I'll be performing in Michael Schwartz's adaptation of Horatio Alger's SHIFTING FOR HIMSELF, OR GILBERT GREYSON'S FORTUNES, as part or Metropolitan Playhouse's Alger Festival.
5 perfomances only;
Monday, Jan. 16th @ 7pm
Saturday, Jan. 21st @1pm
Friday, Jan. 27th @ 9pm
Saturday, Jan. 28th @ 7pm
Sunday, Jan. 29th @ 1pm
at 9th Space Theatre,
150 1st Ave.
For tix, www.metropolitanplayhouse.org or
212-995-5302
Next up; The WorkShop Theater will present a 3-performance Staged reading (FREE) of my play The Dishonorable Discharge of Private Pitts, Feb 2nd, 3rd & 4th at 8pm.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Monday, December 19, 2011
A Year in Reflection/ Coming in January...
My play C U T enjoyed a very successful premier as part of Cold Snaps 2011, which ran at the WorkShop in December.
I'm now about to start rehearsals for Michael Schwartz's stage adaptation of Horatio Alger's SHIFTING FOR HIMSELF, which will run at 9th Space at PS 122 in late January.
I will also begin sending out a recently completed children's book, which I'm pretty proud of, entitled Halsey the Hippo's Special Day. This is a picture book written in rhyme, intended for children ages 5-10 (or thereabouts). The story centers around Halsey (a hippo) who wakes up feeling sad, and the absurd lengths he goes to to mask (literally) his sadness while on his way to work.
I've been most grateful for the creative opportunities that have come and ones I was also able to create in 2011. Among the highlights, I shot 3 web commercials for Phone.com as spokesman Max Boulevard (which you can view on the commercial reel of my website at www.danieldamiano.com). I also enjoyed the role of Damis in Tartuffe, directed by Charles Gerber, at the WorkShop and also got to play the plum role of Ira Stone in Schoolhouse Theatre's wonderful production of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor up in Croton Falls. Judy and I's production entity fandango 4 productions co-produced a stellar 2 week run of 7 of my one-acts, The World is My Cheesecake, with Mind The Gap Theatre Company, which we hope to revive in 2013; this was one of the highlights of my life so far as an artist, and I continue to be grateful and appreciative to all the wonderful artists who contributed to Cheesecake's success. I also had some truly stellar readings of my plays The Dishonorable Discharge of Private Pitts and The Golden Year.
So another calendar year is about to come to a close, but in the end, it's each day that matters most. I very much look forward to what's ahead while trying my best to appreciate each day, the fact that I'm an artist and that there are some people interested in what I'm doing or will do down the road.
I will never take that for granted and am extremely thankful!
Have a wonderful, healthy and creatively prosperous year to come! See ya' soon, I hope.
I'm now about to start rehearsals for Michael Schwartz's stage adaptation of Horatio Alger's SHIFTING FOR HIMSELF, which will run at 9th Space at PS 122 in late January.
I will also begin sending out a recently completed children's book, which I'm pretty proud of, entitled Halsey the Hippo's Special Day. This is a picture book written in rhyme, intended for children ages 5-10 (or thereabouts). The story centers around Halsey (a hippo) who wakes up feeling sad, and the absurd lengths he goes to to mask (literally) his sadness while on his way to work.
I've been most grateful for the creative opportunities that have come and ones I was also able to create in 2011. Among the highlights, I shot 3 web commercials for Phone.com as spokesman Max Boulevard (which you can view on the commercial reel of my website at www.danieldamiano.com). I also enjoyed the role of Damis in Tartuffe, directed by Charles Gerber, at the WorkShop and also got to play the plum role of Ira Stone in Schoolhouse Theatre's wonderful production of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor up in Croton Falls. Judy and I's production entity fandango 4 productions co-produced a stellar 2 week run of 7 of my one-acts, The World is My Cheesecake, with Mind The Gap Theatre Company, which we hope to revive in 2013; this was one of the highlights of my life so far as an artist, and I continue to be grateful and appreciative to all the wonderful artists who contributed to Cheesecake's success. I also had some truly stellar readings of my plays The Dishonorable Discharge of Private Pitts and The Golden Year.
So another calendar year is about to come to a close, but in the end, it's each day that matters most. I very much look forward to what's ahead while trying my best to appreciate each day, the fact that I'm an artist and that there are some people interested in what I'm doing or will do down the road.
I will never take that for granted and am extremely thankful!
Have a wonderful, healthy and creatively prosperous year to come! See ya' soon, I hope.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Upcoming...
My new one-act C U T will premier in Cold Snaps 2011, an evening of one-acts produced by the WorkShop from Dec. 1st through 17th. CUT is directed by the wonderful Paula D'Alessandris and starring Ken Glickfeld and Jonathan Weber. For more info, go to www.workshoptheater.org.
I'll also be appearing as Mick in a second developmental reading of LAST OF THE TEXAS DOLLIES, a new play by Dan Moyer, for Active Theatre in mid-December.
I have also completed a children's book, Halsey the Hippo's Special Day, which I will soon be sending to publishers. This is a picture book children's story for children in the 5-10 year old age range.
Lastly, my play GRAPHIC NATURE is currently a Semi-Finalist for the Fulton Theatre Discovery Project.
That's all for now. Thanks for checking in!
I'll also be appearing as Mick in a second developmental reading of LAST OF THE TEXAS DOLLIES, a new play by Dan Moyer, for Active Theatre in mid-December.
I have also completed a children's book, Halsey the Hippo's Special Day, which I will soon be sending to publishers. This is a picture book children's story for children in the 5-10 year old age range.
Lastly, my play GRAPHIC NATURE is currently a Semi-Finalist for the Fulton Theatre Discovery Project.
That's all for now. Thanks for checking in!
Monday, September 19, 2011
CHEESECAKE; A Success
THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE, a 2-week run of 7 of my short plays covering the themes of Memory, Loss, Memory Loss, Love, Fate, Death & Marriage, concluded a very successful run at the WorkShop's Jewel Box space on September 17th. This was a joint production between fandango 4 productions and Mind The Gap Theatre Company. Due to the shortness of our run, aside from 1 postive blog review, we were unable to get any reviewers in. However, the audience feedback was truly wonderful. Many sighted this evening as the best evening of one-acts they'd seen, with an array of styles and tones, at once funny, absurd, poignant and thought-provoking. We had a stellar cast of 12, who were directed by Paula D'Alessandris, Stephanie Staes and myself, all culminating in a truly fabulous run.
Thanks so very much to those who came out to support this special show, which had been in the planning stage for the better part of the year. I could not have been more pleased with the results of our work, particularly our cast, crew, and my fellow producers Paula D'Alessandris & Judy Alvarez.
We look to possibly have another (and slightly longer) life for this wonderful production, but for now, it is, as they say,...on to the next thing, whatever that may be.
Thanks, as always!
Thanks so very much to those who came out to support this special show, which had been in the planning stage for the better part of the year. I could not have been more pleased with the results of our work, particularly our cast, crew, and my fellow producers Paula D'Alessandris & Judy Alvarez.
We look to possibly have another (and slightly longer) life for this wonderful production, but for now, it is, as they say,...on to the next thing, whatever that may be.
Thanks, as always!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE -Coming in September AND my PHONE.COM Commercials
Tickets are on sale now for THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE, a funny, absurd and moving evening of 7 of my short plays, produced by Mind The Gap Theatre Company and fandango 4 productions, which will run at the WorkShop Theater Jewel Box Space from Sept. 6th-17th.
For more info on THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE, including complete performance schedule; go to www.fandango4.blogspot.com.
This will be a very special production!
On the Acting front; check out 3 commercial spots I shot back in February for PHONE.COM, playing the role of kooky spokesman Max Boulevard;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C-b7nMZGcA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnlVZ5klgJ0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hcfn8hEQBA&feature=related
For more info on THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE, including complete performance schedule; go to www.fandango4.blogspot.com.
This will be a very special production!
On the Acting front; check out 3 commercial spots I shot back in February for PHONE.COM, playing the role of kooky spokesman Max Boulevard;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C-b7nMZGcA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnlVZ5klgJ0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hcfn8hEQBA&feature=related
Thursday, June 9, 2011
A productive May/June. So what's ahead?
I'm thrilled to report that LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR, which I'd been performing in since May, closed its extremely successful and largely sold-out run at the Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls, NY this past week. A lovely quote from the Bedford Record Review said "...the Schoolhouse has rolled out a roster of its A-list players into an ensemble of characters so in tune with each other and their material as to raise this show in a symphony of laughter".
May also saw 2 very successful concert readings of my play THE DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE OF PRIVATE PITTS, which will be presented on the WorkShop's Mainstage in 2012/2013 season.
Not sure what the rest of June or July will bring, but let's see. In the meantime, we're beginning pre-production talks for the September production of THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE, which will be produced at the WorkShop's Jewel Box Theater for a 2-week/10-show run, produced by Mind The Gap Theatre Company and fandango 4 productions. For more info, go to www.fandango4.blogspot.com.
May also saw 2 very successful concert readings of my play THE DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE OF PRIVATE PITTS, which will be presented on the WorkShop's Mainstage in 2012/2013 season.
Not sure what the rest of June or July will bring, but let's see. In the meantime, we're beginning pre-production talks for the September production of THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE, which will be produced at the WorkShop's Jewel Box Theater for a 2-week/10-show run, produced by Mind The Gap Theatre Company and fandango 4 productions. For more info, go to www.fandango4.blogspot.com.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
May & June Happenings
Upcoming Readings in May -
THE DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE OF PRIVATE PITTS
2 Special Concert Readings
May 17th & 18th @ 8pm
as part of the WorkShop's They That Have Borne the Battle Series.
Both Readings are FREE, though Reservations are required at 212-695-4173 x 6
http://workshoptheater.org/node/1865
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I'll also be performing in a reading of A LETTER FROM BATAAN by Neal Freeman, as part of The Drama League Directors Project's New Directors/New Works Program
This will be an invitation-only reading at the Siti Company Studio Space, 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 510 on Monday, May 16th at 7pm
Read more: http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Dizzia-Kelly-Lead-A-LETTER-FROM-BATAAN-Reading-20010101#ixzz1KatICRvQ
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Upcoming Performances in May & June -
I will be playing Ira Stone in Neil Simon's classic LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR, at the Schoolhouse Theatre in Croton Falls, NY from May 12th-June 5th, under the direction of Pamela Moller Kareman. This looks to be quite special.
For info, go to; http://schoolhousetheater.org/current_season/laughter_on_the_23rd_floor.html
THE DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE OF PRIVATE PITTS
2 Special Concert Readings
May 17th & 18th @ 8pm
as part of the WorkShop's They That Have Borne the Battle Series.
Both Readings are FREE, though Reservations are required at 212-695-4173 x 6
http://workshoptheater.org/node/1865
__________________________________________________________________________________
I'll also be performing in a reading of A LETTER FROM BATAAN by Neal Freeman, as part of The Drama League Directors Project's New Directors/New Works Program
This will be an invitation-only reading at the Siti Company Studio Space, 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 510 on Monday, May 16th at 7pm
Read more: http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Dizzia-Kelly-Lead-A-LETTER-FROM-BATAAN-Reading-20010101#ixzz1KatICRvQ
__________________________________________________________________________________
Upcoming Performances in May & June -
I will be playing Ira Stone in Neil Simon's classic LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR, at the Schoolhouse Theatre in Croton Falls, NY from May 12th-June 5th, under the direction of Pamela Moller Kareman. This looks to be quite special.
For info, go to; http://schoolhousetheater.org/current_season/laughter_on_the_23rd_floor.html
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