Both productions are far from perfect or transcendent, just as both productions have flashes of brilliance and theatrical prowess. If the settings of the productions had been reversed, we’d be raving about how we’re getting an eclectic, diverse mix of productions of one of the most beloved, constantly challenging plays of the last 200 years. Instead, we get two productions that would be better off learning a few things from one another.
Woyzeck by Georg Buchner.
BAM:
Directed and adapted by Gísli Öm Gardarsson; adapted into English by Ruth Little, Gísli Öm Gardarsson and Jón Atli Jónasson; original music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis; lyrics by Nick Cave; stage design by Börkur Jónsson; lighting design by Lárus Björnsson; costume design by Filippiá Elisdóttir. Photo by Richard Termine.
Starring Ingvar E. Sigurdsson (Woyzeck), Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir (Marie), Víkingur Kristjánsson (Captain), Harpa Arnarsdóttir (Doctor), Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (Drum Major); Ólafur Egill Egilsson (Andres), Árni Pétur Gudjónsson (Fiddler), Erlendur Eiríksson (Sergeant), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Entertainer), and Jóhannes Níels Sigurdsson (The Swan/Doctor's Assistant).
The Vestuport Theater's Version of Woyzeck was performed at the Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last week.
UNDER St. Marks:
Adapted and directed by Joshua Chase Gold; scenic design by Sarah B. Brown; lighting design by Jessica Burgess; costume design by Karen Walcott; musical direction and arrangement by Andrew Sotomayor; choreography by John O'Malley. Photos by Counting Squares Theatre.
Starring Kendra Holton (Girl 1), Deborah Radloff (Girl 2), Kristin Stewart (Girl 3), Ryan Nicholoff (Woyzeck), Jarred Baugh (Andres), Dena Kology (Marie), Madeleine Maby (Margret), Aaron Kirkpatrick (Captain), Dan Kane (Drum Major), Stephen F. Arnoczy (Doctor).
The Counting Squares Theater Group's production of Woyzeck runs at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place) until October 29. Performances are Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.horseTRADE.info.
Article comments
1 - John Jason
Sidiku Buari Junior is a successful author of Business and Life in general. Last edition is out on sale.
2 - jinda
saw its first showing yesterday at noon. a complete waste of time and money. theatre at its lowest level.
3 - James Dawson
Thanks to Sidiku Buari Junior and Trey Cornwell, the maryland arts festival was a success. Thanks guys.