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“All The World’s A Grave”--WORLD PREMIERE
(“After a 400 year wait, it’s Shakespeare’s Newest Play!”)
By best-selling author John Reed
 We are delighted to have been selected by best selling author John Reed to debut this, his first play, prior to its' autumn launch by Penguin Press. Reed, who has written 4 novels as well as stories for such prestigious magazines as Playboy, New York Press and Time Out NYC, bills the play as “Shakespeare’s newest work” because all of the words were supplied by the Bard. In a clever twist, Reed deconstructed every famous Shakespearean tragedy, character and speech and re-combined and reinterpreted them in a fresh and innovative way that breathes new life into the 400 year old works. The play will be rehearsed in Waterville Valley during Theatre Under The Stars upcoming summer season, with a special preview presentation on the company’s beautiful outdoor stage before moving on to its' world premiere run in New York City August 30th & 31st. “All The World’s A Grave” follows the story of Hamlet, prince of Bohemia, at war to win the hand of Juliet, whose father is Lear, King of Aquitaine. Aided by his friends Iago and Romeo, they are victorious. His new bride at his side, Hamlet returns home to discover that his father is dead and his new stepfather is his uncle, Macbeth. Interweaving characters, speeches and plot points from Macbeth, King Lear, Othello, Henry V, Romeo and Juliet and (of course) Hamlet, it is a witty and stunning new take on the old plays that promises “this ain’t your Momma’s Shakespeare!”
WORLD PREMIERE
at the New York Marble Cemetery
("Bare Bones Bard at their best above, bare bones buried at their rest below")
IN BENEFIT OF
THE AXIS-ABILITY YOUTH THEATRE CAMPS FOR THE DISABLED
(“Breaking down barriers while building up walls”)
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with NY Marble Cemetery on a benefit for the Axis-Ability Theatre Camps for youth with disabilities. One of the few professional theatres in the US to integrate performers and youth with disabilities into our critically-acclaimed professional company and our renowned youth theatre camps, all monies raised during the World Premiere week-end will go in benefit of scholarships to our theatre workshops for children with disabilities. As well, a portion of the proceeds will go towards Marble Cemetery’s “Twenty First Century Restoration Fund” to re-build the crumbling walls. The Axis-Ability Workshops (“the creative hub with ability at the center”) gives young people stigmatized and marginalized by disability a chance to develop public speaking skills, self confidence and a sense of achievement in a caring, supportive and fun atmosphere.
Performances Saturday & Sunday, August 30th & 31st - PG13 Rated
House Opens at 4:30 pm for pre-show picnics, Time: 5:30pm (Sharp!)
Tickets: $25 (tax-deductible and non-refundable)
Location: New York Marble Cemetery
 Pass through two pairs of locked iron gates and a secret garden appears. This is the New York Marble Cemetery. Established in 1830, it is the oldest public, non-sectarian resting place in New York City. And "restful" it is! As you walk in, you will immediately notice that the din of the city dies down. The design of the burial ground is unique. Instead of graves with individual stones, solid marble vaults lie underneath the grassy half acre. Marble plaques set into the long stone walls that border the cemetery bear the names o f its’ inhabitants below. A New York City landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places, its’ famous citizens include many notables from the early 19th century-- Benjamin Wright (the father of American civil engineering), James Tallmadge (Congressman and President of NYU), Aaron Clark, (NY’s first Whig Mayor), Uriah Scribner (of the publishing family) and M. Van Schaick (Councilman and Founder of New York University)--all are interred here along with 2,070 others.
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