ICE AGE, ERIK & More Set for Rising Sun Performance Company's 12th Season

Rising Sun Performance Company (Akia, Founding Artistic Director) announced today that it will present Its 12th Season, a 21-day theatrical event at Hostelling International(891 Amsterdam Avenue at 103rd Street) October 31st thru November 27th 2013. Rising Sun is thrilled to have been invited to return to Hostelling to present their 12th Season.

Rising Sun returns to the Hostel after their 2012 site immersive specific production "Hotel Suite" which received 3 New York Innovative Theatre Award Nominations for the 2012 Season for Short Script "Greenlight" and Outstanding Lead Actor & Ensemble for Fool for Love.

Ice Age
A Premiere Play by RSP's Resident Playwright
During the Second Ice Age, Mark and Mary find themselves alone in a karaoke bar ruminating over love, loss, the weather, and their favorite songs
Written by Michael Aguirre
Directed by Tim Butterfield
Stage Manager: Crystal Ramirez
Dramaturgy: Maggie Kissinger
Featuring: Kelsey Lidsky, Kervin Peralta, Larry Phillips, Phoebe Leonard, RJ Verchaud, Ryan Dusek & Yvonne Cole

Part fable, part La Ronde: Ice Age explores contemporary love, unapologetic relationships and their inescapable nature of always letting you down.

Performance schedule: Saturday November 2nd 8PM, Sunday November 3rd 4PM,Wednesday November 6th 8PM, Friday November 8th 8PM, Saturday November 9th 5PM, Sunday November 10th 7PM, Monday November 11th 8PM, Thursday November 14th 7PM, Saturday November 16th 2PM, Saturday November 16th 8PM, & Sunday November 17th 7PM

Brilliant Traces
Redemption can be found in the loneliest of places...
By Cindy Lou Johnson
Director: Jeff Woodbridge
Stage Manager: Meg Dowling
Cast: Andrea Cordaro & Peter Buck Dettman

Thrown together in the confines in a snowbound cabin in the wilds of Alaska, two strangers explore the pain of the past and consider the possibilities of the present. Their isolation catapults them to break through the web of grief and love lost as they find their way to solace in each other.

Performance schedule: Friday November 1st 8PM, Sunday November 3rd 7PM, Monday November 4th 8PM, Thursday November 7th 7PM, Saturday November 9th 8PM, Sunday November 10th 4PM, Wednesday November 13th 8PM, Friday November 15th 8PM, Saturday November 16th 5PM, & Sunday November 17th 4PM

An Evening of Edgar Allen Poe
A haunted evening of Thrills & Prose by the Gothic Master
Directed By Andreas Hager
Curated by Maggie Kissinger
Cast to Be Announced
Thursday October 31st 7PM
Saturday November 2nd 5PM

ERIK
A twisted, dark comedy side-show version of Phantom of the Opera-- with a puppet twist
A Staged Reading
By John Patrick Bray
Directed By Jerrod Bogard
Cast to Be Announced
One Day Only
Sunday November 17th 1PM

Tickets to Season 12's Repertory range from $5 to $25 and may be purchased in advance at http://risingsunnyc.com/ or http://www.SmartTix.com or by calling 212-868-4444. Tickets, including a three-show pass for $40, go are now on sale. All performances are at Hostelling International (891 Amsterdam Avenue at 103rd Street; Subway: 1 to 103rdor B/C to 103rd).