Portrait of Playwright Joy Gregory, at Playwrights Horizon's Main Stage, 2011

Portrait of Playwright Joy Gregory at Playwrights Horizon's Main Stage, 2011

THE SHAGGS

Philosophy of the World

Book by Joy Gregory; music by Gunnar Madsen; lyrics by Ms. Gregory and Mr. Madsen; story by Ms. Gregory, Mr. Madsen and John Langs, based on the true story of the Shaggs; directed by Mr. Langs; choreography by Ken Roht; sets by Mimi Lien; costumes by Emily Rebholz; lighting by Geoff Korf; sound by Darron L West; music direction by Aaron Gandy; orchestrations/vocal arrangements by Mr. Madsen; music coordinator, John Miller; dialect coach, Stephen Gabis; production manager, Christopher Boll; production stage manager, Lori Lundquist. Presented by Playwrights Horizons, Tim Sanford, artistic director; Leslie Marcus, managing director; Carol Fishman, general manager; and theNew York Theater Workshop, James C. Nicola, artistic director; William Russo, managing director. At the Playwrights Horizons Mainstage Theater, 416 West 42nd Street, Clinton; (212) 279-4200, playwrightshorizons.org. Through July 3. Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes.

WITH: Kevin Cahoon (Charley/Bobby), Peter Friedman (Austin Wiggin), Annie Golden(Annie Wiggin), Jamey Hood (Dot Wiggin), Steve Routman (Mr. Wilson/Exeter Talent Show Host/Russ/Hank), Cory Michael Smith (Kyle), Sarah Sokolovic (Betty Wiggin) and Emily Walton (Helen Wiggin).

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Portrait of Playwright David Greenspan, at Playwrights Horizons, 2011

Playwright David Greenspan, at Playwrights Horizons, 2011

GO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE

By David Greenspan; directed by Leigh Silverman; sets by Rachel Hauck; costumes by Theresa Squire; lighting by Matt Frey; production manager, Christopher Boll; production stage manager, Kyle Gates. Presented by Playwrights Horizons, Tim Sanford, artistic director; Leslie Marcus, managing director; Carol Fishman, general manager. At the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street, Clinton; (212) 279-4200, ticketcentral.com. Through May 1. Running time: 1 hour 10 minutes.

WITH: Lisa Banes (Claire), Stephen Bogardus (Tom), David Greenspan (Passalus), Tim Hopper (God/Malcolm), Brian Hutchison (Bernard), Michael Izquierdo (Wally) and Mariann Mayberry (Charlotte).

Passalus:

Among the characters he meets, an actress – a journey man, not a star, he pays her a compliment, coming from he knows not where – a spot a little spot on the heart an empathy as she stands in the cold shadow of her better recognized friend. And from then each one he meets... even the girl’s mother... he feels for them, players in a passing show. Struggling players. And then…

 Go Back To Where You Are by David Greenspan

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Portrait of Playwright/Actor Jesse Eisenberg, at The Cherry Lane Theater, 2010

   Playwright Jesse Eisenberg, at The Cherry Lane Theater, 2010

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                                       Ascunsion

written by Jesse Eisenberg

                                 directed by Kip Fagan at the Cherry Lane Theatre (Produced by the Rattlestick)           

FEATURING: Remy Auberjonois, Justin Bartha, Jesse Eisenberg, Camille Mana

CREATIVE: John McDermott (Set Design) ; Jessica Pabst(Costume Design) ; Ben Stanton (Lighting Design) ; Bart Fasbender (Sound Design) ; Andrew Diaz (Props Design) ;Melissa Mae Gregus (Stage Manager) ; Thomas Schall(Fight Direction) ; Eugenia Furneaux (Production Manager) ;Michael Denis (Assistant Stage Manager) ; Katie Takacs(Technical Director)

Portrait of Playwright Bathsheba Doran, at the Flea Theater, 2010

Playwright Bathsheba Doran, at the Flea Theater, 2010

PARENTS’ EVENING

By Bathsheba Doran; directed by Jim Simpson; sets by Jerad Schomer; lighting by Brian Aldous; costumes by Claudia Brown; stage manager, Carrie-Dell Furay. Presented by the Flea Theater, Mr. Simpson, artistic director; Carol Ostrow, producing director. At the Flea Theater, 41 White Street, near Church Street, TriBeCa; (212) 352-3101, theflea.org. Through May 29. Running time: 1 hour 20 minutes.

WITH: Julianne Nicholson (Judy) and James Waterston (Michael).

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Portrait of Playwright Kia Corthron at Playwrights Horizons' Main Stage, 2010

Playwright, Kia Corthron, Portrait at Playwright Horizon, Main Stage 2010


A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK

By Kia Corthron; directed by Chay Yew; sets by Kris Stone; costumes by Anita Yavich; lighting by Ben Stanton; sound by Darron L. West; production manager, Christopher Boll; production stage manager, Kasey Ostopchuck. Presented by Playwrights Horizons, Tim Sanford, artistic director; Leslie Marcus, managing director; Carol Fishman, general manager; in association with the Play Company, Kate Loewald, founding producer; Lauren Weigel, managing producer; and Culture Project, Allan Buchman, artistic director. At Playwrights Horizons’ Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street, Manhattan; (212) 279-4200. Through April 11. Running time: 2 hours 35 minutes.

WITH: Keith Eric Chappelle (Seyoum/Tich), William Jackson Harper (Abebe), Joshua King (Tay), Kianné Muschett (H. J.) and Myra Lucretia Taylor (Pickle).

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Portrait of Playwrights Chris Miller, Nathan Tysen, The Burnt Part Boys

Portrait of Playwrights Chris Miller, Nathan Tysen, The Burnt Part Boys

Photographed at Playwright Horizons Main Stage 2010

Scenic Designer  Brian Prather

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MAN I NEVER KNEW from The Burnt Part Boys

music by Chris Miller lyrics by Nathan Tysen

pete

I WATCH WOMEN EVERY SUNDAY

TEND A ROW OF EMPTY GRAVES

WIVES OF MEN WHOSE BODIES

NEVER LEFT COMPANY CAVES

I AM ONE OF MANY BOYS

HEARING HEARTBEATS IN THE HILL

I AM ONE OF MANY BOYS

WITH GIANT BOOTS TO FILL

IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO

FORCED TO FOLLOW FOOTSTEPS

SOMETHING I CAN DO

FOR THE MAN I NEVER KNEW

WATCH MY BROTHER EVERY MORNING

SOMEHOW GOT HIS ROLES REVERSED

SHOULD BE GRADUATING

BUT THE COMPANY GOT HIM FIRST

I AM ONE OF MANY BOYS

FEELING TRAPPED BEFORE WE’RE TRAPPED

I AM ONE OF MANY BOYS

BUT I’M THE FIRST THAT’S SNAPPED

IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO

FORCED TO FOLLOW FOOTSTEPS

SOMETHING I CAN DO

FOR THE MAN I NEVER KNEW

grownups speak on your behalf

say i’m more like you with every day

but in this crumpled photograph

all resemblance fades away

IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO

FOR THE MAN I NEVER KNEW

I’M CALLING TO MY FATHER

CALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN

TONIGHT I TAKE A VOW

I PROMISE TO KEEP

I’M GOING TO MY FATHER

GOING TO THE MOUNTAIN

NO MAN WILL DISTURB

HIS DEEP DEEP SLEEP

I AM ONE OF MANY BOYS

and we share a common code

i am one of many boys

and i’m ready to explode

THERE’S GONNA BE FIRE

THERE’S GONNA BE NOISE

THERE’S GONNA BE HELL TO PAY FOR THE BURNT PART

BOYS

Playwright Portrait, Annie Baker, Portrait at the Rattlestick Theater

Playwright Annie Baker 
Portrait at the Rattlestick Theater, 2010

“The Aliens,”
By Annie Baker; directed by Sam Gold; sets by Andrew Lieberman; costumes by Bobby Fredrick Tilley II; lighting by Tyler Micoleau; sound by Bart Fasbender; songs by Michael Chernus, Patch Darragh and Erin Gann. Presented by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, David Van Asselt, artistic director; Brian Long, managing director. At the Rattlestick Theater, 224 Waverly Place, West Village; (212) 868-4444. Through May 23. Running time: 2 hours.

WITH: Michael Chernus (K J), Dane DeHaan (Evan) and Erin Gann (Jasper).

Portraits 

Peter Sumner Walton Bellamy©2014

Photograph taken with Hasselblad film camera.
Film hand-developed by photographer

My Portraits

My Portraits

My photographs are mostly portraits that create an emotional bond with the subject.  They are built on a deep awareness of the classical tradition of portraiture. 

My aim is to establish a sense of beauty, identification and appreciation that increases with the passage of time. This can translate to what it is to know a person or place intimately.

Making the moment eternal and translating the reality as a spiritual one, I make the photograph an emotional experience.  The picture brings the subject and viewer to a deeper spiritual moment. 

Peter Sumner Walton Bellamy
September 9, 2014

 

 

The Pussy Cat Theater, Abandoned Adult Movie Theater, Miami, 1989

The Pussy Cat Theater, Abandoned Adult Movie Theater, Miami, 1989

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Drunken Man Falling, Morning, East 74th Street, 1989

Drunken Man Falling, Morning ,East 74 Street, 1989

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Homeless Person's Shelter of Boxes, New York City, 1989

Homeless Person's Shelter of Boxes, New York City, 1989

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Homeless Man With Fly in his Eye, Near the UN, New York City, 1989

Homeless Man With Fly in his Eye, Near the UN, New York City, 1989

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