| Jan 01 |
THALATTA!
founded. |
| Mar 01-July 01 |
Translation of Ferdinand Bruckner’s Krankheit der Jugend (Pains of Youth) [Austria 1926] by Harmony Hall. |
| Sept 01-Feb 02 |
Adaptation of Pains of Youth by Nikki Berger and Doug Howe. |
| Oct 01 |
Receive financial backing from the Austrian Cultural Forum. |
| Nov 01 |
Reading of Pains of Youth at Galapagos Arts Center in Williamsburg. |
| Jan 02 |
Staging of Pains of Youth at Theater for the New City in the LES. |
| Apr 02 |
Art
Auction |
| May/June 02 |
The premiere of the first American translation of Ferdinand Bruckner’s Pain of Youth was staged at the Access Theater in Lower Manhattan. The play was directed by Shannon Mayers and starred Danielle Fink as Marie, Dustin Brown as Petrell, Kimberly Ehly as Desiree, Nikki Berger as Irene, Patrick Donnelly as Alt, Doug Howe as Freder and Bronwyn Sims as Lucy. |
| Sept 02 |
THALATTA! begins partnership with the Goethe Institut N.Y. to create a symposium on Modern German Drama. |
| Sept-Dec 02 |
THALATTA! solicits and reads over seventy five scripts from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. |
| Jan 03 |
THALATTA! & Goethe commence collaboration with the Graduate Center at CUNY & A.R.T./ N.Y to host the conference. |
| Mar 03 |
Roland Schimmelpfennig selected as featured playwright. |
| Apr 03 |
‘Contemporary Theatre Abroad’ is presented at the Martin E. Segal Theater Center in midtown. Introductions by Edwin Wilson, Irmtraut Hubatsch and Lisa Stevenson. A scene from Arabian Night, translated by Melanie Dreyer, produced by THALATTA! A lecture entitled ‘Contemporary German Drama’ by Bernd Schmidt. A scene from Push Up 1-3, translated by Maja Zade, produced by MCC Theater. A personal statement and Q&A from Roland Schimmelpfennig, followed by a reception. |
| Apr 03 |
Staged Reading of Arabian Night [Germany 2001] at the Blu Lounge in Williamsburg. The play was directed by Doug Howe and starred Tami Dixon as Franziska, Theodore Loukas as Fatima, Garrett Savage as Kalil, Karl Herlinger as Karpati and Robert Fass and Lomeier. |
| Aug 03 |
Join the Alliance of Resident Theaters of New York (A.R.T./ N.Y.). |
| Nov 03 |
Party and Raffle celebrating the launch of www.thalattatheatre.org, web designed by Martin Andrew, at Revival in Gramercy Park. |
| Dec 03 |
First Annual Holiday Extravaganza at Triad on the UWS, featuring the talents of Chris Rummel, Meg McLynn, Micah Busey, Van Hughes, Matt Sucich, Muff & Priscilla and Richard Prioleau. |
| Feb 04 |
Doug Howe directs CHE: A Permanent Tragedy [Yugoslavia 1970] by Matija Beckovic and Dusan Radovic, translated by Drenka Willen, choreographed by Richard Prioleau, for the Splinter Group at Fordham University. |
| Apr 04 |
American premiere of FINNISH (or I would like to perhaps touch you) [Austria 1999] by Martin Heckmanns, translated by Ella Wildridge, at rogersmitharts in midtown. The play was directed by Doug Howe and starred Richard Prioleau. Graphic Design by Jon Wise. |
| June 04 | Join The Field, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501c3 organization serving the New York City performing arts community. |
| Oct 04 |
THALATTA!’s translation/adaptation of Fedinand Bruckner’s Pains of Youth was produced by the Tooth & Nail Theatre in Salt Lake City under the direction of Julliard grad Roger Benington |
| Nov 04 | SALON SERIES- Staged reading of Threesome without Simone [Germany 1999] by Kristo Sagor at the Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village. The play was directed by Doug Howe and starred Jesse Hooker as Sven, Janio Marrero as Kai and Richard Prioleau Jr. as Andi. Maria McConville played the secretary and read stage directions. Graphic Design by Jon Wise. |
| Dec 04 | Second Annual Holiday Extravaganza at Triad on the UWS, featuring the talents of Brian Hopson, Van Hughes, Richard Prioleau Jr., Temujin Scott, Molly Drummond, Corey Cicci, Patrick Mellon, Maria McConville, Jody Guest, Devon DiGregorio and Stefan Lingerfelter as Batman. |
| Mar 05 | SALON SERIES – Benefit Performance of Patrick Mellon’s ringfinger – a cabaret about equality. All proceeds were donated the Marriage Equality New York - the statewide, grass-roots organization committed to ending discrimination in civil marriage. |
| June 05 | SALON SERIES- Staged reading of Playing the Victim by the Presnyakov Brothers [Russia 2002] at the Harold Clurman Theatre in Theatre Row. The play was directed by Ari Edelson and starred Buzz Bovshow as the Inspector, Doug Howe as Valya, Stefan Lingenfelter as Seva, Maria McConville as the Japanese Woman with a Mysterious Past, Eva Patton as Lyuda and Matt Rauch as Takhir Zakirov. The evening was produced in association with Ian Morgan of The New Group and Kate Loewald of The Play Co. Graphic Design by Jon Wise. |
| Nov 05 | An Open Bar at the Jet Vodka Lounge in downtown Chicago. The evening was sponsored by Xellent Swiss Vodka to celebrate the announcement of our first Windy City production |
| Dec 05 | Third Annual Holiday Extravaganza |
| May-June 06 | American premiere of norway.today [Switzerland 2000] by Igor Bauersima, translated by Anna Kohler, at The Chopin Theatre in Chicago. The play was directed by Doug Howe and starred Richard Prioleau as August and Kate deBuys as Julie. |
