Productions

Click below to open a "Production File" in a new window.	MORE INFORMATION PRODUCTIONS WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND DESIGNED BY RICHARD FOREMAN.
	2013 Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance) Premiered at The Public Theater, New York Co-produced with the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York Written and Directed by Richard Foreman
	2012 La Place de l'Etoile New York University/Tisch School of the Arts/Department of Drama EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE WING Written by Robert Desnos and Directed by Richard Foreman
	2011 Daniel Goldenstein New York University/Tisch School of the Arts/Department of Drama EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE WING Written and Directed by Richard Foreman
Production File	2009 Idiot Savant Premiered at The Public Theater, New York Co-produced with the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York Written and Directed by Richard Foreman
	2009 Astronome: A Night at the Opera Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York Opera Composed by John Zorn, Designed and Directed by Richard Foreman
	2008 Deep Trance Behavior in Potatoland Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	2007 Wake Up Mr. Sleepy! Your Unconscious Mind Is Dead! Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
Production File	2006 What to Wear Premiered at REDCAT, Los Angeles CA Opera Composed by Michael Gordon Written & Directed by Richard Foreman
	2006 ZOMBOID! (Film/Performance Project #1) Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	2005 The Gods Are Pounding My Head! AKA Lumberjack Messiah Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	2004 King Cowboy Rufus Rules the Universe! Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	2003 Panic! (How to Be Happy!) Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York and Wiener Festwochen Toured to Zurich and Vienna
	2002 Maria Del Bosco Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York Toured to Singapore
	2001 Now That Communism is Dead, My Life Feels Empty Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York and the Vienna Festival Toured to Vienna and Holland
	2000 Bad Boy Nietzsche Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York Toured to Brussels, Berlin and Tokyo
	1998 Paradise Hotel (Hotel Fuck) Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York and Theater das Welt Berlin 1999 Toured to Paris, Copenhagen, Salzburg and Berlin
	1998 Benita Canova Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	Pearls for Pigs Premiered Hartford Stage, Hartford, Connecticut Produced by Hartford Stage Co and Internationsl Productions Associates Toured to Montreal Festival, Festival d'Autome, Paris, Rome, Freund Playhouse, Los Angeles, and Tribeca Arts Center, New York
	1996-1997 Permanent Brain Damage Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York Toured to Meltdown Festival, London
	1996 Venus by Suzan-Lori Parks Premiered at the Yale Rep. Public Theater Produced by Yale Repertory Theater and the New York Shakespeare Festival
Production File	1995-1996 The Universe Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1995 I've Got the Shakes Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
Production File	1994 My Head Was A Sledgehammer Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
Production File	1993 Samuel's Major Problems Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1992 The Fall of the House of Usher by Phillip Glass Premiered at the American Repertory Theater, Cambridge Produced by American Repatory Theater, 2nd reconceived version, Maggio Musicale, Florence Italy
Production File	1992 The Mind King Premiered at the Ontological Theater, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1991 Don Giovonni by Mozart Premiered at the Opera de Lille, France
	1990 Wozzeck by Georg Buchner Premiered at the Hartford Stage, Connecticut Produced by Hartford Stage Company
	1991 Eddie Goes to Poetry City: Part Two Premiered at La Mama, NY Produced by La Mama & Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
Production File	1990 Eddie Goes to Poetry City: Part one Premiered at New City Theater Seattle Produced by New City Theater, Seattle, WA
	Love and Science (libretto) Premiered at St. Clements, New York Produced by Music Theater Group, New York
	Total Rain (Television play) Premiered at The Kitchen, New York Produced by, The Kitchen, WGBH, Boston and WNET, NY
	1989 Where's Dick by Stuart Wallace and MIchael Khorie (libretto) Premiered at the Houston Opera
Production File	1989 Lava Premiered at the Performing Garage, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York and the Wooster Group, New York
	1988 What Did He See Premiered at the NY Shakespeare Festival Produced by the NY Shakespeare Festival and the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
Production File	1988 Symphony of Rats Premiered at the Performing Garage, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York and the Wooster Group, New York
	1987 Love and Science (play version) Premiered Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm Produced by Theater Aurora Stockholm Swede
	1987 End of the World with Symposium to Follow by Arthur Kopit Premiered at the A.R.T, Cambridge Produced by American Repatory Theater, Cambridge
	1987 Film is Evil, Radio is Good Premiered at NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, New York Produced by Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1986 Largo Desolato by Vaclav Havel Premiered at the The Public Theater, NY Produced by NY Shakespeare Festival
Production File	1986 The Cure Premiered at The Performing Garage, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
Production File	1986 Africanus Instructus (opera) Premiered at St. Clements, New York Produced by Music Theater Group, NY Toured to Madrid, Paris, Lille
Production File	1985 Miss Universal Happiness Premiered at The Performing Garage Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York and The Wooster Group, New York
	1985 Ma Mort, Ma Vie, de Pier Pasolini (My Death, My Life, by Pier Pasolini) by Kathy Acker Premiered at the Theater de la Bastille, Paris Produced by Festival d'Automn, Paris Toured to Florence and Bordeaux
	1984-85 The Birth of the Poet by Kathy Acker Premiered at the Ro Theater, Rotterdam and the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Production File	1984 The Golem by H. Leivick Premiered at the Delacourt Theater, Central Park, New York Produced by NY Shakespeare Festival
	1984 Dr. Selavy's Magic Theater (opera) Premiered at the Mercer Arts Center, New York Produced by the Music Theater Group, NY
	1983 La Robe de Chambre de George Bataille (George Bataille's Bathrobe) Premiered at Theater de Gennevillers Produced by the Festival d'Automne Paris
	1983 Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss Premiered at the Paris Opera
	1983 Egyptology Premiered at The Public Theater, New York Produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival
	1982 Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights by Gertrude Stein Produced by the Festival d'Automne a Paris Toured to Berlin
	1982 Don Juan by Moliere Premiered at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN Produced by the Guthrie Theater and the New York Shakespeare Festival
	1982 Three Acts of Recognition by Botho Strauss Premiered at The Public Theater, NY Produced by New York Shakespeare Festival
	The American Imagination (libretto) Premiered at St. Clements, New York Produced by Music Theater Group, NY
	1981 Cafe Amerique Premiered at Theater de Gennevillers, Paris Produced by Festival d'Automne Paris Toured to Amsterdam, Nice, Strassbourg, Lyon, Grenoble, Torino
Production File	1981 Penguin Touquet Premiered at The Public Theater, NY Produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival
	1980 Madame Adare (opera) Stanley Silverman Premiered at Lincoln Center Produced by the New York City Opera
Production File	1979-80 Place + Target (Luogo + Bersaglio) Premiered at Theater de la Pyramid, Rome Produced by Theatre de Roma, Rome,Italy Toured to Milan
	1979 Madness and Tranquility (My Head Was a Sledgehammer) Presented in open rehearsals by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater Production canceled.
	1979 Strong Medicine (feature film) Premiered at the Film Forum, New York Produced by August Films and the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1977 Blvd de Paris: I've Got the Shakes Premiered at 491 Broadway, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1977 City Archives (video play) Produced by the Walker Arts Center, Minn.
Production File	1977 Book of Splendors, Part Two Premiered at 491 Broadway, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1976 Three Penny Opera by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brechtl Premiered at the Vivian Beanmont Theater. NY Produced by NY Shakespeare Festival and Lincoln Center
Production File	1976 Livre des Splendeurs (Book of Splendors, Part One) Premiered at Bouffe du Nord, Paris Produced by Festival d'Automne a Paris
Production File	1975-76 Rhoda in Potatoland Premiered at 491 Broadway, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1975 Pandering to the Masses Premiered at 491 Broadway, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1975 Hotel for Criminals (opera) Premiered at the West Beth Theater, New York Produced by the Music Theater Group, New York
Production File	1974 Pain(T) Premiered at 141 Wooster Street, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
Production File	1974 Vertical Mobility (Sophia = Wisdom) Premiered at 141 Wooster Street, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
Production File	1973 Classical Therapy Produced by the Festival d'Automne a Paris
Production File	1973 Particle Theory Premiered at the West Beth Theater Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York and Theater for the New City, New York
Production File	1972 Sophia:The Cliffs Premiered at Filmmakers Cinematheque, 80 Wooster Street, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1972 Evidence Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York and Theater for the New City, New York
Production File	1971-72 HCOHTIENLA or HOTEL CHINA: PARTS 1 & 2 Premiered at Filmmakers Cinematheque, 80 Wooster Street, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1971 Dream Tantras for Western Massachuttes (musical) Premiered at the Lennox Arts Center, Lennox MA Produced by Music Theater Group, NY
	1970-1971 Total Recall (Sophia=Wisdom, Part Two) Premiered at Filmmakers Cinematheque, 80 Wooster Street, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York
	1970 Elephant Steps (libretto) Premiered at Tanglewood Shed, Lee MA Produced by Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood, Hunter Playhouse New York
	1969 Ida-Eyed Premiered at 4th Street Theater, New York Presented by New Dramatists, New York
	1968 Angelface Premiered at Filmmakers Cinematheque, 80 Wooster Street, New York Produced by the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, New York