THE MOST DAMAGING WOUND

From the writer of Placement-Four LA Weekly Award nominations, and on the series "Weeds", “Monk”, and “The Book of Daniel”.

THE PRODUCTION COMPANY is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Blair Singer’s MOST DAMAGING WOUND, directed by Mark Armstrong. THE MOST DAMAGING WOUND will play a four-week limited engagement at The Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street, NYC). Performances begin Wednesday, November 5 and continue Sunday, November 29. Opening Night is Friday, November 7 (8 p.m.).

THE MOST DAMAGING WOUND takes place on a cold November night, when new parent Kenny gathers his college buddies to complete an unfinished rite of passage. The guests include Alan (Michael Szeles), a pharmaceutical lobbyist, Dicky (Chris Thorn), a carpet salesman with a big personality and a bigger appetite for the sauce, GG (Michael Solomon), a new restaurateur and Bo (Bard Goodrich), a former musician. When Christine (Megan McQuillan) shows up unexpectedly, the guys discover that the men they’ve become is far from their aspirations back at Syracuse. Reliving the glory days is not easy, in this Generation-X gang comedy, with booze, buddies, and breakthroughs.

Starring: BARD GOODRICH*, KEN MATTHEWS, MEGAN MCQUILLAN*, CHRIS THORN*, MICHAEL SOLOMON*, MICHAEL SZELES*
*Actor performing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.

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What if there were no reviews?

Read Ken Davenports Blog to find out!

When coming up with your marketing strategy, imagine that the newspapers and magazines and didhelikeit.coms have been destroyed. Imagine that there is no holding out for a big boost when the papers say that your play is the next best thing since sliced Cats.

Imagine that you'd have to rely solely on the strength of your product and what the people say about it.

You can't control the reviews. So don't count on them.

EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE's 2008 Fall EATfest!!!

For two weeks--November 4th thru November 16th--Roy Arias Theatre Center (300 West 43rd St, 5th floor, NYC) will be filled with the finest talent performing emerging playwrights latest work!

Emerging Artists Theatre should be
commended for their dedication to new works.
-Broadway World.com

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT EATHEATRE.ORG

Series A
Tuesdays and Wednesday at 7 pm, Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 4:30 pm

The Sky is Falling by Patrick Gabridge, directed by Amy Leland Hemphill, with Amy Bizjak*, Debra Lass*, Erin Tito*, Susan Wallack*. An endearing comedy about family searching for meaning in the universe.

Stripping Eden by Wayne Paul Mattingly, directed Danielle Quisenberry, with Eilis Cahill* and Chris Henry. A poignant portrait of a boy and girl left alone.

Next by Staci Swedeen, directed by Janelle Lannan, with Andrea Alton*, Joseph Callari*, Jerry Alan Cole*, and Alexandra Zabriskie. A hilarious wait on the shipping line, with packing tape, chewing gum and a statue of questionable origin.

Jack Goes Up, Jack Goes Down by Ted LoRusso, directed by Troy Miller, with Jen Morris* and Scott Raker*. An incisive look at corporate culture and the battle of the sexes.

Sharing the Pie by Kathleen Warnock, directed by Peter Bloch with Sara Hatfield and Russell Jordan. A bittersweet, contemporary tale of family, friends and unrequited love.

Hi Speed Disconnect by Chris Widney, directed by Aimee Howard, with Sarah Miriam Aziz* and Dan Barnhill. A laugh out loud tale of cell phones, blind dates and foreign languages.

Series B
Thursday and Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 4:30 pm, Sunday at 7:30 pm

Furious by Eric Appleton, directed by Marc Castle, with Bill Farley* and Jamie Heinlein*. A touching and comic tale of a daughter’s desire for her father’s affection.

Hot Line by Lia Romeo, directed by Ned Thorne, with Bryan Kaplan, Irene Longshore, and Matt Stapleton. You never quite know who you might get on the other end of the phone.

Tranquil by Andrew Rosendorf, directed by Dan Dinero, with Enid Cortés and Jason Hare*. A brother and sister delve into an intimate discussion about her attraction to a bedpost.

We Appear to Have Company by Greg Freier, directed by John Hurley, with Ed Schultz*, Blanche Cholet*, Kevin Brofsky. A British approach to a silent intruder has international repercussions.

Negotiating A Mindfield by John A. Donnelly, directed by Rasa Allan Kazlas, with Jane Altman*, Shannon Marie Kerr and Jacqueline Sydney*. A challenging exploration of mind, memory and poetry.

Weimar Hole by Sara Jeanne Asselin, directed by Jonathan Warman, with Deb Armelino*, Moe Bertran*, J. Stephen Brantley, Vinnie Costa*, Maya Rosewood, Matthew Shawlin. Two American Performance Artists find an enthusiastic crowd awaits them in a foreign country.

Series C
Saturday and Sundays at 1 pm, Monday, November 10th at 7 pm

Old Flame by Richard Ploetz, directed by Ian Streicher, with Ron Bopst*, Jerry Matz*, Vivian Meisner*, Jess Philips. In this moving drama, a lifetime of regrets leads a man to seek the love of his youth.

The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Wojtunik as Artistic Director.

Wojtunik, who last year directed Proof for APAC, brings a wealth of talent and experience plus an influx of humor, passion for storytelling, generosity and inspiration to the new season line-up.

The 2008-2009 season will include the inclusion of new work to APAC's regular programming. Wojtunik will premiere The 15/20s: Staged Readings of New Works, introducing APAC audiences to the development process and paving the way for new work in the regular mainstage programming. The 15/20s will be produced under the AEA Staged Reading Guidelines, which allows 15 hours of combined rehearsal and performance time for actors (20 hours for musicals), hence the name The 15/20s.

APAC’s seventh season will kick-off in February with Ragtime, the epic musical by the award-winning composer/lyricist team Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens and book writer Terrence McNally. Wojtunik, who will direct, says, "The spirit of unfailing optimism that permeates the characters in this story, even in the midst of a country faced with enormous changes, feels more vital today than it did when it first opened on Broadway ten years ago." In May APAC will produce Lillian Hellman's controversial masterpiece The Children's Hour, directed by Jessi D. Hill, recipient of the 2008/09 Denham Fellowship from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation.

Seriously, I'm so excited for Life After Bush, I can't tell you.

We need more Noah Diamonds and Amanda Sisks to take aim at all the bastions of power in this country.-- MARTIN DENTON, nytheatre.com

Nero Fiddled proudly presents the world premiere of LIFE AFTER BUSH, a musical we can believe in. The show is produced and directed by the book/song playwrights NOAH DIAMOND and AMANDA SISK. The show starrs TARIK DAVIS, NOAH DIAMOND, BRIAN LOUIS HOFFMAN*, SADRINA JOHNSON*, KIM MOSCARITOLO, AVI PHILLIPS & AMANDA SISK

TERM LIMITED
OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 2, 2008 AT HERE ARTS CENTER
ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE, NOVEMBER 4, BEGINNING AT 6 P.M.

OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 7 P.M.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT HERE.ORG

NERO FIDDLED is pleased to announce the world premiere production of LIFE AFTER BUSH, directed by Noah Diamond and Amanda Sisk. LIFE AFTER BUSH will play a limited, three-weekend, engagement at HERE Arts Center (145 Sixth Avenue, between Spring and Broome). Performances begin Friday, October 17 and continue until Sunday, November 2. Press are invited starting Friday, October 17 at 7 p.m.

Against the backdrop of this historic election, an exuberant cast paints a musical and comic portrait of the American political scene – a satire so sharp that within a few months, Bush and Cheney will have no choice but to leave office.

On Election Night, as the world awaits LIFE AFTER BUSH, there will be a special event which will feature real time results on the electoral map, speeches on live television, blogging stations, and reports from correspondents across the nation, beginning at 6 p.m.

*Actor performing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.

NY IT Awards Announced

Congratulations to all the recipients of an IT Awards last night at the fabulous affair at FIT.

Press photos, quotes from the recipients, video and more information about the event are available at www.nyitawards.com and from ME!!!

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE:
Recipient: Elena Chang, Noshir Dalal, Jon Hoche, Kelley Rae O'Donnell, Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, Andrea Marie Smith, Paco Tolson, Temar Underwood
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE:
Recipient: Andrea Caban
You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Recipient: Rob Sheridan
The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley, Incumbo Theater Company

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Recipient: Megan Byrne
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE:
Recipient: Cameron J. Oro
The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE:
Recipient: Stephanie Barton-Farcas
Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT:
Recipient: Qui Nguyen
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR:
Recipient: Edward Elefterion
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN:
Recipient: Kevin Hardy
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN:
Jessica Wegener
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN:
Sean Breault
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN &
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Dan Bianchi
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

OUTSTANDING FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT:
Bekah Brunstetter
You May Go Now, Babel Theatre Project

OUTSTANDING SHORT SCRIPT:
Aliza Shane
The Three Sillies, The Looking Glass Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION:
Recipient: Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL:
Recipient: Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY:
Recipient: Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Kampfire Films PR is a proud sponsor of the New York Innovative Theater Awards.

Mother Load, the National Tour.

"Like Annie Hall wearing a nursing bra!" --The New York Times
"A level of hilarity that even non-moms will appreciate!" --Time Out NY Kids

The critically acclaimed off-Broadway production of Amy Wilson’s one-woman show MOTHER LOAD is embarking on a National Tour. Originally slated for a 7 week run in New York City in May 2007, MOTHER LOAD ran for 9 weeks to sold-out houses. After seeing the show, The Road Company knew that MOTHER LOAD belonged on the road. The tour will premiere in Charlotte, NC on September 30th at 7:30 pm, as the inaugural production at the Studio Theater (101 N. College Street Charlotte, NC 28202).

“The response has been remarkable,” author Wilson comments. “I thought I was the only one who ran myself ragged and still had a house that looked like the town dump. I thought I was the only one with a voice in my head saying ‘Don’t be happy! Worry!’ But the audiences who have seen this show—women and men, parents, and not, perfectionists all—said they were a lot like me: racked with guilt over all the things we won’t, in a million years, have time to do anything about, except feel bad. I can’t wait to meet audiences all over this country and spread the message: lose the ‘Mother Load,’ and remember how to enjoy your kids.”

"A winner!" - Daily Variety (LA)

“A joy...alive...energetic.” - Hollywood Reporter

"Successfully weds country music with the American musical theatre...could go the distance." - LA Times

"As cheerful a way to spend a theatrical evening as you can find… foot-stomping, high-spirited, hootin’-and-hollerin’, pickin’-and-twangin’ yarn.” - Los Angeles Magazine

“Really shines when it takes Broadway musical traditions and twists them on their tap shoes. The result is an innovative and terrific night of musical theatre that should not be missed!” - The Pulse (Chattanooga)

THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, REX KNOWLES, and WILLIAM STURTEVANT
Proudly Present The New York Premiere of

THAT OTHER WOMAN’S CHILD
A foot-stompin' bluegrass musical about family, fear, and freedom.

Book, Lyrics & Music by
SHERRY LANDRUM & GEORGE S. CLINTON

Directed by SHERRY LANDRUM

Starring
BRANDON MICHAEL ARRINGTON WHIT BALDWIN TINA MARIE CASAMENTO
SABRINA COHEN LINDSAY FUSSELL KELSEY GRIFFITH
CANDICE GUARDIAN WARREN KELLEY CANEDY KNOWLES
ALLAN LEDFORD DREW LITTLE CHRISTIAN MANSFIELD
ANDREA A. MCCOLLOUGH MARY MOSSBERG DON NOBLE
ANTHONY PALENCSAR ERIN PARKER PAUL REID
KATE ROTH MARIA SAGER DAVE SCHOONOVER
AMY SHURE QUINN VANANTWERP
and
The Great Kentucky Knob Band
ERIC SCOTT ANTHONY BOB GREEN DAVID LIBBY
JESSIE KNOWLES REX KNOWLES ROMAN PENNEY

AN OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE 2008 NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 5, 2008 at 37 ARTS
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT NYMF.ORG

THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL (NYMF), REX KNOWLES and WILL STURTEVANT are pleased to announce the New York premiere production of THAT OTHER WOMAN’S CHILD, directed by Sherry Landrum. THAT OTHER WOMAN’S CHILD, will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway’s 37 Arts Theatre C (450 West 37th Street, NYC). Performances begin Monday, September 29 and continue through to Sunday, October 5.

If you missed it the first time, "The Spitfire Grill" returns!

To ring in the end of the summer and celebrate Fall, back-to-school, and the return of the cold weather to NY, warm up with a show which the New York Times called "satisfying...compelling...freeing", The Spitfire Grill.

Brought to you by a company that has been highlighted with "beautiful direction" (offoffonline for Turn of the Screw) and recommended "without the least reservation" (RetroVision Theater for Turn of the Screw).

The Spitfire Grill
WINNER of the Richard Rodgers Production Award, administered by The American Academy of Arts and Letters

Music and Book by JAMES VALCQ
Lyrics and Book by FRED ALLEY
Based on the Movie by LEE DAVID ZLOTOFF

Starring
SEAN EDWARDS ANNIE GANE VALERIE G. KEANE
JEAN ANN KUMP R. ROSS PIVEC CELINE ROSENTHAL
BEN SEIDMAN*
*performing courtesy of actors equity association. AEA approved showcase.

Musical Direction by PAUL JOHNSON
Directed by ROBERT FRANCIS PERILLO

ONE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 4 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 AT THE SAGE THEATRE

OPENING NIGHT IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 8 P.M.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THEATERMANIA.COM

Due to the overwhelming positive response to Nicu's Spoon's Elizabeth Rex, all the performances are open to press. Tickets are available by clicking HERE.

Neil Genzlinger from the New York Times says "The 13 skilled actors in this production, by the Nicu’s Spoon company, transport you back to Shakespeare’s day effortlessly."

NOMINATED FOR 2 NY INNOVATIVE THEATRE AWARDS
BEST ACTRESS AND BEST ACTOR

The theme of male and female role-playing is the play's most innovative feature.—Back Stage

A play that is so well tailored it fits the company of actors performing it like a fine Italian suit. -- Broadway Bullet

This substantial and rather difficult play uses Shakespeare's milieu to gamely confront matters of gender and sexuality. Nicu's Spoon proves an excellent utensil for the task. – Blogcritics

Stephanie Barton-Farcas is truly formidable and majestic…As Shakespeare, Scott Nogi is witty and winsome… Michael Digioia plays the leading” lady”Ned who is dying of syphilis with poignant honesty —Broadway World

[Elizabeth Rex has] several beautiful moments. –The Fab Marquee

ELIZABETH REX

Written by TIMOTHY FINDLEY
Directed by JOANNE ZIPAY

Starring Ruth Kulerman (Bloomsday on Broadway XXII), Bill Galarno (The Godfather) and Oliver Conant (Summer of ’42) plus MELANIE HORTON, STEPHANIE BARTON-FARCAS, REBECCA CHALLIS, MICHAEL DIGIOIA, ANDREW HUTCHESON, SAMMY MENA, SCOTT DAVID NOGI, TIM ROMERO, DAVID TULLY

Elizabeth Rex self-consciously explores themes of power, gender, identity, and the inevitability of loss. At its heart is the struggle of two misunderstood characters who seek to understand one another: Ned Lowenscroft, the flamboyant actor who has based his theatrical career on the portrayal of Shakespeare's great female leads, and the domineering Queen Elizabeth, the monarch who has sacrificed her traditional place in society as a wife and mother in order to retain control of the throne. -- Claire Epstein, New Theater Corp

Center Stage Theater (48 West 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues.)
NOW – SEPTEMBER 6th
WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY 8PM; SUNDAY 3PM

Running time is 21⁄2 hours with an intermission.