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The Barrow Group Theatre Company continues its 23rd season with a new adaptation of
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
By Henrik Ibsen
Adapted by Seth Barrish and K. Lorrel Manning
Directed by K. Lorrel Manning
The Barrow Group Theatre Company, the Drama Desk award-winning birthplace of this seasons Broadway hit A Steady Rain, and last seasons Off-Broadway hit The Temperamentals, continues their 23rd Anniversary Season with an innovative new translation and adaptation of Henrik Ibsens classic play ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, directed by K. Lorrel Manning, and adapted by Manning and TBG Artistic Director Seth Barrish.
â€ŔWe couldn’t be more excited to present this rarely produced Ibsen play in a fresh and timely new light. While holding true to the essential story of Enemy of the People, we have allowed for some radical changes including slimming down the cast size, eliminating the fifth act, smoothing out the language, and allowing women more prominent roles within the story, to name a few – to let the story to be as powerful as possible by contemporary standards.
Enemy of the People stars Edward Connors (The Lewinsky Tapes, Prison Stories), Larry Mitchell (The Departed, American Gangster, A Steady Rain at TBG), Katherine Neuman (Dream of a Blacklisted Actor), Myles OConnor (The Thickness of Skin, Eat the Runt), Clare Schmidt (Mentshn, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow), Eliza Foss (Pentecost at TBG, Ten Unknowns at LCT), Jeremy Folmer (The Fear Project), and Herbert Rubens (45 Seconds from Broadway, Band from Berlin, Requiem for a Heavyweight on Broadway).
Performances run Saturday, February 6th through Monday, March 8th.
The schedule is as follows: Friday thru Monday @ 8pm, Sunday @ 3pm
Tickets are $25 and available at www.smarttix.com or by calling 212-868-4444.
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BIOS
Seth Barrish (adaptation, co-artistic director and founder) is an award-winning director, actor, composer, and musical director whose work has been enjoyed internationally, Off-Broadway, and regionally. His directing credits include: Mike Birbiglias Sleepwalk With Me, David Edgars Pentecost (Drama Desk Nomination, BEST PLAY), Martin Morans The Tricky Part (Two Drama Desk Nominations, BEST PLAY & BEST SOLO SHOW, Obie Award), and Jon Marans Old Wicked Songs (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award & Garland Award for Best Direction, Pulitzer Prize Nomination), Thy Kingdoms Coming, Lonely Planet, Good (Straw Hat Award for Best Direction), Ghost in the Machine, Tales From Hollywood, Greetings, Beau Jest, Three Sisters, and When You Comin Back Red Ryder?. He has worked at many notable theatres including The Intiman, The Promenade, McCarter, Long Wharf, Sundance Theatre Lab, The Geffen Playhouse, The Asolo Performing Arts Center, The Bleecker Street Theater, Playhouse 91, La Mama E.T.C., The Perry Street Theatre, Capital Rep, Shakespeare & Co., and The Barrow Group, and has made numerous film and television appearances. Mr. Barrish is a Master Teacher at The Barrow Group School, continuing to educate and inspire a multitude of working and student actors. He has also served as a Master Teacher at the International Directors Symposium in Spoleto, Italy. He is author of the book An Actors Companion 99 Bits of Craft.
K. Lorrel Manning (adaptation and director) just finished shooting the feature film Happy New Year, which he wrote and directed, based on his award-winning short film of the same title. His additional works include, A&J Rule the Universe, a prelude to the Columbine massacre, which ran Off-Broadway in 2006, and Wool, for which he was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) fellowship. Mannings plays have been developed at theatres throughout New York City, including the Roundabout, the Rattlestick and the Barrow Group. He is a co-founder (with Michael Cuomo) of One Light Left, a full-service production company dedicated to telling stories that would otherwise go unheard, and he is the lead singer of the rock band, La Res (www.vivelares.com). He holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University.
Edward Connors (John Aslaksen) Edward studied with Seth Barrish and has appeared with The Barrow Group in its Short Stuff I and IV workshop productions, in works by Joe DiPietro and Barbara Lindsay, as well as in excerpts of John Spellos’s Feet of Clay at the John Houseman Theatre in A Tribute to Atrhur Cantor and in numerous versions of Outcast Production’s ongoing workshop of Sex, which originated as part of the Reading Series at The Barrow Group. He has performed at the 78th Street Theatre Lab in Laura Strausfeld’s The Lewinsky Tapes, Theatre for the New City and La Mama in S. Heidi Arbiter’s Prison Stories, the Theatre at Holy Cross in Stephanie Griffin’s Trouble in Paradise, JB Priestly’s Dangerous Corner for Steppin Out Rep, Kafka’s The Trial at the Horace Mann Theatre, and Holding Hands for the HB Playwrights Foundation.
Jeremy Folmer (Greg Billings) was last seen in The Fear Project with TBG. Other TBG projects: Stop Kiss, The Fall Feature, Short Stuff II, Short Stuff III. New York theatre: The Baby Dance, A Phoenix Too Frequent, The Gingham Dog, Scooter Thomas Makes it to the Top of the World, The Region of Shadows, Siren Song of Stephen J. Gould. Regional theatre: Hamlet, Hair, Oklahoma, The Way of the World, The Lower Depths, and Camille. In addition to theatre Jeremy has appeared in a few independent films as well as â€ŔThe Guiding Light, â€ŔAll My Children and â€ŔAs the World Turns. Jeremy has been a part of TBG community since 1997. B.F.A. from USC. His greatest accomplishment Emma his 5 ½ year old daughter.
Eliza Foss (Linda Hovstad) NY Stage: Heart of City (Theater at 30th Street); Pentecost and Natural Selection (The Barrow Group); Ten Unknowns (Lincoln Center); Beau Jest (Lamb’s Theater) and Coriolanus (The Public Theater). Regional: The Mercy Seat (Stamford Theatre Works), Dinner with Friends (Hartford Theatreworks), The Road to Mecca (Portland Stage), The Diary of Anne Frank (Cleveland Playhouse) and The Company of Women (TheatreVirginia) T.V: â€ŔLaw & Order, â€ŔLaw & Order SVU. Film: Split Ends, Chutney Popcorn.
Katherine Neuman (Catherine Stockmann) is very happy to be back at The Barrow Group. Previous TBG appearances include Short Stuff and Dream of a Blacklisted Actor, and she is a proud member of FAB Women, TGBs new development group. She has also appeared in productions at New York Shakespeare Festival, Ensemble Studio Theater, Primary Stages, Soho Rep, MTC, The Jewish Rep, and The Toybox Theater Company, among others. She has worked with such regional theaters as The Long Wharf, The Philadelphia Theater Company, Florida Rep, The Renegade Theater, etc. TV work includes â€ŔAll My Children â€ŔGuiding Light (R.I.P.), and â€ŔTales From the Darkside. She was featured in the Miramax film Playing for Keeps. Much love and many, many thanks to David and Elias for all their love and support.
Clare Schmidt (Petra Stockman) originally hails from Bellingham Washington. She moved to Ohio for school, and graduated from Otterbein College with her BFA last year. Since graduation she has worked as an understudy at the, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, and has been seen in Mentshn (New Worlds Theatre Project), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (The Red Door Theatre Company), along with various short films, and commercials.
About the Author
Article Bio:
The Theatre Company is a non-profit theater organization that serves as an artistic home for some of New York’s finest actors, directors, playwrights and designers
The Theatre Company (recipient of the 1995 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Off-Off Broadway Theatre Company) is a non-profit, resident theatre ensemble of actors, directors, playwrights, and designers based in New York City.
Founded in 1986, The Theatre Company has earned the support of the Billy Rose Foundation, the Greenwall Foundation, the NEA, the NY State Council on the Arts, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and the Shubert Foundation. The Barrow Group has also enrolled the active support of Kathy Bates, Terrence McNally, Lanford Wilson, and Craig Lucas among others.
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Teaching English As A Second Language To Children
Why People TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language)
TEFL, on paper, is perfect: an exciting career, a chance to see the world, a life full of fresh faces, opportunities and experiences. But, in reality, life at home holds people back: jobs, cars, family, friends, house, age, personal circumstances… so what is it exactly that makes people put all that on hold, get TEFL certified and jet off into the sunset? We asked some of our TEFL graduates what made them take the plunge…
1. To fund travel
It’s a happy coincidence that the countries with the highest demand for EFL teachers (China, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Ecuador to name a few) are some of the best places in the world to visit. TEFL means you can travel without having to save up a small fortune before leaving, and you get the added bonus of experiencing more of a country than you would as a tourist.
Alice McBrearty, 26, from Aberdeen, said: “I made the biggest decision of my life on a cold, dark February morning; stuck in the library doing an essay for the third year of my degree, I decided that instead of returning to university after the summer to do an Honours year, I would go on an adventure!
“Yet with only part of my student loan left, I had little more than enough money to cover a return flight. Then I discovered that the high demand for English teachers in Thailand often encourages backpackers to teach while, during or after they travel”
Alice spent six months combining teaching with seeing Thailand’s highlights and says teaching English “is a great opportunity to work and save money while getting to know the country and its people from the inside, as a worker and not simply a tourist.”
2. To escape a dead-end job
According to research by VSO (Volunteer Services Overseas), a massive 40% of British workers feel like they’re stagnating professionally. During a recession it’s easy to think that you’re lucky to have any job, even if you hate it, but you’re wrong to think that there aren’t any opportunities out there. With around 20,000 vacancies posted online every month, TEFL is the perfect escape route for anyone who spends their days staring out of the window at work wishing they were somewhere else!
Robert Clarke, 22, said: “I had become bored with working in an office in central London, getting up every morning to go to a dead-end job. I wanted to travel and see the world! What better way than get paid at the same time as seeing Asia!”
Robert’s now teaching 8-16 year olds near Jakarta in Indonesia and describes living there as “fantastic”!
3. To take on new challenges
If you’re after a challenge to take you out of your comfort zone, it doesn’t get much hairier than flying half way around the world to stand in front of a class of rowdy students! And by taking on and overcoming a massive challenge abroad you’ll find everything at home afterwards feels like a doddle!
Kathleen Kane, 46, from Glasgow, said: “I decided to do the China Internship because I got to the time of my life when I wanted to try something new and do something out of my comfort zone. This program seemed to give me the challenge I needed.”
Kathleen is now teaching teenagers and young adults at a school in Inner Mongolia on i-to-i’s Teach in China Internship.
4. To get out of the rat race
Stressed? Join the 442,00 other people in Britain who suffer from serious work-related stress. There is another way though – TEFL is as far from the rat race as you can get, with every day throwing up new opportunities, faces and challenges.
Nazia Anwar, 26, from Lancashire, said: “I hate repetition and mundane stuff and that described my job. I had strains in my personal life too and was ready to break away and travel. I just had to find a way to pay for it.”
Nazia headed out to teach English at a private language school in Turkey. Speaking about the benefits of TEFL, she said “I’ve always been independent but to achieve this has given me a different kind of confidence.”
5. To improve career chances
Teaching English abroad is not only a fantastic opportunity to see the world, it can also help you to find work once you get home too. After a stint teaching English abroad you’ll be able to wow prospective employers with your improved interpersonal, leadership and communication skills!
Jozanda Parkinson, 26, from Preston, said: “I was a primary school teacher in my first year of teaching and was finding it difficult to find another job for when my training year finished. I wanted to work abroad, having worked for a children’s holiday company for 2 years in France before training to be a teacher. So I knew I enjoyed that, but also wanted to do something that would help me in my career.”
Jozanda is now teaching 6-7 year olds in Shanghai on our Teach in China Internship. As well as getting a change of scenery, Jozanda thinks her experience will stand her in good stead for the future: “I think teaching in China has given me valuable tools which I can use when I come back to teach in the UK, as well as valuable life-skills adjusting to life in a non-western country!”
6. To make a dream a reality
Sometimes you spend your whole life thinking you should be somewhere else, but fate (not to mention money, family, friends, jobs, houses etc) seems to hold you back. If you’ve always wanted to travel, or teach or both, don’t let life hold you back – take a deep breath and go for it!
Alice Pepper, from Kent, said: “I’ve always wanted to teach English abroad and in everything that I’ve done at the back of my mind I’ve always thought I should be somewhere else, teaching. When I got the email from i-to-i regarding the China internship I just knew I had to apply. It seemed so perfect for me, especially as I don’t have a degree, to learn and teach and get a lot of experience. I knew I needed to do this, instead of dreaming of doing it. That was my motivation, to make it real.”
Alice is going to be heading out to China in February on the second round of Teach in China Internships, where she’ll earn £1,300 while racking up 300 hours of teaching experience. She hopes “I can prove to myself that I am able to do this, and that I can make a difference. To learn to live in another culture and be able to adapt mine.”
Want to join them?
It’s easier (and cheaper) than most people think to get TEFL certified and teach English abroad. For details on how to get there visit http://www.onlinetefl.com/.
About the Author
I’m totally passionate about travel, it’s been my life and work for a good few years! My travel adventures haven’t really been about seeing monuments etc but far more about people and getting off the beaten track. Even in a country that has large numbers of tourists you can still find hidden places if you look hard enough, living and working in country gives you such a different perception of it and more of a chance to absorb the local culture. I would like to share my many experiences and offer a little advice if I can to fellow travellers or anyone who is just about to set off on a life changing trip!
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How Young Children Learn
Sunday school teachers from as far back as anyone can remember have used bible story crafts to engage the hearts and minds of their little pupils and teach them about the bible. Everything from hand puppets to paper chains possess the ability to assist teachers in their mission to make the bible fun and relevant. Crafts are an effective way to teach young children for three reasons. First, many children learn better if they can be active participants in the lesson they are learning. Second, young children have notoriously short attention spans and crafts can help them to stay focused for longer periods of time. Third and last, crafts allow teachers to decorate their Sunday school space and allow them to send something home with children that can possibly teach and edify their parents.
Active Participants Learn More
Some children learn through primarily auditory means, while others learn visually and still others learn in a more tactile manner. Bible story crafts help children of all learning slants to be able to fully absorb and grasp the accounts their teachers share from the bible. The many colors and textures they are working with help them to associate words with something tangible and often they will form more pleasant associations with bible stories if they have a craft to engage in while it is being told.
Keep Them Zeroed In
A class of five two year olds can often equal a class running in five different directions. This can drain Sunday school teachers and make it difficult to teach. Bible story crafts allow teachers to counter young children’s tendency to wander by giving them a project that allows them to perform various actions within one central zone. If little Becky gets bored coloring, she can reach for the paste or the scissors instead. In addition, crafts often have several steps involved in their completion. This means that every minute or so provides young students with a brand new objective to focus on. This greatly increases the amount of time a young Sunday school pupil is able to sit in one spot while his or her teacher shares the bible story.
The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Bible story crafts often have a scripture verse written on them or a very self-explanatory theme. In addition, projects made by children are often very colorful and creative. Therefore, teachers either can put their student’s work on display in the classroom as decorative accents or can send them home with children to be put on their parents refrigerators and on the walls of their homes and offices. Here they will be on display for many people that will be exposed to one of the many stories of Jesus’ life on earth.
The bible tells adults to train a child up in the way they should go, so that when they are old they will not depart from it. Crafts provide Sunday school teachers with an age appropriate tool in order to accomplish that task in a way that is fun, meaningful and memorable.
Matthew Finn is an accomplished niche website developer and author.
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