CORNER POCKET

Extant Arts will present the World Premiere of emerging playwright Andy James Hoover’s (NYC Debut) CORNER POCKET, October 7-23 at the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street between Bowery and Lafayette). This production will be directed by Bridget R. Durkin and will feature Alexandra Hellquist, James Liebman, Virginia Logan, Kari Swenson Riely, Mary Schneider, and Eric Sutton*. The creative team will include Set Design by Jeremy Doucette, Puppet Design by Chana Porter, and Costume Design by Tristan Raines. The production will be Stage Managed by Anna Burnham*.  *Appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association. Corner Pocket is an Equity Approved Showcase

World-famous pool shark Manayunk O'Hara is having a rough week. Her husband is cheating, her archrival is on the rise, and to make matters worse, she's just been murdered. Trapped in the Afterlife with only her sanctimonious Spirit Animal for company, Manayunk has only one thing on her mind…revenge!

 Extant Arts Company was founded in New York city in 2007, and has produced Mixed Doubles and La Ronde (Roy Arias Studios), Helen (Producer’s Club), A Christmas Carol (touring), Three Sisters (Algonquin Theater), Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and Macbeth (Mineral Springs in Central Park); workshops of Progeny, g, and Paper Dolls (Wild Project). In addition to its productions, Extant Arts Company pursues its mission through the creation and instruction of Drama Enrichment programs in NYC’s public and charter schools. Believing that stories are the organizing principle of the human experience, Extant Arts Company endeavors to identify and present those that are enduring, immediate and vital. Extant reinterprets the classics through live performance, and fosters the classics of the future through adaptation, new play development and educational outreach. By connecting greater New York to the rest of the world, Extant strives to create a diverse community dedicated to sustaining stories. www.ExtantArts.org