Brother, Written and Directed by Lisa Ebersole Premieres July 14th at Paradise Factory

Tom Noonan and the Paradise Factory present the World Premiere of BROTHER, written and directed by Lisa Ebersole and produced by Luke Rosen. BROTHER begins previews on Thursday, July 14th for a limited engagement through Sunday, August 14. Opening Night is Thursday, July 21th at 8:00 PM. The regular performance schedule is Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 5:00 PM. Performances are at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue). Tickets are $15. For tickets, call SmartTix at 212-868-4444 or visit www.smarttix.com.

The rain is coming down, but inside a small East Village walk-up two women entertain the stranger they've brought home with late night birthday revelry, ripe with wild flirtations and booze fueled confessions. When a fourth enters the mix, their sexually charged celebration abruptly ends, with grisly consequences. Walking a fine line between intrigue and danger, BROTHER intersects race and class, as it unveils four very real characters who are consumed by a very surreal situation. Stereotypes are projected, assumptions are tested and predictability is led in a tango until the shocking finale.

"Lisa Ebersole's new play, BROTHER, brings the audience and the action face-to-face in a room where there is a real possibility for transformation, which is the sole function of drama," explains producer Tim Noonan. "Lisa's play give us a chance to remember who we are, while watching characters who may bear no resemblance to our lives, but who still touch us at our core."

The cast for BROTHER includes Orran Farmer, Haskell King and Stephanie Sanditz.

Production bios:

Lisa Ebersole is a writer, director, and actor for film and theater. Her first full-length play, People Die That Way, was presented by Tom Noonan and starred as a critic's choice by David Cote in Time Out New York magazine. People Die That Way ran Off-Off-Broadway at New York's Paradise Theater and was extended following critical acclaim. Prior to People Die, Lisa wrote and directed three monologues for Mouth Pieces at The Paradise Theater. Lisa graduated cum laude from New York University's Gallatin School. While a student at NYU, Lisa wrote and directed the short film, Puddin¹ (2001), which debuted at The Palm Springs International Shorts Festival and screened at festivals nationwide. She is an executive producer at BrainPOP, where she writes animated educational movies for kids. Lisa Lives in New York's East Village and studies acting with Tom Noonan and Austin Pendleton.

ORRAN FARMER is an actor that has worked extensively in NY and Europe. He was most recently seen in Something is RottenŠA Hell¹s Kitchen Hamlet. His next project is The Case of the Golden Rose later this fall.

HASKELL KING has appeared in The Great Pretenders (Ensemble Studio Theatre); Take Me Out (Caldwell Theatre); Moons of Jupiter and Tales from the Schminke Tub (Center Stage); Sweet Eros (Mary¹s Space); Drone and Greater Than Magellan (both at American Theatre of Actors); The Ball of Roses (The Sanford Meisner Theatre). Other NY theater credits include Just Break Up, Quad, Zoo, Fill ŒEr Up, Woyzeck, etc. Film credits include the lead in Pagans (Cineblast); title character in Jimmy Crane; and the lead in Fear of Australia. Haskell¹s directing credits include the commercial Truth-O-Matic (Winner, Best Commercial, GSFF) and Cool Calm Pete¹s video "Brush PSA" for Embedded Music. He produced the short documentary Getting Through To The President (Full Frame Fest, Silver Docs, etc.).

STEPHANIE SANDITZ most recently appeared in Eastcheap Rep¹s production of The Golden Rose at The Actor¹s Gang in LA. Past stage appearances include Mac Wellman¹s 12-obie winning Jennie Richee, Proto-type¹s Cheap Thrills and Bunny¹s Last Night in Limbo, and Donkey Show. Film and TV credits include, Kate and Leopold, Strangers with Candy, "Law and Order," "Law and Order Criminal Intent," Showtime¹s The Pave Ment, Madigan Men and "Guiding Light." She is the host for the pending Time Out NY on Demand, and will be in the upcoming feature Fist in The Eye. A screenwriter as well, she just recently sold her script Creve Coeur and is working on two other features. Stephanie trained at the Tisch School of Arts.

TOM NOONAN founded the Paradise Theater at 64 East 4th Street in 1983. In the past 2 decades, he has written, directed, and produced his work and the work of the members of the Paradise Theater Company. These productions have won two National Endowment for the Arts Grants, an OBIE award, The Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize (Best Film), the Waldo Salt Award (Best Screenplay), and the Silver Hugo from the Chicago International Film Festival, among others. These plays include What Happened Was, Wifey, and Wang Dang. Individually, Mr. Noonan continues to produce film and theater work, his most recent being What the Hell's Your Problem? An Evening with Bob Nathelson. He also teaches acting, dramatic writing, and directing at the Paradise Theater as well as being on the faculty of Yale University. In 2002, Mr. Noonan and the Paradise Theater Company produced the Drama Desk-nominated Peter and Vandy, written and directed by Paradise Theater Company member Jay DiPietro.