September 20 - 23 & September 27 - 30, 2018
The Gasholder Building, Troy, NY (1115 5th Ave. Troy, NY 12180)
Directed by David Baecker, Elizabeth Carlson-Guerin, David Girard, Brenna Geffers & Katie Pedro
Step. Right. UP. One...and ALL. Step into an immersive and interactive Post-Modern Troy Carnivale this September! Join us as we celebrate the unique character of the City of Troy through the celebrated work of award-winning playwright Samuel Beckett and this quintessentially Troy Carnivale. To be performed at the historic Gasholder Building in Troy, NY. Directors for the project include David Baecker (Theatre Institute at Sage) Elizabeth Carlson-Guerin (Saratoga Shakespeare Company), Brenna Geffers (Die-Cast Theatre, Troy Foundry Theatre), Katie Pedro (Troy Foundry Theatre, Exquisite Corpse Company, Dixon Place), and TFT’s own David Girard (Saratoga Shakespeare Company).
September 20, 2018 @8pm *PREVIEW PERFORMANCE
September 21, 2018 @8pm *OPENING NIGHT
September 22, 2018 @8pm
September 23, 2018 @2pm
September 27, 2018 @8pm
September 28, 2018 @8pm
September 29, 2018 @8pm
September 30, 2018 @2pm
**The Prohibition Project is sponsored by Collar Works and Stewart’s Shops.
In a country divided, there is a battle being waged over who gets to be called an American. Workers are striking, immigrants are coming and the Democratic Party has too many candidates for the upcoming convention. It is the end of the Roaring 1920’s and everyone knows the world is about to change. But whose change will win out? Wild women with short hair versus sober men with dark clothes. Irish Democrats versus Jewish Socialists. Dano versus The Golden Kid. And everyone is on the take.
The Prohibition Project mixes the familiar icons of the gangsters and the flappers with the lesser known socialists and politicians to create an immersive mosaic of America's wildest times. Wander a vintage dream of illicit cocktails, smokey torch songs, and political intrigue.
Created using the real history of Troy mixed with the mythos of the American Gangster to craft a one-of-a-kind, choose-your-own-adventure experience, The Prohibition Project invites you to party with us at the end of an era.
Troy Foundry Theatre is proud to commission Die-Cast of Philadelphia for the co-creation of a new site-specific immersive performance piece, unfolding the underground subculture of alcohol and speakeasies in Troy, NY during Prohibition. The company will take residency at Collar Works in Troy for the development and performance of this new work. As usual, your experience will be unusual. Anticipate nothing. All things are possible. Come with an open mind. Directed by Brenna Geffers.
PHOTOS BELOW: The Prohibition Project: Ilium Was
Photos by Richard Lovrich
WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT
by Nassim Soleimanpour
produced by Troy Foundry Thetare & Stages on the Sound
Collar Works | 621 River Street, Troy, NY 12180
Sunday, April 7 @ 4pm - Raya Malcolm
Monday, April 8 @ 7pm - David Girard*
Saturday, April 13 @ 7pm - Celena Vera Morgan
Sunday, April 14 @ 7pm - Sadrina Renee*
Monday, April 15 @ 7pm - Shayne David Cameris*
THIS PLAY IS SEALED INSIDE AN ENVELOPE.
With no rehearsal, no director, a different actor each night, and a script waiting in a sealed envelope on stage, internationally acclaimed "White Rabbit Red Rabbit" by Iranian writer and award-winning playwright Nassim Soleimanpour, is an audacious theatrical experiment and a potent reminder of the transgressive and transformative power of theatre. At the time of the plays inception, Soleimanpour was subjected to artistic repression in his native country. His words have escaped censorship and are awaiting your audience. Slyly humorous and audaciously pointed, this "theater entertainment meets social experiment" is unlike anything, and will make you question everything. White Rabbit Red Rabbit has been translated into more than 25 different languages and been performed over 1000 times. Troy Foundry Theatre is exhilarated to bring a performance piece of this caliber to Troy, NY. This is a short and limited run - tickets won’t last long!
"A playful, enigmatic, and haunting show that takes on a gravity that prickles your skin, and keeps taking unexpected turns that often lead us back to the relief of laughter. Any worthy theatrical experience is a dive down into a rabbit hole, where the destination is unknown. The distinction of White Rabbit Red Rabbit is that the performer moves right alongside us on the journey."
- Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
“Wildly unpredictable and completely unforgettable, White Rabbit, Red Rabbit is a punch in the air for self-expression; a testament to the power of words to transcend cultures and borders. You have to be there.”
-New Zealand Herald
100 YEARS (a world premiere)
by Richard Dresser
directed by Elizabeth Carlson-Guerin
May 31 - June 9
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS
Set in the not-too-distant future, this new dark comedy confronts today’s direst global crises with incisive humor and sly wisdom. Stevie and Joan prepare for what will be a transformative experience. But what will it mean for their life as they know it? And what’s going on with the strange couple living next door? Richard Dresser’s (Rounding Third, Gun-Shy, The Pursuit of Happiness) plays have been widely produced on and off Broadway, in the nation’s leading regional theatres, and throughout Europe. A reading of 100 Years was produced as a part of Troy Foundry Theatre’s Dark Day Mondays Free Reading Series in 2017.
About Richard Dresser:
RICHARD DRESSER’S plays have been produced in New York, regional theater, and Europe. Highlights include ROUNDING THIRD (off-Broadway), BELOW THE BELT (off-Broadway), GUN-SHY (Off-Broadway). ROUNDING THIRD was recently made into a film starring John C. McGinley and Garret Dillahunt for release in 2018, and BELOW THE BELT was made into the film “Human Error” directed by Robert M. Young which appeared at Sundance Film Festival. Recent plays include TROUBLE COMETH (San Francisco Playhouse) and CLOSURE (New Jersey Repertory Theatre). Other projects include the book for the musical JOHNNY BASEBALL (lyrics by Willie Reale, music by Robert Reale), which premiered at A.R.T. in Cambridge, and moved on to the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He is a former member of New Dramatists and twice attended the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. He currently teaches at Columbia and is President of the Writers Guild Initiative, which does writing workshops all over the country with veterans, caregivers, exonerated death row prisoners, and DREAMERS among other groups.
Troy Foundry Theatre will continue this free series featuring sessions of staged readings of brand new plays in unique venues around Troy, NY. The series is dedicated to the support and development of new playwrights and new work and the expansion of the American theatrical canon. Dates and submission calls will be announced through the year on a session by session basis.
Troy Foundry Theatre's Pop-Up Summer Salons are private events for “friends” of TFT where the Foundry will pop-up in very non-traditional spaces, more intimate; we’ll show up in backyards, living rooms, basements, roofs – even your bathroom - to present extant works, readings, open-mikes, comedy, film and/or music events – the sky's the limit. This is a chance to show smaller art pieces in a casual setting. The hope is to build this into a semi-regular gathering for young artists, storytellers, poets, photographers, filmmakers, musicians, etc. and more to collaborate, debate and connect with one another. We want this to be a safe space where artists can be recognized and understood.
