THE PILLOWMAN Runs 5/17-26 at The Barrow Mansion

F.I.T.R. Productions presents The Pillowman, an award-winning drama by Martin McDonagh. Laura Moss directs a cast of four including Jon Dalin as Tupolski; Matt Kelley as Ariel; Priyank Rastogi as Katurian; Orlando Rivera as Michal. The Pillowman will run at the historic landmark The Barrow Mansion, 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 for nine performances from May 17-26, 2013. Complimentary wine and beer will be provided.

A number of bizarre child murders are suspiciously similar to the gruesome content in fiction writer Katurian's short stories. Living in a totalitarian state, he is threatened with torture by police eager to force him to confess to the crimes. The Pillowman was nominated for Best Play at the 2005 Tony Awards and received the 2004 Olivier Award for Best New Play for its West End production.

The Pillowman is presented by F.I.T.R. Productions. Associate Producer: Jennifer Raquel; Director: Laura Moss; Assistant Director: Rita Martinos; Lighting Designer: Christina Watanabe; Scenic Designer: Anshuman Bhatia; Sound Designer: Elisheba Ittoop; Props & Special Effects: Jesse L. Hathaway; Costumer Designer: Brianna Tyson; Publicist: Paul Siebold/Off Off PR.

The Pillowman plays for nine performances on the following schedule: Fridays-Saturdays at 8pm; Saturdays & Sundays at 3pm; and an additional performance on Thursday, May 23rd at 8:00pm

Tickets for The Pillowman are $25 for adults and can be purchased by visiting www.pillowman-fitr.com, or reserved by emailing tickets@fitrproductions.com.

The Barrow Mansion is located two blocks from the Grove Street PATH train station. From Manhattan, take the "Journal Square" bound PATH train from Herald Square, 23rd St, 14th St, 9th St, and Christopher St. (approx. 15 minutes); or take the "Newark" bound PATH train from World Trade Center (approx. 10 minutes). Built in 1837, the historic mansion is located at 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302.

The run time for The Pillowman is two hours including one intermission.

Laura Moss (director) is the former Artistic Director of Quo Vadimus Arts, a non-profit organization dedicated to cross-cultural artistic exchange. With QVArts, she produced The Rwanda Folk Tales Project in Butare, Rwanda and the ID America Festival in New York City. She has also lived in Jerusalem where she managed international tours for the Palestinian National Theater. Her first film 'Rising Up' won Best Director at the Boston International Film Festival and screened at many festivals nationally, including the Atlanta Horror Festival and the Washington International Horror Festival. It was later distributed by SONY's online portal, Crackle. Theatrical directing credits include: Jew Pain (NY, SF Fringe), Descent (Edinburgh Fringe, AD) Death and the Maiden (Meisner Theater, NYC), One For The Road (Shop Theater). Laura has performed her own writing in 9/11 Project (Edinburgh Fringe) and Burning Cities (NY Fringe). She is currently pursuing her Master's degree at NYU's Graduate Film school.

Founded in 2012, F.I.T.R. Productions stands for Fiction Is Turning Real, a company run by artists; for artists. We value true ambitions and honest dreams. If you believe in your dream, we believe in you, and we will work with you and make every possible effort to turn that dream into reality. That is the ultimate motivation that drives us. That is our mission.

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