Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Grand Inquisitor Extended

Written on November 14, 2008 at 6:26 pm, by

Due to box office demand, The Grand Inquisitor has been extended! A co-presentation of Theatre for a New Audience with New York Theatre Workshop, the New York premiere will now run through Sunday, November 30. Since its premiere in Warwick, England in February 2006, The Grand Inquisitor has been performed extensively throughout Europe, South America,…Read More »

Celebrating The Grand Inquisitor

Written on November 14, 2008 at 5:09 pm, by

Friends and supporters gathered for the acclaimed production: Anne Louise Zachry, Matthew Bostock, Ali Wambold, Marina Wambold, actor Bruce Myers, and Bill Burgess.

Close-up on Chair

Written on November 14, 2008 at 5:04 pm, by

In 2001, Theatre for a New Audience produced the acclaimed production of Edward Bond’s masterpiece Saved, directed by Robert Woodruff. Beginning Friday, December 5 at The Duke on 42nd Street, Woodruff and Bond will reunite for the New York premiere of Chair. Woodruff is a former Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.), whose…Read More »

The Spotlight’s on… Edward Bond

Written on November 14, 2008 at 5:02 pm, by

√Ǭ† Edward Bond (b. 1934) is considered one of Britain’s most important, innovative and controversial playwrights. His career spans nearly 50 years and has incited the widest range of reactions from his critics. “I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners,” he once said.√Ǭ† Bond was born into a working class…Read More »

Kick Off the Season with Brooklyn’s Dreamers!

Written on November 14, 2008 at 2:38 pm, by

You√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re invited to join us for our two upcoming special events: Wed., Nov. 19th: The Grand Inquisitor We√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re teaming up with New York Theatre Workshop√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s 4th Street Bar Association to celebrate this acclaimed production. Join us for pre-show wine and cheese, the performance, then meet and mingle with like-minded arts supporters and actor Bruce Myers!…Read More »

2008 AUDELCO Award Nominations

Written on November 14, 2008 at 2:35 pm, by

AUDELCO, the Audience Development Committee, was established in 1973 by the late Vivian Robinson to honor excellence in New York African-American Theatre through presentation of Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Awards. The √¢‚Ǩ≈ìViv√¢‚Ǩ¬ù awards recognize artistic excellence for African-American theatre artists. We are honored to announce that Theatre for a New Audience√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s recent productions of Ohio State…Read More »