STAGED SCREENPLAY READING
A staged reading of a competition finalist screenplay
Sunday, Nov 2, 4:00pm Tribeca Cinema 1
The Method, by Beth Overmyer
"James "Slim" Meyers, the new president of The We Shadows Theater board, has problems… six to be approximate.
After losing a director on his very first day, Slim must scramble to replace her and the directors that follow. But, as if on cue, the diva, Kimberly Harding; the mouthy pickpocket, Michael Chase; the mother-of-all, Pat Ailes; the over-active youngster, Jake Welenc; the foreigner, Ernesto Carlson; and the eager ingenue Chloe Briggs, act up.
Between theater duties and anger mismanagement, Slim loses his cool and vents his frustration on the board members. He is subsequently thrown out on his ear, but he has the last laugh.
EVENT FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Writer:
Beth Overmyer has written everything from short stories in online magazines to editorials for the SAT online practice tests. Besides writing, she enjoys the theater, so it was a delight combining both loves for "The Method."
Director:
Fritz Brekeller's theater credits include: House, Boys’ Life; The Hunt for Treasure; My Life as You; The Elevator: Secret Thoughts; Mimosa Pudica and Talk to Me, Talk to Me. As well as directing, he conceived Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70’s Explosion, which sold-out for over a year at NY’s legendary Duplex. For Television: All My Children and the cult hits, Sixth Floor Harrison and The Uncle Charlie Show. On the web: Suzy & Duddy.
Cast:
Beth Curry - BETH
Beth just ended LEGALLY BLONDE (us Brooke/Pilar/Margot). Other Broadway credits include: Good Vibrations (Rhonda). National Tour: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (us Jolene). TV: Hope and Faith, A Christmas Carol, Conan, Tonight Show. She sang back up for the Brian Setzer Orchestra for 3 years and has received a Billboard award for her original music.
Warren Jackson - STAGE DIRECTION
Recently, Warren performed with Aquila Theater Co. in their version of ROMEO AND JULIET at the Lincoln Center. Regionally, he appeared as Cory in a premiere of FENCES at The Clarence Brown Theater, returning as a guest artist to his alma mater, Ball State University, in Anna Deveare Smith's TWILIGHT:LOS ANGELES, 1992 and performed in national tours with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Chicago Shakspeare Theater as apart of the NEA sponsored Shakespeare in American communities tour. While in Chicago, he performed with Court Theater, Lifeline Theater, Remy Bummpo, MPAACT, and Congo Square, among others. He has also been nominated by the Black Theatre Alliance of Chicago for Best Featured Actor in Victory Gardens Theatre's world premiere of Gloria Bond Clunie's SHOES, and nominated for a regional Emmy award for his ensemble work with the children's show GREEN SCREEN ADVENTURES.
Carly Jibson - CHLOE
CARLY JIBSON's credits include Broadway: Cry-Baby (Pepper Walker), Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad). National Tours: Hairspray; Regional: World premier of Andrew Lippa's Asphalt Beach. Proud AEA member. As always, for mom.
John Calvin - KELLY/SLIM
John is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse. He recently appeared in The Hunt For Treasure at the Abingdon Theatre, House at the Red Room Theatre, and True Colors at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. John’s work with The Bridge Theatre Company includes Killing Women, Warning Adult Content and Too Bad. He co-founded C Group Players, and recently appeared in their television pilot Waiters, which was produced by English Rose Productions. He also recently appeared in the independent short Bad Hair Day. John is proud to be aprat of The Method, and would like to thank his family, and friends who have made this all possible.
Ginger Kroll - KIMBERLY
A Californian transplant,Ginger, has been enjoying success in film on diverse shows such as HBO’s “Sopranos, and the networks Noggin, The N, as well as the recurring role of Tonya Ansel on CBS’ The Guiding Light. She recently starred in Fox Searchlight Picture’s Notorious set for theatrical release January of 2009, the film “Made for Each Other”, with George Segal and Danny Masterson and a supporting role in the Bollywood Feature New York. Past theatrical projects in New York include Maggie in Boys’ Life (Dorothy Stresslin Theatre) and Shelly in “The Buried Child” (Whitehorse Theatre Company), as well as Olympia in “Big Love”, Rosalie in “Landscape of the Body”, and Medea Redux in “BASH: Latterday Plays”.
Stu Lopoten - MICHAEL
Theater: Boys' Life, My Life As You. Film/TV: The Devil Wears Prada, All My Children, As the World Turns, Guiding Light, Saturday Night Live, The Bachelorette. Stu graduated from Emory University School of Law and trained with the esteemed Maggie Flanigan in NYC.
Dion Mucciacito - ERNESTO
Dion Mucciacito was raised in Anchorage, Alaska but hails from San Diego, California. He studied film at University of California Santa Barbara and recently graduated from The Juilliard School Drama Division. He was most recently seen in The Greeks Part II, Heinrik Ibsen’s Ghosts, and Beau Willimon’s War Story. Dion is also involved in arts education through out the United States and in South Africa as a volunteer with Artists Striving To End Poverty.
Production:
Mark Hartogsohn - Producer
Anthony Lucente - Producer/Casting
Devanshu Patel - Production Coordinator