Jean Cocteau Repertory at Bouwerie Lane Theatre

Wed 11 Feb 2004 Jean Cocteau Repertory at Bouwerie Lane Theatre Productions in repertoire by Jean Cocteau Repertory at Bouwerie Lane Theatre, 330 Bowery (Off Broadway) include: Dona Rosita The Spinster, by Federico Garcia Lorca, Adaptation by Gwynne Edwards (Booking to 4 Apr 2004)Directed by Ernest Johns, designed by Roman Tatarowicz, lighting David Kniep, choreography by Schellie Archbold, costumes by Margaret A. McKowen. Poignantly examines the life of Rosita, a young woman whose fiance leaves homes to discover opportunities for himself in the New World. The Wild Duck, by Henrik Ibsen, Translated by Rolf Fjelde (20 Mar to 20 May 2004). Directed by Eve Adamson, designed by Robert Klingelhoefer, lighting Eve Adamson and David Kniep, costumes by Margaret A. McKowen, Joel Ebarb The story of two families, the Werles and Ekdals, one wealthy and one poor. Old Ekdal has turned his attic into a hunting preserve for wild animals. His young granddaughter Hedvig, slowly loosing her sight from a hereditary illness, takes comfort in her friendship with one of the preserve's inhabitants - a wounded duck. But Hedvig's attachment to the animal becomes dangerous with the arrival of Gregers Werle, son of the man responsible for Ekdal Family's financial ruin. Bourgeois Gentleman, by Moliere, New English translation by Rod McLucas, Original Music by Raphael Crystal (16 Apr to 6 Jun 2004). Directed by Rod McLucas In his fourth collaboration with the company, Cocteau Playwright-in-Residence Rod McLucas translates and directs this Seventeenth Century French farce about a self-made man who tries to buy his way into society. McLucas's production will enjoy a fresh interpretation of Moliere's own comedie ballet, in which song and dance are woven into the spoken dialogue. Featuring an original score and songs by composer/lyricist Raphael Crystal. The Threepenny Opera, book & lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, Music by Kurt Weill, English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein (18 Jun to 15 Aug 2004). Directed by David Fuller, designed by Roman Tatarowicz, lighting by Giles Hogya, choreography by Judith Jarosz, costumes by Joanne Haas . ***Jean Cocteau Repertory is dedicated to producing a broad rotating repertory of timeless plays to nurture and perpetuate both a resident acting company and a lively, diverse audience for theater of classic scope and vision.