PRESENTED JULY 2012
Pop Dies in Vegas
PRESENTED JULY 2012
Pop Dies in Vegas
Our hero is Casper, a golden-voiced pop idol who has just made the mistake of turning eighteen. Forgotten by his public, Casper faces the ugly choice of fading into obscurity or, worse, growing up. Instead he embarks on a poorly executed attempt to retire a legend by faking his own death. All that stands in his way is common sense and a bathtub full of blood.
The author of this teenybopper murder-farce is W.M. Akers, a reporter, NYU alum, and recipient of the John Golden Playwrighting Prize in Excellence.
Developed as part of our annual Winter Reading Lab, Pop Dies in Vegas is Akers’ first collaboration with Squeaky Bicycle Productions.
POP DIES IN VEGAS
by W.M. Akers
Directed by Kathryn McConnell
Featuring:
I.B. White*, Don Carter*, Deven Walker*,
Jeff Johnson, Chet Siegel*, and Romy Nordlinger*
July 13 - 29, 2012
at The Drilling CompaNY Theatre
236 West 78th Street
New York, NY
Creative Team:
Stage Manager: Briana Valderrey
Lighting Design: Tracy Wertheimer
Sound Design: Emily Ausiello
Set Design: Brandon Pietras
Costuming: Bethany Johnsrud
Special Music courtesy Chris Frank
*Members appearing courtesy Actors Equity Association
Pop Dies in Vegas is an Equity Approved Showcase- - -
PRESENTED MARCH 2012
2012 Spring Reading Lab
Squeaky Bicycle’s Reading Lab is back, and we have some great work to show you! The Reading Lab focuses on helping emerging playwrights develop new work. This year, we’re featuring two promising new plays: Jeff Ronan’s Positive and W.M. Akers’s Pop Dies in Vegas.
And we need you!
As audience members, you not only get the chance to hear readings of two insightful new scripts, but you will also be able to help in the development process by participating in a short talk back and reception (including wine and refreshments). With your help, we’ll be able to get these shows ready for fully-staged productions.
And we need you!
As audience members, you not only get the chance to hear readings of two insightful new scripts, but you will also be able to help in the development process by participating in a short talk back and reception (including wine and refreshments). With your help, we’ll be able to get these shows ready for fully-staged productions.
Here’s everything you need to know about our 2012 Spring Reading Lab:
March 23, 8:00pm:
POSITIVE
By Jeff Ronan
Featuring: Sergio LoDolce, Kyla Schoer*, John Say,
Sarah Cooper, and Jessica Mortellaro*
Jake may finally be in a healthy relationship…if only he can learn to stop focusing on the negative. A dark comedy about modern dating, ‘Positive’ follows four 20-somethings as they learn that the biggest obstacle to happiness is yourself.
March 24, 7:00pm:
POP DIES IN VEGAS
By W.M. Akers
Featuring: Ian White*, Don Carter*, Laura Ramadei, Alison Mahoney*,
Jeff Johnson, Toni Stanton*, and Kevin Russo
For three years, Casper has been the country’s most beloved pop idol, but on his eighteenth birthday his star has begun to fall. Rather than fade quietly into obscurity, Casper embarks on a daring scheme to fake his own death, ensuring decades of record sales and allowing him to retire as a legend. Nothing stands in his way besides common sense and a bathtub full of blood.
$10 Donation for Refreshments
Joria Productions
260 W 36th St, 3rd Floor
Reserve your seat now at reservationsqueakybicycle@
*Member Appearing Courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
PRESENTED NOVEMBER 2011
POISONED
Poisoned, by J. Boyett, is a brilliant play from our Winter Reading Lab that’s been further developed as a full-scale production.
When Tom’s sister Samantha disapproves of his new girlfriend, he figures it's simply because she's half his age. But she has more than one reason not to like her... Past transgressions and modern technology collide in this drama by Squeaky Bicycle Productions’ resident playwright J. Boyett (MITF award nominee for “The Reunion Plays”). With Poisoned, Boyett delivers a play that fearlessly tackles the delicate topics we often avoid, painting characters that are strong, raw, and above all, real.
When Tom’s sister Samantha disapproves of his new girlfriend, he figures it's simply because she's half his age. But she has more than one reason not to like her... Past transgressions and modern technology collide in this drama by Squeaky Bicycle Productions’ resident playwright J. Boyett (MITF award nominee for “The Reunion Plays”). With Poisoned, Boyett delivers a play that fearlessly tackles the delicate topics we often avoid, painting characters that are strong, raw, and above all, real.
POISONED
Directed by Kathryn McConnell
Featuring: Kelly Kay Griffith*, Dennis Brito, and Kate Eastman
November 19 through December 10, 2011
at Theater Three at the Mint Space
311 West 43rd Street
New York, NY.
Poisoned is an Equity Approved Showcase.
*Appearing courtesy Actors' Equity Association
- - -
PRESENTED JULY 2011
REPUTATION CONTROL: Emerging Playwrights' Rep
This latest production of our 2011 season will showcase two exciting works:
Feedback, a play from our Winter Reading Lab that’s been further developed as a full-scale production, and The Tragedie of Cardenio, nominee for Best Overall Production at the 2010 Midtown International Theatre Festival
FEEDBACK
By Jane Miller
Directed by Laura Pestronk
Featuring: Alison Mahoney*, Jessica Mortellaro*, Kyla Schoer,
Sergio LoDolce, and Leah Maddrie*
Holly is a young woman coping with a death and a breakup and generally stuck in a life rut. She decides to get "re-branded" by a personal marketing firm, Perceptions, which promises to make her more accessible to her "target demographic." Through the process, Holly and Elizabeth - her facilitator - forge a meaningful bond as Holly becomes brand Holly 2.0.
THE TRAGEDIE OF CARDENIO
By Ben Bartolone
Directed by Kathryn McConnell
Featuring: Jeff Ronan, John Say, Brandi Varnell*, Jeff Johnson,
Kelly Kay Griffith*, and Paul Sabala*
Introducing crime novelist Jeffrey Rome: Jeffrey has the life every aspiring celebrity dreams about-- all the fame and none of the friends. When he finds his big break in the form of a lost Shakespeare play, Jeffrey's plans for greatness are set into motion, but he finds that what he is really looking for is something much bigger.
The Drilling CompaNY Theatre
236 W 78th St, 3rd Floor
New York, NY
Creative Team
Lindsay Famula - Projection Design/Marketing
Melissa Jalali - Costume Design
Freddie Mac - Sound Design
Ben Oleshansky - Production Stage Manager
Cory Rodriguez - Set Design
Lindsay Rae Schwak - Assistant Director, Cardenio
Tracy Lynn Wertheimer - Lighting Design
Donna Stout - Dramaturg, Cardenio
PRESENTED JULY 2011
This latest production of our 2011 season will showcase two exciting works:
Feedback, a play from our Winter Reading Lab that’s been further developed as a full-scale production, and The Tragedie of Cardenio, nominee for Best Overall Production at the 2010 Midtown International Theatre Festival
Directed by Laura Pestronk
Sergio LoDolce, and Leah Maddrie*
Directed by Kathryn McConnell
Kelly Kay Griffith*, and Paul Sabala*
The Drilling CompaNY Theatre
236 W 78th St, 3rd Floor
New York, NY
- - -
PRESENTED FEBRUARY 2011
2011 Winter Reading Lab
PRESENTED FEBRUARY 2011
2011 Winter Reading Lab
The Winter Reading Lab focuses on helping emerging playwrights develop new work. the 2011 event featured readings of two new plays. Audience members got the chance to hear readings of two insightful new scripts, as well as help in the development process by participating in a short talk back to help get the shows ready for fully-staged productions.
February 26 · 7:30pm
FEEDBACK
by Jane Miller
Featuring: Brandi Varnell*, Jessica Mortellaro*, Simone Zvi,
Max Brand, Leah Maddrie*, and Jeff Johnson
Holly is a young woman coping with a death and a breakup and generally stuck in a life rut. She decides to get "re-branded" by a personal marketing firm, Perceptions, which promises to make her more accessible to her "target demographic." Through the process, Holly and Elizabeth - her facilitator - forge a meaningful bond as Holly becomes brand Holly 2.0
February 27 · 7:30pm
POISONED
by Squeaky Bicycle Productions' Resident Playwright, J. Boyett
Featuring: Kelly Kay Griffith*, William Kozy, Mandy Nicole Moore, and Kerry Kastin
Sam has come from across the country with some words of advice for her big brother about his upcoming wedding. She's only trying to help.
... Right?
Joria Productions
260 W 36th St, 3rd Floor
- - -
- - -
PRESENTED NOVEMBER 2010
J. Boyett's
THE VICTIM
Squeaky Bicycle Productions presents an encore performance of J. Boyett's THE VICTIM:
"After more than a decade, April meets Grace to discuss an event that has shaped the course of her life--but first she has to persuade her that it happened at all."
THE VICTIM was first produced as a part of the Midtown International Theatre Festival, where it was nominated for Outstanding Production. The encore production, on stage November 11-12 and 17-20 at WorkShop Theater Company's Jewel Box Theater 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, will also feature three short companion plays: THE TRACKS ARE ELECTRIFIED, by Jane Miller; THE AIRPORT, by Alec Gutherz; and MEMORY, by Pamela Scott.
- - -
PRESENTED JULY 2010
For Better or Worse:
The marriage of two one-acts that explore
the complications of saying “I Do”
the complications of saying “I Do”
Featuring
Saturday Pleasures
by Michael Burgan
There's nothing like a friend’s wedding to illuminate a case of Peter Pan syndrome.
and
Someone Borrowed, Someone Screwed
by J. Boyett
Planning a wedding is tough enough, but when a certain guest arrives, everyone’s screwed.
Directed By:
Kathryn McConnell
Featuring:
Brandi Varnell*
Jeff Johnson
Melissa Jalali
Friday & Saturday, July 16th & 17th @ 8pm
Sunday, July 18th @ 3pm
Tickets: $10
The Drilling CompaNY Theatre
236 West 78th Street, 3rd Floor
(Between Broadway and Amsterdam)
EQUITY APPROVED SHOWCASE
*Members appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
