Press is IN for The God Project!

"superbly convincing...ambitious multimedia play with puppets...theatrical magic"

~ Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times

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"Lone Wolf Tribe’s raucous cosmic exploration is a morbid fairytale set in a desolate paradise where God is a lonely old man searching for a secret he had forgotten....Kevin Augustine does a stunning job physicalizing the aging God with hyper-realistic prosthetics. The set design by Tom Lee thoroughly complements the style of the show, and transforms La Mama’s Ellen Stewart Theatre into an eerie apocalyptic wonderland. While there are structural flaws in this production, The God Projekt is a bold theatrical statement that explores a question that is ancient and relevant. The creators’ efforts in searching beyond canon should be celebrated and emulated."

~ by Ran Xia, Theatre Is Easy

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"hellishly funny satire of a beneficent Father in the Judeo-Christian strain...Augustine turns in a commandingly versatile performance...If you’ve ever had a problem with the notion of a benevolent Father and wanted to raise a middle finger to the Heavens, The God Projekt might be the answer to your prayers."

~ Molly Grogan, Exeunt Magazine

 


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"Through use of simple props and quietly magical effects this is set in motion in a way which takes an angry, perceptive, hilarious, gloomy narrative to an unexpectedly, unforgettable moving conclusion — or at least a new beginning of possibility; The God Projekt is an open-ended testament worth trusting."

~ Adam McGovern, HiLoBrow

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"dazzling puppetry can't quite conceal some of the darker pulses roiling beneath its busy surface. Not for nothing hasVoice critic Helen Shaw called The God Projekt 'one of the most startlingly intense shows I've seen.'"
~ Danny King, Village Voice

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"Augustine's performance as God is captivating and powerful. His physicality and storytelling is incredible and the power duo of Einhorn and Ausustine direct the tale and frames the work with the careful grace of two master storytellers...Grade: A"
~ Mateo Moreno, The Artswire Weekly

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La MaMa in association with 
Untitled Theater Company No. 61 presents

THE

GOD

PROJEKT
By Lone Wolf Tribe

Conceived by Kevin Augustine
Co-written and Co-directed by Kevin Augustine and Edward Einhorn

September 30 - October 16, 2016
Thursday - Saturday at 7pm; Sunday at 4pm 
- additional performance on Monday Oct. 3 at 7pm

Tickets: $30 Adults/$25 Students/Seniors

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

First Look: The God Projekt

All photos by Richard Termine

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La MaMa in association with 
Untitled Theater Company No. 61 presents

THE GOD PROJEKT

By Lone Wolf Tribe
Conceived by Kevin Augustine
Co-written and Co-directed by Kevin Augustine and Edward Einhorn

September 30 - October 16, 2016
Thursday - Saturday at 7pm; Sunday at 4pm 
- additional performance on Monday Oct. 3 at 7pm

Tickets: $30 Adults/$25 Students/Seniors

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

Watch: Vaudevisuals interview with Kevin Augustine

Vaudevisuals sat down with Kevin Augustine during rehearsal for THE GOD PROJEKT, now playing through October 16, 2016, at The Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa.

Click here to watch the full video.

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La MaMa in association with 
Untitled Theater Company No. 61 presents

THE GOD PROJEKT

By Lone Wolf Tribe
Conceived by Kevin Augustine
Co-written and Co-directed by Kevin Augustine and Edward Einhorn

September 30 - October 16, 2016
Thursday - Saturday at 7pm; Sunday at 4pm 
- additional performance on Monday Oct. 3 at 7pm

Tickets: $30 Adults/$25 Students/Seniors

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

6 Questions: Edward Einhorn

Writer and director Edward Einhorn is the Artistic Director of Untitled Theater Company No. 61 and co-author and co-director of The God Projekt, which returns to La MaMa this month.  Edward took time out from rehearsals to answer our 6 Questions! 

1. How did The God Projekt come about?
Kevin approached me to help him transform some concepts from his earlier show, Bride, into a new piece. I was fascinated about its themes about the origin of monotheism, an interest of mine as well. I come from a Jewish background and reworking the bible through story, in or order to examine and critique it, feels to me like a very Jewish pursuit. I like that our different backgrounds, his being Catholic, brought very different perspectives to the story--and some similar ones. We progressed from a small scene at Dixon Place, to a large one at the Henson Carriage House, to a production in the 2013 La MaMa Puppet Series, to a reworking at an NACL residency last year, to this final version of the piece we are about to present. Each time I feel its development has led to new revelations and a deepening of the characters. I am very excited to have an audience see our current version.

2. What should audiences expect from the piece?
I hope the first thing they can expect is to experience a gripping theater piece that engages them emotionally and intellectually. It is a visceral piece, both tragic and funny at times, with powerful visuals provided by Kevin's puppets and by our talented group of designers. This is a story about God, and in our story God is failing. Seeing a great figure fall apart, no matter what his faults, is always a heart wrenching affair.

3. What have you learned from working on The God Projekt?
I have long has a love of puppetry, using it in many of my Untitled Theater Company No. 61 productions, but it has been a wonderful opportunity to work with puppetry on a different scale. What I most enjoy about working with Kevin's puppets is the depth of expression they are capable of, especially Adam. It has also been a learning experience to participate in this sort of collaboration, it's exciting to see what happens as a co-writer and co-director and how our two styles blend.

4. Who has inspired you?
When I was seven years old, my brother started reading me Ionesco (he was nine years older and reading it in class). We progressed to Beckett, and as an adult I had the extraordinary opportunity to work with Havel. I feel like everything I write comes from those old absurdist impulses to tell tragedy through comedy. My techniques may be different (and here I am inspired by directors like Breuer or LePage), but the object is essentially the same.

5. What was the last good book you read?
I am currently reading We, an century old Russian dystopian novel by Yvgeny Zamyatin. It's slow going, in the midst of production, but tow-thirds through and intrigued by the world he created.

6. What does working at La MaMa mean to you?
The first show I saw at La MaMa was Andrei Serban's The Trojan Women, playing in the Ellen Stewart Theater well before it was called that, because of course Ellen was still living. It was one of the most exciting pieces of theater I had ever seen. I had heard of La MaMa before and knew its place in history, but when I saw that show, I knew I wanted to be part of the tradition. To be playing in that same theater is a great honor.

La MaMa in association with 
Untitled Theater Company No. 61 presents

THE GOD PROJEKT

By Lone Wolf Tribe
Conceived by Kevin Augustine
Co-written and Co-directed by Kevin Augustine and Edward Einhorn

September 30 - October 16, 2016
Thursday - Saturday at 7pm; Sunday at 4pm 
- additional performance on Monday Oct. 3 at 7pm

Tickets: $30 Adults/$25 Students/Seniors; ten tickets priced at $10 each are available for every performance as part of La MaMa's 10@$10 ticketing initiative

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

6 Questions: Kevin Augustine

Kevin Augustine returns to La MaMa with The God Projekt, September 30 - October 16th. Originally produced as part of the 2013 La MaMa Puppet Series, this revised "second coming" of the show has been redesigned for The Ellen Stewart Theatre.  Kevin took time out from rehearsals to answer our 6 Questions.

1. What was the inspiration for making The God Projekt?
It was based on an earlier Lone Wolf Tribe play I wrote in 2008, BRIDE. I wanted to tell a more intimate version of that story- the forgotten partnership between the Jewish God, Yahweh and the local Cannanite Goddess, Asherah. The essence of my curiosity was to peer outside the frame of certain belief systems we habitually take for granted. Growing up in a religious family, I wanted to explore Christianity's origins. It was a revelation when I first discovered that Judaism, Islam and Christianity all share the same origin story. It was a further revelation that long predating Judaism, for thousands of years God was considered a woman and not a man.

2. What questions does the play raise?
What implications arise from a religious belief system that centers on a male deity, i.e.. "The Father"? What global consequences can be attributed to such a choice when billions of worshipers elevate the male over the female as the 'creator of life'? What can be done to bring balance to our ideological differences? Is it not time for a change? Can we do better?

3. You originally presented The God Projekt at La MaMa Puppet Series in 2013, how has it changed?
We have reworked the script to tighten the narrative; I've fleshed out the character relationships in the play and added two puppeteers as well as additional puppets and props. We have also integrated a multi-media element with video footage of God's VHS archives along with a live camera feed. Lastly, the set design of God's heavenly office is on a much grander and more eerie scale.

4. Who has inspired you?
People working for peace through non-violent means. Old time circus clowns.

5. What was the last good book you read?
Non Violent Communication by Marshal Rosenberg

6. What does working at La MaMa mean to you?
Performing at La MaMa has always been an artistic ambition of mine. It is a dream come true to finally have the opportunity to perform in the Ellen Stewart Theatre! I am truly appreciative to be counted among the countless artists who have been given a temporary artistic home here. 

La MaMa in association with 
Untitled Theater Company No. 61 presents

THE GOD PROJEKT

By Lone Wolf Tribe
Conceived by Kevin Augustine
Co-written and Co-directed by Kevin Augustine and Edward Einhorn

September 30 - October 16, 2016
Thursday - Saturday at 7pm; Sunday at 4pm 
- additional performance on Monday Oct. 3 at 7pm

Tickets: $30 Adults/$25 Students/Seniors; ten tickets priced at $10 each are available for every performance as part of La MaMa's 10@$10 ticketing initiative

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

2014 NY IT Awards: THE GOD PROJEKT Wins!

Last night the New York Innovative Theatre Awards were handed out at Baruch Performing Arts Center and La MaMa in association with Lone Wolf Tribe won in the category Outstanding Performance Art Production for The God Projekt.   

We congratulate Kevin Augustine, Edward Einhorn and all the artists involved with The God Projekt which performed as part of the 2013 La MaMa Puppet Series, curated by Denise Greber.

2014 New York Innovative Theatre Award Nominations

Last night, the nominations for the 2014 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were announced at 42WEST.  Congratulations to all the nominees, including all of  the below those whose shows were presented at La MaMa:

Outstanding Director 
Kevin Augustine & Edward Einhorn 
The God Projekt, La MaMa in association with Lone Wolf Tribe 

Outstanding Set Design 
Donald Eastman 
The Chairs, La MaMa in association with Skysaver Productions 

Outstanding Sound Design 
Tim Schellenbaum & Alice Tolan-Mee 
The Chairs, La MaMa in association with Skysaver Productions 

Outstanding Innovative Design 
Jane Catherine Shaw & Theodora Skipitares 
For Puppet Design 
The Chairs, La MaMa in association with Skysaver Productions 

Outstanding Original Music 
Alla Zagaykevych 
Fire Water Night, La MaMa in association with Yara Arts Group 

Outstanding Performance Art Production 
The Chairs, La MaMa in association with Skysaver Productions 
The God Projekt, La MaMa in association with Lone Wolf Tribe 
The Maiden, The Nerve Tank

For a full list of nominees: CLICK HERE

The Critics Are Blown Away by THE GOD PROJEKT

"one of the most startlingly intense shows I've seen" 

- Helen Shaw, Time Out New York

"pure unadulterated theater magic" 

- Martin Denton, New York Theater Now

La MaMa Puppet Series presents

THE GOD PROJEKT

Created by Lone Wolf Tribe
Conceived by Kevin Augustine
Written & Directed by Kevin Augustine and Edward Einhorn
In association with Untitled Theater Company #61

November 14 – November 24, 2013

Tickets are $18 for Adults; $13 for students and seniors.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available as part of La MaMa's 10 @ $10 initiative.

For Tickets and Info: Click Here

La MaMa Puppet Series: Week 2

The La MaMa Puppet Series, curated by Denise Greber, continues this week with THE GOD PROJEKT, ECHO IN CAMERA and LA MAMA PUPPET SLAM, as well as Kids programming: GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS, THE THREE LITTLE PIGS and SQUIRREL STOLE MY UNDERPANTS!

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THE GOD PROJEKT

Created by Lone Wolf Tribe, conceived by Kevin Augustine, written & directed by Kevin Augustine and Edward Einhorn, in association with Untitled Theater Company #61.

The God Projekt is an interdisciplinary, minimalist extravaganza on religious and secular morality that investigates the historical legacy of monotheism. God (played by Augustine in a full-body “old age” silicone prosthetic) joins a cast of highly realistic, hand-carved puppets inspired by 18th century wax anatomical figures and Old Testament animals and characters to deliver a dynamic interpretation of a deep, contradictory, and ambiguous Almighty.

November 14-24, 2013

The Club @ La MaMa

Tickets: $18 Adults; $13 Students/Seniors; A limited number of $10 tickets are available, in advance, as part of La MaMa's 10 @ $10 initiative!

For tickets and info: Click Here

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ECHO IN CAMERA

Conceived, designed and directed by Roman Paska

Echo in Camera, a co-production of Dead Puppet, the Schauspielhaus Wien and the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, explores the relationships between hearing, understanding and identity in a “little mental drama” that recasts the Orpheus legend as an interior journey, tracing the descent of a divided puppet protagonist through a netherworld of his own imagination to retrieve a missing other.

Through November 17th, 2013 - Final 4 Performances!

Ellen Stewart Theatre

Tickets: $25 Adults; $20 Students/Seniors; A limited number of $10 tickets are available, in advance, as part of La MaMa's 10 @ $10 initiative!

For tickets and info: Click Here

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Curated by Jane Catherine Shaw, this is a one-night only puppet slam featuring contemporary short-form puppet and object theatre. These super short works make their point fast and furious, and bring artists and audiences together for an evening of puppetry mash up fun.

November 15 , 2013 at 7pm

La MaMa First Floor Theatre 

Tickets: SOLD OUT 

For More info: Click Here

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Puppet Series Children's Programming!

GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS 

WonderSpark Puppets / Performed by Chad Williams

Goldilocks is a naughty little girl who does anything she wants – but what will happen when she breaks into the Three Bears’ house? Lots of laughter and sing-a-longs! The well-known story about one girl, three bears, finding friends and learning responsibility.

La MaMa First Floor Theatre

Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 11am

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THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

WonderSpark Puppets / Performed by Chad Williams

Three Little Pigs build their houses of hay, sticks and bricks – but will they withstand the Big Bad Wolf? The classic tale retold with hilarious puppet pigs and a silly wolf – with an emphasis on ‘being prepared’.

La MaMa First Floor Theatre

Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 11am

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SQUIRREL STOLE MY UNDERPANTS 

Created & performed by Bonnie Duncan

Music by Brendan Burns & Tony Leva 

Directed by Dan Milstein

A poignantly silly adventure tale for families / Ages 5 & up

Sylvie is sent to the backyard to hang up the laundry. The moment her back is turned, a mischievous squirrel steals her favorite piece of clothing and runs off. When Sylvie gives chase, an entire world emerges from her laundry basket, and curious characters show her the way through mysterious lands. Will our lonely heroine rescue her underpants and discover the magic within herself? Join us on this adventure to find out!

La MaMa First Floor Theatre

Saturday, November 16 and Sunday November 17, 2013 at 2:30pm

Martin Denton Talks To Kevin Augustine

Martin Denton (Indie Theater Now!) talks to puppeteer, playwright, designer and actor, Kevin Augustine, about his upcoming show The God Projekt (co-written and co-directed with Edward Einhorn) and other projects. 

Listen to the podcast: HERE.

La MaMa Puppet Series presents 
THE GOD PROJEKT 

Created by Lone Wolf Tribe 
Conceived by Kevin Augustine 
Written & Directed by Kevin Augustine and Edward Einhorn 

November 14 – November 24, 2013 Tickets are $18 for Adults; $13 for students and seniors. A limited number of $10 tickets are available as part of La MaMa's 10 @ $10 initiative - and only a handful remaining. 

For Tickets and info: Click Here

Prepare for THE GOD PROJEKT

We love this creepy trailer for Kevin Augustine's THE GOD PROJEKT! As we mentioned previously, Time Out New York picked THE GOD PROJEKT as one of their 20 Shows To See This Fall.

La MaMa Puppet Series presents

THE GOD PROJEKT
Created by Lone Wolf Tribe
Conceived by Kevin Augustine
Written & Directed by Kevin Augustine and Edward Einhorn
In association with Untitled Theater Company #61

November 14 – November 24, 2013

Tickets are $18 for Adults; $13 for students and seniors. A limited number of $10 tickets are available as part of La MaMa's 10 @ $10 initiative.


For Tickets and Info: Click Here

Time Out New York picks THE GOD PROJEKT as one of their 20 Shows to See This Fall

David Cote and Adam Feldman of Time Out New York pick 20 shows to be seen this fall both on Broadway and Off. We are honored that Kevin Augustine's The God Projekt is among their list.

Kevin Augustine / The God Projekt

"The God Projekt 

Kevin Augustine, the mad genius behind 2008's Bride, returns with another mash-up of gruesome puppets and theological fantasy. This new work imagines the Supreme Being as a ghoulish Beckettian wraith trying to maintain order in his celestial office. Expect borscht belt routines alongside gory puppetry."

You can read the full list HERE.

Kevin Augustine's The God Projekt is part of the La MaMa Puppet Series and will run from November 14 – November 24, 2013. Tickets are $18 for Adults; $13 for students and seniors. A limited number of $10 tickets are available as part of La MaMa's 10 @ $10 initiative.

For tickets and info: Click Here.