2009 Planet Award winner Our Country to be presented as a new musical reading on Wednesday, May 26 at 5:30 pm  307 West 36th Street, 18th Floor (btwn 8th & 9th Aves.) Use the elevator toward the 37th Street entrance. Reading will be approximately 90 minutes in length. Seating is EXTREMELY LIMITED! Please RSVP to [email protected] Book by DAN COLLINS Based on an original concept by TONY ASARO Reading directed by DIANA BASMAJIAN Music Directed by ERIC DAY Live country western band! Starring singer/songwriter JUSTIN UTLEY! ABOUT THE SHOW... This Just In: “King of Country” Tommy Dautry arrested for lewd conduct in a public restroom! Outed, humiliated and abandoned by fans; Country Music sensation Tommy Dautry has gone from darling to derelict overnight. But now, in a one night only engagement (in the back room of The White Swallow) Tommy is back and ready to prove that gay or straight, left or right…it’s Our Country too! Recently published in the anthology Plays and Playwrights: 2010! Winner of FOUR Planet Connections Awards in the 2009 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity: * Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical * Outstanding Book, Music and Lyrics of a Musical * Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical (Justin Utley) * Outstanding Band or Orchestra What people are saying: "...more heart, more melody, and more musical theater craftsmanship than most of the new shows on Broadway right now." ~ Martin Denton, NYtheatre.com "Asaro proves himself an exceptional songwriter, capturing the sound and spirit of country music and the storytelling of musical theatre." ~ Byrne Harrison, stagebuzz.com To read the full reviews and to listen to the demo, go to the Our Country web site. April 30 through May 22  FOUR WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENTCENTER STAGE NYC (48 West 21st Street # 4, NYC) "It is true that living on a potential disaster spot has tended to develop in its citizens a philosophy which is at the same time nonchalant, fatalistic, imperturbable, stoic and with a sort of paternalistic pride in the blows that nature can give and that 30 miles of sand bar can take..." (Prominent Galvestonian) Barrier Island tackles the nature of a fearless community that chooses to stake their lives on the strength of the historic Galveston seawall -- built to protect the island from natural disasters -- as they await the arrival of one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the United States since Katrina, Hurricane Ike. Nominated for the 2009 Weisberger Award (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Barrier Island is the first play in "The Galveston Cycle." 2009 Planet Award winner Our Country published in NYTE's New Play Anthology Plays and Playwrights 2010 - Congratulations to Tony Asaro (Music & Lyrics) and Dan Collins (Book)!  Plays and Playwrights 2010 features ten works that premiered off-off-Broadway between September 2008-September 2009: The Invitation by Brian Parks; Flip Side by Ellen Maddow; Any Day Now by Nat Cassidy; The Spin Cycle by Jerrod Bogard; Suspicious Package: Rx by Gyda Arber & Aaron Baker; Our Country by Tony Asaro & Dan Collins; Maddy: A Modern Day Medea by Will Le Vasseur; Al’s Business Cards by Josh Koenigsberg; The Songs of Robert by John Crutchfield; and MilkMilkLemonade by Joshua Conkel. These plays were originally presented by some of New York’s most respected indie theaters, including the Ohio Theater, The Talking Band, Manhattan Theatre Source, the Brick Theater, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, Horse Trade Theatre Group, and the New York International Fringe Festival. The book is edited by Martin Denton. In addition to the complete texts of the plays, it includes biographical information about the playwrights, production data, and an introductory essay by Denton. The foreword is by playwright Leslie Bramm. Martin Denton is the editor of ten previous Plays and Playwrights anthologies as well as Playing with Canons: Explosive New Works from Classic Literature by America’s Indie Playwrights and Unpredictable Plays. He is the founder and executive director of The New York Theatre Experience, Inc., a nonprofit corporation that uses new and traditional media to provide advocacy and support for American theatre. He is the founder and editor of nytheatre.com and founding producer of nytheatrecast, the first regularly scheduled original podcast devoted to New York theatre. Denton received an OTTY (“Our Town Thanks You”) Award in 2008 for service to the community, and NYTE received the 2008 New York Innovative Theatre Foundation’s Stewardship Award. For more information about Plays and Playwrights 2010, visit http://www.nytesmallpress.com. Plays and Playwrights 2010 is available for sale at http://shop.nyte.org and will soon be available on amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and at your favorite drama bookstore. Planet Connections Assistant Manager Director Chanda Calentine directs 70 Million Tons at Looking Glass Theatre - Assistant Manager Chaz Graytok performs in the production!  A light-hearted look at the environment and the challenge of reducing our carbon footprint, this new comedy is also a mix of poetry and action. As the protectors of our planet, every one of us must make choices and changes that will put us on a more sustainable path. Audiences are encouraged to bring items to the show – water bottles, cardboard boxes, unused clothing, anything! – which will be re-used during performances, then recycled or donated to an appropriate organization. Laugh and learn with us… make a difference. April 5 - 28 Sunday-Wednesday @ 7pm Looking Glass Theatre 422 West 57th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues) $18 General Admission -- CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS. WEEKLY TALK BACKS! TUESDAY, APRIL 6 - Sarah Pidgeon and Fronsy Thurman, Solar One Educators. Our Urban Environment. How can New York City become more sustainable? Topics such as water quality, energy efficiency, green jobs, renewable energy, and more! -- TUESDAY, APRIL 13 - Green Theatre discussion with Jeff Burroughs, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, 9Thirty Theatre Company. 9Thirty Theatre Company's mission is to cultivate creativity and artists while working toward viable solutions for a sustainable future. The company is committed to fostering groundbreaking art, reaching a broad audience that reflects New York City’s diverse population. They provide creative and eco-friendly programs and performances that stimulate community action and awareness. --WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 - Green Theatre discussion with Lory Henning of Blue Man Group. Ms. Henning works assiduously to help green other NYC theaters, using her extensive environmental knowledge to implement on-the-ground change -- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 - Christine Modica, South Street Seaport Museum. New York Harbor and the effects pollution and dredging had/ has on it. Bivalves will be on display and Ms. Modica will explain their importance in the estuary. She will also discuss the Gowanus Canal during its most polluted years and plans for the future. -- TUESDAY, APRIL 27 - Organics and sustainability AND... USDA-Certified Organic Beer provided by Great Brewers * Pinkus Organic (Germany) - Original Alt Ale-Munster Alt, 'Unfiltered Wheat Ale-Hefeweizen, and Unfiltered Pilsner Beer-Urpils * Wolaver’s Certified Organic (Vermont) - Oatmeal Stout and India Pale Ale * Lammsbrau Organic Dunkel - Premium Bavarian Dark Lager Assistant Associate Director Andi Cohen directs A New Game in EndTimes Productions' Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2010!
Following hot on the heels of their hits, Naked Holidays NYC, and Manson the Musical, EndTimes Productions presents their 4th Annual one-act festival: Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2010, a collection of twenty one-act plays, dealing with dystopian, futuristic, and apocalyptic themes. April 7 - 18 The Red Room Theater 85 East 4th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenue) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS. 2009 Planet Award winners Shelby Company present a reading of a new play - The Sharks of Montana - at the Barrow Street Theatre on April 12! written by Jonathan A. Goldberg directed by Luke Harlan THIS IS SERIOUS... IT'S DINOSAURS. Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh are feuding Paleontologists at the forefront of the Bone Wars - a race to name the most new species of dinosaurs. With the help of the ass-kicking deputy Kate, Cope pits himself against Marsh and his team of gun-thugs and geological surveyors. Throw an inept President Arthur and a Charles Darwin who eats Galapagos Finch meat with Gorgonzola cheese in the mix and you’ve got a twisted new comedy of life before the west was carbon-dated.  Monday, April 12 @ 1:30pm The Barrow Street Theatre 27 Barrow Street, NYC ** LIMITED AVAILABILITY - Please RSVP by emailing [email protected] with your name and number of tickets. ** Click here for more information about Shelby Company 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Artist Anne Berlin and Andrew Bleckner present a reading of The Pigeon Boys at TADA! Theater - April 23  The story of three pigeoneers during WWII and one life or death mission. Book & Lyrics by Anne Berlin Music by Andrew Bleckner Performed by Tom Schubert by Valentina Fratti Friday, April 23 at 7pm at TADA! Theater 15 West 28th Street (between Broadway and Fifth Avenue) THE PIGEON BOYS is part of the ONE MAN TALKING festival presented by Emerging Artists Theater (E.A.T.), Illuminating Artists New Work Series. New show directed and conceived by Jeremy Bloom, 2009 Planet Award Winner for Outstanding Direction - La Boheme (Spoken) - limited engagement at The Flea! Based on La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, adapted by Brian Rady, conceived and directed by Jeremy Bloom. La Boheme (Spoken) will play a one-week limited engagement at The Flea Theater (41 White Street, New York, NY 10013). Performances begin Wednesday, March 10 through Saturday, March 13. Don't miss out on this extraordinary experience.  “In dreams and flights of fancy, and in castles on the air, I become a millionaire.” La Boheme (Spoken) is a lyrical dialogue loyally adapted from Puccini’s original libretto to his iconic opera La bohème. The result is a larger-than-life play, about young artists, mostly broke, hyper, and always on the brink of inspiration and death. The musical roots (repetitions and rhyme) and the awkwardness of translation enable a language that is poetically charged. Monetizing Emma, 2009 Planet Award Winner for Outstanding Overall Production of a New Play, has been picked up and will be produced in Indiana at New World Arts in June 2010. Monetizing Emma [by Felipe Ossa]  Date and Time: June 11-12, 18-19 at 8:00 p.m. Abstract: Emma Dorfman is a 15 year-old who deals with bullies, a pushy mom and a Jane Austen obsession. But her life is interrupted when Thackery Walsh, a boutique investment bank, begins the securitization of promising youth, including Emma Dorfman. Tickets: Playwright Felipe Ossa and previous director Leah Bonvissuto encourage you to attend if you are in Indiana! |
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