FOREPLAY

 

By Carl Djerassi

 

Performance Schedule

 

2009

 

 

Nov. 15 :Vienna: Dialogic reading (in German) at Vienna Book Fair of excerpts of VORSPIEL from Scene 1.

 

            Carl Djerassi                 Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin

            Laurence Yansouni        Gretel Adorno, Hannah Arendt

 

 

2010

 

 

May 5: Vienna: Dialogic reading (19:30) of excerpts from Scenes 1, 2 and 3 (in German) and Scenes 4 and 5 (in English) at Wiener Produzentinnengalerie  (Schleifmühlgasse 12 -14, A-1040 Vienna).

 

            Carl Djerassi                 Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin

            Laurence Yansouni        Gretel Adorno, Hannah Arendt, Fräulein X

 

June 8: Bonn: Dialogic reading of excerpts from Scenes 1, 4 and 5 (in German) of VORSPIEL at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, University Festsaal (18:15).

 

Carl Djerassi                 Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin

            Eva-Sabine Zehelein      Gretel Adorno, Hannah Arendt, Fräulein X

 

October 20: Munich: Dialogic reading of excerpts from Scenes 1 and 4 (in German) of VORSPIEL at Amerika Haus (Karolinenplatz 3), 19:30.

 

Carl Djerassi                 Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin

            Karin Steinberger           Gretel Adorno, Hannah Arendt, Fräulein X

 

Dec. 6: Vienna: Dramatic reading of scenes 1,3, and 5 (in German) of VORSPIEL (directed by Hubertus Petroll) with acting students of Reinhardt Seminar at Galerie Koko (Mittelgasse 7, A-1060), 19:00.

 

Hubertus Petroll (Reinhardt Seminar)                  Theodor Adorno

            Anouk Wagener (Reinhardt Seminar)                  Gretel Adorno

Carl Djerassi                                                     Walter Benjamin

            Tinka Fürst (Reinhardt Seminar)                          Fräulein X

 

 

 

2011

 

March 14: Berkeley: Staged reading (7:00 PM) of FOREPLAY (directed by Rush Rehm) at Durham Studio Theatre (Dwinelle Hall), University of California under sponsorship of Program in Critical Theory and Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humantities,

 

.           Rush Rehm                   Theodor Adorno

Phoebe Moyer              Gretel Adorno

David Mendesohn         Walter Benjamin

Joy Carlin                     Hannah Arendt

            Courtney Walsh             Fräulein X

 

March 15: Palo Alto: Staged reading of FOREPLAY (directed by Rush Rehm and produced by David Goldman)

 

Rush Rehm                   Theodor Adorno

            Phoebe Moyer              Gretel Adorno

David Mendesohn         Walter Benjamin

Joy Carlin                     Hannah Arendt

            Courtney Walsh             Fräulein X

 

            3:00PM: VI-Hyatt, 620 Sand Hill Road, Palo Alto,

 

7:30 PM: CERAS (School of Education, Center for Educational Research at Stanford University) room 100B

 

March 29: Madison, WI: Dramatic reading of FOREPLAY (directed by Patrick Sims) by actors from the Department of Theatre and Drama of the University of Wisconsin at Wisconsin Institute for Discovery-Morgridge Institute for Research, 5:00-6:30, followed by remarks by CD and book signing  6:30 – 7:30PM.

 

William Bolz                  Theodor Adorno

            Annelise Dickinson        Gretel Adorno

Joe Lullo                       Walter Benjamin

Liz Cassarino                Hannah Arendt

            Kristin Hammargren       Fräulein X

May 4: Vienna: VIER JUDEN AUF DEM PARNASS und VORSPIEL: “Lesarten der Sprachkunst – audiovisuelle Performance“  (with I. Gregor) at Literaturhaus (Seidengasse 13, A-1070).

May 11: Vienna: Presentation (18:30) of FOREPLAY at Albertina Museum with Prof. Konrad Paul Liessmann and moderator Andrea Schurian (Der STANDARD).

 

July 17: Gmunden (Austria): Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden: Dramatic reading (with I. Gregor) “Rede auf dem Parnass: Ein Vorspiel” of excerpts from VORSPIEL with associated book distribution in Hipphalle (11:00).

 

July 29: Reichenau: Literatursalon Schlosssgärtnerei Wartholz (19:30) : Dramatic reading (with I. Gregor) “Rede auf dem Parnass: Ein Vorspiel” of excerpts from VORSPIEL.

 

2012

 

March 29: Fribourg: Dramatic reading (with I. Gregor) “Rede auf dem Parnass: Ein Vorspiel” of excerpts from VORSPIEL at University of Fribourg.

 

April 13: London: Reading by professional actors under direction of Andy Jordan in preparation for theatrical production.

 

April 21: New York City: Dramatic reading (with Isabella Gregor) with audiovisuals of “Four Jews on Parnassus: a Foreplay” at CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ (29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village), 6:00 – 7:30PM.

 

Sept. (tent.):  Theatrical production run directed by Andy Jordan at Riverside Studios.

 

2013

 

March 16 – 21: Vienna: Premiere of “Vorspiel: performativer Seitensprung von Bildender Kunst ins Theater” produced by Pogmahon Company, directed by Denise Parizek, scenery by Astrid Sodomka, costumes by Agnes Hamvas, sound & light by Marcus Zobl, music by Elias Berner in Künstlerhaus (Karlsplatz 5) combined with exhibition of works on the Theme “Dreiecksbeziehung” (Triangular relation).:

 

Andreas Patton             Theodor Adorno

            Anneke Kim Sarnau       Gretel Adorno

Stefan Wieland              Walter Benjamin

Claudia Kottal               Hannah Arendt