Past Shows

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WOYZECK

In May 2012, Aporia produced a new translation of WOYZECK by Sarah Wansley with original music by David Marenberg. Germany,1836. At the age of 23, Georg Büchner begins a haunting new play based on a real murder in the German countryside, but dies before he can finish the script. Aporia Theater rediscovers the first modern drama, WOYZECK – a man’s struggle between love and betrayal, reality and dream.

Rick Hardon, Private Dick

Written by company member Jake Green and directed by Sam Reisman. An "authentic" 1930′s serialized radio drama starring Rick Hardon, a pulp magazine character in the mold of The Shadow and Doc Savage, that charts the absurd exploits of the cocksure, chauvinistic private detective after a mysterious, axe-wielding attacker parts Rick from his pink prized possession and sends him spiraling into a crisis of gender/identity confusion. Part comic book adventure, part B-movie exploitation film, Rick’s quest for revenge leads to a shocking revelation that transforms him into a vigilante hero, but is it for the right reasons? Contending with a too-large-for-TV cast of characters that includes wise-guys, gangsters, mad scientists, and fast-talking dames and fellas, Rick must cope with changes within and without himself as he tries to discover what it means to be a man in the twentieth century. New World Stages, Time Out NY Lounge, October 22-23, 2011 Complete audio recording available online

Follow Me Down

Written by company member Patrick Barrett and directed by Artistic Director Sarah Wansley, Follow Me Down is a funny and often dark drama centered on a suite of boys at Oxford University. Fighting to carve out a place for themselves in a world overcrowded with heroes, rules, and expectations, they forge and sunder bonds that will press them to their very limits. Fatherhood, youth, and sexuality are the explosive ingredients in this smart new play. The Flea Theater, October 22 – November 1, 2010 Featuring: Thomas Anawalt, Lydia Blaisdell, Kara Davidson, Jessica Frey, Graham Halstead, Joseph Rende, Jason Resnikoff, Justin Scalzo and Akilah Williams

Passion in the Park

A thrilling ride through some of the Bard’s iconic scenes exploring love, lust, grief, and madness. Mineral Springs, Central Park, June 26, 2010 Including: Romeo & Juliet, 1.1 – Directed by Nikki Rothenberg Featuring: Daniel Bonthius, Cooper D’Ambrose, Alex Headquist, Michael Sadler, Morgan Harris, Mateo Moreno and Liz Wasser As You Like It, 1.3 – Directed by Allison Bressi Featuring: Anne Elyse Chambers, Josephine Huang and Jason Resnikoff Hamlet, 3.1 – Directed by Sarah Elizabeth Wansley Featuring: Patrick Barrett, Morgan Harris, Sam Reisman and Sarah Ellen Stephens Twelfth Night, 2.4 – Directed by Jason Resnikoff Featuring: Patrick Barrett, Lydia Brunner and Sarah Ellen Stephens Henry V, 4.3 – Directed by Sarah Elizabeth Wansley Featuring: Graham Halstead

Bare Naked Drama

An evening of short works straddling the lines of sex / love / power. Written by Nastaran Ahmadi, Lydia Brunner, Larkin Clark, James Christy, Ryan Dowler, Laura Jacqmin, Jane Miller, Dan Moyer and Allan Staples The Cherry Pit, December 16 – 17, 2010 Jimmy’s No. 43, December 20, 2010 Directed by Sarah Hartmann, Nikki Rothenberg and Sarah Wansley Featuring: Thomas Anawalt, Patrick Barrett, Allie Dunbar, Rosie DuPont, Liz Edwards, Stephen Ellis, John Graham, Ben Graney, Graham Halstead, Melissa Macedo, Maura McNamara, Michael Sadler, Jared Ryan Stern, Jill Usdan and Natalie West

The Disappearance of Jonah

A new play by Darragh Martin Capital Fringe Festival (Washington, D.C.), July 20 – 27, 2008 New York International Fringe Festival, August 9 – 22, 2008 Directed in Washington, D.C. by Sarah Wansley Directed in New York, NY by Dan Blank and Pitr Strait Featuring: Thomas Anawalt, Patrick Barrett, Lydia Brunner, David Henry Gerson, Jake Green, Maura McNamara, and Courtney Soderberg

Moonlight

By Harold Pinter Lerner Black Box, Columbia University March 27 – 29, 2008 Directed by Sarah Wansley Featuring: Thomas Anawalt, Patrick Barrett, Marie Connelly, David Gerson, Sam Johnson, Muara McNamara and Birdy Sahagian

Existential Acts

An evening of one act plays as part of Cherry Lane’s Late Nite Program Cherry Lane Studio Theatre, November 15 – 16, 2007 Including:

Variations on the Death of Trotsky

By David Ives Directed by Alex Aaronson Featuring: Marc Israelis, Jeff Julian, Kate

No Exit By Jean-Paul Sartre Directed by Sarah Wansley Featuring: Patrick Barrett, Birdy Sahagian, and Courtney Soderberg

The Real Inspector Hound

By Tom Stoppard Wien Lounge, Columbia University, October 19 – 20, 2007 Directed by Sarah Wansley Featuring: Patrick Barrett, Lydia Brunner, Marc Israelis, Sam Johnson, Jeff Julian, Birdy Sahagian, and Courtney Soderberg ‘

The Real Thing

By Tom Stoppard Lerner Black Box, Columbia University, October 19 – 21, 2006 Directed by Sarah Wansley Featuring: Patrick Barrett, Lydia Brunner, Joey Castellano Samantha Gonzales-Block, Jake Green, Michael Liebring, and Kay Prins