Playing With Fire
By August Strindberg; translated by Ulrika Brand; adapted by Leslie Lee; directed by Robert Greer; dramaturgy by Eszter Szalczer; sets by Angelina Margolis;
lighting by Miriam Nilofa Crowe; costumes by Lora Jackson. Presented by the Negro Ensemble Company and the August Strindberg Repertory Theater, in association with Theater Resources Unlimited. At the New School for Drama, 151 Bank Street, near Washington Street, West Village; (212) 868-4444 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (212) 868-4444 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, smarttix.com. Through June 10. Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
WITH: James Edward Becton (the Friend, Axel), Jaleesa Capri (the Cousin, Adelle), Toccarra Cash (the Wife, Kersten), Elizabeth Flax (the Mother), Jolie Garrett (the Father) and Nathan James (the Husband, Newt).