SEASON IV
2009-2010

JUNE 4-26, 2010
GOOD LONELY PEOPLE

Written by Carol Carpenter; Directed by Diánna Martin
Robert Moss Theater (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity)

Winner 3 Planet Connections Awards: Best New Play, Best Supporting Actress (Susan Wallack), Best Activist (David Stallings). Nominated for Best Production, Best Leading Actress (Misti Tindiglia), Best Supporting Actor (Trip Plymale).

With Barrie Kreinik, Robin Madel, Maureen O'Boyle, Trip Plymale, Marvin Starkman, Misti Tindiglia and Susan Wallack.

On election night, while the only white democratic family in Bush oil country holds an Obama party, they discover they are split on a California issue that hits close to the core, raising questions about their own sense of "family." Winner Audience Favorite Award at the 2010 National NewBorn Festival.

Producer: Julie Griffith & Martha Goode; Set Design: Julie Griffith; Costume Design: David Stallings; Sound Design: Martha Goode; Dramaturgy: Cristina Alicea; Production Stage Manager: Carolynn Richer.

APRIL 30-MAY 22, 2010
BARRIER ISLAND

Written by David Stallings; Directed by Cristina Alicea
Center Stage NY

With Alex Bond, David L. Carson, Anthony Crep, Mark Emerson, Anne Clare Gibbons-Brown, Carol Hickey, Stu Richel, Frankie Seratch and Jennifer Laine Williams.

Barrier Island tackles the nature of a fearless community that chooses to stake their lives on the strength of the historic Galveston seawall -- built to protect the island from natural disasters -- as they await the arrival of one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the United States since Katrina, Hurricane Ike. Nominated for the 2009 Weissberger Award (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Barrier Island is the first play in "The Galveston Cycle."

Producer: Julie Griffith & Martha Goode; Set Design: Craig Napoliello; Costume Design: David Withrow; Lighting Design: Dan Gallagher; Sound Design: Martha Goode; Production Manager: Courtney Drakos; Production Stage Manager: Carolynn Richer; Dialect Coach: Barrie Kreinik; Assistant Stage Manager: Nichol C. Rosas-Ullman.

JANUARY 21-24, 2010
NATIONAL NEWBORN FESTIVAL

Asya Geisberg Studio & Unity of New York

Recipients: Carol Carpenter (Good Lonely People), Cody Daigle (A Home Across the Ocean), Jacqueline Goldfinger (Slip/Shot), Barrie Kreinik (A Thousand Shapes), Gwydion Suilebhan (Faithkiller), and the resident reading of A Song for St. Michael's (David Stallings).

Directors: Dev Bondarin (Slip/Shot), Annie G. Levy (Good Lonely People), Diánna Martin (A Home Across the Ocean), Nicole A. Watson (A Thousand Shapes), Hondo Weiss-Richmond (Faithkiller), and Cristina Alicea (A Song for St. Michael's).

Audience Favorite Award Winner: Carol Carpenter (Good Lonely People).

The National NewBorn Festival is MTWorks' annual reading series.

DECEMBER 14, 2009
UNDERWORLD III: DUETS

Host: Tony nominee Willy Falk (Miss Saigon)
Musical Direction: Mat Eisenstein (Next to Normal, Bye Bye Birdie)
The Triad NYC

With Jessica Phillips & Meghann Fahy (Next to Normal), Jaygee Macapugay (Inelda), Skie Ocasio (South Pacific), Briana Carlson Goodman & Kaitlyn Kiyan (Hair), Doug Shapiro (Iron Curtain), Tina Marie Casamento (Kiss Me Kate), Anne Berkowitz (August Osage County) and Sarah Chaney (MTWorker).

Underworld is MTWorks' annual benefit where Broadway understudies not only sing but share their stories.

OCTOBER 18, 2009
4 VARIATIONS OF MEE

Big Love written by Charles Mee
Directed by Jeremy Bloom, Will Fulton, Annie G. Levy and Gabriella Willenz
Manhattan Children's Theatre

With a cast of 36, including MTWorkers Sarah Chaney, Ryan Clardy, Anthony Crep, Louise Flory, Lara Gold, Barrie Kreinik, Adi Kurtchik, Diánna Martin, Madalyn McKay, Antonio Miniño, Maureen O'Boyle, Colleen Piquette, Mark Emerson, David Stallings and Susan Wallack.

A tale of fleeing brides, forced marriages, and murdered grooms.

Producer: Cristina Alicea; Lighting Design: Sarah E. Ford; Sound Design: Martha Goode; Prop Design: Julie Griffith.

Variations is MTWorks' annual benefit where 4 emerging directors display their aesthetics by sequentially approaching a quadrant of a play.

AUGUST 14-30, 2009
LOOK AFTER YOU

Written by Louise Flory
Directed by David Stallings
The SoHo Playhouse (New York International Fringe Festival)

With Jason Altman, Lowell Byers, Louise Flory and Adi Kurtchik.

When a photographer's life is threatened by illness, everything she thought was secure turns upside-down, testing friendships, family and love.

Producer & Set Design: Julie Griffith;  Costume Design: Vincent Victorio; Lighting Design: Dan Gallagher; Sound Design: Martha Goode; Production Stage Manager: Howard Tilkin; Props/Assistant Stage Manager: Nichol S. Rosas-Ullman; Assistant Director: Diánna Martin; Dramaturg: David Stallings; PR: Kampfire.