Support Free Theater in Prospect Park and enjoy a night of spectacular entertainment and joyful partying at our opening night of The Miser!
Friday May 3, at 6 pm - 11pm
Performance will begin at 7:30 pm
Tax deductible EARLY BIRD Tickets and GENERAL tickets will include:
- A pre-show cocktail as the sun sets on the lake in Prospect Park, with bubbly and light hors-d'oeuvres.
- The Opening night performance
- A post-show party with the cast and crew (food and drinks will be served)
Tax Deductible BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD and PLATINUM Tickets will include:
At the BRONZE level, you will receive 1 ticket and 1 entry into the raffle.**
At the SILVER level, you will receive 2 tickets and 3 entries into the raffle.**
At the GOLD level, you will receive 3 tickets and 7 entries into the raffle.**
At the PLATINUM level, you will receive 4 tickets and 10 entries into the raffle.**
*valid for a year and subject to blackout dates.
**only the purchaser will be entered into the raffle, the guests who attend as part of the other tickets will not be entered into the raffle. For example, if John Doe purchases the PLATINUM level ticket and invites friends, only John Doe will be entered into the raffle 10 times, the friends invited will not.
Please note: If you purchase a BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD or PLATINUM ticket that includes multiple tickets and do not know who you will bring, you may enter the purchaser name for each ticket.
A WARM THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS:
THE MISER
Translated and adapted by David Chambers
Directed by Lucie Tiberghien
Starring MaYaa Boateng, Alana Raquel Bowers, Francesca Faridany, Lisa Gorlitsky, Lakisha May, Ismenia Mendes, Daniel Pearce, Calvin Leon Smith, and more to be announced!
Creative team: Producer: Garth Belcon
, Set: Marie Yokoyama
, Lights: Stoli Stolnack,
Costumes: Jessica Irvin, Composer: Paul Brill
Step into a world of biting absurdity and timeless truths with Molière in the Park's The Miser, re-imagined for today's world.
With this production, MIP will once again reinvent Molière for today's world while also keeping with our desire to stay true to the original French. We will both lean into non-traditional casting choices, including casting women in male roles and swapping genders, to highlight persistent biases, deconstruct existing power dynamics, and look into the barrel of existential paranoia and greed. Additionally, with the permission of David Chambers, certain passages will be revised employing direct translation from the original French.
The Story
Harpagon, a newly widowed geezer, consumed by fear of losing his wealth, will do anything to save his fortune. When he announces that he has found love again and is ready to wed, the ultimate rebellion begins. Through a series of outlandish events and misunderstandings, the entire household is forced to face the true cost of Harpagon’s folly.
Produced by Molière in the Park, in partnership with LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park Alliance and in collaboration with The Brooklyn Public Library.
THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Thank you to all of our donors!
Including: New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Evelyn Sharp Foundation, The American Society of The French Legion of Honor.
Angel Producer: Thomas Kail. Season Producer: Samira Wiley. Visionary Producers: Jon and Elizabeth Weiswasser, and Sybilla and Alex Balskanski, and Carter Redwood. Executive Producers: Puth Family Foundation, Stephan Haimo and Veronica Bulgari, Nikola and Dana Duravcevic, Mimi O'Donnell. Producers: Mary Vines
Sponsors: The Araca Group, The Ryan and Ryan Team
We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS, SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear on this program.
