THE PIED PIPERS OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE Gets Extended At P.S.122, Closes 8/17

Due to sold out performances and strong critical acclaim, P.S. 122 and The Amoralists are proud to announce that The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, written and directed by Derek Ahonen, will extend from July 30th to August 17th, 2009. Performance Space 122 is located at 150 1st Avenue (at East 9th Street) in NYC.

Shows take place on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 5:30pm. Tickets are $25, $15 for students/seniors and $10 for P.S. 122 members, and can be purchased online at http://www.ps122.org or by calling 212-352-3101. Warning: Explicit sexual content and utopian ideals - no one under 17 will be admitted. Running time is 2 hours and 45 minutes including two intermissions. 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.

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 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. Martin Denton of NYTheatre.com says "His talent as a playwright is very impressive... in the manner of Sam Shepard or Tracy Letts (though laced throughout with Ahonen's trademark social consciousness, which distinguishes this young playwright from his antecedents)" and Leonard Jacobs of Back Stage goes on to say "Ahonen doesn't disappoint." Ahonen's directing credits include Amerissiah and The Hey You Monster Part One: Pokin The Bears In A Zoo.

The cast includes James Kautz as Billy, Nick Lawson as Evan, Sarah Lemp as Dear, Malcolm Madera as Donovan, Mandy Moore as Dawn and Matthew Pilieci as Wyatt.

The design/production team consists of Meghan Ritchie (Executive Producer), Al Schatz (Set Design), Jeremy Pape (Lighting Design), Ricky Lang (Costume Design), Bart Lucas (Sound Design), Han Mautz (Fight Choreography) and Rachel Adler (Stage Manager).

The Amoralists were formed in November 2006 by actors James Kautz, Matthew Pilieci and playwright 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 two seasons The Amoralists produced five original full-length plays. The Amoralists' plays have been published by United Stages and read at Barnes and Noble.

Trains: L to 1st Ave, F/V to 2nd Ave, N/R/W to 8th St or 6 to Astor Place.

 

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