Co-commission with New York City Center
Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence Robbie Fairchild shares an in-process presentation of his new dance-theater work, Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
Lord Chamberlain’s Men is a dance-theater work inspired by Shakespeare’s sonnets and the origin story of Romeo & Juliet; engaging themes of identity, forbidden love, and sexual longing that resonate throughout Shakespeare’s writing. Created in collaboration with co-director and choreographer Sonya Tayeh and creative producer Christopher Wheeldon, the work combines movement, text, and electro-acoustic music to build a theatrical landscape where storytelling and choreography intersect.
The in-process presentation will be followed by a conversation with the artists about the development of the work and their collaborative process.
Co-Directors/Choreographers: Robbie Fairchild & Sonya Tayeh
Creative Consultant: Christopher Wheeldon, OBE
Book Writer: Rick Elice
Music Arranger: Sean Peter Forte
Electronic Composer: Ben Waters
Guild Hall’s Teen Arts Council (GHTAC) invites you to join an open workshop sharing work developed over the past month with theatre maker, choreographer, and Guerilla Girl, Donna Kaz.
Through movement-based exploration, Council members have engaged in discovery and dialogue, collaborating to use the body as a tool for expression and inquiry.
Join us to observe the process, participate in guided exercises, and experience the creative language they have built together.
Seating is extremely limited – book today!
Don’t You Know How to Make Your Own Coffee?
Presented by the Guild Hall Teen Arts Council
Documentary theatre meets community storytelling in this original Verbatim Theatre piece created by the Guild Hall Teen Arts Council (GHTAC). Rooted in the ethnodramatic practice pioneered by Anna Deavere Smith, this newly devised work brings real interviews to the stage—performed word for word and gesture for gesture—honoring the authentic voices of the Hamptons community.
Over the past three months, GHTAC members have explored the rising cost of living in the Hamptons as their central research focus. Through interviews with local community leaders and residents, students examined how affordability shapes daily life, work, and belonging, and questioned who gets to live and work in the region today. The project was developed in collaboration with Professor Joe Salvatore, creator of NYU’s Verbatim Performance Lab and author of Creating Ethnodrama: A Theatrical Approach to Research, who guided students in transforming research into performance.
This public presentation marks the culmination of GHTAC’s ethnodrama unit and invites the community to experience a timely, thoughtful portrait of life in the Hamptons—told entirely in the words of those who live it.
