Ralph B. Peña
@rbyronp.bsky.social
Artistic Director, Ma-Yi Theater Company, NYC
Tony Nominator
Tony Nominator
June 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Catching up on shows.
April 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Catching up on shows.
Sumo is now playing at The Public Theater only through March 30. #sumo #wrestling #offbroadway #theater #sports @mayitheater.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sumo is now playing at The Public Theater only through March 30. #sumo #wrestling #offbroadway #theater #sports @mayitheater.bsky.social
Stopping stipend checks for Fulbright scholars is another proof of this administration’s determination to self-inflict wounds on longstanding cultural and academic institutions. Everyone must resist.
March 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Stopping stipend checks for Fulbright scholars is another proof of this administration’s determination to self-inflict wounds on longstanding cultural and academic institutions. Everyone must resist.
Read about how the cast of SUMO prepared. #theater #sumo #wrestling #offbroadway @mayitheater.bsky.social
For the Actors of ‘Sumo,’ Learning Lines Was Just the Half of It
The play’s cast members wrestle, slap and toss one another in ambitiously choreographed fight sequences that took months of training to learn.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Read about how the cast of SUMO prepared. #theater #sumo #wrestling #offbroadway @mayitheater.bsky.social
Rehearsals for Lisa Sanaye Dring’s play SUMO enters its 4th week. Previews begin February 20. Got tix? #sumo #offbroadway @mayitheater.bsky.social #wrestling #theater
January 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Rehearsals for Lisa Sanaye Dring’s play SUMO enters its 4th week. Previews begin February 20. Got tix? #sumo #offbroadway @mayitheater.bsky.social #wrestling #theater
Rehearsals for Lisa Sanaye Dring’s play SUMO are in their third week. Previews start February 20 at The Public Theater. Have your tickets yet? #theater #sumo @mayitheater.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Rehearsals for Lisa Sanaye Dring’s play SUMO are in their third week. Previews start February 20 at The Public Theater. Have your tickets yet? #theater #sumo @mayitheater.bsky.social
As of January 1, 2025, nine of the top ten richest humans in the world are in the United States. Between them they are worth more than two trillion dollars. Yet so many Americans can’t afford basic needs. We need a reckoning.
January 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
As of January 1, 2025, nine of the top ten richest humans in the world are in the United States. Between them they are worth more than two trillion dollars. Yet so many Americans can’t afford basic needs. We need a reckoning.
Linda Lavin is a national treasure. She was brilliant in every play I saw her in.
December 30, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Linda Lavin is a national treasure. She was brilliant in every play I saw her in.
Spent today above the clouds. Happy holidays to all!
December 24, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Spent today above the clouds. Happy holidays to all!
If you choose to stage “classic” material that harms your community, it’s crucial to find ways to mitigate that harm. Racially biased classics are more damaging than they might appear. They seep into the subconscious, disguising racism with a veneer that makes these prejudices seem benign.
December 23, 2024 at 12:39 AM
If you choose to stage “classic” material that harms your community, it’s crucial to find ways to mitigate that harm. Racially biased classics are more damaging than they might appear. They seep into the subconscious, disguising racism with a veneer that makes these prejudices seem benign.
Spending Christmas in Zermatt. A much needed break before the next gig. Happy holidays, everyone!
December 21, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Spending Christmas in Zermatt. A much needed break before the next gig. Happy holidays, everyone!
Saw this last night but sat next to two drunk ladies who fidgeted, talked, and used their phones constantly — even after everyone around them asked them to stop. If you’re wasted, go home. Theater is not for you.
December 19, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Saw this last night but sat next to two drunk ladies who fidgeted, talked, and used their phones constantly — even after everyone around them asked them to stop. If you’re wasted, go home. Theater is not for you.
This week's harvest.
December 16, 2024 at 12:06 AM
This week's harvest.
Mandatory viewing for RFK Jr.
December 14, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Mandatory viewing for RFK Jr.
We're either going to live under one constitution, or we're not. These crusaders are free to worship any god they want, but they have no right to impose it on anyone else, much less use government-funded institutions to teach their chosen beliefs.
Officials in Oklahoma are laying the groundwork to push Christianity into public schools. Here’s how.
The Tiny Oklahoma School Trying to Bring Religion Back to Classrooms
Officials in Oklahoma are laying the groundwork to push Christianity into public schools.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:25 PM
We're either going to live under one constitution, or we're not. These crusaders are free to worship any god they want, but they have no right to impose it on anyone else, much less use government-funded institutions to teach their chosen beliefs.
Protect the rights of all peoples around the world.
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Protect the rights of all peoples around the world.
Assad has fled Syria. There are multiple competing interests jockeying for power. Let's hope that whoever wields it prioritizes helping ALL Syrians recover from years of war.
December 8, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Assad has fled Syria. There are multiple competing interests jockeying for power. Let's hope that whoever wields it prioritizes helping ALL Syrians recover from years of war.
We’ve been in workshop all week to get to the draft of SUMO we’ll use for rehearsals in January. Our angel Ponyo has been with us everyday, using her magical powers to get every SUMO wrestler to give her treats.
December 6, 2024 at 1:49 PM
We’ve been in workshop all week to get to the draft of SUMO we’ll use for rehearsals in January. Our angel Ponyo has been with us everyday, using her magical powers to get every SUMO wrestler to give her treats.
First time inside the new Palace Theater.
November 30, 2024 at 5:51 PM
First time inside the new Palace Theater.
My Best Movies of 2024 -- so far (as of 11/30/2024). In no particular order:
Anora
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
His Three Daughters
I'm Still Here
A Real Pain
Blitz
Conclave
Dahomey
Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat
Anora
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
His Three Daughters
I'm Still Here
A Real Pain
Blitz
Conclave
Dahomey
Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat
November 30, 2024 at 4:30 PM
My Best Movies of 2024 -- so far (as of 11/30/2024). In no particular order:
Anora
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
His Three Daughters
I'm Still Here
A Real Pain
Blitz
Conclave
Dahomey
Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat
Anora
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
His Three Daughters
I'm Still Here
A Real Pain
Blitz
Conclave
Dahomey
Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat
Will Moana 2 b****slap Wicked at the Box Office? Disney typically wins these fights, but maybe Wicked will get a big boost this holiday weekend.
November 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Will Moana 2 b****slap Wicked at the Box Office? Disney typically wins these fights, but maybe Wicked will get a big boost this holiday weekend.