GROSS INDECENCY uses trial transcripts, personal correspondence, interviews and other source materials to tell the story of the downfall of the great man of letters whose artistic genius has long been overshadowed by the scandal surrounding his imprisonment. From the NY Times: "His style was his umbrella, his armor, his all-purpose defense system, and for many years it seemed to shelter Oscar Wilde most effectively. There came a moment, however, in 1895 when the playwright was betrayed by his own wit, after which he would never again be able to gain control of his life. In the absolutely gripping GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, written with a scintillating style of its own by Moisés Kaufman, that moment is identified with such startling precision and clarity that it feels like the inexorable moment of reversal in a classic tragedy."
EVENT DETAILS
What:
GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE
by Moises Kaufman
A reading by The Seeing Place ensemble, followed by a talkback with director, Lila Smith.
A reading by The Seeing Place ensemble, followed by a talkback with director, Lila Smith.
When:
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 (7pm)
Arrive by 6:45pm to guarantee seating; wine, drinks and snacks available for purchase.
Where:
The Seeing Place @ ATAs Sargent Theater
(314 W 54th St, 4th Floor - look for red sign outside, then proceed to rear elevator)
Tickets:
Free (though donations will be accepted!)
Note: This play is being read during our MainStage production of THE LARAMIE PROJECT, which runs June 13-29, 2014, Wed-Sat 8pm & Sat-Sun 2pm. Click here for full details.
About Moises Kaufman:
Playwright Moisés Kaufman is a Tony- and Emmy-nominated director and the founder of Tectonic Theater Project. Kaufman’s plays Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and The Laramie Project are among the most performed plays in the US over the last decade. He is also the author of 33 Variations. Kaufman received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2002 and made his Broadway directing debut in 2004 with Doug Wright’s I Am My Own Wife, for which he received an Obie Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Play.
For more information, visit www.tectonictheaterproject.org
About The Seeing Place:
Now in its 5th Season, The Seeing Place is an actor-driven company: built by actors and managed by actors to be a base for actors who want to grow & hone their craft in a creative and supportive artistic home. We are forcefully committed to four elements of theatre-making: developing actors into thriving self-producers; honoring the craft of the actor’s process through rehearsal and into performance; bringing organic, “fully lived” storytelling to our community; and making theater accessible for all New Yorkers by keeping ticket prices low and affordable.
Questions? Email outreach@seeingplacetheater.com. For more information, please visit www.seeingplacetheater.com
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