Forge company member KT Peterson has big news! Her award-winning 7:32 The Musical has been chosen for the 2012 New York Music Theater Festival! After winning the 2009 Music Theater Award (Book) at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival and its nomination for the National Playwriting Award, 7:32 will appear in its revised version [...]
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New York Musical Theater Festival!
Forge company member KT Peterson has big news! Her award-winning 7:32 The Musical has been chosen for the 2012 New York Music Theater Festival! After winning the 2009 Music Theater Award (Book) at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival and its nomination for the National Playwriting Award, 7:32 will appear in its revised version [...]
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Forging This Summer!
Forge company members are spending the summer working on new projects across the country. Gabriel Shanks has been hard at work directing The Gift, the latest meditation on the legacy of slavery by playwright Kumani Gantt, in a sizeable June 30th workshop for the Rebecca Collective and A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle. He’s also [...]
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Forgesmith Begins!
On April 10, The Forge launched its new monthly developmental series Forgesmith, a launching pad for exciting new works by playwrights, poets, performance artists, composers and designers. In residence at the Cusick Art Studio on 44th Street in New York City, Forgesmith is a space for embryonic creative ideas to grow through private readings, workshops, [...]
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An Immortal Success!
Thank you to the nearly 1,000 audience members who filled the theatre almost every night for The Forge’s world premiere of IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS. It was a magnificent experience to share this ancient story in a modern context, and the enthusiastic response from critics, colleagues and audiences was incredibly heartening. The piece closed January [...]
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Time Out New York “Best Bet”!
IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS has been named a “Theater Best Bet” by Time Out New York! Congratulations to the cast, playwrights and crew!
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Final Performances of IMMORTAL!
The final weekend of IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS is upon us! At this time, only a few tickets remain for each performance. (Once those tickets are snatched up, we’ll have a cancellation waiting list at the door. So if you find yourself unable to reserve tickets, you can come out to the theatre and we’ll [...]
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A Snowy (But Undeterred!) Gilgamesh
Our deepest thanks to all of the hearty souls who braved the blizzard and filled our nearly sold-out performance last night of IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS…it was great to see you all even as the snow started to fall! IMMORTAL will perform all of its scheduled performances this weekend as planned. The snow has been [...]
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UPDATED: Another Rave Review
From NYTheatre.com, it’s another five-star rave review for IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS! We’re especially thrilled by this one, which gives serious props to our playwrights, acting company, and design team. One more week to go…and then it’s gone. Are you coming? UPDATED: This morning, another rave from BushwickBK, our Brooklyn paper of choice. Congrats to [...]
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IMMORTAL: The Reviews Are In!
IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS has only been open since Thursday, but already it’s had three sold-out performances and is stacking up critical raves! We’re keeping a running tally of all reviews in our Media Center for you to enjoy (and for us to swoon over!). And if you haven’t gotten tickets yet…well, what are you [...]
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New Production Photos: IMMORTAL
As the elements come together in these final days, we wanted to share some production stills with our Forge Fans…however, they aren’t nearly as good as the real thing, which starts tomorrow! Enjoy! (And if you’d like larger versions, you can find them in our Media Center.) Terence Stone (below) as Gilgamesh and Eugene The [...]
Forge company members are spending the summer working on new projects across the country. Gabriel Shanks has been hard at work directing The Gift, the latest meditation on the legacy of slavery by playwright Kumani Gantt, in a sizeable June 30th workshop for the Rebecca Collective and A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle. He’s also [...]
On April 10, The Forge launched its new monthly developmental series Forgesmith, a launching pad for exciting new works by playwrights, poets, performance artists, composers and designers. In residence at the Cusick Art Studio on 44th Street in New York City, Forgesmith is a space for embryonic creative ideas to grow through private readings, workshops, [...]
Thank you to the nearly 1,000 audience members who filled the theatre almost every night for The Forge’s world premiere of IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS. It was a magnificent experience to share this ancient story in a modern context, and the enthusiastic response from critics, colleagues and audiences was incredibly heartening. The piece closed January [...]
IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS has been named a “Theater Best Bet” by Time Out New York! Congratulations to the cast, playwrights and crew!
The final weekend of IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS is upon us! At this time, only a few tickets remain for each performance. (Once those tickets are snatched up, we’ll have a cancellation waiting list at the door. So if you find yourself unable to reserve tickets, you can come out to the theatre and we’ll [...]
Our deepest thanks to all of the hearty souls who braved the blizzard and filled our nearly sold-out performance last night of IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS…it was great to see you all even as the snow started to fall! IMMORTAL will perform all of its scheduled performances this weekend as planned. The snow has been [...]
From NYTheatre.com, it’s another five-star rave review for IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS! We’re especially thrilled by this one, which gives serious props to our playwrights, acting company, and design team. One more week to go…and then it’s gone. Are you coming? UPDATED: This morning, another rave from BushwickBK, our Brooklyn paper of choice. Congrats to [...]
IMMORTAL: THE GILGAMESH VARIATIONS has only been open since Thursday, but already it’s had three sold-out performances and is stacking up critical raves! We’re keeping a running tally of all reviews in our Media Center for you to enjoy (and for us to swoon over!). And if you haven’t gotten tickets yet…well, what are you [...]
As the elements come together in these final days, we wanted to share some production stills with our Forge Fans…however, they aren’t nearly as good as the real thing, which starts tomorrow! Enjoy! (And if you’d like larger versions, you can find them in our Media Center.) Terence Stone (below) as Gilgamesh and Eugene The [...]
