The Bronx, NY
Richard III
Immersive production featuring Shakespeare's greatest villain at a historic mansion in the Bronx
In RICHARD III, a ruthlessly ambitious man embarks on a merciless campaign of conquest, disinformation, assassination, seduction, and domination fueled by fantasies of absolute power. Join us for an immersive journey throughout the beautiful rooms and grounds of Bartow-Pell Mansion-Museum as a villain carves a bloody path to power – and his subjects slowly awaken to the threat he represents. Most performances of RICHARD III will allow the audience to choose their own adventure throughout the mansion, including up to the second floor. However, our 2pm matinee performances on June 18 and 25 will utilize only the large parlor on the ground floor, and will not involve audience movement. Guests who prefer not to climb stairs or move about the house during performances may prefer to attend one of these special one-room matinees. The cast includes Tal Aviezer, Sean Coffey, Yannik Encarnação, Amy Frey, Ed Friedman, Selina Hernandez, Hilary Kelman, Kelly Kirby, Larry Reina, Misti Tindiglia and Kenneth Laboy Vazquez. It will be stage managed by Mikaela Blanchard.
Audience Role
Occasional interaction with actors
Ages: 13 +
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About Red Monkey Theatre Group
Red Monkey Theater Group has a multi-year residency at Bartow-Pell Mansion-Museum. Founded in 1999, The Red Monkey Theatre Group (RMTG) is a non-profit performing arts company dedicated to enriching local communities through the cultivation, creation, and presentation of live theater. Company members have trained with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, the Moscow Arts Theater, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Lincoln Center Theater, and other diverse institutions and programs. Past productions include the company's original dramatic adaptation of Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, which enjoyed a month-long run at The Mazer Theater on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The group's productions have toured Westchester and the Bronx for the past several seasons, and RMTG shows have appeared as part of ArtsWestchester’s acclaimed Live at the X performance series. RMTG also collaborates with M&M Productions to present site-specific productions at Lyndhurst, a historic gothic revival estate in Tarrytown, NY. About Bartow-Pell Mansion-Museum The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, the last remaining 19th-century estate in the Bronx’s Pelham Bay Park, is a cultural and educational institution that serves the broader New York City community. The Bartow-Pell Conservancy works to preserve and maintain the historic Greek Revival mansion and carriage house, as well as the museum’s collection, its gardens, and the surrounding landscape, and to interpret the site’s history with innovative and dynamic educational and public programming for schools, adults, and families.