Amoralists return to PS 122 And Revive 2 Plays, Beginning 7/29

The Amoralists proudly present The Amoralists Curtain Call, featuring revivals of two of their wildly popular plays, The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side and Happy In The Poorhouse, both written and directed by Derek Ahonen. The Amoralists Curtain Call runs from July 29 to August 23, 2010 in a limited engagement at Performance Space 122 (downstairs), located at 150 1st Avenue (at East 9th Street) in NYC. The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side plays July 29 to August 9, and Happy In The Poorhouse plays August 12 to 23.

Performances are Thursday, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 7pm and Sundays at 5pm. Additional Pied Pipers performance on Tuesday, August 3 at 1pm and additional Poorhouse performance on Tuesday, August 17 at 1pm. Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for students and can be purchased online at http://www.ps122.org or by calling 212-352-3101. $35 tickets are available by purchasing a special 2-show package for $70. Warning: Explicit sexual content and utopian ideals - no one under 17 will be admitted into Pied Pipers. Running time is 2 hours and 45 minutes including two intermissions for Pied Pipers. Running time is 2 hours including one intermission for Poorhouse. Train access via the L to 1st Ave, F to 2nd Ave, N, R to 8th St or 6 to Astor Place. For more information visit http://www.TheAmoralists.com.

An extraordinary gathering of young idealists live as a modern day urban tribe above a vegan restaurant in NYC. Billy, Dawn, Dear and Wyatt are an extended sexual family battling their fears and addictions in order to live their utopian dream. The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side is a celebration of love and the search for human grandness.

Paulie "The Pug" is a Coney Island dreamer...just one MMA fight away from the big time. If only he could keep his wife from screwing her ex-husband, his brother-in-law from going to the slammer, and his best friend from taking a bite out of his neck, he'd be on top of the world. A comedy full of weak wrists and strong hearts, Happy In The Poorhouse is an unsanitized story of love and sex that will make you think twice about not pulling out!

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE AMORALISTS' THE PIED PIPERS OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE

"Ahonen has written full, complex characters, and the committed cast approaches them with sincerity and heart. This is exciting work, fresh and refreshing: The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side makes you want to follow the Amoralists wherever they go next." ~ TimeOut NY, Adam Feldman (4 out of 5 stars)

"The Pied Pipers is fast, funny, raucous, and in your face. All are outstanding. Considerably smart and complex. I'll certainly follow The Amoralists work from now on." ~ The New York Post, Elisabeth Vincentelli

"Rendered with brassy verve by the troupe the Amoralists...deservedly extended at Performance Space 122...exhilarating." ~ The New York Times, Andy Webster

"A nearly three-hour dose of high-energy Steppenwolf-style realism. The young company's deep commitment and contagious exuberance brings to mind the vitality that distinguished the early Off-Off Broadway work of artists like Sam Shepard only a generation ago." ~ The New Yorker, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

"Invigorating, refreshing and subversively uproarious...an exhilarating emotional ride." ~ Variety, Steven Suskin

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE AMORALISTS' HAPPY IN THE POORHOUSE

"This gleefully crass comedy by the Amoralists is like a shotgun blast, with a charming cast, a favorable rate of funny jokes, and an undercurrent of genuine warmth." ~ The New Yorker, Rollo Romig

"To all those worried that the Amoralists-the company behind last year's sprawling, hippies-in-peril hit The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side-might be a flash in the pan: You may stop yer fussing. There's enough in Poorhouse to make any evening rich." ~ TimeOut NY (4 out of 5 stars), HeLen Shaw

"There's no denying Ahonen's forging a unique voice. Happy In The Poorhouse is a fun ride." ~ The New York Post, Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Amoralists is a theatre company that produces work with no moral judgment by new and emerging playwrights. Dedicated to an honest expression of the American condition, their actor-driven ensemble explores complex characters of moral ambiguity. They seek to initiate a dialogue between artists and audience, and put theatre at the heart of our community. Rollicking, rebellious and raw, their work will go home with you...Boom!

Derek Ahonen is the resident playwright of The Amoralists Theatre Company. His plays with The Amoralists include The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, Happy In The Poorhouse, Amerissiah, The Hey You Monster Part One: Pokin The Bears In A Zoo and Part Two: Bring Us The Head Of Your Daughter (both published by United Stages) and While Chasing The Fantastic.

The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side cast includes James Kautz as Billy, Nick Lawson as Evan, Sarah Lemp as Dear, Charles Meola as Donovan, MAndy Moore as Dawn and Matthew Pilieci as Wyatt. The design and production team consists of Alfred Schatz (Set Design), Jeremy Pape (Lighting Design), Ricky Lang (Costume Design), Bart Lucas (Sound Design), Han Mautz (Fight Choreography) and Matt Fraley (Assistant Director).

The Happy In The Poorhouse cast includes William Apps, Selene Beretta, James Kautz, Nick Lawson, Sarah Lemp, Morton Matthews, Rochelle Mikulich, Matthew Pilieci, Mark Riccadonna, Meghan Ritchie and Leal Vona. The design and production team consists of Alfred Shatz (Set Design and Fight Choreography), Jeremy Pape (Lighting Design), Ricky Lang (Costume Design), The Hernandez Brothers (Sound Design) and Dan Lockhart (Assistant Director).

The Amoralists is a critically acclaimed theatre company that was formed in 2006 by actors James Kautz and Matthew Pilieci, and playwright/director Derek Ahonen on a car ride to Las Vegas. With a goal of winning $50,000 to start their company they lost $5,000 and founded it regardless. Through its first three seasons The Amoralists have produced six original full-length plays to rave reviews and sold out houses. In 2009, Meghan Ritchie and Matthew Fraley joined the Amoralists family as producing partners. That summer, their play, The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, ran from June 2 to October 5, extending two times before transferring successfully to an Off Broadway run. The play was named to numerous 2009 Top Ten Lists, including Elisabeth Vincentelli's of The New York Post and Adam Feldman's of TimeOut New York. Amoralists' plays are published and available at Barnes and Noble, The Drama Bookshop and Amazon.com.

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