Railroad Playhouse Presents ...SO I GOT FIRED FROM THAT JOB!!!, 8/11

THE RAILROAD PLAYHOUSE (RRP) presents the Box Car Play Series presentation of Tom Briscoe's ...SO I GOT FIRED FROM THAT JOB!!!, directed by Seth Soloway. I Got Fired will perform one night only at the Railroad Playhouse (27 South Water Street, Newburgh, NY).). Performances are Saturday August 11th at 8:00pm and 10:00pm. Tickets are $20 advance ($25 at door) at www.rrplayhouse.org.

Ever have a job that never seems to show up on your resume? Comedian Tom Briscoe has had a few dozen! Breaking out of the cycle of full-time blue- and white-collar jobs into the world of a full-time comedy career wasn't easy, but it's damn funny from a guy who has variously been: A Billboard Painter - with a fear of heights; A National Sales Manager - who never held or went to company meetings; A Heineken beer Truck Driver - who only drank Budweiser; A Limo Driver - who refused to hold up name signs at the airport; A Copier Sales Rep (not Xerox) - who called his copiers Xerox machines; Plus a bunch of other jobs he simply made up - or forgot about.

In this original, world premier one-man show, funnyman Tom Briscoe puts a comic twist on the challenges and travails of never finding one's 'place' in the workplace.

"...So I Got Fired From THAT Job!!!" is a personal journey from always being the funny guy at work, to becoming the professional comedian who's always working because he's funny.

I Got Fired plays on SATURDAY AUGUST 11 at 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Tickets are $20/$15 students/seniors ($25/$20 at the door) and are now available online at www.rrplayhouse.org. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the theater half an hour prior to performance. Running Time: 80 minutes, no intermission.

TOM BRISCOE (Playwright/Performer) is a comedian who has secured closing spots in "A" clubs all over the country, including The Borgata, in Atlantic City. He regularly performs in Las Vegas at corporate events and premiere Comedy Clubs. A busy cruise ship schedule has brought him from Alaska to Australia, Tahiti to Tierra Del Fuego, to all 7 continents and over 90 countries. Over the years Briscoe has opened for 28 of Comedy Central's top 100 comics - most by special request. He has opened for bands as diverse as Joe Cocker and Richard Marx, has rotations on XM / Syrius Radio, and made numerous appearances on The Comedy Channel in Canada. Briscoe openly credits both getting fired from various day jobs while pursuing a career in standup comedy (he stopped counting at 25!), as well as living in a girly-girl house with his wife and two daughters, for providing him rich comic inspiration and a flourishing career.

SETH SOLOWAY (Director) holds a BFA in Directing from Marymount Manhattan College an MFA in Theater/ Arts Management from Brooklyn College, and a Teaching Artist Certificate. Favorite directing credits include After Wednesday (new play by Louise Schwarz), the New York premiere of Survival by Jeremy Basescu, Stock Home by Alex Goldberg (NYC Fringe Festival), Sweet on the Donor (Ashlin Halfnight) The Underpants by Steve Martin (Gallery Players) and most recently America's Brightest Star by Alex Goldberg at RRP. Along the road Seth has held many producing/ management positions including Director of Programming at The Paramount Center for the Arts, Artistic Director at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, Director of Booking at OBB, a theatrical booking and touring agency, Associate at Richard Frankel Productions (Producers, Hairspray, Sweeny Todd) and served as the Lortel Administrator for the Off Broadway League. Other previous experience includes various positions at Second Stage Theater and the Appel Farm Arts and Music Center. Seth currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Electric Pear Productions, Chairman of the Newburgh Theatre Alliance and is on the Brooklyn College MFA Performing Arts Management Alumni Board. Seth is also a managing partner of 917 Films.

THE RAILROAD PLAYHOUSE is dedicated to the revitalization of Newburgh and the preservation of Newburgh's historic West Shore Railroad Station by providing a space for high-quality, artistically creative performing arts experiences.

The Railroad Playhouse will strive to provide a home for playwrights to workshop and showcase new plays; present local, national, and International Artists of all genres; create partnerships with local businesses and organizations to continue revitalizing the area; implement after school programming and a summer arts camp for local children; and create teaching-artists residences in local schools.