June 7-24, 2007
The grand finale of The Gallery Players 40th Anniversary season is a celebration of new work!
For the tenth consecutive year, the Black Box New Play Festival brings its audience the World Premiere Productions of plays by Tri-State area playwrights. Having already produced over 127 plays, the Black Box Festival has become the Brooklyn home for scores of talented new writers, and The Gallery Players audience is the first to see their exciting creations.
Bury Him by Joe Lauinger. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais.
Producer: Cathy Bencivenga
Assistant Producer: Anthony Pound
PSM: Jodi Witherell
Sets: Stephanie Shipman
Lights: Mike Gugliotti
Costumes: Rien Schecht
BOX 1:
Bury Him
by Joe Lauinger
Director: Alexa Polmer
Featuring: Justine Campbell-Elliott, Heather Siobhan Curran, Emily Hagburg, Patricia Lavin, Margaret Loesser Robinson*, Robert J.D. Spaulding, and Matt Zehnder
*Member, Actors’ Equity Association
“…a mash-up of Noel Coward, Philip Barry, and Alan Ball….It’s a comedy of manners and a farce in a way, but it’s incredibly contemporary….It also has some emotional moments that are totally real and believable….this is a very—there really is no other phrase—gosh-darned enjoyable show, thanks (in no small part) to the cast and Alexa Polmer’s simultaneously believable and cartoonish direction.”
- nytheatre.com
Bury Him by Joe Lauinger. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais.
The unexpected death of wealthy patriarch, McMaster Philips, provides fertile ground for teenage Natalie to redefine her relationships with her entire family. Bury Him explores the very nature of what defines a family.
Thursday, June 7 – 8PM
Friday, June 8 – 8PM
Saturday, June 9 – 2PM & 8PM
***Please Note: No Performance on Sunday, June 10***
Thursday, June 14 – 8PM
Friday, June 15 – 8PM
Saturday, June 16 – 8PM
Sunday, June 17 – 3PM
Bury Him by Joe Lauinger. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais.
BOX 2:
A Temporary Lapse
by Judd Lear Silverman
Director: Rich Ferraioli
Attention Def… Hey Look A Dog!
by Daniel Damiano
Director: Donald Butchko
A man undergoes an examination to assess if he suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder, but ends up learning more than his diagnosis.
The Invited Guest
by Staci Swedeen
Director: Marc Stuart Weitz
Violating Uncle Piggy
by Judd Lear Silverman
Director: Amanda Friou
Thursday, June 21 at 8PM
Friday, June 22 at 8PM
Saturday, June 23 at 8PM
Sunday, June 24 at 3PM