Man Down Productions reunites director, Andrew Block (Ovation Award, Small Engine Repair) and playwright Mark Jason Williams for the 19th Annual New York International Fringe Festival, with award-winning drama, Straight Faced Lies. A highlighted production of the festival, Straight Faced Lies will play at The Teatro LATEA at the Clemente (107 Suffolk St) beginning tonight, August 14 - Thursday, August 27, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!
Grab a plate and sharpen your knives for an unforgettable Thanksgiving at The Ryans. Here, the barbs and battles are as bitter as the cranberry sauce and the secrets more delicious than the stuffing. This biting family comedy explores themes of familial loyalty and LGBT self-acceptance. At this Thanksgiving dinner, there is nothing to fear but Family itself.
The New York cast features Geraldine Librandi ("The Sopranos"; Handle With Care), Joey Collins (Broadway: The Glass Menagerie; Off-Broadway: Bug), Dana Domenick (Illuminati - Planet Connections Award, Outstanding Lead Actress), Cindy Marchionda (City Center Encores: The Apple Tree; Joseph Jefferson Award Best Actress in Kiss of the Spider Woman), Jacob Thompson (Olympus Records - FringeNYC), and Curtis Wiley (Off Broadway: Pageant - The Musical). Creative Team: Scott Fetterman (Production Design); Cindi Rush Casting (Casting).
Straight Faced Lies had its premiere in Planet Connections in 2013, where it received the Award for Outstanding Playwriting, and comes to The New York International Fringe Festival with a new cast and director. The play is also getting a production as part of the 2015 DC Fringe.
Straight Faced Lies by Mark Jason Williams, directed by Andrew Block, runs August 14 - August 27, 2015 at Teatro LATEA at the Clemente is located at 107 Suffolk St, NYC. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased by visiting Fringenyc.org. Performances: Friday, August 14 at 5PM; Tuesday, August 18th at 7PM; Saturday, August 22 at 9:30PM; Monday, August 24at 7PM; Thursday, August 27 at 3PM. For more, go to Straight Faced Lies, visit straightfacedlies.com
Photo Credit: Scott Fetterman
The cast of STRAIGHT FACED LIES
Dana Domenick and HJoey Collins
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