STORMY WEATHER, a ferocious new comedy written by Michael Mackenzie Wills and Directed by Jacob Demlow, will be making its world premiere this Summer, in a limited engagement run August 12 - 25 as part of the Rave Theater Festival at the Teatro Latea Theater, at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, 107 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor. STORMY WEATHER, which contains nudity and adult situations, is recommended for adults only.
In STORMY WEATHER, a ferocious storm rages outside the Fire Island beach house of Tim Bailey, a 40-year-old gay man having a mid-life crisis - He's lost his job, his husband started divorce proceedings, and his adopted daughter will soon leave the nest. When a yacht gets struck by lightning and everyone is washed overboard, a night of surprise visitors begins as each nearly drowned passenger, which include Tim's ex-boss and ex-husband, make their way to Tim's front door. As calamity ensues Tim is forced to face his demons and hilariously fight to regain control of his life.
Michael Mackenzie Wills has worked with several cutting-edge icons such as Penn & Teller, Blue Man Group, MTV Networks, and FUSE TV. His award-winning show Operation Opera has played in various venues in New York City such as Lincoln Center,
Symphony Space, The National Opera Center, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. He was the co-founder, Artistic Director, and Resident Director of Playful Theatre Productions in NYC where Theatre Row and The Currican Theatre was PTP's home for over 10 years. Premiere productions in New York include developing and directing
James Gandolfini in Tarantulas Dancing,
Liev Schreiber in G-Force,
Jamy Ian Swiss in The Honest Liar, Recreation by
Penn Jillette, Hunting Humans by
Richard Thompson, Fixing Frankby Ken Hanes, and the original NYC production of The Last Session. He has written the book and lyrics to several children's musicals including the musical farce A Cow Named Cow, The Adventures of Superbunny, A Superbunny Christmas, Superbunny's Pirate Vacation, Superbunny Meets the Mummy, The Princess The Cow and the Corn Maze, Cow Goes to the Opera, and POE: An Introduction to
Edgar Allan. His film GRINCH, won honors at FILMEX, the International Film Festival in Los Angeles. He is a member of
The Actors Studio and belongs to SDC (Stage Directors and Choreographers Society) and The Dramatist Guild. Education: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, UCLA (
Michael Gordon),
Gordon Hunt, and
Playwrights Horizons Professional Theatre Program (
Bob Moss). He is also an illustrator of children's books where his work can be seen not only in print but also on Chinese to English bilingual reading apps available from Neumedias.
Jacob Demlow is a Theatre Director and Educator who recently moved to the Big Apple! Before moving to New York Jacob was the Founding Assistant Artistic Director and Head of Education at Out Front Theatre Company, Atlanta's LGBTQIA Theatre. Director: RED: A Crayons Musical (Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival); Dog Sees God, Zanna Don't: A Quantum Football Fable, Sordid Lives, Abraham Lincoln was a Faggot (Out Front); The Laramie Project, 35mm: a Musical Exhibition (Independent Artists Playhouse); Mulan Jr., Little Shop of Horrors (Mable House Arts); Into The Woods (Newnan Theatre). Associate Director: Fat Kid Rules the World (Dancing Play Productions); A Kid Like Jake, Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Out Front); This Bitter Earth (True Colors); Street Theatre 2019 Tour (The Other Side of Silence). Currently Serves as
Kenny Leon's Personal Assistant. Broadway: Children of a Lesser God, American Son. Off-Broadway: Much Ado About Nothing (The Public). @DatDemlow
The cast of STORMY WEATHER features Robert Bradvica,
Tim Burke, Kristina Dizon, Dillion Everett,
Charles Manning,
Noah Pyzik, Michael O. Tubman and Zach Zeyes. The Production Stage Manager is Seth Betzler. General Management is provided by
Visceral Entertainment (
Michael Chase Gosselin /
Tim Sulka). STORMY WEATHER is produced by Rabbit Hole Theatricks, Inc.
Rave Theater Festival will be held this summer from August 9-25, 2019 at Clemente Solo Velez Cultural Center (107 Suffolk Street) on the Lower East Side. The festival is helmed by Tony Award-winning Broadway producer
Ken Davenport, who serves as artistic director.
For its inaugural year, Rave Theater Festival has selected a diverse roster of 20 plays, musicals, family-friendly shows, and cross-disciplinary projects. To learn more about Rave Theater Festival visit
RaveTheaterFestival.com.
The running time is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Tickets are $25-$35 and can be purchased online at
https://ci.ovationtix.com/35213/production/1012930?performanceId=10426797
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