Monthly Archives: March 2007
The Royal Shakespeare Company Tour
Written on March 25, 2007 at 9:31 am, by digital
Above: F. Murray Abraham, Saxon Palmer and Tom Nelis in The Merchant of Venice Left: Christian Camargo and Patrice Johnston in Coriolanus After an enormously successful run, the production of The Merchant of Venice will have an exciting second life. When the final curtain goes down on Merchant in New York, the entire production will…Read More »
From Artistic Director Jeffrey Horowitz: Oliver Twist
Written on March 24, 2007 at 11:28 am, by digital
Our final show of the season continues to explore the portrayal of Jews in pre-20th Century European drama with the New York premiere of Oliver Twist. Like Shakespeare and Marlowe, Dickens positions his outsider figures √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú the orphan Oliver and Fagin, a Jew – against a Christian society, testing the reality of its claims to…Read More »
The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Written on March 24, 2007 at 10:00 am, by digital
Inaugurated last summer and working in close partnership with the City, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is a non-profit organization that has been created to promote the continued growth of Downtown Brooklyn as a viable mixed-use commercial, cultural, academic and residential center. The DBP incorporates the functions of four already established Brooklyn non√¢‚Ǩ‚Äúprofit organizations: the Downtown…Read More »
The Brooklyn Leadership Council
Written on March 24, 2007 at 9:29 am, by digital
We have often mentioned the various goings on of Brooklyn√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Dreamers. We also have another Brooklyn group called the Brooklyn Leadership Council. The BLC is a dynamic group of business, civic and cultural leaders who live or work in Brooklyn and who will assist us in navigating and cultivating Brooklyn leadership and support.√Ǭ† Members are…Read More »
Capital Update
Written on March 24, 2007 at 9:11 am, by digital
Did you know that Theatre for a New Audience√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s new building will be green?√Ǭ† Not the color green, but environmentally sustainable. Very rare for theatres in general, TFANA is aspiring to be one of the very few theatres in the country to attain LEED Silver status. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green…Read More »