World Premiere of Barry Germansky's FOLLOW THE TRACKS WE FORGOT TO FINISH to Open Off-Broadway at Shetler Studios, 12/12

Conor Romero ("The Michael J. Fox Show") & Barry Germansky present the world premiere of FOLLOW THE TRACKS WE FORGOT TO FINISH - a satiric new play set on a stalled subway train deep underground - directed by Paul Dervis (Israel Horovitz's FREE GIFT, David Mamet's EDMOND). Preview performances of FOLLOW THE TRACKS WE FORGOT TO FINISH begin December 11 prior to an official press opening of December 12 at Shetler Studios (244 West 54th Street, PH1 theatre) in Manhattan.

Due to the negligence of a mysterious, nameless company, a group of passengers find themselves trapped on a subway train after it travels through an incomplete tunnel. Shrouded in darkness and constantly battling each other's wits, the passengers slowly realize that they had nowhere important to go in the first place. They begin to understand that they are alienated from their surface-world jobs, relationships, and surroundings. To ease their suffering, they devise a plan to stay underground in the dark, waiting to evolve to a new state of being - and maybe even a new species altogether. But what will happen when the rescuers arrive to drag them back up to the surface? Barry Germansky has constructed a unique satire on efficiency for efficiency's sake, stressing the importance of humanely independent thought in a world gone mad with misguided intentions.

The cast of FOLLOW THE TRACKS WE FORGOT TO FINISH includes: Rachelle Casseus (TVO's "Hard Rock Medical"), Corry Burke, Charlie Ebbs, Doug Phillips, Garrett Quirk and Cameron Rufelds.

Design team for FOLLOW THE TRACKS WE FORGOT TO FINISH is Megan Cowie (set & lighting design), and Tara Dolan-Wright (sound design).

Barry Germansky graduated in June 2013 from York University's Humanities department with summa cum laude status and won its prestigious 25th Annual Book Prize for the student graduating with the highest grade point average. He is currently completing his master's degree at the same university in the same department with a master's thesis entitled "The Generational Gaze: Nicholas Ray's Rebellion against Consumer Culture through the Development of a New Film Syntax." He is a self-taught playwright and screenwriter, and FOLLOW THE TRACKS WE FORGOT TO FINISH is his first produced play.

Paul Dervis is a playwright and screenwriter whose plays have been produced throughout the US and Canada. MAKING TRACKS was awarded"Best Play" at the 1986 New York One-Act Play Festival on Theatre Row. Other New York credits include POKEY, which had an extended run at the Paul Mazur Theatre in 1990. ON ANY MONDAY NIGHT was listed on the Ottawa Sun's "Best Plays" list in 2000. As a director, Paul has won numerous awards, including "Best Play" 1980 from the Boston Herald for the world premiere of Peter Parnell's SCOOTER THOMAS, Boston Magazine's "Best Play" in 1986 for David Mamet's EDMOND, and the Boston Globe's "Best Play" in 1988 for Tom Eyen's WOMEN BEHIND BARS and in 1998 for Israel Horovitz's FREE GIFT. He is the artistic director the New Ottawa Repertory Theatre.

Conor Romero currently stars as Ian Henry in NBC's new comedy "The Michael J. Fox Show." Romero began attending acting classes at the age of 12 at Performers Unlimited in the Bronx. Romero honed his skills under the wings of Eric Michael Gillett and Alice Spivak. He started auditioning at the age of 16, landing small roles in movies, TV shows and commercials. Romero participated in the lauded Sundance Director's Lab, starring in their production of "Casa Grande." He also had roles in the independent film "Rivers Wash Over Me," Mary Stuart Masterson's acclaimed film "The Cake Eaters" with Kristen Stewart, and the Ridley Scott film "American Gangster." A son of a New York Times photographer and native New Yorker, Romero spends his free time writing and producing theater projects.

FOLLOW THE TRACKS WE FORGOT TO FINISH will have performances December 11 through December 21 at Shetler Studios (244 West 54th Street, PH1 theatre), with a performance schedule of Tuesdays through Sundays at 8:00pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/508967.

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