The August Strindberg Repertory Theatre is the resident company at the
Gene Frankel Theatre.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 Negro Ensemble Company), there
in June 2012 after an initial run at the New School's theatre in the
West Village.[reviews 1] Playing with Fire received three Audelco
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.Its second production was a double bill of Casper's Fat Tuesday
and The Stronger, and its third Easter.[reviews 2] 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.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.[reviews 3]
Gene Frankel Theatre.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 Negro Ensemble Company), there
in June 2012 after an initial run at the New School's theatre in the
West Village.[reviews 1] Playing with Fire received three Audelco
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.Its second production was a double bill of Casper's Fat Tuesday
and The Stronger, and its third Easter.[reviews 2] 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.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.[reviews 3]
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