Company actor member Lowell Byer's new play Kriegsgefangenen (Prisoner of War) will receive a reading on Tuesday, June 28th at 7pm at Shetler Studios (244 W 54th St).

Based on a series of interviews conducted by Byers, Kriegsgefangenen (Prisoner of War) follows the 13 month saga of Louis Blanding Fowler from the time his B-24 Liberator was shot down over Austria, in March of 1944, to his escape in East Prussia from his Nazi captors, in April of 1945. It is a story of cruelty, hardship, fear, and deprivation. Through his captivity, Lou searches for a purpose, for some reason, for his ordeal.

Reading is free.

For more information visit www.LowellByers.com

Company actor Lowell Byers will reprise his role in Retro Productions' Women and War at The Players Club on March 9th at 8pm.

Through correspondence and monologue in the style of readers theatre, Women and War is a collection of stories told by generations of Americans impacted by conflict, from The Great War to the War in Iraq.  From housewife to worker, young bride to nurse, mother to widow, and now, young woman to soldier, these are tales of sacrifice, love, determination and hope told by those who bravely persevere on the home front and on the battlefield.

The Players Club is located on 16 Gramercy Park South, NYC 10003 (Take the N,R, Q, W, L, 4, 5, or 6 to Union Square).

Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased by visiting   www.retroproductions.org

Company actor Madalyn McKay and A Home Across the Ocean's Lavita Shaurice Burr are both appearing in Punching Glass (written by Amanda Idoko, directed by Tom Demenkoff), which made it to the finals of the Strawberry One Act Festival.

Sam Davis was feeling great. It was two days before Christmas and she had everything under control. That is until her mother burst into the room with shocking news. Sam’s father – the man who walked out on them six years ago – just died. Punching Glass follows Sam’s journey as she tries to hold her family together, all the while desperately trying to keep the festivities alive and decorate the Christmas tree.

Friday, February 11th at 7:00pm - Saturday, February 12th at 3:00pm




The Hudson Guild Theater
441 West 26th Street (btwn 9th and 10th)
New York, NY

For tickets visit http://www.therianttheatre.com/ or call 646 623 3488