BREATHLESS To Play Dream Up Festival, Closes 9/4

Breathless, the story of two people from opposite end of the spectrum colliding on a train one late night in Chicago, will play at the Johnson Theater at Theater for the New City as part of the 2011 Dream Up Festival, September 1st-4th.

The play is co-directed by and stars Stacy Osei-Kuffour and Michael Sutherland.

In Breathless, a proper black woman from the suburbs and a white wannabe "thug" from the inner city engage in a unique conversation that forces them to confront their own issues of race, sex, and identity. As the ride wears on, and the night grows longer, the two discover they may have more in common than they thought.

An active and visceral look at a Culture Clash, Breathless reverses racial stereotypes and challenges the ideas of race and identity in a seeming post racial society.

Breathless was previously workshopped as part of the 2010 The Downtown Urban Theater Festival at Theater for the New City.

Breathless will play the Johnson Theater at Theater for the New City on September 1st at 9pm, September 2nd at 7pm, September 3rd at 7pm, and September 4th at 5pm and 7pm. Tickets are $12.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=BRE15

BIOS

STACY OSEI-KUFFOUR is a recent graduate of New York University where she majored in Drama at Tisch and trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. During her time there, Stacy evolved into a playwright. Recently her play The Painter, which Stacy also starred in, was a finalist in the 2011 Samuel French OOB Festival, and was nominated for the Best Play of 2010 at the Strawberry Festival of one acts. Previous roles include: "Nursie" (Understudy) in Vieux Carre directed by Austin Pendleton; "Juliet", Romeo and Juliet (RADA). Stacy is currently seen in Cymbeline at The Secret Theater where she is playing the title role.

MICHAEL SUTHERLAND is currently appearing in the premiere of Killing John Grisham at Fringe NYC. Previous work by Stacy Osei-Kuffour includes directing her Samuel French and Strawberry festival finalist play The Painter, co-directing and acting in In the Evening (Stella Adler Studio), and the previous workshop of Breathless at the Downtown Urban Theater Festival. Current projects: writing music and lyrics for the Twilight: the musical! project being workshopped by Gabriel Barre and the webseries Thank god for Jaundice. BFA NYU Tisch www.michaeldsutherland.com

 

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