Joan Kane Directs Pizza Man at Bridge Theatre, 1/18-1/29

Following their successful, off Broadway productions of Aliens with Extraordinary Skills by Saviana Stanescu at Theater 54 and Play Nice! at 59E59 Theaters, Ego Actus has announced their next production, Pizza Man by Darlene Craviotto. Pizza Man will be directed by Joan Kane, one of nytheatre.com's 2011 People of the Year in indie theatre. Joan has also recently directed in Lower East Side Festival, the Midtown International Festival, and the Planet Connections Festivity (Award for Best Direction).

2011 People of the Year: http://nytheatre.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/nytheatre-coms-2011-people-of-the-year/

All performances held at the Bridge Theatre 54, 244 West 54th Street in New York City from January 18, 2012-January 29, 2012 (Tuesday -Sunday @ 8pm, Saturday and Sunday at @ 3pm). Tickets are $20.00 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com , or by phone 800-838-3006. For more information, please go to http://pizzamanhattan.weebly.com

Darlene Craviotto's Pizza Man: It's a hot summer evening and Julie Rodgers has had a bad day. Her boss made a pass at her and she said no so she got a pink slip with her check. Julie's broke and disillusioned, so she drinks and turns on the stereo full blast to make the pain go away. Then her roommate comes home in the midst of an eating frenzy; her boyfriend has gone back to his wife so Alice has turned to food to forget. Julie suggests another way to vent their man caused frustrations: they should pick a guy any guy and rape him. Men have been doing it for years why can't a woman try it? Enter a pizza delivery man who agrees to come in and share a beer with them. The evening gets crazier, wilder, angrier, and very, very funny.

Pizza Man has been translated into nine languages and produced in Holland, Croatia, London, Portugal, Barcelona, Montreal, Quebec, Jamaica, Hollywood, CA, Boulder, CO, Lockhaven, PA, and Chattanooga, TN. Additional info: http://www.PizzaManPlay.com

CAST: Danielle Beckman, Jillian Severin and Richard Zekaria

Crew: Stephanie Fallone (Set Design), Erica Evans (Costume Design), Bruce A! Kraemer (Lighting Design), Ian Werhle (Sound Design), and Mary Elsie (Stage Manager).

Darlene Craviotto (Playwright) is a successful screenwriter and actress. She wrote Squanto, A Warriors Tale for Disney Love is Never Silent for the HallMark Hall of Fame TV series and the Black Market Baby episode of the original TV series Dallas. Ms Craviotto has also appeared in the TV movie Angel Dusted and the feature film Human Experiments, among others.

Joan Kane (Director) recently directed Play Nice! off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters, Aliens with Extraordinary Skills by Saviana Stanescu at Theater 54 and The God Particle which was presented in the Lower East Side Festival and the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. She has directed plays and readings at Theater for the New City, Ensemble Studio Theatre, East Lynne Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Theatre of the Open Eye, Henry Street Settlement, Samuel French Short Play Festival, Strawberry Festival and for the Scandinavian American Theater Company. She has an MFA in Directing from The New School, an MS in Museum Education from Bank Street and is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

Ego Actus: Founded by Joan Kane and Bruce Kraemer, Ego Actus (Latin for "My Way") is dedicated to doing art for art's sake. We produce, direct and design plays that are presented as a complete audience experience using all the elements of theatre: developed scripts, accomplished acting, designs for set, costumes, lighting, sound and props by people who have made those disciplines a focus of their lives. They each bring their own way of doing things to our shows and we unify them into a collective "My Way." We are affiliated with A.R.T. NY and Fractured Atlas. Website: http://www.EgoActus.com