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Herman Melville’s The Confidence Man Gets Site-Specifc Staging Aboard Coast Guard Vessel

| New York City |

August 6, 2009

Woodshed Collective will produce Paul Cohen’s adaptation of Herman Melville’s The Confidence Man at a decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard vessel docked on the north side of Pier 40 in Hudson River, September 1-26.

The Confidence Man focuses on a mid-19th century riverboat con man who charms and then cheats his fellow passengers. This theatrical version of the tale will be composed of a series of interwoven and simultaneously performed vignettes staged throughout the ship. The audience will have the freedom to explore different elements of the play by choosing which character’s story to follow.

Teddy Bergman will act as supervising director for the project which will feature direction by Stephen Brackett, Lauren Keating, and Michael Silverstone. Gabriel Hainer Evansohn will serve as production designer for Confidence Man. The creative team also includes scenic designers Sara Walsh and Daniel Zimmerman, costume designer Jessica Pabst, lighting designer Zack Brown, and sound designers Daniel Kluger and Brandon Walcott.

For further information, visit www.woodshedcollective.com.

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