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writemarcus · 8 months

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Loyalty comes to a head in reading of ‘Sibling Rivalries’ at JCTC

Updated: Sep. 12, 2023, 5:41 p.m.|

Published: Sep. 12, 2023, 5:23 p.m.

By David Mosca | The Jersey Journal

Jersey City Theater Center will have its next live play reading, “Sibling Rivalries” by Marcus Scott, on Monday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The new play is set at a fictional Ivy League school in the years following the Obama Administration.

This political drama follows a group of young black men, all members of a fraternity, who face shifting loyalties and eroded principles when they are forced to compete against one another for a prestigious fellowship.

“As we prepare to showcase the extraordinary talent of Marcus Scott, a remarkable representative of the black, queer community, whose work we have had the privilege of nurturing by providing a creative residency in 2023, our enthusiasm knows no bounds,” said Olga Levina, the executive producer at JCTC. “At the very core of our mission lies our unwavering commitment to open doors for emerging playwrights, allowing their voices to resound both locally and globally. JCTC is immensely thankful for our enduring partnership with I Love Greenville and the sponsorship from Healthier JC. Our collaboration has given rise to a wide spectrum of programming, each piece thoughtfully designed to shed light on the experiences and obstacles faced by people of color while celebrating their rich cultural traditions.”

Scott is a playwright, musical theatre writer, and journalist. Some of his full-length work includes “Tumbleweed” (finalist: 2017 BAPF & the 2017 Festival of New American Plays at Austin Playhouse; semifinalist: 2022 O’Neill NPC, 2022 Blue Ink Playwriting Award & 2017 New Dramatists Princess Grace Award in Playwriting Fellowship), “There Goes The Neighborhood” (finalist: 2023 New Dramatists Princess Grace Award in Playwriting Fellowship, 2023 Blue Ink Playwriting Award, the 2019 Bushwick Starr Reading Series; semifinalist: 2023 BAPF), and “Cherry Bomb” (recipient: 2017 Drama League First Stage Artist-In-Residence, 2017 New York Theatre Barn’s New Works Series; 2017 finalist for the Yale Institute for Music Theatre).

He was commissioned by Heartbeat Opera to adapt Beethoven’s “Fidelio” and his one-act “Sundown Town” was published in Obsidian: Literature and Arts of the African Diaspora: Issue: 48.1.

Sibling Rivalries will take place at Jersey City Theater Center, 165 Newark Ave, Jersey City, entrance from Barrow St. Tickets start at $5 and are available at www.JCTCenter.org.

#marcus scott #marcusscott #write marcus #writemarcus #black playwrights #theatre #theater #black lives matter #Jersey City Theatre Company #JCTC #new works #new plays #Talented tenth

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louisupdates · 9 months

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michaelgruberfan · 10 months

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Tiny interview Michael and Tony did for the Southwest Connector in order to help promote Jersey Boys! (X) (Published Wednesday, May 17, 2023) It's a relatively short read and if you've seen next to any recent Gruber interviews you'll know this stuff anyways however to get confirmation that Tony DID work in New York for a bit was cool (I wasn't certain about it however I was thinking he might of cause of blah blah) Article below the cut:

By Tesha M. Christensen

Two Armatage residents are wrapping up a run in “The Prom” at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater, and looking ahead to “Jersey Boys.” Spouses Tony Vierling and Michael Gruber actually met at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater. It was 2007 and they were both in the world premiere of Irving Berlin’s “Easter Parade.” “I was brought in from New York City to play Don Hewes and Tony was in the company. We became great friends during the run of the show, and our relationship progressed from there,” recalled Gruber. “It was one of those decisions that really did change the course of my life.” Vierling added, “We’ve been together 16 years and married for nine years. We moved back to Minneapolis, to the Armatage neighborhood, in 2010 after having been working in New York and being on tour.”

What drew you to acting? Gruber: I remember putting on plays for my second grade class. My teacher must have been very open minded. I can’t remember what they were about, but I do remember being fairly extroverted – which is funny because I’m quite an introvert in my adult life. But nevertheless, I do love being a part of stories that can affect an audience in a positive way. Vierling: I started acting at the age of eight. I have always been a bit dramatic! Putting on plays in my basement, with my best friend in his garage, at the church, anywhere I could! I started actually acting in a local theatre in Des Moines, Iowa, as well as doing school plays. Did commercials and voice over work as a kid and teenager. I have always loved the group dynamic of theatre, and the rapport that is shared with the audience.

What is exciting about this production? Gruber: I am in the ensemble so I get to play several different characters. That is always delightful because I have much broader leeway to create something personal and fun. I also understudy one of the principals, Trent Oliver, and due to COVID-19 in the company, I had to learn the role of the high school principal, Tom Hawkins, in two days and perform it for three performances until the actor playing the role could return to the production. That was a wonderful challenge. Vierling: I play several smaller characters in this show. All of them are very silly, which is great fun. What excites me about this show is the young people in our cast. They are all so talented; it’s a very energetic show for them! I really love watching their work every night! As far as my roles and growth in this show, every job is a learning experience. Since my parts are smaller, I am more of a support this time. Creating characters and filling scenes with ideas that other actors can play against adds texture to the show, making it a richer experience for us all.

What is it like to perform with your significant other? Vierling: It is a real joy to work with my spouse every night. We have been so lucky to be able to consistently work together. Being on a performance schedule is challenging and can be pretty difficult if one of the couple is not home every night. It takes another actor to understand the demands of the job. Gruber: It is great to be able to share the stage with Tony. We have had the opportunity to play opposite each other in “Singin’ in the Rain” as Don and Cosmo at the Ordway, in “Holiday Inn” as Jim and Ted, and “The Music Man” as Harold and Marcellus.

What’s next? Gruber: We both will be in the company of Jersey Boys. I’m cast as Gyp Decarlo and Tony will play Joe Pesci. Vierling: We start rehearsals in a couple of weeks and open in mid June. Should be a very fun show. Minneapolis has such a rich a diverse theatre community. The talent here is amazing, and we are so lucky to have so many amazing theatres to showcase all of that talent. Get out and support local theatre!

#tony vierling #Interviews #Articles #chanhassen dinner theatres #Jersey Boys #Southwest Connector #Trying to post stuff like this more often #2023 #2020s #Michael Gruber

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Scratching under your door do you have any batmankai thoughts

"I still think this is a bad idea."

"Aw, come on, Sakyo," Izumi leaned over the armrest and poked him, grinning. "It's only a few weeks in the most crime-ridden city in the world! What could possibly go wrong?"

Banri's head popped up from the seat in front of them, holding his cell phone aloft. "It says here that Gotham's murder rate is three times the national average."

"Right," Sakyo narrowed his eyes and directed his gaze across the aisle and a few rows up, where Chikage was typing on a laptop. "Remind me why Utsuki chose this destination for our company vacation."

He'd sworn he'd muttered it, but Chikage paused, turned around, and smirked.

"Um, because this is your last chance to see that Phantom of The Opera show before it closes and vacation homes in New Jersey are dirt cheap?" Izumi offered.

Sakyo sighed.

"Hey now," Izumi leaned into his shoulder. "I'm sure nothing too bad will happen! Those murders are only 'cause of the wack-job villains running around, so as long as we play it safe we should be fine."

"I bet I could take Two-Face."

"Shut up, Settsu," Juza yawned and mumbled with his eyes closed.

"Besides," she kissed his cheek, "Gotham's supposed to have that Batman guy and other heroes too, right?"

"Now when reading Oedipus Rex from a modern perspective, it's easy to read Oedipus as having no free will of his own. However, it's important to analyze the actions he took that did lead to the prophecy becoming..."

Omi bit back a yawn. Go on vacation, sure. Hey, here's a free week-long lecture series about Ancient Greek theatre, sure. Why not. But would it have killed them to not host the lectures at 7 am?

Then the door slammed open, and he was immediately jolted out of his thoughts.

Six foot something. Definitive muscle. Dark curls with a dyed white streak. Omi was halfway through scanning his arms for tattoos before remembering oh, yeah, this is America, and then, more importantly, realizing that new guy had finished talking to the lecturer and was now sitting right next to him.

"Hey," he said under his breath, because it never killed anyone to be polite.

New guy glanced over at him quickly. His eyes were weirdly green, almost like acid. "Hey," he muttered back.

And that was how Omi's week went. The guy - Omi had introduced himself to him, but when asked for his name the guy had hesitated briefly before saying "Peter", so he took that answer with a grain of salt. (Not that he blamed him. He'd be paranoid as hell if he lived here too.) - always arrived a few minutes late and was quick to leave once it was over. He always came in bloody, too, like he'd just got back from a bar fight. A split lip, a black eye, a cut above his brow that matched the other scars on his face. The other students didn't make a big deal out of it. Maybe it wasn't a big deal to them.

Omi slid a bento box across the bench two days in. The guy blinked in surprise, but accepted it nonetheless.

Five minutes later, his hand shot up. The lecturer stopped. "Yes?"

"First of all, Medea was totally justified in killing Glauce, and Jason was a fucking bitch who totally deserved everything he had coming to him- ."

On Thursday, the guy put a tupperware container of snickerdoodle cookies in front of Omi and nodded, like they'd just completed a secret deal.

"You do photography?" It was more of an observation than a question, as he stared at Omi's camera bag (he was planning to go out and photograph the campus after this, just to preserve the memories).

"Yeah. Are you interested?"

He shook his head. "My..." he paused "...stepbrother's into that stuff."

"Really? That's cool. Do you think he'd mind if I asked to see some of his pictures?"

"Dunno," he shrugged. "We don't really talk much."

"Oh." Omi could read the room well enough to change the subject. "Your hair's pretty cool. How often do you have to dye it?"

"S'not dyed."

"That's...natural?"

The other guy chewed the inside of his cheek and looked away. "...No."

On Friday, he wordlessly passed a stack of photographs over to Omi. City skylines. Urban closeups. A girl with dark hair posing in a black leotard.

"Your stepbrother's pretty good."

"Don't tell him that," he huffed, but there was a small smile on his face.

Dick's feet landed on the rooftop with a thud. He didn't even have time to congratulate himself on the landing - perfectly executed backflip on four inches of steel beam fifteen stories up, thank you very much - before he was immediately off again, chasing after the guy who had just taken some super-expensive gemstone from the history museum. Like, straight out of the glass case in the middle of the night! Who even did that?

Okay, a lot of people, Dick internally corrected as he parkoured down a fire escape. But at least those people had the mind to wear ski masks.

Now the guy had stopped.

"Are we done?" Dick asked. He hated chasing criminals. Running wasn't an issue, he could do that for hours and not break a sweat, but it was so boring. He'd rather be fighting them head-on so they could at least hear his quippy (and necessary, fuck off B) commentary.

"Are you?" The other guy spun around on his heels. "Okay, then. That was fun!"

It only takes him a second to recognize the last sentence as Japanese, and then another to thank his lucky stars for once that Bruce had been a paranoid bastard that insisted he learn the language "just in case".

("Just in case of what, B? You think I'm going to run into trouble in Tokyo or something?")

(He did, but that was besides the point.)

"Yeah, sure." Dick put his hand on his hip. "Look, I don't want any problems, so why don't we just head on back to the museum and I'll pretend this didn't happen. Capiche?"

"Can I keep the triangle?"

"The triangle?"

He held up the gemstone. Dick squinted - now that he was looking at it, it was vaguely triangular. He didn't see why that was important, though. Unless....

His eyes narrowed. "Don't tell me you're a new villain whose shtick is triangle-related crimes." And he thought Condiment King was bad.

The guy laughed. "I could be!" He skipped over until he was right in front of Dick. "Do you have any triangles for me~?"

Dick racked his brain. "I'll buy you a bag of Doritos if you put the gemstone back."

"Deal!" he beamed. "Race you back to the museum?"

It took ten minutes to put the gem back in it's case, and another five for Dick to hack into the security system to erase any evidence. (Oracle would still see it, but at least the employed guards would be none the wiser.) He bought the guy a bag of spicy Doritos from the 7/11 too, just as promised.

"Well, that was fun. Do me a favor and get your weird compulsions fulfilled legally next time, please." He stretched and reached for his grappling hook, ready to take off now that the situation was more or less handled.

"Wait!"

Dick froze and looked back. "Yeah?"

The guy was flipping through his backpack and mumbling. "I know I packed it I know it's in here where is it where - aha!" He pulled out a scrap of paper and pen triumphantly.

"Can you sign this for me, please? My roomie's a big fan of Nightwing and I promised him I'd get your autograph."

Dick stared at the paper for a few seconds before laughing. "Sure, sure." He signed the paper with a flourish and handed it back over. "You know, there's easier ways to get my attention, kid."

"Maybe," he grinned. "But this way was more fun."

Muku had done everything right once they were in Gotham. He didn't go out after dark. He didn't go out without a buddy. He stayed away from the windows and didn't talk to strangers, not even the person who delivered their pizzas, because any of them could be the Joker in disguise and he'd end up dead in a ditch in New Jersey of all places.

So why was he, now, in a dark alley surrounded by three towering grown men glaring and cracking their knuckles?

It didn't matter why, he just was. All alone, in the middle of the night, about to get murdered.

The first man grabbed his arm. Muku dropped his bag and screamed.

Five blocks away, Tim put his hamburger down. "That doesn't sound good."

It took less than a minute for him to grapple across the rooftops and swing down into the alley that Babs had pointed him to - three suspects from the trafficking ring Jason had been going after versus one high school kid. The odds were not good. He landed in the alley, staff at the ready. And stopped.

"Uh..."

A kid with pink curls and tear tracks down his face startled. "Oh! You...you're one of those heros, right? Um, Robin?"

"Red Robin. Close." He collapsed his staff and put it back in its receptacle. "So, what, uh..." he looked at the three very unconscious traffickers, "happened here, exactly?"

Pink kid started crying again. "I-I went to the store to get Motrin because my friend was cramping and forgot to pack any meds and I thought it would be okay to walk five minutes to the store because I'm an eggplant-brained idiot who doesn't think at all-"

He was rambling now. Tim put his hand up. "Whoa hey, it's okay! I hear enough self-depreciation at home, thank you very much." He jabbed his thumb over to the men. One of them groaned. Pink kid yelped and kicked him reflexively.

"What about those guys?"

Pink kid sniffled and wiped a hand across his nose. "I took a self-defense class."

"...Right."

Tim handed over a kleenex and picked the bottle of Motrin up from the ground. "The seal's unbroken, so it's still good. You want me to walk you home?"

"I-I don't want to be any trouble...."

"Hey, you said your place is only a few minutes away, right?"

"Um, yeah, it's two streets down."

"Then it's no trouble at all."

Muku wiped his eyes and smiled. And sure, maybe he could take out three men by himself, but something about the red and black-clad hero walking next to him just made him feel safe. Like a knight, or a prince, or-

He wondered if Veludo Way was in the market for superheroes.

#ask #mxddyhero

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outoftowninac · 2 years

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DAYBREAK

1917

Daybreak is a play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin. It was originally produced by Selwyn and Company staged by Wilfred North and Miss Cowl.

Successful businessman Arthur Frome, who drinks too much, pushes a newsboy under an automobile, thus causing him severe injuries. His wife Edith then becomes disillusioned with her husband and leaves him. After an absence of a few years, Edith returns to her husband but offers no explanation of her behavior. Soon, however, Arthur becomes suspicious when she and their family friend, Dr. Brent, frequently visit a house in which a small child is living. Arthur has Edith followed by the wife of one of his employees, whom he has caught stealing, and soon discovers that the child, who is gravely ill, is his own. Edith confesses that she did not want to raise their child under the influence of a drunkard and so left him in someone else's care. Soon after this confession, Arthur is shot by the husband of the woman who has followed Edith because the man suspected his wife of having an affair. Arthur recovers, however, as does the child, and through Dr. Brent's intervention is happily reconciled with Edith, with whom he plans a new life.

About the Title: The play begins at daybreak in a darkened hallway of a New York apartment. Cowl and Murfin were intent on creating the mood of daybreak without resorting to clichés that might result in laughter. They nixed a visit from the milkman and a crowing rooster. They settled on a single shaft of yellow light piercing the darkness of the quiet room. The first scene is played in silence with no dialogue to create the ‘hush’ of early morning.

Daybreak premiered in Atlantic City at Nixon’s Apollo Theatre on the Boardwalk on June 18, 1917.

“[The play] was presented to early summer reporters at Atlantic City. It will not, therefore, be an unusual sight in Atlantic City to see a large number of people going home after ‘Daybreak'.” ~ WASHINGTON POST

Edith Frome was played by Blanche Yurka, a performer that Cowl had worked with and promised to help in her career. She was later cast in another play by Cowl and Murfin. Arthur Frome was played by Frederick Truesdell, one of Broadway’s most popular leading men.

In late July and early August, the play was seen on the Jersey shore in Asbury Park at The Savoy and Long Branch at the Broadway.

Daybreak opened on Broadway at the Harris Theatre (254 West 42nd Street) on August 14, 1917.

About the Venue: The Harris (named after William B. Harris) was built in 1904 as the Lew Fields Theatre. It was variously known as the Hackett, Wallacks, the Frazee, and finally the Anco Cinema. In 1988, the interior was gutted and it was used as retail space. It was finally demolished in 1997 as part of the 42nd Street redevelopment.

This was the second collaboration between Cowl (above) and Murfin, who previously penned Lilac Time earlier in 1917. Cowl also performed in Lilac Time, which closed on June 9th at The Harris (having transferred from The Republic), allowing Daybreak to move in. Between the two plays, Lilac Time proved the more popular and more successful. In October 1918 they collaborated on a third production, Information Please, with Cowl again performing, which was less successful still. In December 1919, the pair had their most successful script, Smilin’ Through, although they wrote it under the pseudonym Allan Langdon Martin. It inspired two films and two television adaptations. In 1932, Smilin’ Through was the basis for a flop musical titled Through The Years by Vincent Youmans.

"I am really pretty tired," she said. "You see, last summer was a strenuous one. I live at Great Neck on Long Island, and my movie work was done at Fort Lee NJ. I used to get up every morning at 5:30 am and shortly after after 6:30 I was in my car and on my way to Fort Lee. At 7 I was in my dressing room, by 8 I was in the studio. Then it was work until 5 or 6, with a short time off for lunch. Back to New York and rehearsals for "Daybreak,” my new play, until all hours. ~ JANE COWL, OCTOBER 7, 1917

After the play was established on Broadway, Jane Cowl joined the road company of her Lilac Time. As of October 1917, Cowl was also seen on cinema screens in The Spreading Dawn (a title oddly similar to Daybreak), a civil war drama.

Daybreak closed on Broadway on October 13, 1917 after 71 performances.

Daybreak was filmed in 1918 starring Emily Stevens and Julian L’Estrange. It is now considered a lost film.

#Daybreak #Jane Cowl #1917 #Jane Murfin #Selwyn & Co #Nixon's Apollo Theatre #Broadway #Broadway Play #Harris Theatre

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oneillcowan27 · 2 months

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Canada Gained The Gold Medal

Bell, J Bowyer. gold ira : The IRA. The most prominent instance of this was throughout the Arab Revolt, when the British, led by secret intelligence agent T. E. Lawrence-better generally known as "Lawrence of Arabia" cooperated with Arab guerillas against the Ottoman forces, finally securing the withdrawal of all Ottoman troops from the region by 1918. Following the end of the struggle, the overwhelming majority of former Ottoman territory outdoors of Asia Minor was handed over to the victorious European powers as protectorates. After fundamental training, he was assigned to the 4th Sign Firm at Fort Benning where 17 Comanche Nation code talkers were to develop a secret code to stop German forces from deciphering U.S. The position of Comanche code talkers in World War II was not recognized by the United States until 1999, through which Chibbity received the Knowlton Award from The Pentagon because the final surviving Comanche code talker.

The U.S. Army was searching for American Indians including Comanche Indians for the Signal Corps in late 1940, and in 1941, to function code talkers in the European Theatre. Chibitty was born in a small tent outside of Drugs Park, Oklahoma, a city positioned 14 miles north-west of Lawton. Chibitty and 12 different Comanche code talkers from the 4th Sign Company have been reassigned to be with the touchdown infantry regiments, division artillery, and division headquarters. The 14 Comanche code talkers participated in the Battle of Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, and different battles. In April 1943, he and 13 of the opposite code talkers have been next sent with the 4th Infantry Division to Fort Dix, New Jersey, Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, to stage for the European Theater.

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2 December - The Winter Hill transmitter has its remaining analogue signals turned off, completing the digital switchover process within the Granada Tv region. Rodney Bennett, 81, tv director (Doctor Who). Thirteen August - Victor Pemberton, 85, author and tv producer (Physician Who, Fraggle Rock, The Adventures of Black Magnificence). Steve Hewlett, 58, journalist (The Guardian) and radio presenter (The Media Present). David Vine, television presenter (b. In September 1992, the tabloid tv show Laborious Copy broadcast a videotaped conversation between Fisher and Paul Makely, the owner of a gym in Massapequa. In June and July 2011 Fisher appeared as a forged member in the fifth season of the truth-tv sequence Movie star Rehab with Dr. Drew, which aired on VH1.

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3 South Jersey Theater Companies Up For Statewide Awards | Ocean City, NJ Patch

3 South Jersey Theater Companies Up For Statewide Awards – Ocean City, NJ – East Lynne Theater (Cape May), Fool Moon Theatre (Margate) and …

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speakeysie · 9 months

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City Springs Theatre Company Adds “Jersey Boys” Production to Summer 2024 — Making 23-24 Season Largest to Date

Speakeysie News Service The Season Also Includes Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast and Legally Blonde The Musical Sandy Springs, GA – Making the upcoming sixth season its most extensive to date, City Springs Theatre Company (CSTC) is thrilled to share that a special engagement of the international hit musical Jersey Boys has been added as the summer finale for…

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writemarcus · 1 month

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THE 24 HOUR PLAYS Make Their New Jersey Premiere At Mile Square Theatre In April

The 24 Hour Plays are a non-profit theater company that bring creative communities together to write, rehearse and perform new plays and musicals in twenty-four hours.

By: A.A. Cristi

Mar. 27, 2024

On April 7th, The 24 Hour Plays make their New Jersey debut at Hoboken's Mile Square Theatre. Established in 1995, The 24 Hour Plays are a non-profit theater company that bring creative communities together to write, rehearse and perform new plays and musicals in twenty-four hours.

“Mile Square Theatre and The 24 Hour Plays honor an abiding belief in the power of creative collaboration to develop transformative multicultural voices for the theater,” said Kevin R. Free, Artistic Director of Mile Square Theatre. “We're thrilled to be a partner to The 24 Hour Plays for its New Jersey premiere and host to a delightful mix of talents from New Jersey and New York City to make the program really sing.”

“The relationships artists build during formative theatre experiences like The 24 Hour Plays last their entire careers,” said producer Leo Layla Diaz. “We seek the very best cross-section of multi-generational and multi-cultural theater artists – and we arm them with what they need to hone their voices for this unique event."

Actors slated to participate include Gabriel Hernandez (Quarter Rican), Nirvaan Pal (School of Rock), Matt Lawler (“Station 11”, “Billions”), Kennedy Kanagawa (Into the Woods), Stephanie Kurtzuba (“The Irishman;” Wolf of Wall Street;” “Annie”), Joy Katharine Donze (Funny, Like an Abortion), DeAnna Supplee (B.R.O.K.E.N. code B.I.R.D switch.), Jason Yanto, Joelle Zazz, Maya Jeyam, Julia Way, Rich Frohman, David F. Gow (“The Girls on the Bus”), Jordan Ho, Grant Madison Stanton, Ross Cowan, Keivana Wallace (The Christmas Tree Farm) and Ian Lloyd Sanchez.

Writers include Susie Felber (Host/Producer "The Hawk"), DW Gregory (The Yellow Stocking Play, Radium Girls), Iraisa Ann Reilly (The Jersey Devil is a Papi Chulo), Pia Wilson (Black Bee), Marcus Scott (Sibling Rivalries), and Raakhee Mirchandani (JOURNEY TO THE STARS: KALPANA CHAWLA, ASTRONAUT). Directors include Julie Tucker, Rachel Dart (The Christmas Tree Farm) and Goldie Patrick (Paradise Blue). Musical Guests include Faye Chiao and Tasha Gordon-Solmon (Fountain of You). Additional artists to be announced.

Participating actors, writers, directors and production staff gather for the first time on the evening of Saturday, April 6th to introduce themselves and share prop and costume items they've been asked to bring. The writers will take inspiration from this meet and greet to write new plays overnight. In the morning, the actors and directors will receive the six new plays and team up with production staff to begin their rehearsal and tech process, with curtain at 7pm that night.

The 24 Hour Plays: Hoboken are produced by Leo Layla Diaz and Mark Armstrong in conjunction with Mile Square Theatre's Artistic Director Kevin R. Free. The event will honor the long-standing contributions of the Rostan Family to Mile Square Theatre with the dedication of the naming of the gallery space. Proceeds from The 24 Hour Plays: Hoboken will benefit Mile Square Theatre's non-profit theatre making and educational programming.

About The 24 Hour Plays

The 24 Hour Plays (est. 1995) bring together creative communities to produce plays and musicals written, rehearsed and performed in twenty-four hours. Through our radically present approach to theater, we make work that responds immediately to the world around us, builds communities and generates new artistic partnerships. Our events include The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway and The 24 Hour Musicals, as well as productions in Athens, Denver, Dublin, Finland, Florence, Germany, Little Rock, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco, Savannah and more. Beginning March 17 2020, The 24 Hour Plays Viral Monologues series generated over 600 new free-to-view theater pieces, featuring over 1000 artists, viewed millions of times worldwide and archived in the Library of Congress.

About Mile Square Theatre

Mile Square Theatre, a non-profit company, has been producing original and gently used theater since 2003 in Hoboken New Jersey. Located at 1400 Clinton Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, Mile Square Theatre enriches and engages the region through the year-round production and presentation of professional theatre and innovative arts education.

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SAUL BASS (GRAPHIC DESIGNER)

If you were a fan of the old classic movies of the 70s and 80s, you will definitely have known Saul Bass. He is famous for designing many movie posters, title sequences and company logos. He was the pioneer of the modern title sequence design. Some of his famous work includes the title sequence of movies such as the man with the golden arm, vertigo, Oceans 11 and Anatomy of a murder. I would say a bridge between graphic design and animation.

WORKS OF SAUL BASS

CHRISTOPH NIEMANN (ILLUSTRATOR)

A German artist who decided to venture out to ‘The Big Apple’ his abstract and minimalistic designs were an instant hit in the city. He became the illustrator for the New Yorker magazine and is also the first artist to create an augmented reality (AR) cover for the magazine. He has received many accolades and has even written books to influence young minds to be inspired by their selves and their environments.

WORKS OF CHRISTOPH NIEMANN

PAULA SCHER (GRAPHIC DESIGNER)

Another pioneer in the graphic design industry, Paula Scher is described as the “master conjurer of the instantly familiar,”. She has been a partner of the New York office of Pentagram since 1991. She began her career as an art director in the 1970s and early 80s, when her eclectic approach to typography became highly influential. She was the creator of the identity of the public theatre.

Her clients include Bloomberg, Microsoft, Adobe, Bausch + Lomb, Coca-Cola, Shake Shack, Perry Ellis, the Walt Disney Company, the Museum of Modern Art, the Sundance Institute, the High Line, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet, the New York Philharmonic, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the New 42nd Street, the New York Botanical Garden, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Robin Hood Foundation, and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. These clients itself speak for her role in the graphic world of typography and visual communication.

WORKS OF PAULA SCHER

LAWRENCE BECKER ( EXPERIMENTAL MULTIMEDIA ARTIST)

Lawrence Becker became famous for his vines animations of Snow with a mind of its own, sentient food that makes itself. His motto, ‘animate the world’ is a glimpse into his workflow, incorporating many experimental mediums of animation. I first came across his work on felt animations of the fry cook games episode of SpongeBob. In 2014, he was the winner of Tribeca’s #6SecFilm contest for his stop-motion piece of a man getting possessed by a malevolent snowball.

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Hand drawn animations, paper cutouts, trippy experimental are all tools he uses to bring his work to life. He’s been asked to produce spots for ESPN, Sony, Airbnb, The Food Network, Mashable, Virgin, and Disney.

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KEVIN PARRY (STOP MOTION ANIMATOR AND VIDEO WIZARD)

Kevin Parry is a stop motion artist who has worked on some big screen pictures such as ‘Kubo and the two strings’, ‘Missing link’ and ‘The Boxtrolls’. He has also worked on commercials with VFX supervision. Other than that he is also famous for his YouTube videos of 10 types of magic and the fruit time lapses. I admire his skills in explaining how to start stop motion for beginners, and his insights and feedback given to students.

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CURTAIN UP!

Lucy On Stage ~ Act 4

Lucille Ball’s dream was to be on Broadway. She achieved that goal in 1960, but along the way she found herself on various other stages. Here’s a look at Lucille Ball, stage actress.

In school, Lucille’s mother Dede encouraged her daughter to be active in the drama club. Lucille performed and directed with the group, staging a production of Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas, which opened on Broadway in 1893. In the above photo, Lucille Ball is seated in the front row, second from the left. Her teacher was named Lillian Appleby. Lucille later honored her by naming a character on “I Love Lucy” after her.

The Celoron, New York, grammar school Lucille attended (above) has long since been razed. But a formative moment in Lucille Ball’s life occurred on this site when her stepfather, Ed Peterson, brought her to see a performance by the renowned monologist Julius Tannen in the school auditorium. As Lucy remembered, “I don’t think a stage career ever occurred to me until that night.” Lucille left school before graduating, going to New York City to attend drama school. The experiment was short-lived and Lucille returned home.

In 1929, 18-year-old Lucille Ball was cast in a production of Within the Law by Bayard Veillier – her first stage performance outside of school. Lucille played the supporting role of Agatha at Jamestown’s Shea Theatre. In 1991, the theater was formally renamed The Lucille Ball Little Theatre in a ceremony with Ball’s family in attendance.

Back in Manhattan, Lucille was cast (but quickly fired) from the chorus of two road shows of Broadway productions. Rio Rita was a New York hit produced by Flo Ziegfeld.

In a 1963 epsiode of “The Lucy Show” Lucy Carmichael says that Thelma Green (Carole Cook) once appeared in the third road company of Rio Rita. The writers used Ball’s real-life history but attributed it to Thelma.

She was also in the road company of The Stepping Stones, a musical fantasy about Raggedy Ann and Andy starring Fred and Dorothy Stone. Again, Lucille was quickly let go.

In Hollywood, Lucille Ball was coached by Lela Rogers, Ginger’s mother, on the RKO lot. At the RKO Little Theatre (later the Desilu Workshop Playhouse) Lucille appeared in several plays. In 1936 she was in Fly Away Home, a play that had appeared on Broadway the year before starring Montgomery Clift and Sheldon Leonard. Agents, Managers, and members of the public could attend for twenty five cents.

Also in 1936, she appeared in Breakfast With Vanora by Fred Ballard, which received good notices in the press. Lucille played the leading role and Barbara Pepper was in the ensemble. Above, Lela instructs John Shelton how to hold a gun while Lucy looks on.

In 1937, Lucille took a break from Hollywood to make (what she hoped) would be her Broadway debut in Hey Diddle Diddle, a play by Bartlett Cormack starring Conway Tearle. The play premiered at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey, with a destination of the Vanderbilt Theatre on Broadway. In its second out-of-town stop in Washington DC, Tearle become gravely ill. That, combined with the fact that producers felt the script needed revisions, caused the production to be halted. Lucille returned to Hollywood. In 1953, Tearle’s name was mentioned on “I Love Lucy.” He had died in 1938.

In mid-1947, now married and a successful film star, Lucille Ball again began to think about her stage aspirations and left Hollywood for the boards. She toured in a tour of Dream Girl, a fantasy play by Elmer Rice that had played Broadway in 1945.

The play’s fantasy sequences seemed tailor-made for Ball’s style and comic wit. In a way, Georgina was a prelude to the “Lucy” character on TV, who is dreaming her way out of her suburban life - and sometimes succeeding.

The play co-starred Scott McKay as the imaginative writer. McKay played the role of Wilbur in the 1958 pilot for TV’s “Mr. Ed” but was replaced on the series by Alan Young.

"I have seen other productions of this play, but the only actress whose performance really delighted me was Lucille Ball. She lacked… tender wistfulness, but her vivid personality and expert timing kept the play bright and alive." ~ Edgar Rice, Playwright

The tour was produced by Herbert Kenwirth who later directed 14 episodes of “Here’s Lucy.” It featured Barbara Morrison, Alan Hewitt, and Hayden Rorke, who would all later appear on Lucy sitcoms.

In January 1948, Lucille got the opportunity to recreate the role in Los Angeles, but fell ill with a virus shortly after it opened and the show closed prematurely. It wasn’t long before Lucille was back in front of a live audience, but this time on radio, as the star of the sitcom “My Favorite Husband,” which led to her meteoric success on “I Love Lucy.”

After the series came to an end in early 1960, Lucille again revived hopes of acting on Broadway. Wildcat, a new musical about by Richard Nash with songs by Cy Coleman was looking for a star. Nash had envisioned the main character of as a woman in her late 20s, and was forced to rewrite the role when 49 yearl-old Lucille Ball expressed interest not only in playing it but financing the project as well. Lucille personally chose her co-stars Keith Andes as her love interest and Pauls Stewart as her sister. Future sitcom star Valerie Harper was in the chorus (above right).

Lucille played Wildcat ‘Wildy’ Jackson, who dreams of striking oil in 1912 Centavo City, California. The score included what would become her signature tune: “Hey, Look Me Over”.

The Philadelphia tryout opened on October 29, 1960 to a glowing review from Variety, but local critics were less enthusiastic. The scheduled Broadway opening had to be postponed when trucks hauling the sets and costumes to New York were stranded on the New Jersey Turnpike by a major blizzard. After two previews, the show opened on December 16 at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon).

Ball quickly realized audiences had come expecting to see her Lucy Ricardo persona and began ad-libbing to bring her characterization closer to that of the zany housewife she had portrayed on television. But the rigors of singing and dancing in a Broadway musical eight times a week caught up with Ball. She got illl and demands for refunds ran high, the producers planned to close the show for a week to allow her to recover. The closure came sooner than planned when Ball, suffering from a virus and chronic fatigue, departed for Florida. She returned two weeks later, but collapsed on stage. It was decided the show would close for nine weeks at the end of May and reopen once its star had fully recovered but when the musicians' union insisted on members of the orchestra being paid during the shutdowns. Not even Lucille’s deep pockets could afford the cost, and the show closed permanently on June 3, 1961.

Lucille returned to Hollywood, her dream realized, even if it was short-lived. Thereafter, she would incorporate her love for theatre into her television and film performances, starring in many ‘mini-musicals’ on “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy” and - in 1974 - tackling the full-scale Broadway musical Mame on film.

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#Lucille Ball #Broadway #Stage #Theatre #Musicals #Rio Rita #Wildcat #Paula Stewart #Hey Diddle Diddle #Dream Girl #Stepping Stones #Charley's Aunt #Lela Rogers #RKO #Within The Law #Jamestown #McCarter Theatre

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10 Best Things to do in Fords, NJ

If you're looking for things to do in Fords, NJ, you've come to the right place! This charming town has plenty of attractions and activities that are sure to please everyone in your group. From parks and museums to restaurants and shopping, there's something for everyone here. Keep reading for a list of the 10 best things to do in Fords, NJ!

1. Visit the Liberty State Park

2. Take a walk through the Rutgers Gardens

3. Check out the Alice Paul Institute

4. Shop at the Fords Farmers Market

5. Get ice cream at the Milkway Ice Cream & Diner

6. See a show at the Ritz Theatre Company

7. Play a round of golf at the Forsgate Country Club

8. Go hiking at the Watchung Reservation

9. Visit the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation Museum

10. Grab a bite to eat at one of Fords' many delicious restaurants!

Sayreville

This is the story of Sayreville, a small town that has seen its share of ups and downs. It is a tale of boom and bust, of progress and decline. Situated in central New Jersey, Sayreville was once a thriving community with a rich history. But over the years, it has slowly faded away. What caused this once-thriving town to fall into obscurity? Let's take a closer look.

Sayreville was founded in 1664 by John Bowne, a Quaker settler. The town was named after his birthplace in England. Sayreville quickly prospered as a result of its location on the Raritan River. The river was an important route for trade and transportation, and Sayreville benefited from this. The town grew steadily throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

However, the town's fortunes began to change in the early 20th century. The advent of the automobile led to a decline in river traffic, and Sayreville was no longer as important as it once was. Additionally, the Great Depression hit the town hard. factories and businesses closed, and many people lost their jobs. The town began to decline, and it has never fully recovered.

Today, Sayreville is a shadow of its former self. The town is still home to some manufacturing businesses, but it has struggled to attract new industry. The population has declined significantly, and the town has a high crime rate. However, there are still some signs of life in Sayreville. The town has a small but vibrant downtown area, and its residents are working to revitalize the community. Only time will tell if Sayreville can make a comeback.

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Mentally Gil Podcast Premieres: The Headspace Of Creators

The new Mentally Gil podcast exemplifies what makes podcasting such an ideal media format for listeners. This new podcast, which premiered on October 20, deals with mental illness. Yes, there are numerous other podcasts that deal with mental illness, although not enough. I’ll just note that there are more podcasts that instruct you how to get washboard abs than get your head straight. In a battle between a six-pack and finding my mental happy place, I’ll take the head health every time.

What makes Mentally Gil l so unique is…everything. From its smart-ass podcast name — a takeoff on mentally ill because the creator and host is Gil Kruger — to its cutesy, make-you-laugh title song that begins, “His name is Gil, and he’s mentally ill.”

This is how creator and host Gil Kruger frames his new podcast: “On the Mentally Gil podcast, I interview some of the world’s biggest YouTube and social media creators about their mental health journeys. Season one centers around anxiety, OCD, and burnout. The show also explores the connection between mental illness and creativity”

Gil Kruger has been involved in podcasting for over a decade as a podcast think tank for podcast development to producer and executive producer. In short, you may not have heard his voice or name, but he’s been a force in podcasting for a while.

Now, as creator and host of his own podcast, Kruger gets to showcase his on-air talents. And he’s superb at it. He’s a terrific host with nicely woven interviewing skills, supercharged sonic energy, and vocal empathy.

Kruger was able to step away from his busy schedule for this interview, and his time is appreciated.

Q&A with Gil Kruger of the Mentally Gil podcast

Q. How did you develop the topic for your podcast? After all, mental health is a touchy subject.

A. It was early in the pandemic and, like many people, I was feeling very anxious, but there was still a stigma attached to talking about such feelings. Many of the mental health podcasts I sought out involved experts and doctors and gurus talking about this stuff, but I heard very little from people who were actually the ones suffering. That’s when I had the idea to do a podcast where I would only focus on stories from the people who were going through it.

Q. You have extensive experience in podcasting via Rooster Teeth and as a script developer? How did that prepare you for this role as a creator and host?

A. Actually, the consulting I did for Rooster Teeth was my first dip into podcasting. I don’t want to say too much about that project, but it was a true-crime story set in the world of YouTube, so it made a lot of sense for me to try my hand at it. My background is in film and TV. I produced two feature films and oversaw the development and production of a dozen digital series at companies like Fullscreen and eko. I’ve learned a lot about storytelling and marketing as both a buyer and seller of content, and from observing the creators I’ve worked with.

Q. How did your educational experience at NYU in film and TV production prepare you for podcasting?

A. At NYU, I took sound design and other courses that really shaped how I viewed the importance of audio in storytelling. In a movie or TV show, it’s half of the experience. My show’s executive producer, Zac Stuart-Pontier, is an accomplished podcaster, and we met very early on at film school.

Q. How did growing up in North Jersey impact your professional life?

A. I grew up thirty minutes from Manhattan. My parents were (and still are) obsessed with Broadway, and they took advantage of our proximity to the city by taking me to many, many shows. We also lived next to a town with a great arts scene that had three independent movie theatres. There’s no question that the location had an impact on my eventually entering entertainment.

Q. Why focus on popular creators from YouTube and other media?

A. It’s the world that I know the best. I’ve been working with video creators for ten years, and I’ve seen a lot happen: some have quit, some have burned out and eventually returned, others lost themselves in the hamster wheel and are only now learning who they are inside. In future seasons, I’d love to open up the series to interviews with influential people from all walks of life. Gabby Douglas is a dream guest.

Q. Can you give us a heads-up on some upcoming guests?

A. We just released our first two episodes with Grace Helbig and Lauren Riihimaki (LaurDIY). Coming up are creators Kelsey Darragh, Allison Raskin, and Anna Akana.

Q. What will be the most challenging part of podcast hosting?

A. The most challenging part hasn’t been hosting so much as just overseeing the whole thing and finding the right collaborators. I’m not just the host, but I’m also the researcher, the executive producer, the marketer, the brand sales guy, and so forth. The timeline from having the idea to launching the show took almost three years.

Q. How do you view podcasting as strictly an audio medium? How about when a video component is added?

A. I’m not an audio purist, but I prefer podcasts that are produced and which lead the listener on a journey. My show doesn’t have a video component because it’s highly produced — sections of the interviews are condensed or re-arranged, there’s narration, sound design, music, and even skits. It would be very difficult to make a video version of my show. There are a couple of podcasts that I think make very good use of the video medium, though: The Colin & Samir Show and Jay Clouse’s Creative Elements.

Q. On your Twitter feed, when you announced Mentally Gil, you wrote: Spoiler: We’re all nuts. What did you mean?

A. I won’t say everyone, but most people are going through something. One of the messages of Mentally Gil that I want people to hear is that they are not alone in their struggle. If listeners pick up on that, then I think I’ve done my job.

Q. How are you monetizing the podcast?

A. I paid for the show out of pocket, but managed to make a deal with online therapy provider BetterHelp, which saw some early materials and responded well to it. I’m very grateful for their support. I’m still pounding the pavement trying to land more sponsorships.

Q. Finally, what do you want your podcast to say about the state of how society deals with mental health issues? I mean, how bad are we?

A. I’m not trying to make any big statements with the podcast, but personally, I think there’s a lot more work to be done in normalizing conversations around mental health. We also need as a country need to provide better access to mental healthcare. I don’t think any therapist I’ve ever seen has taken insurance.

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I’ve listened to the two episodes that have been released to date, and they’re both ear worthy for several reasons.

First, Kruger is an excellent interviewer, and he displays those subtle but important skills in both episodes. Unlike some podcasts hosts who can’t control their guests from blurting out their entire story, Kruger is patient and empathetic with his guests. He helps them unfold their stories carefully, with no demand for lurid details or overhyped stories.

Second, the guests do not have these horrendous childhood tales that make you as the listener go, “That’s why.” No, their stories of burgeoning anxiety are more complex and ultimately more instructive for listeners.

No doubt we all connect creativity with mental illness. Go to the Van Gogh exhibit to appreciate the connection.

And check out Mentally Gil. Kruger helps us ultimately to understand ourselves better. And we all need that.

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HER MARKET VALUE

1916

Her Market Value is a four act play by Willard Mack. It was originally produced by A.H. Woods.

A woman is lured to a roadhouse outside Canton Ohio by her dancing teacher. She has been divorced with false evidence of infidelity and has fallen victim to narcotics. Her ex-husband discovers his deceit and murders the dance instructor with a letter opener. The woman finds herself in New York City, where she stands outside a swanky eatery thinking of the misfortune and despair that will some day come to the richly dressed habitus of the restaurant. "That's why I come here," she says to a policeman who gives her money and advice. "That's why I laugh!" And she laughs.

Woods’ acquisition of the play was first mentioned in June 1916. Casting was announced a month later: Marjorie Rambeau (aka Mrs. Willard Mack) was expected to create the leading role in the company of 40.

The play premiered in Atlantic City at Nixon’s Apollo Theatre on October 26, 1916. Although Mrs. Mack was announced as the lead, the role was taken by Emily Ann Wellman.

While in Atlantic City, the company of Her Market Value stayed at the Hygeia Hotel, a favorite for visiting theatre folk. The property at Pacific & New York had been renovated to include hot and cold running water in every room. The hotel was not connected to the popular Hygiea Baths and Salt Water Swimming Pool located on the Boardwalk and Rhode Island.

On November 22nd, the play was seen at the Armory in Binghamton NY. Because the play had been re-cast and re-written, the production was also deemed a ‘premiere’. From there, the play visited Syracuse NY before settling in Chicago’s Olympic.

“Painted women, smoking cigarettes, sit at tables, making hospitable eyes at pale debauchees who sit at other tables. Drug fiends are present numerously, and one of them, adding a not of pathos to the depravity, picks a rose out of the air and speaks well of its odor. ...There are dances and beer and bright lights and laughter and a party of full dressed and wide-eyed pilgrims from Canton 0, the male members of which misdemean themselves, thereby irritating their female companions. It is all very animated and interesting, a colored, audible, flesh and blood cinema of something forbidden.” ~ PERCY HAMMOND, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Trenton New Jersey’s own Ruth Donnelly was praised by Chicago critics for her role in the play.

Early publicity said the play was headed for Broadway’s Eltinge Theatre but that never came to be. The play closed in Chicago at the end of 1916.

A 1925 film starring Agnes Ayres shared the same title, but was otherwise unrelated to Mack’s play. Instead, it was based on a London play by Frances Nordstrom.

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