SPECIAL ONE TIME EVENT THIS COMING SATURDAY
ABOUT THE WRITER
Seth Freeman’s plays have been presented at over a hundred seventy theaters and festivals around the world. He has written for print (The New York Times, Southern Theatre Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, California Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, theHuffington Post, The Hill), screen and television, for which he created the series Lincoln Heights. He has received multiple Emmys, Writers Guild Awards, Golden Globes, Peabody, P.E.N., First Amendment, Christopher, Humanitas, Cine Golden Eagle and numerous other honors for screenwriting, fiction writing and journalism. He contributes non-writing time to community and international organizations dealing with health care, education, the empowerment of women and human rights. |
A Staged Reading
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C O M I N G I N A U G U S T
August 24, 25, 26 @ 8 PM
August 27 @ 3 PM Limited Run and Limited Seating! Reserve your seats by emailing TheGnomeHaus@gmail.com or via the Brown Paper Tickets Link below.  |
13th Street Repertory Theatre and The Gnome Haus Present
The Rhythm/Da Blues A new play by E. E. Wade Lena grew up in a family of storytellers. When it was her turn to take the mic, she had plenty to say, but not enough courage to spit it. That's when her Auntie, Miss B. Darling, a transwoman and businessperson, steps in to teach Lena how to find the beat. Writer/performer E. E. Wade brings her own brand of southern charm and ferocious wit to this celebration of family, first loves, and #BlackGirlMagic. www.GnomeHaus.org |
R E C E N T P R O D U C T I O N S
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MYSTIFIED
The Strange Disappearance of Goldilocks Goldilocks has vanished under questionable circumstances. The renowned television show Mystified has come to Maewood to solve the mystery of The Strange Disappearance of Goldilocks. What evil undertakings have taken place? Join us to find out. With live reenactments, interrogations, and filmed commercials and interviews. This show promises to be full of fun and surprises. Not appropriate for children under 14. More info on facebook https://www.facebook.com/onthekuspproductions and twitter: @onthekuspprod Wed May 3 at 8pm Thurs May 4 at 8pm Fri May 5 at 8pm Sat May 6 at 2pm and 8pm Sun May 7 at 2pm Tues May 9 at 8pm Wed May 10 at 8pm Thurs May 11 at 8pm Fri May 12 at 8pm Sat May 13 at 2pm and 8pm Sun May 14 at 2pm 
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HIRAETH // LIMERENCE
2 Original One Acts Written & Directed by Dan Coyle Is it possible to be homesick for a home that never was? Can the human spirit triumph over dismay? Are true friends the lovers of the soul? Indulge in the exploration of storytelling, as eight brave women wrestle with the answers to these questions in two stirring vignettes. Cast in order of appearance: Ashleigh Kiven Jing Zhang Ying Zhang Kaitlin De Santis Michelle Rocco Patricia Yeazell Claire Thompson Crystal Sharadin May 18 - One Performance 7:00pm May 20 - Two Performances 7:30pm and 9pm |
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You are cordially invited to a Sneak Preview
of a new WW 2 Swing Musical A KBO THEATER COMPANY PRODUCTION OF “7 Days Between Heaven & Hell” By Award Winner: LT. COL ROBERT HECKER Directed by: ANGIE KRISTIC (BEST DIRECTOR “CHERCHEZ LA FEMME” AWARD NOMINEE”) Wednesday, May 31st – 8pm 13th Street Repertory Theatre - 50 West 13th Street STARRING: Andrew Arata, Anne-Marie Pietersma, Josh Shapiro, Will Strong, Andrew Thompson, Gareth Tidball, John Trujillo, Kate Yost WITH David Brickman as RAF Captain Dennis Axley MUSICAL DIRECTOR/ORCHESTRATIONS: Kai Lovelace SAXOPHONE: Michael Hashim CHOREOGRAPHER: Simone Asboeck, Anne-Marie Pietersma LIGHTING DESIGN: Alison Hohman PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Zonia Tsang PLEASE RSVP AS SEATING IS LIMITED! kbomultimediaproductions1@gmail.com |
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SEEKING THE QUEER VOICE
A Monthly Reading Series Monday, January 30th at 8pm Our premiere reading will feature The Phillie Triology by Doug Devita, directed by James Phillip Gates and with a cast TBA. There will be an informal meet and greet following the reading, where audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions and meet the playwright, actors, and artistic team. Refreshments (alcoholic and non-) will be served. Admission is free but donations are encouraged. RSVP to greatgriffonfilms@gmail.com as space is limited. About the production company: The Great Griffon is a non-profit company dedicated to creating new media, film, and theatre that breaks gender and LGBTQ stereotypes. We do not tell LGBTQ stories; we tell human stories. |
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RETURN TO LALA LAND
Directed by Joe Battista Produced by Roslyn McKay Stage Manager: Allison Hohman Starring: La Forrest Cope (Lala), Freddie Duggard, Chris Fougere Return to Lala Land is the creative nonfiction tale of a highly successful musician/songwriter/performer struggling to tear down borders and construct boundaries between her present day artistry and a golden past that threatens to crush her under its glittery weight. Burning up the Billboard Charts with four top-five songs in two years, Lala's explosive songwriting talent helped launch several careers, most notably, Whitney Houston's. The fiery "YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE" earned LaForrest Cope (a.k.a. LaLa), a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song and an ASCAP Honors Award for Most Played Songs in the 1985 Survey Year (an award she shared with Prince), while giving Whitney her first #1 single. Lala toured as a backup singer and keyboard player on Michael Jackson’s Victory Tour. She has played, sang, written for and/or produced artists as diverse as Ice Cube, Lauryn Hill, Christina Aguilera, Luther Vandross Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, Stephanie Mills, Johnny Gill and Burt Bacharach. Ms. Cope recorded a vocal duet with Jermaine Jackson for the Summer Olympics Album on Arista Records and executive produced by Clive Davis. Her second solo album, Lala Means I Love You, was released on Motown Records. |
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Midcity Productions Presents
The Seafarer by Conor McPherson McPherson’s The Seafarer, originally produced at The Royal National Theatre in Great Britain, tells the story of Sharky, a down-on-his-luck (and his own fault for it) chauffeur and his recently blind bother, Richard, as they prepare for Christmas festivities in their small home in Baldoyle, Ireland. After a night of heavy drinking, Richard and his friend Ivan, are slowly bringing themselves back around to humanity as Sharky tries to get the house ready for the upcoming holiday. But it’s not until Nicky Giblin, a friend of Richard’s but not so much of Sharky’s, drops by with a stranger bearing a sinister familiarity with Sharky, and a game of cards is suggested, does the real story unfold. As the game progresses, it’s not his money that Sharky is playing with, but his soul. This production is being directed by MidCity company member James Rees. James has been working and directing in New York for seven years. Among his acting credits are Measure for Measure (Shakespeare in the Park) and The Killer (Theatre for a New Audience). He’s also been featured on Orange is the New Black, Gotham, Bull, and Mr. Robot. In addition to his directing and acting, James is also an audition coach for actors around the city. When asked about the show, Rees simply stated, “At its core, [it] is a show about hope.” A show like The Seafarer has a level of comfort and “the more comforted we are by it, the more of a detriment it becomes. We have to come face to face with our fears before we can break routine and move past them.” Ticket website: https://www.artful.ly/store/events/11067 |
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One Night Only!
Thurs Dec. 22nd, 7:30PM 13th Street Repertory and GnomeHaus Co. invite you to ring in the new resistance with some of NYC’s finest performance artists, as they come together in solidarity in the chaos of the current political climate. Come laugh, cry, and yell with us as we try to figure out how to move forward together. $10 suggested donation. ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO THE ACLU. FEATURING:
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13th Street Repertory and The Gnome Haus present
Latinidad: An evening of Latino-American storytelling. Two solo shows, one evening of magical entertainment. Orgullo Boricua featuring Josh Moser Magic Tape featuring Valeria Aviña. 🔺A Gnome Haus Production🔺 The evening will be 90 minutes with a short intermission. TWO NIGHTS ONLY! Only 60 seats available each evening! www.thegnomehaus.org |
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THE MILKMAN'S SISTER
When Nuclear Annihilation is Just Hours Away A New Play By Mark Blickley The Milkman’s Sister takes place inside a Bronx tenement during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October, 1962 when nuclear annihilation was no longer an abstraction, but just hours away. Despite a historic last minute save from atomic murder, the Spinner/Furfante household could not have been more devastated had the bomb exploded inside their 3rd floor apartment. The nerve-wracking countdown to their impending deaths unleashed an explosion of heroism, cowardice and delusion for an overweight housewife, an unemployed milkman, an angry supervisor of hospital linen and their neighbors. Featuring John F. Kennedy and a game of Limbo Rock you will not soon forget. Directed by Joe Battista
Stage manager Alison Hohman Producer Roslyn McKay Starring Robert Funaro* of HBO's The Sopranos and Vinyl Concetta Rose Rella* Dan Yaiullo Jenne Vath* * appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Though conceived long before the election of November, 2016, the panic riding the 1962 Cuban missile crisis that consumes the memorable characters of Mark Blickley's "The Milkman's Sisters" casts an eerie and accurate echo of the feelings seizing so many of us right now generations later. His play is perhaps prophetic by default, but brilliantly so. Lehman Weichselbaum associate editor, Home Planet News |
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PALEO - The Fat Free Musical
Written by Mark Blickley Directed by Joe Battista The recent election has thrown our current political, cultural and geographical climate into extremis that threatens the very definition of who we are as a people. So what is in store for our nation’s future? I mean the real future--- the America of 2929? Discover the foot tapping, mouthwatering answer in Paleo: The Fat Free Musical. Visit the world your descendants will inhabit and witness the battle between two extremist authoritarian societies fighting for the soul of humanity. Who shall be victorious? Will it be the organically fed and calisthenics led tribal Paleo Evolutionists? Or will it be the libertarian artificially fed, mechanically led hedonist Natural Selectionists? Your progeny will prove we truly are what we eat by choosing to chant “Better Dead Than Bread!” or “Eat The Wheat, Suck The Sweet!” |
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The Screaming Majority presents
WASTE FRAUD AND ABUSE The tune-packed tale of a presidential campaign gone bananas! Directed by Bryna Kearney Check out the website: WasterFraudAndAbuseTheMusical.com |
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Mary Magdalene
Starring Lola Rui Directed by James Augustus Lee Produced by Joe Batista Come experience this visceral and electrifying Journey To The Resurrection through the eyes of Mary Magdalene...The Woman. |
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Papa's Boy and The Dead Fish
Written and directed by William Banks and Bridget Johnson of Chads Company, Papa's Boy and the Dead Fish is an unfiltered, salty comedy with a taste and charm all its own." "It is the year 2015, and all of the fish in the Mexican Sea have died, thanks to a chemical spill from ChemiCo, a giant Mexican chemical plant. Now it is the job of Trout and Lassie, two ChemiCo interns, to restore aquatic order... all before sunrise! FRIDAY NOV 11 at 7:30pm FREE ADMISSION |
