The Six Figures Theatre Company is
pleased to announce its
fall production, the 2nd Annual Artists of Tomorrow Festival.
Running
for twenty days, from September 3 to September 22, the Artists of
Tomorrow
festival brings to the stage ten new dramatic works that are just now
reaching
coming into their theatrical maturity. Come see shows that have
never
been seen before, in their most rich and vibrant incarnations yet!
The Shows
Schedule
Extravaganza
Weekend
THE
SHOWS
AFTER
THE STORM
The largest ammunition accident
since Vietnam sparks After
the Storm, the true story of a young woman soldier's coming-of-age
experience
in the United States Army, written and performed by Heather Grayson*
and
directed by Tessa Leigh Derfner. Heather was fresh out of college
when she was sent to the Gulf War. After the Storm brings us
along
as her high hopes and ambition give way to shocking betrayal and a
private
battle with the US military machine.
Written and performed by Heather
Grayson
Directed by Tessa Leigh Derfner
Lighting design by Frank Dendanto
III, assisted by Amanda
Ringger
Sound design by Todd Griffin
Set design by Jeremy Chernick
Stage management by Mary E. Leach
A
LIFE IN HER DAY
Unconventional and nutty
physical comedienne Hilary
Chaplain invites us to share in some of her most intimate moments with
A Life In Her Day. This show is a quirky and whimsical slice of
life
that defies even gravity as a lifetime is seen in a day. This
plainclothes
clown show is intended for adults.
Created and performed by Hilary
Chaplain
Directorial assistance by Pat Buckley
Lights and sound by Christine Duenas
THE
COWGIRL CHRONICLES
The Cowgirl Chronicles marks Vicki
Caroline Cheatwood's
return engagement with Artists of Tomorrow. Four short plays
(Heaven,
Noodling, The Last Time Cooper Took Midge Fishing, and Breathing Room)
directed by Keith Oncale showcase the range of Ms. Cheatwood's comedic
and Gothic sensibilities in her unique Southern style. An Actors Stock
Company NYC production.
By Vicki Caroline Cheatwood
Produced by Actors Stock Company NYC
Directed by Keith Oncale
Assistant Directed by Abena Koomson
Designed by Gregory Tippit
Sound Design by Howard Harrison
Featuring: Stephen Aloi, Eileen
Glenn, John Marino*,
Robyn Parsons*, Jane Titus*, Jenni
Tooley
CAREFULLY
TAUGHT
A compassionate but
hard-hitting look at the human
stories behind contemporary racial politics, written by Cheryl L.
Davis,
directed by Jessica Provenz, and featuring Dawn Bennett, Hope Garland,
Karl Herlinger* and Soomi Kim*. When faced with budget
cuts,
a school district's decision to lay off a teacher leads to a racial
dispute
that changes a community forever. Inspired by a true event, the
play
features a talkback where the audience can question the characters
about
their decisions and actions within the world of the play. This
will
be a highly staged reading. Ticket price: $10
by Cheryl L. Davis
Directed by Jessica Provenz
With: Dawn Bennett, Hope Garland,
Karl Herlinger*, and
Soomi Kim*
THE
WALLFLOWER
A short clowning piece created and
performed by Kendall
Cornell, combines broad physical comedy with tender stupidity, as the
Wallflower
pushes her feminine wiles to the absurd. It's a classic situation
with a contemporary girlpower edge.
Created and performed by Kendall
Cornell
Sound design by Michael Kraskin
Directorial assistance by Tom
Scott
Lights and sound by Christine Duenas
ECLECTIC
LITTLE CIRCUS:
The
Nine Lives of Patty Hearst
A one-woman multimedia fantasia
about the most famous
kidnapping case in American history, written and performed by Alice
Gentles,
directed by Kevin Bohl, produced by Michael Roth, and with
cinematography
and editing by Alex Barszap. Fourteen different characters, most
of them strange, all of them real, dish out the facts, the theories,
and
the lies. Truth is after all stranger than fiction.
Created and performed by Alice
Gentles
Directed by Kevin Bohl
Cinematography and editing by Alex
Barszap
Lighting design: Patrick Glynn
Sound design: Cole Gentles
Managing producer: Michael Roth
MEDEA
A new translation by Joseph
Goodrich of the play by Euripides,
directed by Nick Faust and featuring Vanessa Skantze and Matthew
Morgan.
The production brings a fresh vision of Euripides' play: faithful
to the ideas and tone of the original, yet fresh and contemporary in
its
language and realization on stage. This Medea is not a moribund,
academic
example of "Greek tragedy," but a living theatrical event.
By Euripides in a new translation
by Joseph Goodrich
Directed by Nick Faust
With Vanessa Skantze as Medea,
Matthew Morgan as Jason,
Joey Miles as Chorus,
and Ron Gural as Creon/Aegeus
THE
MADMAN OF RUSSIA
The Madman of Russia, a staged
reading of a new play about
Nikolai Gogol's struggle with the forces that worked to prevent him
from
revealing truth and ridiculing darkness, written by Carolyn Moses,
directed
by Bob Jaffe, and featuring Scott Schaefer*, Nicholas Stannard*, and
Marilyn
Chris*. Gogol, uncontrollably compelled to expose the "devilish
traits"
in his 19th century Russian society, comes into conflict with the
powerful
on the right, and the short-sighted and dangerous on the left.
Ticket
price: $10
By Caroline Moses
Directed by Bob Jaffe
With Drew Eliot*, Michael Latshaw*,
Scott Schaefer*,
Nicholas Stannard*, and Marilyn Chris*
GIRLIEMAGIC:
The
Life of a Professional Female Magician
Maritess is one of the top
professional female magicians
in the United States today. Follow this Filipina-American's treacherous
journey from the backstreets of Chicago to colorful Las Vegas. Travel
with
her to the international stages of Europe and Asia and let her show you
the magic to be found right here in New York. See her bizarre and often
hilarious life story unfold before you through illusion,
sleight-of-hand,
and mindreading. The show features live music by Elaine
Benavides.
The Human Orchestra is Kenny Muhammud and watch out for the Girliemagic
dancers. Sunday special guest star: Kevin So.
Created and performed by Maritess
Live music by Elaine Benavides
With Kenny Muhammud, the Girliemagic
dancers, and Kevin
So
IN
IPSWICH WAITING
In Ipswich Waiting, a staged
reading of a new verse
play about two women, both condemned of witchcraft, imprisoned together
in the Ipswich town jail, written by Emily DeVoti, directed by Allyn
Burrows,
featuring Corinna May*, David Adkins*, Carey Urban*, Karen Beaumont*,
and
Henry Leyva*. The play is a counter-Crucible, a poetically
accurate
exploration of the true victims of the witchcraft scares of the 17th
century:
women, and the society that created them. Ticket price: $10
by Emily DeVoti
directed by Allyn Burrows
with David Adkins* as Reverend Frye
Corinna May* as Goody Foley,
Carey Urban* as Clara,
Karen Beaumont* as Goody Sloan, and
Henry Leyva* as Trapper
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Tuesday,
September 3, 8 pm
Wallflower
A Life
in Her Day
Wednesday,
September 4, 8 pm
Carefully
Taught
Thursday,
September 5, 8 pm
Carefully
Taught
Friday,
September 6, 8 pm
Eclectic
Little Circus: the Nine Lives of Patty Hearst
Saturday,
September 7, 2 pm
Wallflower
A Life
in Her Day
Saturday,
September 7, 8 pm
Eclectic
Little Circus: the Nine Lives of Patty Hearst
Sunday,
September 8, 8 pm
Wallflower
A Life
in Her Day
Monday,
September 9, 8 pm
After
the Storm
Tuesday,
September 10, 8 pm
After
the Storm w/ talkback
Wednesday,
September 11
NO
PERFORMANCE
We are
planning an open evening to acknowledge the events of September 11,
2001.
The evening will feature a performance of September 11: In Our Own
Words
in the sanctuary and a gathering of the artists in the West End Theatre
consortium.
Thursday,
September 12, 8 pm
Cowgirl
Chronicles
Friday,
September 13, 8 pm
Cowgirl
Chronicles
Saturday,
September 14, 2pm and 8 pm
Girliemagic
Sunday,
September 15, 3 pm
In
Ipswich Waiting
Sunday,
September 15, 8 pm
Girliemagic
Monday,
September 16, 8 pm
In
Ipswich Waiting
Tuesday,
September 17, 8 pm
The
Madman of Russia
Wednesday,
September 18, 8 pm
The
Madman of Russia
Thursday,
September 19, 8 pm
Medea
Friday,
September 20, 8 pm
Medea
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Three
weeks of theatre crammed into three days!!! See the shows you
missed,
come back for the ones you loved, or see them all in one fell swoop!
Friday,
September 20
8pm
Medea
Saturday,
September 21
2pm
Madman
Cowgirl in Ipswich Carefully Waiting
Sample
the writings of Carolyn Moses, Vicki Caroline Cheatwood, Emily DeVoti,
and Cheryl L. Davis
4pm
Strumpets
and Crumpets
It's High
Tea, Six Figures style! Join the artists for tea and
tasties.
Discuss "Women in Theatre - what the hell is going on?!?"
Punk
rock or fancy fine attire encouraged.
7pm
After
the Storm
9pm
Girliemagic
Sunday,
September 22
2pm
Eclectic
Little Circus: the Nine Lives of Patty Hearst
3pm
Wallflower
4pm
Carefully
Taught
$50 gets
you in to everything…AND we'll let you take your tea cup home with you
as a souvenir! We might even invite you to the cast
party
Saturday night (if you're still standing). Or see any show you
like
for $15, or pay $20 for all three shows on Sunday.
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