Last Life Heads to the Edinburgh Fringe

The Box Collective and Piece of Yourself present Last Life: A Shakespeare Play at the Edinburgh Fringe

Greenside, Infirmary Street, Mint Studio

Venue 236

Dates: August 2nd - 10th & August 12th - 17th

Time: 18:30 -19:20

Get Tickets Here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/last-life-a-shakespeare-play

Last Life: A Shakespeare Play is a striking assemblage of Shakespeare's words, revealing the evolution of a relationship: innocent inception, the pains of rejection and betrayal, the anguish of despondency and, finally, the ecstasy of surrender. As Kismet holds Man and Woman captive, primal and kinetic energy is created – simultaneously attracting, repelling, colliding and surrendering in an exploration of masculine vulnerability and the embracing of feminine strength, revealing the elemental and essential human truth that only our bodies are truly our own and in the end, they too must be left behind.

Check out what the reviewers have to say here

A few nice words…

“The play’s feminism is deep, pervasive, and fundamental. George’s composition is so graceful and the performances she elicits so subtle and coherent. George and her actors (especially Artner) give surprising credit to Shakespeare as a portrayer of women and a conduit of their desires...This is a questioning, constantly searching piece of work.” -John Osburn, Instructor in Drama and Dramatic Literature at New York University

“I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. The performances were wonderful. It was such a uniquely written and directed piece and performed so professionally and beautifully. It was very interesting to me and such a pleasure to watch.” -Lindsay Roberts, NYC Talent Agent

“It was so great watching this wonderful show. it was truly amazing.” -Stephanie Venizian, Director

“Thank you all for your work, it paid off beautifully..." -Con Horgan, Actors Studio Member

Hurricane Sleep: A Sonata of Floating & Drowning or A Play That Pours Itself Out

A Co-Production with IATI Theater

Hurricane Sleep is a sonata of floating and drowning, a story of fleeing and finding, of what we hold onto and what remains when we are forced to let go. Outside is a hurricane.  Sal finds herself in a flooded bodega where she meets Ome and a host of other New York characters fleeing the storm. Between boxed wine, ayahuasca and maybe a seance, it is disaster that brings us closer together and true intimacy is found when we least expect it.

“The production is bold to walk the boundary between lulling and trance, and we like Ome and Sal are caught in the eye, and called to dream, sister and brother to both memory and prophecy.” - Osburnt.com

“Hurricane Sleep is the soundtrack to that crisp Sunday stroll, and the good news is that you don’t have to see the show multiple times to feel its gallivanting pathos—you need but once. And if you’re patient during the “set up”, you’ll eventually be girded with a seductive coalescence that come-hithers you into a hyperrealistic world that feels like if Alice in Wonderland and A Christmas Carol had sex in an abandoned New York bodega during hurricane Sandy.” -Theater That Matters

“As Goldman shows us in her lilting script, it is ultimately through disaster that we discover our true beauty.” - Theater That Matters

Show Dates & Times:

May 2 at 7 pm (Preview)

May 3 & 4 at 8 pm

May 5 at 3 pm

May 7 - 9 at 7 pm

May 10 & 11 at 8 pm

May 12 at 3 pm

Creative Team:

Written by Andrea Goldman

Co-Directed by Andrea Goldman & Julia Watt

Dramaturgy by Sara Fay George

Featuring: Rachel Schmeling, Neysa Lozano, Heaven Stephens*, George Bass* & Shashwat Gupta

Design Team: Elizabeth Schweitzer (Production Manager/Lights), Mike Mroch (Set), Matt Sherwin (Sound), Sara Fay George (Costume/Movement Coach)

Public Relations: Paul Siebold/Off Off PR.

Location:

IATI Theater

64 East 4th Street, NY, NY 10003

All tickets: $25

Tickets are available HERE starting April 1st

 Approved AEA Showcase

*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

Last Life: A Shakespeare Play

A Co Production with Piece of Yourself

A visceral exploration of the evolution of love through the words of William Shakespeare.

As primordial man and woman face unity’s final threshold, they must face their scars, betrayals, and vulnerabilities through a matrix of Shakespeare’s wit and words. Trapped in a circle of salt, both are victims as well as predators, facing lifetimes of trauma in order to move forward and become free of lifetimes of hurt.

For press inquiries, please contact theboxsara@gmail.com

June 14-16, 22, 23, 27-30, 8:00pm

23rd, 24th, 30th 5:00pm

Directed by Sara Fay George

Featuring Esther Sophia Artner, Mikaal Bates* & Khadija Sallet

The production will also include a curated photography exhibition from Theik Smith, which will be on display in the performance space. The photography series centers on the human form, and is an extension of the theatrical performance created to further explore the multifaceted, evolving nature of intimacy and the human relationship.

LOFT 29

525 W 29th St., New York, NY

All tickets: $18

Tickets are available HERE

 Approved AEA Showcase

*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

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From The Heartland > UnitedSolo to Dixon Place

2.24.2018 at 7:30 pm

And yes, there will be pie.

A shocking crime story or a hilariously serious analysis of our values and ideologies? Up from Union, Missouri comes a woman on a mission to heal the nation, society, and faith in justice. Alexis James knows what she’s talking about. She has been exploited, humiliated and screwed over for a long time — now she insists on payback. 

THE BOX COLLECTIVE PRESENTS

A SWAN SONG: VOICES ON CLIMATE CHANGE

A NIGHT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE

NOVEMBER 14TH at 8 PM

421 CLERMONT AVE

BROOKLYN, NY 11238

In collaboration with NoPassport, The Arctic Cycle and Theatre Without Borders, the box collective joins the Climate Change Theatre Action. On November 14th at 8pm the box collective invites you to our Fort Greene Home to experience a multiplicity of artistic expressions around Climate Change. Selected playwrights, performers, dancers, musicians and filmmakers will share different perspectives, moments, rhythms and narratives touching on the theme of Climate Change. You’ll choose your own adventure and move through the space at your pace. There is no greater moment than now to cultivate an awareness of the earth and our affect upon it. We invite you on this journey and we hope you’ll walk away armed with a new perspective, new inspiration and new appreciation for this planet that we call home. Join the box collective artists on this one night only event. Bring your own wine and enjoy as we close the evening with a fire ritual. #climatechangetheatreaction #ArtCop21

Visit our site: www.thebox-collective.com

http://nopassport.org/climate-change-theatre-action

www.artcop21.com

Howlround Live Stream: http://howlround.com/tv