OXYGEN
Performance Schedule
1999
Oct. 6: Ithaca College Theatre Arts Department, Ithaca, NY reading directed
by Lee Byron
Dec. 6:
Playbrokers, San Francisco, CA staged rehearsed reading (directed by
Ed Hastings) at ODC Theater.
2000
Feb. 6: Tricycle
Theatre, London staged
rehearsed reading (directed by Erica
Whyman).
May 3 –
14: Eureka Theatre, San Francisco, CA. Fully rehearsed, staged
workshop
production (directed by Andrea Gordon).
July 7: London: private reading for BBC and WDR radio versions.
Aug. 1: Directors
Company, New York City rehearsed
reading (directed by
Michael
Parva).
Aug. 7:Bowood House,
Calne, Wiltshire, UK excerpted
rehearsed reading for
Royal
Society of Chemistry..
Sept. 25: Imperial
Palace, Vienna staged rehearsed
reading (in English) at the
2000
International IMECO Congress (directed by Isabella Gregor).
Nov. 9: Chemical Heritage
Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
performance of
excerpts
from Oxygen at joint meeting
with the American Philosophical
Society
by American Historical Theatre (directed by Pamela Sommerfield).
2001
Jan. 12: Key
West Literary Seminar,
Key West FL, staged literary reading by
Key West Theatre (directed by Joan McGillis).
April 2 – 8: San
Diego Repertory Theatre, San Diego, CA (8
performances
directed
by Bryan Bevell).
Sept. 16: Hrsaalruine der Charit, Berlin staged rehearsed reading (directed
by
Isabella Gregor).
Sept. 23 – 29:
Kammerspiele des Mainfranken Theaters Wrzburg German
language
premiere run (directed by Isabella Gregor) followed by regular subscription run
Oct. 3, 4, 10, 20, 27, Nov. 6, 14, & Dec. 8., 22.
Oct. 16: New York Academy
of Sciences (New York City), staged
rehearsed
reading
by Directors Company (directed by Emily Prince-Lynch).
Oct. 27 - 29: Royal
Institution, 21 Albemarle St., London W1 (special
Platform
performances directed by Andy Jordan):
Nov.1 & Nov. 2: Miami University, Middletown, OH rehearsed reading of BBC
Radio
version by Drama Department.
Nov. 8 & 10 (3:00PM
and 8:00PM) Fletcher Opera Theatre, BTi Center for the
Performing
Arts, Raleigh,NC 3 guest performances by San Diego
Repertory
Theatre (directed by Bryan Bevell).
Nov. 14 – Dec. 1:
Riverside Studio Theatre, Crisp Road (Hammersmith)
London
W6 (regular London run of 20
performances directed by Andy Jordan).
Nov. 23 – 25:
Deutsches Museum Munich, guest
performances of Wrzburg
Theatre
(directed by Isabella Gregor).
Dec. 2: BBC World Service
broadcast of radio adaptation (directed
by
Andy
Jordan) as Play of the Week.
Dec.
12: Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR Radio 3) broadcast of German
radio
adaptation (directed by Hein Bruehl).
2002
Kammerspiele des
Mainfranken Theaters Wrzburg Continuation
of 2001
subscription
run on Jan. 12, 20, Feb. 2, 5, 17, March 3, 16 & April 6, 21.
Jan. 25: Trinity College, Hartford, CN, staged rehearsed reading co-sponsored
by
the Interdisciplinary Science Program, the Department of Theater and
Dance,
the Luce Professor of Health and Human Rights, the Trinity Center
for
Collaborative Teaching and Learning and the Human Rights Program.
Feb. 24: Leverkusen: Guest performance (directed by Isabella Gregor) of
Wrzburg
Theatre at Erholungshaus-Bayer.
April 25: Kenyon College,
Gambier, OH. Staged, rehearsed
reading (directed
by
Harlene Marley) of BBC version, Owen York Jr. Lecture Hall at A Celebration of
Science at Kenyon.
May 11: University of New
Hampshire, Durham, NH. Staged
presentation in
Chemistry
Department.
May 20: City University
of New York Graduate Center, Elebash
Hall, staged
rehearsed
reading by Break-A-Leg Productions (directed by Teri Black) followed by
post-performance discussion.
June 20: Halle: Guest performance at 350th Anniversary
Celebration of
Leopoldina
by Wrzburg ensemble (directed by Isabella Gregor).
Aug. 10 – 12: Pohang, Korea: Korean language premiere directed by Bok-Kee
Min
and performed by Theater/Mo/A at Korea Science Festival.
Sept.
27- 29: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI by Drama
Department at Passant Theatre of the Wharton Center for the
Performing
Arts directed by Mary Job.
2003
Jan. 23 -- 25: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canadian Premiere of Oxygen,
at
35th anniversary celebration of the Institute for the History and Philosophy of
Science and Technology, directed by James MacLachlan with the Stillman Drake
History of Science Players at Isabel Bader Theatre, followed by symposium on t issues raised in play.
Feb. 3: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, rehearsed reading
under the direction of Femi Euba.
Feb. 13 –16: Piedmont
Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA
performances
in Dickinson Buldings Maxwell Black Box Theatre directed by Kay Bethea.
Feb. 26 – March 8: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH by Drama
Department
at Thurber Theatre (of Drake Performance and Events Center) directed by Bruce Hermann.
March 9: Munich:
Performance directed by Isabella Gregor at DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
for students under auspices of the "NAT-Working -Natural Sciences and
Technology: Networking School and Research" Program of the Robert Bosch
Stiftung.
March 17 - 18: Tokyo: Japanese staged rehearsed reading (translated by
Kaku
Nagashima
and directed by Nobuhiro Nishikawa) at Tram Theatre of Setagaya Arts
Foundation.
March 28 – April 12: Madison, WI, by University of Wisconsin Theatre directed
by
Norma Saldivar.
April 3 - 20: Seoul: by Theater/Mo/A at KCAF (Korean Culture & Arts
Foundation)
Arts Theatre (small hall) in DEAHAKRO (Seoul).
April 26 – May 24: Wellington, New Zealand by Circa Theatre (directed by
Susan
Wilson).
May 4: Seoul;
National TV broadcast (EBS network) of April performance.
June 14: Berlin:
2 performances at Berlin Langen Nacht der Wissenschaft
(Robert
Koch Hrsaal, Inst. f. Mikrobiologie & Hygiene) by Maxim Gorki Theater
directed by Ole Erdmann with Charlotte Bocksberger, Steffi Brmmer, Linda
Brust, Tini Erdmann, Ingo Hampe, Anne Joly, Johanna Malchow, Ulricke Pfanne,
Jakob Renger, Grit Rmhild and Robin Seiffert.
July 25: Bad Hersfelder Summer Festival staged reading (by Wrzburg Theatre
actors
directed by Isabella Gregor) in Aula of Konrad-Duden-Schule.
Aug. 11 & 12: Ottawa by the Stillman Drake History of Science Players (directed
by
James MacLachlan) , 8:00 pm, Alumni Theatre of Carleton University in
conjunction with the 39th IUPAC Congress.
October 10: Bologna: Italian premiere (9:00 PM) of OSSIGENO (Italian
translation
by Daniela Majerna) in Aula Magna di S. Lucia (Via Castiglione 36, Bologna),
directed by Arnaldo Picchi.
Nov. 25: Rio de Janeiro: Student performance at XXV Jornada de Iniciacao
Cientifica, Artistica e Cultural in Auditorio do Centro de Tecnologia, UFRF directed by Mariangela Cantu.
2004
April 14: Sofia: Bulgarian premiere of O2at Satire
Theatre Aleko
Konstantinov
directed by Marii Rozen with Svetlomir Radev (Lavoisier/Bengt), Lina Spateva
(Mme. Lavoisier), Stefan Stefanov (Priestley/Ulf), Lina Stoizova (Mrs.
Priestley/Astrid), Sergei Konstantinov (Scheele/Sune) and Margarita Chlebarova
(Fru Pohl/Ulla)..
April 15: Pleven: Bulgarian premiere of O2at Dramatic
Theatre Ivan Radoev
directed
by Marii Rozen with same cast.
May 10: Cambridge, MA: Staged rehearsed reading at Harvard Observatory
(Phillips
Auditorium).
Oct. 8-13, 2004, Grantham,
PA: Messiah College Department of
Theatre, Miller
Auditorium,
directed by Edward Cohn.
Oct. 26 – 30:
Cambridge, U.K.: Production by Top
Quark Productions at ADC
Theatre
(directed by Ingrid Jendrzejewski, music by Francis
Knights) with Brooke Morriswood
(A.
L. Lavoisier), Kate Prentice (Mme Lavoisier), Tim Kelby (Priestley), Michaela Singer(Mrs. Priestley), Donnacha Kirk (Scheele), Katie Marwick (Fru Pohl), Wil James (Hjalmarsson), Oli Robinson (Kallstenius), Elizabeth Keane (Rosenqvist), Mark Rodgers (Svanholm) & Genie Khmelnitski (Ulla Zorn).
November 12: University of
Bradford, U.K. Staged rehearsed
reading
in
Theatre in the Mill.
November 18 - 21: Lawton, OK: Production by Cameron University Theatre
department (directed by David H. Fennema with
music by Gregory Hoepfner) in Cameron University Studio Theatre and one
performance at Oklahoma Festival of the American College Theatre Festival, Weatherford, OK (Nov. 10-13, 2004).
Dec. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 &
12: Brockport, NY: SUNY- Brockport,
Dept. of Theatre
production
at Tower Fine Arts Center directed by Lynnet Taylor.
2005
Nov. 10 -12: Glasgow:
University of Glasgow performances at Gilmorehill 'G12'
Theatre.
Production by da Vinci Theatre Company directed by Ian Alexander, produced by Douglas Mcdonald
with Gordon Young (A. L. Lavoisier), Ivana Ertlov (Mme Lavoisier), Bobbie Hastie (Priestley), Amy Conway (Mrs. Priestley), Joe Waterfield (Scheele), Anna Symeonides (Fru Pohl), Murdo McLeod (Hjalmarsson), Miles Gould (Kallstenius), Carolyn
Austin (Rosenqvist), Ciaran McHale (Svanholm) & Laura Minto (Ulla Zorn).
2006
Jan. 19 – Feb. 28: Porto:
Portuguese premiere by Seiva Trupe Theatre, Teatro do Campo Alegre, directed by
Jlio Cardoso (translation by Manuel Joo Monte) with Antnio Reis, Fernando
Landeira, Isabel Queris, Luis Mestre, Mariana Assuno and Marta Gorgulho.
March 14 – April
23: Korean tour: Associated with 38th
International Chemical Olympiad and organized by Duckhwan Lee
Gyeongsan: March 14 and 15 (plus matinee).
Daejon: March 23 and 24 (plus matinee).
Junju: March 31 and April 1 (plus matinee).
Kwangju: April 5 and 6 (plus matinee).
Busan: April 13 and 14 (plus matinee).
Seoul: April 20, 21, 22 (plus matinee), and 23
March 21 & 22: La
Louvire, Belgium: French version of Oxygne
modified by Claudine Celva and Michel Bougard under the title Rvolution(s)
and performed by students of the lAthne Provincial de La Louvire.
April 8 – June 30:
Sao Paulo: Brazilian premiere (April
8, 9:00PM) in Teatro Ruth Escobar (Sala Dina Sfat—Rua dos Ingleses 209)
directed by Silvio Zilber (translation by Juergen H. Maar) with Carlos Palma,
Monika Plger, Oswaldo Mendez, Adriana Dham, Thereza Piffer and Vicente Latorre.
April 25: Oxford, OH:
Miami University production (6:30PM) by Senior Capstone.
May 4, 5, 6: Manchester,
IN: Manchester College Theatre
department (Wampler Auditorium, 7:30 PM).
July 6 - 23: Rio de
Janeiro: Transfer of Sao Paulo
production for 12 performances at TEATRO ESPAǏ SESC (Copacabana).
September 24: Mexico City: Spanish language premiere (16:00) by Teatro UNAM
(directed by Sandra Flix) in Teatro de la Ciudad (Danceles 36, Col. Centro).
2007
October 9: New York City: Staged rehearsed reading by Science and Theater programs of Eugene
Lang College (of The New School, 65 W 11th Street, New York City).
October 26 & 27: Greenville, SC: Staged rehearsed readings by Centre Stage South Carolina, directed by
Benjamin P. Robinson with Chris White (Lavoisier/Hjalmarsson), Tiffany Nave (Mme Lavoisier), Allen Evans (Priestley/Svanholm), Glenda
ManWaring (Mrs.
Priestley/Rosenqvist), Beau Phillips (Scheele/Kallstenius), Leslie
Smith (Fru Pohl/Ulla Zorn).
Nov. 19 & 26: Barcelona: Staged rehearsed readings in Catalan (translated by Arantxa Gorostiza and Merc Piqueras) under the
direction of Mriam Alamany with Carles Martnez (Lavoisier/Hjalmarsson),
Mriam Alamany (Mme Lavoisier), Quimet Pla (Priestley/Svanholm), Marissa
Josa (Mrs. Priestley/ Ulla
Zorn), Climent Sensada (Scheele/Kallstenius), ngels
Poch (Fru Pohl/ Astrid Rosenqvist).
Nov.
19 (19:00): Amfiteatre Gimbernat of the Royal Academy of Medicine of
Catalonia.
Nov.
26 (19:00): Performance Hall of "Ateneo Barcelons"
2008
April 23: Uppsala:
Staged rehearsed reading (in Swedish) at 19:00 in auditorium of Gustavianum of
University of Uppsala directed by Gustav Uddgrd.
April 29 & 30: Varese, Italy: Staged rehearsed readings (16:30 – 19:00) in English under the
direction of Isabella Gregor with Astrid Herbich, Katharina Stemberger, Howard
Nightingall, Michael Smulik and tba, followed by discussion with audience on
occasion of "Handover ECB-ECHA" (15th Anniversary of the European
Chemicals Bureau and transfer to European Chemicals Agency.
May 29: New York City: City University of New York Graduate Center, Segal Theatre, staged
rehearsed reading (6:30 PM) by Break-A-Leg Productions (directed by Teri Black)
with Phil Garfinkel, Scott Glascock, Michael Kennealy, Donna Lee Michaels,
Stephanie Wortel, and Elizabeth York.
July 21: Barcelona: Dramatic reading in Catalan under the direction of Mriam
Alamany in Institute of Catalan Studies (18:00).
October 6 & 7: Medellin,
Colombia: Spanish language production
(directed by Josue Santamaria) in Teatro Camilo Torres of Universidad de
Antioquia with John Jairo Jaramillo Snchez (Lavoisier/Hjalmarsson),
Ana Maria Ramrez Cuartas (Mme
Lavoisier), Juan Pablo Bonilla
(Priestley/Svanholm), Claudia Molina (Mrs.
Priestley/Ulla Zorn), Francisco Brand Jimnez (Scheele/ Kallstenius),
Karen Melisa Gmez (Fru Pohl/ Astrid Rosenqvist).
October 31: Medellin, Colombia: Spanish language production (directed by Josue
Santamaria) at Universidad de Medellin.
2009
April 21 – May 10:
Seoul, Korea: Korean language
production (directed by Kim Kwangbo) in Space111 by Doosan Art Center and
ChungWoo Theatre group.with Lee, Keonmyong (Lavoisier/Hjalmarsson), Jeon, Hyuna (Mme Lavoisier), Park, Yongsoo (Priestley/Svanholm), Gill,
Heeyeon (Mrs.
Priestley/Ulla Zorn), Chung, Gyusoo/Ihm, Hyungtaek (Scheele/Kallstenius),
Yoon, Dagyung (Fru Pohl/ Astrid Rosenqvist).
Nov. 5: Rennes,
France; French language rehearsed dramatic reading of Oxygne (directed by Nolle Keruzor) at Le Diapason,
Universit de Rennes,
with Cyrille Thouvenin
(Lavoisier/Hjalmarsson), Emilie Lafarge (Mme Lavoisier), Eric Lecoanet (Priestley/Svanholm), Valerie
Keruzor (Mrs. Priestley/Astrid
Rosenqvist), David Nathanson (Scheele/Kallstenius), Nolle
Keruzor (Fru Pohl/ Ulla Zorn), Sebastien Passol (costumes), Dominique Briand (Lights), followed by panel discussion with C. Djerassi, Jean Michel
and Aime.Kornprobst (translators), Danielle Fauque, and Brigitte Joinnault.