Festival Theatre Company Presents DANCING IN THE GARDEN at The Living Theatre, 8/12 - 28

Festival Theatre COMPANY is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Michael Walker's DANCING IN THE GARDEN, directed by Bruce Ward as part of the 15th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC, August 12th-28th. The production will take place at The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton St. (Between Houston and Stanton). 

Maria is having a crisis of faith. As a child, her life was a beautiful garden - and her garden had loving Italian-American parents, a doting family priest, the security of an embracing church and a rigid-but-comfortable Catholic upbringing. It isn't until she is a sophomore at St. Patrick's High and she kisses Susan Blakeman behind the curtains in the music room, that her life begins to unravel. As she discovers the impossibility of reconciling her sexuality with her religion, she learns her garden has strict rules and the exhilaration of dancing is not allowed. Even knowing she is incapable of changing who she is, she refuses to abandon her faith and she is paralyzed. Maria guides the audience back through her journey as a lesbian Catholic in hopes that if they share a similar pain, they may also discover a path as she has, to tremendous joy.

The production will star Sarah Corey*, Joe Gioco*, Judith Knight Young*, Sam Kitchin*, Cathy Prince*

*Performing courtesy of Actor's Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.

Becky J. Doster is the Stage Manager.

Tickets are $15-$18 and will be available at www.FringeNYC.org or by calling 866-468-7619. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at Fringe Central or at the theatre 30 minutes prior to show time.

Performance Schedule
Friday, August 12, 9pm
Sunday, August 14, 2pm
Wednesday, August 17, 5:45pm
Sunday, August 21, 7pm
Thursday, August 25, 4:30pm

The Living Theatre - Fringe Venue #6 21 Clinton St. Between Houston and Stanton

Running Time: 120 minutes

Website: www.walkerplays.com and fringeNYC.org

For Information / Tickets visit: www.FringeNYC.org or call 866-468-7619

BIOGRAPHIES

Michael Walker (Playwright) lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts. He is a published poet and the author of dramas, mysteries and thrillers. He has been an actor and director in professional theatre for thirty years including seven years as the Artistic Director of the Summer Theatre at Mt. Holyoke and four years as Associate Producer and Artistic Director of Foothills Theatre Company in Worcester, MA. He holds a BA in Theatre Arts from UMass (Amherst) and an MFA in Playwriting from Brandeis University. He is a member of Actors' Equity Association and the Dramatists Guild.

BRUCE WARD (Director) is a NYC director, writer, actor and teacher. As director, Bruce has worked with Boston Playwrights Theater, Speakeasy Stage Company, Syzygy Productions, Royal Caribbean Cruiselines and Amerikids.

As an actor, he has performed internationally in theater, film and television, including several appearances in the Law and Order franchise.

His play Lazarus Syndrome opened the 2007/2008 season at Theater Alliance in Washington, D.C., and was the recipient of the 2007 2nd place VSA arts/Jean Kennedy Smith award, presented at the Kennedy Center.
Bruce has performed his solo show, Decade, across the U.S., including: the very first NYC International Fringe Festival, Three of his ten-minute plays have been produced by the Boston Theater Marathon, and have been published in anthologies by Bakers Plays.

He is a member of Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild and the Dramatists Guild, and has twice been a Fellow at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. He has an M.A. in Creative Writing/Playwriting from Boston University, and an M.F.A. from the New School's Creative Writing/Creative Nonfiction program in NYC.  Website: brucewardnyc.com.

Listings Information:

Who: FringeNYC and The Festival Theatre Company
What: Dancing in the Garden
Where: The Living Theatre - Fringe Venue #6, 21 Clinton St
When: Friday, August 12, 9pm
Sunday, August 14, 2pm
Wednesday, August 17, 5:45pm
Sunday, August 21, 7pm
Thursday, August 25, 4:30pm
How: Fringenyc.org

 

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