Mar 2021 Mixology Program

Sunday, March 21, 2021: 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 five 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 we know we decided to do some further experimentation with a spin-off on Sunday afternoon. In an attempt to push the boundaries of the online world we wanted to incorporate filmed content and live elements. Of course in experiments sometimes things explode… but there are a few sure fire elements that will keep things on track!” - Jennifer Dean and Eric Rice OUR PROGRAM FAMILY (Live) a selection from the play written & directed by Marcia Haufrecht read by Eddie Kassar, Meissa Hampton, Karen Giordano, Robert Haufrecht, Tom Ashton and Julie Hays I MISS THOSE DAYS LIVING FOR THE NIGHT (Live) an original song performed by Cullen Gallagher IT’S A GIRL! PROJECT: CAROLINE VOAGEN NELSON & CHRISTINA LAFONTAINE one of a series of short documentaries by Kanchalee Wijakpaisarn AQUACADE a dreamlike, experimental short film by Caroline Voagen Nelson KURTIS ON ZOOM: EPISODE 1 - “CLOSURE” written & directed by Julie Hays produced & edited by Jennifer Dean original music & theme by Tom Ashton starring Mike* Q&A Roche, with Vivienne presenting Leheny, artists Eric follows Rice, Marcia our presentation. Haufrecht & Bonnie * Rose SPECIAL THANKS to Vincent Gagliostro for designing the Mixology logo and banner. Vincent Gagliostro is an artist, filmmaker,Lumberville activist and, which an original he has writ member of the political AIDS activist group ACT UP. Gagliostro is pre- paring to direct his second feature film, After Louie, starring - ten in collaboration with Avram Finkelstein. In 2016 Gagliostro made 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 Tom Ashton Family; Kurtis on Zoom The Blacklist God Friended Me A Crime to Remember (David, Such A FunnyComposer/Musician, Life, Saturnalia ) is a New York- Fullbased Moon actor/musician. and High Tide TV: in the Ladies Room (NBC); (CBS); Everything Dark; FILM: in This World Butterfly Hour Yellowface (also wrote/performedWho’ll Save The Plowboy songs);. Enchantments Dickie Roberts: (also Formercomposed Child score); Star NYCView THEATER: From The Top My Boss’s Daughter Tru; Calling Roswell; ; singer-songwriterTV/FILM MUSIC: ; Early Edison ; ; ; ; . RECORDINGTech Bettys. ARTIST/PRODUCER: (Plan Hatcher Music); (Sony Music). AWARD: Winner,Jennifer Best Dean Supporting Actor (SeoulKurtis Webfest): on Zoom ) currently works as an editor and thesis on women (Producer, making movies Editor, in America, interviewing a ton of incredible people (hasthe2ndSexandthe7thArt.com worked as an actor, director, and producer in theatre and film - and wrote a jenniferdean.biz. ). She is always happy telling stories in whatever way sheCullen can. Gallagher More info: I Miss Those Days Living for the Night) is (Singer/Songwriter, a musician and writer living in Brooklyn, NY. A guitarist and vocalist, he’s played various types of music throughout his life—classical, jazz, hardcore—though lately Ernesthe’s mainly Tubb. writing There country are still and some contemporary days he dreams classical of beingtunes. in Some The days Ramones he picks or up the guitar and dreams of being Leo Brouwer, and other days hesoundcloud.com/ dreams of being cullenbriangallagher demoted. bandcamp.comBlack Flag or Redd, and Kross,old instrumental too. Works stuffin progress at modernsilentcinema.bandcamp.com are online at . He also blogs about old, some crime newly novels dusted-off and movies hardcore at pulp-serenade.com recordings are. at Karen Giordano Family City of a Dead Woman , (Sarah,The Friend From) is Tel a nativeAviv and New Subterranean Yorker who Love works which in theatre, earned film and TV as an actress, director and coach. Some recent film credits include appeared on The Last O.G. Happy, Law and Order and The Sopranos her a nomination for Best Lead ActressThe at Mutilationthe Milan Filmof St. Festival.Barbara ,On The TV, Raft she of hasthe Medusa, North of Providence, SyFy’s, A Valentine for Carol Lombard, The Yellow Wallpaper. Some, ItalianOff- Broadway American Theatre Reconciliation credits include and many more. Also a theatre director, she was Face Divided ofnominated Urban Angels for Best Acting Director Workshop. for Edward Allen Baker’s at Planet Connections Festivity. Karen is a world renowned acting coach and artistic director Meissa Hampton (Muriel, Family) is an awarded Actor, Writer, Filmmaker and Activist. She is an Artist in Residence at MIT in Cambridge, Mass with the Media Lab. Her films have screened and her performances honored with Best Actress awards in dozens of National and International Film Festivals. She is an active member of SAG-AFTRA and New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT). She is the Founder of the Actors Alliance for Gender Equity in Media. She is a published and awarded writer and Poet and has recently directed her first feature documentary A Social Cure thefilm, Founder and managing, surveying director the HIV/AIDS of Rising epidemic Artists Studios in South, a theatreAfrica and and how improv our social networking technologies can helpMHAMPTON.com us realize a future to connect free from and HIV.learn Shemore is about Meissa’s work. school for young artists. Please visit Marcia Haufrecht Family; Judy, Kurtis on Zoom) graduated from Plain and Fancy, followed (Writer/Director, by a national tour with Can Can. As an actress she has appeared Performing Arts High School as a dancer and got her first job on Broadway in ranging from Tondeleyo in White Cargo Richardon Broadway, III off, and off-off Broadway, as well as on television and film, in roles , to Queen Elizabeth opposite Al Pacino in . She has performed with Center Stage inDog Baltimore, Day Afternoon The Boston, Prince Theater Of The CityCompany,, Daytrippers Lincoln, and Center, on TV The in The Public Sopranos Theatre,, As TheEnsemble World TurnsStudio, Law Theatre, & Order and, Law La &Mama. Order: Some SVU ,of Law her & film Order: appearances CI haveFor been Life in Win Win The Night Listener with Robin The Producers: andThe ABC’sMusical . She has more recently been seen includein the films The Perfect Witness as Paul andGiametti’s Diane mother, Gina; marciahaufrecht.com. Williams; and (film version). Additional recent films Robert Haufrecht (Frank, Family . More information: Subterranean Love and Subterranean Love (Ileana & Paul) ) has written and directed two short films, , which Won a Best Screenplay award at the Chelsea Film Festival (NYC) in 2017 andNo ExitBest Director Helloaward Out at theThere Network Film FestivalCowboy (NYC) Mouth in 2019. and Bothmany films original have plays, been includingscreened at festivals in the USWithin and Europe. The Skins Among of Saints plays, The directed: Noisemakers Sartre’s and Don’t, Saroyan’s Listen To What It Sounds ,Like Sam Shepherd’s Mark Borkowski’s . He has performed, Anotherin English, Year in both Paris and Berlin, and in many plays in New York, as well as film and TV. His most recent film role (barely pre-Covid) was a cameo in Dan Simon’s . Dan was the great DP/editor forJulie both Hays my (Rebecca, films. We Family are planning a third in thisKurtis series on Zoomto round) grew out up a trilogy. and lives in Home Therapy Kit was produced at the Atlantic Theater and ; Writer/Director,Carli Anne Songbyrd Baker was part of The New York City. Her play directing.a finalist for Years the May HBO Go Comedy By festival. Midtown International Theater Festival and nominated for best playwriting and Sort Of Like Julie... Only Worse premiered at the Planet Connections Festival nominated Festivalfor Best andOne nominatedAct Play and for also best produced supporting in Westport,actor. Her CTnew by play, Play The With Blockers Your Food., was premiered at the Midtown International Theater artist in the New Group Theater’s Writing Workshop. Her play Everything Dark in thispart Worldof The recently Emerging had Artists a Zoom New public Work reading Series. Julie produced was selected by Theater as a participatingFor the New JulieHays.com. City. Julie is creating and writing for Zoom, but hopeful live performance will return. MoreEdward information: Kassar ( Family Other People’s Money at A Steady Rain and Art Of Mice and Men, I Hate HamletDr. Rosenbaum,, My Three Angels,) FuddyTheater Meers Credits: and others at the Hampton The Ivoryton Playhouse; at The John Drew Theatre; Hurly Burly, The Club Mulligan Farm, 9 Out of 10, Scallop Pond, Stuck, Girl Seeking, Voices fromTheatre the Co.; Grave and and others. Happy to beand involved others with with The such Common a talented Basis group Theatre and playwright.Co. Film Credits: Vivienne Leheny (Marta, Kurtis on Zoom bunker, Vivienne works as an actor and audiobook narrator.

Load more