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ADRIFT | Open: 04/04/15 Close: 04/18/15

One month ago the Cruise liner Ted McGinley lost power. No one has come to its rescue. Join the passengers, crew and entertainment staff as they improvise their new life "Adrift"!

Winner of the 2014 SHITFA (Supreme Honorary Improvised Theater & Film Award) for Outstanding Genre Performance (THE SCARY, Improvised Stephen King), IRTE, the Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble, invites you to set sail with Adrift.

Come see the comedy theatre company whose previous show was called "so much fun...comedic brilliance" (Susanne Pinedo, Pinedo PR) and an "amazing improv super-crew." (Roberto Tobar, Comedy Blogger)

The NYC-based ensemble of comedy performers returns with its own unique brand of original themed, character-driven improvisational shows performed in rep. April 4th, IRTE opens its second show of the season, Adrift.

Adrift, directed by Marc Adam Smith (Former Artistic Director, Gotham City Improv; San Francisco Improv Festival), is a live improvised comedy set aboard a stranded cruise liner. Watch the comic mayhem unfold as civilization takes a back seat to survival in this Love Boat meets Lord of the Flies spectacle.

IRTE’s ship manifest includes Artistic Director Nannette Deasy and IRTE Ensemble Robert Baumgardner, Curt Dixon, and Jamie Maloney. They will be joined by guest performers Evie Aronson (TruTV, HBO Films, Frigid Fest NY) and Jeffrey O'Leary (IRTE Ensemble 2013, original series Principal O'Leary). The group’s collective credits include off-Broadway theater, national tours and feature film.

Each show will include appearances by talented up and comers from the NY indie music scene. For Adrift, they will be joined by Mary Knapp (April 4), ReW STaRR (April 11), and David Jay (April 18)

Tickets for all IRTE shows at the Producers Club are $12.00, and are available for purchase online at http://www.irteinfo.com/#!tickets/cz8h/!/Adrift/p/45840924/category=8705737, or at The Producers Club Box Office (Day of Performance only), 358 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. Group discounts are available online.

All media inquiries in reference to IRTE please contact Nannette Deasy, Artistic Director, IRTEinfo@gmail.com

About the Company: IRTE: The Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble

IRTE: The Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble, an ensemble of theatrical actors and writers who will develop, produce, and perform a season of original themed improvisational shows and video sketches following the basic model of traditional repertory theatre.

Sunday On The Rocks | Open: 02/21/14 Close: 03/02/14

Love Creek Productions presents
Sunday on the Rocks by Theresa Rebeck

On a beautiful Sunday morning decide to have scotch for breakfast in this play the author of Spike Heels, The Family of Mann and Loose Knit. Elly is pregnant and is considering an abortion, Jen is being harassed by a co worker who is obsessed with her and Gayle is just feeling a bit lost. Their problems are compounded by a fourth roommate, Jessica, a religious young woman who has little compassion for their confused attempts to make sense of life in the nineties. As they drink, joke and argue, it becomes clear how difficult it is to make a moral decision in an increasingly complex world.

Love Creek Productions is New York's longest running 'off-off' productions company. It has been producing plays, both original and published in NYC for over 29 years.

Repercusiones | Open: 02/13/14 Close: 02/16/14

Situaciones en torno al asesinato de un joven estudiante, que repercuten en muchas otras personas, tanto implicados como familiares y amigos.

Performance Art"

Acts/Attractions.Performance Art

Modern Love | Open: 02/14/14 Close: 02/16/14

An evening of one act plays by local playwrights.

The Power and the Glory
by Le Willhelm directed by Moshe Goodman
with Cathy Prince* and Stephanie Hepner

Black Pearls and Promises
by W. LaBier Jones Directed By Terry Helin
with Katherine Guenther and Gary Sugai

Death By Peanut Butter
Written and directed by: Gregory Cioffi*
With: Grace Lee and Moshe Goodman

He Gives Good Fonts
Written and directed by Arthur French III
with Anastacia Tucker and Robert Wright

Don Juan Vs. Venus
By Michael Andrews Directed by Robert Wright
with Michael Andrews and Amanda Szymczak

Get Your Head Out Of Your Ass
Written and directed by Moshe Goodman
with Albert Baker and Taylor Rynski

*member of AEA

February 14th 8
February 15th 3 & 8
February 16th 7

Tickets $18
Reserve seats via email LCPReserve@gmail.com
Producers Club Theatres 358 W 44th NYC, NY

See What I Wanna See | Open: 10/03/13 Close: 10/05/13

Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See will return to the New York stage for 5 performances only, October 2nd-5th, 2013 at The Royale Theater, The Producers Club, 358 West 44th Street, New York NY.The production will be Directed & Choreographed by Jason Wise (Off-Broadway: Showgirls The Musical, Bayside), musical direction by Brandon Magid (Broadway: Godspell), and book and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa. See What I Wanna See will be produced by Colbylocks Productions.The production will feature new and unexpected elements, such as silk work and the role of the Medium/Aunt Monica, originally played by Mary Testa, will be portrayed by a Male Actor.The cast will feature Ben Liebert (Broadway/1st National Tour: Wicked) as the Janitor/Priest, Brian Bailey (Cats, The Wizard of Oz) as the Medium/Aunt Monica, Parker Krug (Rent Boy: The Musical) as Morito/Husband/CPA, Nate Suggs (Disney's Beauty & The Beast) as the Thief/Reporter and Colby Levin (Seussical) as Kesa/Wife/Actress.Michael John LaChiusa's three part musical -- based on the short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa -- explores lust, greed, murder and redemption. An innocent bystander, a cunning thief, a flirtatious wife, a psychic, even the ghost of a murdered man are all caught in a web of deciet, where everyone's truth may be a lie. A lush musical score combining Jazz, Pop, Classical & Asian Influences drives the story telling in this virtuosic piece named by New York Magazine as one of the best musicals of 2005.

Musicals"

Theater.Musicals

Life Is Short Cherish Every Moment | Open: 07/27/13 Close: 07/27/13

A play about the decisions we make as adults and how the youth are impacted by those choices

Drama"

Theater.Drama

Friction | Open: 06/22/13 Close: 06/22/13

John a man in his late twenties, finds himself in an impossible situation after being arrested carrying drugs for his closest friend. Facing lengthy prison time & leaving his girlfriend and daughter to fend for themselves seems to be an overwhelming situation. However, his only way out, snitching on his best friend and disavowing himself from the only life he's known, seems just as impossible.

Drama"

Theater.Drama

Awake And Sing! | Open: 05/16/13 Close: 05/23/13

The great Jewish American playwright, Clifford Odets, wrote in his 1935 introduction to Awake and Sing! - “All of the characters in Awake and Sing! share a fundamental activity: a struggle for life amidst petty conditions.” Set in the Depression-era Bronx, Awake and Sing! shows us the Berger family's struggles with life, each other, and their hopes and dreams. The play was originally produced by the famed Group Theatre in 1935, starring such acting giants as Stella and Luther Adler, Morris Carnovsky, Jules Garfield, and Sanford Meisner. Don't miss this revival of this classic American play, directed by Paul Casali of Love Creek's acclaimed productions of Period of Adjustment and In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel.

Drama"

Theater.Drama

I Don't Know Why He Loves Me | Open: 05/12/13 Close: 05/12/13

Three families experiencing the ups and downs of life, loss and unfailing love. This show will have you laughing, crying and rejoicing.

Performance Art"

Acts/Attractions.Performance Art

The Letter By W. Somerset Maugham | Open: 05/05/13 Close: 05/05/13

Love Creek Productions is proud to presenting W. Somerset Maughan's "The Letter". This play is seldom produced. Most audience of today would know it as the 7 Oscar nominee film, William Wilder for best director Oscar, with Bettie Davis and others all being nominated for their work. This is an overlooked play by Maugham, who gave us such works as "Of Human Bondage" "The Constant Wife" "Rain" "The Moon and the Sixpence." For those of you who have seen the film but do not know the play, it's quite interesting to view the play before the censors made their demands.

Drama"

Theater.Drama

Satire Off-broadway | Open: 04/05/13 Close: 04/06/13

Directed by Michael Horn.A sketch comedy show satirizing daily life in New York City.

Sketch Comedy"

Comedy.Sketch Comedy

The Burstroms Written/directed By Clifton King | Open: 03/10/13 Close: 03/31/13

Some body cheated! Who's right hard working" Hank" or love starved "Bea" ? You be the judge!

Improv"

Comedy.Improv

A Flea In Her Ear | Open: 03/15/13 Close: 03/15/13

Love Creek, one of the premier producers of farce in New York City is proud to present A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau It is called "the perfect farce" for good reason. A hilarious romp with mistaken identities, faithless and faithful spouses, naughty maids, unintelligible foreigners and a few gun shots.

Comedy"

Theater.Comedy

Kennedy's Children | Open: 02/17/13 Close: 02/17/13

Kennedy's Children by Robert Patrick.Robert Patrick's 1975 play about a group of American dreamers in a downtown bar is full of resonance for today's audience. Presented in an immersing and intimate environment, the play goers will be up close to the performers.Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc.

Comedy"

Theater.Comedy

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night | Open: 12/13/12 Close: 12/13/12

Love Creek is presenting Shakespeare's Twelfth Night as it's holiday gift. When you step inside the theatre, you are greeted by singing orange sellers, performing music of the time. This production will be in period costumes, something rarely done.There are laughs a plenty in this love story or mistaken identities and switched genders where all will be set right in the end and true love wins.

Classical"

Theater.Classical

Slumber | Open: 11/02/12 Close: 11/17/12

In Slumber five young women answer a mysterious invitation to attend a party in memory of a friend who died when they were much younger. No one knows who sent the invitations Is someone playing a trick? Is this a haunting. What is happening and why does it all seem so familiar? You'll laugh, you may get misty eyed, and you might even scream as this old fashioned horror story unfolds with some very contemporary twists.

Comedy"

Theater.Comedy

The Shape Of Things | Open: 10/26/12 Close: 11/03/12

In a modern version of Adam's seduction by Eve, The Shape of Things pits gentle, awkward, overweight Adam against experienced, analytical, amoral Evelyn, a graduate student in art. After a chance meeting at a museum, Evelyn and Adam embark on an intense relationship that causes shy and principled Adam to go to extraordinary lengths, including cosmetic surgery, and a betrayal of his best friend, to improve his appearance and character. In the process, Evelyn's subtle and insistent coaching results in a reconstruction of Adam's fundamental moral character. Only in a final and shocking exhibition does Evelyn reveal the nature of her interest in Adam, of her detached artist's perspective and sense of authority--to her, Adam is no more than "flesh.... one of the most perfect materials on earth. Natural, beautiful, and malleable." Labute's latest work is an intense and disturbing study not only of the uses of power within human relationships, but also of the ethics involved in the relationship of art and life. To what extent is an artist licensed to shape and change her medium or to alter the work of another artist? What is acceptable artistic material? At what point does creation become manipulation, and at what point does creation destroy? Or, is the new Adam, handsome and confident if heart broken, an admirable result of the most challenging artistic endeavor? The Shape of Things challenges society's most deeply entrenched ideas about art, manipulation, and love.

Performance Art"

Acts/Attractions.Performance Art

Moliere's School For Husbands | Open: 10/05/12 Close: 10/07/12

This play is as light and fluffy as cotton candy on a spring day. Period costumes and the classically trained actors help in making this a must see. Historically this play was a turning point in the author's career. With SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS Moliere had arrived as a major French writer of Comedy. As fall arrives, Love Creek hopes to put a smile on your face and provide some laughs with this Master of World Theatre. If once and a while you enjoy the pleasure of one of those pastel after dinner mints, Moliere provides a dish full in this work.

Classical"

Theater.Classical

A Doll's House | Open: 09/08/12 Close: 09/14/12

"A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen, the groundbreaking 1879 drama, is a classic and dynamic story of love, illusion, expectation, and self-awareness. Produced by Love Creek Productions, the longest running Off-Off Broadway theater company in New York.

Classical"

Theater.Classical

Beachfront Comedy | Open: 08/18/12 Close: 08/18/12

Stand Up"

Comedy.Stand Up

Antigone By Sophocles | Open: 07/21/12 Close: 07/26/12

A war is over, a young woman is forced to choose between the laws of man and the laws of the Gods and her own heart. Antigone explores the complex and shifting land of justice.

Classical"

Theater.Classical

A Month In The Country | Open: 06/03/12 Close: 06/03/12

In this compassionate and comedic tale by Ivan Turgenev, (a forerunner of Chekhov) love flits around like a kite caught in a summer breeze.

Classical"

Theater.Classical

Paradise Hotel | Open: 04/21/12 Close: 04/29/12

Paradise Hotel, by Georges Feydeau (Maurice Desvallieres, is considered among critics as one of Feydeau's premiere farces. Translated under a number of titles including "Hearts Desire Hotel" and "Hotel Pardiso," it is a rip roaring laugh riot, with mistaken identify, ghosts and gobblins, four young school girls, an English duke, a prostitute, an acrobat, and a Spanish hotel Manager. With a cast of 20, Feydeau keeps you guessing and laughing through 3 riotously quick acts. In this farce, Feydeau proves once again that laughter is the best medicine. Director Le Wilhelm brings back many of the performers from Love Creek's 2011 hit production of Feydeau's "French Knot."

Classical"

Theater.Classical

Eine Kleine Affair | Open: 03/30/12 Close: 04/07/12

"Eine Kleina Affair" ("Libelei") by Arthur Schnitzler (author of "La Ronde," considered a masterpiece of modern theatre) is a tender romance set in 1890's Vienna. A beautiful young woman falls in love with a dashing young Lieutenant. Despite their differences in social class, he too finds himself smitten. Made into a highly successful film in 1958, "Eine Kleine Affair " takes us on a journey that encompasses the universal themes of sex, love and social elitism.

Classical"

Theater.Classical