WhatsUp at the WorkShop (Week of 3/8/10)

This Week:

In the Jewel Box: Beneath the Hush, a Whisper
Friday Night: Verbatim Verboten; Saturday Night: Vaudeville Nouveau
Next Week on the Main Stage: Miss Lulu Bett (party on the 30th)
Sunday@Six: The Silent Exile

Welcome to this week's edition of WhatsUp at the WorkShop!

IN THE JEWEL BOX:

We know times are tough. Money just doesn't go as far as it used to. And in this city, that wasn't very far to begin with. That's why we here at the WorkShop offer FREE staged readings of wonderful plays! THIS week make sure to catch Beneath The Hush, A Whisper by Abigail Somma. It's got a great cast, a great director and an intriguing premise. And it's only here for THREE DAYS! So come down to the WorkShop and see Beneath The Hush, A Whisper while you can! Here are the deets:

Beneath the Hush, a Whisper

By Abigail Somma
Directed By Tom Herman+

Thursday thru Saturday
March 11, 12, 13
All curtains 8pm

A Staged Reading Presented In The Jewel Box Theater
Free and Open to the Public
For info and reservations, call (212) 695-4173 ext. 6#

The 1950's. A British diplomat is posted at the United Nations to work with Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold on a project that will change the course of history. But a personal crisis arises that tests his idealism and integrity.

Cast: Greg Oliver Bodine*, Jed Dickson*, Joseph Franchini*, Mia Moreland*, Wende O' Reilly, Carey Urban*

Assistant Director: Virginia Roncetti
Coordinating Producer: Shaun Bennet Wilson

* Member, AEA
+ Member SDC

Keep in mind that Beneath The Hush, A Whisper is FREE! Don't miss this engaging play that will only be here for three nights!

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ON THE MAIN STAGE:

Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale was the very first play written by a woman to win the Pulitzer. It is very rarely performed. But you know where you can see it ? Huh? At the WorkShop! We are bringing the Bett back! Miss Lulu Bett will be on our Main Stage as part of our celebration of Women's History Month! And what better way to commemorate it? Here's what you need to know:

Miss Lulu Bett

By Zona Gale
Directed By Kathleen Brant+

Thursday thru Saturday, March 18-20
Monday, March 22
Wednesday thru Saturday, March 24-27
Wednesday thru Saturday, March 31-April 3
All Shows 8pm

Part of Our Main Stage Season Presented In The Main Stage Theater
Ticket Prices: $18 - Students and Seniors $15

But wait...

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About the Show:

In Celebration of Women's History Month

Spinsterhood seems to be Lulu's destiny, until an enthusiastic visitor proposes! Miss Lulu Bett is the first play written by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Cast:
Mary Ruth Baggott, Dan Patrick Brady*, Kate Castaneda-La Mar, Anne Fizzard*, Michael Gnat*, Maya Jasinska, David Mead*, Gerrianne Raphael*, Laurie Schroeder*, Ben Sumrall*

Scenic Design: Craig Napoliello
Costume Design: Anna Gerdes
Lighting Design: Diana Duecker
Sound Design: Jeffrey Swan Jones
Production Stage Manager: Patrick Clayton
Coordinating Producer: Richard Kent Green
Press Representative: Scotti Rhodes
ASM/Asst. Dir: Bob Stewart
Technical Director: David M. Mead
Props Master: Mick Bleyer

*Appearing courtesy of AEA, an Equity Approved Showcase
+Member SDC

Wow! This is going to be a first-rate production all the way! You want to experience Miss Lulu Bett!

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FUNDRAISING PARTY:

Did someone say "party"?

On March 30 we will be having a fun costume party in support of Miss Lulu Bett at The Players, one of the most historic theatrical venues in the country. Here's your invite:

WorkShop Theater Company will hold a costume benefit in support of its production of Miss Lulu Bett, by Zona Gale (the first play written by a women to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama) at the historic theater club The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South, on Tuesday, March 30th, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Click Here For Tickets and More Information: http://workshoptheater.org/benefit_MIssLuluBett

The theme of the event will be a Prohibition speakeasy, with entertainment in both the Main Ballroom and the Sargent Room. In the speakeasy tradition, beer & wine will be served in coffee cups.

The event will relive the days when The Players was a gents-only establishment (its first female member was Helen Hayes, who joined in 1989) and the women who enjoyed its ambience did so as guests only. Entertainment will include singing, dancing and close-up magic from the cast and company artists of the WorkShop, vaudevillian pianist Annie Lebeaux, and others.

Tickets for the benefit are $20 in advance (credit card online or by phone), $25 at the door (cash only). Doors will open at 7:30 pm, with an open wine/beer bar from 8-9pm, cash bar after 9pm, and entertainment starting at 8:30, featuring pianist Annie Lebeaux and Gerrianne Raphael (The Man of La Mancha). A prize will be given to the best period costume and a raffle will be held for prizes including Broadway tickets and dance lessons.

Sounds like a great time and it's a benefit for a great show! What more could you want?

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WORKSHOP LATE NIGHT:

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THIS Friday it's time for another installment of Verbatim Verboten, the ever-changing revue of staged, word-for-word transcripts of noted people (and some ordinary folk) saying things they never meant for the public to hear! This show has people talking and invariably leads to a fab-tastic Friday night! This month, Friday, March 12 features DJ AbCents! Doors open at 10:30pm, and it's only ten bucks! Verbatim Verboten will make you laugh your malapropism off! Check it out!

Click Here For Tickets and More Information: http://www.workshoptheater.org/verbatimverboten

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And THIS Saturday, March 13th, at 10pm, we're bringing the old-timey fun! It's time again for Vaudeville Nouveau!

It's March! The month of green beer, women's history and the coming of spring...what's not to love! We here at Vaudeville Nouveau have decided that the only way we can celebrate is by springing into action with an (almost) all female cast of fantastic acts. If you're not there…you will be green with envy.

As always we've decided to spread our love of old timey entertainment to you, by building our greatest show yet! This month's show is jam packed with fantastic acts – we have magic, we have music, we even have an unpredictable clown divorcée, but most importantly – we have burlesque!

As with every show, we will be offering up our very special "Date Night" and "Brown Bag" raffle - with some pretty epic prizes – as well as the "Booze & Pie" after-party where you can meet and mingle with the cast. See ya at the show!

We're bringing the old-timey fun THIS Saturday night! It's time for Vaudeville Nouveau!

Price: 15 Bucks, and, as always, the First Drink is FREE. Dress Up & Drink (wear campy, vampy, or hot-n-trampy attire) and a second drink ticket is yours too!

So let Vaudeville Nouveau give you all the raunchiness this Saturday that you so dearly miss all week. Get down here and see what all the fuss is about!

Click Here for Cast and More Information: http://www.vaudevillenouveau.com/calendar.html

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SUNDAY@SIX:

So every Sunday at 6pm we give you a FREE reading of a great play. Do we ask anything in return? No. Actually, we do ask that you come down. So there's that. And that's really not a lot. This week's play is The Silent Exile by Edward Albee playwriting fellow Kuros Charney (www.kuroscharney.com) and is Directed by Mike Smith Rivera. The cast features Gil Ron, Anna LaMadrid, Juan Villarreal, Yaremis Felix, Jaime Effron and Mike Smith Rivera.

The Silent Exile is a drama of love, betrayal, identity, and exile. A family of Cuban-Americans in Miami finds themselves in crisis when a daughter's decision to run for Congress uncovers her parents' turbulent political past.

Semi-Finalist for the Princess Grace Playwriting Award.

Sounds great! Come down and give us your feedback!

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See you at the WorkShop...where we welcome spring with cautious optimism...and flip-flops.

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Show times are subject to change. Please call (212) 695-4173 to confirm.

The WorkShop Theater Company is accessible to individuals with disabilities (e.g., elevators, wheelchair access and floor & elevator inscriptions in Braille).

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The WorkShop Theater Company
312 W. 36th St., 4th fl. (between 8th & 9th Aves.)
New York, NY 10018
(212)695-4173
www.workshoptheater.org

Scott C. Sickles, artistic director
David M. Pincus, managing director
Anne Fizzard, Richard Kent Green and Christina Romanello, producing directors
Cecily Benjamin, Artistic Associate