September 2011
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Today's 3pm performance of Julius Caesar at Inwood...
Today’s 3pm performance of Julius Caesar at Inwood Hill Park is canceled. See you for our final performance on Sat Sept 10, 4pm, at Waterside Plaza!www.curiousfrog.org for details. Video trailer: Posted via email from Renee’s posterous | Comment »
Last chance to see comedy Two Gents, Sunday at...
It’s a double bill for tomorrow, Sunday Sept 4th! At the beautiful Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, right off the 6 train. At 4pm we have our closing performance of Two Gentlemen of Verona, followed by a 6pm showing ofJulius Caesar. Both shows are free. Bring a blanket or low chair, a picnic, and a sense of fun! DIRECTIONS: Take the 6 train uptown to Pelham Bay Park. When...
Three Days of Free Shakespeare! - Astoria,...
Tonight, 6pm in Astoria Park - Julius Caesar Saturday 6pm, Central Park at Cherry Hill: Two Gentlemen of Verona Sunday at Pelham Bay Park’s South Meadow Picnic Area: Two Gentlemen of Verona at 4pm, Julius Caesar at 6pm Julius Caesar features James Ware as an African-American Caesar, with a diverse cast of 7 women and 7 men playing the rest of the roles, including the fighter roles....
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Julius Caesar in Battery Park tonight for FREE,...
Curious Frog Theatre Company will be performing Julius Caesar in Battery Park tonight, Thursday September 1st, at 6pm, on the lawn in front of Castle Clinton and the Statue of Liberty ferry entrance. VOTE for our shows, actors and designers to win the New York Innovative Theatre awards! Two Gents: http://www.nyitawards.com/oobshows/show.asp?showID=2100 Julius Caesar:...
August 2011
6 posts
Cherry Hill and Inwood Hill Park this weekend for...
This Friday, Aug 25th, we continue with Julius Caesar. PLEASE NOTE this performance will start at 6:30pm, a change from previous start time. This performance is actually a debut for our company at this particular venue: Cherry Hill in Central Park. Enter from W. 72nd and CPW for easiest access to this hidden spot, and head toward Bethesda Fountain and go up the hill next to it, to your...
Stage Combat combined with Shakespeare combined...
Our final one-night event is happening in the midst of a summer of Shakespeare which has already received its first great review! Bard Wars is this Wednesday night, August 24th, at 8pm. What the heck is “Bard Wars”, you ask? Well ok, picture a lot of Shakespeare, a lot of fighters, and a lot of weaponry flying about…including light sabers. Yes, that’s right. Light sabers. Come to...
Rego Park: Shakespeare's comedy "Two Gents" on...
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This Tuesday, Aug 16th, we continue with Two Gentlemen of Verona. We’ll be bringing you back to 1983 for some fun in the feathered-hair world...
Free Shakespeare performances in Queens this...
Curious Frog Theatre Company will be opening Two Gentleman of Verona this weekend in Queens for their fifth season of FREE Shakespeare in the NYC parks. Opening August 12th, the comedy Two Gents has been adapted to take place in the early 1980s. One week later, Julius Caesar opens with the more classic 44 B.C. concept. Both shows are FREE, and times, dates and park locations vary....
Two Gentlemen of Verona previews Friday in Astoria...
2G-JC_Poster.pub Download this file Curious Frog Theatre Company will be performing both Two Gentleman of Verona and Julius Caesar for their fifth season of FREE Shakespeare in the NYC parks. Opening August 12th, the comedy Two Gents has been adapted to take place in the early 1980s. One week later, Julius Caesar opens with the more classic 44 B.C. concept. Both shows are FREE,...
We need your ancient #Roman thingies!
Hey folks. Do you have any ye olde Roman thingies laying around you or your parents’ homes that you’d love to get rid of AND get a tax receipt for? Please contact Renee at renee@curiousfrog.org. Julius Caesar is in need of props and set pieces and could likely use what you have! Thanks so much for supporting us at Curious Frog Theatre Company! Julius Caesar performs: ...
July 2011
7 posts
Shakespearean #trumpet playing fighter....or just...
Curious Frog Theatre Company is seeking one more actor for our summer production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, which just started rehearsals and opens August 20th. Actor must have some experience with broadsword and be physically able; we will be fighting with swords, shields, daggers and spears. Fight director Rocio Mendez; director Robert J. Dyckman; producer Renee Rodriguez. ...
Stage Combat & Shakespeare - All Night Long
Hello kick-ass fighters of NYC!Your bad-assness is being summoned! Curious Frog Theatre Company invites you to showcase your best Bard brawl at BARD WARS, our upcoming Shakespearean battle night fund-raising event on August 24th at 8pm! Use a fight you’ve choreographed in the past or do something fresh! THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND FOR YOUR FIGHT: Want to use weapons? Awesome! Please...
Bard Wars - Seeking Fight Choreographers for a...
Hello kick-ass fighters of NYC! Your bad-assness is being summoned! Curious Frog Theatre Company invites you to showcase your best Bard brawl at BARD WARS, our upcoming Shakespearean battle night fund-raising event on August 24th at 8pm! Use a fight you’ve choreographed in the past or do something fresh! THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND FOR YOUR FIGHT: Want to use weapons? Awesome! Please...
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your...
Frog Fans! Our summer Shakespeare festival is in need of one more actor—a dog to play Crab in our comedy, Two Gentlemen of Verona! If you have a lazy, mild-mannered pet with no phobias, who gets along with everyone, we’d love to audition him or her with our actor who will be his/her constant scene partner. Contact me right away at renee@curiousfrog.org! Don’t forget to...
When was the Rubik's cube invented?
Valentine and Proteus know for sure. And they are in a dead heat as to who can solve theirs first. Let’s see who can do it before Two Gentlemen of Verona opens on August 12th. Or, if they are really having problems, before we close on Labor Day! Go back in time to the 1980s for Curious Frog’s FREE production of Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the company who every summer for...
Three Award Nominations for Curious Frog's "Rope...
Congratulations to Curious Frog’s production of Rope of Sands for earning THREE nominations with Planet Connections Festivity! Special congratulations to the following for being nominated: Curious Frog company member Angela Sharp for Outstanding Actress in a One-Act Production Rope of Sands paired with the fantastically acted, directed, written and produced The Stranger to Kindness for...
Read the perspective of an African-American actor...
In our new blog post, DeSean Stokes talks about taking on a role that was not originally intended for an African-American actor. Take a look! Posted via email from Renee’s posterous | Comment »
June 2011
8 posts
Curious Frog is in the middle of casting Two Gents...
Soon, soon, we’ll know who we want to make offers to. We still could use some African-American men, age 40-60, though, so send them our way. Starting August 1, you’ll be able to see when we’ll be in your neighborhood park—for FREE. Picnic and the Bard; what better? www.curiousfrog.org Posted via email from Renee’s posterous | Comment »
Curious Frog is in the middle of casting Two Gents...
Soon, soon, we’ll know who we want to make offers to. We still could use some African-American men, age 40-60, though, so send them our way. Starting August 1, you’ll be able to see when we’ll be in your neighborhood park—for FREE. Picnic and the Bard; what better? www.curiousfrog.org Posted via email from Renee’s posterous | Comment »
Was #Julius Caesar black?
Who cares? That’s what we are going for this summer! We’re casting African-American male, 40-60 years old, for the role of Caesar. Let your actor friends know to submit. Info below: Curious Frog Theatre Company is casting two Shakespeare plays for the summer: Two Gentlemen of Verona and Julius Caesar. AEA Showcase. Plays start rehearsals July 11 and run in repertory. ...
Certified in Sword and Shield with no hope of ever...
We can remedy that—if you don’t mind sweating in the outdoors while you wield them! Curious Frog Theatre Company is casting two Shakespeare plays for the summer: Two Gentlemen of Verona and Julius Caesar. AEA Showcase (approval pending). Plays start rehearsals July 11 and run in repertory. Performances are in parks throughout the boroughs on weeknights (6pm, 7pm start time) ...
Are you a badass fighter who's always wanted to...
Curious Frog Theatre Company is casting two Shakespeare plays for the summer: Two Gentlemen of Verona and Julius Caesar. AEA Showcase. Plays start rehearsals July 11 and run in repertory. Performances are in parks throughout the boroughs on weeknights (6pm, 7pm start time) and weekends (4pm, 6pm start times). Rehearsals run weeknights and weekends. Performances run August 12-September...
Casting for summer #Shakespeare - Stage Combatants...
Curious Frog Theatre Company is casting two Shakespeare plays for the summer: Two Gentlemen of Verona and Julius Caesar. AEA Showcase. Plays start rehearsals July 11 and run in repertory. Performances are in parks throughout the boroughs on weeknights (6pm, 7pm start time) and weekends (4pm, 6pm start times). Rehearsals run weeknights and weekends. Performances run August 12-September 11. ...
Win a hot date tonight with Angy Sharp -- total...
Bid on Curious Frog company member hottie Angy Sharp at tonight’s LGBT Auction, sponsored by Planet Connections Festivity and benefitting the LGBT Center. She’s a hot one, folks, so get in bids while you can. Bids start at $5 but we’re going for major buckeroos for our adorable “Meredith” in Rope of Sands. Or some of you may remember her as Hermia from last...
Curious Frog's "Rope of Sands" has 2 performances...
Toni Seger’s short drama, “Rope of Sands”, was tremendously received at April’s staged reading event. Come see it actualized as part of Planet Connections Fesitivity.A story of alcohol, suicide, and an interracial family. Two performances left:Saturday, June 18, 4pm Thursday, June 23, 4pm We are partnered with the play “The Stranger to Kindness”, a wonderful...
May 2011
2 posts
Free Art Reception at our friends at SOHO20...
SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, who sponsored our Sonnet-a-Thon on Valentine’s Day, is having this month’s Opening Reception on Thursday May 12th, 5-8pm, 547 W 27th St, Suite 301 in Manhattan. Stop by and see what is always fantastic art! LUCY HODGSON Unnatural Disasters An exhibition of large sculpture and prints at SOHO20 GallerySOHO20 Chelsea gallery is pleased to present...
April 2011
2 posts
$10 RUSH TICKETS AVAILABLE for Tonight's Wine &...
We only have 2 seats left as of this moment, but you know what happens when it rains? Sometimes folks flake out. Because of that, we are offering $10 rush and Standing Room Only tickets available at 6:55pm tonight at the venue. OR, grab the last few tickets that are left. Either way, go to http://toniseger2011.eventbrite.com/ for the full info. See you in a few hours for wine, cheese, music...
Art & Wine with Toni Seger's plays in just one...
http://toniseger2011.eventbrite.com/ New Works Series: Toni Seger Staged Reading and Discussion April 28th, 7pm (6:30pm for cocktails) at .NO Gallery, 251 East Houston Street (between Norfolk & Suffolk), New York, NY http://www.no-in-nyc.org/ See the full gallery on Posterous Following up from our standing-room-only New Works night last spring, and coming to yet another art...
July 2010
3 posts
Meet the Cast of "A Midsummer Night's Dream: The... →
PRESS RELEASE -- A Midsummer Night's Dream: The... →
May 2010
1 post
CLOSING WEEKEND for Curious Frog's #THE MAIDS!
“There are surprises that make you gasp,” says one reviewer, and another says “the intensity simmers at just below the boiling point.” Come see what they are talking about this Friday and Saturday only, before it’s gone forever! Tickets on sale at www.brownpapertickets.com (call 800-838-3006), and we’ll have rush tickets available for $15 + unwrapped soap or...
April 2010
12 posts
"Assisting the Maids", by A.D. Don Etheridge
Read the latest blog, by our Assistant Director, Don Etheridge!http://curiousfrognyc.blogspot.com/2010/04/assisting-maids.html Posted via email from Renee’s posterous | Comment »
Student-priced Rush Tickets for Curious Frog's THE...
Tickets are regularly $25, but in the spirit of the theme of the play—cleaning and caretaking—we invite folks to come with $10 cash ($15 starting next week) in hand at the door (exact change only, I’m afraid) and with unwrapped soap or shampoo, which we will donate to Haiti relief through www.cleantheworld.org, for whatever tickets are available at 7:20pm, which is 10 minutes to...
THE MAIDS is SOLD OUT for tonight!
Please go to www.curiousfrog.org to purchase tickets for tomorrow night’s performance of THE MAIDS by Genet. Posted via email from Renee’s posterous | Comment »
Watch the video trailer of Curious Frog's THE...
Here’s a quick sneak peek at what Curious Frog is up to now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWNMR-ArNJ8&hd=1 The Maids, by Jean Genet Starring Bushra Laskar, Iracel Rivero and Alex Runnels Directed by Tracy Cameron Francis VIDEO BY PAUL CHIU TICKETS: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/101818 Stage Manager: Laura Gomez ASMs: Gae Song, Tom Offer-Westort Production Manager:...
Limited time discount tickets for The Maids!
Limited time discount code for The Maids. Enter TWEET for discount tkts for The Maids until April 24th! http://beta.tiny.cc/bf9vw
Limited time discount for The Maids!
Act Now! Enter TWEET for discount tkts for The Maids. Select Additional prices, limited time until April 24th!http://beta.tiny.cc/bf9vw Posted via email from Renee’s posterous | Comment »
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Curious Frog's Spring Preview Salon
You are invited to “Curious Frog’s Spring Preview Salon” on Thursday, April 22 at 7:00pm.
Curious Frog’s Spring Preview Salon Start Time: Thursday, April 22 at 7:00pm End Time: Thursday, April 22 at 10:00pm Where: NY Studio Gallery in Manhattan: 154 Stanton St., New York, NY, 10002 To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://beta.tiny.cc/hlv1y
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Join us on twitter at http://bit.ly/3JC9Di by Friday, April 9th to have access to a limited-time ticket discount for The Maids which will be announced next weekend! Posted via email from Renee’s posterous | Comment »
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Join us on twitter at http://bit.ly/3JC9Di by Friday, April 9th to have access to a limited-time ticket discount for The Maids which will be announced next weekend! Posted via email from Renee’s posterous | Comment »
March 2010
4 posts
Curious Frog
Curious Frog Theatre Company presents Jean Genet’s The Maids. Directed by Tracy Cameron Francis. THE MAIDS will play a three-week limited engagement at a site-specific Chelsea Loft (306 8th Avenue between West 25 & 26th St.). Performances begin Thursday, April 22 and continue through Saturday, May 8. Opening Night is Saturday, April 24 (7:30 p.m.). 306 8th Avenue is between...
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Curious Frog's Maids are on 99.5 FM tomorrow early...
Tomorrow morning, Fri 3/26, The Maids cast members Iracel Rivero and Bushra Laskar, along with Curious Frog executive director Renee Rodriguez, interview with Ibrahim Gonzalez on the NYC WBAI radio program, “In the Moment”. Listen for them some time between 6:45-7:30am with your morning cuppa joe. Turn your dial to 99.5 FM! Posted via web from Renee’s...
Curious Frog Theater Company
Curious Frog Theatre Company’s latest initiative in collaboration with the Cell in Manhattan! Our ‘new works’ initiative invites one established playwright and one early career playwright to have their works presented on the same evening before an audience who are then encouraged to comment on the works and interact with the playwrights and actors in a talkback. The inaugural...
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Seeking actress of Indian or South Asian descent for the role of Claire for The Maids by Genet. Audition in Manhattan- March 18-21. Rehearsals third week of March in various locations in Brooklyn, Astoria and Manhattan. Please send cover letter detailing familiarity/language experience, headshot and resume to renee@curiousfrog.org ASAP. Job- 3/19/2010 - 5/9/2010 - Non-union - Small stipend ...
February 2010
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Auditions for "The Maids" by Genet
We’re taking submissions for auditions for “The Maids” by Genet. More details on our Fan Page. http://bit.ly/bBWpyj Curious Frog Theatre Company is holding auditions for The Maids by Genet, with multicultural, nontraditional casting, performance in unconventional, site-specific location TBD. Seeking 2 females for the roles of the maids, and a female OR malefor the role of...