There’s a rare treat in store for fans of the Red Bull Theater: a reading of Alfred de Musset’s sensational Lorenzaccio coming up Monday, February 6, at 7:30.
Known as “the French Hamlet,” Lorenzaccio is set in 16th-century Florence and spins a complex tale of politics, murder, and betrayal among the Medici. The play was inspired by George Sand’s Une conspiration en 1537.
De Musset originally envisioned Lorenzaccio as a closet drama, and the play was not produced during his lifetime. Since then it has enjoyed several successful stagings, including a French production that ran briefly on Broadway in 1958, and a production by Britain’s National Theatre, starring Greg Hicks, in 1983.
Lorenzaccio‘s cast features David Barlow, Chris Bresky, Celeste Ciulla, Daniel Davis, Philip Goodwin, Jennifer Ikeda, Santino Fontana, Cynthia Mace, and Matthew Rauch. The reading will be directed by Joseph Hardy. Lorenzaccio is translated and adapted by John Strand.
Join us for this sizzling treat! To buy tickets for Lorenzaccio, please click here.
The Government Inspector
Monday, February 6th, 7:30 p.m.
Theater at St. Clements
423 West 46th Street (between 9th and 10th)
New York City
For more information about Red Bull Theater’s Obie-winning Revelation Readings and this season’s full schedule, please click here.
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