THE U.S.A. PREMIERE: OCTOBER, 24 - 27, 2024
Production Details Below
All 2024 Photos by NONO Art by Judit
Following cheers and standing ovations at the 2023 World Premiere in
Szeged, HUNGARY,
and equal enthusiasm at the 10th Annual ITAKA Shakespeare Festival in
Novi Sad, SERBIA,
AFTER OTHELLO is finally received its U.S. Premiere in October 2024 in
New York, NY.
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AFTER OTHELLO, is an original, dark comedy featuring the often-forgotten role of THE CLOWN from Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice.
AFTER OTHELLO follows the role of the currently unemployed and somewhat bitter CLOWN, as he takes us on a comical, absurd, and sometimes searing search to uncover the truth behind the motives and the murders in this brutal and controversial tragedy, while questioning our notions of honesty, jealousy, evil, and complicity.
Audience Reviews:
“BRILLIANT! The premise is TERRIFIC!”
~Nikita Milivojević, Artistic Director ITAKA Shakespeare Festival, Novi Sad, SERBIA
"This show is absolutely OUTSTANDING. It is original. It is timely.
It is powerful, and the performers are MAGNIFICENT!"
~Réka M.Cristian, Professor of American studies in drama, film, and culture.
IEAS University of Szeged, Szeged HUNGARY
"I FELL IN LOVE with the characters. I didn't want it to end."
~Jelena Lagator, Filmmaker and Production Supervisor,
ITAKA Shakespeare Festival, Novi Sad, SERBIA
USA Premiere 2024
ARTISTIC TEAM:
WRITER & DIRECTOR: Gia Forakis
CAST FEATURING:
Adam Boncz (Hungary)
Alice Lussiana Parent (Italy)
and "Special Guests"
Sadi Bimwala, Jamel Daniels, Mauricio Lara.
PROD. STAGE MANAGER: Karla Guterrez
DRAMATURGY: Darya Gauthier & Gia Forakis
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGN: Ádám Munkácsi
ADDITIONAL SOUND DESIGN: Michael Keck
LIGHTING DESIGN: Federico Restrepo
LIGHTING TECHNICIAN: Rodney Perez
Original concept by Gia Forakis & Adam Boncz
PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, October 24th at 7:30pm
Friday, October 25th at 7:30pm (Talk Back to follow)*
Saturday, October 26th at 7:30pm
Sunday, October 27th at 4:00pm
*The Talk-Back will be moderated by Stephen Brown-Fried,
Vice Dean at the College of Performing Arts, New School, NYC,
PRODUCTION INFORMATION.:
Location:
New Stage Performance Space:
36 W 106th St, New York, NY 10025
Run Time: 90 minutes & performed without intermission.
For more information on how you can make a contribution to support this production
2023
2023 World Premiere:
JULY 1, 2023
at the Kövér Béla Bábszínház Theater
SZEGED, HUNGARY
JULY 4, 2023
at the 10th Annual International
NOVI SAD, SERBIA
ARTISTIC TEAM 2023:
CAST
GF&CO Member ACTORS:
Adam Boncz (Hungary)
Juju Stulbach (Brazil/Mexico/Germany)
WRITER & DIRECTOR: Gia Forakis
ASSIST. DIRECTOR: Darya Gauthier
STAGE MANAGER: Georgina Pataki
DRAMATURGY: Darya Gauthier & Gia Forakis
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGN: Ádám Munkácsi
Original concept by Gia Forakis & Adam Boncz
AFTER OTHELLO 2023
was produced by GF&CO
with support from SceneHouse Productions
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Special Thanks to our Supporters in Hungary & Serbia
Ágnes Kiss, Katalin Kalocsai, Sára Stella Sipos, András Nagy, Tímea Sarkadi-Szabó, and Nikita Milivojević
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And Special Thanks to our Supporters in the U.S.:
Gene Andrews, Rob Donaldson, Robby Henson, Giulio Mirri, Cheryl Stoll-Thygeson, and Stephanie Regina
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The 2023 production was made possible with generous support from
The Yampolsky Foundation,
and by contributions made by these GF&CO Champions:
Paul & Karen Forakis, Josephine Grover, Theresa Reeves & Scott Simpson, Kenneth G. Nochimson, Toby A. Young, Gene Andrews,
as well as by our $25-Drive Contributors:
$25- $75 Katrina Foy, Alexander Thomas (x2), Katie Malnati, Jeff Mills, Walker West , Cesar Alonso (x1), Jullie Chung, Amanda Salchow, Mark Lyons, Rachel Trumper Debasitis, Robby Henson, Rob Yampolsky, Peter Stewart, Raphaele Shirley, Lily Filippi, Michael Morrison, Amy Young Harlow, Sara Lampert-Hoover, Ninon Rogers , Katy Goldizen, Jonah Maidoff., Theodora Loukas, John Wender, Phyllis Johnson, Sturgis Warner , lIdiko Nemeth & The New Stage Theatre Company, Susan Prather Ginnever, Erol Tamerman, Madison Williams, Gillian Alexander, Mary Paige Snell , Savonia Guy, Jenny Maguire , Dorian B. Yates, Peter Kim, Jane Mac Rae, Oliver Müller, Mahmood Mokhtari, Arthur Coates
$76 and Above: Paul Alan Smith, Jozeph Forakis, Cesar Alonso,(x1) Stephanie Shayne, Carrie Heitman, Randolph Curtis Rand, Susan Bruce -Hedges, Jill Cornell, Alice Moore, Ronnie Ginnever, and Judith Yampolsky in Loving Memory of Gia's Cherished Uncle, Jack Yampolsky
3rd Encore at the ITAKA Shakespeare Festival
in NOVI SAD, SERBIA
FUTURE GOALS for AFTER OTHELLO
Our future goals include
teaming up with producing partners to bring
AFTER OTHELLO
to the U.S. and to tour it to other Shakespeare Festivals both here and abroad.
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