Performance Trifecta at Guild Hall
Guild Hall will present an encore screening of the Donmar Warehouse’s London production of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” as part of its National Theater Live series, on Saturday evening at 7. The play was adapted by Christopher Hampton from Choderlos de Laclos’s 1782 novel of sex, intrigue, and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France that scandalized the world.
The production is directed by Josie Rourke, and the cast features Elaine Cassidy as Madame de Tourvel, Janet McTeer as the Marquise de Merteuil, and Dominic West as the Vicomte de Valmont. Tickets are $18, $16 for members.
A performance of a different sort will take place Sunday at 3 p.m. when the Neo-Political Cowgirls, a dance-theater company devoted to celebrating the female voice, lead an afternoon of dance, song, and spoken word to help The Retreat raise awareness of domestic violence.
The event is part of One Billion Rising, an annual global campaign that began on Valentine’s Day in 2013, when people across the world gathered to dance and protest injustices inflicted upon women. East End participants who would like to learn the One Billion Rising global dance can meet at Guild Hall at 2:15. The event is free and open to everyone; donations to The Retreat will be welcomed.
The John Drew Theater Lab will present a free staged reading of “Perfect Fifths,” a new musical by Dan Rider, on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. “Perfect Fifths” is the story of Sam, who feels emotionally empty until she meets Rose, a cellist, and experiences an awakening. Holly Kristina Goldstein directs a cast including Goldie Flavelle, Corynne Victoria Peters, Brinda Dixit, Taylor Edelhart, and Mr. Rider.