Mary Ellen Ashley to Lead THE HOUSE OF NUNZIO Reading in NYC This Month

A staged reading of Patrick Riviere's play, THE HOUSE OF NUNZIO, will be presented on April 27th at 7pm and April 28th at 2pm at The Davenport Mainstage Theatre in New York City directed by award winning director Stephen Nachamie. Broadway veteran Mary Ellen Ashley (ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, YENTL) will be playing Mrs. Monacelli. Joining Ms. Ashley is Marc Tumminelli (GYPSY with Patti LuPone) as Anthony, Richie Portela as Tommy and Lawrence Cioppa as Nunzio. Casting is by Jamibeth Margolis, CSA. Stage Manager, Bernita Robinson.

The play is described as a "rich and timely humorous drama about a multi-generational Italian-American family about to face an avalanche of challenges, secrets and internal prejudice...but never without family, faith and food!"

The play, which is being produced by Barbara Bemelmans and a team of Associate Producers in association with ASTC was named a semi-finalist for both the Twenty-Sixth Annual Mildred and Albert Panowski Playwriting Award and the 2003 Mill Mountain Theatre New Play Competition. Oscar nominated writer Joseph Bologna recently mentored Riviere on a series of rewrites.

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