June 2-26, 2011
Produced by Dominic Cuskern/The Gallery Players
Associate Producers – Barrie Gelles, Lisa Hryckowian, Ying Le
Festival Lighting Designer – Scott C. Cally
Festival Set Coordinator – Yoon Young Choi
Costume Coordinator (short programs) – Ghislaine Sabiti
Sound Designer (short programs) – Ien Wehrle
Stage Manager (short programs) – Bethany Clark
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June 2-26: The Dunes by Craig Pospisil (world premiere full-length)
June 3-26: The Altruist by TJ Edwards (world premiere full-length)
June 9-12: Short plays program 1
June 16-19: Short plays program 2
June 23-26: Short plays program 3
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Where can a playwright find an outlet? Where can an audience see new works? The Gallery Players provides both of these in this Festival. Over the years of producing the Festival, we have developed works by countless playwrights, many of whom continue to work with The Gallery Players each year to incubate their new ideas. More than 300 plays have appeared in the Black Box New Play Festival since its inception and this year will bring even more writing and acting talent to the stage. Who knows what you’ll discover in the Box?
June 2-26
The Dunes by Craig Pospisil (world premiere full-length)
Directed by Michael LaPolla
Stage Manager – Rebecca Stoll
Sound Designer – Jack Kennedy
Costume Coordinator – Sidney Fortner
Casting Director – Joan D’Incecco
Original Music – Gianluca Renzi
Assistant Stage Manager – Franz Quitt
Pictured (l to r): Lauren Klemp and Karin de la Penha in The Gallery Players’ production of The Dunes, part of the 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Photo by Bella Muccari.
The Cast
Laura – Karin de la Penha*
Garret – Matthew Ellis Murphy*
Vanessa – Lauren Klemp
Jeremy – Nicolas Marti
Anne – Amanda A. Lederer
Troy – Jason Ralph*
*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
The financial crisis hits fading film star Laura Robertson when she returns to her home in the Hamptons after her latest marriage falls apart. Her family tries to get Laura’s life back on track, but her debts and inability to make painful decisions means they may also lose those things more valuable than a beach home.
Pictured (l to r): Lauren Klemp and Nicolas Marti in The Gallery Players’ production of The Dunes, part of the 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Photo by Bella Muccari.
Thursday June 2, 8pm
Saturday June 4, 8pm
Sunday June 5, 2pm
Saturday June 11, 2pm
Sunday June 12, 8pm
Saturday June 18, 8pm
Sunday June 19, 2pm
Saturday June 25, 2pm
Sunday June 26, 8pm
June 3-26
The Altruist by TJ Edwards (world premiere full-length)
Directed by Brad Malow
Stage Manager – Sophie Mysel
Sound Designer – Michael Frederic
Costume Coordinator – Sidney Fortner
Pictured (l to r): Eli Ganias and Anne Pasquale in The Gallery Players’ production of The Altruist, part of the 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Photo by Neal J. Freeman.
Rosette – Marcia Berry
Mayor – Andrew Clateman*
Chandler – Dominic Cuskern*
Baroque – Eli Ganias*
Christine – Anne Pasquale*
Pristee – Amanda Smith
Stabille – Patrick Toon*
Borwall – William Vaughn
*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
When a French billionaire gets bored with life, he decides that becoming president will be his cure. He dons the cloak of an altuist and enlists the help of a political handler, but his drunken wife and obnoxious children do all they can to subvert his self-serving ambitions. A high comedy set in the style of Moliere and written well before Donald Trump’s latest shenanigans!
Pictured (l to r): Eli Ganias and Dominic Cuskern in The Gallery Players’ production of The Altruist, part of the 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Photo by Neal J. Freeman.
Friday June 3, 8pm
Saturday June 4, 2pm
Sunday June 5, 8pm
Saturday June 11, 8pm
Sunday June 12, 2pm
Saturday June 18, 2pm
Sunday June 19, 8pm
Saturday June 25, 8pm
Sunday June 26, 2pm
June 9-12
Short plays program 1
Brief Encounters of the Third Kind by Corey Pajka. Directed by Suzanne Adams
Chosen by D.L. Siegel. Directed by Barrie Gelles
The Overnighter by Bianca J. Ursillo. Directed by Brian Michael Flanagan
Fishing on the Ferry by Allan Lefcowitz. Directed by Malinda Sorci
The Greenhouse by Camilla Maxwell. Directed by Robin Leslie Brown
Thursday June 9, 8pm
Friday June 10, 8pm
Saturday June 11, 5pm
Sunday June 12, 5pm
June 16-19
Short plays program 2
The State of Steve by Morgan von Ancken. Directed by Michael McIntosh
Requiem for a Humvee by George J. Bryjak. Directed by Norma Medina
Knock by Anne Phelan. Directed by Liz Thaler
Knock – Knock by Lily Mercer. Directed by Stephen Kaliski
Brooklyn Crossing by Laura Livingstone. Directed by Mo Zhou
Thursday June 16, 8pm
Friday June 17, 8pm
Saturday June 18, 5pm
Sunday June 19, 5pm
June 23-26
Short plays program 3
The Alley by Michael DeVito. Directed by Jessica Bashline
Cooking Breakfast For The One I Love by Paul Sambol. Directed by Jessica Bashline
Sibbleger by David L. Williams. Directed by Ari Rosenbaum
With a Shrug by Nicholas Priore. Directed by Robert Haufrecht
Things Like Lamps by Josh Sohn. Directed by Ari Rosenbaum
Along Came a Spider by Judd Lear Silverman. Directed by Michael McIntosh
Thursday June 23, 8pm
Friday June 24, 8pm
Saturday June 25, 5pm
Sunday June 26, 5pm