Marilyn Monroe lives?
John Nasca will directed a enhanced staged reading of the new play Hello Norma Jeane, by Dylan Costello. The reading is part of Pride Films and Plays, annual Gay Play Contest. Featured in the cast are: David Geinosky, Kris Hyland, Glitterati company member Michelle McKenzie-Voigt, Rachel Payne, Chad Ryan and Kelli Walker.
85 year old Lynnie arrives in Hollywood claiming she is Marilyn Monroe who faked her own death to escape the public glare. Is she really Marilyn? Her grandson who is a Marilyn impersonator does not believe her, at first. And why do they both see visions of young Marilyn?
Come find out on Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 pm. ONE NIGHT ONLY! Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, 3rd floor, Chicago. Tickets are $10.00
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/225260
Love Sucks!
Pride Films and Plays is delighted to present its first full production - Love Sucks by Rob Mersola, a not-so-romantic comedy of bad manners, opening November 3. In Love Sucks, we follow six romantically challenged philanderers through a 48-hour maze of the bars, back seats, and bathroom stalls of New York's Lower East Side.
Love Sucks was recently named Best Production of a Comedy by the L.A. Scenie Awards, and Backstage Mag...azine hailed it as "90 minutes of down and dirty fun!"
PFP Artistic Associate John Nasca directs the comedy, which features PFP Artistic Ensemble members Valerie Heckman, Cyra K. Polizzi, Chad Ryan, Kevin Webb, and guest artists Edward Fraim and Adam Habben.
For tickets go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/202747.
General admission: $15.00, Seniors & Students: $10.00.
Half price ticket special for November 3 to 12 perfromances. Enter code word: Lovesucks
Women’s Work Weekend
Women's Work
Pride Films & Plays is so excited by the four new plays and four new screenplays being given staged readings as part of our Women's Work weekend at Center On Halsted. All plays are by women writings competing in our Sapphics on Stage and Sapphics on Screen categories. And the playwrights are matched with eight wonderful women directors. Tickets are at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Beautiful Thing
Feel good opportunity of the day. Help bring Beautiful Thing to the Chicago stage. Donate as little as $1 dollar or as much as you desire. $50.00 or more gets you comp tickets to the show.
http://www.indiegogo.com/Glitterati-Productions-presents-Beautiful-Thing?a=117390&i=addr
FREE THEATRE TICKETS
Glitterati is bringing Beautiful Thing to the stage. This brilliant drama and often times funny play shares a wonderful message about love and acceptance. Help spread the word by helping us raise the start up costs. And get FREE TICKETS in return. Go to Indiegogo and donate today.
http://www.indiegogo.com/Glitterati-Productions-presents-Beautiful-Thing
Maurice
John Nasca directs Maurice which is part of Pride Films and Play's staged reading series Gay UK.
E.M. Forster's novel Maurice was written in 1913, but only published after the author’s death in 1971, as it follows Maurice Hall from school days, through University, and beyond. Roger Parsley and Andy Graham’s remarkably faithful adaptation brings all the contradictions of love in this period alive in a work about family, loyalty, and love.
Featuring; Charles Berglund, Jude Hansen, Jonathan Helvey, Michelle McKenzie-Voigt, Cyra K. Polizzi and Kevin Webb.
Staged managed by Robert Hilliard, Assistant Directed by Tiffany Nasca, Assistant Stage manager Christine Rivera.
For tickets call Brown Paper Tickets at 1800 838 3006 or online at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/172554.
Congratulations to Michelle McKenzie-Voigt!
Glitterati company member Michelle McKenzie-Voigt has been cast in the musical From Generation to Generation. We are so proud of you!
The performance schedule for FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION at Stage 773 is as follows: Sundays at 3:00 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Individual ticket prices are $30. Discounts for senior, student and groups of 10 or more are also available. For tickets visit http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/stage773/eventcalendar or call the Stage 773 box office at 773.327.5252. Visit www.stage773.com for more.
By the Stars, update
Director John Nasca announced that a workshop reading of the new musical By the Stars, will take place toward the end of May, 2011.
The musical which is being written by R.J. Nestor and David Scoville takes place in New York city during the 1920's. A backstage story about a young girl who survived the sinking of the Titanic and now dreams of becoming a star in the new talkie movies.
Keep checking back for updated information.