By Shanley Festival March 3 - May 24
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Theatre 68 Presents 13 by Shanley Festival March 3 - May 24 Written by John Patrick Shanley Artistic Director/Producer Ronnie Marmo Series B Beggars in the House of Plenty & Out West Danny and the Deep Blue Sea & Welcome to the Moon An Italian American Reconciliation & The Red Coat Women of Manhattan & Let’s Go Out into the Starry Night Welcome Letter With only 68 Cents in my bank account, I was still convinced that you can make a living doing what is what I was willing to have in order to realize my dream. Acting is a passion, an art, and a need you love. It was with this total in my checkbook that I landed my first major acting role. 68 Cents It is this passion that motivated me six years ago to pull together a group of the most talented that fills my gut. friends I have and create a Company, a Company I lovingly named the 68 Cent Crew Theatre Company. Over the past six years, the 68 Cent Crew Theatre Company has grown into a family of loving, supportive and extraordinarily gifted actors. We are fortunate to have come so far in such a short time, but it could not have come without hard work, commitment, and fervent love for what we do. How this came to be Fifteen years ago, my mother and I often went to a local theatre to support a friend. I always left there beaming. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. My mother told me that I should try and audition for a play. I would tell her “no way, I could never do that” but it was then that I fell in love with the magic of theatre.. My mother passed away March 8, 1995. In January of 1996 I read an audition notice in the New Jersey Star Ledger. It read An Italian American Reconciliation. I thought to myself, “I am Italian and I am an American so let me go down there and see what this is about.” I thought of my mother and decided that life is short, and what was I waiting for? So, I went to the audition and after reading the lines for literally 15 seconds the director stopped me and gracefully thanked An Italian American Reconciliation all the way through, and not only did I fall inme love for coming.with the Iscript, guess I I also didn’t fell do in a love very with good the job. words I left of with John my Patrick tail between Shanley. my legs, but I snuck a copy of the script into my jacket on the way out the door. That night, I read The next day I showed up to the call back auditions uninvited and asked the director for another shot. He tried to send me away, but I pleaded with him. “Look, I read this last night and I know I can do this, PLEASE give me another chance. Please.” Finally, he gave in and let me read again for the role of “Aldo Scalicki” and I won the part! So, that’s when it happened. That’s when I knew theatre was going to be my life. I carried around my 13 By Shanley book for 15 years and I knew one day I would produce this entire festival and HERE WE ARE! I want to welcome you all tonight and I want to thank you for your support. Most of all I want to thank John Patrick Shanley opportunity to see the rest of the festival. for giving us the words that will be up on that stage for you tonight. I hope you enjoy the evening, and that you have an The Festival Crew Artistic Director/Producer - Ronnie Marmo Co-Producer - Katy Jacoby 13 by Shanley Festival March 3rd - May 24th Production Design Supervisor - Danny Cistone Check www.theatre68.com Sound Design - Bruce Barker for possible extension. Graphic Art (The Big Funk) - Aurora Manning Photography (The Big Funk) - April Tucker Kelly Wardrobe Design & Supervisor - Neda Pourang Make up Artist - John Rizzo Lighting/Sound Operator - Members of the 68 Cent Crew Theatre Co. Front of the House Manager - Mercedes Manning Stunt Coordinator - Jamison Jones PostcardBox Office/Concessions/Ushers Design - Ben Scharlin - Members of the 68 Cent Crew Theatre Co. Program Design - Sandra McHale Lobby Design - Sarah Bastian and Katie Zeiner Website: www.theatre68.com - designed by Sandra McHale 1 John Patrick Shanley Shanley was born in The Bronx, New York City, to a telephone operator mother and a Moonstruck, Shanley won the Academy Award for Best meat-packer father. He is a graduate of New York University. Original Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Writ- tenFor Directlyhis script for for the the Screen. 1987 film, In 1990, Shanley directed his script of Joe Versus the Volcano. Shanley also wrote two songs for the movie Marooned Without You and The Cowboy Song. In 2004, Shanley was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame. In 2005, Shanley’s play Doubt: A Parable was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Play. Doubt: A Parable, is featured in The Fourth Wall, a book of photographs by Amy Arbus in which Shanley also wrote the foreword. Doubt Doubt was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and a SAG Award. In 2008, Shanley directed a film version of starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Festival Schedule Our 13 by Shanley festival will feature a short and full-length play each performance date. The complete schedule, with our talented directors, is below. Alternating Weeks Series A Series B The Big Funk Beggars in the House of Plenty Directed by Danny Cistone Down and Out Out West Directed by Deborah Geffner Directed by Michael Rooker Directed by Robert Costanzo Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8pm Tuesday and Wednesdays at 8pm March 3, 4, 17, 18, 31 April 1, 14, 15, 28, 29 May 12, 13, March 10, 11, 24, 25, April 7, 8, 21, 22, May 5, 6, 19, 20 Savage in Limbo Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Directed by Richard Cox Directed by Crystal Craft Lonely Impulse of Delight Welcome to the Moon Directed by Leo Rossi Directed by Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm Joe Mantegna March 5, 6, 19, 20, April 2, 3, 16, 17, 30, May 1, 14, 15 Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm March, 12, 13, 26, 27, April 9, 10, 23, 24, May 7, 8, 21, 22 The Dreamer Examines His Pillow Directed by Lauren Patrice Nadler An Italian American Reconciliation Welcome to the Moon Directed by Ronnie Marmo Directed by The Red Coat Joe Mantegna Directed by Ronnie Marmo Saturday and Sundays at 8pm Saturdays and Sundays at 8pm March 7, 8, 21, 22, April 4, 5, 18, 19, May 2, 3, 16, 17 March 14, 15, 28, 29, April 11, 12, 25, 26, May 9, 10, 23, 24 Every Saturday See all 13 plays for $80. Women of Manhattan Directed by Maggie Grant Buy 4 evenings, get 3 for free! Let’s Go Out into the Starry Night Check www.theatre68.com for possible extensions. Directed by Danny Nucci Saturdays at 2pm March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23 2 Beggars in the House of Plenty Deborah Geffner Michael Blum - Director - Joey Michael loves his family and his Broadway in A Chorus Line and Pal Joey, friends, and is very excited to be inDeborah movies Geffner such as -Bob Director Fosse’s - hasAll Thatacted on a part of this amazing festival and Jazz, and on television in numerous shows, company. including Grey’s Anatomy, Monk, and Cold Case among others. She is excited to have Guitar Lessons, which she also wrote and acted in (with herjust gooddirected friend, her Barbarafirst film, Keegan.) She is currently appearing here every Sunday in Theatre 68’s well loved Bill W. and Dr. Bob, as Dr. Bob’s wife, Anne, (also with her good friend, Barbara Keegan.) Thank you to Ronnie for giving me this Max Middleton -Pops wonderful group of actors and this amazing play and saying, “Here Max acted/sung/drummed his way - go have fun, direct.” Thank you to Hailey for your intelligence through Big Apples, Motowns, Windy and unwavering support. Thank you to Dan for your absolute Cities, Bluegrasses, and Buckeye, commitment - heart and soul. Thank you to Mike for the stunning Volunteer, Evergreen, Tarheel, Pal- metto, Sunshine, Cotton, Magnolia and Eureka states of consciousness... setfight of sequences Pop accessories. and for Thankmaking you everything to Perry forthat being I ask willingyou to doto Currently labouring on his credo, Sin trylook anything good. Thank once. you Thank to Max you for to comingSister Elise equipped for caring with for a complete our and the Art of Life-Cycle Mainte- immortal souls. And thank you to my daughter Jesse for the pile of nance, in iambic pentameter, 5/4 dirty laundry. It was brilliant, like you. time. Vini, video, vincebo! Hailey Ellen Agnew - Assistant Director Perry Smith - Sheila Hailey is a new member of the 68 Cent Crew - Ma/Noreen Theater Company and very excited to be a part of this amazing festival! A proud gradu- stage. And wants to thank you for coming outPerry to issupport happy theto be 68 joining Cent Crew the CREW Theatre on Theatre Performance/Theatre Directing. Company and LA theatre. For info about Bigate ofthank the Universityyou to my familyof Michigan and friends with a forBFA Perry, visit www.perrysmith.biz.