JRM is developing an all new, full-length play at the legendary Actors Studio with director Chelsea B. Lockie at the helm. The play will be a dark comedy about a disastrous English-to-English "translation" of Taming of the Shrew.
JRM was invited to join the Playwrights Directors Workshop this fall and is currently a finalist for lifetime membership at the Studio.
You can pre-order your tickets for WIMBERLEY now through the Midtown International Theatre Festival website now! Tickets are $20 general admission $18 AEA.
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WIMBERLEY, directed by Michael Blatt, will play at The Jewel Box Theatre Oct 31 at 7pm, Nov 3rd at 7:30pm, and Nov 4th at 6pm. It will feature performances from original cast members Josh Trant and Peter Ferraiolo. Bianca Puorto will join the production team for this run as producer and assistant director.
Set in a small Texas town, Wimberley explores the boundaries of friendship between two former football players after the glories of high school are over.
A film adaptation of Wimberley is also currently in pre-production.
Wimberley (formerly known as Hole) was developed in a workshop production at The Actors Studio Drama School. This is the first time the production will be open to the public.
UPDATE: A fourth performance date has been added on November 5th at 8pm.
Young actors from The Stella Adler Studio of Acting's Advanced Teen conservatory debuted FIVE BARS as part of their Summer Rehearsal and Performance Intensive.
JRM developed the play specifically for the students in the program, and worked directly with them through the rehearsal process.
The new horror-comedy was directed by Judson Jones.
JRM is honored to be joining The Stella Adler Outreach Division as a teaching artist this fall.
The Stella Adler Outreach division provides free actor training to inner city youth and other underserved populations. Outreach delivers programming in New York City schools, community organizations, and to Rikers Island.
JRM is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio, and is currently working on an original play, 5 Bars, with the Advanced Teen Conservatory.
TheatreEast announced today that Julia Rae Maldonado will be joining company leadership as the Director of Communications. Julia has been a company member since 2012.
TheatreEast is an off-broadway theatre company founded in 2008 by husband and wife team Judson Jones and Christa Kimlicko-Jones along with Joseph Mitchel Parks. Now in its sixth season, TheatreEast has produced five critically acclaimed productions including Normalcy by Bennett Windheim and Eye of God by Tim Blake Nelson.
JRM's Muses has been included in TheatreEast's Neighborhood Reading Series, and her play In The Basement was recently featured in their touring immersive show, 5 x 5.
In the upcoming season, TheatreEast will premiere A Name for a Ghost to Mutter by Cyndi Williams.
The film will be directed by Michael Blatt and feature performances by Peter Ferraiolo and Josh Trant. It is scheduled to be shot on location in the Texas Hill Country this winter. Screenplay by Julia Rae Maldonado.
'STRETCH' is the debut short from GIRL SOUP, a film production company founded by Julia Rae Maldonado, Chelsea B. Lockie, Raymond Carrado Knutsen, and Jeff Gorcyca.
The new short sci-fi comedy will premiere August 11th & 12th at the legendary Stella Adler Studio featuring performances by young actors in the Advanced Teen Conservatory. The play will be directed by Judson Jones. More details and cast TBA.
Emily Verla and Kelsey Sheppard perform IN THE BASEMENT in East Village apartment.
TheatreEast's current production of IN THE BASEMENT takes the girls of BillyBurg on a tour of all five boroughs. Daniel Hasse's creative direction turns rooftops, apartments and breweries into basements.
There are two more chances to catch the 5 x 5 Drama Series: Staten Island and Queens. Reservations are free, but seating is extremely limited.
Dir. Chelsea B. Lockie and Actor/Writer Jeff Gorcyca
The short film STRETCH will star Jeff Gorcyca and Raymond Carrado Knutsen, directed by Chelsea B. Lockie. Screenplay by Jeff Gorcyca. Story by Raymond Carrado Knutsen, Jeff Gorcyca, Chelsea B. Lockie and Julia Rae Maldonado. Director of Photography: Christine Nicole Lozano.
GirlSoup is Raymond Carrado Knutsen, Jeff Gorcyca, Chelsea B. Lockie, and Julia Rae Maldonado. This is their first film.
IN THE BASEMENT directed by Daniel Hasse will feature performances by Emily Verla, Rachel Caplan, and Kelsey Sheppard.
IN THE BASEMENT will be performed over five evenings in each of the five boroughs as part of the Theatre East 5x5 Drama series. JOIN THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK EVENT now!
May 14th--Manhattan
May 16th--Brooklyn
May 18th--Bronx
May 19th--Staten Island
May 21st--Queens
Tickets are available by donation only and seating is limited. Reservations can be made by clicking here.
Hipsters! Williamsburg! Supernatural Intrigue!
IN THE BASEMENT will be performed as part of Theatre East's 5x5 Drama Series this Spring, directed by Daniel Hasse.
BLACKSHEEP opened Wednesday night as part of the ASDS Rep Season. Julia Rae Maldonado is pictured above with ASDS thesis students and faculty including director (Chelsea B. Lockie), cast (Kathleen Simmonds and Mia Christo), playwrights Edward Allen Baker and Clay McLeod Chapman, Dean Emeritus James Lipton, and Chair Andreas Manolikakis.
Mia Christo and Kathleen Simmonds are hard at work in the last week of rehearsal this week! Free tickets are available by visiting: www.asdsrepseason.com!
Free tickets are now available for the BLACKSHEEP world premiere, running in rep with SNOW ANGEL and THE SEVENTEENTH OF JUNE.
Make a reservation on the ASDS Repertory Season website!
You can also join the official Facebook event for ASDS Rep Week E for up to date information.
BLACKSHEEP will premiere April 27-30 and run in rep with SNOWANGEL by Lewis John Carlino and THE SEVENTEENTH OF JUNE by Edward Allen Baker as part of the 2016 Actors Studio Drama School Repertory Season!
The play is directed by Chelsea B. Lockie, featuring Kathleen Simmonds and Mia Christo, and set design by Shawn Lewis.
Join the official facebook event for more information and updates on the upcoming MFA Staged Reading Series.
LITTLE MACHINE, a new play, has been scheduled for a public staged reading, Saturday February 27th at 4pm at The Actors Studio Drama School @ Pace University.
"Space... a Martian transport carrying secret government cargo is hijacked by the cutest assassin in the universe. Everybody dies in this sci-fi comedy."
Dir - Bianca Puorto.
Featuring Elsbeth Denman, Jeff Gorcyca, Grant Harvey, Geoffrey Hymers, Laura Kay, Shelby Wong, and Yha Mourhia Wright. Original music by Jeff Gorcyca.
The Blacksheep premiere at ASDS is not until Spring 2016. But check out these snaps from our promo shoot today in Battery Park City!
Special thanks to our videographer, Annie R. Such, and special guest actor Jeff Gorcyca.
