Gingold Theatrical Group is a
Manhattan-based theatre company under the Artistic Direction of David Staller, who founded the group in 2006. Staller believed that the English playwright and critic,
George Bernard Shaw, created work that made the strongest statements on human rights. He named the group after his friend
Hermione Gingold, together with whom he read Shaw's plays.
Project Shaw Staller began the group's work with staged readings of plays either by Shaw, his contemporaries, or those inspired by him. The series,
Project Shaw, presents 11 staged readings a year. Each of these staged readings are either plays by or inspired by George Bernard Shaw. In 2009, Gingold Theatrical Group became the first theatre group to have produced all 65 of George Bernard Shaw's plays through Project Shaw. Initially held at New York's
Players' Club, the performances were moved to a larger venue at New York's
Symphony Space in 2014. On January 19, 2015, Project Shaw held its 100th performance. As of July 2017, 124 Project Shaw had presented 124 concert productions. In 2023, GTG revived Shaw's
Arms and the Man featuring longtime Gingold collabroator Tony Award-winning actress
Karen Ziemba. Following their success, GTG presented a newly adapted production of
The Devil's Disciple both adapted and under the direction of David Staller. The production featured five women to play all the roles, the production went on to receive a nomination for Best Adaption at the 69th Annual
Drama Desk Awards. To celebrated their 20th Anniversary Gingold revived Shaw's most notable work,
Pygmalion. Starring
Synnøve Karlsen in her New York theatrical debut, the cast also featured Mark Evans as
Henry Higgins, Carson Elrod as Pickering, Teresa Avia Lim as Clara and Mary,
Lizan Mitchell as Mrs. Pearce and Mrs. Higgins, and Matt Wolpe as Freddy and Alfred Doolittle. Karlsen's performance was nominated at the 70th Annual
Drama Desk Awards.
New works GTG currently holds two programs which focus on the development of new works. The first program,
Press Cuttings, was inspired by Shaw's career. Prior to becoming a playwright, Shaw was an art critic. The program's focus is to develop the works of art critics looking to follow in Shaw's footsteps. This program led to the development of
David Cote's play
Otherland. In 2017, GTG announced another program,
Speakers' Corner, in which a group of writers of diverse backgrounds develops new work inspired by narratives of George Bernard Shaw. == Response ==