New Spidey Spoof Debuts at LA's Young Playwrights Festival, 6/16-19

An all new SPIDER-MAN spoof will debut at the Blank Theatre Company's 19th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, titled SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. The show, which is one of twelve productions that will be featured at the four week event, is the brainchild of 17-year old Adam Brodheim from New York City.

The budget for the show is a mere $70, compared to the $70 million spent on the Broadway production. Artistic director Daniel Henning told the LA Times: "In his fun, satiric way, he's asking some very serious questions about how we treat actors."

He added, "We didn't choose it because it's a hot topic, but ultimately because it's a well-constructed play and its ideas and issues are solid."

SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE LIGHTS will play June 16-19. To read the full article, click here.

The Blank Theatre Company Young Playwrights COMPETITION & FESTIVAL is the premiere nationwide forum dedicated to developing and producing plays and musicals by playwrights 19 years of age and younger. Since 1993 it has developed and produced 208 plays and musicals by playwrights as young as 13 years old.

Past Festivals have featured actors such as Heather Morris (GLEE), Jeremy Sisto (LAW & ORDER, SIX FEET UNDER), Chris Pine (Star Trek), Michael Welch (TWILIGHT), DB Sweeney (CRASH), Gordon Clapp (NYPD BLUE), Dee Wallace (ET:THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL), Dale Dickey (MY NAME IS EARL), Noah Wyle, Kellie Martin and Hallee Hirsh (ER), Elaine Hendrix (JOAN OF ARCADIA), Nicholas Brendon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters, Amber Benson, Tom Lenk, Danny Strong, Eliza Dushku and Alyson Hanningan (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), Sherri Shepherd (SHERRI, The View), Tiffani Thiessen (BEVERLY HILLS 90210), Tom Verica and Rachel Boston (AMERICAN DREAMS), Arielle Kebbel (THE GRUDGE 2), Kirsten Vangsness and Meredith Monroe (CRIMINAL MINDS) , Bruce Vilanch (HOLLYWOOD SQUARES), Kelly Lynch (CHARLIE'S ANGELS), Debra Messing (WILL & GRACE), Lynsey Bartilson (GROUNDED FOR LIFE), Mark Valley and Constance Zimmer (BOSTON LEGAL), Kathryn Joosten and Todd Grinnell (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES), Brook Kerr and James Hyde (PASSIONS), Allison Mack (SMALLVILLE) plus over 1200 other professional mentors, directors, actors, producers and crew.

For additional information, visit: http://youngplaywrights.com