Bill Connington Set for ZOMBIE Reading, 5/6

Award-winning actor/playwright Bill Connington will coach well-known Mexican actor Jorge Urzua in the solo play ZOMBIE. Connington penned the play, based on the novella by famous American author Joyce Carol Oates. Urzua will perform the play in Spanish on Friday, May 6th at 8 pm at 353 Studios, 353 West 48th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues, 2nd floor. Urzua translated the play into Spanish, and a production is planned for Mexico City. The performance is an hour long, with an audience discussion to follow. It is free to the public. For reservations contact: billconnington@gmail.com.

ZOMBIE tells the story of a Jeffrey Dahmer-esque serial killer and sexual predator. Connington adapted ZOMBIE from the novella by New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates. Connington collected several awards performing the play at The New York International Fringe Festival, and in an extended run Off-Broadway. ZOMBIE was then made into a short film, which is currently making the rounds of the film festivals, most recently appearing at The Boston International Film Festival. The director of the play and film is Thomas Caruso. The producer is Michael Cooper. The composer is Deirdre Broderick. www.zombietheplay.com

Jorge Urzua is best known for his work in the films CRISTIADA with Andy Garcia and Eva Longoria; BORDERTOWN in which he starred with Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Lopez, Maya Zapata, and Martin Sheen; and THE TRAIN OF NO OBLIVION with Rogelio Guerra. He also starred in the Mexican television series LOS PARIENTES POBRES, VIDA ROBADA, CUANDO ILEGA EL AMOR, and LA FUERZA DEL AMOR.

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