F. Murray Abraham and Hamish Linklater catch the show and the cast celebrates a successful opening.
Last night, legendary auteur director Richard Foreman opened his latest work,
Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance), at
The Public Theater.
Obie Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham (The Merchant of Venice) showed up for the proceedings, as well as playwright and actor Hamish Linklater, who will star opposite Jesse Tyler Ferguson in the upcoming Shakespeare in the Park production of The Comedy of Errors.
Written, directed, and designed by Foreman, Old-Fashioned Prostitutes stars Rocco Sisto as Samuel, a monotonous writer-type with a penchant for narration. His best friend is the habitually awkward Alfredo (David Skeist). Samuel and Alfredo are menaced by two flapper costume-donning old-fashioned prostitutes, Suzie (Alenka Kraigher) and Gabriella (Stephanie Hayes). Nicolas Noreña occasionally appears on stage as Bibendum (aka Michelin), a wide-eyed toll-like character that, yes, looks like the Michelin man.
TheaterMania was there to capture a few pictures of Foreman, the cast, and their guests. In the world of the avant-garde theater, this is as close to a rock-star event as you can get.
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F. Murray Abraham shows up to the Public for some avant-garde theater. Abraham appeared as Friar Laurence in last year’s 50th anniversary celebratory Shakespeare in the Park reading of
Romeo & Juliet starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline.
(© David Gordon)
Hamish Linklater takes a night off from rehearsing for the Public’s Shakespeare in the Park production of
The Comedy of Errors, in which he is to play Antipholus.
(© David Gordon)
Rocco Sisto stars as Samuel, a slow-talking Southern writer type.
(© David Gordon)
David Skeist plays Alfredo, Samuel’s clumsy best friend. He has previously appeared at Joe’s Pub in
Political Subversities.
(© David Gordon)
Stephanie Hayes and Alenka Kraigher play old-fashioned prostitutes Gabriella and Suzie.
(© David Gordon)
Nicholas Noreña plays Bibendum (aka Michelin), a character that sneaks across the stage occasionally beating a large drum while glaring at the audience.
(© David Gordon)
Here’s the full company: Rocco Sisto (Samuel), Stephanie Hayes (Gabriella), Director Richard Foreman, Alenka Kraigher (Suzie), Nicholas Noreña (Bibendum), and David Skeist (Alfredo).
(© David Gordon)
The godfather of the American avant-garde, Richard Foreman stands between Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham. Eustis has been attending Foreman’s shows since 1975’s
Rhoda in Potatoland.
(© David Gordon)
Click here for tickets and information to Old-Fashioned Prostitutes.