Thank you to our Host Committee:
J.J. and Jackie Bell
Hugo Burnham
Lindsay & Garth Greimann
Judith & Harry Hoglander
Scott Smith & Chris Hadley
Sally D. Jackson
William Taylor
Peter Van Demark
Susanna Natti & Alan Willsky
One-Night Only Staged Reading
RED
by John Logan
Directed by Kate Cherry
You know Mark Rothko’s artwork; now witness a pivotal moment in his career in this exclusive staged reading of John Logan’s Tony Award-winning play RED at Gloucester Stage. Directed by internationally acclaimed theatre and opera director Kate Cherry, RED is set in Rothko’s studio in the late 1950’s as the artist grapples with a commission to create a series of murals for NYC’s Four Seasons restaurant. Conflicted by the commission and at odds with his conscience, Rothko makes a decision that is still discussed in art circles today.
Gourmet Offerings and Complimentary Bar
Reading will take place Friday, August 7th from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Natti-Willsky Performance Center – 267 East Main Street, Gloucester.
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Gold Sponsor
$2,500
6 Tickets and a donation to Gloucester Stage
Recognition on Stage, Signage & Web
Silver Sponsor
$1,500
4 Tickets and a donation to Gloucester Stage
Recognition on Signage & Web
Critical Praise for Red by John Logan
“Red captures the dynamic relationship between an artist and his creations.”
“Brilliant”
“Riveting”
Meet the Creative Team
John Logan / Playwright
John Logan is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. He has received rave reviews for his plays Never the Sinner, about the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, and Hauptman, about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. RED, which premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London and the Golden Theatre on Broadway, won Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Olivier awards for best play, as well as six Tony Awards, the most of any play. Mr. Logan’s prolific work as a screenwriter includes Any Given Sunday, RKO 281, The Last Samurai, Gladiator, The Aviator, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Skyfall. In 2013 Mr. Logan premiered two new plays: Peter and Alice and I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers.
Kate Cherry / Director
Kate Cherry is an internationally acclaimed theater and opera director who has received numerous awards, nominations and accolades during her career, with over 70 professional productions across Australia, U.S.A., New Zealand and Asia. She has served as the Artistic Director/Co-CEO of the Black Swan State Theatre Company and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia. During her time in the US, Kate was an inaugural member of Lincoln Center Theatre’s Directors Lab, a New York Drama League Directing Fellow, and produced works for many American theatres, including the American Conservatory Theatre, New York’s Ensemble Theatre and California’s Shakespeare Festival.
Meet the Cast
Michael Hammond* / Mark Rothko
Michael Hammond is an actor, director, playwright, teacher, and singer/songwriter. He was a member of Boston University’s School of Theatre faculty for many years, and prior to Boston University, worked for many years at Shakespeare & Company, finally serving there as associate artistic director. He is currently a member of Shakespeare & Company’s faculty. He has appeared as an actor on Broadway, and at various regional theaters. Two of his more recent live performances: a collaboration entitled The Cattle, presented at Douglas Dunn’s studio in New York City; and a presentation of his tribute to late friend and collaborator Steve Haferbier, entitled Gone Before, Cont’d, at the Becket Arts Center in Becket, MA. Michael’s podcast, entitled Ezra Speaks, is currently available on major podcast platforms.
David Staats / Ken
David Staats is an actor hailing from El Dorado, Kansas. After studying Acting at Emerson College in Boston, he now resides in New York City. He is incredibly humbled, and deeply honored to have the opportunity to be in front of you today.