PROJECT SHAW

MONDAY · 18 JULY

7pm @THE PLAYERS

16 Gramercy Park South

(20th St. east of Park Av)

BERNARD SHaW's

comedy about art and critics

"FANNY'S FIRST PLAY"



Starring

susan BLACKWELL · bradford COVER · mara DAVI

daniel DAVIS · jack GILPIN · john MARTELLO

rory O'MALLEY · christine PEDI · hal ROBINSON amy RUTBERG · marc VIETOR



And featuring these noble New York arts jounalists

michael FEINGOLD - The VILLAGE VOICE

adam FELDMAN - TIME OUT NEW YORK

patrick PACHECO - NY1 and the L.A. TIMES

jason ZINOMAN - The NEW YORK TIMES

narrator peter FILICHIA - The STAR-LEDGER

guest host gordon COX - VARIETY



Produced, edited and directed by

david STALLER

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FANNY'S FIRST PLAY, which features a play within a play, is a satire of theater critics, whose characters were based upon Shaw's own detractors. Originally, Shaw had the play produced without letting anyone know who actually wrote it. It caused a sensation. Ironically, this rarely seen 1911 play was Shaw's first real commercial success. The plot involves the daughter of a man who refuses to live in the present. She writes an incendiary play, anonymously,

and invites a group of critics to review it.



Waiting list begins at The Players on Monday at 5:30!

$25 ~ 212.352.3101 or www.projectshaw.com

THESE PERFORMANCES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

(Yes! The Players is air-conditioned!)

George Bernard Shaw opened July 26, 1856 - went on tour November 2, 1950)
Born in Dublin. His first success was as a music and literary critic, but he was drawn to drama. He decided to write plays. He was fiercely proud of being a free-thinking humanist. He and Al Gore are the only people to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar: (Nobel in 1925 for his contribution to literature, an Oscar in 1938 for his PYGMALION screenplay). His dedication to the battle for Human Rights for all, and encouraging all people to forge an individual path in life while taking responsibility for these life choices has been our inspiration. Project Shaw is the first group ever to present every play ever written by Shaw. Join us in our unprecedented sixth year.


THE PLAYERS -- Project Shaw performs at New York's most legendary private club, The Players. Located at 16 Gramercy Park South, (which is the equivalent of 20th St east of Park Avenue). In 1888, Edwin Booth, America's pre-eminent Shakespearean actor, and 15 other incorporators, including Mark Twain and General William Tecumseh Sherman, founded The Players. Modeled after London's famed theatrical club, The Garrick. The Players was the first American club of its kind. The club boasts portraits by, among others, John Singer Sargent, as well as unique theatrical memorabilia. For more information about the club click on the link below, or phone 212-475-6116. (do not phone The Players for tickets.)

Gingold Theatrical Group: PLAYS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS

PROJECT SHAW 2011
YOUR MONTHLY GUIDE TO REASON
MONDAYS!

NEXT: July 18 · FANNY'S FIRST PLAY (critics en brochette!)

September 26 · THE MILLIONAIRESS (money, sex, power!)

October 17 · SUPER SHAW! (an irreverent Shavian evening!)

November 21 · PASSION, POISON & PETRIFACTION (murder!)

December 19 · THE SHEWING-UP OF BLANCO POSNET (cowboys!)

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Gingold Theatrical Group 520 Eighth Avenue suite #312 New York, NY 10018 phone: 212.355.7823
David Staller, artistic director and founder · info@gingoldgroup.com · Cori Gardner, General Manager
Anita Jaffe & Florence Teuscher, associate producers

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