February 11 - 21, 2010 The Clurman Theatre Theatre Row Theatres
410 W. 42nd St. NYC
Set in backwater Middletown, USA - STUCK tells the tale of two twenty-three-year-olds, Lula and Margaritah, best friends since they were five years old. They work at a dead-end job at a local video store during the day and hang out in the car at night, wishing they could get out of Middletown. Stifled by their environment, the joy and excitement that the girls once found in their friendship has sadly waned.
Margaritah falls in love with an Argentine wheeler-dealer whose politics are as mysterious as his business agenda. Lula hits the bars and ends up with the man of no one's dreams. Both affairs end in despair, and each girl grows increasingly determined to escape the drudgery of their lives. But the price will be higher than either imagine. Try as they might, they may just be STUCK - for good.
photo by Streeter Phillips
February 11 - 21, 2010 The Clurman Theatre
Theatre Row Theatres
Anthony Alessandro (Jorge) -- Theatre: A Hatful of Rain at the Actors Studio, Screams and Dances of a Bronx Bear at HERE, Hot Keys at Naked Angels, Boys and Girls and Men and Women at the Odyssey Theatre (LA). Television: Sopranos, Sex and the City, Rescue Me, The $treet, Big Apple, Love and Marriage. Film: Jacobs Ladder, Goodfellas, Night Falls on Manhattan, Mac, The Funeral, and independent films Pacino is Missing, A Little Tenderness, Are They Still Shooting, House of Satisfaction.
Steven Hauck* (Charlie) -- Theater: Irena's Vow on Broadway, The Milliner off-Broadway, The Happy Embalmer for the New York Musical Theater Festival, Art at Geva Theater, Cyrano at Milwaukee Rep and Phantom in Berlin, Vienna and Paris,. Film: Confessions of a Shopaholic, "Almost Perfect." TV: "Delocated", Law & Order CI", All My Children.
Kate Kearney-Patch* (Mom) -- Theatre: Hannah in The General from America with Corin Redgrave, Alley Theatre, and Lucille Lortel. She appeared nationally (ACT, Huntington, the Kennedy Center) in James Joyces' The Dead as Gretta. Off-Bway and Regional: The Taming of the Shrew, The Last Night of Ballhoo, Sea Marks, Talleys Folly, Dancing at Lughnasa, etc. She is a Member of the 3Graces Theatre Company in NYC. Kate has also appeared as Soprano Soloist in works by Handel, Faure, Webber, Janicek, etc. Films and TV appearances: Law Abiding Citizen, and The Sixth Sense, Diary of a City Priest (Sundance), Dead Poets Society, Law and Order, C. I., QVC, ShopNBC, and Hack.
Kate MacCluggage* (Margaritah) -- Theatre: Kate most recently played Olga in Three Sisters with The Assembly Theater Project; The Farnsworth Invention (Broadway); King Lear (NY Classical Theater); Evanston, A Rare Comedy (Wolf 358/ HERE Arts Center); Victoria and Frederick for President (NYCFringe/ MOSON); A Midsummer Night's Dream (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival); The Importance of Being Earnest (Portland Center Stage); Noises Off (Denver Center); Twelfth Night and The Cherry Orchard (Chautauqua Theater Company); and Honey Graham in the world premiere of Down Goes Rocky (Bad Plays Festival). Television: All My Children. Film: Natural Causes. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MFA from NYU's Graduate Acting Program.
Athena Masci (Lula) -- Theatre: Carapace Isle (dir. Michele Pawk), The Little Dog Laughed (New Perspectives), Macbeth (New Perspectives), Ovates (Aching Dogs). Film: the forthcoming Finding Home, Carapace Isle (official selection of Big Apple Film Festival), Clubscene, The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch. Athena's music can be found on iTunes and at www.athenamasci.com.
*Appears courtesy of the Actors Equity Association
Jessica Goldberg (Playwright) Plays include: Body Politic, Get What You Need, Sex Parasite, Good Thing, Refuge, (1999 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize), The Hologram Theory, and Stuck. Jessica is a graduate of NYUs Dramatic Writing Program and The Juilliard School. She was a Tennessee Williams Fellow at The University of the South, a recipient of The Le Compte de Nouy stipend, the first annual Helen Merrill Award, and a 2,000 Berrilla Kerr Foundation Award. She has been a resident at The O'Neill Playwrights Conference, New River Dramatists, The Missoula Colony, The New Harmony Project and is a member of The Dramatist Guild and PEN American Center. Film work includes Refuge, Upstate, Absent Hearts for Imagine & Film 44, an adaptation of the film Since Otar Left for Focus Features and The Last Summer of You and Me for Warner Brothers. Her pilot The Prince of Motor City was shot for ABC in 2008. She is currently writing the film adaptation on the book Passing Strange for HBO.
Marshall Pailet (Director) recent directing credits include The 49 Project (Fringe NYC 09 -- World Premiere), Thursday (World Premiere), With Kings in the Back (World Premiere), The 70 Scenes of Halloween, The Darq Knight (Find it on YouTube), Bat Boy, Escape Artists(World Premiere) and One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. He has served as the assistant director to Lonny Price. As a writer, he has composed the score to On a Glorious Day (formerly The Chocolate Tree) and Where Its At. Upcoming writing projects include Claudio Brothers, Trinity, Funk Pond, and Jurassic Park: The Broadway Musical. His work has been showcased at the NY Fringe Festival, NYMF, Prospect and TRU (New Voices Finalist). As an actor, he has performed on Broadway in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Sound of Music, and A Christmas Carol. He is a proud graduate of Yale University, and received the V. Browne Irish Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts in 2009, and the John Thoroun Fellowship for Special Study at Cambridge University in 2007. He is embarrassed to have a website, but does have one, and it is www.marshallpailet.com.
Brandon Giles (Scenic Design) Recent scenic designs include The Small of her Back (Jaradoa Theater), The White Widow (Passajj Productions). Assistant and associate designs: Serenade (Jaradoa Theater), The Yellow Wood (NYMF, dir BD Wong), Shape of Metal (Origins Theater, dir Brian Murray). Scenic Painting credits include Groovaloo Freestyle (Union Square Theater) and the short film Freud's Magic Powder. bgilesdesign.blogspot.com
Robert Lilly (Lighting Design) is an up-and-coming lighting designer in the New York City area, and is thrilled for the opportunity to work with such a dynamic company. Recent credits include In Memoriam at the House of Yes and Reconstruction at the Ohio Theater. Robert has recently completed his studies at Purchase College and is excited about future prospects in design.
Drew Fornarola (Co-Sound Design) is a recent graduate of Princeton University and member of the BMI Workshop. Writing credits include College The Musical (NYMF, published by Dramatic Publishing Company), Claudio: A Video Game Musical (opens summer '10, commissioned by the New Musical Development Fund), Uncle Pirate (currently running at Vital Theatre) and Thucydides (published by Samuel French). Sound design credits include Devil Boys from Beyond (Actor's Playhouse) and Circumcise Me (45 Bleecker). www.drewfornarola.com
John Fontein (Co-Sound Design) is a music producer based out of Brooklyn, New York. A recent graduate of Princeton University, John has had CDs released worldwide. Recent Off Broadway: Devil Boys from Beyond (Actor's Playhouse); Circumcise Me (45 Bleecker). During his spare time, John also works as a full time financial analyst.
Andrea Wales* (Production Stage Manager) Theatre: Plagued: A Love Story (NYMF 2009), Mother (w/ Buck Henry and Holland Taylor), Dance Dance Revolution (dir. Alex Timbers), Artifacts of Consequence, Diving Normal, Mud Blossom, Baby Face, Hotel Oracle and The Book Play. ASM: A Little Night Music (WPPAC), The Tempest (w/ Mandy Patinkin, CSC). National Tours: Julius Caesar and Catch-22. PA: Camelot (NY Philharmonic), In The Heights (Off Broadway). Other projects include: PSM (sub): Dont Quit Your Night Job and sub child wrangler of Broadways A Little Night Music.
Megan Griffith (Assistant Stage Manager) is a recent graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. Past credits include The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Arena Tour), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Zilker Theatre Productions), Wireless-less (Live Action Projects), Assassins, Fefu and Her Friends, Marat/Sade, The Summer People (UT Austin), and as the Production Manager of The Cohen New Works Festival.
Erica Jensen, CSA (Casting Director/Calleri Casting) With Calleri Casting -- Theater: 33 Variations (Broadway); A Raisin In the Sun (Broadway); Lower Ninth (SPF and The Flea Theater); Midsummer Nights Dream (Shakespeare on the Sound); along with several seasons with Long Wharf Theater, Epic Theatre Ensemble, Summer Play Festival, New York Stage and Film, The Flea Theater, Soho Rep, and Hartford Stage. Television: Army Wives, Z Rock, Lipstick Jungle, Hope & Faith, Chappelle Show, Angelas Eyes, Ed. Film: Peter and Vandy, Winter of Frozen Dreams, Lisa Picard is Famous. Erica has an MFA in Acting from Illinois State University. She teaches on camera auditioning classes throughout New York City and has directed several plays and one t.v. show.
Shane Marshall Brown (Press Representative) is currently a press associate at David Gersten & Associates and has worked with Jeffrey Richards Associates, Springer Associates and Pete Sanders Group. On Broadway he has represented Blithe Spirit, Desire Under the Elms, Will Ferrell's Youre Welcome America, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Chicago and Sarah Jones' Bridge & Tunnel. A selection of previous and current off-Broadway credits include Altar Boyz, Manuscript, Sandra Bernhard: Everything Bad and Beautiful, BASHd: A Gay Rap Opera and Naked Boys Singing. Currently he represents the New York Musical Theater Festival.
Katie Riegel / JOKR Productions (Marketing) Katie is a theatrical producer and marketing professional, specializing in digital campaigns and web/email design. She currently works with Sh-K-Boom & Ghostlight Records where she has helped launch the albums of In the Heights and Passing Strange amongst many others. She has developed marketing campaigns for The West End production of The 39 Steps, LOVEtheatre.com, and collaborated on partnerships with The New York Times, JetBlue and countless Broadway shows while working as Site Producer for Broadway.com. As a producer she has presented shows at Urban Stages, NYMF and FringeNYC and is currently working on RATED RSO: The Music & Lyrics of Ryan Scott Oliver and Next to Normal's Jennifer Damiano & Adam Chanler-Berat in concert at Joe's Pub. She holds an M.A. in Culture, Policy & Management from City University of London and a B.A. in Journalism and Dramatic Literature/Theater History from New York University. For more: katieriegel.com.
Streeter Phillips (Photography) Streeter Phillips grew up in New York City and the surrounding suburbs of Westchester. He graduated from the Ethical Culture Fieldston School and is currently enrolled at Yale University as a Fine Arts Undergrad with a concentration in Photography and Film. Most of his work is a collection of his efforts in the past few years as a photography student. A site for his film work is expected soon (streeter.tv) so hold tight. His work in both disciplines has graced him with the gift of traveling to countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and the Galapagos, Mexico, Spain, Greece, and China. He currently resides in New York City and New Haven, CT.
Bryce Norbitz (Assistant Director) is a recent graduate of Northwestern University where she produced, directed, and designed several productions. Directing credits include HAIR, The Nursery, and Shelebration!
the scarlett theater/film project (Producer) an organization with the mission of sponsoring theater and film projects that explore the empowerment of young women and examine issues surrounding young women taking control of their lives. STFP accepts tax-deductable donations through Fractured Atlas. www.scarletttheaterfilmproject.com.
Robert E. Schneider (Producer) Theatre Guild: National tours of Shirley Valentine; Stieglitz Loves OKeeffe; Love Letters; Driving Miss Daisy; Rodgers and Hammersteins' State Fair. Madison Square Garden: A Christmas Carol.. With Maria Di Dia, as General Manager: Blue Man Group; Broadway On The Bay (OpSail2000); Broadway On Broadway; Stars in the Alley; Nothing Like A Dame (Phyllis Newman Womens Health Initiative / Actors Fund of America); The Donkey Show; Charles Aznavour On Broadway; Paul McKenna's Hypnotic World; Saint Lucy's Eyes; Dragapella!; Love, Janis; Zanna, Don't!; Nobody Don't Like Yogi; Here Lies Jenny; Address Unknown; The Downtown Plays at Tribeca Theatre Festival; Joy; Bath Party; Hilda; and Sealed For Freshness. Backhouse Productions: GM and Associate GM: Anne Nelson's Savages, Burleigh Grime$. NYMF 2006: Co-Producer of Josh Walden's All Is Love. Producer and General Manager of off-Broadway's Summer 69. Producer for Jaradoa Theater's Serenade; The Small of Her Back; Associate Producer of Shafrika, The White Girl. With Carolyn Rossi Copeland, Robert was most recently, General/Company Manager for Flamingo Court at New World Stages; General Manager for the pre-Broadway musical Amazing Grace; and the play Freuds Last Session, coming to off-Broadway this summer. Robert is a member of Jaradoa Theater (www.jaradoatheater.org), an advisor to Access Theater, is admitted to the bars of New York and New Jersey and is a member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers (ATPAM).
Jack Thomas / Bulldog Theatrical (Producer) Jack is a theatrical producer in both London and New York. His most recent production was The 49 Project by Mary Adkins, winner as Best Playwright at the 2009 NY Fringe Festival. Last spring, he was a producer of the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms, directed by Robert Falls. London / West End: Marguerite, an original musical by Boublil and Schonberg, creators of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, in collaboration with 3-time Academy Award winner Michel Legrand; the 2007 revival of Fiddler on the Roof, nominated as Best Revival of a Musical; the 2006 production of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke. In New York, he produced Anna Ziegler's drama Life Science, John Cariani's romantic comedy Almost, Maine, and Stephen Adly Guirgis' Our Lady of 121st Street, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, honored as one of the best plays of the New York season in 2003. He spent fifteen years working for the Shubert Organization, and another three years as Vice President at Broadway.com.
For press information please contact:
Shane Marshall Brown
shanemarshallbrown_gmail.com
(917) 573-3476
photos by Streeter Phillips
For further information, please contact:
Robert E. Schneider
Producer
(212) 730-9500 x217
reschneider66_gmail.com
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What price would you pay to escape your own life?
*An Equity Approved Showcase
