SUPER HEROES WHO ARE SUPER! Performs at The Annenberg Center, 3/12

What: MERGE featuring Superheroes Who Are Super!: The Question #17, "A Dream of Rorschach"
When:March 12. 8pm
Where: Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Tickets: $12 (215-898-3900 or www.annenbergcenter.org)
More information: http://www.annenbergcenter.org/tickets/?id=152

What: Superheroes Who Are Super!: The Question #17, "A Dream of Rorschach" and The Question #18, "Desperate Ground"
When:March 12. 10:30pm
Where: Plays & Players Third Floor Skinner Studio, 1714 Delancey Place, Philadelphia PA
Tickets: $12 in advance/$15 at door (800-595-4TIX or www.savethedayproductions.org)
More information: www.savethedayproductions.org

About Super Heroes Who Are Super!
Save The Day Productions signature series, Super Heroes Who Are Super!, presented every Second Saturday by Plays & Players, delivers word-for-word staged readings of comic books that at once celebrate and parody the soap operatic qualities of classic comics. Each performance runs approximately one hour and features one or two comic books brought to life with the best in low budget costumes and special effects, witty word play and absurd physical hijinks alike.

Since its inception in 2007 by creator Daniel Student, Super Heroes Who Are Super! has performed to sold out audiences of regular theater goers and comic book aficionados alike at its Philadelphia home, Plays & Players Theatre, including a run in the 2009 and 2010 Philly Fringe. Additionally, Super Heroes Who Are Super! performed at the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC in July, 2010 and is a regular at Atomic Comics on South Street.

"There is a rawness, an intimacy, and an electricity to these performances," says Mr. Student. "The audience has such an absolute love for the material and the actors playing off their energy highlights what live theater is all about - shared joy. Imagine a Batman, a Superman, or a Wolverine you can reach out and touch - its as ridiculous as it is wonderful."

About the March Performances

The Question #17, "A Dream of Rorschach" and The Question #18, "Desperate Ground"
Written by Dennis O'Neil, Penciled by Denys Cowan, Inked by Rick Magyar
Starring Cara Blouin, Rob Cutler, John Jezior, Nick Martorelli, Michael McElroy, and Jerry Rudasill
Directed by Christopher Morse

After a mid-air helicopter fight with The Question, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are quick on the draw and escape. Reading the Watchmen on the plane ride to his foes, The Question wonders what it would be like to be the super bad-ass character Rorschach, and then gets really drunk and hungover in imitating him and realizes that he might not be cut out for the rebel lifestyle. Green Arrow arrives and wounds the two thugs that were about to kill the bound The Question. He agrees to help The Question but not to untie him. Its a complicated relationship.

Christopher Morse is thrilled to have the opportunity to direct the March edition of Super Heroes Who Are Super! Chris is a novice director and playwright, but you may have seen him performing Shakespeare on stage recently as Malvolio in Magic Circle's Twelfth Night or as Chiron in Plays & Players' Titus Andronicus. You can see him next in May 2011 as part of PTW's 4th Annual PlayShop Festival. Remember: all answers are meaningless without The Question!

John Jezior (The Question) has been a professional actor for twenty years, but a die-hard fanboy since age five. Recent credits: "Blasted" at the Luna Theater, as well as selling custom action figures on eBay under the name "Actorjez". His resume includes various commercials, TV, movies, and plays...and currently developing webcomics with his friends at Throwaway Horse, LLC.

About MERGE
From super heroes to tragic historical figures, this eclectic evening of theatre opens the stage to an array of voices told by a diverse mixture of artists. An extension of the By Local series, local professionals and students come together to share short works. Skipping from realism to absurd to electro-theatre and beyond, this event has something for everyone and offers a peak into the passion of daring new artists and Philadelphia favorites. This is truly an event not-to-be-missed.

About Save The Day Productions
Save The Day Productions specializes in comic book based and super hero performance art that celebrates the rich history of characters, fantasy, and wonder delivered by this truly American medium. Our signature series, Super Heroes Who Are Super!, delivers word-for-word staged readings of comic books that at once celebrate and parody the soap operatic qualities of classic Marvel and DC comics. Since its inception in Philadelphia in 2007 by creator Daniel Student, Super Heroes Who Are Super! has performed to sold out audiences. It was awarded Best In Philly in 2010 by Philadelphia Magazine. If you are interested in Super Heroes Who Are Super performing at your venue, corporate event, or party please contact Daniel Student at daniel@savethedayproductions.org.

About Plays & Players
Plays & Players provides diverse work that ranges from high-voltage, edgy premieres and new takes on classics, selections from the canon of world-renowned plays and musicals, and intimately set dramas and comedies in our Third Floor Skinner Studio. Plays & Players is at once 99 years old and 2 years old, following a new mission to support local artists with professional quality theater, including regularly paying its performers and opening up its doors to a cadre of local artists performing and rehearsing in its historic Plays & Players Theatre. Its season includes four full length productions, a new play festival, a playwright residency program, and performance series such as Super Heroes Who Are Super! and Hear Again Radio Project. A 100th Anniversary celebration is in the works for November, 2011. Plays & Players offers year-round memberships that include both social and entertainment possibilities. To learn more about memberships go to www.playsandplayers.org.

 

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