The Stella Adler Outreach Division at Rikers Island provides acting classes to incarcerated men and women. The OutsideIN Program welcomes former Rikers students along with residents and graduates of Phoenix House to continue to hone their craft at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Manhattan.
JRM has been a proud teaching artist for the Stella Adler Outreach Division since 2016.
'WE THREE' will be directed by Chelsea B. Lockie, featuring performances by Cristina Castro, Peter Ferraiolo, Yessenia Rivas and Shelby Rebecca Wong.
Reserve your seat now for TheatreEast's 5x5 in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. Tickets are available on a suggested donation basis.
JRM's witchy short play 'WE THREE' has been selected to be performed in TheatreEast's annual 5x5 Drama Series.
The 5X5 Drama Series was founded in 2016 with the idea of bringing performances beyond the footlights of the theater and into non-traditional spaces like breweries, rooftops, apartments, taverns, and more to provide a unique immersive audience experience. Every year, TheatreEast chooses 5 short plays, performed by 5 casts, and performs in all 5 boroughs. Tickets are available on a suggested donation basis.
'We Three' will be performed alongside work by Edward Allan Baker, Lowell Bartholomee, Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, and Lori Fischer.
This is the second year that 5x5 has included a JRM original. In 2016, 'IN THE BASEMENT' toured, directed by Daniel Hasse. This will also be the second year in a row JRM has been featured in the series as an actor. She'll be appearing in Lori Fisher's Jumping Up and Down Happy Town.
Here are the dates and locations near you:
STATEN ISLAND
Sunday April 8th, 5:30pm
40 Minthorne St, Staten Island N.Y.
BROOKLYN
Wednesday April 11th, 7:30 pm
61 Bergen St, Brooklyn N.Y.
THE BRONX
Saturday April 14th, 7:30 pm.
1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY
MANHATTAN
Monday April 16th, 7:30pm.
145 W 45th St, New York, NY
QUEENS
Thursday April 19th, 7:30pm
39-23 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside, NY
Production Still, Feb 10 2018
So what's in the suitcase...?
A new short film is in the works based on a screenplay by JRM. Director/DP: Mark Sylvester A/C: Jesse Lyons Sound: Leah Kreitz. Featuring Megan Gaber and Chelsea B. Lockie.
Stephanie Fagan and Bobby Rodriguez will be featured in the first ever public reading of Buskers! directed by Chelsea B. Lockie. Buskers! is a finalist in the National 10-Minute Play Contest (Actors Theatre Louisville) for the Heideman prize.
Here's some updated info on the event:
MElder Art Movement and collaborators are presenting an evening of short works and works in progress to raise funds for our upcoming season! Milk River Restaurant and Lounge has donated their private, second floor VIP room to our cause, and we are so thankful and excited for a shared evening of art! Four choreographers, two theatre directors, 10+ performers, a professional DJ, and food/drinks galore are sure to make this a night to remember!
Location: Milk River Restaurant and Lounge, 960 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn (near C line and a short walk from Barclays Center)
Entrance Donation: $5
Doors open at 7pm for drinks and food
Show begins at 8pm
Two (2) drink minimum for those looking for adult beverages.
Stick around afterwards to enjoy the DJ and private dance floor!
JRM is excited to be working with the 52nd St. Project this summer on a new initiative expanding their Playmaking Stage-One Program to children living in transitional housing around NYC. She is honored to have this opportunity to provide some of the city's most under-served youth an opportunity to discover the power of their voice.
Thanks to Joanna Gurin and the 52nd St. Project for this opportunity.
A brand new short play, 'WE THREE', will premiere this summer featuring teen actors from Stella Adler's Rehearsal and Performance Intensive. It will be directed by Judson Jones.
Witchcraft and Politics collide when a coven of three teenagers take justice into their own hands...
This is the 2nd consecutive year this program has featured a JRM original play. Last year, 'FIVE BARS', also directed by Judson Jones made its world premiere.
Details and stills from 'WE THREE' to come.
'BUSKERS' has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 Heideman Award by the Actors Theatre of Louisville National 10-Minute Play Contest!
JRM is honored to receive this recognition for a play she is very proud of! Thank you Actors Theatre!!
BUSKERS, a new ten-minute play about a turf war between street musicians, will receive it's first ever public reading as part of the Night At Milk River Fundraising Event. Here are the details:
A Night At Milk River - 8pm-9pm. Milk River (960 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11238) on the second floor (the VIP lounge). $5 at the door and a two drink minimum for those drinking (donations will also be accepted). The reading will be directed by Chelsea B. Lockie, cast TBA.
A new short play, 'Some Kids', premieres tonight at the venerated Actors Studio as part of the 10-Minute Play Festival. 'Some Kids' is directed by Bianca Puorto and features Actor Studio Lifetime Members Geany Masai, Erwin Amos, and Barbara Spiegel.
'Some Kids' is a response to 2017 theme 'Truth' and explores state testing in a failing public school.
The BOOGIE DOWN LOUD SERIES sponsored by BRONX BREWERY is a Summer Spin-Off of Theatre East's Neighborhood Reading Series. The series features scripts that are bold, brash and outside the box. As always, readings are free and open to the public.
For more information visit www.theatreeast.org
Space… a Martian transport carrying secret government cargo is hijacked by the cutest assassin in the universe.
Everybody dies in this sci-fi comedy.
Featuring Elsbeth Denman, Jeff Gorcyca, Grant Harvey, Geoffrey Hymers, Laura Kay, Shelby Wong, and Yha Mourhia Wright.
Reserve your seat HERE!
With support from a fellowship from St. Francis College, Bianca Puorto will be directing a staged reading of a newly updated 'EGGS' featuring Kim Rios Lin and Gerrard James.
The reading will take place on Wednesday, May 24th at 6pm at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. It will be open to the public and free of charge. Details on how to make a reservation to be announced soon.
This is the first of three upcoming collaborations with Bianca Puorto. She is also directing a reading of 'LITTLE MACHINE' with TheatreEast on May 26th, and will be teaming up with JRM for the Short Play Fest at the Actors Studio on June 2nd & 3rd.
'EGGS' was previously produced twice in Germany by the Label Gray Theatre Company, translated into German and directed by Rayka Kobiella.
5 x 5 Cast & Creative at the Flagship Brewery in Staten Island. From left to right: Christa Kimlicko-Jones, Judson Jones, Kelsey Sheppard, Heather Arney, Mike McNulty, Matt Savins, Rachel Caplan, Lisha McKoy, Denver Crawford, Julia Rae Maldonado, Ian Fields Stewart, and Jeff Gorcyca.
The 2nd annual 5 x 5 Drama Series continued the tradition of bringing great theatre to your borough with warm receptions in Brooklyn and Staten Island. The next two performances in The Bronx and Queens are already sold out. Reserve your seat now for the last stop: Manhattan! Tickets are available with a suggested donation.
Monday, April 17 7pm--O'Lunney's Times Square Pub, Manhattan
Last year, the 5 x 5 drama series included JRM's In The Basement. This year, playwrights include Margie Semilof, Mark S. Rosati, Thomas J. Misuraca, Adam Kraar, and Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich.
Last year, JRM's play IN THE BASEMENT was featured as a part of TheatreEast's 5 x 5 drama series. This year, she will be featured as an actor in the play DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME by Thomas J. Misuraca along side Jeff Gorcyca and directed by Christa Kimlicko Jones.
The 5X5 Drama Series brings performances beyond the footlights and into non-traditional spaces like breweries, rooftops, apartments, and more in a unique immersive audience experience. Each of the 5 performances will consist of 5 short plays, performed by 5 casts, throughout all 5 boroughs. Fulfilling one of TheatreEast's core beliefs of making theatre accessible to all, 5X5 brings the stage directly to the people. And best of all, tickets are available on a suggested donation basis.
Admission is donation only but seating is incredibly limited.
Thursday, April 6 7:30pm--61 Local, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
Sunday, April 9 5:30--Flagship Brewery, Staten Island
Thursday, April 13 7pm--Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx
Saturday, April 15 7pm--Forest Hills, Queens
Monday, April 17 7pm--O'Lunney's Times Square Pub, Manhattan
JRM is excited to be curating the inaugural Boogie Down & LOUD summer play reading series with Theatre East at The Bronx Brewery.
The series will feature new work that's loud, brash & bold to be performed out doors at The Bronx Brewery's backyard space and will kick off with a reading of JRM's LITTLE MACHINE directed by Bianca Puorto on May 26th at 6pm, featuring all seven original cast members: Elsbeth Denman, Jeff Gorcyca, Grant Harvey, Geoffrey Hymers, Laura Kay, Shelby Wong, and Yha Mourhia Wright. Original music by Jeff Gorcyca.
The readings will be every "Final Friday" at 6pm, May-Sep. (May 26th, June 30th, July 28th, August 25th, & Sep 29th). More details, including the announcement of other play titles / authors to be announced soon.
The Bronx Brewery is located 856 E 136th St, Bronx, NY.
Wimberley directors Bianca Puorto and Michael Blatt are the winners of the Outstanding Direction award from the Midtown International Theatre Festival!!
Michael Blatt has been with the play since its inception at The Actors Studio Drama School where he helped develop the script from the ground up. Bianca joined the team this year to bring the play to MITF and to bring it to the big screen.
Both Bianca and Michael are on board to direct the short film adaptation of WIMBERLEY this Spring. Fundraising efforts for the film are ongoing. Please become a part of this incredible project!
The event will feature three plays, music by Renee Goust and free food and drink. Buy tickets in advance or at the door at The Harlem School of the Arts.
The WIMBERLEY creative team has just launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise money for the Wimberley short film. We believe this story is more important than ever today. Please consider contributing to this project so that we can reach everyone with this story, no matter where they are.
Josh Trant and Peter Ferraiolo
WIMBERLEY was featured again today in Broadway World as one of the highlights of the Midtown Theatre Festival. Check out these candid rehearsal photos of Josh Trant, Peter Ferraiolo, and co-director Michael Blatt in their element.
Actors Peter Ferraiolo and Josh Trant
The original cast is back in the rehearsal room to bring Wimberley back to life two years after its original workshop production in the Actors Studio Drama School playwright/director unit.
Check out today's write-up in Broadway World and get your tickets for the limited run now!
Dress up and have some spooky drinks after the show for our Opening Night & Halloween Party at O'Lunney's Times Square Pub!
WIMBERLEY opens in less than 10 days, get your tickets for October 31st now!!
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