Malaparte (theater company)

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Formation 1991; 26 years ago (1991) Type Non-profit theatre company Location New York City, New York, United States

Malaparte was an American non-profit theater company based in New York City, New York.

History

It was founded by a group of actors including Ethan Hawke and Steve Zahn in 1991. Hawke wound the group up in 2000 to give the actors time to bring up their families.

Productions include:

A Joke

adapted from Ma non e una cosa seria by Luigi Pirandello by Keith Bunin; directed by Keith Bunin

with Kevin Breznahan, Cara Buono, Nadia Dajani, Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke, Linda Larkin, Cynthia Nixon, Austin Pendleton, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Jose Zuniga

produced by Ami Armstrong

October 9–31, 1992 (Sanford Meisner Theatre)

Wild Dogs!

by Daniel Rubin; directed by Ethan Hawke

with Amelia Campbell, Isabel Gillies, Josh Hamilton, Jenny Robertson, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Steve Zahn

produced by Ami Armstrong

December 1993 (Theatre Row Theatre)

Acoustic Night

(a coffeehouse)

December 21, 1993 (Theatre Row Theatre)

Good Evening

by Dudley Moore and Peter Cook; directed by James Waterston

with Robert Sean Leonard and Frank Whaley

produced by Ami Armstrong

December 30–31, 1993 (Theatre Row Theatre)

Sons and Fathers

by Jonathan Marc Sherman; directed by Nicholas Martin

with Calista Flockhart, Peter Frechette, Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke and Jenny Robertson

produced by Ami Armstrong

January 1994 (Theatre Row Theatre)

It Changes Every Year

by Jon Robin Baitz; directed by Nicholas Martin

with Brooks Ashmanskas, Linda Atkinson, Nadia Dajani, Dana Ivey and Steve Zahn

produced by Ami Armstrong

January 1994 (Theatre Row Theatre)

Veins and Thumbtacks

by Jonathan Marc Sherman; directed by Ethan Hawke

with Nicole Burdette, Lynn Cohen, Jenny Matthews, Jenny Robertson, Callie Thorne, Matthew Weiss, Frank Whaley and Jose Zuniga

October 1994 (Theatre Row Theatre)

Hesh

by Matthew Weiss; directed by Frank Pugliese

with Nadia Dajani, Ned Eisenberg, Ethan Hawke, Frank Whaley and Missy Yager

November 1994 (Theatre Row Theatre)

'The Great Unwashed

by Nicole Burdette; directed by Max Mayer

with Lynn Cohen, Peter Frechette, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Nick Phelps, Martha Plimpton, Jenny Robertson, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Frank Whaley

November 18 – December 4, 1994 (Theatre Row Theatre)

References

Malaparte (theater company) Wikipedia

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