![]() ![]() This project is a collaboration with the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, the Keene State College Sidore Lecture Series, and is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Expeditions program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the six New England state arts agencies. One of his projects includes his representation of Otto Frank, a white Jewish German man and father of Anne Frank. Roger Guenveur Smith has co-starred in several Spike Lee movies, acted opposite Denzel Washington in Ridley Scott's film 'American Gangster' and currently can be seen in the acclaimed historical drama 'Till.' A graduate of the Yale School of Drama where. ![]() Performing History debrief discussion at Cohen Center with Roger Guenveur Smith 24 and 25, Birmingham-Southern hosted writer, actor, and director Roger Guenveur Smith for a series of virtual talks as part of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program. Direct from NYC, one-man show 'Otto Frank' brings story of Anne Frank's father to OKC.Post-show talkback and reception with Roger Guenveur Smith.How does one simultaneously serve the living and the dead, and at what cost? In collaboration with sound designer Marc Anthony Thompson, Smith interrogates our present moment through a rigorous examination of our not-so-distant past ![]() Berkeley, CA actor Roger Guenveur Smith wrote and stars in this solo show inspired by Anne Franks father. As a steward of his daughter’s legacy, Frank navigated loss, adolescent ambition, and the criticism of those who questioned his motivations, the authenticity of the diary, and even the Holocaust itself. Otto Frank at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Roger Guenveur Smith’s solo performance of Otto Frank, inspired by the father of diarist Anne Frank, is the latest in a remarkable body of work for stage and screen which he has devised as an Obie and Peabody Award-winning actor, writer, and director. Roger Guenveur Smith has been inspired by Otto Frank, father of diarist Anne Frank, to create a solo performance informed by both tragedy and triumph. Roger Guenveur Smith: Otto Frank Thursday, November 18 7:30 pm Theater. Smith (credits include Do the Right Thing, The Birth of a Nation, Rodney King) blends the historical and performative in a piece about the man who lives on past loss to share his family’s experiences and memories through his daughter’s famous diary. Inspired by research initiated at Keene State College, and presented as a Sidore Lecture performance in conjunction with the 36th anniversary of the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The play follows two friends who have a falling out on social media, exploring how queerness, Black culture, and appropriation affect us in real life and online.Īdditional multi-person shows include Plexus Polaire’s adaptation of Moby Dick with 50 (!!) puppets Annie Saunders and Becca Wolff’s Our Country, combining Antigone and stories from the Wild West Ahmed Moneka, Jesse LaVercombe and Seth Bockley’s King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild, which traces Moneka’s journey out of obscurity Jessica L Hagan’s Queens of Sheeba, loosely inspired by DSTRKT nightspot incident of 2015 and Richard Maxwell’s Field of Mars, a two-act play of epic scope about humanity.Acclaimed stage and screen actor Roger Guenveur Smith returns to Keene with a stirring new solo performance piece exploring the story and legacy of Anne Frank’s father, Otto Frank. It’s a fun and affordable experience for anyone looking for a winter adventure into the downtown theater scene.īelow, we round up all of the offerings in an attempt to give theatre lovers a preview of what they can check out next month.įor sure, the buzziest production of this year’s festival is Jasmine Lee-Jones’ seven methods of killing kylie jenner, which previously played in London last year. After a long wait, the Under the Radar Festival is back, baby! Known for its innovative shows to kick off the new year, UTR will begin January 4 and run through the end of the month, playing at The Public, as well as Joe’s Pub, BAM, Chelsea Factory, La MaMa, the NYPL, and NYU Skirball.įor anyone who’s never been, Under the Radar is essentially NYC’s response to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (albeit on a much smaller scale). ![]()
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