Tongue in Cheek's 33rd production opens in exactly a week, on Wed, Oct. 26 @ 7:30 PM and we'd love it if you caught one of our 9 performances!
Dates: Wed-Sun Oct. 26-30 and Wed-Sat Nov. 2-5 @ 7:30 PM Venue: The Bridge Theatre @ Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor, NYC Tickets: $18 at www.tictheater.com or call 1-800-838-3006 The show is about three friends from grad school who reunite in their forties, and latent desire and drinking make for an interesting brew between them. Actress Tracilyn Jones plays the show's star, Catherine Croll, whose academic career is the envy of all her friends. We asked the talented Traci a few questions about being a part of this production. What, if anything, do you and Catherine have in common? Initially, I thought Catherine and I were nothing alike. I can say in 5 words what takes her 100. I like to simplify rather than elaborate. Granted, my thoughts might be a novel, but most of the time, I say very little. The word "Feminism" is not in my lexicon. Not that I don't care, it's just not my go-to subject. I hate horror films. I think they're stupid. But, on the flip side, every role I've done finds me at the right time in my life, and the more I delve into Catherine's life and work ethic, I see some overlap. As a self-portrait artist, if I were to paint Catherine, our organs would be the same colors: royal blue, gem tones, and red. Red is always easy to work with as a painter because it conjures up pain, blood, and the opposite, LOVE. I am drawn to her passionate preparation for a lecture; it's the same as my staying up all night adding high gloss shine to an art piece with a toothpick. In this way, we are two peas in a pod, swimming--maybe drowning--in our life's work. Favorite line in the play? Don says to Gwen, "Go get happy." This reminds me of my favorite spoken words of all time, by Morgan Freeman's character in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. He says, "Get busy living, or get busy dying. Goddamn right!" Most every character in this show drinks, A LOT. Favorite cocktail? Here's my Bad Ass Margarita recipe. (It's like a crime scene, it's so bad. Like CSI-David Caruso-Miami crime scene!) 1.5 oz Casadores Tequila .5 oz Grand Marnier 2 oz fresh lime juice .5 oz agave syrup .5 oz orange juice 2 slices muddled jalapenos (Shake hard in a metal tin and strain into a sea salt rim martini glass.) Thanks, Traci! Get your tickets now! We are pleased to announce that $18 tickets for the 9 performance-run of Rapture, Blister, Burn are now on-sale through the ticketing agent Brown Paper Tickets.
Here's the online link: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2604821 Or call: 1-800-838-3006 Performances run October 26-November 5, 2016 at The Bridge Theatre @ Shetler Studios (244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor, NYC). Thank you to all the talented actors who submitted, auditioned, and attended callbacks this last week for Rapture, Blister, Burn.
We are thrilled to announce our cast! Tracilyn Jones in the role of "Catherine" Jake Lipman* in the role of "Gwen" Brittany Anikka Liu in the role of "Avery" Patrick Daniel Smith* in the role of "Don" Rochelle Slovin* in the role of "Alice" *Actors appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association Stay tuned for our ticketing link, press release, and more this fall! We are only able to answer casting submissions through Actors Access, and this breakdown is posted to Actors Access on Mon 8/29. Do not re-post, and please do not email outside of AA to let us know you're interested.
Tongue in Cheek Theater (Ms. Jake Lipman, producing artistic director) is holding auditions by appointment for its fall production of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN by Gina Gionfriddo. Molly Ballerstein will direct. IMPORTANT DETAILS/SCHEDULE AEA Showcase Code, approval pending (union and non-union submissions). Stipend: $220. Rehearses: Tue/Wed/Thur eves from 6:30-9 PM from 9/20-10/20/16 and Sun 10/16 from 1-5 PM. Tech and final dress will take place Mon 10/24 and Tue 10/25 from 6-10 PM. 9 performances - Wed-Sun 10/26-10/30 and Wed-Sat 11/2-5 at 7:30 PM at The Bridge Theatre @ Shetler Studios. SYNOPSIS RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN is a comedy about taking stock in your life choices. When ambitious women studies professor Catherine returns to the college town where she went to grad school, she reunites with former boyfriend Don, and former roommate Gwen (cast), who have married and have 2 kids. Soon Catherine is teaching a summer symposium on feminism and media to Gwen, her mother Alice, and college student Avery. Sexual tension and shifting alliances develop. BREAKDOWNS [CATHERINE] 40 to 45 years old, female. Hot, a go-getter. Feminist author and professor, back living with her mother who recently had a heart attack. Regrets not settling down with grad school boyfriend, Don. [ALICE] 60 to 75 years old, female. Mother to Catherine, recently had a heart attack but is up on her feet. Traditional values but admires her feminist daughter and is supportive of her. [AVERY] 21 to 24 years old, female. Avery is an ambitious, opinionated, confident college student (seeking an actress who is actually out of college to play this age range) who enrolls in a class on feminism and media. [DON] 40 to 50 years old, Caucasian male. Don is a dean at a liberal arts college in New England, and was a brilliant and charismatic grad student there many years ago. Now he's married with two kids, and lacks ambition, and his good looks have faded a bit. He drinks too much, smokes too much pot, and has his share of regret. Tongue in Cheek Theater is in pre-production for its fall production of Rapture, Blister, Burn and we are seeking detail-oriented and thoughtful collaborators in the below production roles.
We offer stipends, comp tickets, and a professional, creative environment. If interested in SM or HM positions, please email a brief note of introduction, resume, and 2 professional reference contacts to info "at" tictheater "dot" com by August 26. NOTE: Casting notices will be posted on Monday, August 29 on Actors Access. All scheduling of auditions take place through Actors Access only (please, no emails). Stage Manager: Be the right hand to our production team for a 5-person cast in a small black box theater:
House Manager: Serve as first point of contact for 9 performances, 10/26-11/5 at The Bridge Theatre @ Shetler Studios:
Thank you to all who came to see Women Playing Hamlet for its short NYC premiere and run, June 22-26 at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios.
The play was TIC's third time producing a play by William Missouri Downs. Go See a Show Podcast called it "a hysterically funny examination" and "laugh out loud funny". And a huge thank you to all the cast, crew, and supporters who made this run possible. Our next production will be the 10-performance run of Rapture, Blister, Burn this October 26-November 6 at The Bridge Theatre @ Shetler Studios. If you're free at 2:30 PM today, please come out for our last performance of Women Playing Hamlet at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios. Walk up and buy a ticket or get in on your AEA card! Or go to www.tictheater.com.
The play features an all-female cast and crew, and it's a light Mel Brooks-style rumination on what it takes to play such a meaty role (hint: testosterone not necessary). Yes, I used rumination, Mel Brooks and testosterone in the same sentence! We interviewed the wonderful actress Joy Sudduth, who plays an acting coach, Gwen, in this production. Favorite line from the play? JESSICA: In addition, I can't see to take action. MALE PSYCHIATRIST: Ah, yes, Jimmy Carter Syndrome. Yes, I am a bit of a political junkie! ;-) In the play, is there a character whose philosophy speaks to you? Emily Ostergaard, because she is a bit precocious, amazingly brave, and incredibly no-nonsense, and let's admit that while she annoys Jessica, an outstandingly charismatic dynamic young woman. I also believe that as a nation, we would benefit from "turning off the TV and seeking better company," as Emily says near the end of the show. Female actors play all the male roles in this production, are there any you would like to tackle? While there really aren't many male character that I specifically would like to play, I do believe there are MANY male roles that could be brilliantly cast with women playing them. Jacob (the maid) in La Cage Aux Folles is brilliant, and could be a woman. Who can help love a maid who can't cook, clean, or do anything useful outside of prancing around naked and joyously happy? We opened Women Playing Hamlet last night to a great response! Please join us for our very limited run, June 22-26 @ Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios.
Get your $18 tickets at www.tictheater.com or by calling 212-868-4444. We interviewed the wonderful Hannah Sloat about Shakespeare, this production, and being a part of this romp. Tell us an interesting or funny story about working on Shakespeare. I played the back half of Caliban for one performance of The Tempest at the last minute because the original back half wouldn't go on. Also this was middle school. Oh, I was the age I am in my Emily Ostergaard picture in Women Playing Hamlet! So, picture that girl holding the hips of an angry middle school boy, inside a sort of sea-monster-cow costume. Favorite line from this show and why? When the Male Psychiatrist tells Jessica that instead of an Oedipus complex she has pre-Oedipal ambivalence. I cannot explain why. All the characters in this play are performed by women. What male role would like you to take on, and why? Henry V. I had the chance to play Prince Hal in Henry IV parts 1 & 2 last summer with Smith Street Stage, and I would love to complete that circle. Of all the characters in the play, whose philosophy most resonates with you, and why? Sir Patrick Stewart says (in the play, mind you) that Hamlet speaks to you in different ways at different times in your life. I've already had that experience with other shows in small ways (like A Midsummer Night's Dream at 11 and 20) and I look forward to that experience with Hamlet. Favorite Shakespearean quotation? These things seem small and indistinguishable/ like far off mountains turnèd into clouds. (MND IV, i) How have you described this play to friends? I'm always saying that the show I'm working on is a "light comic romp" and it's a joke. But this time I can actually say it! Come on and see it, it's a light comic romp! We're nearing the home stretch for TIC's 32nd production, the NYC premiere of Women Playing Hamlet by William Missouri Downs, which runs for 5 performances next week. We'd love it if you came out to see this all-female production, about an actress battling her insecurities and more than a few nay-sayers on her way to playing Hamlet.
Dates and venue: Wed-Sat June 22-25 @ 7:30 PM and Sun June 26 @ 2:30 PM at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios (244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor). Tickets are $18 at www.tictheater.com or by calling 212-868-4444. We recently interviewed the very talented actor Amy Fulgham, who plays a whole host of characters in the show, from a blowhard humanities professor, a priest, to a Bard-spouting bartender. What's a fond memory you have of playing in a Shakespearean play? In grad school, I got to play Audrey, the goatherd in As You Like It. There's a line of Touchstone's where he says, "Trip, Audrey, trip" as they exit the stage, so I thought that just meant "run fast!" I then learned, from the trivia printed in a Snapple lid that "trip" means a herd of goats. That witty Shakespeare! Favorite Shakespearean quotation? I love finding snippets of Shakespearean phrase in other works of literature, such as Faulkner's title, "The Sound and the Fury," which comes from Macbeth. My favorite quotation, though, is: "it is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all." If you were to replace the word "love" with "risk," it would accurately describe an actor's life. What's your favorite of Shakespeare's plays? Macbeth. That play, along with Oedipus Rex, The Crucible and Shanley's Doubt are probably my favorite plays of all. I realize that they all four have to do with hubris and the ensuing panic it causes. |
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