Previous Mondays at Monarch play Women of Smoke, written by Brandi Bravo, will be presented as part of this year’s 2012 New York International Fringe Festival! Monarch will be producing this play, and Monarch’s own Artistic Director Jennifer Ortega will be directing. Check back soon for updates, or visit www.fringenyc.org!
Our May Mondays at Monarch reading series will be featuring Rehmat Qadir’s My Beautiple Wife.
My Beautiple Wife
directed by Wale Ogundipe
Congratulations to previous Mondays at Monarch participant Camilo Almonacid, whose play Sh*thole (previously known as TAWK!) is being featured in the Downtown Urban Theater Festival at HERE Arts Center.
Sh*thole by Camilo Almonacid | Wednesday, March 21st at 8:30pm
Toribio quits his job in Staten Island and heads to the city for new hopes. But sometimes you can get your ass kicked just for walking.
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As an actor, it can be a daunting task to find reputable people to work with. Whether for an acting class or headshot photography, we usually rely on the suggestions of our friends and colleagues to point us in the right direction. If you’re looking for an Alexander Technique teacher to work with, look no further: Our good friend and former actor Patrick Mellen, an ATI certified Alexander Technique teacher, is offering sessions in NYC!
For more information about Patrick, visit his website www.patrickmellen.biz
For rates, and to schedule an appointment contact Patrick directly at patrick@patrickmellen.biz
We’ve collaborated with John Jesurun in the past on his project Liz One, as well as for our very own Playwright’s Workshop in 2010. Check out his latest work at La MaMa Stopped Bridge of Dreams, showing January 20th -February 5th!
STOPPED BRIDGE OF DREAMS by John Jesurun
John Jesurun’s Stopped Bridge of Dreams unfolds inside an anonymous globe-circulating jetliner- a modern age pleasure palace operated by a mother and son. Inspired by 17th Century Japanese writer, Saikaku Ihara’s “floating world” stories Stopped Bridge of Dreams features a variable nightly series of revolving playlets and characters. Jesurun weaves text, video, music and live internet feeds to reflect the anxiety of spiritual and sexual dislocation of contemporary life. Featuring Obie-winning actress Black-Eyed Susan.
For tickets and or more information, visit www.lamama.org
November’s Mondays at Monarch reading will feature the work of early career playwright Brandon Ferraro, directed by Neal Kowalsky.
One year after the tragedy that killed one hundred, the town is still not the same.
Of those who responded, only one survived. Ben Roosevelt was named the “home town hero” for his service that day. Since then he has struggled to live up to that title, to himself, and to those around him.
Who Doesn’t Love Ben Franklin? tells the story of the fall of the Great American Hero. Four archetypes are given and then we are forced to question who really embodies this title; if anyone really can.
This reading is private and closed to the public.
We had a fantastic time working with the folks over at Blue Curtain in Princeton, NJ, and the show was a huge success. Our dancers performed at the outdoor amphitheater at Pettoranello Gardens to a full crowd of people, some of whom brought their own chairs to sit on in anticipation of the full audience!
We owe a huge thanks to our choreographer (Caridad Martinez), our stage manager (Kimberly Jade Tompkins), our dancers (Pamela Alviar, Kerry Shea, Khiara M. Bridges, Lilah van Rens, Shaakir Muhammad, and Naazir Muhammad), and our wonderful photographer Julie Lance, all of whom worked extremely hard to bring this beautiful performance together. We’d also like to thank Curtis Curtis, Stephen Allen, and all the folks at Blue Curtain for their help and support.
Keep your eyes peeled for photos from our wonderful photographer Julie Lance of JLance Imaging, which will be up on our Facebook page in the coming days!
Featuring the work of Caridad Martinez
When: July 16th @ 7pm
Where: Pettoranello Gardens
(State Road & Mountain Avenue, Princeton, NJ)
All performances are FREE and open to the public!
Choreography by Caridad Martinez
Dancers: Pamela Alviar, Khiara M. Bridges, Naazir Muhammad, Shaakir Muhammad, Kerry Shea, and Lilah van Rens.
Production Assistance by Monarch Theater NYC
Stage Managed by Kimberly Jade Tompkins
Photography by JLance Imaging
For more information email info@bluecurtain.org
or find us on Facebook!
La MaMa Moves Dance Festival presents:
SOLO and DRAGGING ISLAND
Via Classical and Contemporary dance techniques, SOLO, a melodramatic dance piece depicts the impact of loneliness on the self and the fantasy associated with its movement through the body.
DRAGGING ISLAND explores the impact of emotion and change as movement reveals the beautiful sensation of transformation.
Created and Choreographed by Caridad Martinez
production assistance by Monarch Theater NYC
When: June 10th and 12th at 7:30pm
Where: La MaMa ETC 74A East 4th Street, First Floor Theatre, NYC
Dancers: Pamela Alviara, Khiara M. Bridges, Nikki Hefko, Lilah van Rens, and Kerry Shea
Stage Manager: Neal Kowalsky
Sound Designer: Curtis Curtis
Costume Designer: Brandon Grimm
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May’s Mondays at Monarch reading will be Piia Mustamaki’s ONE-WAY TICKET, a dark comedy about Karl-Heinz and his radiant niece Lizzie, who together operate a suicide travel agency selling a heart-broken Italian a one-way ticket to eternity, via Beirut, Lebanon.
This reading is private and closed to the public.
Check back for June’s selection, or submit your own full-length work to: info@monarchtheater.org!
