PLAYWRIGHT / DIRECTOR
Magic Futurebox in Sunset Park, Brooklyn 2012
Produced by Carly Hoogendyk in association with Hole In the Sky Productions
Costumes by Nessa Norich, Set by Sofia Belenky and Chriton Atkinson, Lighting by Mike Faba, Projections by Gene Kogan
Devised with the Cast: David Gerson, Daniel Wilcox, Micah Stinson, Marguerite Van Cook, Caitlin Harrity, Colin Summers, Stephan Hershey, Chas Carey
2012 New Orleans Fringe Festival
Cast: Ben Otto, Marguerite Van Cook, Chas Carey, Jordan Barbour, Rick Busser, Sara Jannat, Akku Kulhari
"The most innovative, gripping and intriguing version of Hamlet that I've seen to date. "
- The Huffington Post
"Nessa Norich [is] an innovative theatrical force emerging from France's Jacques Lecoq International School of Theatre...
"contemporaneous and electrifyingly involving"
"The Rub also shows a freedom of conception that to me is the essence of Art."
- The Hooded Utilitarian
THE RUB was chosen as one of four top shows out of 69 of the NEW ORLEANS FRINGE by THE GAMBIT:
"The fusion of popular culture and tragedy hits a brilliant note."
"One doesn't need to know or like the original tragedy to enjoy this show."
"A torrent of visuals and tones grace the floor of the Den of Muses, an appropriate setting for the whimsical pop-culture references and cracked-mirror view of the world that the work embodies."
- The Defender