Peculiar Works Project co-founder Ralph Lewis sat down with me at the Mark Rothko studio and talked about the upcoming site-specific performance titled: AFTERPARTY: THE ROTHKO STUDIO.
2 Tours Nightly:
Thursday – Saturday at 7:00pm and 8:30pm;
Sunday at 5:00pm and 6:30pm
AFTERPARTY: The Rothko Studio is a site-specific, promenade performance in and around the former studio of legendary painter Mark Rothko. Built in 1884 for the YMCA as the Young Men’s Institute, 222 Bowery is best known for the many now-famous artists who lived, worked, and played in this landmarked gem. The building’s former gymnasium is where Rothko created the infamous “Seagram Murals” commissioned by The Four Seasons restaurant in 1957. AFTERPARTY explores this pivotal moment for downtown artists and offers a rare opportunity to visit this historic studio space.
Cast: TOBY BILLOWITZ, GLEN FEINSTEIN, AIDAN FELDMAN, JASON HOWARD*, IRINA KAPLAN, NATHAN KEILLER, CAITI LATTIMER, CATHERINE PORTER*, ISABELLA SCHILLER, DESPINA STAMOS, JENNA ZHU
Director: RALPH LEWIS
Choreographer: RACHEL COHEN
Composer: MARIA DESSENA
Adapter: BARRY ROWELL
Dramaturg: BARBARA YOSHIDA
Story: S.M. DALE
Concept: KIM DEPOLE, CATHERINE PORTER
Lighting Design: DAVID CASTANEDA
Projection Designer: JANE PARISI
Costume Designer: GRACE MARTIN
Production Stage Manager: HEATHER OLMSTEAD
Assistant Stage Manager: ELLIOTT KARLINER
Press Rep: ANDREA ALTON PR
Creative Consultant: BARBARA PITTS McADAMS
Producers: RALPH LEWIS, CATHERINE PORTER, BARRY ROWELL
All performances at 222 Bowery, New York, NY
For More Information/Tickets go here!
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Hanging out near the bar before the performance was 
Opening Scene – (Left to Right – Mr. Black – 
Jackie (Natti Vogel) introduces Queenie (Jennifer Harder) to the audience.
Queenie and her two escorts.
Queenie on her knees in front of Burrs (Stephen Heskett)
Jackie steps out in front of the ‘shadow show’ of other activity in the show while Mr. Black (Charley Layton) plays in the foreground.
Mr. Black (Charley Layton) plays solemnly while the show goes on.
Burrs reading and playing tambourine while Jackie is on keyboards and Mr. Black play guitar.
Queenie looks on as Burrs reads the newspaper.
With eyes closed, Jackie smirks at the events going on.
Jackie consoles Burrs while he is drinking.
Burrs and Queenie laugh it up while drinking.
Queenie sings her heart out.
Mr. Black dances up a storm with Queenie.
Cast (left to right) Charley Layton, Jennifer Harder, Stephen Heskett and Natti Vogel applaud director Chris Rozzi.
Coney Island’s ‘in house’ photog 
Fire eating performer 
Tesla coil, fire and wild makeup are the token ingredients for 
Unzipping the overalls and revealing the bird costume was burlesque performer Tiger Bay’s act.
One of the many Auction Table’s where curious and wonderful items were going to the highest bidder.
