United Solo Theatre Festival Presents The Encore Performance Of LISTEN CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

Listen...Can You Hear Me Now?, the award-winning show portraying the complex life of a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), written and performed by Gloria Rosen and directed by Suzanne Bachner, makes its encore performance at the United Solo Theatre Festival on New York's Theater Row on Saturday, October 14 at 4:00 PM.

Deaf parents. A hearing child. A woman on the edge of two worlds tells the story of finding her own voice. Directed by Suzanne Bachner, Gloria Rosen invites the audience into her childhood home where ringing telephones and doorbells light up the house, watching TV requires extraordinary concentration, and a little girl becomes the world's first lip-syncher. Join Gloria as she explores the vital importance of family communication through experiences that were funny, frustrating and fierce.

This performance will be ASL interpreted and features lighting and sound design by Katie Chai and Chasmin Hallyburton.

More about Listen...Can You Hear Me Now?

Originally developed in collaboration with Peter Flint, Listen...Can You Hear Me Now? was further developed at Matt Hoverman's Go-Solo Workshop, Estrogenius and the Los Angeles Women's Theater Festivals. The show won Best of Hollywood Fringe, and sold out its run at The New York International Fringe Festival. After winning Best Autobiographical Script at the 2016 United Solo Festival, Listen...Can You Hear Me Now? has been invited back for an encore presentation.

More about Gloria Rosen

GLORIA ROSEN is an award-winning playwright and actor. Her solo show, Listen...Can You Hear Me Now? enjoyed a sold-out run at the United Solo Theatre Festival in NYC, and was awarded 2016 Best Autobiographical Script. Other honors include Best of Hollywood Fringe and a sold-out run at both the Jersey City Theatre Center and The New York International Fringe Festival.

Gloria has appeared in numerous plays by award-winning playwright Duncan Pflaster, most recently Lights and Noise and Bees and Boys for the Red Fern Theatre Company. She created the roles of Emily in Hidden Beauty at the NY EstroGenius Festival; Bubby in Bubby's Shadow at Planet Connections, and The Mother in the Indie Film - How to Break Up With Your Mother which has been screened at the following: Los Angeles Comedy Festival; LA Indie Music & Film Summit; The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival; New Film Makers NY Festival and numerous other venues. She participates in the Effective Arts program as an actor using improvisational techniques to aid in the training of clinical professionals in the field of organ donation. Gloria has performed at the Actor's Studio, the Samuel French Festival, Manhattan Rep and Primary Stages. She can be seen in numerous College Humor episodes. Gloria is a proud member of AEA performing in this production through the Courtesy of Actor's Equity Association / Equity Approved Showcase.

Suzanne Bachner to Direct

Suzanne Bachner is an award-winning playwright and director. She is proud to be the director of Gloria Rosen's award-winning Listen...Can You Hear Me Now since 2015. Suzanne is the director and developer of Bob Brader's internationally acclaimed, award-winning solo shows including Spitting In The Face Of The Devil. Other solo show directing: Sarah Elizabeth Greer's Bio-Hazard: A Relative Comedy (United Solo Europe 2016), Canadian Burlesque star Rosie Bitts' Stories of Love and Passion (US and Canadian tour) and Suzanne's new play, The Good Adoptee (Best Autobiographical Script and Best Actress, United Solo). Her award-winning hit play, CIRCLE, ran for five months Off Broadway, had a Sold Out International tour and was called "ingenious" by The New York Times. Suzanne studied playwriting with Romulus Linney and Adrienne Kennedy and holds an MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School at the New School University. She is a member of the United Solo Academy and the Dramatists Guild. www.JMTCTheatre.com

More about United Solo Theatre Festival

UNITED SOLO THEATRE FESTIVAL is an annual international festival for solo performances held in New York City. Through a variety of one-person shows, the Festival explores and celebrates the uniqueness of the individual. By attending this one-of-a-kind, culturally unique event, our audiences can experience one-person performances from all over the world, better understand foreign cultures and traditions, see the perspective of people in various walks of life, coming from different backgrounds, speaking different languages. Productions are selected from openly solicited submissions and presented at the highly acclaimed Theatre Row in the heart of The New York City theatre district on 42nd Street. Renowned solo performers as well as new talents bring their works in many categories (e.g. storytelling, puppetry, dance, multimedia, documentary, musical, improv, stand-up, poetry, magic, performance art, drama: tragedy or comedy). The artists benefit from being presented by United Solo, a company made up of artists and producers with vast experience in solo performance. Theatre companies are given the opportunity to reach out to the industry, generate income from ticket sales from up to eight performances at the Festival, and receive media attention through previews, profiles, and reviews. Shows are also considered for participation in the exclusive United Solo showcase in Europe, as well as for script publication and other honors at the Festival.

For more information visit unitedsolo.org or listenshow.com.