'Still Lives' Premieres April 4-19 at Workshop Theatre

SP Theatre Productions is pleased to present Still Lives a new play written by Paul Hancock and directed by Kareem Fahmy being presented at the Workshop Theater beginning Friday, April 4 at 8:00 pm.  Performances run Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm through April 19.  

Tickets are $18.00 for general admission and $12.00 with current student ID.  TDF accepted.  For reservations please call: (212) 352-3101 or visit www.theatermania.com to purchase tickets online. The Workshop Theater is located at 312 West 36th Street, on the Fourth floor, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues.

"Still Lives is a sexually charged story exploring the, sometimes desperate, longing of individuals trying to connect.  Patrick is a visual artist haunted by his past. Sondra, looking for some cash and a new place to live, has convinced him to use her as his model. But Sondra soon realizes Patrick is not as interested in her amorous advances as he is the lines and curves of her body. While he obsessively draws her, Sondra slowly chips away at the carefully constructed walls Patrick is struggling to protect. Throughout, next-door neighbor Monica tries to salvage her marriage to a husband whose life is fading into a haze of drugs and fantasy while the seductive, symbiotic twins help Sondra to further insert herself into Patrick's life. But by the time! Sondra realizes she wants more from her relationship with Patrick, it's the twins who have become the object of his affection, and only one certainty is left - everyone must face the unintended consequences of their encounters," explain press notes.

Paul Hancock's plays include STILL LIVES, THEORIES, THE INSANITY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and GRACE NOTES. One act plays include THE PERFECT AFFAIR, ROPE TRICKS and CAT & MOUSE. His plays have been produced as a part of Notes From The Underground and Project Playwright 2.  Readings of his plays have taken place at the 78th Street Theatre Lab, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Center For The Performing Arts in New Jersey and the Access Theatre. A graduate of Temple University, with a background in the visual arts, he participated in exhibitions and curator shows for other artists before focusing his attention on writing.

Director Kareem Fahmy is a graduate of McGill University and of Columbia University (Dean's Fellow, Willard Fellow, Shubert Grant recipient) where he received an MFA in theatre directing under the tutelage of Anne Bogart. Directing credits, New York: DON JUAN DOES NEW JERSEY (also adaptor), PROFESSIONAL SKEPTICISM (NY premiere), A FIRST CLASS MAN (world premiere), C4: THE CHEKHOV PROJECT, THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BILLY THE KID, CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS, LION IN THE STREETS, DRUMS IN THE NIGHT, THE WAY TO BEGIN, ON THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TOBACCO.  Montreal: TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS, W/O U I'M NOTHING (world premiere, also playwright), VENUS (Canadian premiere), LANGUAGE OF ANGELS (Canadian premiere), CLOSER. Kareem has worked with New York Theatre Workshop, Nibras, theatrewagon, The Pearl Theatre Company, ! The Bridge Theatre Company and he is the founder and Artistic Director of The Alternate Theatre.