No Matinees.... returns!

June 2008:
J. Anthony Roman & company rent out a theater for a week in the hopes of getting the artistic monkey off his back.

What did we learn?
Sometimes one week just isn’t enough!

Behold, NO MATINEES: SUPPLEMENTAL

This one night theater variety event pops off January 9th at 7pm

Here’s is what we you’ll see that night:

A special performance by Jedidiah Clarke!

The (Supplemental) Scenes:

Uzi Man
Directed by James David Jackson
With C.L. Weatherstone and Kira Blaskovich
So, you and your drug dealer get along? This scene takes a look at the circumstances that can make a progressive liberal artist into a NARC.

Pick Your Poison
Help Anthony Choose one of his short stories to read.
The choices are:

1) The Empty Room on 35 …A Property Manager, a newswoman, a Canadian girl, and some Uruguayan immigrants clash in this tragic tale.

2) Amatiel… A woman with prescient powers on the verge.

3) Line Wars… A first person account of life on the Star Wars: Episode One:, The Phantom Menace ticket line! Told in 3 episodes.

Chapter One
Directed by Jill DeArmon
With Jamie Klassel, Tracy Perez, Reyna de Courcy, Franco Boulan  and Scott Norman
A young writer after the shine of fame and creativity has worn off finds himself at a crossroads with his oldest friend.

The Chapter One reading will serve as a prelude to the BackYart Winter Series, where Anthony, will be reading the novel, Belated Apocalypse, a novel written as a companion piece to Chapter One, chapter by chapter at the monthly Backyart events.

And a Musical Performance from MonsterRallly!

$12 cash at the door
or
www.theatermania.com for advance sales

No Matinees ran from June 11-June 16th 2008 to sold out audiences. Directed and starring some of New York City’s best and hard working talent. We will also had the live musical performances from Violent Sex, and Jo-Ski & Reka “The Saint.”

Below are the cast members and directors of each play.

Cyn
Directed by Kim Howard
With Faryl Millet
Who decides what’s taboo in our world? Cyn see’s danger in the ones in charge.

Gone
Directed by David Mitnowsky
With Tracy Pérez, Nick Scoullar, and Liz Sweeney
The loss of innocence, and love, in the time of war.

Pigeons in the Time of iPods
Directed by Patricia Runcie
With Max Woertendyke, and Steve Remeika
The music industry, cell phones, iPods. Where does love fit into this? A record executive gets some advice form an unlikely source.

Piss and Blood
Directed by David Anzuelo
With Jenny Gomez and Kevin Prowse
A one night stand in New Jersey leads to discoveries of age and disgust.

House Play
Directed by Jill DeArmon
With Jay Devore, Jessica Asch, and Jamie Klassel
Siblings in Bayside, Queens deal with the violent past of their parents.

Curtain Jerkin’ at Smokes
Directed by Mauricio Alexander
With Hasani Issa, Jinn S. Kim and Mauricio Alexander
In the new economical scope of New York City, what constitutes a sell out?