Nov 2020 Mixology Program

Sunday, November 8, 2020: Online! a new series from COMMUNITY & ARTIST ENGAGEMENT At Undiscovered Works, we believe that stories impact change, that we better our world by coming together to learn about our shared and unique experiences. Our programming is dedicated to supporting artists as they times,develop all plays, the while music, entertaining monologues, and comedy, inspiring and dialogue. film. Our ensemble-based Off and Off-Off Broadway productions bring to light the social issues of our ABOUT MIXOLOGY Mixology is a new series from Undiscovered Works that explores the creative possibilities of presenting theatrical, cinematic, and performance pieces in virtual space. This month’s event features six new Shorts of All Sorts! “We started off doing some exploring with Zoom as part of the Undiscovered Works monthly storytelling event. After discussions with other creators on Sunday afternoon. In an attempt to push the boundaries of the online we know we decided to do some further experimentation with a spin-off elementsworld we thatwanted will to keep incorporate things on filmed track!” content and live elements. Of course in experiments sometimes things explode… but there are a few sure fire - Jennifer Dean and Eric Rice OUR PROGRAM LET’S TALK ABOUT... REVISITING THE MYTH OF THE CONSTITUTION created by Jennifer Dean & Irene Meltzer Richard in collaboration with Eric Rice FLEETWOOD (Live) written & performed by Robert Pagnani video collage by Jennifer Dean MY PREAMBLE created by Faryl Amadeus KOKO’S LOVE: EPISODE 3 (Excerpt) created, produced & performed by Yoshie Sakai DUSTY LIVE FROM THE CLOSET (Live) written by Leah Abrams voiced by Patricia Black accompanying video by Jennifer Dean & live musical accompaniment by Paul Mendoza KURTIS ON ZOOM (Live) written by Julie Hays performed by Mike Roche, Jennifer Dean, Marcia Haufrecht, Eric Rice & Bonnie Rose ***** * Q&A with presenting artists follows our presentation. * SPECIAL THANKS to Vincent Gagliostro for designing the Mixology logo and banner. Vincent Gagliostro member of the political AIDS activist group ACT UP. Gagliostro is pre is an artist, filmmaker,Lumberville activist and, which an original he has writ ten in collaboration with Avram Finkelstein. In 2016 Gagliostro made- paring to direct his second feature film, After Louie, starring - histributing feature cinematographer film writing and for directing the Oscar debut nominated with documentary, How ToAlan Survive Cumming, a Plague Zachary Booth and Sarita Choudhury. He was a con- collections of The Whitney, The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropol . His graphic and fine art work is in the permanent videos — Cream, Diamonds and Pearls, and Kiss — prompted his move- itan, and Cooper-Hewitt. His art direction on three of Prince’s music Activism. On the web at gagliostro.com. into video art and film. He has lectured at Yale on the subject of Art and OUR PRESENTING ARTISTS Leah S. Abrams (Dusty Live From the Closet voice to express her disdain with her own species, to the creative suggestion ) is grateful to have finally found a thatto life. inspired And, of this course, little she series is immensely of monologues grateful that to have Dusty allowed for the her last to 16 find 1/2 humor in difficult times, and to Jennifer, Patricia, and Paul for bringing it all Undiscovered Works’ community blog. She is founder and executive director years of love. Leah typically writes essays that you can sometimes find on (My Preamble ofFaryl Undiscovered Amadeus Works, a non-profit theatre production company. Mary Meet Grace, which is a personal thriller) is aabout Native a troubledNew Yorker adoptee and recent who goes LA too far transplant. She’s about to write and direct her first short film, directing, and acting, Faryl is a photographer, notorious baker, and mom of totwo! find out more about her newly deceased birth mother. As well as writing, Patricia Black (Dusty Live From the Closet And the Swan (TheaterLab), Hamlet, The Tempest, Julius Caesar (Gallery Players), Romeo & Juliet (Flamboyán Theater), Coriolanus) New (Italy York Theater:Time Theatre), Guilt By Association Pose (Manhattan Rep).Ballad Resident of a Hustler Bat –. The Flea Theater Company. Artistic Advisory Board member – The COOP Theatre. TV: Ryan Murphy’s (Kurtis on Zoom; Let’s Talk About...) currently works as an Jennifer on FX. Dean Upcoming: Film: editorof incredible and has people worked (the2ndSexandthe7thArt.com as an actor, director, and producer). She inis alwaystheatre happy and film -telling and wrote stories a thesisin whatever on women way shemaking can. moviesjenniferdean.biz in America, interviewing a ton Marcia Haufrecht (Kurtis on Zoom Plain and Fancy, followed by a national tour with Can) graduatedCan. As an fromactress Performing she has appeared Arts High School as a dancer and got her first job on Broadway in roles ranging from Tondeleyo in White Cargo, to Queen Elizabeth opposite onAl PacinoBroadway, in Richard off, and III off-off Broadway, as well as on television and film, in . She has performed with Center Stage in Baltimore,Dog TheDay AfternoonBoston Theater, Prince Company, Of The City Lincoln, Daytrippers Center,, Theand Publicon TV inTheatre, The Sopranos Ensemble, AsStudio The Theatre,World Turns and andLa Mama. Law & SomeOrder of, Law her & film Order: appearances SVU, and Lawhave & been Order: in CI Win Win as Paul Giametti’s mother, Gina, The Night Listener with Robin Williams, and The Producers: The Musical. She has more recently been seen in the films The Perfect Witness and Anamorph marciahaufrecht.com. (film version). Additional recent films include (Kurtis on Zoom Julie Haysstarring Willem Defoe. More information: Home Therapy Kit Carli )Anne grew Songbyrd up and lives Baker in wasNew part York of City. The Her Midtown play International Theater was Festival produced and at nominated the Atlantic for Theater best playwriting and a finalist and for the HBOdirecting. Comedy Years festival. May Go By premiered at the Planet Connections Festival Sort Of Like Julie... Only Worse premiered at the Midtown nominated for Best One Act Play and also produced in Westport CT. by Play With Your Food. new play The Blockers was part of The Emerging Artists New Work Series. International Theater Festival nominated for best supporting actor. Her Julieperformance was selected will return.as a participating She is also artistan actress. in the JulieHays.com New Group Theater’s Writing Workshop. Julie is creating and writing for Zoom, but hopeful live Paul Mendoza(Dusty Live From the Closet) was born and raised in Southern California. He lived in San Francisco where he was a published poet and started a theater companyFools calledTime Bare Against Bones Us Theater. BetweenWatching 1998 andPorn 2002 Bare Bones Theater produced 18 productions including Mendoza’s own full-length plays: (1998), After (1999) Time (2003), and Touches (2007) (2001).and most He recently moved Lastto New To FallYork (2017) City in in2002 which and he has also turned has a hissupporting energies roleto writingand composed and directing the original short music.films including Keith Overton (Let’s Talk About... form and narrative post production) is work. a New Keith York-based has edited 1st aAssistant narrative Editor feature currently works for Vice News Tonight. He specializes in non-scripted, short lengthfor Global film, Citizen, assisted Amnesty on live toInternational tape broadcast Concert, shows and for the MSNBC, Songwriters Comedy Central, Youtube and Nickelodeon. In addition, he was an assistant editor Hall“Celebrity of Fame. Crime Keith’s Files.” credits include producer and editor for the Jean Grae’s sitcom “Life with Jeannie,” and Online Editor for Seasons 1 and 2 of TV One’s Robert Pagnani (Fleetwood) is a classical singer, writer, teacher, philosopher and storyteller. He lives in New York City with his wife Mary and their two cats, Jersey and Marina. A philosopher by nature, he is always seeking the unique and often overlooked slant in any situation, and often finds thought provoking,is lucky enough fascinating to visit, and and even relishes humorous the opportunity results. He to is share an avid stories traveler of his and enjoystravels. visits https://robsbigmouth.wordpress.com/ throughout North America, Europe and any other location he Eric Rice (Kurtis on Zoom Mother Night Incendiary Agents Sort of Like Julie... Only Worse ) NY credits include: (dir. BrianOrson’s Katz, 59E59);Shadow (dir. Peter Jensen, NewRiverside Ohio SymphonyTheatre); (dir. Kelly Hutchinson,Henry Abingdon IV, Parts Theatre); 1 & 2 (dir. Elyzabeth Gorman)(dir. and Lauren Henry VReinhard, Theatre Row); (dir. Hondo Weiss-Richmond,In-Between Robert Moss Theatre); Stanley’s Thanksgiving (dir. Micah To Live Forever (dir. and Melisa Fear Annis)of Heights - RST/Prospect Park Alliance.Just Love Film: (dir. Kanchalee Peeling Wijakpaisarn); Apples on Your Own Game Night Paisner); (dir. Jennifer Dean); (dir. Charles Peirce); (dir.@riceunderwater Nisan Dağ); (dir.www.riceunderwater.com David Ketterer). BA, Applied. Arts & Sciences, Drama, Emphasis in Acting, SDSU (US Army GI Bill). AEA, SAG-AFTRA. Social: . More info: Irene Meltzer Richard (Let’s Talk About...) When she’s not making stuff and spouting off on social media, Irene is a freelance consultant in the areas of audience engagement, event management, and partnership development. She has collaborated on campaigns for film and multi-cultural projects at a wide- range of profit and non-profit companies. Irene was born in the Bronx and has always called NYC home even when she’s residing somewhere else. She where, by what helpe, and by whose ~ Why, how, and when, doe many things believesdisclose.” in — epistemological Thomas Wilson, modesty The Arte and of Rhetoriqueliving by the 5W1H: “Who, what,@irene. and richard.77 @irene_ruthless @petitesoeur , 1560. Facebook: (Kurtis on Zoom) Kurtis , Night Mike Roche- Instagram: - Twitter: Over Taos (INTAR/dir. Estelle Parsons), Doubt (T. Schreiber Theatre/Peter , The Father (reading w/ Al Pacino)(by Julie, Room Hays, Service dir.

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