Adam Koch, Andrea Lepcio, Matthew Hemesath team up on Looking for the Pony
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| Opening January 23rd | ||||||||
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Tickets Only $25.00* |
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| 2008 National Endowment for the Arts OUTSTANDING NEW AMERICAN PLAY Finalist | ||||||||
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Previews begin Wednesday, January 21st McGinn/Cazale Theatre |
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Eloisa is finally ready to leave a lifeless career in finance to pursue a childhood dream when her sister Lauren is diagnosed with breast cancer. Lauren's perfect life and Eloisa's second chance collide as the sisters join forces to cure all that ails them. As funny as it is heart-breaking, LOOKING FOR THE PONY is a rollercoaster ride through treatment, ambition, loss and acceptance. This play was originally developed and produced by Vital Theatre Company as part of its VITAL SIGNS New Works Festival in 2002. "…the play condenses five years of personal history into about twenty minutes of raw, emotional theatre… I don't know of a more affecting (and effective) testament to the precious human spirit than this gorgeous, compact drama." - nytheatre.com review of the original short play LOOKING FOR THE PONY is being presented as a Rolling World Premiere with SYNCHRONICITY PERFORMANCE GROUP in Atlanta where the play will appear in February. |
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| Tickets are $45.00; $30 for students and seniors (preview tickets are $35.00; $20 for students and seniors) |
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Stage Manager BERNITA ROBINSON |
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ANDREA LEPCIO's plays include ONE NATION UNDER, ECLIPSE, HOOK & EYE and the musical THE BRONX CASKET CO, which have been produced and developed at Chashama, HERE, Women's Project, Hangar Theatre, Trustus Theatre, among others. She is a member of the New Perspective Women's Work Lab and the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Librettist Workshop, and an alumnus of the Lark Playwrights' Workshop and Women's Project Lab. Her screenplay, “A September Spring,” won the Sloan Foundation Dramatic Writing Award. A two-time finalist for the Heideman Award, her work has been published by New York Theatre Experience, Estrogenius, lichen and Smith & Kraus. Andrea is the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program Director and is a visiting faculty member in the Graduate Dramatic Writing Program at Carnegie Mellon. Education: M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing, Carnegie Mellon University. M.B.A., UC Berkeley. B.A. Human Ecology, College of the Atlantic.
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J. SMITH-CAMERON last appeared at Second Stage Theatre in GOOD BOYS AND TRUE. Other Off-Broadway credits include SARAH, SARAH by Daniel Goldfarb (Drama Desk nomination Best Actress), FUDDY MEERS by David Lindsay Abaire (Outer Critics Award nomination Best Actress), THE GOD OF HELL by Sam Shepherd, MUSIC FROM A SPARKLING PLANET and BEES IN HONEY DROWN by Dougas Carter Beane (Obie Award, Outer Critics Award and Drama Desk nominations), and Paul Rudnick's THE NAKED EYE (Drama Desk nomination). Broadway credits include CRIMES OF THE HEART, WILD HONEY, LEND ME A TENOR, THE PLAY’S THE THING, THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND, NIGHT MUST FALL and OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD (Tony nomination), TARTUFFE, AFTER THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC (Elaine May). J's most recent appearance was in the great Charles Busch's TIMES SQUARE ANGEL annual Christmas reading. Movies include the upcoming “Margaret” by Kenneth Lonergan, “In and Out,” “Mighty Aphrodite,” “Gal Young ’Un,” and “You Can Count on Me.” She has appeared often on “Law and Order” and “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” among others.
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DEIRDRE O'CONNELL has previously appeared in THE POOR ITCH (The Public Theater), RAG AND BONE (Rattlestick Theatre), A NERVOUS SMILE by John Belluso (Williamstown Theatre Festival) John Belluso's PYRETOWN (Keen Company), MANIC FLIGHT REACTION, SPATTER PATTERN (Playwrights Horizons); CAVE DWELLER (NYTW); ANTIGONE (Dance Theater Workshop); TWO HEADED (Women's Project); IN THE BLOOD (The Public Theater); MUD AND DROWNING (Signature Theatre), 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE (The Public); APPROXIMATING MOTHER (Women's Project); LOVE AND ANGER (Drama Desk nom., NYTW); THE GEOGRAPHY OF LUCK, THREE WAYS HOME, STARS IN THE MORNING (Dramalogue Award, Los Angeles Critics Awards), ETTA JENKS (Dramalogue Award, LA Theatre Center); THE FRONT PAGE (Lincoln Center); A LIE OF THE MIND (Promenade Theatre). Films include “What Happens in Vegas,” “Train Wreck: My Life As An Idiot,” “Stephanie Daley,” “Imaginary Heroes,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Secondhand Lions,” “Fearless,” “Pastime” (Nominated for Independent Spirit Award-Best Supporting Actress). OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance.
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LORI FUNK NY theatre credits include: SPRING AWAKENING for The Culture Project, THREE ON A COUCH for Redshift Productions at The SoHo Playhouse, TUNNEL OF LOVE for the Drama League DirectorFest at HERE, the premiere of Clive Barker's CRAZYFACE at the NY International Fringe Festival, BABY WITH THE BATHWATER for the Chekhov Theatre Ensemble, OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD, TAMING OF THE SHREW, and more. In Chicago, Lori performed in works ranging from CINDERELLA (Candlelight Theatre) to VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM (Theatre Building). And in L.A., she appeared in original works and lots of late-night comedy with Sacred Fools and at The Blank. Films include: “Plugged In,” “Eden Court” (with Tom Lennon and Kimberly Williams), and “13th Child” (with Cliff Robertson and Robert Guillaume). Television credits include: "As the World Turns," and "Snap Judgment." Lori has written and performed sketch comedy at Caroline's, Gotham, and Westbeth, appeared in national commercials (one of which was directed by Spike Lee), and recorded numerous voice overs. She also added motion capture to her credits, playing Miss Danvers in Rockstar Games' "Bully." |
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| DEBARGO SANYAL NYC Stage: Charles Mee's QUEENS BOULEVARD (THE MUSICAL) (World Premiere, Signature Theatre Company), Tom Stoppard's INDIAN INK (NY Premiere, Alter Ego roductions), PORT AUTHORITY THROW DOWN (The Working Theater), WOMEN OF TRACHIS (Target Margin Theater), COMMEDIA DELL SMARTASS (New Georges), HARVEST (East Coast Artists at La Mama), THE WOODPECKER and SLAG HEAP (Cherry Lane Theatre-Mentor Project '08 & '03), LOVE SUCKS and SMOKING BLOOMBERG (NYMF '07 & '06), IN TRANSIT and BROWNTOWN (FringeNYC '06 & '04), MILLICENT SCOWLWORTHY (SPF '06), AUDIOVIDEO (Drama League DirectorFest-Dec '05), I_NY (Ma-Yi Theater Company). The Juilliard School Drama Division-Guest Artist Actor '05. Feature Film: "Everybody's Fine," "Ashes," "7 to the Palace," "Made for Each Other," "Sita Sings the Blues," "West 32nd," "Red Hook," "My Sassy Girl," "Karma Calling." TV: "Law & Order," "The Sopranos," "L&O: Criminal Intent," national commercials. | ||||||||
| Director STEPHAN GOLUX recently helmed productions of SYLVIA, THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (abridged), COPENHAGEN, JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS, TRUE WEST and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF for Vermont Stage Company. He directed the world premieres of AMERICAN PASSENGER by Theron Albis, UNDERWORLD by Josh Ben Friedman, CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE by Paul Rogalus, and NINTH STREET WATER by Michael Griffo. For The Rude Mechanicals he directed CAN CAN by Romulus Linney, and ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett. At the New Theatre in Boston, he directed SELF-TORTURE AND STRENUOUS EXERCISE by Harry Kondolean and THE POLICE by Slawomir Mrozek. Education: M.F.A. in Stage Direction, Yale School of Drama. B.S. in Philosophy of Language, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | ||||||||
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VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is a community of artists who believe that a shared theatrical experience profoundly affects people's lives. The company creates stories that challenge its audience to ask questions, make discoveries and engage in dialogue. Programming includes Vital Main Stage, which produces work for adults on the main stage, and Vital Signs New Works Festival, a series of one-act plays. Vital Children's Theatre commissions, develops and produces new musicals performed by adults for families. To date the company has seen 28 plays and musicals go on to publication. Vital Theatre Company’s Arts in Education Programs have reached over 60 schools and 15,000 students through live performances, post-show workshops and long-term residencies with schools including Fordham School for the Arts, New Explorers High School in the Bronx and Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School. For more information about how to get involved, how to contribute or for information about theater rentals, please visit Vital Theatre Company on the web at VITALTHEATRE.ORG. |
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