RANDOM ACTS 2009
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA
RANDOM ACTS
ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 – SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009
The festival features the work of 24 actors, 8 directors, and 6 new playwrights in 15 presentations of plays drawn from classic and contemporary repertories – including 6 original works by Drama’s playwrights featured in the final two weeks!
EACH PROGRAM RUNS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH SHOWS AT 8:00 P.M. AND A SATURDAY MATINEE AT 3:00 P.M.
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA THEATER
151 BANK STREET
3RD FLOOR
NEW YORK CITY
Free general admission!
Reservations recommended.
For reservations, please call Ticket central at 212.279.4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com
WEEK ONE
FEBRUARY 19-21
IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLEN
by John M. Synge
directed by Kathy MacGowan
with David Bly, Connor Carew, Brynne Kraynak, Aidan O’Shea
GAMES
by James Saunders
directed by Web Begole
with Nate Faust, Marco Formosa, Tara Herweg, Valerie Lonigro
DEN OF THIEVES
by Stephen Adly Guirgis
directed by Ira Kip
with Brittany Bellizeare, David Marshall, Dana Mazzenga, Jason R. Stroud, Kirill Vaal, Patrick Williams
WEEK 2
MARCH 5-7
LOVERS
by Brian Friel
Part One - Winners
directed by Mary Beth Smith
with Marco Formosa, Jennifer McVey, Adrienne C. Moore, Jason R. Stroud
Part Two - Losers
directed by Jennifer Hart
with Connor Carew, Alison Bridget Chambers, Tara Herweg, Amanda Rhines
KOMACHI
by Romulus Linney
directed by Tamara Ruppart
with Ji-Hye Kwon, Aidan O’Shea
WEEK 3
MARCH 26-28
BLIND DATE
by Horton Foote
directed by Kathy MacGowan
with Connor Carew, Brynne Kraynak, Dana Mazzenga, Patrick Williams
Selected scenes from
BENT
by Martin Sherman
directed by Sherri Eden Barber
with Nate Faust, David Marshall, Jason R. Stroud
A RINGING OF DOORBELLS
by Thorton Wilder
directed by Web Begole
with Jennifer Lagassé, Valerie Lonigro, Adrienne C. Moore, Bridget Ori
SPAIN
by Romulus Linney
directed by Sabina Ptasznik
with David Bly, Marco Formosa, Sara Gozalo, Aidan O’Shea, Guillermo Ulysses, Kirill Vaal
WEEK 4
APRIL 9-11
WAKING UP WITH STRANGERS
New Work!
by Paul David Young
directed by Mary Beth Smith
with Nate Faust, Marco Formosa, Ji-Hye Kwon, David Marshall
BROKEN WING
New Work!
by Rachel White
directed by Jennifer Hart
with David Bly, Connor Carew, Alison Bridget Chambers, Bridget Ori
I’D DO ANYTHING
New Work!
by Rebecca Stokes
directed by Sherri Eden Barber
with Brittany Bellizeare, Mikaela Johnson, Jennifer Lagassé, Aidan O’Shea, Jason R. Stroud, Patrick Williams
WEEK 5
APRIL 23-25
EXTINCTION
New Work!
by Gabe McKinley
directed by Tamara Ruppart
with Nate Faust, Marco Formosa, Mikaela Johnson
AN ALAN TURING FANTASY
New Work!
by Zay Amsbury
directed by Web Begole
with David Marshall, Aidan O’Shea, Amanda Rhines
CHERRIES
New Work!
by Diana Polansky
directed by Sabina Ptasznik
with Jennifer McVey, Bridget Ori, Patrick Williams