The Dreamscape Theatre was co-founded in 2002 by Producing Artistic Director, Brad Raimondo. It is a New York-based independent theatre company dedicated to re-imagining contemporary and classic stories with a diverse ensemble. In five years, Dreamscape has produced sixteen projects, including a touring production of the contemporary South African classic "Woza Albert!" (directed by Jennifer McGrath), which was seen by over 2,000 high school students in New York and New Jersey. In 2006, Dreamscape made its FringeNYC debut with "Burning Cities Project," hailed by New Theater Corps as "a phenomenal tour-de-force." In 2007 Dreamscape produced "The Commission" by Stephen Fechter, also at FringeNYC. Over the past year, Dreamscape has conducted a series of collaborative workshops aimed at further developing the approach to collaborative devising and the development of text through improvisational work that it employed when creating "Burning Cities." "In Fields Where They Lay" is the first project to emerge from this new phase in Dreamscape's existence.
Brad Raimondo (Director) is co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Dreamscape Theatre. He holds a BFA in Drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied directing and producing at Playwrights Horizons Theater School, and a Masters' Degree in Educational Theatre from NYU's Steinhardt School of Education. Previous directing projects include "The Credeaux Canvas" by Keith Bunin (Dreamscape, 2004) and "Invisible Child" by Elizabeth Barri at the Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival in 2005. He was the lead creator and an ensemble member of Dreamscape's "Burning Cities Project" (FringeNYC 2006). He has produced or co-produced all sixteen of Dreamscape's projects since 2002. He is also a Teaching Artist with The New Victory Theater and other New York institutions.
Ricardo Perez Gonzales (Playwright) is a founding member of The Dreamscape Theatre. He has been active in New York's downtown theater world, including as a contributing writer and originator of the role of Juan Gonzalez in "Migrants!" (Teatro Pregones). His FringeNYC credits include the solo show "Johnny Got His Gun" (FringeNYC 2005, actor/producer/translator) for which Curtain Up and nytheatre.com hailed him as "remarkable" and "utterly compelling," and "The Burning Cities Project (FringeNYC 2006, co-creator/ensemble member). He is also a member of Big Apple Playback Theatre and recently participated in Tectonic Theatre Project's Spring Intensive.
Scenic design is by Kacie Hultgren. Lighting design is by Wilburn Bonnell. Costume design is by Joanne Haas. Sound design is by Geoffrey Roecker. Movement Coach is Jennifer McGrath. Musical Director is Anna Ebbesen.
"In Fields Where They Lay" runs December 11 to January 2, 2010 (skips Christmas Week) at the Hudson Guild Theatre, 441 West 26th Street. The production is presented by The Dreamscape Theatre (www.dreamscapetheatre.org). $15 general admission; Box office: SMARTTIX (212) 868-4444, www.smarttix.com (Fri, Jan 1 pay what you can.). Wed-Fri at 8:00 pm, Sat at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm; Sun at 7:00 pm. Runs 1:50 with intermission.
