BREAKING NEWS!

SEPTIMUS AND CLARISSA nominated by the Drama League for Distinguished Production of the year and Distinguished Performance of the year by Ellen McLaughlin. Gina Leishman nominated for a 2012 Drama Desk award for Best Score of the year in a play! Bravo!!

OPEN REHEARSAL FOR THE WORLD IS ROUND

On Thursday May 31st at 7 pm, we’ll present an open rehearsal work in progress showing of THE WORLD IS ROUND at The JCC in Manhattan. Admission is free, but you should reserve tickets through the JCC box office by calling 646.505.5708 or online here!

THE WORLD IS ROUND is based on a widely-respected, little-known children’s book by Gertrude Stein.  The story of Rose, a young girl coming of age, this piece reflects a spirited, fun, and musical take on the challenges women and girls face in breaking boundaries of cultural expectation. Based on canons, schoolyard chants, nursery rhymes, and folk songs, the show’s music, written by Heather Christian, has a Harry Nilsson-inspired sensibility of spare text and playful modulation, while also referencing Tom Waits’ raw and lyrical torch songs.

This open rehearsal is a great opportunity to see the work in development.  We’ll have more open rehearsals this year as well as a lab production in December 2012 at The JCC as the culmination of our residency. We’ll be mounting and touring the show throughout 2013.

SEPTIMUS & CLARISSA is one of the “best of 2011” says New York Magazine, The Huffington Post and Theatreofoneworld!

READ MORE OF WHAT THE PRESS HAD TO SAY ABOUT SEPTIMUS & CLARISSA!

Check out production photos!

“Thrilling and richly theatrical… Septimus and Clarissa” finds hypnotic poetry in the ordinary, the solemn, the rapturous and just about everything in between.”
– The New York Times

“This is the best adaptation of Virginia Woolf that I’ve ever seen on stage or screen. Certain to be on my list of the best shows in this very young season.” - The Huffington Post

“A breathtaking fusion of Woolf’s text, Ellen McLaughlin’s adept adaptation, Gina Leishman’s evocative musical score, and Rachel Dickstein’s imaginative direction. - Backstage

“A modest dance-theater masterpiece....If you see one faithful page-to-stage adaptation of a high-modern classic this season, see this.” - New York Magazine

“Splendid and exquisite….superbly captures the impressionism of the novel through fusing Woolf’s indelible prose with music and movement….the play is poignant and immediate and arresting, as if a window had been flung open, revealing the innermost thoughts of passersby on the street.” – nytheatre.com

“This poignant production will undoubtedly linger in the audience’s collective memory as one of the most creatively-crafted literary adaptations ever placed on stage. With its nuanced ensemble performances, rich physical vocabulary, and stunning stage images, Ripe Time’s awe-inspiring Septimus & Clarissa is not to be missed.” - Stage and Cinema

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Check out the beautiful illustration of SEPTIMUS & CLARISSA in the Theatre section of the New Yorker.

See excerpts from past Ripe Time shows!