Measure for Measure
by william Shakespeare
April 25 to May 19, 2013
West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. (B'way and West End Ave.) Building, theater and restrooms are all wheelchair accessible.

Thurs, Fri, and Sat at 7:30 PM, Sun at 3:00 PM
$18 General Admission, $12 seniors and students
Box Office: Smarttix (212) 868-4444, SMARTTIX
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Frog & Peach Theatre Company "a brave company that is a jewel of Off-Broadway" (Ronald Gross, NY Theater Buying Guide), will present a Weimar vision of Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" April 25 to May 19 at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th Street. Artistic Director Lynnea Benson directs. The classic will be set in the 1930s Germany in order to comment on the corruption and hypocrisy that underlies the smug patina of modern life.

In Shakespeare's hilarious dark comedy, The Duke of Vienna pretends to leave the city, assigning his authority to Angelo while he disguises himself as a friar and stays to watch what develops. Angelo almost immediately sentences Claudio to death for seducing Juliet, but when Claudio's sister Isabel comes to plead for him, Angelo shamelessly tries to seduce her, offering to spare her brother's life for her virginity. The "cleric" persuades her to turn the tables by appearing to consent to the plan but sending Angelo's abandoned fiancée, Mariana, to the rendezvous instead. Ultimately the Duke resumes his authority and sets things straight again.

Production Team
Cast
Featuring Amy Frances Quint as Isabella, Jonathan Reed Wexler as Claudio, Erick Gonzalez as Duke Vincentio, Eric Doss as Angelo, Marcus Watson as Pompey, Ilaria Amadasi as Marianna, Vivien Landau as Mistress Overdone/Francisca and Steve Mazzoccone as Lucio.
With - Brad Holborok, Oliver Conant, Stephen Siano, Megan McGarvey, Alex Simmons,Julia MacMillan, Flor Bromley, Rachel Handler and Phillip Oros.
Lighting is designed by the award winning Dennis Parichy.
Set design by Andy Estep.
Costume design is by Asa Benally and Choreography by Tom Knutson.

Director Lynnea Benson explains that visualizing the play in a familiar, pre-Nazi society is a good way to illustrate the themes of corruption and fascism in the play. The themes of corruption in the play, however, should not be unfamiliar in our modern perspective. She reflects, "We are still a very corrupt city, but with a greasy face of political correctness over everything...

Frog and Peach Theatre Company presents "Cinderella"
Back for one week only
Wednesday December 26th-Monday December 31st
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CINDERELLA & THE TINDERBOX

Singing Princesses! Brave Soldiers! Magical Dogs! Wicked Queens! Grumpy Kings! Live Music! And what about that slipper?

Starring KAITLIN LARGE, JONATHAN REED WEXLER, ALEXANDRA PONCELET DEL SOLE, ERICK GONZALEZ, the World Famous Puppets of Tinkerbell Theatre, and a cast of Thousands!

Puppet making workshop ON-STAGE with the cast after every show!

Come treat yourself and your family to all the thrills, laughs, songs, and adventure that Tinkerbell Theatre is famous for!

At the West End Theatre
263 W 86th St (between Broadway & West End Ave)
New York, NY 10025

Tickets are just $10 in advance, $12 at the door!
Wednesday December 26th-Monday December 31st

Daily Performance Schedule:
11:30 am The Tinderbox
12:30 pm Cinderella
2:00 pm The Tinderbox
3:00 pm Cinderella

Directed by Lynnea Benson
Book by Lynnea Benson, Music & Lyrics by Ted Zurkowski
Puppets by Spica Wobbe, Movement choreographed by Tom Knutson

Running time for each performance is about 45 minutes.

Go to or call BUY TICKETS NOW 212 868 4444 for tickets today!

Recommended by Big Smarties for children both naughty and nice, ages 3 and up. Building, restrooms, and theatre are STROLLER & WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE!

Frog & Peach Theatre Company Presents
The Taming Of The Shrew
Shakespeare's Battle of the Sexes Royale!
Thursday, October 11, 2012 through Sunday, November 04, 2012
Thurs-Sat at 7:30pm - Sundays at 3pm

West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. (B'way and West End Ave.) Building, theater and restrooms are all wheelchair accessible. View Map

Box Office: Smarttix (212) 868-4444, or click SmartTix.com
Runs 1:45 (one intermission);

"a brave company that is a jewel of Off-Broadway" (Ronald Gross, NY Theater Buying Guide), will present a Felliniesque vision of Padua in its production of "The Taming of the Shrew" this October. Artistic Director Lynnea Benson directs. The classic will be set in Italy in the early 1960s in order to comment on the effect of social class and money today: how they affect love, both romantic and filial.

The actors include: J.B. Alexander as Pedant, Alan Altschuler as Vincentio, Ilaria Amadasi as Widow, Brando Boniver as Biondello, Lenny Ciotti as Tranio, Eric Doss as Hortensio, David Elyha as Gremio, Erick Gonzalez as Petruchio, Vivian Landau as Baptista, Alexandra Poncelet Del Sole as Bianca, Amy Frances Quint as Katherina, Jack Sochet as Grumio, Joseph Urick and Philip Oros as Baptista's personal assistants

Music for the production is by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) and Ted Zurkowski. Set design is by Andy Estep. Lighting design is by Duane Pagano. Costume design is by Asa Benally.

Ms. Benson explains that Shakespeare probably wanted to make similar statements about contemporary English society and set the play in Italy because of the stereotype that Italians expressed themselves emotionally better than his countrymen. The conceit still works for Benson, who would hold a mirror up to New York society today by setting "Shrew" in a Felliniesque Padua of the early 1960s. ..

Frog and Peach Theatre Company presents "Cinderella" October 13 to November 4


Presented by Frog and Peach Theatre Company
Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM:
"Cinderella" Saturdays at 11:30 am and Sundays at 12:30 pm

"The Tinderbox" Sundays at 11:30 am and Saturdays at 12:30 pm

Tickets $10 in advance online and $12 at the door
All performances are followed by a puppet-making workshop.

Box office: Smarttix (212) 868-4444. www.smarttix.com
Running time :45
Recommended for ages 3 and up
West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. (B'way and West End Ave.) Building, theater and restrooms are all wheelchair accessible.

-- For audiences age three and up, Frog and Peach Theatre Company, widely known for their popular and critically-acclaimed Upper West Side productions of Shakespearean plays, will present a fairy tale series, "Tinkerbell Theatre," adapting "Cinderella" (from the Brothers Grimm) and "The Tinderbox" (from Hans Christian Anderson) into Rocky-and-Bullwinkle style plays featuring sing-along songs and big, soft puppets. The plays, written and directed by Lynnea Benson, will be followed by puppet-making workshops to which all kids attending will be invited.

You wont want to miss the diverse selection of tales..

Frog and Peach Theatre's
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" will play from
April 26 to May 20, 2012
at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th St.
LOVE HURTS
All tickets will be $18.00.
7:30pm All Evenings, 3pm Sunday Matinees
For tickets call SMARTTIX at 212-868-4444 or
SmartTIX.com

"..An adaptation that imitates life in a celebrity couple's entourage."

Directed by Lynnea Benson

About the show:
"Everybody wants to be near a star these days, except while they're working out marital problems.

"Imagine Oberon and Titania as the highest stars you could see on a weekend in New York, maybe on the level of David Bowie and Iman. They are revered but petty, earthy and accessible: fighting over human things. They, their fairies and Puck make up an entourage. Everybody wants a fairy's job, but actually it's a horrible position..