I sure wasn't ready when I accepted the challenge from Piper McKenzie producer Jeff Lewonczyk to write for his project. "What?" I said with a smile.
Here was the assignment: "Each Dainty Cadaver will be the work of six writers, each of whom is responsible for ten minutes of stage time. Each writer only gets to see the scene that immediately precedes her own before taking the play in a new direction based on the available information. The fun is in seeing how differently things end compared to how they began and charting the circuitous journey from point A to point B in the company of an audience."
You should have seen the scene before mine! I mean how in the world could I possibly write anything to go with THAT? Well...I found a way; and after writing all night long, I realized that by golly I'd kept the story flowing. This Friday evening, I'm going to see the whole play (all six scenes) staged for the very first and only time. How absolutely titilating. Theater can be so much fun! Come join us. If you want to laugh even harder than you might, stop by Yola's Cafe before the show and get 2 for 1 priced authentic Mexican margaritas. Yum!
TEAM A performs on Friday, Feb. 3, at 8pm. Those featured on TEAM A include Joshua Conkel (MilkMilkLemonade), Adam Scott Mazer (Death Valley), Timothy McCown Reynolds (The Lycanthrope), Laura Rohrman (Reporter Girl), Trav S.D. (Willy Nilly), and Jen Silverman (Crane Story). TEAM A is directed by Jeff Lewonczyk (The Bubble of Solace)
TEAM B performs on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 8 pm. TEAM B stars Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons (All I Want Is One More Meanwhile), Nina Mansfield (Clown Therapy), Chance Muehleck (LIVE/FEED), Roger Nasser (Roger Nasser Is the One-Man 10-Minute A Streetcar Named Desire), Adam Szymkowicz (Nerve), and Temar Underwood (The Lady Drug Dealer and the Heist). TEAM B is directed by Pete Boisvert (Infectious Opportunity)
TEAM C performs on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 3pm. TEAM C features Gyda Arber (Red Cloud Rising), Julia Barclay (Besides, you lose your soul or the History of Western Civilization), Nat Cassidy (The Eternal Husband), Tim Errickson (Endless Summer Nights), Marc Spitz (P.S. It's Poison), and Leah Nanako Winkler (Flying Snakes in 3-D). TEAM C is directed by Patrice Miller (Bunny Lake Is Missing)
Piper McKenzie’s Dainty Cadaver will perform at The Brick Theater (575 Metropolitan Avenue between Union and Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn). Tickets to all shows ($10) may be purchased online at www.bricktheater.com or by calling 212-352-3101 or 212-868-4444
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