BSR_S10E01 - New Heaven New Earth - RAYNE

Join host Darnelle Radford as he sits down with Ang Bey, also known as Rayne, to discuss her innovative play "New Heaven, New Earth." This episode delves into the creative process behind adapting Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" into a modern narrative that explores themes of identity, power, and cultural legacy.

ABOUT NEW HEAVEN, NEW EARTH

On the edge of empire, Cleopatra battles a soothsaying Crocodile in this revisionist, Afrocentric adaptation of Shakespeare's “Antony and Cleopatra”. Written by Rayne, directed by Shamus, with live music by Karen Smith, "new heaven new earth” is an allegory that blends ancient history with poetic futurism. When peace demands war, what will you become, and for whom?

After an over-sold, one-night showing at Philly Theatre Week, "new heaven new earth" continues its development through Philadelphia Theatre Company's Text and Dramaturgy Cohort at Cannonball.

Join us for two, developmental staged-readings of this new play commissioned and produced by Shakespeare in Clark Park with Upstream Performance Collaborative and Cannonball. 

Rayne the Playwright
Kishia Nixon* as Cleopatra
Ross Beschler* as Marc Antony
STARFIRE as Charmian & Crocodile
Adam Howard as Octavius et al
Jo Vito Ramírez* as Enobarbus et al
Katherine Perry as Octavia et al

Live Original Music by Karen Smith
Stage Management by Randi Alexis Hickey*

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://phillyfringe.org/events/new-heaven-new-earth/