& The Queens Players present …
44-02 23 rd Street, Long Island City, NYC 11101
Tel: 718 392 0304
2 programs of six plays featuring 10 playwrights, 9 directors and
a huge cast of 34 talented NY actors.
Tickets $15 or $20 [2 shows] Box office 718 392 0304
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January 16,17,18,19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, Feb 1, @ 8pm
Matinee @ 2pm on Saturday January 26th [Prog 1 only]
Final show, prize giving and after party on Feb 2 with 2 shows program 1 @ 6pm & program 2 @ 8pm [see either show for $15 or get a combined $20 ticket for both]
Directions: Take the 7 to 45th Rd/Courthouse or the E, V or G to 23rd St/Ely,
The Secret Theatre is two blocks from The Citibank building, 3 blocks from PS1 and 2 blocks from Silvercup Studios
Info 718 392 0304 or email info@thequeensplayers.com
The Queens Players are delighted to announce Act Three: One Act The 2008 Long Island City One Act Festival which features 12 plays in two programs from 10 writers featuring 9 different directors and a hugely talented cast of 34 NY actors. Tickets are $15 or if you want to see all the plays you can buy a double ticket for the bargain price of $20!
There will be a prize for the winning playwright which will be announced at the after party on the closing night of the festival on February 2 which will also feature both programs in two shows one at 6pm and another at 8pm. So for theatre lovers who wish to see all the plays in ‘one sitting’ the final night is one option. Alternatively, see the publicity or our website for details on which program/plays are playing on which date and also for the running order.
Program 1
Performing on Jan16, 18,24,27,30, Feb 1 @ 8pm, Jan 26 @ 2pm, Feb 2@ 6pm
‘Bonfrieg’
Written by J Snodgrass
Directed by Don Nguyen
‘‘The Open Window’
Written by Scott Sickles
Directed by Allison Smith
‘A Reason For All Things’
Written by Judd Silverman
Directed by Greg Cicchino
‘‘Hi-Yo’
Written by Steve Wisniewski
Directed by Chris Jobin
‘Past Participle’
Written by V.E. Kimberlin
Directed by Dave Fink
‘‘Broken Chains’
Written by V.E. Kimberlin
Directed by Chris Jobin
Program 2
Performing on Jan 17,19,20,23,25,26,31 & Feb 2 @ 8pm
‘Black Box’
Written by Chuck Spoler
Directed by Rich Ferraioli
‘‘The Famous Elephant Play’
Written by Jack Karp
Directed by Katie Braden
‘This One Time I Was Trying To Die, An Exercise in Exposition, and Recapitulation’
Written by EJC Calvert
Directed by Nathan Willis
‘’Multiple Choice’
Written by Jack Karp
Directed by Marc Weitz
‘Jon Katsberg’
Written
by Isaac Rathbone Directed
by Marc Weitz
‘‘Apropos A Night of Falling Sleet
Written by Scott Gerschwer Directed by Rich Ferraioli This
year’s festival is co-chaired by The Queens Player’s company
members, Rich Ferraioli
and Katie Braden;
the Artistic Producer is QP founder and Secret Theatre’s Artistic
Director, Richard Mazda.
We are delighted to present such a huge array of stunning talent,
which will give much needed exposure to new work from a great
selection of playwrights. Our directors feature QP company members
such as Rich Ferraioli,
Katie Braden, Dave Fink
and Chris Jobin
alongside Don Nguyen
[Public Theatre’s Emerging Writers Group], Marc Weitz, Nathan
Willis, Allison Smith
and Greg Cicchino.
We
are also having a free wine tasting event on Jan 14th
from 6pm 9pm hosted by our friends at Court Square Wine and Spirits.
The evening will also feature a preview of one of the plays from the
festival; ‘Multiple Choice’ which features Rachel Nau, Jamie
Birkett and Chris Cornwell in a great comedy by Jack Karp and
directed by Marc Weitz will be performed between 7 – 7.30 at Court
Square Wine and Spirits. Come enjoy the great selection of wines
available at LIC’s premier wine store and get a winter warming dose
of culture! Court Square Wine and Spirits is at 2420 Jackson Ave,
LIC, NY11101 [opposite the Citicorp Tower]. www.coursquarewine.com
Come
and support great new work and vote for your favorite play!
Please
contact Richard on 718 392 0304 or at info@thequeensplayers.com
for more information.
Forthcoming
Events:
February
Racoco
Productions present ‘Thrown’
An
electric mix of performance art, live soundscapes, contemporary dance
and three tons of clay. March The
Queens Players & The Secret Theatre present Marlowe’s
‘Edward II’
Directed
by Richard Mazda England’s
bi-sexual King Edward II flaunts his homosexual lover, Gaveston
before Queen Isabella and the court leading to disastrous
consequences for Edward in one of the best Tragedies of Elizabethan
drama