This raucous farce set in 1945's Manhattan is fun for the whole family!
Produced by Francesca Day and You Up? Productions
Directed by Amanda Murphy and Chris Matos.
Art by Stefania Zimmerman.
Starring:
Joshua Murphy
Sam Kellman
Brian Morris
Ashley LaCambria
Kelly Erikson
Diane Harrington
Arts.Theatre
The acclaimed revival of James McLure’s comedy LONE STAR is back by popular demand at the 13th Street Repertory Theater. The play, which received audience and critical acclaim from its 2017 production, highlights rising star Matt de Rogatis as the lead and features the all female band The Chalks with Broadway actor Leenya Rideout. LONE STAR is directed by Joe John Battista. Reprising their roles and joining Matt de Rogatis as Roy are Chris Loupos as Ray and Michael Villastrigo as Cletis. The club muscle is played by Tony Del Bono and John Constantine is featured in the cast. The Chalks are Mary Brienza, Kathryn Markey, and Leenya Rideout. The production will play eight performances only from Thursday, June 6th through Sunday, June 16th at the 13th Street Repertory Theater (50 W 13th St- between Fifth and Sixth Avenues). Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at lonestarplay.com
LONE STAR transforms the theater into a rowdy Texas bar in the early 70’s with many surprises. This production marks the second NYC revival since Powers Boothe originated the role of Roy on Broadway in 1979. With a new concept from past productions, LONE STAR features a performance by The Chalks inside a Texas roadhouse saloon in 1972. In the cluttered back of the bar, the play takes a turn and deals with a man who returns home after a tour of duty in Vietnam and bonds with his brother by reminiscing the past the present and the future.
Run time is 2 hours 15 minutes with one intermission.
A Treasure Trove of Transmitted Theater!
World War II has ended, our boys are back in the factories, our girls are back in the kitchens and all is right with the world again! Go backstage as the WDYS radio variety hour is televised LIVE for the first time ever! Hear the sweet sounds of the WDYS singers – and for the first time see their pretty faces! Feel the thrills of a scifi tale of terror where plants have taken over the WORLD. Watch in wonder at the twinkling toes of WDYS’s own swing dancers! Fun! Thrills! Laughs! The future is here – come and SEE it!
A Dysfunctional Variety Hour: A Treasure Trove of Transmitted Theater will play a two-week engagement at Thirteenth Street Repertory Theater (50 West 13th Street, between Fifth Avenue and the Avenue of the Americas) March 24 – April 2, Thursday through Saturday at 9:30pm. Tickets ($18/$15 students & seniors) are available online at www.smarttix.com or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444.
About the Company: Dysfunctional Theatre Company
Fun! Booze! Zombies! (And occasionally poetry)
Dysfunctional Theatre Company - an Off-Off Broadway theater company
Dysfunctional shows audiences the joys of live theater, gives exposure to new playwrights, rediscovers forgotten scripts from previous centuries, and provides a supportive environment for artists to grow and expand their work. Founded in 1997, THE DYSFUNCTIONAL THEATRE COMPANY is a collective dedicated to producing ensemble works that challenge the status quo without taking themselves too seriously.
Sick and tired of the constant war in their country, Lysistrata and the women of Greece devise a sneaky, subversive plot: a sex-strike only to end upon the signing of a peace treaty. But during their protest, they are challenged by hot and heavy resistance. Can they abstain in the name of peace?