terraNOVA Collective Presents SUBTERRANEAN, 4/2

terraNOVA Collective presents a monthly variety show celebrating music, spoken word, burlesque, magic, storytelling, short play readings, and vaudeville acts. The final SUBTERRANEAN of the season will be on Friday, April 2 at 10pm in The D-Lounge, a 75-seat cabaret-style venue below the Daryl Roth Theatre at 101 East 15th Street at Union Square. Admission is $10.

"Drawing the second season of Subterranean to a close is bittersweet," said Associate Artistic Director and curator, James Carter. "Music, comedy & spoken word will grace the D-Lounge stage for our final show. It's a great way to end a great season."

Kibibi Dillon will host the final SUBTERRANEAN party with performances by poet & spoken word artist Lanna Joffrey, musician & composer Darius Smith, and musical performers The Mighty Third Rail.

SUBTERRANEAN
Friday, April 2
10pm $10
D-Lounge 101 East 15th Street
beneath the Daryl Roth Theatre
Just off Union Square

TO PURCHASE TICKETS VISIT www.smarrttix.com or call 212-868-4444.

KIBIBI DILLON has performed on many stages from California to New York. She began doing improvisation at a very young age and in 2005 she performed at the New York Comedy Club (NICK) with the Adults Playground Improv. Troupe. In 2004-2006 She also performed with Sketch Crew Saturday Night Re-written at Juvie Hall (NYC). Some of Kibibi's Favorite acting rolls include Greta in Sans-Culottes in the Promise Land by Kirsten Greenidge, First Witch in Macbeth by William Shakespeare, various women in The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensile and May Belle in Before It Hits Home by Sheryl West. Kibibi T. Dillon attended Ed Howard University where she received her Bachelors in Fine Arts in 2003. She also attended The Actors Theater of Louisville's apprentice program in 2004 where she studied acting and theater. Lastly she was an apprentice at B Street Theater where she studied acting directly under Timothy Busfield (2000).

LANNA JOFFREY is an actor/writer who has performed in 1001 (Denver Center, Ethan McSweeny) Denver Post Ovation Award, Nine Parts of Desire (Lyric Stage & Kitchen Theatre, Carmel O'Reilly) IRNE Award Best Solo Performance. Lanna's documentary play, Valiant (dir. Tamilla Woodard) NY Fringe Festival Performance Award & NY Innovative Theatre nomination, Sad and Merry Madness (The Public, Barry Edelstein), Metamorphoses (Capital Repertory, Maggie Mancinelli-Carter), Damascus (Northern Stage, Brooke Ciardelli), The Snow Queen (Urban Stages, Daniella Topol), Cellophane (The Flea, Jim Simpson), Like I Say (The Flea, Len Jenkin), Waxing West (Goldberg Festival, Jonathan Silverstein), Marko The Prince (Immigrants Theatre Project, Marcy Arlin), Dancing at Lughnasa (Cider Mill Playhouse, Wendy Dann) and Israel Horovitz's Security & A Mother's Love. She has collaborated with Karen Finley on Lanna's solo piece, Rain (The Flea) and with Creative Destruction Theatre Company for their evening of Mashups and B-Sides (Nelson Eusebio, The Tank). She also regularly performs her spoken word at Nuyorican Poets Café and other NYC venues and events. Lanna has been a contributing writer on several McGraw Hill books and for the introduction of the 2nd edition of Valiant Women and War in Exile.

DARIUS SMITH is an exciting and daring young composer currently residing in the Washington,
DC Metropolitan Area. Originally from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, Darius Smith did not formally entertain becoming a musical theatre composer until well into his undergraduate studies. At the suggestion of the Chairperson of the Department of Theatre Arts, Darius began to explore himself as a theatre composer, and has since developed a unique and dynamic voice as a writer. Influenced by jazz as well as popular music, Darius Smith's theatre compositions reflect a style that is youthful and fresh, yet complex and mature. Darius' first presentation in the DC area was the 2005 workshop of his song cycle, Amorous Ruminations. The following year, he formed an ensemble for musical theater students, Standing Room Only, which allows African-American college students to hone all their performance skills, while working together as a professional touring ensemble. In 2007 Standing Room Only presented the initial reading of his latest project, U.G.L.Y. (formerly Ugly Geena), a musical for which Darius wrote the book, lyrics and music. In January 2009, The Howard Players presented a workshop production of U.G.L.Y., which enjoyed a sold out run, and garnered much acclaim. Since 2005, Darius has composed several projects for DC area organizations focused on young people including R/J: The Fatal Tour (book by Raquis Petree and Suzanne Hoffman), Samson: The Musical (book by Chris McGriff), City at Peace DC and The Children's Theater Workshop (Denise Hart, Artistic Director). In addition to writing new music, Darius is a Professor and Coordinator of the Musical Theatre program at Howard University's Department of Theatre Arts. As a musical director and accompanist, Darius has worked around the DC Metropolitan area on numerous projects including The Stephen Schwartz Project (MetroStage), Go, Dog, Go! (Adventure Theater), I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Bethesda Theater), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Encores! Stage and Studio). Darius earned a Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program- and a Bachelor of Music in music history (minor in trumpet and piano performance) from Howard University. For more information on Darius Smith, or to contact him, please visit www.DariusSmithMusic.com.

THE MIGHTY THIRD RAIL aside from being a clever riff on that special rail on the train tracks that will shock the ish out of you, and aside from being a metaphor in politics to avoid controversial issues, The Mighty Third Rail is also a brand spanking new band that mixes the elements of hip hop poetry, beatboxing, violin and bass. A 3 man squadron featuring the dashing Darian Dauchan on vocals, the indelible Ian Baggette on Bass, and the courteous Curtis Stewart on violin. When they're powers combine they produce a unique voltron of a sound the likes of which the world has never heard.

TERRANOVA COLLECTIVE is a vibrant playground for artists devoted to innovative new and original theatrical works. Its multi-layered development process, solo arts festivals, and productions serve to nurture and liberate New York City.

Visit www.terranovacollective.org

 

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