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December -
Playwrights and Performer Series - Richard Greenberg
Tony-Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg (The
Violet Hour,
The Dazzle, Three Days of Rain) was featured in the Playwrights
and Performer series, with Back House providing staged scenes
from Take Me Out, in an event directed by Thomas Kail, and featuring
actors Jonathan Bernstein, Chris Jackson, Marc Palmieri, and
Neil Stewart.
October -
Short digital video film, The Top Floor by James Laurence. Back House produced
its first featurette in October, The Top Floor written by James Laurence. Directed
by and co-starring Anthony Veneziale along with James Laurence and Megan Butler.
October -
Hermitage of an Exiled Chain Smoker by Michael Cyril Creighton
and Liz Blocker. BHP ensemble member, Michael Cyril Creighton's
hit comedy from the NYC Fringe Festival was extended for
a month-long run in the Arthur Seelen Theatre, directed
by Carl Andress.
October -
Five Years Later: A Special Reading
of The Laramie Project. At
the request of Romaine Patterson, a friend of Matthew Shepard,
Back House Productions presented Five Years Later: A Special
Reading of The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman as a fundraiser
for the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Romaine joined a cast of
Juliet Dyal, Gian-Murray Gianino, Jennifer Larkin, Ellyn Marsh,
Christy Meyer, Jimmy Owens, Neil Stewart and Anthony Veneziale.
Through the efforts of Back House, Ms. Patterson, and producer
Patrick Hinds, thousands of dollars were raised for the Matthew
Shepard Foundation.
September -
Reading of new play Chemical Imbalance by Lauren Wilson. BHP
had a closed reading to workshop the script with Matthew Graham
Smith.
September - The Guys by Anne
Nelson.
In a special fundraiser on September 10th and 11th for the
New York Historical Society, director Thomas Kail was asked
to stage special performances of Anne Nelson's play, The
Guys. This play, which ran off-Broadway for over a year,
captures a moment in time between a writer and a fire captain,
in the aftermath of 9/11. The show featured two-time Tony
Winner, Swoosie Kurtz and Dan Lauria. The two shows were
attended by over five hundred people, including dozens of
New York City firefighters, raising thousands of dollars
for the NY Historical Society. Kail was also part of a contingent,
along the cast and author, to be present at the ringing of
the opening bell of the American Stock Exchange on September
11th, 2003.
September -
Developmental production of Crazy Eyes by John Buffalo Mailer. BHP produced
a developmental run of Crazy Eyes for a week in September. The production was
directed by Paul Eckstein and featured PJ Sosko, Yvonne Scio (Days
of Our Lives),
Gian-Murray Gianino and John Buffalo Mailer.
August/September -
Freestyle Love Supreme
The trio of Darren Lorenzo, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony
Veneziale make up Freestyle Love Supreme, an all-live freestyle
hip-hop show. Developed over the past year the group exploded
onto the scene, playing to standing room only houses at
the Arthur Seelen Theater and the People's Improv Theatre
in New York City.
June -
A special reading of Feiffer's People. At the request of Pulitzer-Prize
Winning writer Jules Feiffer, Back House Productions was
asked to present Feiffer's People for the culmination of
a three month retrospective on Feiffer at the New York Historical
Society. Under the direction of Thomas Kail, the cast included
Michael Cyril Creighton, Cathy Curtin, John Buffalo Mailer,
Neil Stewart, Anthony Veneziale, and Frank Wood.
May - Reading of new play, The
Speed of Light by Alice O'Neill with Tony-Award
Winner, Frank Wood, for the Next Stage Reading Series.
May -
Reading of new play, Nobody's Child by Beau Willimon for Next Stage Reading Series.
Back House teamed up with writer Beau Willimon for this installment in the Next
Stage Reading Series. Directed by Thomas Kail, the cast included Patch Darragh,
Christy Meyer, and Ed Vassalo.
May -
Readings of new play, Crazy Eyes by John Buffalo Mailer for
Next Stages Reading Series. John Buffalo Mailer's new piece Crazy
Eyes was presented in the Arthur Seelen Theatre for further
development in our Next Stage Reading Series. The cast
included Ashley Knaysi, Gian-Murray Gianino, John Buffalo
Mailer and Anthony Veneziale and was directed by Neil Stewart.
May -
Reading of new play, Last Will and
Testament by Jennifer
Houlton. As a part of the Next Stage reading series Jennifer
Houlton developed her new play Last
Will and Testament.
This staged reading was the first presentation after six
months of development with Back House and it featured Jeff
Weiss, David Thornton, John Gladstein, Melissa Leo, and
Anthony Veneziale, and was directed by Siofra Campbell.
April -
Readings from Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abaire,
done in conjunction with the Drama Book Shop. In conjunction
with the Drama Book Shop, Back House plays a part in an
ongoing series, Playwrights and Performers, which brings
talented writers like David Lindsay-Abaire (Fuddy
Meers,
Kimberly Akimbo, Rabbit
Hole) into the Arthur Seelen Theatre
for a reading of some of their work, as well as a question
and answer session with theater critic David Finkle. For
this event, Thomas Kail, working with the author, staged
scenes from Lindsay Abaire's Wonder
of the World. The reading
featured Cathy Curtin, Mary Fogerty, Anne Newhall, and Christina
Pabst.
April -
Reading of new play, No Traveler Returns by Robert Lewis
Vaughan.
Robert Lewis Vaughan's new play, directed by Obie-Award Winner
Austin Pendleton for Next Stages Reading Series.
April -
Fundraiser for new musical In the Heights at the Repertorio Espanol.
In June of 2003, BHP presented its inaugural musical, In
the Heights, for the
first time outside the Arthur Seelen Theatre.
March - Reading of revised new play, Quarterlife by Sam Forman for Next
Stages Reading Series. Sam Forman's Quarterlife was revised and revisited
with another presentation directed by Thomas Kail for the Next Stage Reading
series. Featuring Austin Lyssy, Armando Riesco, Ellen Shanman, and Nicole
Peron.
March - In
Pieces. Back House
presented new work in a dynamic original format with its
production of In Pieces. Five writers/ solo performers came
together under the direction of Neil Stewart to present solo
work with an ensemble twist. The cast included Juliet Dyal,
Lindsay Halladay, Peter Levine, Ben Sheaffer and Michael
Cyril Creighton.
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