CHANNELING KEVIN SPACEY Celebrates 1 Year at St. Luke's

Channeling Kevin Spacey marks its off-Broadway anniversary this weekend, as the show celebrates one year of performances at the St. Luke's Theatre.

"We're so excited by how well the New York theater community has embraced us," said Cory Terry, co-writer for CKS. "The past year has been phenomenal for both the cast and crew, and we can't wait to see what the next year brings."

Channeling Kevin Spacey premiered at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival in July 2008, where it promptly sold out its run and garnered the prestigious Best of Fest award. Following its success in Winnipeg it played The Edmonton Fringe, the largest theater festival in North America, where it again won Best of Fest. Channeling Kevin Spacey won that same honor at the 2009 Toronto Fringe Festival and in 2010 the show was performed to rave reviews at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.

Co-author and Director Elan Wolf Farbiarz has spent the last five years producing and directing shows across the United States and Canada, receiving top honors in Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Orlando. He has authored several comedies and appeared in and produced international tours of The Bible (abridged), The Movies (abridged) and Channeling Kevin Spacey.Drawing critical success and sold out audiences in every city he has produced in, Farbiarz has garnered several Best of Fest awards throughout the fringe festival theater circuit.

Co-author Cory Terry has contributed material to the fringe hit The Movies (abridged). He has received writing accolades and awards from foreign and national pres and his work has been praised in print by dailies like The Toronto Star and The Star Phoenix and across the blogosphere.

Justin R.G. Holcomb (Charlie) was recently seen as Lt. Duff in Bunny Lake is Missing at The Brick. Other credits include Monster with the Pan Asian Repertory; A Christmas Story(Actors Theatre of Louisville); Unnecessary Farce (Gulfshore Playhouse); and Great Expectations (Mill Mountain).

Jamil Chokachi (Multiple Characters) recently returned from the national tour of Cabaret where he understudied the Emcee. Credits from LA and beyond include Tobias in Sweeney Todd, Arturo Ui in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Freddie the American in Chess, Dromio of Syracuse in Comedy of Errors and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream in Frankfurt, Germany. Directing credits include A Piece of My Heart, In the Heart of America and Marat/Sade.

Tickets for Channeling Kevin Spacey ($36.50-$59.50) are available by calling Telecharge at (212) 239-6200, via Telecharge.com, or by visiting the St. Luke's Theatre box office at 308 West 46th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Performances are held Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm.

For more information visit www.CKStheShow.com.