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GORILLA REP SUMMER SEASON
2009 ANNOUNCEMENT
Gorilla Repertory Theater Company, beloved producer of Shakespeare and classic works for free in New York City Parks since 1992, will present two new plays on classic themes for its Summer 2009 Season and add Julius Caesar in September.
First up in July, playwright Robert Ackerman has penned a new take on JOAN OF ARC for the company's first truly site-specific production in Ft. Tryon Park's Pinegrove and support-arches area.
“GORILLA REP's
JOAN OF ARC INFO:
DATES: Gorilla Rep's JOAN OF ARC opens July 9 and runs through August 2, Thursdays through Sundays at 8:00 PM in the Pine Grove area of Ft. Tryon Park very near the pedestrian entrance.
DIRECTIONS: How to get to JOAN OF ARC in Ft. Tryon Park: by public transportation, take the A train to the 190th Street stop. Once there, take the elevator up to the traffic circle and the pedestrian entrance to Ft. Tryon park which is right across the traffic circle and clearly marked by signs. Once at the entrance, you are close to the performance area. Look for chalk arrows indicating a turn to the left once in the entrance and also look for Gorilla Rep actors in costume to guide you slightly to the left and down a flight of steps to the performance area.
PLEASE NOTE: as is usual with Gorilla Rep shows, we will be moving briskly about the park area as we perform so
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR BEACH CHAIRS AND BLANKETS AT HOME. We suggest wearing clothes you feel comfortable sitting on the grass in and a good pair of sneakers. There is parking near and in Ft. Tryon Park, and if you bring your car just park nearby and then walk to the pedestrian entrance to the park. The Ft. Tryon Park entrance is located at the traffic circle where Ft. Washington Avenue meets Margaret Corbin Drive in northern Manhattan.
Call (212) 252-5258 and leave a message with any questions you might have. All shows are FREE OF CHARGE, donations accepted. See you in the park!”
Next, for an August run, playwright Laura Lynn MacDonald has created a new adaptation/translation of Ibsen's wild fairytale PEER GYNT that Gorilla Rep will offer with masks and puppets on and around Central Park's Summit Rock.
William Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR is planned for September, times and location to be announced.
DONATIONS to help with Gorilla Rep's Summer 2009
can be made out to GORILLA REP and mailed to:
c/o 363 Tompkins Avenue, #3,
Brooklyn, NY.
Your thank-you note with a copy of our Tax Exempt Certificate will be your receipt which will be mailed unless you provide an email address for us to send it to. Best regards,
Christopher Carter Sanderson
Founding Artistic and Producing Director
Gorilla Rep"
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