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the Award-winning theatre company

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Cause Celebre Projects


by Dorothy Parker

&

by Susan Charlotte


CAUSE CELEBRE PRODUCTIONS opens its new season on a romantic note.

Well, sort of!

Join us for plays about love, marriage, and thoughts of divorce in Paris & NYC!


DATE: Monday February 24th

TIME: 2pm

PLACE: Ethical Culture (2 West 64th St.)

DISCOUNT ALERT!

For a limited time, we are giving out a VALENTINE’S DAY DISCOUNT FOR TWO!

You have the chance to purchase a discounted $45 ticket AND an additional ticket for FREE!

Contact us directly before MIDNIGHT on Sunday February 16th to receive this lovely deal.

PHONE: 646-366-9340

EMAIL: [email protected]

Starring:

PENNY FULLER, Tony Nominee

BOB DISHY, Drama Desk Award Winner

The characters in “Here We Are” are written as newlyweds in their 20’s.

But Bob Dishy and Penny Fuller perform the story as a memory piece.

Dorothy Parker begins her story in a very typical nuanced way–part humor, part anxiety, part Parker!

“Scene: A compartment in a Pullman car. He is storing the suitcases in the rack. She is primping.
He: Well!
She: Well !
He: Well, here we are!”

The story begins and ends with “Here we are”. But the meaning of those three words completely changes by the end of the play. Join us and you’ll see what we mean!

Two newlyweds are taking a train to NYC, where they will honeymoon and embark upon a new life. As their ride comes to an end the couple realize that marriage may be more difficult than they expected! And their excitement changes into a kind of apprehension. When the couple repeats the words, “Here we are,” at the end, one wonders if they are really thinking, “Where are we?”

“Here We Are” is followed by:

By SUSAN CHARLOTTE

Directed by ANTONY MARSELLIS

Starring: PENNY FULLER and ALLISON WHITE

Stage Directions for both plays: Michael Citriniti

For Your Pleasure Madame takes place in Paris. A woman in her 70s, who has just lost her husband,enters a hat store. The owner is a young woman who is on the phone with her husband. The American widow, who is quite vulnerable, has a steely facade and an acerbic sense of humor. But as she tries on each hat, a layer of defense is pealed away, and she finally reveals how in love she was with her husband. The French woman too opens up–about how unhappy she is with her older husband. She also reveals the history of the shop, which was shut down by her mother in 1940 when the Nazis marched down the Champs-Elysses. When her mother reopened the shop, it became more of a home for the French woman. And the hats had become a way for her to connect with others, especially on this day, especially with the American woman. As the story progresses they see that they have more in common than they realized at first.

We look forward to seeing you in person or via Zoom!

Cause Celebre Productions Presents

LAST CHANCE CAFE

DATE: Monday, March 31st at 2PM

LOCATION: Ethical Culture Society (2 West 64th St)

A deeply compelling play that combines a drama about voter suppression with lyrics from the song, “Oxford Town,” written by musical icon, Bob Dylan.

STARRING:

JACK WETHERAL (“The Elephant Man” on Broadway)

NESHA WARD

GENE CASTLE

MICHAEL CITRINITI

“Oxford Town” was written about James Meredith, the first black person admitted to Mississippi U. in 1962. As Dylan said, the song, “deals with the Meredith case and then again it doesn’t. It could have happened at any time.” Riots erupted, two men were killed.

The rampant racism continued and in 1965, Henrietta Wright, was arrested in from of the Last Chance Cafe, a small store owned by her husband and herself. The reason, she was told, was due to a traffic violation.

She had not stopped for a red light!

A fabricated traffic violation led to a violation of a black woman’s civil rights.

She was assaulted, committed to a psychiatric ward (due to the lies of two doctors) and then served time in prison.

Mrs. Wright, a young woman in her 30’s, had the courage to file a complaint with the ACLU against two police men and two doctors.

Martin Garbus, a young New York lawyer who worked for the ACLU, flew to Oxford, Mississippi.

He then drove one hour to a small town in Mississippi in order to represent Henrietta Wright.

He warned this young woman that her chances of winning were next to nothing.

Garbus told Mrs. Wright that thought they would not win, they would make a strong statement. This is indeed what happened.

Sixty years later this play could not be more relevant.

A staged reading based on the extraordinary life of 

Written by Susan Charlotte

Directed by Antony Marsellis

Photo by Rob Rich/SocietyAllure.com ©2024 [email protected] 516-676-3939

The show took place on September 26th at Ethical Cultural Society.

Reviews about this production!

Drama Desk Nominee & Drama League Winner Roberta Wallach

Two-Time Tony Winner James Naughton

Tony Award Nominee Penny Fuller

&

Michael Citriniti

Read more about the show here

DATES:

July 21st at 6PM

July 22nd at 2pm and 7pm


Read more about the show here

A deeply compelling play that combines a drama about voter suppression

with lines from the song, “Oxford Town,”

written by musical icon, BOB DYLAN.


DATE: June 14th at 7:00pm

LOCATION: ETHICAL CULTURAL SOCIETY, 2 West 64th Street

LIVE GUITAR plays in background. “SOMEBODY BETTER INVESTIGATE SOON”

– lyrics from a haunting song provide a Greek chorus throughout the play.

THE TIME — 1960’s. THE PLACE — Mississippi.

To learn more about the production, click here.

Legendary Lawyer MARTIN GARBUS

and

Former Deputy Chief NYPD’s Special Victims Unit MIKE OSGOOD

Read more about the production here

On February 5th, 2021, Election Day in Georgia,

the RRR traveled to the National Action Network in Atlanta and presented a taped version of

“When Truth is Not Enough,” a play about voter suppression,

written by Susan Charlotte, directed by Antony Marsellis,

and starring Sean Dougherty, Ebony Jo-Ann,

Angela Pierce, and Dominique Sharpton.

After the audience viewed the show,

they went to the famed Ebenezer Baptist Church

and then ended the day by voting!

Description and history of the

Rosa Parks sits in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, after the Supreme Court ruled segregation illegal on the city bus system on December 21st, 1956. Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat in the front of a bus in Montgomery set off a successful boycott of the city busses. Man sitting behind Parks is Nicholas C. Chriss, a reporter for United Press International out of Atlanta.
Rosa Parks

On February 24th, 2020, at 7:30pm

Cause Celebre and The National Action Network

presented

 ROSA’S REGISTRATION RIDE

at NYC Chapter of NAN in Harlem.

This unique project includes:

a play about voter suppression

Written by Susan Charlotte,

Directed by Tony Marsellis

Sean Dougherty, Morgan Hallet

Ebony Jo-Ann, and Dominque Sharpton

SEAN DOUGHERTY & EBONY JO-ANN

This compelling one-act drama was followed by on-site voter registration!

On December 1st, we presented

at the National Action Network’s venue in Harlem

along with a performance of

When Truth is Not Enough, a play about voter suppression.

Francisco Burgos registers to vote
Fransisco Burgos registers to vote

On Friday, September 27th Cause Célèbre

partnered with Democracy Prep Public Schools

to present ROSA’S REGISTRATION RIDE

along with a performance of When the Truth is Not Enough

to over 200 high school students.

The response was extraordinary.

After a deeply compelling Q & A with the cast and writer,

the students went into the field where several hundred

people registered to vote and 400 pledged to register to vote.

The results from one presentation were incredible!

MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT’S OFFICE SPONSORED

10 Young People to attend Rosa’s Registration Ride

at the National Action Network on the 1st of December!


WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!

The most important way to voice your opinion is by VOTING!

The RRR makes that possible.

Your DONATION will help us continue to present

the Rosa’s Registration Ride.


Cause Celebre and PBS/WSKG present


PBS Original Series

A television movie which revolves around

losing one’s memory

while gaining an important connection.

The film, directed by Antony Marsellis

and written by Susan Charlotte

premiered on November 8th

and received a tremendous response.


The show was rebroadcast on December 27th on PBS.


STARRING:

Emmy nominee Louise Lasser

& Tony Award winner Carole Shelley,

with Catherine Chadwick and Michael Citriniti.

Louise Lasser
Carole Shelly

The original score was composed by

four-time Emmy winner Billy Goldenberg.


The play was originally performed on

Theatre Row in New York City.

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Upcoming Dates:

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Cause Célèbre is a Not-For-Profit,

501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Organization.

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