Our 25 th Anniversary season began in ancient Greece with a family caught in the web of their own legacy in The Oedipus Cycle. The New York Times proclaimed, "Mr. Sobel and his cast pull off a difficult feat." For the holidays, we journeyed to Jerusalem during the Christian Crusades to discover if religious tolerance and understanding are possible in Nathan the Wise. Twelfth Night brought us to Illyria where whimsy, fancy, and love distracted and delighted us, and where TheaterMania.com found the "ultimate sense of fun."
We then landed in decadent Paris where we witnessed both the humor and harm of blind faith in Tartuffe. Back Stage raved it was "a throat-grabbing, go-for-broke, what-the-hell mirth mania. " Now we arrive at a dilapidated boarding house in New Orleans, where Tennessee Williams' Vieux Carré will challenge us to seek light in even the darkest of places.
The 2008/2009 Resident Acting CompanyOur Resident Acting Company consists of veterans of the New York and Regional stages including: Jolly Abraham, Rachel Botchan, Robin Leslie Brown, Joanne Camp, Bradford Cover, Dominic Cuskern, TJ Edwards, Robert Hock, Sean McNall, Carol Schultz, and Edward Seamon.
The 2008/2009 resident stage managers are Lisa Ledwich and Dale Smallwood. 2008/2009 Ticketing and Performance InformationA variety of ticketing options are currently available for the final show of the season. Contact our box office at 212-598-9802 or in person at the historic Theatre 80 on the corner of 1 Avenue and St. Marks Place in New York's vibrant East Village. Box office hours are 12PM - 6PM Monday through Saturday and 12PM - 3PM on Sunday. st Production Schedule:Tuesday at 7PM; Wednesday at 2PM; Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8PM; Saturday and Sunday at 2PM. Previews begin May 12, 2009 at 7PM. Opening night is Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 7PM. Regular Ticket Prices:$25 for all preview performances; $45 for performances on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; $55 for performances on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Youth and Senior Tickets: $23 weekdays and $28 weekends. Remaining tickets at each performance can be purchased at a reduced price by people 24 and younger or 65 and older on the day of performance, one half-hour prior to curtain, subject to availability. Valid for 1 ticket only per ID in person at the box office. Thursday Rush Tickets:Remaining tickets for Thursday evening performances are available for $10 fifteen minutes prior to curtain.
First Thursday Pizza Party:Join The Pearl Theatre Company on Thursday, May 14 th for our popular "First Thursday Pizza Party." Sponsored by Two Boots Pizza, this event is geared toward audience members under the age of 35.
Participants are welcome to partake in free pizza, with the purchase of a specially-priced $10 ticket to the performance, while participating in a special presentation by production designers and guest artists and mingling with the company members and production staff of Vieux Carré. First Thursday Pizza Parties begin at 6:00PM in the lobby of The Pearl Theatre Company.
Tuesday Talk Post-Performance Discussion:These in-depth discussions give audiences the opportunity to participate in intimate talk-backs led by published scholars and experts within their fields. Tuesday Talks during Vieux Carré will take place following the performances on June 2, 2009 and June 9, 2009. Directions:The company performs at Theatre 80, 80 St. Mark's Place at 1 st Avenue. The Pearl can be reached by taking the R/W train to 8 th Street, 6 train to Astor Place, L train to First Avenue, or the F train to Second Avenue. By bus the M15 to 9 th Street or the M8 to First Avenue.
