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dirEctEd bY Jo bonnEY
things of drY hours
bY naoMi wallacE
dirEctEd bY rubEn
santiago-hudson
thE grand inquisitor
adaPtEd bY MariE-hélènE
EstiEnnE froM thE
brothErs karaMazov
bY dostoYEvskY
dirEctEd bY PEtEr brook
2008/2009

EstablishEd in 1982,
nEw York thEatrE
workshoP has now
bEcoME onE of thE
Most cElEbratEd
fixturEs in nEw
York citY’s vibrant
cultural landscaPE.
It has earned a national and international reputation for being
a theatre that is always adventurous and often challenging. In
addition to its role as a producing theatre, the Workshop is also
exactly that—a remarkable venue where artists can imagine new
work, hone their craft and collaboratively explore theatrical form.
Here, the artists are at the center of our mission and they are
given the freedom to create work that is diverse, complex,
original, inventive—from Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul, to
Caryl Churchill’s Far Away and A Number, to Ivo van Hove’s
revelatory new interpretation of Hedda Gabler, to Jonathan
Larson’s groundbreaking musical Rent —the one thing you are
guaranteed by being a member of NYTW is that you will see a
range and variety of theatre unlike anything you’ll find
anywhere else.
This season includes new work from award-winning writers
Michael Weller and Naomi Wallace, as well as legendary
director Peter Brook.
Please join us for what has become a grand tradition: a season
of innovation, experimentation and collaboration—in short,
a season of not-to-be-missed theatre at New York Theatre
Workshop.
Clockwise, starting with top left: Claudia Shear in Dirty Blonde, Bill Camp, Joan MacIntosh
and Thomas Jay Ryan in The Misanthrope, Sam Shepard in A Number, Mikhail Baryshnikov
in Beckett Shorts, Elizabeth Marvel in Hedda Gabler, the original cast of Rent, Richard Easton
and Boyd Gaines in Bach at Leipzig, Mary Louise Wilson and Mark Harelik in Beard of
Avon¸ Frances McDormand in Far Away. Middle: Randolph Curtis Rand, Annie McNamara,
Aaron Landsman and Kate Scelsa in The Sound and The Fury (April Seventh, 1928).
Photos by Joan Marcus

an acclaimed writer for both stage and screen, academy award-
nominee Michael weller’s (Moonchildren, Spoils of War, Loose
Ends, the screenplay for Ragtime) newest comedy is a blood-red
road adventure directed by Jo bonney (The Seven, Fat Pig). in
Beast, two iraqi war veterans—badly mutilated but as fiercely
patriotic as ever—make their way home from a military hospital in
germany. their marauding adventure across america takes them
to crawford, texas, where they meet up with their commanderin-chief
and offer a surefire solution to all his problems.
Fall 2008
written by
Michael Weller
directed by
Jo Bonney
MichaEl
wEllEr
BEAST

PETER BRooK
THE GRAND
INQUISITOR
froM thE brothErs
karaMazov
bY dostoYEvskY
renowned director Peter brook (Marat/Sade, The Mahabharata)
continues his long-time collaboration with the renowned actor
bruce Myers (The Mahabharata, The Unbearable Lightness of
Being) in Marie-hélène Estienne’s (french version of Far Away)
adaptation of the inquisitor section of The Brothers Karamazov.
together, they bring dostoyevsky’s chilling parable about the
perversion of religious faith to life.
c.i.c.t./théâtre des bouffes du nord’s
THE GRAND INQUISITOR
from Dostoyevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov”
adapted by Marie-Hélène Estienne
featuring Bruce Myers
directed by Peter Brook
The Grand Inquisitor is a co-presentation with Theatre for a New Audience.
As it is a strictly limited engagement, single tickets will be in short supply and
your membership with New York Theatre Workshop or subscription with
Theatre for a New Audience guarantees that you won’t be shut out
of a truly unique theatrical event.
JOIN NYTW TODAY and receive the exclusive opportunity to buy a
Theatre for a New Audience 2-play subscription for only $85, which includes the
New York Premiere of Edward Bond’s Chair, directed by Robert Woodruff and
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet featuring Christian Camargo. This is a one time
offer only available to NYTW members. Visit www.tfana.org.
Photo: Bruce Myers by Geraint Lewis
Fall 2008

ecipient of the Macarthur fellowship and an obiE award,
among many other awards, playwright and poet naomi
wallace (The Fever Chart, One Flea Spare) follows up the nYtw
production of Trestle at Pope Lick Creek with this powerful and
poetic examination of the unintended conflict between race and
ideology. in depression-era alabama, black sunday school
teacher and communist Party member tice hogan lives on
the edge of trouble. when a white factory worker on the run
demands sanctuary, tice and his daughter cali may be pushed
over that edge. award-winning actor/writer/producer ruben
santiago-hudson (Lackawanna Blues, tony award ®
-winner for
Seven Guitars) directs.
written by
Naomi Wallace
directed by
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Spring
2009
naoMi
wallacE
THINGS Of
DRY HOURS

NEW AT NYTW: off again
thE off-broadwaY Musical sEriEs
stemming directly from our mission to produce work by artists whose visions
provoke and challenge all of us, the off again musical series will examine the
history of off-broadway musicals as a body of work and their impact over time.
while exact titles and dates are still being determined, nYtw plans to hold a
concert series of two or three musicals that represent a diversity of artists, forms,
and traditional notions of “success.” the concerts will have short runs. currently
under consideration are: Promenade (1969), written by Maria irene fornes and
composed by al carmines; Iphigenia in Concert by Peter link which will be directed
by annie dorsen (Passing Strange); and The Waves, written by lisa Peterson (based
on virginia woolf’s The Waves) and composed by david bucknam.
the 2008/09 season will be the inaugural year for what nYtw plans to be an
ongoing annual series.
Please note: the off again series is not part of the 3-Play Member package and
smartPass tickets will not be valid for these performances. all nYtw Members and
smartPass holders will receive an exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets at a
discounted price before they go on sale to the general public.
2008/2009 MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES
oPtion #1: 3-Play Membership
• Pay only $142 and get one ticket per membership for every show of the season with
no restrictions on booking. be part of it all! (tickets not valid for off again series.)
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months: use one ticket per show or all your tickets for one show or anything in between!
smartPasses purchased now are valid through december 31, 2009. (tickets not valid for
off again series.)
All Members and SmartPass holders receive:
• Advance booking before the general public
• Priority seating
• Discounts on guest tickets
• Ticket exchange privileges
• Advance notification of Public Programs
• Encore Admission privileges
• Special discounts to outside productions in the 4th Street Theatre
• Free coffee & tea all season at the concessions bar
• A free baked good at the first production of the season
• Discounts at local restaurants
Programs, artists and dates subject to change.
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flexibility! there is no need to commit to performance dates now. approximately six weeks
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best seats in the house, and receive exclusive exchange privileges in case your plans change!
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