2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011: The Taming of the Shrew | Beekeeper | La Traviata
2009-2010: Afterlife of the Mind | La Boheme
2008-2009: Visions & Voices: 2008 New Play Reading Series | Dream of a Common Language | The Hermit Bird
2007-2008: Death of Ayn Rand / A Bed of My Own | Mankind’s Last Hope | Candide
2006-2007: Love on the Edge: New Play Reading Series | Orphans
2005 INAUGURAL SEASON: Threepenny Opera
Madama Butterfly
By Giacomo Puccini
Directed by Robert Lundy-Paine
Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Alameda, CA
- March 29 - Preview at 8:30 pm
- Saturday March 31 Champagne Opening at 8:00 pm
- Saturday April 7 at 8:00 pm
- Sunday, April 15 at 12:45pm - Pre-show Japanese Luncheon and Performance - $45
Includes Edamame, Sunomono (pickled cucumber), Soba Noodle Salad, Vegetarian Sushi, Chicken Skewers, Rice, Sake, and cupcakes for dessert.- Sunday April 15 at 2:00 pm afternoon with Sushi and Saki!
- Sunday April 15 at 2:00 pm afternoon with Sushi and Saki!
The Hillside Club, Berkeley
2286 Cedar Street Berkeley, CA
- Friday April 20th at 7:30 pm early time Sushi and Saki Special Presentation
- Sunday April 22nd at 2:00 pm afternoon Wine and Cheese Closing
Puccini's deeply passionate and sublime masterpiece tells the story of an American serviceman who lusts after a Japanese girl and marries her, only to leave her. Pregnant and banished from her people for abandoning her ancestral religion, Butterfly pines for her love’s return. He does return, but only to humiliate and betray her beyond what can be endured. The finale of Butterfly rivals King Lear and Phaedra in its horror and intensity.
Robert Lundy-Paine, Virago's Resident Director and the director of La Boheme, brings stylized, intimate opera rich with sexual politics and striking elements of movement. Starring soprano Eileen Meredith and a cast of Bay Area favorites. Maestro Jerry Kuderna conducts the Shameless Passion orchestra for this limited run of Puccini's best loved opera.
Cast:
Cio-Cio San: Eileen MeredithPinkerton: Ray Chavez
Suzuki: Sally Mouzon
Sharpless: Martin Bell
Goro: Alex Taite
The Bonze: Bill Pickersgill
Yamadori: Horus Jack Tolson
Kate Pinkerton: Cass Panuska
Sorrow: Sophia Dant
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda [Map]
The Hillside Club, Berkeley [Map]
A Taste of Honey
By Shelagh Delaney
Directed by Laura Lundy-Paine
ThickHouse, San Francisco
1695 18th St (at Carolina St)
San Francisco, CA 94107
[Map]
Sliding Scale preview Feb 3rd
February 10 - Talk Back with Cast & Director immediately following the show
February 4-25
Thurs-Sat 8pm, Sundays 2pm. Discount tickets Thursdays & Sundays.
“Remarkable. . .” New Yorker Magazine
“All the freshness of Mr. Osborne’s Look Back in Anger and a greater maturity. . .” Graham Greene
"Women never have young minds. They are born three thousand years old." The Boy, "A Taste of Honey"
17 year old Jo and her mother, Helen, move into a working class slum in Northern England with little except the clothes on their backs. Helen soon deserts her daughter for a lover, and the tenacious Jo navigates romance, heartbreak, and poverty, never losing her sense of humor and optimism.
A sensation in 1959 with its bold racial and sexual themes, Delaney’s script is considered a masterpiece of character driven black comedy.
Featuring: David Bicha, Michaela Greeley, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Brian Martin, Daniel Redmond
Click for photos and press release
KBOO radio interview (8Mb MP3 file), San Francisco, 2/6/12 with "A Taste of Honey" cast members David Bicha, Michaela Greeley and Technical Director Gary Quinn
La Traviata
By Giuseppe Verdi
Directed by Guest Director Harriet March Page
April 28, 30, May 6, 8, 14
Guest Director Harriet March Page is Artistic Director of Goat Hall Productions
He adores her for who she is, not who she has been. But her past condemns them both. Love, sacrifice and redemption in Verdi's La Traviata. With Eileen Meredith, Ray Chavez, and Jo Vincent Parks.
Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda [Map]
Orchestra conducted by Andrew Whitfield.
In Italian with English translations
April 28, 7PM - sliding scale preview $10-$30, Robert Ashens conducting
April 30, 8PM - champagne opening
May 6, 8PM - Talk Back with Director and cast
May 8*, 2PM - Mothers Day event; $40 for special pre-show H'ors d'oevres, Robert Ashens conducting
May 14, 8PM - closing with wine and and cheese from Blacksmith Cellars
Cast:
Eileen Meredith
Ray Chavez
Jo Vincent Parks
Michael Crozier
Zoltan DiBartolo
Roger McCracken
Gianmarco Marostica
Branislav Radakovic
Jennifer Schwarz
Elizabeth Wells
Talia Levitan
Marian Ponte
* For this showing, Alfredo will be played by Andrew Whitfield
BEEKEEPER
By Jennifer Lynne Roberts
Directed by Laura Lundy-Paine
March 18-April 2
Cast: Kit Asa-Hauser (pictured), Donald Hardy (pictured), Melissa Keith , Julian Lafferty, George McRae*, Sandi Rubay.
Photo by Laura Lundy-Paine
BEEKEEPER
Oleta’s father Francis has died, and she must return to the small Oregon town she left behind to put together the shattered pieces of the past. Rippling with mystery and emotional force, Beekeeper takes us on a journey from past to present and blurs the lines between what is, what could have been, and what must be. A haunting world premiere by Bay Area playwright Jennifer Roberts.
Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda [Map]
HIVE NIGHT - Thursday, March 17 at 7pm
$10-$15 Sliding Scale preview. Come meet a Beekeeper!
Bay Area Beekeepers & families get free cookie & a coffee.
OPENING NIGHT CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION - Friday, March 18
Enjoy champagne reception following the show
FIRST SATURDAY - March 19 - Not to be missed!
$40 ticket includes a Pre-show Cocktail Hour! Come meet the Playwright, Director & Cast. Enjoy a custom cocktail by St. George Spirits.
TALK BACK - Thursday, March 24
Talk Back with Cast, Director, and Playwright following the show
Performances: Fridays and Saturdays, March 18, 19, 25, 26, and April 2 at 8pm
Please note: no Friday, April 1 performance
Thursdays, March 24 & 31 at 7pm
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FALL 2010 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
FALL 2010
Photos: Laura Lundy-Paine The Taming of the Shrew is set deep in a world of motorcycle bikers and danger. After the playboy Petruchio's father dies, he finds himself without a livelihood, without a woman and most importantly without cash. He learns that his friend Hortensio wants to marry the beautiful Bianca, but not before her shrewish sister Katherine is wed. Petruchio jumps at the chance to woo Kate for her generous dowry. When he meets Kate and learns that she is just as powerful as he is, he is smitten. Enjoy this gender-bending modern take on William Shakespeare's classic tale of romance. The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Virago Resident Director Robert Lundy-Paine is sure to challenge, provoke and rock your expectations. Featuring: Teressa Byrne*, Linda Ruth Cardozo, Angela Dant, Martin A. David, Siobhan Doherty, Patrick Jones*, Clara Kamunde, Dorian Lockett, Tamara Leigh Miller, Rena Morabe, Garth Petal*, Benjamin Pither*, Jeremy Vik November 5-20, 2010 November 5, 6, 13, 8pm. November 14, 2pm. November 18, 7pm. November 19, 20, 8pm. Sliding Scale Preview $10-$30 Saturday, Nov 6: Not to be missed! First Saturday Pre-show Cocktails & Appetizers with the cast and Director, plus seats: $50 Rhythmix Cultural Works 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda [Map] Tickets in advance: $25 • Student/Senior/TBA: $20 At the Door: $30 • Student/Senior/TBA: $25 Info/Tickets: 510-865-6237 Special Events with Ticket Friday, Nov 5: Opening Night Champagne ReceptionSaturday, Nov 6: Not to be missed! First Saturday Pre-show Cocktails & Appetizers with the cast and Director, plus seats: $50 Thursday, Nov 18: Talk Back with the Cast & Director after the show Saturday, Nov 20: Closing Night Wine & Cheese Reception featuring Blacksmith Cellars * Member, Actor's Equity Association - An Equity approved project
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