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Lovesong of the Electric Bear by Snoo Wilson 


The life and times of Alan Turing, code-breaker and father of the computer.  Directed by Cheryl Faraone, with Alex Draper as Alan Turing.


Lovesong of the Electric Bear related links:

Broadway World

Theater Mania

Alan Turing




Plevna: Meditations on Hatred & Gary the Thief by Howard Barker


Two brief, powerful pieces by Barker, Plevna explores the legacy of cultural conflict through the ages ("The possibility that hatred is intrinsic"), while Gary the Thief, written in 1987, presents a character in self-exploration whose definition of himself is in direct opposition to the ‘crowd’. Directed by Richard Romagnoli with Alex Draper and Robert Emmet Lunney


Barker Poems related links:

Howard Barker Day



A Question of Mercy by David Rabe


"A big serious play on a topic both potent in its vastness and very much in the news: assisted suicide." ~Michael Feingold, the Village Voice. Directed by Jim Petosa.


A Question of Mercy related links:


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 Alex Draper and Robert Emmet Lunney in 
Howard Barker's Gary the Thief and Plevna: Meditations on Hatred

Peter Schmitz as Dilly Knox and 
Alex Draper as Alan Turing in Lovesong of the Electric Bear


Alex Draper as Alan Turing in Lovesong of the Electric Bear



The "Lipstick Ladies" in Lovesong of the Electric Bear



Paula Langton as Dr. Chapman and Tim Spears as Anthony in 
A Question of Mercy


Alex Cranmer as Thomas, Tim Spears as Anthony and Paula Langton as Dr. Chapman in A Question of Mercy

PTP/NYC AFTER DARK SERIES 2010

‘The exploratory shows after the shows’

no reservations, no admission charge

 

 

Monday, July 19 10:30pm

The Candle King (Oswald de Andrade) directed by Claudio Medeiros

A reading of a play from Brazil

 

Tuesday, July 20 10:30 pm

THREE by Jonathan Caren directed by  Kate Pines

 

Wednesday, July 21 10:30 pm 

DISCO  PRINCESS

One princess’ journey to discover why the disco beats from her heart

Created by Emily Feldman, Leah Day, and Emily Kron

Starring: Emily Kron as Disco Princess

 

Thursday, July 22, 9:15 pm

Sound Asleep by Michael Bradley

Sound Asleep is a unique "love" triangle between a man, his mother, and his boyfriend. Told in a non-linear form, Sound Asleep is a story of communication and acceptance and examines the emotional strains of relationships when the truth is revealed.

 

Sunday, July 25 9:15 pm

An open rehearsal of a new play by Emily Feldman

Come be surprised!

 


Tuesday, July 27 10:30 pm

Sci-Fi Novel for Teens

A Staged Singing

A post-apocalyptic, intergalactic saga that explores what happens to the globe once it has warmed.

Written and Directed by Veracity Butcher

Musical Direction and Composition by Kevin Daniels and Thompson Bennett Davis IV

 

 

Wednesday, July 28th 9:15pm
YES WE CAN (staged reading/workshop)
by Daniella Shoshan
directed by Alec Strum
Who are we when we say we.

 

Thursday, July 29th 10:30pm
I DREAMT of BEETLES A new play by Akin Salawu,
Holed up in a house and facing certain execution, a small band of activists prepares for the end.

 

Friday July 30th 10:30pm  (MOVED FROM MONDAY 26th)

SERIOUS HAMMERING  by Andrew Zox & Risa Sarachan

An examination of a white couple after working in the country of Moziba

(Adapted from the film "Serious Writing and Hammering," dir. by Daniel Zox)