CHRISTOPHER CARTMILL: News

Christopher hosts a reading of Michael Milligan's new play, PHAETON.

Christopher Cartmill spent the weekend working with extraordinary musicians Betti Xiang (erhu), Omar Al Musfi (percussion) and Kinan Abu Afash at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Make plans for the premiere of Cartmill's new play - this March at New York's Access Theater. Directed by Yuval Hadadi.

On Monday, 2 October 2006 Christopher directs and the writer's collective GROOP curates an evening of readings to benefit the Hancock County Library. The readings will include the works of Faulkner, Williams, Armstrong and the live a capella vocals of Derrick McQueen. Actors reading that night will include Michelle Hurst, Kathleen Chalfant, Jay O. Sanders, among others. The reading takes place at the Chashama space, 217 East 42nd. $15 suggested donation.

Christopher gives four performances in one day to help kick off the Art Institute of Chicago's SILK ROAD Project. 30 September 2006 will be a day of extraordinary events at the AIC which will kick off a year long exploration of the Silk Road. Also performing will be Krithika Rajagopalan and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. Look for Christopher at the following events;
10:30am in Price Auditorium: WE'RE RIDING ON A CARAVAN
12:30pm in Price: TIME TRAVELLERS
1pm in Price: DRAGON'S IN THE MIST
2:30pm in Fullerton Auditorium:
PERSIA, MAJESTY AND RIDERS

The adaptation of Washington Irving's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW is now available through Playscripts Inc. Go to www.playscripts.com and you'll find it!

Christopher plays Larry in a reading of Frances C. Jones film adaptation of Wallace Stegner's CROSSING TO SAFETY with Kathleen O'Grady and Elizabeth Berkley. At New York's famed Player's Club.

Rough Magic Productions presents and Laura Kendall directs
THE END OF . . .

June 8,9,10,15,16 and 17 at 7:30pm

Rough Magic is launching an annual summer new work festival entitled ‘GO’ at the Loft at the Mill this June.  This festival is an opportunity to view original work  
 
New Rough Magic Artistic Director Jack Carpenter wants to focus on creating original theatre for Lincoln.  “The purpose of GO is to create opportunities to showcase the talent we have of every medium in our hometown.  We are the only theatre company in Lincoln whose mission is to develop the unique artistic voice of Nebraska; that’s what Rough Magic and GO is all about,” says Carpenter. 
 
with an additional performance at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9 and June 16.

The production features an ensemble cast of Lindsay Cooke, Matt Gee, Mike Goode, Lacey Hannan, Brok Kerbrat, Laura Kendall, Sean McGill, Rachael Miller, Eric Ojeda, Rebecca Reineke, Whitney Rhodes, and John Ryan.  Directors include Noelle Bohaty, Joel Egger, Mary Gaetz, Laura Kendall, Jen Lukas and Gregory Peters.  Featured playwrights are Christopher Cartmill, Jody Christopherson, Jack Loscutoff, Andrew Marshall and Gregory Peters. 
 

The feature film: "No Retreat From Destiny: The Battle That Rescued Washington" has just been released on DVD nation-wide!  March 10th is the official release date.  It's 106 minutes long, and the DVD has nearly 2 hours of extras...
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOK5vC0hCbw  
http://www.lionheart-filmworks.com  

Christopher begins as an instructor at NYU's Gallatin School. His full class is ROMANTICS AND REVOLUTIONARIES. A investigation of theatricality in the late 18th and early 19th century.

Christopher portrays the philosopher Nietzsche — the compelling language of Nietzche's masterpiece ZARATHUSTRA, along with excerpts from his letters and diaries, adapted by scholar James Melo. Works by some of the greatest Romantic composers, the enchanting sounds of a children's chorus, baritone and instrumental interludes. Brahms's 'Four Serious Songs,' Wolf's 'Prometheus' and Liszt's dramatic recitation 'The Sad Monk.'

Community Dance Connection Theatre of Lexington, Virginia performs "A Dream I Had"; including Christopher Cartmill's short work ON THE PECULIARITY OF FEELING, as well as spoken word work by Jennifer Wise.

Christopher Cartmill and GAD'S HILL with SASHA SOREFF DANCER THEATER present THE DANCER WHO WORE SNEAKERS AND OTHER TALES: An Evening of Dance Theater choreographed, written and directed by Sasha Soreff with original music by Matt Stine and Cody Owen Stine.

Presented December 2, 3 and 4 at the Citigroup Theater of the Alvin Ailey Studios, NYC

Relive the dramatic final days of Tolstoy's life. A narrative based on diaries and letters of Tolstoy and his wife, combined with excerpts from THE DEATH OF IVAN ILYCH, recounts his final journey. The text, intertwined with Rachmaninoff's music for violin, cello and piano creates a theatrical concert that epitomizes Russian tragedy and soulfulness.

Vesselin Gellev, violin; Borislav Strulev, cello; Eve Wolf, piano

Jonathan Epstein as Count Leo Tolstoy
Ariel Bock as Countess Sofya Tolstoy
and
Christopher Cartmill as the narrator, Peter Ivanovich, and the young Tolstoy

Directed by Donald T. Sanders

The Balam Dance Theatre's 25th Anniversary performance was a triumph. The ensemble shined and THE HAUNTING OF LADY M. began what's hoped to be an on-going collaboration.

Christopher got to perform for about 700 students, pre-K to 5th grade, telling tales from East Indian mythology and art as well as exploring the animal kingdom.
The students were rapt and full of energy, asking questions like;
'My soccer team is called the comets." It didn't matter that it wasn't a question and had nothing to do with the topic because everyone was having a good time.
They made a play and got good practice with their looking goggles. And happy birthday to Marjorie.

A small invited reading of THE ROBBERS OF MADDERBLOOM was a great success at the Producer's Club.

Performed for members of the Washington and Lee University faculty and students visiting New York City.

Faculty/Staff: Rob Mish (Director of the Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts), Susan Wager (Assistant Director/Lenfest), Owen Collins (Professor of Theater), Jennifer Anderson (Technical Director, Lenfest Center) and Cathy McElhannon (Theater staff).
Students: Paige Smith, Jonathan Sturtz, Mary Guy, Blair McCartney, Eddie Greco.

with performers Ken Bolden, Duane Noch, Kate Gehring, Mercedes Herrera, Joe Schulz, Mike Dale, Kathleen O'Grady and Brian Hotaling

Christopher plays Julian the Time Traveller for the Art Institute's Behind the Lions Day. An interactive show for the entire family full of music, dance and laughter. 11:30am and 12:30pm in the Insitute's Fullerton Auditorim

Christopher Cartmill reads from the diaries and letters of artist Andy Warhol for the Art Institute of Chicago's VOICES program. Thursday, September 29 at 12:30pm.

Christopher Cartmill directs fellow GROOP member Jane Gennaro in her solo piece SHAKING THE GOOSE EGG at the Workshop Theater Company, 312 West 36th, 4th floor. September 22, 23, 24 at 8pm.

The screening, sponsored by the Virginia Film Office and the Virginia Production Alliance, is open to all cast and crew, as well as the general public. Tickets are only $5.00. The 102-minute
film tells the true story of the Battle of Monocacy and the 1864
Confederate campaign against the U.S. Capitol. More detailed information about the screening with directions and times can be found on-line at
www.lionheart-filmworks.com.

Christopher Cartmill's INCORRUPTIBLE: THE LIFE, DEATH AND DREAMS OF MAXIMILIEN DE ROBESPIERRE will be presented in a very special staged reading.

SATURDAY, JULY 16th at THE NEW ONE ARM RED, 25 JAY Street. Take the F Train to the first Brooklyn stop (York St.). Come out into the light, turn left and 25 is the first building on the right at the river. The new space is on the first floor.

The schedule is as follows (all are welcome to come watch and listen).
2:30pm - 3pm Orientation
3pm - 3:50pm ACT ONE
4pm - 4:50pm ACT TWO
5pm - 5:50pm ACT TWO

6pm-7:25pm DINNER

7:30pm - 8:20pm ACT FOUR
8:30pm — 9:20pm ACT FIVE
9:30pm - 10:20pm ACT SIX

Don't miss the extraordinary event.

with actors CHRISTINE BROWN, JULIE EVAN SMITH, KEN BOLDEN, VIRGINIA LOWERY, CARLOS FITTANTE, RANDALL NEWSOME, NOEL VELEZ, BROOKE CENICOLA, GREG THORNTON, JOHANNA PARKER, MICHELLE HURST, RICHARD ENDE, ADAM ADAMS and more!

Chaucer's bawdy stories, "The Miller's Tale" and "The Merchant's Tale" have been fused with "The Wife of Bath's Prologue"

6pm JULY 11th at the Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia Street)

with Suzanne Toren, Ken Bolden, Jonathan Cook, David McCann, Johanna Parker, Adam McLaughlin
with pianist Flip DeBlasio

assistant director Virginia Lowery

An informal reading of the award-winning play at the new offices of One Arm Red with
Ken Bolden, Julia Knight, David Engel, Virginia Lowery, Duane Noch, Johanna Parker, Brian Hotaling, Brooke Cenicola, Davide Borella, Richard Ende, William DeMerrit, Sasha Soreff and the playwright — filmed for a documentary exploration of the process toward production.

A new piece by Christopher Cartmill. THE END OF . . .
follows a harried businessman through the airport on the morning of an important day.
The first reading took place on
June 12 during a reunion of the
extraordinary cast of the Gad's Hill production of TARTUFFE.