Bare Bones Theatre's THE MONKEY KING Opens 2/16
By: Kelsey Denette Jan. 19, 2012
February 16th-19th, 2012, Bare Bones Theater of Northport presents The Monkey King, an original thriller/comedy written and directed by Long Island native, Don Intonato.
Originally presented as a staged reading in June of 2011, these four full performances are being offered in response to rave reviews.
Performance Times:
February 16th, 17th and 18th at 8pm
February 19th at 4pm
Location:
Bare Bones Theater
@ Posey School
57 Main Street
Northport, NY
To Purchase Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/213059
or call: 1.800.838.3006
Ticket Cost:
$20.00 each
In 2010, after a hiatus of more than thirty years from writing, Intonato found himself at the exclusive Bulgari Hotel in Indonesia on business. Sitting across his breakfast table one morning was an unexpected guest, a large male macaque.
The character of Dante, the Monkey King, was inspired by him. The other characters “just showed up” while Intonato wrote, frequently between 2am-6am, while in Bali.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY:
On New Year’s Eve, accountant Rupert Marlowe not only embezzles money from his boss, he runs away to Bali with the boss’ daughter, Diane, for one last fling. A few days later, a half man/half monkey devil and a hit man show up for breakfast at his villa. Now it’s payback time. A dark thriller/comedy, The Monkey King is meant for mature audiences only.
THE CAST:
Ben Intonato of Huntington, NY as Dante- the Monkey King
Sean King of Smithtown, NY as Rupert Marlowe
Christine Copley of Huntington, NY as Diane- the Boss’ Daughter
Nino Ascencio of Medford, NY as Nyoman- the Indonesian Houseboy
PRE-PLAY MEET & GREET:
Order tickets before February 10th, 2012 and you'll be invited to the Pre-Play Meet & Greet. You'll have the opportunity to meet the playwright and director, Don Intonato, while you sip champagne and eat strawberries.
NORTHPORT STAYCATION:
The Monkey King has built a Northport Staycation to help promote the show as well as keep people in the village of Northport shopping and dining throughout the dates of the show. Businesses such as The Northport Tasting Room and Veronica Rayne Boutique and many others are generously offering discounts for the run of the show as long as you have a ticket to one of the performances. For a complete listing of offers follow The Monkey King Facebook Event page. http://on.fb.me/w6c8k6
ABOUT DON INTONATO (PLAYWRIGHT and DIRECTOR)
By day, Don Intonato is the CEO and founder of Great Oceans LLC, one of the largest U.S. importers for fresh, wild caught tuna and swordfish, with offices in Miami, New York, Boston and Los Angeles. Great Oceans receives air shipments daily from over 500 long line boats worldwide, and then distributes the tuna and swordfish nationwide to supermarkets, wholesalers and sushi restaurants.
By night, Intonato has written five books of poetry, including A Room Not Entered: The Selected Works of Don Intonato, published in 2011. Also in 2011, after a writing hiatus of over 30 years, he completed two plays: The Monkey King, his first play, and Johnny Boy and the Egyptian Museum.
Intonato is married to Merridy Intonato, the CEO and owner of Big Blue Ocean, LLC- an importer of fresh tuna and swordfish!
They reside happily on the North Shore of Long Island, NY.
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