Project Y Theatre

LoveSick or Things That Don’t Happen Opening Night

joe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:45:25 +0000

Thanks to all of those who attended our opening night on Saturday! It was an incredible night and performance. Afterwards, we hit the E-Bar for some well-deserved drinks. Tickets are going fast so pick a night, bring a date or a friend, and check out LoveSick or Things That Don’t Happen before it disappears…

Buy Tickets to LoveSick or Things That Don’t Happen

: Lisa Velten Smith and Andrew Smith

: Lisa Velten Smith and Director Michole Biancosino

: Aidan Sullivan, Teresa Stephenson, Lisa Velten Smith, and Michole Biancosino

: Joe Varca, Pat McRoberts, Elizabeth Elkins, Michael Nathanson

: Melissa Hamans and Jeff Touhy

: Pat McRoberts and Michole Biancosino

: Michole Biancosino and Tony Biancosino

: Michole Biancosion and Douglas Hall

: Amit Prakash, Michole Biancosino, Douglas Hall

: Our #1 Fan and Tony Biancosino

: Our incredible Stage Management team

: Aidan Sullivan and guest

: Joe Varca, Teresa Stephenson, Barret Hall, Elizabeth Elkins

LoveSick: Meet Playwright Lia Romeo

joe — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:52:47 +0000

Meet LOVESICK or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN Playwright Lia Romeo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxpNAqNmZkE

LoveSick: Director & Songwriter Interview

joe — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:29:41 +0000

Michole and Tony Biancosino discuss Project Y’s production of LOVESICK or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN – Stories by Lia Romeo, Songs by Tony Biancosino, and conceived and directed by Michole Biancosino.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXConlHtEb0

LoveSick: Meet the Cast

joe — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:42:43 +0000

Meet the cast of LOVESICK or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN – Stories by Lia Romeo, Songs by Tony Biancosino, and conceived and directed by Michole Biancosino.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIpCa6JgOpM

Meet the Cast of LOVESICK or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN

joe — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:13:56 +0000

Meet our incredibly attractive cast of LOVESICK or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN. We asked them to describe the show for you. Here’s what they came up with…

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February 3 – February 25

 59E59 Theaters

Interview with LOVESICK or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN Director and Songwriter

joe — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:10:33 +0000

Last week, I sat down with LOVESICK or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN Director Michole Biancosino and Song Writer Tony Biancosino to talk about what inspired this half rock/half theater extravaganza. Michole and Tony are two siblings with a lot of passion, talent, and moxie. Their enthusiasm is contagious and their collaboration on this project along with Playwright Lia Romeo is a unique one that developed over time and with the support of Project Y. Take a look for yourself…

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or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN

LoveSick or Things That Don’t Happen Cast and Staff!

joe — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:33:47 +0000

We are thrilled to announce the cast and artistic staff for

LoveSick or Things That Don’t Happen

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW so don’t even think about waiting until the last minute. BUY TICKETS.

ARTISTIC STAFF & CREW

Director: Michole Biancosino

Plays: Lia Romeo

Songs: Tony Biancosino

Musical Director: Jon Spurney

Lighting: Joe Skowronski

Set Design: Kevin Judge

Lighting Design: Ben Hagen

Costumes: Emily DeAngelis

Stage Management: Lizzy Lee

Casting: Judy Bowman

CAST

Rian Alfiero

Joachim Boyle

Liz Elkins

Barrett Hall

Melissa Hammans

Pat McRoberts

Michael Nathanson

Andrew William Smith

Teresa Stephenson

Aidan Sullivan

Jeff Tuohy

Joe Varca

Jessica Varley

Lisa Velten Smith

So what will all these wonderfully talented people be working on? LoveSick or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN is an uproarious collection of modern love songs and stories on the most dreaded day of the year: Valentine’s Day. Amy gets dumped by Chuck right before prom. Susie and Stacy are bridesmaids and think the groom is gay. Brad and Doug have a bro-mantic moment in the elevator. Brian and Jessica wake up after a night only one of them remembers.

This Valentine’s Day show of quirky love songs and hilarious plays is for anyone who ever has been, will be, or wants to be in love.

More to come! Become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for special promotions and events. And who doesn’t like special promotions and events? Hellooooo….

We’re Growing and It’s All Because of You…

joe — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:30 +0000

In 2011, Project Y developed new American works and as a result, we gave voice to 17 new projects from 17 different writers. All of our programs in 2011 including the Racey Plays Reading Series, NYC Site/Sight Specific Videologues, and the New York New Playwright Festival, were all world premieres.

2011 brought incredible recognition for Project Y. Our 2010 production of The Revival was nominated for 7 NY Innovative Theatre Awards (Off-Off Broadway) with wins for Supporting Actor (David Darrow) and Set Design (Kevin Judge). The New York State Council on the Arts awarded us our first grant, a true honor and landmark for an evolving theatre company.

New writers and plays fill our upcoming season. As part of our 2012 Reading Series, Holy Cow! Religion, Faith, and Life after Death, we are presenting the first reading of Pulitzer Prize nominee Lee Blessing’s newest play.

February 2012 brings our most exciting project to date: LoveSick, a rock concert musical that has been an incubation project for the past four years. First a reading in 2008, then a series of scenes that we filmed guerilla-style in 2009, LoveSick later became a workshop production in 2010 in which we added all the musical elements to the show. Now, in February 2012 we are producing our longest run yet at 59E59 Theater with a cast of 14 actors and a live band.

In addition, our Videologue Contest continues and a development workshop of Sean Christopher Lewis’ play Goodness is planned for March with a workshop production planned in May.

Project Y’s 2012 season is our most ambitious: videos, readings, blogs, workshops, and a world premiere musical. Every person who has ever supported Project Y has always done so because of they have been touched by the theatre we produce, or supporting the efforts of a someone in whom they believe. We thank you for this trust, and for your belief in us.

Please support our growth, as none of this happens without you.

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Racey Plays Finale: The Short Plays

joe — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:18:48 +0000

We are excited to announce the conclusion to our Racey Plays Reading Series happening on December 4th at 7pm at Luca Lounge as we present Racey Plays: The Short Plays. Luca Lounge is located at 222 Avenue B between East 13th and 14th.

Every other month this past year we’ve been working with some incredible playwrights to present a new play around the issue of race. The idea for the Racey Plays Reading Series comes from our interest in and fascination with race and racism and more specifically how race effects the way we see other people and ourselves.

We wanted to share the voices of others artists who are trying to explore the intricacies of race and culture in their work. Ultimately, these are plays about identity, about what it means to be a human being living in a skin, a culture, an ethnicity, or a language that just doesn’t quite fit the majority mold.

For the final reading, we are presenting the following 5 short plays by these prolific playwrights:

Ababuo by Julienne Hairston

Cataracts by Vanessa Shealy Younger

Final Request by Tariq Hamami

Hyena by Callie Kimball

Ready by Mando Alvarado

Join us to celebrate these great new works, have a beer, meet some playwrights you should know, talk shop, and join the Project Y community. We will also be announcing our theme for our Reading Series in 2012!

See you there!

Thank You For Making NEW! A Success!

joe — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:13:31 +0000

For all of those who came out to check out our first ever NEW! Playwright Festival – THANK YOU! The festival was a HUGE success and we are extremely proud of our playwrights, production team, and performers for all their hard work and creativity. The festival gave us a chance to continue to grow our community here in NYC and share 3 incredible new plays to Project Y audiences.

If you didn’t get a chance to check it out, we compiled photos from all three shows in this video:

What’s happening next? We have the finale to our Racey Plays Reading Series happening before the New Year and our full production, LoveSick, will be kicking off in February 2012. Here’s a preview:

We are incredibly jazzed to share this modern rock musical with you come winter. Stay tuned for more details…