If you aren't familiar with The Insights & Revelations Performance Series, you might look at our fall season and say "hmmm....an inside look at taking Shakespeare's Measure for Measure from the page to the stage, Andy Christie's The Liar Show, and an experimental play based on Tennessee Williams' Camino Real: Where on earth is the artistic vision here? What the heck do these three presentations have in common?"

And the answer is nothing...and everything.

The Insights & Revelations Performance Series explores the creative process of all kinds of works for the stage - in all stages of development - while introducing you to the creative lifeblood of the American theatre, New York City's off-Broadway theatres. These hidden gems create the lion's share of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning work that lands on Broadway and in major regional houses throughout the country. Previous Series presentations have included sneak peeks of I Got Sick Then I Got Better (currently playing an extended run at New York Theatre Workshop), Port Authority (The Atlantic Theater's critically-acclaimed production with Brian d'Arcy James and John Gallagher, Jr.), Inside Shakespeare With Michael Cumpsty ( in advance of his star turn in Classic Stage Company's Richard III), Symphony Space's Thalia Follies with the inimitable Isaiah Sheffer, Marriage & Other Odd Occurrences with John Shea and Dennis Boutsikaris, and Life In A Marital Institution before its critically-acclaimed, extended run off-Broadway...and more. And now we invite you to join us on this adventure of discovering everything performance can be...and what it takes to make it so.

So when you come to The Liar Show on November 19th, you will see four of New York's most accomplished storytellers (think Spalding Gray, not The Three Little Pigs) telling artfully crafted personal stories (and one craftily told story that you will have to smoke out!), and on December 3rd, you will see a sneak preview of one of New York's most esteemed experimental companies in an ensemble-created play based upon the famous collaboration between Tennessee Williams and Elia Kazan on the Broadway production of Camino Real (while Kazan was under investigation by HUAC). After each performance, we'll have chance to talk with the artists about their creative process and then mingle with them in the lobby for a dessert reception.

Perhaps the Series' tag line says it all: "world-class artists...up close and personal." We want you to feel like you're in your living room witnessing the next great thing, and conversing with some of the most inventive and important artists of our time.

And it's worth mentioning how much we love our new 'living room,' The Emelin Theatre! After four successful, award-winning years in Pleasantville, we are delighted to be a part of such an exciting season and honored to be associated with The Emelin Theatre.

So Shakespeare, Williams, and Christie...yes. I invite you to come on these theatrical adventures with us, get an inside look at the making of great performances, mingle with the artists, and enjoy some tasty desserts too.
Looking forward to seeing you at the theatre!

Anna Becker

Producer, The Insights & Revelations Performance Series

P.S. The Series has a blog too! Visit www.TheDeepEndProductions.org for detailed show information, artist interviews, recommendations for shows to see in the city, and more.