2010-2011
Tomorrow Morning
An Ensemble Production
Playwright: Laurence Mark Wythe
Director: Karen Ludwig
Cast: D.B. Bonds, Autumn Hurlbert, Matthew Hydzik, Mary Mossberg.
Set Design: Giovanni Villari Lighting Design: Alexander Bartenieff Costume Design: Catherine Siracusa Sculptures: Ashley Noelle Stewart Managing Director: Marlene Mancini Office Manager: Christina Roussos
Tomorrow Morning was performed on March 30th, 2011.
Synopsis:
A long lost son named Eric finds his mother, Cindy. While unsettled, she has conversations of her troubled past to share with her son. With the son’s musical talents, they bond through music. From this point on, they continue to dig through Cindy’s past and her sculptures.
The Restaurant Plays
One Act Play Festival
Playwrights: Karen Ludwig, Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky, Agnes Garrett, Alex Ladd, Stanley Taub, Irven Rinard, Jenifer Badamo, Adam Delia, Michele Stuart, Jason Jung, Lisa Dahlborg, Nicole Pandolfo, Natalie Bates, David Loughlin, Philip Kushner, Steve Lore, June Daniel White, Nora Ferrari, C.S. Drury, Bill Quigley
Directors: Arthur French, Karen Ludwig, Giovanni Villari, Peter Klein, Michael Beckett, Catherine Siracusa, Sally Burtenshwaw, Marlene Mancini, Adam LeGrant, Peter Zinn, Jenifer Badamo, Christina Roussos, Raymond Zaniriri, Mary Fassino, Carol Rosenfeld.
Cast: Marlene Mancini, Richard Mawe, Jenifer Badamo, Suzanne Limozinere, Nancy Redman, Tom Timelli, Marci Occhino, Dawn McGee, Roger Rathburn, John Montague, Olivia Buckley, Mitch Tebo, Christopher Johnson, Mary Dillon, Hugh Heckman, Philip Kushner, Georgina Bates, Johanna Leister, Chris Brescia, Craig McNulty, Diane Dreher, Mark Ramsey, Nicole Pandolfo, Antony Raymond, June D White, Tammy Lang, Bill Quigley, James Webb, Karen Zechowy, Marina Re, Andrea Gallo, Sean Walsh, Don Marlette, Michele Stuart, Jay Rivera, Eddie Wong, Yasuhito Miyazono, Stella Pejo, Brandi Robinson.
Assistant Directors: Iszellyn David, Shuiken Chan, Alexandra Breznay.
The Restaurant Plays were performed on December 12th – 20th
EVENING A:
Patsy and Ed by Karen Ludwig: Lovers Patsy and Ed are on their honeymoon trip ordering food at a kosher delicatessen in New York City. As they talk, Ed seems disinterested in the conversation which bothers Patsy.
For Art by Carolyn Boriss-Krimsy: At a cozy West Village restaurant, lawyer, Maurice and his best friend, Blair meet for lunch to talk about Maurice’s new engagement and a recent surprising event.
Marco’s Venetian by Agnes Garrett: Joanne sits for dinner at Marco’s Venetian, an Italian restaurant in the Bronx as she waits for her older brother, Frankie to deliver the news of a job promotion as a Chase Bank Manager, but follows up with some bad news.
The Confession by Alex Ladd: In an empty diner, a devastated priest confesses to a waitress his act of committing a cardinal sin, breaking two of God’s commandments.
Dating Complications by Stanley Taub: Allison and Greg have never met in person but were introduced on the internet through E- Harmony. They are meeting for the first time at the Stage Deli for lunch when they find out they’re a perfect match!
The Ghost Who Came to Dinner by Irven Rinard: Sitting for dinner at the Chelsea Cuisine restaurant is forty year-old, Peter and his wife, Jennifer. Moments later, Jennifer spots a ghost who points at her husband, a signal that he’s allegedly unfaithful.
EVENING B:
By Myself by Philip Kushner: At a subway sandwich shop, millennial, Gilbert sits to enjoy his lunch when Millie, a recently widowed woman and Patti, a free spirit join in for a nice and pleasant conversation.
The Perfect Cup of Coffee by David Loughlin: After traveling all across from the out west of Wyoming, Gus and Shorty are on the hunt for the perfect cup of coffee. They come across a restaurant in the Green Mountains of Vermont in which Sally works at. Will they find the perfect cup?
Mondays by Natalie Bates: A Monday evening in a small Italian restaurant in New York City, Julia and her son, Raphael meet once again to fix Raphael’s troubled and trapped marriage with his partner, Anna.
Eat, Drink, and Sleep With the Fishies by Steve Lore: Owner of Café Baccalá, Tony and his wife, Ro get involved into an argument with employee, Fast Eddie as he maintains to influence their ten year-old son, Little Anthony into becoming a jockey.
Things from the Ocean by June Daniel White: At a diner located on the seedy side of the beach in Wilmington, North Carolina owner of restaurant Things from the Ocean, Vannie and waitress, Nessie discover the picture of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus on a tray of oysters. After the restaurant almost being foreclosed both women think this is a sign from God.
Passage by Nora Ferrari: At an Italian restaurant in the Bronx, Tony waits for his fiance Kathleen to arrive for dinner. After a few moments, Kathleen reveals that she wants to become a nun, this shocks Tony who begins an argument with her.
Found by C.S Drury & Bill Quigley: In a coffee shop in Manhattan, Brian sits as he waits for his friend, Jamie to return from a restaurant delivery. After a few moments, Brian dreams of declaring his love for Jamie and plans on running away with him to the Himalayas, when he comes to a sudden realization…
EVENING C:
Silent Waters Run Deep by Jenifer Badamo: Middle-aged women, Pat and Marion meet at Bamonte’s Restaurant in Brooklyn, where Pat confesses she broke up with her boyfriend and plans to take revenge in exchange for him being unfaithful.
No Dogs Allowed by Craig McNulty: A café in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen, Jane, a magazine writer tries to convince her friend, Pat to take care of her dog, Ajax while she’s away on a business trip to California.
Saracino’s Restaurant by Adam Delia: Once again at his father’s Italian restaurant, young man, Danny reminisces the years when he was a child in the restaurant and the impacts since he left three years ago.
The Technicality by Michele Stuart: On a midday weekend at an upscale restaurant in Manhattan, soon to be married couple, Lauren and Jake are sitting for lunch. Jake introduces a technicality contract, an exit strategy in which helps out both of them just in case their marriage doesn’t work out.
Forbidden City by Jason Jung: In the Lum’s dining room, Pamela struggles dealing with her husband, Martin suffering from Alzheimer’s. Thinking he still works for his father’s restaurant, The Forbidden City, Martin doesn’t quite remember the valuable loving memories from his marriage.
The Sure Thing by Lisa Dahlborg: At a nice restaurant in New York City, Jake and Joy sit for lunch as they wait for their daughter, Clarissa, in order to discuss her new change of lifestyle from being a trapeze artist in a circus to working a corporate job with her fiance.
To Life by Nicole Pandolfo: Sisters, Debby and Marie, meet for dinner. While Marie is thinking of ordering the lobster, Debby is thinking of a whole-more like the fact she has cancer…
Six Characters in Search of a Cure
An HB Staged Reading
Part of The 4th Seven Playwrights in Search of a Production
Playwright: Richard Warren Green & Norman Kline
Cast: Joseph Prussak, Briana Pozner, Kathryn Danielle, Matthew Conlon, Sean Walsh, Julie Kline, Fukumi Kashiwagi, Tokio Sasaki, Joseph Foley
(Managing Director): Marlene Mancini (Technical Director): Giovanni Villari (Office Manager): Christina Rouss
Six Characters in Search of a Cure was performed October 15-29, 2010
Chip Off The Moon
An HB Staged Reading
Part of The 4th Seven Playwrights In Search Of A Production
Playwright: Bill Quigley
Cast: Joseph Prussak, Briana Pozner, Kathryn Danielle, Matthew Conlon, Sean Walsh, Julie Kline, Fukumi Kashiwagi, Tokio Sasaki, Joseph Foley
(Managing Director): Marlene Mancini (Technical Director): Giovanni Villari (Office Manager): Christina Rouss
Chip Off the Moon was performed October 23rd – 24th, 2010
Synopsis: Chip Off the Moon is a family drama with a ferocious comic underbelly set in a working-class neighborhood in NYC in 1953. Lucy Marino, sharp-tongued and cuttingly funny, works in a baking factory making ‘Smiley Cookies.’ Lucy and husband, Marty, share their modest apartment with Grace, her aging mother, who has no idea she’s battling dementia. Grieving the loss of one son killed in World War II, Lucy continues to have a trying and turbulent relationship with her remaining son, Tommy, who steadfastly refuses to live his life as his mother would have it. This play explores the never-ending tug-of-war of generations; parents and children ever colliding over the dreams and expectations they hold for each other.
Will Sacrifice
An HB Staged Reading
Part of The 4th Seven Playwrights in Search of a Production
Playwright: Julie McKee
Cast: Joseph Prussak, Briana Pozner, Kathryn Danielle, Matthew Conlon, Sean Walsh, Julie Kline, Fukumi Kashiwagi, Tokio Sasaki, Joseph Foley
(Managing Director): Marlene Mancini (Technical Director): Giovanni Villari (Office Manager): Christina Rouss
Will Sacrifice was performed October 25th – 26th, 2010
Midnight City
An HB Staged Reading
Part of The 4th Seven Playwrights in Search of a Production
Playwright: Laura Shaine
Cast: Joseph Prussak, Briana Pozner, Kathryn Danielle, Matthew Conlon, Sean Walsh, Julie Kline, Fukumi Kashiwagi, Tokio Sasaki, Joseph Foley
Managing Director: Marlene Mancini, Technical Director: Giovanni Villari, Office Manager: Christina Rouss
Midnight City was performed October 21st – 22nd, 2010
Moral Imperative
An HB Studio Performance
Part of The 4th Seven Playwrights In Search of A Production
Playwright: Samuel Warren Joseph
Cast: Joseph Prussak, Briana Pozner, Kathryn Danielle, Matthew Conlon, Sean Walsh, Julie Kline, Fukumi Kashiwagi, Tokio Sasaki, Joseph Foley.
(Managing Director): Marlene Mancini (Technical Director): Giovanni Villari (Office Manager): Christina Rouss
Moral Imperative was performed October 18th – 19th, 2010
Synopsis: Seth and Robert are academics who are convinced that their beloved Briarton University will just go straight to hell if it’s allowed to remain under the stewardship of their despised University President, Oscar. It doesn’t help matters that the Trustees passed over Seth and gave the presidency to Oscar, who wants to abolish faculty tenures as his first order of business. Robert and Seth love the world-class institution where they are employed. They feel a moral imperative to remove Oscar and plan to take steps to accomplish their aim. Pauline, a police detective, has other ideas about the actions of Seth and Robert, and their motives. Will Seth and Robert be able to pull off their scheme?
Buddies
An HB Staged Reading
Part of The 4th Seven Playwrights In Search of a Production
Playwright: Lawrence DuKore
Cast: Joseph Prussak, Briana Pozner, Kathryn Danielle, Matthew Conlon, Sean Walsh, Julie Kline, Fukumi Kashiwagi, Tokio Sasaki, Joseph Foley
(Managing Director): Marlene Mancini (Technical Director): Giovanni Villari (Office Manager): Christina Rouss
Buddies was performed October 16th – 17th, 2010
Bury the Dead
An HB Ensemble Production
Playwright: Irwin Shaw
Director: Geoffrey Owens
Cast: Charles Black, Jonathan Cinque, Mary Dillon, Eno Edet, Hugh Heckman, Andre Herzegovich, Ildemar Lagares, Tim Landers, Johanna Leister, Kirk Miller, Scott Miller, Hadas Nuriel, John L. Payne, Briana Pozer, Jody Prusan, Brandi robinson, Murad Saleh, John Shub, Bill Sullivan, Gary Warner, Michael Will.
Set Design: Giovanni Villari, Lighting Design: Corrie Beth Shotwell, Costume Design: Catherine Siracusa, Stage Manager: A.J. Dobbs, Managing Director: Marlene Mancini, Office Manager: Christina Roussos.
Bury The Dead was performed September 14th – October 2nd, 2010
Synopsis: Bury the Dead is an expressionist and anti-war drama by the American playwright, Irwin Shaw. It dramatizes the refusal of six dead soldiers during an unspecified war—who represent a cross-section of American society—to be buried.