Navigator in Love Written by Lasha Bugadze Directed by Adam Knight Presented by Red Lab Productions and Otar Margania at Teatro Circulo, NYC July 13-August 6, 2017
Playwright Lasha Bugadze makes the idea of needing some direction in life very literal in Navigator in Love, part of the Georgian-American Theatrical Feast taking place now through early August in Manhattan. The world premiere of Navigator, which won the 2012 Bcc World Drama Award for Best International Play, in a translation by Maya Kiasashvili is one of an array of events that make up the festival, the aim of which is to introduce American audiences to nine playwrights from Georgia, a country of four million that is described in the program as lying "at the crossroads of Europe and Asia." This celebration of Georgia and its venerable cultural history and vibrant contemporary theatrical community includes two full productions, free readings, and special events with wine and music.
Playwright Lasha Bugadze makes the idea of needing some direction in life very literal in Navigator in Love, part of the Georgian-American Theatrical Feast taking place now through early August in Manhattan. The world premiere of Navigator, which won the 2012 Bcc World Drama Award for Best International Play, in a translation by Maya Kiasashvili is one of an array of events that make up the festival, the aim of which is to introduce American audiences to nine playwrights from Georgia, a country of four million that is described in the program as lying "at the crossroads of Europe and Asia." This celebration of Georgia and its venerable cultural history and vibrant contemporary theatrical community includes two full productions, free readings, and special events with wine and music.
- 7/20/2017
- by Leah Richards
- www.culturecatch.com
Menders
Flux Theatre Ensemble
When departing from The Gym at Judson after the opening night performance of Menders, written by Erin Browne and directed by Heather Cohn, I was acutely aware that I had just witnessed real theater. I know this to be true when a particular mood/mindset overtakes me at the conclusion of a play. Although it will eventually diminish, though not entirely, I want that mood/mindset to last forever. Menders moved me to question what it is to be a human being against the backdrop of the bigger or biggest issues that confront us.
Maudlin as it may sound, real theater such as Menders compels me to endeavor to be ever more compassionate, understanding, and kind as I go forward into whatever life has in store. That, for me, is the ultimate purpose of theater. Interim purposes (such as “entertainment”) have their place, and far be...
Flux Theatre Ensemble
When departing from The Gym at Judson after the opening night performance of Menders, written by Erin Browne and directed by Heather Cohn, I was acutely aware that I had just witnessed real theater. I know this to be true when a particular mood/mindset overtakes me at the conclusion of a play. Although it will eventually diminish, though not entirely, I want that mood/mindset to last forever. Menders moved me to question what it is to be a human being against the backdrop of the bigger or biggest issues that confront us.
Maudlin as it may sound, real theater such as Menders compels me to endeavor to be ever more compassionate, understanding, and kind as I go forward into whatever life has in store. That, for me, is the ultimate purpose of theater. Interim purposes (such as “entertainment”) have their place, and far be...
- 1/24/2012
- by Jay Reisberg
- www.culturecatch.com
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