D3C Partners with Brooklyn College for 'The Way Out is the Only Way' Tomorrow

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) continues their fourth year of programming as D3C co-founders Stephen Gracia and Michael LoPorto team with alma-mater Brooklyn College to present "The Way Out is the Only Way." The performance features four new plays from Gracia which celebrate the pagan heart of spring with surprisingly tender stories of rebirth, first love, and the number 23. LoPorto will direct the shorts, and D3C's continuing partnership with Brooklyn College's BFA Acting program pairs undergrads with D3C's seasoned collective actors. Last month's spring season opening show was filled to capacity and saw all donations go towards the BFA actors' showcase.

The performance will feature live music from Gina Pensiero. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation. The show starts at 8pm on April 23 at Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014.

A lake at night, a museum exhibit, and a cafe where friends search for imaginary solutions provide the setting for the shorts that make up "The Way Out is the Only Way," which Gracia describes as "a collection of plays about the moments when the whole world seems magical and how absolutely terrifying that realization can be."

Rose Burnett Bonczek, head of the Brooklyn College BFA Acting program calls D3C "a dynamic theater company." The four new D3C shorts: "Nightswimming," "Mondrian Static," "The Gentle Religion of Small Fish," and "Let Us Rid Ourselves of All Our Accidents" will all feature her BFA students. Said Burnett Bonczek: "Our students are taught to work from the self, honor the ensemble, and take risks in making bold, active choices. D3C brings writers, actors, musicians and directors together to do, to collaborate, and to trust the stories they create together."

"Nightswimming" features Artur Brodskiy as Billy and Ally Callaghan as Jennifer.

"Mondrian Static" features Kendra Leigh Landon as Jean and Shomari Pinnock as Philip.
"The Gentle Religion of Small Fish" features Jennie West as Margaret.

"Let Us Rid Ourselves of All Our Accidents" features Anthony Marino as Jack, Alexandra Slater as Eostre, Steve Weinblatt as Faustroll and Jennie West as Margaret.

More information on Dialogue with Three Chords can be found at: www.dthreec.org

More information on the Brooklyn College BFA Acting program can be found at: http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/theater/programs_undergrad_bfa_acting.html

More information on Gina Pensiero can be found at: www.ginapensiero.com

Dialogue with Three Chords was founded by Stephen Gracia and Michael LoPorto and applies the do-it-yourself philosophy of punk to the stage and features short plays and live music. Their work has also been produced at Sargent Theatre, Makor Theater, DUMBO Theatre Exchange, Levenson Hall at Brooklyn College, and the Theaters at 45 Bleecker.

The Brooklyn College BFA Acting program offers intensive courses in Stanislavsky-based acting, Alexander technique, improvisation, voice production, diction and dialects, solo performance, stage combat, the business of acting, acting with the camera, and theater history.