ACFNY RECOMMENDS | THEATER ARTHUR SCHNITZLER | PROFESSOR BERNHARDI TUESDAY JAN 31 - TUESDAY FEB 28 |
This staging of Austrian author Arthur Schnitzler's play Professor Bernhardi by the Marvell Repertory Theatre is the NEW YORK PREMIERE of one of the greatest theatrical masterpieces of the 20th century. BANNED for its frank portrayal of anti-Semitism in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century, it has only rarely been seen in the U.S., and never in an English translation in New York.
Vienna, 1900 - a pressure-cooker of politics, nationalism, and anti-Semitism. In a private medical clinic, the doctors jostle for power and status. Offstage, a young woman is dying of septic poisoning from a backstreet abortion. But thanks to a camphor injection, she's euphoric -- completely unaware of her impending doom. Professor Bernhardi, a highly respected surgeon and a Jew, decides to spare her the knowledge that she is dying. When the priest arrives to administer last rites, Bernhardi refuses him admittance. While the two clash, the girl dies, setting off a witch hunt that exposes the violent prejudices lurking beneath the city's glittering surface.
Featuring Sam L. Tsoutsouvas* as PROFESSOR BERNHARDI
And Joel Bernstein* | Yuval Boim* | Nathan Brisby* | Jonathan Cantor* | Marc Geller* | Kevin Gilmartin* | Chris Kipiniak* | Stass Klassen* | Christopher Lee* | Geddeth Smith*
Introducing Andrew Lemonier | Franz Quitt | Max Singer | Jill Usdan
Directed by Lenny Leibowitz | Scenic Design by Tijana Bjelajac | Costume Design by Susan Nester | Lighting Design by Nicholas Houfek Stage Management by Samantha Silver | Press Representation by Susan L. Schulman
For more information, please visit >> www.marvellrep.com
*An Equity approved showcase. These Equity members appear by special agreement with Actors' Equity Association.
VENUE
TBG Theatre
312 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018
For tickets, please visit www.marvellrep.com/tickets.asp
Or call 212-518-6085
