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AUTUMN 2024
AFTER A SUCCESSFUL OVERSEAS PREMIERE,
AFTER OTHELLO
COMES TO NEW YORK CITY
OCTOBER 24 - 27
SUMMER 2023
P re m i e r i n g
P re m i e r i n g
Just added:
Just added:
JULY 1, 2023
JULY 1, 2023
at the
at the
Kövér Béla Bábszínház Theater
Kövér Béla Bábszínház Theater
in
in
SZEGED, HUNGARY
SZEGED, HUNGARY
and on
and on
JULY 4, 2023
JULY 4, 2023
at the
at the
10th Annual
10th Annual
International ITAKA Shakespeare Festival
International ITAKA Shakespeare Festival
in
in
NOVI SAD, SERBIA
NOVI SAD, SERBIA
AFTER OTHELLO:
The Moor The Merrier
AFTER OTHELLO, is an original dark-comedy featuring the often-forgotten role of The Clown from Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice.
AFTER OTHELLO, is an original dark-comedy featuring the often-forgotten role of The Clown from Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice.
Currently unemployed and having seen far better days, The Clown takes us on a comical, absurd, and sometimes searing search to uncover the truth behind the motives and the murders in this famous, brutal, and controversial tragedy, while questioning our notions of honesty, jealousy, complicity, and evil.
Currently unemployed and having seen far better days, The Clown takes us on a comical, absurd, and sometimes searing search to uncover the truth behind the motives and the murders in this famous, brutal, and controversial tragedy, while questioning our notions of honesty, jealousy, complicity, and evil.
AFTER OTHELLO is being produced by GF&CO (NYC) with support from SceneHouse Productions (HUNGARY)
AFTER OTHELLO is being produced by GF&CO (NYC) with support from SceneHouse Productions (HUNGARY)
Written & Directed by Gia Forakis.
Performed by GF&CO Members
Adam Boncz (Hungary)
Juju Stulbach (Brazil/Mexico/Germany)
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Production Stage Manager Georgina Pataki
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Assist. Director & Assist. Dramaturg GF&CO Member, Darya Gauthier
Music & Sound Design, Ádám Munkácsi
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Video Documentation Erika Nagy
Special Thanks to our Supporters in Hungary:
Ágnes Kiss, Katalin Kalocsai, Sára Stella Sipos, András Nagy, and Tímea Sarkadi-Szabó.
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Original concept by Gia Forakis & Adam Boncz
This project is being made possible with generous support from
The Yampolsky Foundation
And by contributions made by our following champions:
Paul & Karen Forakis, Josephine Grover, Theresa Reeves & Scott Simpson, Kenneth G. Nochimson, Toby A. Young, Gene Andrews,
And our $25-Drive Contributors:
$25- $75 Katrina Foy, Alexander Thomas (x2), Katie Malnati, Jeff Mills, Walker West , Cesar Alonso (x1), Jullie Chung, Amanda Salchow, Mark Lyons, Paul Alan Smith, Rachel Trumper Debasitis, Robby Henson, Rob Yampolsky, Peter Stewart, Raphaele Shirley, Lily Filippi, Michael Morrison, Amy Young Harlow, Sara Lampert-Hoover, Ninon Rogers , Katy Goldizen, Jonah Maidoff., Theodora Loukas, John Wender, Phyllis Johnson, Sturgis Warner , lIdiko Nemeth & The New Stage Theatre Company, Susan Prather Ginnever, Erol Tamerman, Madison Williams, Gillian Alexander, Mary Paige Snell , Savonia Guy, Jenny Maguire , Dorian B. Yates, Peter Kim, Jane Mac Rae, Oliver Müller, Mahmood Mokhtari, Arthur Coates
$76 and Above: Paul Alan Smith, Jozeph Forakis, Cesar Alonso,(x1) Stephanie Shayne, Carrie Heitman, Randolph Curtis Rand, Susan Bruce -Hedges, Jill Cornell, Alice Moore, Ronnie Ginnever, and Judith Yampolsky in Loving Memory of Gia's Cherished Uncle, Jack Yampolsky
Special Thanks to our Supporters in the U.S.:
Gene Andrews, Rob Donaldson, Robby Henson, Giulio Mirri, Cheryl Stoll-Thygeson, and Stephanie Regina
For more information on how you can make a contribution and support this project
DECEMBER 2022
XMAS is Back!
XMAS is Back!
PHOTO ABOVE WITH 2022 CAST
(L>R:) Dara Swisher, Sharahn LaRue, Jens Rasmussen, Jonny Maldonado, Ümit Celebi
Presents
Presents
A GF&CO Holiday Tradition
A GF&CO Holiday Tradition
The Staged Reading of
The Staged Reading of
Based upon the classic Dylan Thomas poem of a similar name.
Adapted & Abridged by GF&CO
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Come for a holiday beverage.
Come for a holiday beverage.
Take home a seasonal smile.
Take home a seasonal smile.
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LOCATION: 61 Christopher Street NYC 10002
LOCATION: 61 Christopher Street NYC 10002
DOORS OPEN: @ 6:30pm
DOORS OPEN: @ 6:30pm
CURTAIN: @ 7:30pm
CURTAIN: @ 7:30pm
TICKETS: FREE!
~Drinks sold at the Upstairs@Duplex bar~
Cookies provided by GF&CO ;-)
Not seen since the "Before Times"
Not seen since the "Before Times"
GF&CO is thrilled to bring our highly original adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ beloved classic poem back to the stage for the first time since 2019.
GF&CO is thrilled to bring our highly original adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ beloved classic poem back to the stage for the first time since 2019.
GF&CO's A Child's Xmas in Walez grew out of a yearly holiday tradition, begun in 2011, of reading the original poem aloud at our December Holiday Party .
GF&CO's A Child's Xmas in Walez grew out of a yearly holiday tradition, begun in 2011, of reading the original poem aloud at our December Holiday Party .
Over time, it's become our annual happy holiday, staged reading, event, adapted and abridged by GF&CO to highlight the magic of the holiday season as captured through Thomas' evocative poetry.
Over time, it's become our annual happy holiday, staged reading, event, adapted and abridged by GF&CO to highlight the magic of the holiday season as captured through Thomas' evocative poetry.
In GF&CO's adaptation, one actor reads the role of the mature D.Thomas looking back over his childhood memories, while four additional actors read a multitude of vivid and memorable characters that bring the adventures of the past to life.
In GF&CO's adaptation, one actor reads the role of the mature D.Thomas looking back over his childhood memories, while four additional actors read a multitude of vivid and memorable characters that bring the adventures of the past to life.
The result is a delightfully sweet "confection" for the season.
The result is a delightfully sweet "confection" for the season.
We suspect that our annual tradition might become one of your seasonal favorites just as it has become one of ours: a tasty treat in the spirit of the season!
We suspect that our annual tradition might become one of your seasonal favorites just as it has become one of ours: a tasty treat in the spirit of the season!
Bring yourself,
Bring yourself,
your friends,
your friends,
and your favorite Grinch
and your favorite Grinch
for a holiday beverage at the bar
for a holiday beverage at the bar
and some shared smiles!
and some shared smiles!
CAST 2022
CAST 2022
GF&CO Members:
GF&CO Members:
Ümit Celebi*, Sharahn LaRue*, Jens Rasmussen*
Ümit Celebi*, Sharahn LaRue*, Jens Rasmussen*
With Special Guests:
With Special Guests:
Dara Swisher & Jonny Maldonado
Dara Swisher & Jonny Maldonado
Conceived & Directed by Gia Forakis
Conceived & Directed by Gia Forakis
Assistant Director: Darya Gauthier
Assistant Director: Darya Gauthier
Production Stage Manager: Madison Williams
Production Stage Manager: Madison Williams
* Appearing Courtesy of Actors Equity Association
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This project is made possible from the support of the folks at
This project is made possible from the support of the folks at
and funding from
and funding from
The Yampolsky Foundation
The Yampolsky Foundation
It's going to be a Jolly XMAS this year!
It's going to be a Jolly XMAS this year!
PHOTO ABOVE WITH 2022 CAST
(L>R:) Dara Swisher, Sharahn LaRue, Jens Rasmussen, Jonny Maldonado, Ümit Celebi
MAY 2021
Our Video is INSTALLED at TheaterLab
Our Video is INSTALLED at TheaterLab
Come See it LIVE & IN PERSON
Come See it LIVE & IN PERSON
We are thrilled to announce
We are thrilled to announce
Our 3C video "This is Not a Cure..."
has been INSTALLED
and is ready for viewing
live and in person
in the
TheaterLab Gallery
357 West 36th St. 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018
as part of their reopening event,
Rhythms Routines Rituals.
Viewing is free.
Reservations are required.
DATES & TIMES of SHOWINGS:
SAT. May 8: Every 15min. btwn 4 - 6:00pm
SUN. May 9: Every 15min. btwn 12 - 6:00pm
MON. May 10: Every 15min. btwn 12 - 6:00pm
CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION
Viewings are limited to 5 people at a time
~Feel free to share this event with a friend~
We are honored to be included in this celebratory reopening event.
Make a reservation
and then come experience our video ceremony
~like we used to do in the before-times~
in the company of others!
With Gratitude from the Heart of Art
GF&CO
MARCH 2021
MARCH 2021
This is Not A Cure: A Ceremony for Healing
An entirely free, fully accessible, and wholly original
performance-based video ceremony
intended to bring a sense of healing from all forms of loss.
Please help the healing go viral...
Share Big. Share Often. Share Again.
Share Big. Share Often. Share Again.
A GF&CO Member Collaboration
A GF&CO Member Collaboration
Conceived & Directed
by Gia Forakis
Featuring GF&CO Members:
Featuring GF&CO Members:
Adam Boncz, Darya Gauthier, Sharahn LaRue, Randolph Curtis Rand,
Jens Rasmussen, Stephanie Regina, Juju Stulbach
Music:
Music:
Awakening
Composed & Performed by Katie Down ©. 2021
Bacocho Sunsets
By Undersea Poem ©. 2010
HELP THE HEALING GO VIRAL
HELP THE HEALING GO VIRAL
We are not charging tickets to view this video.
We are not charging tickets to view this video.
We are not using it as a fundraising tool.
We are not using it as a fundraising tool.
We are not making access password restricted.
We are not making access password restricted.
We ARE making this video ceremony entirely FREE and fully accessible beginning on MARCH 19 with the utmost desire to spread our 3C video to as many people as possible, all over the world!
We ARE making this video ceremony entirely FREE and fully accessible beginning on MARCH 19 with the utmost desire to spread our 3C video to as many people as possible, all over the world!
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Friday, March 19, 2021 marks GF&CO's 10 Year Anniversary. In honor of this date, and in recognition of the Spring Equinox and GF&CO's Founder & Artistic Director's Birthday, GF&CO will be launching, what we are calling, a 3C (Creative Collective Ceremony).
Friday, March 19, 2021 marks GF&CO's 10 Year Anniversary. In honor of this date, and in recognition of the Spring Equinox and GF&CO's Founder & Artistic Director's Birthday, GF&CO will be launching, what we are calling, a 3C (Creative Collective Ceremony).
WHAT ARE GF&CO 3Cs?
WHAT ARE GF&CO 3Cs?
3Cs are unique, collaboratively created, and entirely free ritual performances devised with the intention to offer a transporting experience into the sacred, mystical, and liminal realms of ceremony: ceremonies for awakening a vision of possibility and new beginnings through an encounter with the transcendent and transformative powers found in the ancient origins of art and performance.
3Cs are unique, collaboratively created, and entirely free ritual performances devised with the intention to offer a transporting experience into the sacred, mystical, and liminal realms of ceremony: ceremonies for awakening a vision of possibility and new beginnings through an encounter with the transcendent and transformative powers found in the ancient origins of art and performance.
WE INVITE YOU TO BE A PART OF OUR CEREMONY:
WE INVITE YOU TO BE A PART OF OUR CEREMONY:
We invite you to be an instrumental participant in this ceremony by sharing our video with your friends, your families, your networks, your social media followers, your email contacts, etc.
We invite you to be an instrumental participant in this ceremony by sharing our video with your friends, your families, your networks, your social media followers, your email contacts, etc.
Share Big. Share Often. Share Again.
Share Big. Share Often. Share Again.
Let us come together and begin to heal.
Let us come together and begin to heal.
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