Love the ART in You

Local Playwright Showcase

“The Smoking Gun Trio"

An Evening of 3 One-Acts

FEATURING THE ORIGINAL WORKS OF
MARK HUMPHRY; MATTHEW LACHIUSA; CINDY DARLING; MICHAEL VOTTA

PERFORMANCE DATES

March 19th-21st 7:30 PM;  March 22nd 6:30 PM

March 26th-28th 7:30 PM;  March 29th 6:30 PM

April 2nd-4th 7:30 PM; April 5th 6:30 PM

April 8th-11th 7:30 PM

(April 8th is a Wednesday) 

NO SHOW ON APRIL 12TH

LOCATION

Theaterloft

545 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY

DIRECTED BY

Drew McCabe, Matthew LaChiusa

FEATURING

 Alaina Renee Miller

Andrew Michalski, Marie Costa, Drew Derek 

 Hugh Davis, Brian Bernys, Jacob Albarella

TICKETS

$ 15 General Admission/ $ 12 Students & Vets/ $ 10 Theater & Arts Community

To make reservations please call 884-4858 between 9 AM and 4:30 PM 

REVIEWS

http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/arttheater/story/614641.html

http://spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=39831

http://www.speakupwny.com/article_3959.shtml

OVERVIEW

Since 2000, under the umbrella of Morphine Hearts Productions, Matthew LaChiusa has supported and produced local playwrights through a showcase held at Rust Belt Books. Some of these local playwrights and works included Scott Kurchak's My Life as an Ape, Anthony Cardinale's Dreamers in a Peanutbutter Factory, Tim McPeek's The Ditch, and Tim Hobin's Ubi Sunt.

In keeping with this traditional creative support, American Repertory Theater, is proud to be producing local playwrights through the Love the Art in You one-act showcase for local playwrights.

Alongside LaChiusa's original dark comedy, Angel in Black, ART will be presenting Artie Award winning playwright Mark Humphrey's newest one-act, Mechanics, three monologs written by Cindy Darling entitled Lucky Me, Goodbye Bucko & Chinese. Presented in the first two weeks, local actor/playwright/dramaturge Michael Votta's original, Dirty Laundry.

Cindy Darling's three monologs features Chinese, in which a younger woman comes to terms with herself in a good way... the boogie man of body image is always there, but we have moments of triumph, hopefully that stick with us. The second piece, Lucky Me, is pretty bitter... the idea that a former love has decided that one reason they're leaving you because 'it's best for you'... that monologue wallows a bit in the anger and the bitterness,  which sometimes, a person just has to do. The final monolog, Goodbye, Bucko, has a nice arc, from the totally out of control anger to the refinding of her sense of humor, to actually taking ownership of her half of the relationship... it's an awful lot happening in a very short time, but it works pretty well, showing the most growth of the three, and is the most hopeful for her future not being determined by other's behavior. The monologs showcase ART company member Alaina Renee Miller, who was last seen in ART's The Man Who Came to Dinner and in last season's The Rose Tattoo

Mechanics slight-of-hand centers upon a cagey veteran magician and two hungry students of the trade as all search for what is the "perfect magic trick". Directed by Alt Theatre Company's, Drew McCabe, it features Artvoice Artie Award winner Hugh Davis, last seen in ART's Axeman's Jazz and ART first-timers Brian Bernys and Jacob Alberella.

Angel in Black brings together two posers attempting to create a masterpiece and one Euro-trash girl who asks, "I took the road-less-traveled, so where the Hell am I?" Directed by Matthew LaChiusa who's ART's past direction includes Axeman's Jazz and When Ya Comin' Back, Red Ryder? Featuring Andrew Michalski, who's ART acting credit includes When Ya Comin' Back, Red Ryder? ,Marie Hasselback Costa, who was seen in ART's The Rose Tattoo as the stunning SERIFNA and ART first-timer, Drew Derek, who co-authored the critically acclaimed Lit 401

Cindy Darling is a writer with a day job in theatre, having spent the last fourteen years as a costume technician. By day she is assistant costume shop manager and wardrobe head for UB's Center for the Arts, and has worked wardrobe for many of the theatres in town. She has been published in DanceTeacher magazine, and is currently designing for LehrerDance. By night she is working to get her first novel published, is putting together a collection of short plays, and has just been accepted as a returnee to the New Playwright's Workshop for 2009. Cindy has two amazing sons and a lovely collection of friends that are always there when she needs inspiration for new characters. She is delighted to have her work included as part of the program at ART.

In 1998, Mark Humphrey made his playwright debut with Times of Service, starring Timothy White and produced by BET. It won the 1998 Artvoice Artie Award for the "Best New Play". Times of Service ran in 1999 at Ujima Theatre Co. in conjunction with BET. In 2001, another show, Mr. Benny, opened at BET. A shorter version ran in 2002 at The Irish Classical Theater for their lunch time performance series. It was produced again at the Jewish Repertoire Theatre in 2006 and also at the Players Club in New York City. You may also see Mark out and about the Buffalo area playing percussion with local and, at times, celebrity musicians. If you see Mark and he doesn't say hello or recognize you it's possible you actually saw Mike, his twin brother, another man of many talents. You can look forward to other works by Mr. Humphrey including, Little Robert and A Visit from the Hometown, and Two Afternoons. Mark lives in Buffalo with his wife, Becky, son, Robert, and daughter Kathryn.

Matthew LaChiusa, Executive/Artistic Director of American Repertory Theater,  has written several plays including Fred's Requiem and Mr. Pussy, both produced at the 2007 Buffalo Infringement Festival. His 2008 production of Axeman's Jazz, through ART, received a nomination from Artvoice's Best of Buffalo Awards and a "Best New Play" Artie Award nomination. LaChiusa is an organizing member of the Buffalo Infringement Festival and the director of Morphine Hearts Productions. 

For ticket information or to make reservations please contact ART's box-office at 884-4858 between 9 AM to 4:30 PM or CONTACT US. The box-office is only open on the dates of performances from 7 PM to 10 PM. Advance tickets can be bought during these times.