "Amor Fou" ( a French term literally translated as "crazy love"), unfolds in a very unexpected way.
NOON DIVIDE was a play Claudel felt he had "written in his own blood". Using his own adulterous affair with Rosalie Vetch as his inspiration, Claudel explores human sexual passion, and its role within the architecture of Salvation.
This apparent tragedy of doomed love eventually reveals itself as a Divine comedy, much along the lines of his vast epic THE SATIN SLIPPER (which was
also inspired by the same events in Claudel's life)
NOON DIVIDE is being presented in the Storm Theatre's new home at
The Church of Notre Dame
405 West 114th Street (at the corner of Morningside Drive)
two blocks from Columbia University. Click here for directions.
NOON DIVIDE is the third and final chapter of our ongoing festival:
THE PAUL CLAUDEL PROJECT
Celebrating the life and work of the world-renowned playwright, poet and diplomat.
"THE PAUL CLAUDEL PROJECT is an introduction to the work of one of the 20th century's greatest geniuses. In the three plays that we will present, Claudel explores the natures, differences and interactions of human and divine love, and how the resulting conflicts serve a greater plan. These three plays each tell stories of divine grace and adulterous passion in completely different styles and settings."
- Peter Dobbins, artistic director of The Storm Theatre
The Project is comprised of three productions:
Part One, THE TIDINGS BROUGHT TO MARY, ran March 13th - April 4th, 2009.
Part Two, THE SATIN SLIPPER, ran January 8th through February 6th, 2010.
If you didn't see the first two productions, here's what you missed:
(The Tidings Brought to Mary is) "an elegant and thought-provoking production" . . . "expertly performed by Erin Beirnard and Laura Bozzone" . . . "Ross DeGraw is a commanding stage presence" . . . "Jenny D. Green gives a touching performance" . . .
"It is a meaty work, smartly produced and acted."
"A lofty, inventively staged production, featuring excellent performances. It admirably underscores the depth and power of Claudel's fascinating work." . . . "The Satin Slipper (is distinguished) from just about any contemporary drama that I can think of. I am grateful to the folks at the Storm and Blackfriars Repertory Theatres for giving us a chance to witness it first-hand."
"the cast (is) excellent, and the staging helps them create a genuinely engrossing reality. This is an excellent dramatic achievement, about the joy that lives within and beyond tears."
Don't miss the final production in THE PAUL CLAUDEL PROJECT, coming to the Storm Theatre in October!
LATEST COMPANY NEWS:
The Storm Theatre is proud to congratulate board member Carl Pasbjerg, general manager of Broadway's MEMPHIS,
on his show's four 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Musical!
Bravo!
The Storm Theatre has been chosen by nytheatre.com as one of its "People of the Year" for 2007!
nytheatre.com had this to say about the Storm:
"Helmed by artistic director Peter Dobbins, the Storm distinguished itself
this year with a fine new play (John Regis's Linnea) plus the unprecedented and invaluable
festival of plays by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II). The latter event gave New Yorkers
an opportunity to see four seldom-produced plays, including the fascinating
The Jeweler's Shop."
More information about this award may be found on the nytheatre.com website.
LINNEA has been published in The New York Theatre Experience's collection PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS 2008!
"Plays and Playwrights 2008" is an anthology
of 10 plays
by emerging
playwrights, produced in NYC during the 2006-07 theatre season. Among them is LINNEA, originally
produced by the Storm Theatre! (click here for reviews and
more information)
In LINNEA, a young writer who is obsessed by Dostoyevsky lives out his own New York City dream version
of "The Idiot" in this remarkable coming-of-age tale.
Author John Regis is an actor, a director, a teacher, and a playwright. He was born in
Marblehead, MA on July 4, 1958, and raised in both Peabody, MA and Hampton, NH. He
received a B.A. in Communications from Fordham University, and studied with Stella Adler and Mario Sileti at the Stella Adler Conservatory. John teaches drama and
videomaking at the Bank Street School.
Congratulations, John!
You can buy the book from Amazon.com here.
Tickets
for all STORM THEATRE
productions are available
at the door (performance days only, beginning approximately 1 hour before curtain),
or through SmartTix.
To purchase tickets, visit www.smarttix.com
or call (212) 868-4444
For
group reservations (over 10 people) email stormtheatre@hotmail.com.