La Strada Ensemble Theater Announces 3rd Season

La Strada Ensemble Theater's 3rd season reveals 5 World Premiers (A.J. Cicotelli's Fab & Ren, Mike Sockol's Bris, RoBert Scott's The Amateur Killer, A.J. Ciccotelli's Drowning in Euphoria and Gerry Ringwald's Not Curing Cancer), two East Coast Premiere's of Tom Cavanaugh's one acts Poker Night & Last Remnants of Cops, Robbers and Hollywood Cowboys and 12 one acts each by our company of writers and others in our Crazy Love and Rainbow 2017: LGBT festival. Dates and times will be announced in weeks to come. Tickets will go on sale when show dates are announced.

"What we most pride is our connection to the communities of Ocean Grove, Asbury Park and the rest of Monmouth county - it's these stories that we strive to share with the members of our community" says managing director Evan Black.

"With our 3rd season La Strada found an incredible home at Jersey Shore Art Center, 66 South Main Street in Ocean Grove Studio #2 on the first floor where we will be teaching acting classes on Monday Night (5-7 for teens/7-9pm for adults) and give master classes (this month Tom Cavanaugh is flying out from Los Angeles to teach a master class on crafting a 10 minute play, September 21, 27 & 28th 6-9pm)" says Board President Donna Ault-Jacobson.

"La Strada Ensemble Theater owes it's success to the talent, commitment and drive of Ensemble Members who have made the first two seasons possibly and our beloved audiences who comes back time and time again to see the work" said Artistic Director A.J. Ciccotell. "We reconfirm our commitment to bringing new works in bold, electrifying and vital new plays from around the world to our road in Ocean Grove, NJ."

THE 2016-17 SEASON-CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING

Poker Night & The Last Remnants of Cops, Robbers & Hollywood Cowboys

By Founding Ensemble Member Tom Cavanaugh

Directed by Founding Ensemble Members Donna Ault-Jacobson & A.J. Ciccotelli

Press Night: September 22 at 7pm

Performances: September 23 at 8pm, September 24 at 2 & 8pm, September 25 at 2pm (with Q&A with Playwright Tom Cavanaugh to follow)

East Coast Premiere of an explosive evening of two one acts where a real life hand of poker wreaks havoc on it's players... and the yearning of the American dream walks the back lots of tinsel town with the threat of disappearing for good.

Fab & Ren

By Founding Ensemble Member A.J. Ciccotelli

Directed by Ensemble Member Gary C. Walter

Press Night: September 29 at 7pm

Performances: September 30 at 8pm, October 1 at 2 & 8pm, October 2 at 2pm (with Q&A with Playwright A.J. Ciccotelli to follow)

"What would you kill for?" a seemingly backwoods woman asks a young woman from NYC who through a show of fate ends up on her Iowa farm to escape her vicious and lethal husband.

The Amateur Killer

By Founding Ensemble Member RoBert Scott

Directed by Founding Ensemble Member Donna Ault-Jacobson

TBA November Dates

The Novershell Players are to perform the thriller "Adieu." All is not as it seems, but is it really possible that the murderer has taken inspiration from the script being rehearsed? Can you guess who did it in this wildly entertaining play within a play?

Bris

By Founding Ensemble Member RoBert Scott

Directed by Founding Ensemble Member A.J. Ciccotelli

TBA November Dates

It's 1968, and a young Boston attorney, working for a dead presidential candidate juggles a jealous wife, nagging in-laws, and a seductive 'step mother to be' while deciding if he should "sell-out" and take a plumb corporate job.

Crazy Love Festival:

By Founding Ensemble Members and Guest Playwrights

Two Evening of 12 Plays

TBA January Dates

Irrational, Ludacris and Euphoric - the nature of love has been discussed, debated and argued since the beginning of time by scholars, poets'... playwrights. LSET playwrights present a festival of irrational, edgy and profound plays about being crazy in love, or love of crazy.

Not Curing Cancer

By Founding Ensemble Member Gerry Ringwald

Directed by Founding Ensemble Member A.J. Ciccotelli

TBA April Dates

Jane Huxley enters the work force after her husband has passed away. She is offered a job in a top P.R. firm to help promote a cure for testicular cancer in this earing, hilarious comedy by Chicago Windy City's most scathing and biting satirist.

Rainbow Festival 2017: A Festival of LGBT New Plays

By Ensemble Writers & Others

TBA May & June dates

Exciting, daring and bold new works and reimaging of classic LGBT text. Three one act evenings and other surprises abound in this years celebration of LGBT theater.

Please visit us on www.lastradaensemble.org, call us at 732-455-2748 or email us at lastradaensembletheater@gmail.comfor more information and to purchase tickets.

ABOUT LA STRADA ENSEMBLE THEATER: a registered 501(c)3, is proud to present original plays that examine all aspects of the human condition. Theater that engages, challenges, and transforms audiences through live performance for the cultural and educational benefit of the community... as well as entertainment and inspiration.

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