Jaime Keeling's POINT BREAK LIVE! to Play Brooklyn, Manhattan, 8/2 & 10

POINT BREAK LIVE! Jaime Keeling's smash-hit parody of the 1991 Keanau Reeves/Patrick Swayze extreme action blockbuster movie Point Break, will be delivering the extreme 90s sports action, senseless action and unintentionally hilarious dialogue of the original film to NYC this summer for an open ended run at various locations throughout the city. The over-the-top, action-packed comedy in a punk-theater setting will see it's first two performances on August 2nd at the Bell House in Brooklyn and August 10th at Webster Hall in Manhattan.

POINT BREAK LIVE! takes the audience along for the ride as FBI agent Johnny Utah is abused by the bureau, hazed by the LA surf community, and bromanced by one truly radical sonofabitch -- wave-catching guru Bodhisattva. In a twist that guarantees a laugh riot, the role of Utah is performed by an audience member selected nightly in an impromptu Are U Keanu? contest.

To infiltrate the violent and insular world of the LA surf scene, former audience member Special Agent John Utah must learn to surf, sky dive and dominate at beach football. His lines are provided to him via cue card via a production assistant who is also his stunt double.

Sometimes credited as the first-ever "reality-play", the audience as the movie's extras are caught in guns-a-blazing bank robberies, bloodied from senseless violence and soaked in a devastating Australian hurricane. No worries...a POINT BREAK LIVE SURVIVAL KIT (poncho, earplugs, Bodhisattva $ etc.) is included with each ticket purchase! The life you save may be your own!

Ms. Keeling created the radical but very egalitarian theatrical device of casting the LEAD from the audience - which has contributed to the overwhelming success of the production.

The cast of POINT BREAK LIVE! Features Michael Christoforo, David Carl, Jo-anne Lee, Mark Sam Rosenthal , Tristan Griffin, and Amanda Schectman.

The production once featured Gary Busey in a special appearance and has also attracted the likes of Kristen Dunst, Justin Long and even Katheryn Bigelow as audience members.

Production design includes technical design by Zach Wood, live music by Patrick Hambrick, fight choreography by Rod Kinter, Shane O'Connor is the Stage Manager.

JAIME KEELING (WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR) Jaime Keeling has really enjoyed turning Point Break into her own personal playground. As a committed film geek and culture enthusiast, she has assisted many an independent film/theater/multimedia project into existence. Here are some highlights. Produced: 2011 Spirit award-winning, and Gotham Award nominated feature film Without starring Joslyn Jensen, award-winning music video Caskets for Damien Jurado Brokered: Guy Maddin's first foreign film BRAND UPON THE BRAIN with Seattle's Film Company. Post-superviser: independent feature Stanley Cuba starring Mike Birbiglia. Program Director: Seattle's Northwest Film Forum providing year round programming, resources and grants for regional filmmakers, and co-authored several awarded NEA grants, 10 commissioned original film scores to accompany 10 silent Yasujiro Ozu films, originating programmer for Brooklyn's outdoor film festival SummerScreen. Founder: Brooklyn Double Dutch - adult dance/jump rope team!

POINT BREAK LIVE! First premiered in a sold-out 1 month run Directed/Produced by Jaime Keeling at Seattle's Little Theater and has since toured throughout the country, including extended runs at the Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. It previously played at Charlie O's Lounge in the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles where much of the movie took place, and premiered on October 1, 2008 at the V Theater/Planet Hollywood Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas. To date it is the longest running show in LA/Hollywood, where it opened in 2007.

Performances of POINT BREAK LIVE! are on August 2nd at 8PM at The Bell House in Brooklyn and August 10th at 8PM At Webster Hall in Manhattan.

Tickets range from $19 - $46 and can be purchased through http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3599954

$26 - Single Admission + Survival Kit (see below for survival kit goodies)

$31 - Single Admission + Survival Kit & Meatball Sandwich

$46 - Single Admission + Ultimate Survival Kit including 4 beers in a handy to-go container & A Meatball Sandwich

$19 - Group Discount for 20+ tickets & Survival Kits

$24 - Group Discount for 20+ tickets, Survival Kits & Meatball Sandwiches

$39 - Group Discount for 20+ tickets, Ultimate Survival Kits including 4 beers per person in a handy to-go container & Meatball Sandwiches

NOTE: Audience members can buy a delicious meatball sandwich in advance for the big stake out of the Federal Trust Savings and Loan. "Utah! Get me two!" Meatball sandwiches will be $5 if purchased as part of the ticket in advance and $8 night of show.

**Please note this event will be mixed seating & standing. Please arrive early for best seat selection.

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