United Solo Theatre Festival presents SPITTING IN THE FACE OF THE DEVIL 11/12

John Montgomery Theatre Company (JMTC) is proud to present acclaimed monologist Bob Brader's Spitting In The Face Of The Devil at United Solo Theatre Festival. The show, a recent hit at The London Fringe and The Atlantic Fringe Festivals, was called "brilliant" and "masterful" by multiple critics. It was the Winner of Best Show of The London Fringe 2010 from The Beat, Arts in London Magazine and Winner of Fringe Hit at The Atlantic Fringe in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After a successful summer tour in London, Rhinebeck and Nova Scotia, JMTC is excited to debut the new one-hour version of the show in this world premiere international festival in NYC on Friday, November 12 at 8:30pm. The show is supported by Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey.

In this daring, uplifting and comedic monologue, Bob Brader tells the gripping totally true story of discovering that his charismatic ex-Marine father is a pedophile. Directed and developed by Suzanne Bachner, Spitting In The Face Of The Devil was hailed by New York critics as "brilliant" and "unforgettable." A hit at The London Fringe with audiences and critics alike, The Beat, Arts in London Magazine gave the show two 4/4 star reviews: Mark Killeen called the show "Down to earth masterful storytelling" and Donald D'Haene called it "80-minutes of brilliance". In addition, the show was chosen as "The One" by James Reaney of The London Free Press. During its sold-out run at The Atlantic Fringe, Stephen Cooke of The Chronicle-Herald called it a "Masterful childhood memoir." Lighting Design is by Cory Pattak.

United Solo Theatre Festival presents the world premiere one-hour version of Spitting In The Face Of The Devil for one performance only at Theatre Row, located at 410 West 42nd Street, between Ninth and Tenth Avenues. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased at the www.Telecharge.com (go to United Solo) or by calling 212-239-6200. Spitting In The Face Of The Devil is 60 minutes and is performed without an intermission. For more information visit www.unitedsolo.org and www.spittinginthefaceofthedevil.com.

As part of their ongoing partnership with local child abuse prevention organizations, JMTC is thrilled and honored to once again team up with Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey. Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey is a nonprofit organization working to ?end child abuse. Their mission is to prevent child abuse in all of its forms, for all of New Jersey's children. Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey is the only statewide non-profit dedicated to preventing child abuse in all of its forms, for all of New Jersey's children. The organization was incorporated in 1979 as the New Jersey chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America, the 9th Chapter to be established among a national network. Today, they exist as one of the largest chapters across the country, and have become a recognized leader for prevention work in New Jersey. www.preventchildabusenj.org.

United Solo Theatre Festival is an annual international festival for solo performances held in New York City. Through a diverse range of one-person shows, we explore and celebrate the uniqueness of the individual. From openly solicited submissions, we stage the most intriguing productions at the highly acclaimed Theatre Row in the heart of the New York City theatre district on 42nd Street. Highly experienced performers and untried new talents have opportunities in many categories (e.g. storytelling, puppetry, dance, multimedia, improv, stand-up, magic, drama: tragedy or comedy). The artists also benefit from being presented by United Solo, a company made up of artists and producers with vast experience in solo performance. www.unitedsolo.org

Spitting In The Face Of The Devil was selected for The New York International Fringe Festival, where it was then picked up for The Garage Theater Group's SoloFest 2010. Bob performed Spitting In The Face Of The Devil in the InaugurAl Woodstock Memoir Festival, which was headlined by the McCourt Brothers - Frank, Alphie and Malachy. The show was the featured theatrical event of the Festival and a crowd favorite, sold-out show and also played to standing room only crowds at The Fletcher Gallery in Woodstock, NY. Originally, Spitting debuted for a three-month extended run in New York City at The Red Room as a co-production with Horse Trade Theater Group.

John Montgomery Theatre Company (JMTC) is a NYC-based international collective of actors, writers, directors and designers creating original dramatic work with an emphasis on the collaborative process. Founded in London, England in 1994 by Patrick Hillan, JMTC has produced over 50 productions in New York City, worked with over 100 incredible theater artists and consumed 1,000's of post-show pints! Past productions include the award-winning Off Broadway hit, Circle, by Suzanne Bachner, directed by Trish Minskoff; Thom Fudal's daring production of Shakespeare's Othello starring Patrick Hillan, Judy Krause and Geoffrey Owens; Bob Brader's acclaimed solo show, Spitting In The Face Of The Devil and Suzanne Bachner's celebrated memoir play, We Call Her Benny. JMTC has presented work at PSNBC@HERE and 20th Century Fox at the Coronet Theater in LA, The Duplex, The National Arts Club, Flicks on 66 Wild West Digital Shootout (Finalist), The Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival and the first-ever and 2nd annual FRIGID New York Festival, among many others. JMTC ran its own unique "white box" theater space in Chelsea for four years, has received four OOBR Awards and is a Veteran Resident Emeritus at Horse Trade. www.jmtcinc.com

Praise for SPITTING IN THE FACE OF THE DEVIL:

Winner, Best Show of The London Fringe 2010, The Beat Magazine

Winner, Fringe Hit, The Atlantic Fringe Festival 2010

"Brader is a brilliant storyteller." **** 4/4 stars

- Donald D'Haene, The Beat, Arts in London

"Down to earth masterful storytelling." **** 4/4 stars

- Mark Killeen, The Beat, Arts in London

"A brilliant one man show...Bob Brader is one of the bravest men in show business, and Spitting In The Face Of The Devil is biggest surprise of the festival so far."

- Jeff Goodman, "Two On The Aisle", Time Warner Cable

"Masterfully-delivered and spellbinding...Brader is a wonderful storyteller...This play deserves to be seen, and its message of hope and triumph deserves to be heard."

- Kate Watson, The Coast

"Bob Brader keeps the audience at their knees with an engaging knack for storytelling adorned with smart humor and a shattering kind of sadness that will linger in the mind."

- Naneh Israelyan, OffoffBway.com

"A brilliant actor, a defiant writer, an extraordinary story."

- Marta Szabo, author of The Guru Looked Good

"Very much a hit...Mr. Brader is an incredibly versatile and engaging performer...Bachner's direction is flawless...I highly recommend this piece."

- Duncan Pflaster, Broadway World

"Spellbinding...Don't miss this alchemist of the anecdote."

- Laurie Bursch, Theatre In London

SPITTING IN THE FACE OF THE DEVIL

Written and Performed by Bob Brader

Directed and Developed by Suzanne Bachner

 

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