BOATLOADS OF SHAME Plays Three Nights Only At UNDER St Marks 6/25-27

In a house full of Catholic women, Rick learned that good girls don't like sex. Hear the hilarious description of how he learned otherwise while growing up and transitioning from blue-collar union worker to Shakespeare scholar and professional actor.

The production, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group will play at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st and A) June 25-27 at 8pm.Tickets ($18) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info

Rick Blunt began his professional career climbing telephone polls in Chicago. However, the larger than life personality of this former collegiate football and tennis player soon carried him into a life of performance. He now is the proud owner of two Masters Degrees in Shakespeare, an array of sexual escapades, and a unique perspective on life. Rick Blunt is a former telephone company worker, collegiate tennis and football player who has found his true calling on the stage. He holds two Masters Degrees in Shakespearean Performance.

Robert Gibbs holds an MFA in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in Performance. He is a writer and actor living in Los Angeles.

Dennis Henry is currently in his sixth season as an actor with the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. Professional directing credits include A Christmas Carol (American Shakespeare Center); Las Aventuras de Don Quijote, twice, national tours (National Theater for Arts & Education, Milford, CT) and Shakespeare's Coming Attractions (Excellent Motion Shakespeare, San Diego, CA).

Horse Trade Theater Group is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. It is also the home of FRIGID New York - the first and only festival of its kind in New York City.

www.horseTRADE.info