Danny Boy Holds Talkback at FringeNYC Encores, 9/19

Following the FringeNYC Encores performance of Danny Boy that will be held on Tuesday, September 19th at 9:15 PM, playwright Marc Goldsmith, actor Stephen Jutras and the cast of the new comedy will sit down for a 30-minute discussion with the audience. 

"They will answer questions about issues raised in the play.  Diversity, learning to accept oneself and overcoming fears are just a few of the topics that will be discussed," according to press notes.

After a sold-out run at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival, Danny Boy, winner of the 2006 Fringe Festival Theatermania Audience Favorite Award, is back for five more performances as part of the FringeNYC Encore Series.  The comedy, written by Goldsmith and directed by Christopher Goodrich, is currently playing at the Hypothetical Theatre at the 14th Street Y Theatre (314 E. 14th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues). 

Danny Boy "tells the story of Danny Bloch, whose search for romance is complicated by his stature--he stands about four-feet tall.  Danny Boy takes us through Danny's collisions and conciliations with friends, family, lovers and body issues on his dark, funny and poignant quest for love and self-esteem in present day New York," as the show is described in press notes.

The cast featuresJutras in the role of Danny, along with Kris Bratton, Deshja Driggs-Hall, Troy Hall, Joan Poust and Sarah Schoenberg.   Set and lighting design by Christopher Hoyt; original music and sound by Brian Gelfand; and costume design is by Kathryn Squitieri.

"I didn't set out to write a message play about the challenges faced by any one group," says writer Marc Goldsmith.  "Danny and all the characters are individuals with unique, complicated identities.  At the same time, Danny's struggle to rise above his fears and to accept himself with all his strengths and imperfections is a pretty universal story that anyone can relate to."

Goldsmith's plays include Miami Twilight, Comparing Books (New Stage Theater, Jackson, MS) and Danny Boy.  He is also the co-author (with Laurence Holzman) of a screenplay, Fella, which was a semifinalist in the Chesterfield Writer's Film Project Competition and also co-wrote the story for the screenplay Children of James. They two are writing a second original screenplay entitled The Queen is in the Parlour.

Tickets for Danny Boy are $18.  Danny Boy plays at the 14th Street Y Theatre, September 15th- 21st.  For tickets, visit www.TicketCentral.com or call (212) 279-4200.  For more information visit www.dannyboytheplay.com.