After a sold out, two-week run and rave reviews, Three Day Hangover is extending R+J: Star-Cross'd Death Match, their Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare drinking theatrical extravaganza performed in a bar with audience participation. Nine additional performances will be held at Quinn's Irish Pub (formerly Harley's Smokeshack), 356 West 44th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10036 from November 7-23, 2013. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm.
Lori Wolter Hudson directs a cast of ten, including Nick Mills* (The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin, The Steadfast) as Romeo and Suzy Jane Hunt*(Broadway's Dead Accounts, rogerandtom) as Juliet, with Garrett Deagon, Grace Gealey*, David Hudson*, Jenna Panther*, Joel Rainwater*, Brendan Spieth*, Titus Tompkins*, and Mark Watson.* *Member AEA. Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.
R+J: Star-Cross'd Death Match is a highly immersive production of Romeo & Juliet that places the audience right in the middle of Shakespeare's most famous family feud. When two households break from ancient grudge to new mutiny, spectators must pick a side in the fight! Young love clashes with quick tempers and there will be consequences for actors and audiences alike! Watch your back and fall in love in an evening of rivalry, romance and really awesome drink specials.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at http://threedayhangover.bpt.me/. A full cash bar (no drink minimum!) is available throughout the event. Special drink prices include $4 Bud Light and Yuengling drafts. There will be no food available during performances, but you can come early or stay after and eat at the restaurant downstairs.
R+J: Star-Cross'd Death Match is presented by Three Day Hangover. Music by Phil Pickens & Titus Tompkins. Assistant Director: Olivia Songer.
Three Day Hangover is a New York City theater company that produces fresh, unexpected, immersive, joyful productions of classic plays in bars. We tell great stories and celebrate some of the most beautiful language in the world. We meet our audiences on their turf. We want our audiences to have a beer and relax. Then we want them to lean forward and get swept up in the story in a way they've never seen before.
Three Day Hangover's inaugural production, The HAMLET Project: Summer in the City, enjoyed rave reviews, a completely sold out run and extension and, most importantly, some of the feistiest, most engaged and raucous audiences Midtown has ever seen!
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