Magis Theatre Company - Past Production

PAST PRODUCTIONS

THE WINTER’S TALE Fall 2005 During the summer and fall of 2005, Magis was part of the "Play Outside!" Festival sponsored by the Shakespeare Project, bringing free theatre to hundreds of people in public parks throughout the New York City’s five boroughs. Our production of Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” introduced the city to the world of Magis and brought the public to our training space to see the play indoors. View the Winter's Tale Photo Gallery
THE GREAT DIVORCE Winter 2007 Praised by the New York Times for its theatrical skill and daring, Magis Theatre Company’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s fantastical spiritual tale brought accolades from audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Created by an award-winning team that included composer Elizabeth Swados and puppet master Ralph Lee, “The Great Divorce” will most certainly remain in our repertoire and come back in the near future. View the Great Divorce Photo Gallery
THE WITLINGS Spring 2008 Frances Burney’s 1779 comedy “The Witlings” was too hot for its time. Never produced in its day, Magis gave this scathing satire of the “Enlightened” folk its first showing on a New York stage since it was written over two hundred years ago. Dealing with the foibles of status, wealth, and fashion, Burney asks why we are not Enlightened enough to live with compassion and integrity. View the Witlings Photo Gallery
HER NAME IS VINCENT Fall 2009 Famed American poet Edna St.Vincent Millay continues to inspire reverance and rants with her epic language and life. The Magis team presented a cabaret about the ups and downs of the Millay Sisters and drew parallels to Vincent’s pastoral parable “Aria da Capo” about the dangers that split relationships, societies, and a world at war with itself. View Her Name is Vincent Photo Gallery
SHAKUNTALA AND THE RING OF RECOGNITION Winter 2010 This 5th century Sanskrit epic by Kalidasa has influenced the development of literature in the West and won hearts worldwide with this sense-absorbing tale of true love. This Magis adaptation and peformance won praise from both American and Indian press for its understanding of the original work and its accessibility to a contemporary audience. View the Shakuntala Photo Gallery