Fragments of Brilliance
What’s On
A musical, a play, a graphic novel and a Chekhov — four works GMF is carrying, each with the institution built around it rather than left to find its own way.
FOB·01
Next Door
A Six Feet Apart Musical
“So close and so far, at the same place.”
Two strangers sharing a New York flat are forced into a sudden, unforeseen stasis after a global event turns their world upside down. Originally a celebrated micromusical in Miami and Madrid, expanded into a full-length production through showcases at NYC’s Chelsea Factory and Repertorio Español.
Book, Music & Lyrics by Paloma de Vega
The production
FOB·02
An Elephant in the Room
A play
“All entrances are closed…”
An award-winning play, supported through GMF’s Fragments of Brilliance.
Written by Roberto Thomas-Díaz
The production
FOB·03
EMMA
The Graphic Novel
“Vanity working on a weak head produces every sort of mischief.”
GMF supports Duniath Comics’ graphic-novel adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, created in celebration of the 210th anniversary of Austen’s wittiest classic.
by Georgie Castilla · based on the novel by Jane Austen
The production
FOB·04
SEAGULL
After Chekhov
“Everyone here loves so strongly in the wrong direction.”
Derek Wilson’s adaptation of Chekhov, co-produced with Brindle Dog Theatre Company and working toward a New York presentation. A production designed to be lived in rather than watched: no stage lighting, no recorded sound, everything made in the room by the actors.
Adapted by Derek Wilson · with Brindle Dog Theatre Company
The productionAlso in hand
Aesthetic of Awe
GMF’s Main Stage season — four works held within one curatorial proposition. In development; dates, venues and casting will be announced.
Explore the seasonEach of these exists because the institution decided it was worth building around.