BABY IAN FALLS DOWN A WELL Opens Tonight at Annoyance Theatre NY

The Annoyance Theatre NY has announced that it will open BABY IAN FALLS DOWN A WELL, directed by Annoyance Executive Director Philip Markle and written by & starring Ian Lockwood and Sophie Zucker, for weekly Thursday night performances in April - beginning tonight, April 7, 2016.

In this riotously inappropriate one-act play, aspiring child star "Baby Ian" falls down a well while distracted by a giant turkey leg. There he meets Baby Jessica, grown-up and religious, taking refuge from her slightly high profile, though still unfulfilling life. Unsure if help will arrive, they must learn to adapt to their forced cohabitation, even if the only things they have in common are a taste for the outlandish and a thirst for attention. BABY IAN FALLS DOWN A WELL is a comedy with rapid-fire jokes, musical numbers sure to disturb your dreams, and a premise relevant to our celebrity-obsessed culture.

For tickets, call (718) 569-7810 or visit theannoyancenewyork.com/events/event/baby-ian-falls-down-a-well. All tickets are $10, General Admission. Admission is free with an Annoyance Student ID.

Philip Markle is the Executive Director of Annoyance Theater NY, and a professional actor, improviser, and teacher. In Chicago, Philip trained, produced and performed with theaters such as The Annoyance, iO, Second City Theatricals, Barrel of Monkeys, Baby Wants Candy and studied with teachers such as Mick Napier, Susan Messing, Rich Sohn, and Joe Bill. In NY, he launched the class program and theatre in Brooklyn, where he now regularly teaches and performs at the Annoyance Theatre. Philip is the Creator/Producer of the musical improv show Happy Karaoke Fun Time, which ran for 6 years in Chicago and has run in NY Off-Broadway at the Davenport Theatre and 54 Below in NYC, as well as at the Annoyance, the PIT, and more.

Ian Lockwood is a New York City based writer & performer who has performed all over New York, as well as in Chicago and Los Angeles. He graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a focus in Experimental Theatre and Film & Television in 2015. Ian is a graduate of the UCB improv program and Second City Chicago's Comedy Studies program.

Sophie Zucker is a proud graduate of Oberlin College, and an even prouder recipient of her Religion degree, which she loves to reference but rarely uses. Sophie has trained at The Second City Network, UCB, Under The Gun and Annoyance, in both sketch and improv. Her webseries 'Ida and Sophie Livefeed the World' was featured on the Jill Soloway-curated website wifey.tv. You can check out her latest web-project "Family Friends" in Summer 2016. Currently, she is a staffer on CBS' 'The Good Wife' and 'BrainDead.'

Established in 1987, The Annoyance has created over 250 shows, comprised of improvisation, sketch, full-length plays, cabaret, and full-length musicals. Many Annoyance alumni can be seen today on stage, in films, and on television both in front of and behind the camera such as Jane Lynch (Glee), Andy Richter (Late Night with Conan O'Brien), Matt Walsh (Veep), Conner O'Malley (Late Night with Seth Meyers), Aidy Bryant and Vanessa Bayer (current SNL cast), and Jill & Faith Soloway (Transparent).

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