“Moby Dick Rehearsed” by Orson Welles – A Stage Reading

THIS EVENT IS BEING RESCHEDULED – NEW DATE/TIME TBA SOON. At Every Thing Goes Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10301 (between Victory Blvd & Hannah St)

Staten Island OutLOUD presents an unusual – and rarely performed- play, inspired by Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick”.

Directed by Vincent Vok.
Free & good for all ages.
Book giveaway too.
“Moby Dick Rehearsed” is a rarely performed play by the legendary Ordon Welles. First staged on Broadway in 1955, the original cast included a young Rod Steiger. It had a brief run; Welles filmed the performance but it was never released, and the film has been lost.
The play begins with actors milling around on a stage as audience members arrive and take their seats. Actors can be heard joking and gossiping and grousing about their director.
Suddenly the director appears, bounds up onto the stage and announces that they’ll rehearse his new adaptation of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick”.
What happens next is …

“Moby Dick Rehearsed” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.

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