Equity Showcase (approval pending)

Equity Showcase (approval pending)
Rudolf II is an original play, performing at the beautiful Bohemian National Hall, the newly renovated Czech theater (and former home of the Manhattan Theater Club) A full description of the play is below.

CHARACTER: PHILIP, age 20's through early 30's, is a Rudolf's II valet and eventually his lover. Philip is a Jew who converted in order to have a place in court. He is thrust by his relationship with Rudolf into court politics, until finally he is promoted to be the most powerful man in court and the most hated. The role calls for an actor who is physically attractive, understands the formality of court manners, and can portray the character without feeling overly modern (this includes the representation of his sexuality)

PLAY SYNOPSIS: Rudolf II's thirst for knowledge, whether artistic, scientific, or mystical, was insatiable—as was his desire for lovers of both sexes. He was surrounded by visionaries like Tycho Brahe and Arcimboldo, plagued by visions of Libuše, and constantly attended by the mistress who had borne his only children, and his valet, a converted Jew whose secret relationship with Rudolf makes him the emperor’s most valued confidant. Set completely in Rudolf's bedroom, the play is a portrait of an emperor who was both extraordinary visionary and self-destructive, as he confines himself and those closest to him to an increasingly suffocating atmosphere of paranoia and mounting madness.

Email - Edward Einhorn at rudolf2nd@gmail.com

THEATER: Untitled Theater Company #61 is a Theater of Ideas.
Read more about us at www.untitledtheater.com

Start Date 2/1
End Date 3/28