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PRODUCTION FILES
TEXT, MEDIA, PROGRAMS AND INFO ABOUT
PRODUCTIONS WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND DESIGNED BY RICHARD FOREMAN
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2007
WAKE UP MR. SLEEPY! YOUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND IS DEAD!
Premiering at the Ontological Theater, NYC - JANUARY 2007!
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC
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2006
WHAT TO WEAR
Premiered at REDCAT, Los Angeles CA
Written & Directed by Richard Foreman
Opera Composed by Michael Gordon |
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2006
ZOMBOID! (Film/Performance Project #1)
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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2005
The Gods Are Pounding My Head! AKA Lumberjack Messiah
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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2004
King Cowboy Rufus Rules the Universe!
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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2003
Panic! (How to Be Happy!)
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC and Wiener Festwochen
Toured to Zurich and Vienna |
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2002
Maria Del Bosco
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC
Toured to Singapore |
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2001
Now That Communism is Dead, My Life Feels Empty
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC and the Vienna Festival
Toured to Vienna and Holland |
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2000
Bad Boy Nietzsche
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC
Toured to Brussels, Berlin and Tokyo |
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1998
Paradise Hotel (Hotel Fuck)
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC and Theater das Welt Berlin '99
Toured to Paris, Copenhagen, Salzburg and Berlin |
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1997
Benita Canova
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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Pearls for Pigs
Premiered Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT
Produced by
Hartford Stage Co and Internationsl Productions Associates Toured to Montreal Festival, Festival d'Autome, Paris, Rome, Freund Playhouse L.A., and Tribeca Arts Center NYC |
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1996
Permanent Brain Damage
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC
Toured to Meltdown Festival, London |
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The Universe
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1995
I've Got the Shakes
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1994
My Head Was A Sledgehammer
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1993
Samuel's Major Problems
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1992
The Mind King
Premiered at the Ontological Theater, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1991
Eddie Goes to Poetry City: Part 2
Premiered at La Mama, NY
Produced by
La Mama & Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1990
Eddie Goes to Poetry City: Part one
Premiered at
New City Theater Seattle
Produced by New City Theater, Seattle, WA |
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Love and Science (libretto)
Premiered at St. Clements, NYC
Produced by
Music Theater Group, NYC |
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Total Rain (Television play)
Premiered at The Kitchen, NYC
Produced by, The Kitchen, WGBH, Boston and WNET, NY |
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1989
Lava
Premiered at the Performing Garage, NYC
Produced by
the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC and the Wooster Group, NYC |
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1988
What Did He See
Premiered at the
NY Shakespeare Festival
Produced by the NY Shakespeare Festival and the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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Symphony of Rats
Premiered at the Performing Garage, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC and the Wooster Group, NYC |
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1987
Love and Science (play version)
Premiered Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm
Produced by
Theater Aurora Stockholm Sweden |
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Film is Evil, Radio is Good
Premiered at NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, NYC
Produced by Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1986
The Cure
Premiered at The Performing Garage, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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Africanus Instructus (opera)
Premiered at St. Clements, NYC
Produced by
Music Theater Group, NY
Toured to Madrid, Paris, Lille |
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1985
Miss Universal Happiness
Premiered at The Performing Garage
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC and The Wooster Group, NYC |
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1984
Dr. Selavy's Magic Theater (opera)
Premiered at the Mercer Arts Center, NYC
Produced by the
Music Theater Group, NY |
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1983
George Bataille's Bathrobe
Premiered at Theater de Gennevillers
Produced by the
Festival d'Automne Paris |
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Egyptology
Premiered at The Public Theater, NYC
Produced by the
New York Shakespeare Festival |
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American Imagination (libretto)
Premiered at St. Clements, NYC
Produced by Music Theater Group, NY |
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1981
Cafe Amerique
Premiered at Theater de Gennevillers, Paris
Produced by Festival d'Automne Paris
Toured to Amsterdam, Nice, Strassbourg, Lyon, Grenoble, Turino |
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Penguin Touquet
Premiered at The Public Theater, NY
Produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival |
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1980
Madame Adare (opera)
Premiered at Lincoln Center
Produced by the New York City Opera) |
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Place + Target
Premiered at Theater de la Pyramid, Rome
Produced by Theatre de Roma, Rome,Italy
Toured to Milan |
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1979
Strong Medicine (feature film)
Premiered at the Film Forum, NYC
Produced by August Films and the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1977
Blvd de Paris
Premiered at 491 Broadway, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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City Archives (video play)
Produced by Walker Arts Center, Minn. |
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Book of Splendors, Part Two
Premiered at 491 Broadway, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1976
Book of Splendors, Part One
Premiered at Bouffe du Nord, Paris
Produced by Festival d'Automne Paris |
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1975
Rhoda in Potatoland
Premiered at 491 Broadway, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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Pandering to the Masses
Premiered at 491 Broadway, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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Hotel for Criminals (opera)
Premiered at the West Beth Theater, NYC
Produced by Music Theater Group, NY |
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1974
Pain(T)
Premiered at 141 Wooster Street, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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Vertical Mobility (Sophia = Wisdom)
Premiered at 141 Wooster Street, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1973
Classical Therapy
Produced by Festival d'Automne Paris |
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Partical Theory
Premiered at the West Beth Theater
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC and Theater for the New City, NYC |
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1972
Sophia:The Cliffs
Premiered at Filmmakers Cinematheque, 80 Wooster Street, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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Evidence
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC and Theater for the New City, NYC |
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Hotel China
Premiered at Filmmakers Cinematheque, 80 Wooster Street, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1971
Dream Tantras for Western Massachuttes (musical)
Premiered at the Lennox Arts Center, Lennox MA
Produced by Music Theater Group, NY |
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Total Recall
Premiered at Filmmakers Cinematheque, 80 Wooster Street, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |
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1970
Elephant Steps (libretto)
Premiered at Tanglewood Shed, Lee MA
Produced by Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood, Hunter Playhouse NYC |
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1969
Ida-Eyed
Premiered at 4th Street Theater, NYC
Produced by New Dramatists, NYC |
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1968
Angelface
Premiered at Filmmakers Cinematheque, 80 Wooster Street, NYC
Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, NYC |