'The Buffalo Project' team on February 12, 2014

On Wednesday, February 12, 2014, Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions welcomed an appreciative audience of 30 to a sneak peek staged reading of its new original work, Buffalo Heights.  The reading was held in the Penthouse 1 performance space at Shetler Studios in midtown Manhattan, where audiences saw a script-in-hand performance of the comedy about an unexpectedly contentious school election that heats up with the arrival of a new teacher and when the school's mascot goes missing.

A company-created piece, TIC launched 'The Buffalo Project' in November, meeting from November 2013 to January 2014 to explore characters, plot development and backstory for the piece.  The work lead to a draft entitled Buffalo Heights, drawing inspiration from the school scandal of The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman and the absurd humor of Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco. The ensemble is comprised of playwright Adam Harrell, stage manager Shelby Arnold and 6 actors: Nina Leese, Allison Lemel, Jake Lipman, Shelley Little, Joe Mullen and Matt Whitfield. 

Following the reading, the Buffalo Heights script will evolve further, incorporating audience and ensemble feedback.

Tongue in Cheek is pleased to premiere a fully-staged two-week run of the comedy, running May 7-17, 2014 at The Bridge Theatre at Shetler Studios.  For more about the show, visit www.tictheater.com.