Stage Fright Productions
Writer: Adam Szymkowicz
Director: Moritz von Stuelpnagel
FringeNYC favorite, Susan Louise O'Connor, and her
best friend Jay try to find Susan a boyfriend by
holding auditions for an imaginary production in hopes
of finding Mr. Right. Or at least a date. Or even just
a freakin' kiss.
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Jun 4, 2007
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Torture Nazis/Bush Administration
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/05/verschfte_verne.html
"Critics will no doubt say I am accusing the Bush
administration of being Hitler. I'm not. There is no
comparison between the political system in Germany in
1937 and the U.S. in 2007. What I am reporting is a
simple empirical fact: the interrogation methods
approved and defended by this president are not new.
Many have been used in the past. The very phrase used
by the president to describe
torture-that-isn't-somehow-torture - "enhanced
interrogation techniques" - is a term originally
coined by the Nazis. The techniques are
indistinguishable. The methods were clearly understood
in 1948 as war-crimes. The punishment for them was death."
Jun 3, 2007
posting, crossposting
wonderful, outstanding. go see it.
Also read this tom foolery.
plug for flux
Life is a Dream
by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, translated by John
Clifford
Directed by Kelly O'Donnell
Previews June 7
Opens June 8
Runs June 8 - 24
Wednesdays - Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
All tickets $18
To purchase tickets, visit this link:
http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/132738
OR call (212) 352-3101 or toll free (866) 811-4111
A jilted lover locked in her disguise as a man
A forgotten prince chained to his life as a prisoner
An influential father caught between love and honor
A classic play about the dream of life
Location: The Michael Weller Theatre
311 West 43rd St, 6th Floor (between 8th and 9th Aves)
Cast
Jake Alexander, David Crommett*, Michael Davis, Scout
Durwood, Tatiana Gomberg*, Katie Hartke*, Joe Medina,
Lawrence Merritt*, Christina Shipp and Isaiah
Tanenbaum
*These actors appear courtesy of Actors' Equity
Association
Production Team
Tiffany Clementi, Heather Cohn, Ryan Dowd, Jessica
Felix, Joseph Mathers, Kelly O'Donnell, Jason Paradine
and Hannah Rose
For more information visit www.fluxtheatre.org
postcard design: Isaiah Tanenbaum
FREE
Life is a Dream is the culmination of The Dream
Project, an exploration of La Vida es Sueño through a
series of free staged readings of adaptations of
Calderón's masterpiece. For reservations to the
readings, email gus@fluxtheatre.org.
The Dream Chain - Multiple authors each writing a
scene of the play. Contributing playwrights include:
Sheila Callaghan, Marcus Gardley, Amlin Gray, Jason
Grote, Carmen Rivera, Adam Szymkowicz and Candido
Tirado. Directed by August Schulenburg.
Tuesday, June 12, 8:00pm at The Michael Weller
Theatre.
La Vida es Sueño - a reading of the original Spanish
text. Directed by Jerry Ruiz.
Tuesday, June 19, 8:00pm at The Michael Weller
Theatre.
Jun 2, 2007
meme from Laura, I'm it
Here are the rules of the house: Bloggers must post
these rules and provide eight random facts about
themselves. In the post, the tagged blogger tags eight
other bloggers and notify them that they have been
tagged.
This is a little rough because I did one of these a
while back. What did I not tell you that is of
interest?
1. I am not one of those people who watches movies
over and over with the exception of Wonder Boys which
I have watched many many times.
2. I am putting off finishing my novel yet again,
this time to write a screenplay.
3. I had intended to become an engineer, not a
playwright but then I liked English more than
calculus.
4. I was an actor first. I was in 30 something plays
from kindergarten to college. I stopped because it
was terrifying and not as fun as playwriting. I
played Pozzo, Paris, Puck, Picasso, and others.
5. I played soccer.
6. Most of my notebooks are covered with these
complicated collages that I spend hours creating and
adding to.
7. I have a cat named Skeezer
8. I am a middle child, and the only boy.
I tag no one and everyone. If you want to do it it
and you read this, consider yourself tagged. If you
didn't get this far I tag thee not.
Jun 1, 2007
coming soon
Brook Stowe, Editor
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Book Release and Signing
Reception Follows
Friday, June15
5-7pm
at
THE DRAMA BOOK SHOP
250 W. 40th St.
Manhattan
FREE!!!
However ... we would be remiss if we didn't stress
that seating is LIMITED to this FREE event.
Don't delay and get left out! Make your rezzie NOW at:
info at dramabookshop.com
or
212.944.0595, ext. 417
The Evening will Include Playwrights & Readings from
the 2007 Edition Plays:
Quiara Alegria Hudes (2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist for
ELLIOT, A SOLDIER'S FUGUE); Adam Szymkowicz (FOOD FOR
FISH); Anne Washburn (I HAVE LOVED STRANGERS).
PLUS
Conversations with 2007 Edition Contributors :
Garrett ( The Playgoer) Eisler, Alan Lockwood &
Caridad Svich
*******
The New York Theater Review was launched to help
increase recognition of downtown New York theater
artists and productions. The 2007 edition also
includes a great, big juicy group interview with
downtown movers and shakers Susan Bernfield, Kelly
Copper, Cynthia Croot, Mike Daisey, Lear deBessonet,
Alec Duffy, Zhenesse Staniec Heinemann, Pavol Liska,
Davis McCallum, Polybe + Seats & Kenneth Schlesinger.
Can't wait for the 15th? The 2007 Edition is available
now at the Drama Book Shop.
Our debut release features new plays from Sheila
Callaghan (the critically-acclaimed New Georges hit
Dead City), August Schulenburg (Riding the Bull) and
Ken Urban ( The Female Terrorist Project ) plus essays
and reviews ranging from Julian Beck's Living Theatre
to SoHo's own legendary Wooster Group.
Also available from Drama Book Shop .