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Bogart, Daisey, MacIvor, et al. Set for Under the Radar 2007 Festival

Anne Bogart
Anne Bogart

Works by Anne Bogart, Mike Daisey, Daniel MacIvor, and John O’Keefe will be part of the Public Theater’s Under the Radar 2007 Festival, to be held January 17-28.

This third annual event, curated by Mark Russell, will feature plays and performances from all around the world. Highlights include MacIvor’s A Beautiful View, about the turbulent romance between two women; Daisey’s Invincible Summer, a monologue about life before 9/11; the SITI Company’s Radio Macbeth, adapted from Shakespeare’s play and co-directed by Bogart and award-winning sound designer Darron L. West; and O’Keefe’s pair of solo shows, Two Songs.

Other artists who will be represented in the festival include American playwrights Allen Johnson, Taylor Mac, and Tarell McCraney; Canada’s The Old Trout Puppet Workshop; British performance duo Lone Twin; Bolivia’s Teatro de los Andes; and French playwright Olivier Py.

In addition, four shows will be presented at partner theaters. Dead Set #3 at the Kitchen; Rude Mechanicals’ Get You War On at 59 E 59; Cynthia Hopkins’ Must Don’t Whip ‘Um at St. Ann’s Warehouse; and Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s No Dice at Downtown Arts.

All tickets are $15 and will go on sale on Monday, December 18. For more information, call 212-967-7555 or visit www.publictheater.org.