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Directed and adapted from F. W Murnau's ''Nosferatu'' and Bram Stoker's ''Dracula'' by Rene Migliaccio; original score by Amaury Groc and Toidoi and Beru; costumes and sets by Francois Tomsu; lighting by Stephanie Johnson; sound by Mr. Groc; makeup by Andy Grondahl. Presented by the Telluride Repertory Theater and Paul Lucas, in association with the Here Arts Center. At 145 Avenue of the Americas, at Dominick Street, South Village.
WITH: Nikolai Kinski (Nosferatu), Annie Alquist (Mina), Suzan Beraza (Ellen), James E. Berrier (Renfield), Lori Vincent (Lucy) and Bunzy Bunworth (Harding).
In 1995, Migliaccio directed an adaptation of the classic film, Nosferatu, in Paris.
Migliaccio directed his adaptation of Nosferatu with the Telluride Repertory Theatre Company in 2000. Nosferatu performed in New York City at the Here Arts Center in May 2000, Telluride, Colorado in July 2000, and at the Prithvi International Theatre Festival in Mumbai, India in November 2000.
"Audiences need special concentration to appreciate yesterday's silent films, which rely on visuals that are simple, acting that is broad and soundtracks that emphasize tone.
Audiences need extra-special concentration to appreciate ''Nosferatu,'' the theater piece now playing at the Here Arts Center and based on a 1922 silent film of the same name.
The production comes from a Colorado company, Telluride Repertory Theater, and Rene Migliaccio, the play's director and adapter, working from the F. W. Murnau film and Bram Stoker's ''Dracula.'' Mr. Migliaccio describes the production's style as ''expressionistic realism,'' which here means, in part, highly stylized movement from actors whose faces are painted with clown white. Lighting aims for the stark; sound is ambient and techno; and settings involve projected slides of mood-setting Romantic paintings and landscapes.
''Nosferatu'' is heavy on style, but it is not bereft of ideas. In fact, ideas seem to be shouted from almost every nook and cranny of this production. It aims to evoke the vampire myth through the grandeur of its silent film homage, with an emphasis on good's victory over evil; the resonant final image has Nosferatu's potential victim, Mina (Annie Alquist), standing astride the vanquished title vampire, who lies defeated at her feet." - Portion of Theatre Review (New York Times) By DAVID DEWITT Published: June 6, 2000, Tuesday
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