Scenes from a Misunderstanding

Text by Carey Harrison
Directed by Henry Akona

At Theater Three, New York City
Performed on a double-bill with Most Radiant Beauty, a short play about Einstein by Evolve Company
May through June, 2009

The simmering differences between two professors come to a head: has one of them delayed replying to a letter on the subject of religion, or did the original letter-writer delay posting it? What would such delays signify? From humble beginnings, titanic quarrels are born—especially when the aggravated parties are Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.

Remaining performances:

Sunday, June 7 at 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 10 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 13 at 10:30 p.m.

Drs. Jane & Alexander

Text by Edward Einhorn
Music by Alexander Wiener
Music arranged by Henry Akona
Directed by Edward Einhorn

At Theater Three, New York City
May through June, 2009

Using found, fabricated, and occasionally finagled text, the playwright explores the life of his grandfather Alexander S. Wiener, the co-discoverer of the Rh factor in blood, through interviews with his mother, a psychologist who recently retired due to a debilitating stroke. His grandfather's ambitions and achievements are contrasted with his mother's and ultimately with his own.

The Velvet Oratorio

Libretto by Edward Einhorn
Music by Henry Akona
Dramaturgy by Karen Lee Ott
Directed by Henry Akona

December 2009

An oratorio for chorus and actors in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in the former Czechoslovakia. Part of the Performing Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe festival at the Lincoln Center Library.

What the press is saying:

Carey Harrison’s script is more than just a high concept comedy ... Henry Akona’s staging is light, deft, and appropriate, and the performances of Mick O’Brien as Jung, Eric Oleson as Freud, and Kris Lundberg as both of their maids are delightful.

Martin Denton
nytheater.com