2009 LINEUP COMING SOON...
Last Season's Shows
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Direct Current/Walking Shadow presents 10-Speed Revolution
Winner: Nathan Lemoine for Outstanding Sound Design Three anarchist bike punks hammer through Minneapolis in a fast-paced comedy of destruction. In a world controlled by City Hall, the ruthless bike lock industry, and tasteless poser sheep, only a trio of collective living, hammer wielding hipsters care enough to save us all from the perils of corporate homogenization. Official Web Site: http://www.10speedrevolution.com/ |
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A Perfect Specimen of Femininity Written by and starring Lisa Dominique; Directed by Matt Hoverman Things are not always as they seem in Suburbia. Crazy fathers, Catholic High School, nightclubs, and older men. What is a girl to do? Growing up in an extremely dysfunctional family, the lead character looks for love and acceptance on the outside only to discover…. |
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Wildcat Theatricals presents A Shot in the Dark
Nominee: Outstanding Overall Production of a
Revival The Broadway comedy sex smash that was the basis for the hit movie about a French parlor maid found naked and unconscious…with a gun in her hand and her dead lover nearby! Is the sexy French parlor maid a murderess? Wildcat Theatricals revives this seldom seen fun filled frolicking Broadway sex comedy (adapted from the original French!) that was the basis for the famous "Inspector Clouseau" movie! |
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Oberon Theatre Ensemble presents A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once Nominee: Stacey Lane for Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script of a Play or Book of a MusicalNominee: Linda S. Nelson for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Christmas presents, Mommy's young fiance, secrets, deceptions, and frogs - have a holly, jolly Christmas How many times do you have to tell a lie before it becomes the truth? Three sisters return to their childhood home on Christmas Eve to meet their mother's new beau and to finally resolve an issue involving their deceased father. In this serio-comic family drama, memories are hazy, truth is often a matter of convenience, and trying to mend fences could finally bring the family down, room full of frogs and all!
Written by
Stacey Lane; Directed by
Brad Fryman An AEA Approved Showcase Official Web Site: http://www.oberontheatre.org |
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John Hudson/Dark Lady Players presents As You Like It: The Big Flush Nominee: Kirsta Peterson for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a PlayA Jewish comedy in which Christianity goes down the toilet Put aside all you know about Shakespeare. Why does Touchstone hate the clown 'William” and want to kill him? Is it because he is William Shakespeare while Touchstone (Greek basanos), is the feminist Jewish poet Amelia Bassano Lanier (1569-1645)? Is AYLI her comic Jewish allegory, featuring two Jacques (Jakes=toilet) and their inventor? Written by "The Dark Lady," Amelia Bassano Lanier (a.k.a. William Shakespeare); Directed by: Stephen Wisker Official Web Site: http://www.darkladyplayers.com |
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White Rabbit Theatre / Mo Pula Productions presents Bubby's Shadow Winner: Outstanding Overall Production of a New Drama PlayWinner: Eric Percival for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Winner: Randi Sobol for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominee: Ramona Pula for Outstanding Direction Nominee: Andrew Rothkin for Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script of a Play or Book of a Musical Nominee: Duane Pagano for Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee: Alan Kanevsky forOutstanding Sound Design Nominee: Outstanding Program How far will a grandma go to reunite her troubled family? For Bubby, not even her death will stand in her way. An unexpected knock and Jonny's home once more…to his sister, his niece, and the past he thought was behind him. So begins one family's journey from their blur of distorted memories…through the dark unknown…to the inner truths within their souls, all brought to light by... Bubby's Shadow. Andrew Rothkin's Bubby's Shadow is the story of a dysfunctional, estranged family reunited -- for better or worse -- by their grandmother…who just happens to be dead. Bubby's Shadow is alternately scary, funny, dramatic and heart-warming. Official Web Site: http://www.bubbysshadow.com |
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Fine Feathered Friends presents By the Light of the Silvery Moon (The Yellow Wallpaper)
Nominee:
Outstanding Overall Production of a Solo
Show It's not me! It’s the wallpaper! The wallpaper has driven me mad! A woman with an inexplicable "nervous condition" becomes obsessed with the nightmarish wallpaper in her room. Bulbous eyes, disembodied heads, creeping vines, and fungus abound. Fine Feathered Friends take you beneath the pattern. Book written by Sara Jeanne Asselin; Directed by Melissa Firlit Official Web Site: www.finefeatheredfriendstheater.org |
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Cherry Hill A dark comedy about life, love, sex and frozen pizza in suburban Maryland… In the Spring of 1990, new college graduate Bernie Morton returns to his home in Cherry Hill, a sub-section of a Maryland suburb stuck between D.C. and Baltimore. As Bernie rekindles his obsession with a troubled former beauty queen and finds comfort in his old job as a part-time movie theater usher, he assumes that the lives of his family and friends haven’t changed much. But before long, the altered existences of his childhood friend Judd, of Judd’s quirky girlfriend and his newly widowed mother, and of Bernie’s government lab employee father come to light. And “innocent” Bernie finds himself deeply immersed in a nightmare that leads him to make choices that could change his life forever..
Written and directed by
Matt Okin Contains explicit language, mature themes, and some violence. Not recommended for anyone under 18. |
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Mira Gibson presents Childhood Montana
Winner:
Jill Leithauser for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Nominee: Mira Gibson for Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script of a Play or Book of a Musical Nominee: Mira Gibson and Michelle Crouse for Outstanding Scenic Design Nominee: David Ballog for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play In the stylistic vein of Sam Sheppard comes the haunting and complex story of justifiable murder and the longing for lost love. Between what she remembers and what she chooses to forget, Courtney must navigate through madness and murder and stop at nothing to preserve her mergence into the memory of her dead boyfriend. Wayne Miller, owner and supervisor of a slaughterhouse, waits in his Montana ranch with his socially stunted son, Owen, for his attorney to arrive with the finalized paperwork of a legal settlement. Wayne is instead visited by legal secretary, Courtney Updike. While Courtney looks exactly like Wayne's wife who recently passed away, she discovers she has a haunting affect on Wayne that causes him to spin off into his memories of his wife. In attempts to retrieve Wayne's signature for the settlement, Courtney befriends the son, Owen and brother-in-law Bill Mason, and learns the truth behind the mysteries of the slaughterhouse, as she tries to escape before dawn. |
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Crystal Theatre presents Cleopatra: A Life Unparalleled Winner: Cheryl E. Kemeny, Debra Poruban, Elizabeth Lyons and Alexandrea Kemeny forOutstanding Costume Design Winner: Cidalia Alves for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Winner: Outstanding Program Winner: June Havoc Theatre Producers Award Nominee: Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical Nominee: Outstanding Music & Lyrics Nominee: Matthew Surapine for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Nominee: Melissa Labbadia for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Nominee: Jennifer Van Buskirk for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Nominee: Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical Nominee: Outstanding Postcard The pride and passion of the first woman who wished to rule the world! Sensual, romantic melodies and bluesy, rock rhythms combine to reveal the heart and soul of a "woman like no other" in Cheryl E. Kemeny's musical "Cleopatra -- a Life Unparalleled." Experience her passions and pathos from birth to death, from Egypt to Rome, during a time whose ethos was "kill or be killed." |
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Joshua Lee Ramos presents Conduct of Life Nominee: Najaterry Gonzalez for Outstanding Featured Actress in a PlayIn life, and especially times of war, it is our choice how we conduct ourselves in the face of violence and horror. Having rapidly achieved his military promotion, it becomes clear that Orlando is a self-acknowledged professional torturer now using violence to subdue and destroy others, including his wife, Leticia. His friend and colleague, Alejo, wretchedly watches Orlando's behavior, numb and unable to help. Despite living in this horrible reality where the world has forsaken her, 12-year-old Nena strives to live each day in the best possibly way and not become blind with rage towards those that are unkind, even those who torture. Written by Maria Irene Fornes |
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Couldn't Say Winner: Lisa Rothe for Outstanding DirectionNominee: Outstanding Overall Production of a New Drama Play Nominee: Eliza Brown for Outstanding Scenic Design Nominee: Melissa Mizell for Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee: Brent Langdon for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Nominee: Elizabeth Rich for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Marriage, in the breakdown lane. When Ethan and Liz are stranded on a deserted highway, the past they've avoided finally catches up to them. Join Elizabeth Rich (Jeff Award, Helen Hayes nomination) and Brent Langdon in this savage, tender portrait of a marriage in the breakdown lane.
Set Designer: Eliza Brown --
Lighting Designer: Melissa Mizell --
Costume Designer: Christina Bullard -- Winner -- Literary Prize, Washington Theatre Festival, 2001 Written by Christopher Wall; Directed by Lisa Rothe An AEA Approved Showcase Official Web Site: http://www.couldntsay.com/ |
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Shoes for Royalty Productions presents Daguerreotypes Nominee: Doug Rossi for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a PlayThe most important thing about a person should never be that they died. Two broken artists, a photographer of dead babies and a painter trying to recover from a devastating affair with her teacher, collide with each other at a remembrance photography studio. Together, they struggle with the search for something permanent in a world that is often violent and transitory. A drama about the life in death, the death in life, and the very thin line between the two. Written by Elisa Abatsis; Directed by Karen Raphaeli |
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The Smallman Company, Inc. presents Dreamless Stay at home mother = Hopeless, dreamless, selfless, mute, heavily medicated, hasn't showered. When Cheryl Smallman accidently became someone's mother she got two choices: a. Working mommy; b. stay at home mommy; c. none of the above. |
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Facade presents Eighty-1 Winner: Jenn Anaya for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a MusicalNominee: Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical Nominee: Kate Loprest for Outstanding Choreography Nominee: Mary Stewart David and Clive Chang for Outstanding Music & Lyrics Nominee: Daniel Lincoln for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Nominee: Nicole Weiss for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Nominee: Brayden Hayde for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Nominee: Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical Phileas Fogg in the 21st century. How many days to fall in love? A new contemporary musical, in which the descendants of the original characters from Around The World In Eighty Days recreate history’s most famous journey, to prove (or disprove) that it actually took place. Can Phileas Fogg IV manage to thwart his enemies, conquer his inner demons, win the bet, and find the one woman in the world willing to put her heart on the line for him? |
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Husky Dog Productions presents Entwine Winner: Stage Left Theatre Producers AwardAll those soul mates day after day alone. Searching. Layers of life - confusion, anguish and love - advance an explosive confrontation in which two long-time lovers break down their carefully constructed emotional barriers to finally approach the questions – "Who are we and what happened to all those love feelings?" After years of knowing nothing other than their relationship, Annie and Sam appear relieved to finally be free of each other, able to explore their own individuality. However, after Sam flies across the country to rekindle their once burning flame or to finally extinguish it, they reveal their internal struggle between who they are and who they are trying to be. You think you have it all figured. That your life is safe. Then the rules change.
Written by
Sean Michael Rice; Directed by
Eileen Trilli Official Web Site: http://www.myspace.com/entwinenyc |
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Tony Gallo presents Eugenio Nominee: Bonnie Jourdan for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a PlayRome's aloof and scholarly Chief Rabbi Zolli loses faith following the apparent slaughter of his Polish family. He receives asylum in the Vatican, where he comes to appreciate God suffering for humanity and then converts to Christianity. This is seen as a betrayal of his spiritual duty and a defection to the age-old enemy. Was his conversation one of conviction or merely gratitude? What does he demand at his baptism that eventually removes a major symbol of discrimination? And why are the other two conversations even more complicated. Official Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/aegallores/Eugenio.html |
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Lotus Productions presents Exit Cuckoo Winner: Lisa Ramirez for Outstanding Performance in a Solo ShowNominee: Outstanding Overall Production of a Commercial Division Production Nominee: Outstanding Overall Production of a Solo Show Nominee: Ji-Youn Chan and Lauren Rockman for Outstanding Scenic Design Exit Cuckoo is a one-woman show that exposes the myth of motherhood. The title Exit Cuckoo refers to the cuckoo bird. The cuckoo bird leaves its eggs in other birds' nests and the other birds assume responsibility for the unborn bird. Ramirez takes us into the homes of, and sits us on park benches with mothers, nannies, and children. Inspired by Ms. Ramirez' work as a nanny in Manhattan. Exit Cuckoo is a brilliant glimpse into the lives of different women guaranteeing that the viewer will never look at "that woman" with the stroller the same way again. "Lisa Ramirez gives us an inside look into the complicated, disturbing, often overlooked world of mothers, nannies, and children…both brave and funny, Exit Cuckoo deserves our attention." - Eve Ensler Written by Lisa Ramirez; Directed by May Adrales Official Web Site: http://exitcuckoo.com/ |
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Cornelius Jones Jr. presents FlagBoy Nominee: Cornelius Jones Jr. for Outstanding Performance in a Solo ShowThe coming of age story of a spunky young African-American boy accepting his sexuality. In FlagBoy, Cornelius Jones Jr. powerfully navigates the host of characters that led him to self-acceptance and personal realization. Inhabiting each persona with a fiery energy, he explores the stepping stones of his burgeoning sexuality, as a talented and gifted transplant maneuvering through Washington DC and his eventual HIV diagnosis. Raw, comic, heartbreaking, and breathlessly empowering. Official Web Site: http://www.corneliusjonesjr.com Associated Web Site: http://gaycenter.kintera.org/btc/iamlifejones |
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Tonic Productions / Practice Theatre presents Flies in the Snuffbox Winner: Outstanding Overall Production of a RevivalNominee: The Proposal for Outstanding Overall Production of a Short Play, One-Act, or Monologue Nominee: Rick Delaney for Outstanding Actor in a One-Act Nominee: Rhett Henckel for Outstanding Actor in a One-Act Nominee: Chance Mullen for Outstanding Actor in a One-Act Nominee: Letetia Lange for Outstanding Actress in a One-Act Nominee: Outstanding Ensemble in a Play or Full Evening of One-Acts You are cordially invited to come and enjoy our nervous breakdown! Provincial Russia: peasants, vodka, bears, drunken landowners, dueling lovers, family feuds. All the things you love about your Great Russian Literature, minus the angst, the crime, the punishment, the war, the peace. And with a little slapstick thrown in for good measure. With these three new translations of On the Harmfulness of Tobacco, The Proposal, and The Bear by comic master Anton Chekhov, you'll start out guffawing and exit kha-kha-kha-ing. Official Web Site: http://tonicproductions.org |
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Daniel Gallant presents Gerald's Method Nominee: Kira Sternbach for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a PlayA once-great Broadway star guides rising actors through a tangled theatre tutorial based on his own dark past. In the make of a campus killing, a legendary acting teachers guides students through a master class based on his shadowy past. Students Reid and Cynthia realize that their teachers' tutorial may reveal the murderer's identity.
Directed by
Daniel Gallant Official Web Site: http://www.gallantarts.com |
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Twinbiz presents Hillary and Monica: The Winter of Her Discontent Winner: Heidi J. Dallin for Outstanding Lead Actress in a PlayNominee: Jeff Pierce for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Nominee: Vanessa Shaw for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominee: Outstanding Ensemble in a Play or Full Evening of One-Acts What would have happened if the former first lady and the infamous intern had had a chance meeting before the scandal broke? Find out in this all-American uproar which takes a look at the evolution of the role of First Lady, as well as the age old problem of infidelity which affects first ladies from all walks of life. An AEA Approved Showcase |
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Charles Gross presents How I Found an Affordable Apartment on the Upper Westside of Manhattan Without Really Trying A one man show humorously chronicling a young man's arrival and adventures in New York City. In a Spalding Grey meets Jerry Seinfeld presentation, Charles Gross chronicles his arrival to the city. Will he find a romance in an elevator? Where was he every time all the lights in the city went out? And was his best friend really a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme?
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Where's My Waitress Productions presents Interning Who will be America's next Top Event Planner? Four interns are hired at an event planning firm in New York. There maty or may not be a reality TV show involved. Only one will be America's Next Top Event Planner. The line between reality and reality for TV is blurred in this new dark comedy. |
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Next Stage Theatre Company presents Intimate Exchanges Nominee: Outstanding Overall Production of a RevivalNominee: Ann Garner for Outstanding Direction Nominee: Andrew Ellison for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Nominee: Kay Francksen for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play A related series of plays providing a fascinating, often hilarious, concept in stage management and character development - a positive tour de force for two actors. A superb example of Ayckbourn's brilliant craftsmanship and renowned ability to intrigue and challenge his audience. Trapped in a sterile marriage Celia seeks solace elsewhere, but her desire to escape from the humdrum is not as straightforward or rewarding she hopes! |
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Henry Meyerson presents Jump Jim Crow Winner: Larry Floyd for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a PlaySen. Strom Thurmond time travels to help lay the foundation for black stereotypes. Tom Rice, a white performer in blackface, and his black friend and collaborator, Jack Washington, develop a successful blackface theatrical act in the mid-19th century. Strom Thurmond's appearance pushes Tom to develop his act leading to Jim Crow laws. Thurmond's influence breaks up the act and ultimately leads to a tragic ending. Official Web Site: http://www.playsthething.net/ |
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MU Productions presents Kidnapping Laura Linney Winner: Outstanding Ensemble in a Play or Full Evening of One-ActsNominee: Outstanding Overall Production of a New Comedy Play Nominee: Philip Mutz for Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script of a Play or Book of a Musical Nominee: Alley Scott for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Nominee: Chris Critelli for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play This play has a celebrity's name in the title. Isn't that enough?
Two struggling actors create the
sitcom of their dreams but are driven to drastic (and hilarious)
measures when love, jealousy, and an actress named Laura Linney get
in their way.
Written by
Philip Mutz; Directed by
Nadia Wahhab
Contains explicit language. Not
recommended for anyone under 18. Official Web Site: www.kidnappinglauralinney.com |
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Tzipora Kaplan in association with Katherine Heberling presents Love, Incorporated Winner: Outstanding Overall Production of a MusicalWinner: Jonathan Rayson for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Winner: Tally Sessions for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Nominee: Outstanding Overall Production of a Commercial Division Production Nominee: Igor Goldin for Outstanding Choreography Nominee: Marc Castle for Outstanding Music & Lyrics Nominee: Tony Zimbradi for Outstanding Scenic Design Nominee: Rebecca M. K. Makus for Outstanding Lighting Design Nominee: Jennifer Blood for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Nominee: Hollis Scarborough for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Nominee: Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical Faith Stillman is an average NYC businesswoman.
Smart, sweet…and seriously single. So, she did what
any ordinary gal would do: create a business plan and incorporate.
Love, Incorporated: Why leave your future up to fate?
Book, music, lyrics by
Marc Castle; Directed by
Igor Goldin; Musical Direction by
Phillip Kirchman An AEA Approved Showcase Official Web Site: http://www.loveincmusical.com/ Other Web Sites: http://www.myspace.com/loveincmusical http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Incorporated/18542107964?ref=mf |
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Joey Productions presents Mother, May I?
Nominee:
Outstanding Overall Production of a Solo
Show A Mormon girl's journey to independence from the tag-team of Mom & Jesus. Joy wants to be just like Mom. With Jesus as part of the family, they never have to worry. From food stamps to swindling, Jesus gives Mom all the answers. But when Joy goes out on her own...will she still choose Mom? Directed by Bricken Sparacino |
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Margaret H. Baker presents My Life as a Bald Soprano Nominee: Isabelle Fields for Outstanding Costume DesignNominee: Kyle Minshew for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Sinking follicles, personified wigs, & a crooked fashionista who uses hair instead of fabric become Margaret's surreal reality as she embarks on the ultimate quest of self discovery. My Life as a Bald Soprano is a play with music tracking the tumultuous journey of a young girl (Margaret) desperately wanting to fit in despite a physical condition rendering her appearance "different." In turn, she is forced to revisit her roots (literally) on a musical quest that introduces her to the grandmother she never knew and the musical passion that she was born to pursue! Directed by Andrew T. Carter Official Web Site: http://www.margarethbaker.com/Stage_Play.php |
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Eastcheap Rep. Inc. presents Natalie Natalie's got the degree, the job, the friends, the bills…so when exactly is she supposed to get the "adult" part of life's equation? Everyone has to grow up sometime, and Natalie is no exception. She just happens to be doing it at a time when all the rules have changed. So she graduated, got a job, is hitting all the milestones…what else will it take till she really feels like a "grown-up?" |
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Double Play Connections, LLC & Wild Bird Productions, Inc. presents OPA!
Winner:
Outstanding Overall Production of a
Commercial Division Production A new musical about life and love on a forgotten Grecian isle. The tiny Greek island of Elia has been left off the national map since…forever. Come meet the quirky villagers who desperately seek recognition from the outside world and each other. OPA! Let the singing and dancing begin! An AEA Approved Showcase Official Web Site: http://www.OPAtheMusical.com |
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Bridget Harris presents
Out of Control Potheads, alcoholics, shopaholics and chocoholics -- who can save these women from themselves? This dark comedy chronicles the effects of a self help guru on a women's support group called Overindulgers Anonymous. Peter Quick, a popular motivational speaker, comes to town as a guest lecturer to help the women overcome their various addictions, bringing more than just his astute instruction. When he begins to woo single-mother and group member, Sweetie, he faces the skepticism of her over-protective reading tutor, Brenda, a lesbian and fellow overindulger. |
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James L. Larocca and Dana Monagan presents Penang
Winner:
Ben Hersey
for
Outstanding Featured Actor in a
Play For young men in combat, it's about the guy next to you. Everything else is bullshit. Penang tells the powerful, absorbing, and deeply moving story of two young men in combat as they confront the forces that are shattering their lives and ideals. Together they struggle to find the humanity that war is taking from them, and discover that love between men in combat can be stronger than any other form of love. Written by James L. Larocca; Directed by Donya Washington |
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Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants Winner: Outstanding Overall Production of a New Comedy PlayWinner: Duncan Pflaster for Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script of a Play or Book of a Musical Winner: Carlos Rafael Fernandez for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Nominee: David Withrow for Outstanding Costume Design Nominee: Kelly Nichols for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Nominee: Keith Patrick Dunn for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Nominee: Paula Galloway for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominee: Outstanding Ensemble in a Play or Full Evening of One-Acts Nominee: Outstanding Program A hilarious fairytale comedy in epic naked Shakespearean style. When Prince Trevor trades places with his manservant and goes in search of his true love Toby the Stable Boy, he meets warriors, muses, wicked Queens, and the elusive Elephants of Style. A hilarious, award-winning fairy tale comedy in epic naked Shakespearean Style. Includes coarse language, full-frontal nudity, and iambic pentameter. Written and Directed by Duncan Pflaster; Costumes by David Withrow; Original Music by Adam Rabin; Lighting Design by Kevin Ploth Featuring Eric C. Bailey*, Chris C. Cariker, Patricia Comstock, Jon Crefeld, Keith Patrick Dunn*, Carlos Rafael Fernandez, Paula Galloway, Clara Barton Green, Jason Alan Griffin*, Kelly Nichols, Luke Strandquist, and Jess Cassidy White. An AEA Approved Showcase Official Web Site: http://www.duncanpflaster.com/trevor.php |
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On the Square Productions presents Quake
Nominee:
Outstanding Overall Production of a
Revival
Exploring the geography of the human heart.
Can one measure the human heart? Quake follows the journey of one
woman, Lucy, who searches for love and fulfillment in all the wrong
places.
Official Web Site;
http://www.onthesquareproductions.com/ |
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Cheryl Harnest presents Sacred is the New Profane
Winner:
Outstanding Overall Production of a
Solo Show The spawn of a sex-educator and a Reverend; we follow Cheryl on her journey from drama queen to dharma queen. Desperate to replace life's moaning with meaning, Cheryl quits anti-depressants, falls in love, and realizes she reflects the Divine. A shaman, channeler, and the epiphany of teaching inner city kids help her accept her sacred nature, and her humanity, too. |
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The Actor's Project NYC presents Scandal in Manhattan A laugh-out loud farce about what happens when a Southern Belle (accused of killing her father with roach poison) checks into a mid-town Manhattan hotel. All hell, lust, and love break loose when a handsome gentlemen and an impatient southern woman, accused of killing her father with roach poison, cross a flamboyant front-desk supervisor and his not-so-bright sexy assistant. Official Web Site: http://theactorsprojectnyc.com/scandalinmanhattan.html |
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Oscar A. Mendoza presents Striptease Into the Trip to Bahia Blanca
Winner:
Barbara Mundy for
Outstanding Actress in a One-Act Two short pieces by Argentinean playwright Griselda Gambaro about solitude, love and life seen through the eyes of a sensitive woman who is, at the same time, being seen by the eye of the unconscious. A combination of film and live theater will get the audience involved in the big complexity of of existence. Featuring Sarah Doudna, Barbara Mundy*, Kesh Baggan, Paul Daily An AEA Approved Showcase Official Web Site: www.oscaramendoza.com |
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Sweeter Theater Productions presents Sympathetic Division
Winner:
Maura Farver
for
Outstanding Direction A story about brains, families, falling apart - and finally finding your way home. When Julie Helms, the daughter of two famous neuroscientists, begins a careful dissection of the events that split her family apart, her seemingly routine lecture explodes into a harrowing investigation of the human brain and the human heart. A play about love, science, and hanging on to the things that matter most.
Written by
Gia Marotta, Directed by
Maura Farver Official Web Site: http://www.sweetertheater.org |
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Small Pond Entertainment presents The Director's Reality
Winner:
The Claw of Schwa for
Outstanding Overall Production
of a Short Play, One-Act, or Four directors and their view of reality. Small Pond Entertainment has brought together four talented directors and asked them to look for plays that challenge their understanding of reality, truth, and theatre. Each play focuses on the idea that these three words truly have no boundaries. |
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The F Trip 3 trips, 3 stories, 1 girl. Unbelievably autobiographical, The F Trip sets off on three life-changing journeys, proving what liars, inquisitive childrean and big, holy rocks can show us... dig? Written & performed by Kim Schultz; Directed by Avriel Hillman Official Web Site: http://www.kimschultz.net |
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Stone Soup Theatre Arts presents The Ghost Dancers Winner: Jenn Boehm for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a PlayNominee: Nadine Friedman for Outstanding Direction Nominee: Ben Travick-Smith for Outstanding Sound Design Nominee: DR Mann Hanson for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Nominee: Outstanding Postcard Time stands still in a standoff for the Earth at Wounded Knee. South Dakota, 1890, South Dakota, 1973. What happens when progress engages the past and forces the Dakota Sioux to redfine borders and cross bloodlines? The Ghost Dancers brings the audience to the intersection of occupier and occupied, to the battleground between history and hope. |
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The Higher Education of Khalid Amir
Winner:
Monica Bauer for
Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script
of a Play or Book of a Musical
A gay, cross-dressing Middle East studies professor is pursued by the dumbest FBI agent in history, with a cameo by Pres. Bush. When the Mad Burka Army burkas the statue of Liberty, suspicion falls on mild-mannered musical-theater-loving professor Khalid Amir. As his friends find their long-lost political courage defending him, Khalid discovers his own courage, as they revive the spirit of the '60s to "fight the power!" Written by Monica Bauer; Directed by Craig J. George Official Web Site: http://www.monicabauer.com/ |
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Alyssa & Laura Waldron presents The Red Paintball Childish pranks lead to hanky panky as obedience is measured in steady strokes. Maxwell Morrison, the maniacal bigot of a principal at Saint Joseph's Christian Academy, attempts to discover which of his students shot him with a paintball gun. However, in the process of his interrogration, he reveals a dirty little secret of his own. Official Web Site: http://www.myspace.com/TheRedPaintball |
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The Vagabond Theatre Ensemble/Sarah Ann Masse presents The Wendy Complex
Winner:
Jeremy Bloom
for Outstanding Choreography Weightlessness: a happy thought indeed. Time: the hours prior to Janvier's record-setting leap. Gathered: press, supporters, dignitaries, and his wife, Wendy. Their eyes on the huge purple sky, bracing themselves like Wendy Darling before jumping from the window in "Peter Pan."
Written and Directed by
Jeremy Bloom; Lighting Design by Brian Tovar; Set
Design by Stephanie Tucci;
Costume Design by Erin B. Schultz; Original Music by Renee
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My Own Delirium/Rene Bionat presents They Walk Among Us
Winner:
Merete Muenter
for
Outstanding Choreography Do not fear to hope. Follow three young adults who have died and become guardian spirits for the living, as they descend from Heaven to the streets of New York to help a young man who is struggling with his homosexuality. |
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TimeSpace Theatre Company presents Those Whistling Lads: The Poetry and Short Stories of Dorothy Parker Nominee: A Telephone Call for Outstanding Overall Production of a Short Play, One-Act, or MonologueNominee: Ethan Angelica for Outstanding Actor in a One-Act Nominee: Hannah Wolfe for Outstanding Actress in a One-Act Nominee: Outstanding Ensemble in a Play or Full Evening of One-Acts Let the Algonquin Round Table's wittiest writer and three lovely young couples show you how (and how NOT) to handle them! "Those Whistling Lads" adapts the light-hearted, romantic stories and poems of Dorothy Parker, famous for her stinging wit and criticism as a member of the Algonquin Round Table of the '20s and reveals the dark side of her personal life that inspired them. Adapted by Maureen Van Trease; Directed by Bricken Sparacino |
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Agony Productions presents Truth Is
Nominee:
Outstanding Program
Confronted with the questions of who they are and where
they're headed, 5 individuals struggle to reconcile their lives at
the crossroads of change and control.
A mundane argument leads to a shocking revelation. A stranger
questions what we know. A difficult path becomes the only option
after a lover's embrace. What is your truth?
Written by
Christopher Heath; Directed by
Lindy Rogers |
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81st Street Productions presents Writer's Block
Winner:
Katie Gunning
for
Outstanding Costume Design A comedy about the cure. Daniel has been infected with writer's block and can't deliver a follow-up to his smash hit play. After a few hilariously failed attempts to find the antidote Daniel discovers the cure for his malady in an unexpected place. |
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Howling Moon Cab Company presents Yom Kippur
Winner:
Main Stage Theater Producers Award A poignant love story set in Jerusalem against the backdrop of the Yom Kippur War. Four young Americans living in Jerusalem are caught in the outbreak of war and are forced to make a choice: loyalty to Israel, a lover or a child.
Written by Meri Wallace, Directed by
Halina Ujda; Choreography by
Ruth Goodman Official Web Site: http://www.howlingmooncabcompany.com |
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Michael Wallach presents Zen and the Art of Doing Nothing Winner: Charles J. Roby for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Backstage is not the right time for an existential freak out… It's opening night for Terence's new trendsetting show "Zen & the Art of Nothing" when the shattering truth of Zen's meaning finally pierces him and causes an existential crises. What is the meaning of life? Why am I an actor? Why is my dad here? Will I wait tables when I'm fifty? How bad is that? Do I have to go onstage? |
