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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Richard Foreman Biography (1937-)
Born June 10, 1937, in New York, NY; son of Albert (an attorney) and Claire (Levine) Foreman; married Amy Taubin, 1961 (divorced, 1972); married Kate Manheim, 1989. Addresses: Office--152 Wooster St., New York, NY 10012.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- June 10, 1937
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; Stage Work; Director, Except Where Indicated
- Angelface, Cinematheque, New York City, 1968.
- Elephant Steps, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA, 1968.
- Ida-Eyed, New Dramatists Workshop, New York City, 1969.
- Real Magic in New York (concert), Cinematheque, 1970.
- Total Recall (also known as Sophia--[Wisdom]: Part II), Cinematheque, 1970.
- Dream Tantras for Western Massachusetts, Lenox Art Center, Lenox, MA, 1971.
- Hotel China, Cinematheque, 1971.
- Evidence, Theatre for the New City, New York City, 1972; and set designer, Dr. Selavy's Magic Theatre, Lenox Art Center, then Mercer-O'Casey Theatre,New York City, both 1972.
- Sophia--(Wisdom): Part III--The Cliffs, Cinematheque, 1972.
- Particle Theory, Theatre for the New City, 1973.
- Daily Life, Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, 1973.
- Classical Therapy; or, A Week under the Influence, Festival d'Automne, Paris, 1973.
- Vertical Mobility (also known as Sophia--[Wisdom]: Part IV), Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, New York City, 1974.
- Pain(t), Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, 1974.
- Sophia--(Wisdom): Part I, Theatre for the New City, 1974.
- Hotels for Criminals, Exchange Theatre, New York City, 1975; and set designer, Pandering to the Masses: A Misrepresentation, Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, 1975; and set designer, Rhoda in Potatoland (also known as Her Fall-Starts), Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, 1975.
- Thinking (One Kind), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 1975.
- Out of the Body Travel, American Dance Festival, New London, CT, 1975.
- Livre des Splendeurs, Festival d'Automne, 1976.
- The Threepenny Opera, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1976.
- Stages, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1978.
- Luogo + Bersaglio (also known as Place Plus Target), Teatro di Roma, Rome, 1979.
- Madame Adare (opera), Lincoln Center, New York City, 1980; and set designer (with Heide Landesman), Penguin Touquet, Public Theatre, New York City, 1981; and set designer, Don Juan, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1981, thenNew York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF), Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1982.
- Three Acts of Recognition, Public Theatre, 1982; and set designer, Egyptology (also known as My Head Was a Sledgehammer), Public Theatre, 1983.
- Die Fledermaus, Paris Opera, Paris, 1983; and set designer (with Nancy Winters), Dr. Selavy's Magic Theatre, St. Clement's Church Theatre, New York City, 1984; and set designer (with Winters), The Golem, NYSF, Delacorte Theatre, 1984.
- Miss Universal Happiness, Performing Garage, New York City, 1985.
- Africanis Instructus, St. Clement's Church Theatre, 1986; and set designer (with Winters), Largo Desolato, NYSF, Public Theatre, 1986.
- The Cure, Performing Garage, 1986.
- Symphony of Rats, Performing Garage, 1988; and set designer, What Did HeSee?, NYSF, Public Theatre/Susan Stein Shiva, New York City, 1988; and set designer, Fall of the House of Usher, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1988; and set designer, Woyzeck, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1989-90.
- Lava, Performing Garage, 1990; and set designer, Eddie Goes to Poetry City: Part 2, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), New York City, 1991.
- Set designer, Don Giovonni, Opera de Lille, France, 1992.
- Director, The Mind King, Ontological at St. Marks, New York City, 1992.
- Director, Samuel's Major Problem, Ontological at St. Mark's, 1993.
- Director, My Head Was a Sledgehammer, Ontological at St. Mark's, 1994.
- Director, I've Got the Shakes, Ontological at St. Mark's, 1995.
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Credits; Director of Book of Splendours: Part II (Book of Levers) (also known as Action at a Distance) and Blv'd de Paris: I've Got the Shakes, both produced in New York City, 1977; Madness and Tranquillity (also known as MyHead Was a Sledgehammer), New York City, 1979; Cafe Amerique, produced in France, 1981; Film Is Evil
- Radio Is Good, produced off-Broadway, 1987.
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Credits; Film Work
- Director of Strong Medicine, 1978.
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Writings;Plays
- Angelface, Cinematheque, 1968.
- Elephant Steps (music by Stanley Silverman), Tanglewood, 1968.
- Ida-Eyed, New Dramatists Workshop, 1969.
- Real Magic in New York, Cinematheque, 1970.
- Total Recall (also known as Sophia--[Wisdom]: Part II), Cinematheque, 1970.
- Dream Tantras for Western Massachusetts, Lenox Art Center, 1971.
- Hotel China, Cinematheque, 1971.
- Evidence, Theatre for the New City, 1972.
- Dr. Selavy's Magic Theatre, Lenox Art Center, then Mercer-O'Casey Theatre, both 1972, published in The Theatre of Images, edited by Bonnie Marranca, Drama Book Specialists, 1977.
- Sophia--(Wisdom): Part III--The Cliffs, Cinematheque, 1972.
- Particle Theory, Theatre for the New City, 1973.
- Daily Life, Cubiculo Theatre, 1973.
- Classical Therapy; or, A Week under the Influence, Festival d'Automne, 1973.
- Vertical Mobility (also known as Sophia--[Wisdom]: Part IV), Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, 1974.
- Pain(t), Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, 1974.
- Sophia--(Wisdom): Part I, Theatre for the New City, 1974.
- Hotels for Criminals, Exchange Theatre, 1975, published in Love and Science: Music Theater Texts, Theatre Communications Group (New York City), 1991.
- Pandering to the Masses: A Misrepresentation, Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, 1975, published in The Theatre of Images, edited by Bonnie Marranca, DramaBook Specialists (New York City), 1977.
- Rhoda in Potatoland (also known as Her Fall-Starts), Ontological- Hysteric Theatre, 1975.
- Thinking (One Kind), University of California, San Diego, 1975.
- Out of the Body Travel, American Dance Festival, 1975.
- Livre des Splendeurs, Festival d'Automne, 1976.
- Luogo + Bersaglio (also known as Place Plus Target), Teatro di Roma, 1979.
- Madame Adare (opera; music by Silverman), Lincoln Center, 1980.
- Penguin Touquet, Public Theatre, 1981.
- Don Juan, Guthrie Theatre, 1981, then NYSF, Delacorte Theatre, 1982.
- Egyptology (also known as My Head Was a Sledgehammer), Public Theatre, 1983.
- The Golem, NYSF, Delacorte Theatre, 1984.
- Miss Universal Happiness, Performing Garage, 1985.
- Largo Desolato, NYSF, Public Theatre, 1986.
- Africanis Instructus (music by Silverman), St. Clement's Church Theatre,1986, included in Love and Science: Music Theater Texts, Theatre Communications Group, 1991.
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Writings; The Cure, Performing Garage, 1986, included in Unbalancing Acts
- Foundations for a Theater, Pantheon (New York City), 1992.
- Symphony of Rats, Performing Garage, 1988, included in Unbalancing Acts:Foundations for a Theater, Pantheon, 1992.
- What Did He See?, NYSF, Public Theatre/Susan Stein Shiva, 1988, publishedin Unbalancing Acts: Foundations for a Theater, Pantheon, 1992.
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Writings; Lava, Performing Garage, 1990, published in Unbalancing Acts
- Foundations for a Theater, Pantheon, 1992.
- Eddie Goes to Poetry City: Part 2, La Mama ETC, 1991.
- The Mind King, Ontological at St. Marks, New York City, 1992, published in My Mind Was a Sledgehammer, Overlook Press (New York), 1995.
- Samuel's Major Problem, Ontological at St. Mark's, 1993, published in MyHead Was a Sledgehammer and Other Plays.
- My Head Was a Sledgehammer, Ontological at St. Mark's, 1994, published inMy Head Was a Sledgehammer and Other Plays.
- I've Got the Shakes, Ontological at St. Mark's, 1995, published in My Head Was a Sledgehammer and Other Plays.
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Writings;Author of Book of Splendours: Part II (Book of Levers) (alsoknown as Action at a Distance) and Blv'd de Paris: I've Got the Shakes, bothproduced in New York City, 1977; Madness and Tranquillity (also known as My Head Was a Sledgehammer), New York City, 1979; Cafe Amerique, produced in France, 1981; Film Is Evil: Radio Is Good, produced off-Broadway, 1987, publishedin Unbalancing Acts
- Foundations for a Theater, Pantheon, 1992.
- Unproduced plays include Rhoda--Returning, 1969; Maudlin Notations, Forest: Depth, Two Vacations, Holy Moly, and Lines of Vision, all 1970; Op/Ra: AnIsomorphic Representation of the Gradual Dismemberment from Within of WesternArt in Which a New Unity That of Consciousness Itself Emerges, Africa, and The Rem(ark)able Cabin: Cruiser: Depth, all 1972; Inspirational Analysis, Walled Garden (also known as Language), and Life of the Bee (also known as I've Goet der Shakes), all 1973; Seance, End of a Beautiful Friendship, and RadiantCity, all 1975; and The American Imagination, Love and Science, and Yiddisher Teddy Bears, all published in Love and Science: Music Theater Texts, Theatre Communications Group, 1991.
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Writings; Screenplays
- Author of Strong Medicine (music by Silverman), 1978.
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Writings; Books
- Plays and Manifestos of Richard Foreman, New York University Press (New York City), 1976.
- Reverberation Machines: Later Plays and Essays, Station Hill (Barrytown,NY), 1985.
- Love and Science: Music Theater Texts, Theatre Communications Group, 1991.
- Unbalancing Acts: Foundations for a Theater, Pantheon, 1992.
- My Head Was a Sledgehammer and Other Plays, Overlook Press, 1995.
Further Reference
Books:
- Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Volume 32, Gale (Detroit, MI),1991.
- Davy, Kate, Richard Foreman and the Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, UMI Research Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 1981.
Periodicals:
- Christian Science Monitor, June 1, 1987.
- Downtown, May 20, 1987.
- New York Native, June 16, 1986.
- New York Post, May 6, 1987.
- New York Times, April 25, 1970; February 2, 1981; November 25, 1981; May15, 1983; May 18, 1983; May 30, 1985; January 3, 1986; January 26, 1986; May28, 1986; May 5, 1987; January 3, 1988; January 12, 1988; October 19, 1988;December 13, 1989.
- Soho Arts Weekly, June 18, 1986.
- Villager, June 5, 1986.
- Village Voice, June 3, 1986.
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