Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Alan Rickman Will Take Part in The Flea's 2012-13 Season; Hamish Linklater's The Vandal Among Lineup By Michael Gioia 25 Jul 2012 (PLAYBILL)



The Flea Theater, under artistic director Jim Simpson and producing director Carol Ostrow, announced the lineup for its 2012-13 Off Off-Broadway season. Tony Award nominee Alan Rickman will star in the company's premiere of Krapp Hour.

Krapp Hour, an adaptation of Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape by Canadian poet Anne Carson, will premiere in late August. Rickman (Seminar) will star as Krapp in the production, which is a part of the Virtual Theater Collaborative, the NEA funding initiative — a partnering of video game technology and professional theatre productions to create a new medium for the performing arts. Rickman's live performance at the Flea will be adapted for use in a video game.

READ MORE:http://www.playbill.com/news/article/168398-Alan-Rickman-Will-Take-Part-in-The-Fleas-2012-13-Season-Hamish-Linklaters-The-Vandal-Among-Lineup

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