By Tony Kushner
Toneelgroep Amsterdam
Directed by Ivo van Hove

There are no feathers here. Instead of beating wings, there’s David Bowie’s otherworldly wails. With little more than a stack of vinyl records, a few fluorescent lights, and a saline drip, Dutch visionary Ivo van Hove and Toneelgroep Amsterdam deliver a revelatory take on Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic. Encompassing both “Millennium Approaches” and “Perestroika,” this marathon production strips Kushner’s now-iconic characters—Prior Walter and his boyfriend Louis, Reaganite lawyer Roy Cohn, Mormon couple Joe and Harper Pitt—to their essence, boldly reimagining “A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.”

Set and light design by Jan Versweyveld
Costume design by Wojciech Dziedzic
Video design by Tal Yarden
Music by Wim Selles
In Dutch with English titles

Ivo van Hove began his career as a stage director in 1981, producing and directing plays he wrote himself before working with various esteemed theater companies and becoming general director of Toneelgroep Amsterdam in 2001. He has received many accolades, including an Obie Award for Best Production for More Stately Mansions and Hedda Gabler.

Toneelgroep Amsterdam produces contemporary international theater from its home base, the Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg. As the Netherlands’ largest repertory company, it holds a prominent place in the Dutch capital’s international cultural scene. Its past BAM appearances have been for the productions Roman Tragedies (2012 Next Wave), Cries and Whispers (2011 Next Wave), and Opening Night (2008 Next Wave), all directed by Van Hove.

Show Times:
October 23: 7pm
October 24: 7pm
October 25: 6pm