Red Bull Theater to Receive 2008 Tony Randall Grant

Red Bull Theater has been awarded the 2008 Tony Randall Grant, totaling $100,000, to stage its upcoming production of Thomas Middleton’s 17th-century play Women Beware Women. An additional $10,000 grant will be given to Classical Theater of Harlem for a fall production of Tartuffe.

Begun in 2006, the annual grant is awarded to a Tri-State area non-profit Equity theatre company for the production of a classic play, an adaptation of a classic play, or a work inspired by the classics. The prize was previously awarded to the New York Theatre Workshop for its production of Martha Clarke’s Kaos and The Mint Theater Company for its production of Leo Tolstoy’s 1886 tragedy The Power of Darkness.

The 2008 Tony Randall Grant Selection Committee Members included Jed Bernstein, Martha Clarke, John Guare, Doug Wright, Jack Klugman, Brian Murray, Laila Robins, and Gary Springer.

Founded in 2003, Red Bull’s previous productions include the recent Edward the Second, Pericles, and The Revenger’s Tragedy.

For more information, visit www.tonyrandalltheatricalfund.org.