The August Strindberg Repertory Theatre is the resident company at the Gene Frankel Theatre.

2012–13 Season

The August Strindberg Repertory Theatre became the resident company at the Gene Frankel Theatre in New York City's East Village when it transferred its first production, Strindberg's ''Playing with Fire'' (co-produced by the

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), there in June 2012 after an initial run at the New School's theatre in the West Village.''A Swedish Love Triangle, With Some Slight Revisions''
by Eric Grode,

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, May 28, 2012, ''Playing with Fire'' received three

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Award nominations, for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Best Revival and Best Costume Design. The cast consisted of Nathan James, Tocarra Cash, Elizabeth Flax, Jolie Garrett, Jaleesa Capri and James Edward Becton.in speaking order Its second production was a double bill of ''Casper's Fat Tuesday'' and ''

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'', and its third ''

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March 21, 2013 ''Casper's Fat Tuesday'' was co-produced by the Pink Pig Ballet and was an English-language premiere, translated by Jonathan Howard. In ''The Stronger'' Dina Rosenmeier played "Mrs X" and Albert Bendix " Mr Y". The ''Easter'' cast consisted of Chudney Sykes, Nathan James, DeSean Stokes, Carol Carter, Ley Smith, and Jolie Garrett. All first-season productions were directed by the company's artistic director, Robert Greer.

2013–14 Season

''Mr. Bengt's Wife'', a work never before translated, previewed on Friday, September 13, 2013, and opened two days later. Malin Tybåhl and Prof. Laurence Carr are the translators. This was the first production to employ a guest director, Craig Baldwin, associate artistic director of the Red Bull Theater. The cast were Kersti Bryan, Samm Todd, Victoria Blankenship, Matthew Hurley, Eric Percival and Shawn Fagan.''A Strindberg Rarity -- Mr. Bengt's Wife -- An Answer to Ibsen's A Doll's House?'' by Melody Breyer-Grell
Huffington Post, September 19, 2013 The spring production was '' To Damascus, part one'' (parts two and three are projected for performance in 2015, as is '' Kristina''.) The cast included DeSean Stokes, Kersti Bryan, Nathan James, Carol Carter, Victor Arnez, Victoria Blankenship and Allen Kennedy. ''The Deadly Dance'', Fred Crecca's adaptation of '' The Dance of Death'' was presented as on three Wednesdays with Mary Keefe, Louis Vuolo and Dennis Davies.

2014–15 Season

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' featured a biracial cast and the previously unstaged ballet, for which Strindberg provided a scenario in the original script in October 2014. Ivette Dumeng performed the title role, Reginald L. Wilson that of John and Eboni Flowers as Christine in Edgar Chisholm's adaptation, set in Louisiana in 1888, the year the play was written. Ja' Malik made the dance. ''Kristina'' was presented in March 2015 with Ms Dumeng again in the title role in a new translation by Wendy Weckwerth, directed by associate artistic director Whitney Gail Aronson. Eric C. Bailey, Martin Boersma, Sergio Castillo, Michael Sean Cirelli, Amy Fulgham, Al Foote III, Daniel Mian, David Mohr, Christine Nyland, Jonathan Olivera, Brent Shultz, Steve Shoup and Jacob Troy constituted the remainder of the cast. Mr Boersma was the fight director, Dara Swisher choreographer.

2015–16 Season

Strindberg's ''Chamber Plays'', opus nos. 1 and 2, ''Storm'' and ''Burnt House'' were presented on alternate nights in the Fall. '' Damascus II'' was performed in the Spring with a mixed-race cast.

2016–17 Season

Stig Dagerman's ''Marty's Shadow'', translated by Lo Dagerman and Nancy Pick, was performed in rep' with

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's ''Journey in Light and Shadow'', translated by Robert Greer and adapted by Natlie Menna. Strindberg's ''Motherlove'' was presented in the

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2017–18 Season

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's ''Guilty'' was presented in the Dreamup Festival at

Stage readings

The company also presented stage readings of ''Erik XIV'', ''Gustav Adolf'' and ''Karl XII'' in new translations by Ms. Weckwerth on Wednesdays during the September 2013 run of ''Mr. Bengt's Wife'' and directed by Linda Nelson, Ms. Aronson, and Ms. Dumeng, artistic director of Nylon Fusion Collective, respectively.

Staff

Resident playwrights

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Dramaturgs

Prof. Eszter Szalczer and Janet Bentley are company

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Stage managers

Stage managers for "Easter" and "To Damascus I" were Michael Petre-Zumbrun and Karimah (Bill Johnson and Karimah for ''Playing with Fire'' and Sidney Branch and Michael Petre-Zumbrun for ''Casper's Fat Tuesday'' and ''The Stronger''). Noelle Semodo and Nikeem Pearson were stage managers for "Miss Julie", and "Hannah Delmore was production stage manager and Robertson Tirado

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on ''Kristina''.

Designers and technicians

All productions through ''Miss Julie'' had lighting designed by Miriam Crowe.Internet Broadway Database
Miriam Crowe Kate Noll designed the set for ''Kristina'', Lance Harkins and Mikhail Poloskin the set and graphics for ''Miss Julie.'' Angelina Margolis was a scenic artist for ''Playing with Fire'' and ''Easter'' and designed the set for '' Mr Bengt's Wife'', both set and costumes for ''Casper's Fat Tuesday'' and ''The Stronger.'' Jessa-Raye Court designed costumes for ''Storm'' and ''Kristina'', Marisa Ferrara and Niimar Felder for ''Miss Julie'', Kate DaRocha for ''To Damascus'' part one, Aryeh Lappin for '' Mr Bengt's Wife'', Caitlin Dixon for ''Easter'' and Lora Jackson for ''Playing with Fire.'' You-Shin Chen designed props for ''Kristina'' and sets for ''Storm'', ''Burnt House'' and ''Damascus II''. Andy Evan Cohen designed sound on ''To Damascus'' parts I and II, ''Miss Julie'' and ''Kristina''. Benjamin Briones was a master carpenter on ''Playing with Fire'' and ''Casper's Fat Tuesday.''

References

Reviews

External links

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