THE ARISTOPHANIC LABORATORY

 

Target Margin resurrects its wildly popular laboratory series with a three-week festival encompassing each and every one of Aristophanes' plays.

Created by TMT's ever-growing community of artistic collaborators, the laboratory features twelve distinct views of this masterful body of work in a wide range of events and performances.

 

October 31 - November 17, 2007

NOW CLOSED

 

Tickets only $10! - visit HERE or call 212-352-3101

HERE ARTS CENTER 145 6th Ave

(between Spring & Broome, enter on Dominick)

 

Click calendar for larger view.

 

     WEEK ONE:

 

KNIGHTS

 

A new adaptation by

Rob Handel

Directed by

Alice Reagan

 

Wed Oct 31 @ 7:15pm, Thurs Nov 1 @ 7pm,

Fri Nov 2 @ 7pm,

Sat Nov 3 @ 4pm

 

 

WASPS; or, BUZZ BUZZ IN YOUR EARDRUM

Written by

Ken Urban

Directed by

Jose Zayas

Sat Nov 3 @ 7pm

Nov 4 @ 2pm & 7pm,

Mon Nov 5 @ 7pm

 

MEZE:

late night snack(s)

 

Featuring short works by

William Burke,

Diana Konopka,

Kristin Marting,

Kathleen Kennedy Tobin

 

Fri Nov 2 @ 11pm &

Sat Nov 3 @ 11pm

 

WEEK TWO:

 

ARE YOU A BIRD OR A DODO?

or,

Aristophanes' Birds

Directed by

Jessica Brater

Wed Nov 7 @ 7pm

Thurs Nov 8 @ 7pm

Fri Nov 9 @ 11pm

Sat Nov 10 @ 7pm

 

BALABUSTAS!

A Queer Yiddishkeit Thesmophoriazusae

 

Directed by

Michael Levinton

 

Fri Nov 9 @ 7pm,

Sat Nov 10 @ 4pm,

Sat Nov 10 @ 11pm,

Sun Nov 11 @ 7pm

 

WEEK THREE:

 

THE NAME MEANS PUBLIC SPIRITED

Written by

Mallery Avidon

Directed by

Jake Hooker

Tue Nov 13 @ 7pm,

Wed Nov 14 @ 7pm,

Fri Nov 16 @ 7pm,

Sat Nov 17 @ 7pm

 

DUO:

a double-header event

FUCK! WAR!

by F. Wolf Molitch

directed by Sherrine Azab

PEACE

created by Rachel Chavkin &

Taylor Mac

Thur Nov 15 @ 7pm

Sat Nov 17 @ 4 & 11pm

 

These productions are being presented through HERE's Supported Artist Program, which provides artists with subsidized space and equipment, as well as technical and administrative support.

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