Memorial for Richard Foreman – September 8

September 8, 2025

Community Arts Space
74A East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003

 

“Understand–it ALWAYS makes sense. Sense can’t be avoided. If it first seems to be non-sense, wait: roots will reveal themselves.” Richard Foreman

ABOUT

We will be holding some events to celebrate the life and work of Richard Foreman on

Monday, September 8th

Brief Readings from Richard’s work
1pm and 2pm at
La Mama, 66 East 4th Street
Reserve a seat for 1pm and for 2pm
(they are two readings of the same program!)

Memorial Gathering
4pm at
NYU Skirball Center
566 LaGuardia Pl,
New York, NY 10012
No RSVP Required

Plan to share some time with all of us who care about Richard, with Richard’s words and words about Richard.

Feel free to share this widely.

Hopeful,
David Herskovits and Shannon Sindelar
With the great help of Mia Yoo, Jay Wegman, Oskar Eustis and many others

PROGRAM

The program will run at 1:00 PM and repeat at 2:00 PM, featuring readings of excerpts from several of Mr. Foreman’s acclaimed plays, including Penguin Touquet, Mind King, Benita Canova, and Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey.

Featured Readings (selected artists):

Penguin Touquet – Juliana Francis Kelly, Tony Torn, T. Ryder Smith, Greg Mehrten

Mind King – David Patrick Kelly, Henry Stram

Benita Canova – Tea Alagić, D.J. Mendel

Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey – Maggie Hoffman, Daniel Allen Nelson


(Artists listed above represent only a selection of the performers participating in these readings.)

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La Mama is a world-renowned New York cultural institution dedicated to the artist and all aspects of the theatre.