The Tank Presents AN EVENING OF AWKWARD ROMANCE at The Playroom Theater, 11/17

The Tank presents An Evening of Awkward Romance on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 at 7:30pm at The Playroom Theater, 151 W 46th Street, 8th Floor New York, New York 10036. Tickets are $15.

A cross between a sketch show and a play, An Evening of Awkward Romance features two actors, a man and a woman, portraying a collection of odd characters as they journey on their quests for love. This funny and poignant evening is a celebration of the quirkiest and loneliest of us, presented through the singular voice of Wendy Herlich.

Buy tickets for An Evening of Awkward Romance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/208934.

Originally from Seattle, Wendy Herlich now lives and works in NYC as a writer, actress, and improviser. Her original solo show, FAULTY:HITCH, which she starred in, was developed at the Barrow Group and performed on their mainstage, as well as in runs at TBG Arts Center and the PIT. She is one of the founding members of the long-form improv group Stray, and has appeared in the independent feature films Filmic Achievement and The Changeling.??Wendy has studied acting with Seth Barrish at the Barrow Group. Regional credits include Rosalind in As You Like It, Estella in Great Expectations, Poppy in Noises Off, and Miss Gilchrist in The Hostage.??She received her improv training with Randy Dixon of Unexpected Productions, Seattle's premier improvisation-based theatre company, with whom she has performed nationally and also in Europe. Since relocating to NYC, she has also studied with UCB Theatre, The People's Improv Theater (PIT), and Chicago City Limits, where she was a member of the National Touring Company. With Stray she has done runs with the PIT, the Magnet Theater, and the Tank, as well as performed at various improv festivals in the region. She has also performed with Jen Nails as Jen and Wendy at venues all around the city, and with the group Leche at the Magnet Theater. Recently she completed work in the independent films Footballhead and The Adventures of Paul and Marian, and she is developing her new show, An Evening of Awkward Romance. She also enjoys writing fiction and raising her two-year-old daughter.

A native of New York City, Ruthie Levy has always had a keen interest in the theatre. She acted in several productions at the Calhoun School, including The Laramie Project (playing Reggie Fluty) and Antigone (playing the title role). Upon arriving at Wheaton College, where she earned her B.A. in Theatre Studies, Ruthie shifted her focus to directing. She participated in several student-written play festivals and helmed many showcases, including collections of scenes from Paul Marber's Closer and Chekhov's The Seagull, and the play Three Tickets to Hell by Danielle LaChance. In her final year at Wheaton, Ruthie was chosen by her peers to direct their final project, a collaboration involving all theater majors in the senior class, a full production of Peter Weiss's Marat Sade. After graduating in 2010, Ruthie began to pursue a career in the film industry. She was hired to shadow and assist the director Michael Wolfe on the set of the feature film Maybe Tomorrow (premiering in 2012), starring Christopher Shyer. Ruthie also directed the music video "Salt Water Jackie" for up-and-coming rock-and-roll band, Dirty Names. This video was chosen as an official selection of the Williamsburg International Film Festival, taking place in September of 2011. It has awarded "Salt Water Jackie" the great honor of being the opening film of the festival. Most recently, Ruthie was chosen by prime-time Emmy-nominated writer Eva Almos to direct her short film, Footballhead, starring Wendy Herlich. This dark comedy will also serve as a reel pitch for a television series, and is currently in the last phase of the editing process. Projects to come include Wendy Herlich's stage production of An Evening of Awkward Romance, which will provide Ruthie with a welcome return to the theatre.

Stefan Schick is a member of the Resident Company of Chicago City Limits (2008 and 2009 MAC Award Winner, Best Comedy/Improv Group). He also performs with the long-form improv group Stray and the musical improv group Broadway's Next Hit Musical. He has appeared in several plays, sketch shows, and short films in NYC. 

Founded in 2003, The Tank is a Manhattan based non-profit arts presenter. Curating across all disciplines, The Tank provides an artistic home to both new and established artists who are engaged in the pursuit of new ideas. Combining free performance space, subsidized rehearsal space, discounted ticket prices and promotional support; the Tank brings quality programming to a new generation of audience for live performance, civic discourse, and the work of emerging artists. The Tank is accepting donations towards The Next Tank at http://do.nr/2sX.

 

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