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		<title>SEASONS (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/2012/01/review-seasons-times-square-international-theater-festival-2012/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SEASONS-logo-300x225.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="SEASONS logo" /></a>It isn&#8217;t easy to tell an entire story without one word of spoken dialogue, let alone give proper attention to two concurrent plots that run simultaneously but never intertwine, except emotionally.  Yet SEASONS does just that, and with such deep resonance that sold-out houses were sobbing as they watched the four central characters of Elaine [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><img style='float: left; margin-right: 10px; border: none;' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=c2406485cee0f095fa737d77f5159ef2&amp;default=http://use.perl.org/images/pix.gif' alt='No Gravatar' width=60 height=60/><p><a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SEASONS-logo.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-15497" style="border-image: initial; margin: 5px; border: 5px solid black;" title="SEASONS logo" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SEASONS-logo-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>It isn&#8217;t easy to tell an entire story without one word of spoken dialogue, let alone give proper attention to two concurrent plots that run simultaneously but never intertwine, except emotionally.  Yet <strong><em>SEASONS </em></strong>does just that, and with such deep resonance that sold-out houses were sobbing as they watched the four central characters of Elaine Pechacek and Katie Hammond&#8217;s original musical live through one very specific year that, for them, was filled with love, joy, regret, confusion, despair, birth, and death.<span id="more-15638"></span></p>
<p>When we first meet the four characters they are all about to experience <strong>Just One Moment </strong>that changes the trajectory of the path they&#8217;ve been on up until now &#8211; a moment which provides the basis of each character&#8217;s plot arc for this one pivotal year we are about to live through with them.</p>
<p>Helen (Kristyn Chalker) has just walked into her reunion and is in a mischievous mood, looking for a chance to feel like she can have any guy there.  Peter (Kyle Szen), an earnest type who apparently didn&#8217;t measure up in high school, winds up being the guy that takes her home and can&#8217;t believe his good fortune.   Across town Mrs. Jones&#8217; (Amy Arbizzani) whole life changes in just one moment as we find her reacting to the news that she has cancer.  Shocked and angry, she vows to get a second opinion.  Unaware of this new development Mrs. Jones&#8217; daughter, Hope, (Katie Hammond) is leaving a message for her mother excitedly explaining that her boyfriend has proposed and in just one moment she has now become engaged and her world is filled with promise and possibility.  As the song progresses Helen finds she&#8217;s waking up nauseous  &#8212; her one moment resulted in an unplanned pregnancy with her Mr. Right Now.  Beautifully setting the scene (as well as the tone)  we now know that this is going to be a roller-coaster of a year.</p>
<p>Peter is not only up for the challenge of being a father but is excited to prove that he can be the right man for Helen, so he proposes (<strong>Take You Away</strong>).  Unsure of what else to do, Helen accepts, convincing herself that she can<strong> Make It Work. </strong>Making it work, in this case, includes deferring medical school and starting a life with a man she&#8217;s less than enthusiastic about.  Director Danny Williams creates a heartbreaking moment as Helen, steeling herself in the mirror, is unaware that Peter has walked in on her self-pep-talk; the look of hope that turns to hurt and then is quickly masked which dances across Kyle Szen&#8217;s face hit like a punch and layered in more subtext than any line of dialogue could have done.</p>
<p>As Hope prepares for her wedding, Mrs. Jones is having a harder time concealing her illness.  She convinces her daughter to <strong>Take A Walk</strong> with her and in a tumbling of words she explains her condition, but also stresses the importance of enjoying the moment &#8230; as she explains that she can fight as long as she has the support and love of her daughter.  Hope is shocked and dismayed but knows can&#8217;t change what is inevitable.</p>
<p>Peter and Helen who have now wed (<strong>Wedding Bells</strong>) and are preparing for their child are living out marital bliss far less blissfully than Peter had hoped.  Helen, who is angry and bloated, is doing nothing to hide her resentment and bitterness, tossing aside the present Peter brings home for her.   Peter, exasperated, explains that he&#8217;s been <strong>Working So Hard</strong> to make a life for her and the baby and begs her to stop shutting him out and start appreciating him for the good man he is.</p>
<div id="attachment_15655" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 236px"><a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/opening_night_Kristyn_kyle_4.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-15655 " title=" Kristyn Chalker as Helen / Kyle Szen as Peter (photo by xwr)" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/opening_night_Kristyn_kyle_4-226x300.jpg" alt="" width="226" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text"> Kristyn Chalker as Helen / Kyle Szen as Peter (photo by Lee Wexler/Images for Innovation)</p></div>
<p>By mid play Helen is great with child and Mrs. Jones is sinking deeper into her illness after Hope&#8217;s wedding.  Each women, in a pivotal moment when the life force actually moves from one story-line to the other, gives a truly showstopping performance as they rail against what is happening to their body; Helen (<strong>Push</strong>) screams with pain and fear as Peter stands by hoping to calm her through her delivery, while Mrs. Jones (<strong>Second Opinion</strong>)  screams in anger and frustration at this disease which is overtaking her and now looks like it will defeat her.  Both of these songs are star turns for the actresses &#8211; I was mesmerized by each as I watched Kristyn Chalker and Amy Arbizzani (respectively) belt out pain and frustration and hurt and anger and fear with such deep emotional accomplishment.  I think the entire audience was out of breath watching these two powerhouses live through these life changing events.</p>
<p>The third act finds Helen and Mrs. Jones far calmer as they make peace with the new changes in their lives; Helen sings her new daughter a <strong>Lullaby </strong>in which she expresses how truly astonished she is at how she could feel such love for her new daughter.  As Mrs. Jones is quietly dying in her own daughter&#8217;s arms she sings a peaceful song of letting go, advising her child <strong>Don&#8217;t Take For Granted </strong>the wonderful things life has to offer, the hidden moments of pleasure that are everywhere.</p>
<div id="attachment_15656" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/opening_night_Katie_Amy_11.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-15656" title="Amy Arbizzani as Mrs. Jones / Katie Hammond as Hope (Lee Wexler/Images for Innovation)" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/opening_night_Katie_Amy_11-300x210.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Amy Arbizzani as Mrs. Jones / Katie Hammond as Hope (Lee Wexler/Images for Innovation)</p></div>
<p>The final <strong>Lullaby (Reprise)</strong> has Helen singing lovingly to her baby daughter while Hope sings to her dying mother, the cycle of birth and death completed as each woman embraces what was brought with the seasons<strong> </strong><em><strong>. (Song below is from an earlier showcase.)</strong></em></p>
<p>As a musical team Elaine Pechacek and Katie Hammond are strong; they understand how to approach a complex issue and develop it in a way that gives it a foundation of truth as well as drama.  The melodies were not just catchy, hummable, and memorable but also richly layered with flavors and nuances that delviered a vivid emotional spectrum and allowed the audience to see  each character&#8217;s faults and failures as well as their triumphs.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s no wonder<em><strong> SEASONS</strong></em> was sold out almost before it was announced in the festival and that a fourth show had to be added.  I see a long life for this beautiful story &#8211; and hopefully many more Seasons of success for the team of Pechacek and Hammond.</p>
<p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em><strong>SEASONS was featured as part of the Times Square International Theater Festival at the Roy Arias Studios &amp; Theatres located at 300 W. 43rd St, NY, NY.</strong></em></span></p>
<p>~~~</p>
<address><strong>SEASONS</strong><br />
Written by: Elaine Pechacek and Katie Hammond<br />
Director: Danny Williams<br />
Music Director: Elaine Pechacek&nbsp;</p>
<p>Roy Arias Theatre Center<br />
300 W. 43rd St, NY, NY</p>
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		<title>Legacy Of The Tiger Mother (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Karen Tortora-Lee</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><img style='float: left; margin-right: 10px; border: none;' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=c2406485cee0f095fa737d77f5159ef2&amp;default=http://use.perl.org/images/pix.gif' alt='No Gravatar' width=60 height=60/><p><a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Legacy_of_the_Tiger_Art-_Final_.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-15548" style="margin: 5px; border: 5px solid black;" title="Legacy Of The Tiger Mother" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Legacy_of_the_Tiger_Art-_Final_-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="210" /></a><em><strong>&#8220;There is failure and there is success.  What better way to measure this than the piano?&#8221;</strong></em></p>
<p>If you were the child who spent your afternoons inside practicing the piano (or another musical instrument) while you could hear other children running around in the sunshine you no doubt have an ache in your heart when now, as an adult, you hear other people discussing their memories of playing in the streets, or even watching endless hours of after-school cartoons.  Sure,  you may have agile fingers which allow you to type an error-free 75 WPM but aside from that, are you really any better off?  Was it worth it?</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s take it one step further.  Imagine you are Mei (Lynn Craig), grown daughter of Lily (Satomi Hofmann), who monitors her daughter Kim&#8217;s practicing from the other room.  Distractedly tapping away on her blackberry she suddenly hears the words of her mother boom from her own lips as Kim prepares for recital day: &#8220;<strong><em>Y</em></strong><em><strong>ou will practice that piece until you can play it 20 times perfectly!&#8221; </strong></em> Stunned, Mei realized she has stepped up and taken on the <em><strong>Legacy of the Tiger Mother</strong></em>.</p>
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<p>Written by Angela Chan (who also served as lyricist, composer, musical director and producer) who loosely based the story on her own childhood, it is easy to take a step back many times during the performance and evaluate what all those years of practice produced.  As you hear Chan&#8217;s expert piano playing and excellent talent for composition and musical phrasing it deeply underlines the message that yes &#8230;  all those afternoons behind the piano did well to form an accomplished musician.  But remove that meta-information for a moment and let <em><strong>Tiger Mother</strong></em> stand on its own.  You&#8217;ll find a touching, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant story about strong women who make sacrifices for their daughters because that is the legacy that is handed down, generation to generation.</p>
<div id="attachment_15631" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 483px"><a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Recital-Day.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-15631 " title="Recital Day!  Legacy of the Tiger Mother: Lynn Craig (Mei) and Satomi Hofmann (Lily)" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Recital-Day.jpg" alt="" width="473" height="313" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Recital Day!  Legacy of the Tiger Mother: Lynn Craig (Mei) and Satomi Hofmann (Lily)</p></div>
<p>Unseen, but intrinsic to the plot are granddaughter Kim (whose recital day opens and closes the play) and Lily&#8217;s own mother whom she speaks to in a moving monologue.  Co-writer Michael Manley interweaves seamlessly with Chan to create a gift of a show that celebrates the mother-daughter bond through music.</p>
<p>Director Lysander Abadia does an expert job with  these two strong female leads; Ms. Craig (Mei) must convincingly go from pig-tailed tween to eye-rolling teen to intrepid college girl to mother all in the span of an hour.  Similarly Abadia coaxes all the subtle and necessary nuances from Satomi Hofmann (Lily) so that the Tiger Mother does not come off as a one-note shrew but rather embodies all the complexities of a hard-working woman who insists <em><strong>&#8220;Sometimes a mother must choose for her daughter&#8221; </strong></em>and then breaks your heart as the basis for this statement is revealed.</p>
<p>Fans of crazed-stage-mother shows such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddlers_%26_Tiaras" target="_blank">Toddlers &amp; Tiaras</a> can recognized that Lily&#8217;s admonishment <em><strong>&#8220;First prize in your division is NOT the Grand Prize!&#8221;</strong></em> sounds dangerously familiar; yet this &#8220;parading of our youth&#8221; that they sing of in &#8220;Recital Day&#8221; is not about how pretty or poised a child is, but how disciplined, how focused, how diligent &#8230; how structured.  The not-so-hidden-message is that only a child with goals can succeed in the world.</p>
<p>Ultimately Mei finds that she passes some of the Legacy of the Tiger Mother down to Kim &#8230; however not all of it.  The show ends with a new style of parenting being introduced, and a new version of success deemed acceptable.</p>
<p>So, to go back to the original question &#8211; Was it worth it?  In Angela Chan&#8217;s case I&#8217;d say the answer is: Yes it was.  Without a doubt.</p>
<p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em><strong>Legacy of the Tiger Mother was featured as part of the Times Square International Theater Festival at the Roy Arias Studios &amp; Theatres located at 300 W. 43rd St, NY, NY.</strong></em></span></p>
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<address><strong>Legacy of the Tiger Mother</strong><br />
Book and Lyrics: Angela Chan &amp; Michael Manley<br />
Music: Angela Chan<br />
Director: Lysander Abadia&nbsp;</p>
<p>Little Times Square Theater<br />
Roy Arias Theatre Center<br />
300 W. 43rd St, NY, NY</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/2012/01/1934-days-4-things-to-know-about-the-show-before-you-go-times-square-international-theater-festival-2012/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1934-days_web-1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="1,934 Days" /></a>1,934 Days a play about longing and hope. Isramerica Production Conceived and Created: Sivan Hadari Directed and Co-created: Charlotte Cohn While sharing their own personal experiences and real life stories, ten actors haling from diverse cultural backgrounds (American, Asian, African, Israeli, Palestinian, Latin) explore the deep rooted connection they all have with &#8220;longing&#8221;. Show Times: [...]]]></description>
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<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"> 1,934 Days<br />
a play about longing and hope.</span></h1>
<p><em><strong>Isramerica Production<br />
Conceived and Created: Sivan Hadari<br />
Directed and Co-created: Charlotte Cohn</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">While sharing their own personal experiences and real life stories, ten actors haling from diverse cultural backgrounds (American, Asian, African, Israeli, Palestinian, Latin) explore the deep rooted connection they all have with &#8220;longing&#8221;.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Show Times:</p>
<ul>
<li>Wed 1/18  @ 10:00pm</li>
<li>Sat 1/21 @ 10:00pm</li>
<li>Sun 1/22 @ 6:00pm</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em> Answers by Sivan Hadari &#8211; Creator/ Producer</em></span></h2>
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<p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em><strong>Karen Tortora-Lee&#8217;s Question<br />
This is an international festival.   What part of the world are you coming from &#8230; and will your show tantalize the NYC audience with a taste of your nation&#8217;s culture?</strong></em></span><br />
<strong>Sivan Hadari: </strong> I am an Isramerican. Born in Brooklyn, raised in Israel and now back in New York. The actors in our cast are from Japan, Israel, France, The Philippines, USA, Kyrgyzstan, China and Singapore.<br />
While sharing their own personal experiences and real life stories, twelve actors hailing from diverse cultural backgrounds explore the deep rooted connection they all have with &#8220;longing&#8221;. We will hear their tales of unrequited love, separation, heart-break, mourning, homosexuality, religion and faith while they draw inspiration from the story of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was held captive in Gaza by Hamas for 1,934 days.</p>
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/HEADPIC.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-15606" style="margin: 3px; border: 3px solid black;" title="Sivan Hadari" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/HEADPIC-240x300.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="300" /></a>Dianna Martin&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Who is the greatest inspiration to you artistically?</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>Sivan Hadari:</strong> Josh Fox, the founder and Artistic Director of International WOW Company. I worked with him on the show <em><strong>Reconstruction</strong></em> and I was inspired and moved by his work. He is an innovator and a true master when it comes to bringing together narrative, heightened imagery and socially conscious themes and subjects. Working with him has left its mark on me as an artist, and as an individual, till this very day.</p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Geoffrey Paddy Johnson&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">What emerged as the greatest challenge during the development of this production?</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>Sivan Hadari:</strong>Martha Graham once said: &#8220;There is only a divine dis-satisfaction.&#8221; To me that says that an artist&#8217;s work is never done. There is always one final touch you&#8217;d like to put on something before it goes out into the world. Luckily, we&#8217;ve had the opportunity to work with an extremely talented cast of twelve individuals who have poured their hearts and souls into the work, a production team (that include Larren Parrish and Julian Evans) that any producer could only dream of, and a stage manager, (Katie Kavett) that has gone above and beyond for our production. Not to mention our phenomenal director, Charlotte Cohn who has brought her own vision to this incredibly ambitious project in the most amazing way. It&#8217;s been a complex and mind-blowing journey, both creatively and artistically and we are thrilled at the opportunity to be a part of The Times Square International Theater Festival.</p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Antonio Minino&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<strong><em><span style="color: #cc99ff;">You&#8217;re in Times Square surrounded by the best Broadway houses and highest selling entertainment in the world. What resources are you utilizing to spread the word about your show and get butts in seats?</span></em><br />
Sivan Hadari:</strong>PR, PR and them more PR. I myself am a master when it comes to PR, marketing and publicity. I am the President and Founder of <a href="http://isramerica.com/" target="_blank">Isramerica,</a> a non-profit that supports Israeli and Jewish-American artists and our mailing list reaches around 6,000 subscribers in New York alone so we have been getting a lot of feedback from our audience about the show. We have been listed and featured in BroadwayWorld.com, The Village Voice, The Jewish Voice, Off-Off-Online and are collaborating with many organizations that are sending out information about our show. In addition, because we are working with actors that are originally from 12 different countries, we have the support of various consulates and cultural centers all over NYC. We expect a very diverse crowd and a wonderful show.</p>
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<address><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">1,934 Days<br />
</span></strong>Isramerica Production<br />
<strong>Concieved and Created: </strong>Sivan Hadari<br />
<strong>Directed and Co-created: </strong>Charlotte Cohn<br />
<strong>Run time: </strong>1h 30 min<br />
<strong>Country: </strong>USA<strong> </strong><br />
<strong>Genre: </strong>Drama<br />
<strong>Website: </strong>N/A<br />
<strong>Venue: </strong>Little Times Square Theater, Roy Arias Studios and Theaters<br />
<strong>Time: </strong>Wed 18th@ 10:00pm | Sat 21st@ 10:00pm | Sun 22nd@6:00pm<br />
<strong>Tickets Available: </strong> <a href="http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=oneD82" target="_new">smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=oneD82</a></address>
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		<title>SUPERMAN 2050: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/2012/01/superman-2050-4-things-to-know-about-the-show-before-you-go-times-square-international-theater-festival-2012/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/livepreview.aspx_-300x232.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="Superman 2050" /></a>Superman 2050 Theater Un-Speak-Able Writer and designer: The Ensemble, Theater-Un-Speak-Able Director: Marc Frost Superman 2050 is featuring seven actors performing on a single 3’ by 7’ platform. It is an original Superman story, taking place in a fictional Metropolis in the year 2050. At no time do any actors exit the platform, instead existing as [...]]]></description>
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<h1><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Superman 2050</span></h1>
<p><em><strong>Theater Un-Speak-Able<br />
Writer and designer: The Ensemble, Theater-Un-Speak-Able<br />
Director: Marc Frost</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>Superman 2050 </strong></em>is  featuring seven actors performing on a single 3’ by 7’ platform. It is an original Superman story, taking place in a fictional Metropolis in the year 2050. At no time do any actors exit the platform, instead existing as either speaking character or background object in each scene, utilizing transitional moments both within and between scenes to shift between the two. It is a fast-paced, high-energy show for all ages.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Show Times:</p>
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<li>Thu 1/19 @ 7:30pm</li>
<li>Sat 1/21  @ 2:30pm</li>
<li>Sun 1/22 @ 7:00pm</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em> Answers by Zachary Baker-Salmon &#8211; Producer</em></span></h2>
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<p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em><strong>Karen Tortora-Lee&#8217;s Question<br />
This is an international festival.   What part of the world are you coming from &#8230; and will your show tantalize the NYC audience with a taste of your nation&#8217;s culture?</strong></em></span><br />
<strong>Zachary Baker-Salmon:</strong> Our company, like the titular character in our play, hails from the Midwestern United States. We aim higher than corn fields and tornadoes, however, for our approach to storytelling is heavily influenced by European forces. Our &#8220;Platform Style&#8221; is taught at the London International School of the Performing Arts and our mentor is Italian. Did I mention she&#8217;s teaching a three day workshop coinciding with the festival? Sign up if you want to know where the real action is.</p>
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Dianna Martin&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Who is the greatest inspiration to you artistically?</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>Zachary Baker-Salmon:</strong>The word &#8220;WOW.&#8221; We love that word, we want to hear it spoken as often as possible. Our mission is to make the invisible become visible and the impossible become possible. Then if we finish ahead of schedule we might get lunch or coffee or something, you know just hang out.</p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Geoffrey Paddy Johnson&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">What emerged as the greatest challenge during the development of this production?</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>Zachary Baker-Salmon:</strong>This show was written word by word, moment by moment, image by image, by seven people. It took months of work. Every minute of <strong>Superman 2050 </strong>equals roughly 4.8 hours of rehearsal time. Every moment is essentialized down to the last detail, only what truly must be included makes it into the final product.</p>
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<p><em><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Antonio Minino&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<strong><em><span style="color: #cc99ff;">You&#8217;re in Times Square surrounded by the best Broadway houses and highest selling entertainment in the world. What resources are you utilizing to spread the word about your show and get butts in seats?</span></em><br />
Zachary Baker-Salmon:</strong></em>We bribed a whole bunch of slick producers with lollipops and preferred stock dividends just to get into the festival in the first place. After we had no more strings left to pull, we stitched together some macrame leaflets and after much consideration we are now fully prepared to sing for our supper like every other artist is New York. Sometimes we have trouble blending in.</p>
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<address><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SUPERMAN 2050</span></strong><br />
Theater Un-Speak-Able<br />
<strong>Writer and designer:</strong> The Ensemble, Theater-Un-Speak-Able<br />
<strong>Director: </strong>Marc Frost<br />
<strong>Run time</strong>:35 min<br />
<strong>Country:</strong> USA<br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Comedy<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://un-speak-able.com/" target="_new">un-speak-able.com</a> | <a href="http://superman2050.com/" target="_new">superman2050.com</a><br />
<strong>Video teaser:</strong> vimeo.com/33630180<br />
<strong>Venue:</strong> Theatre 500, Roy Arias Studios and Theaters<br />
<strong>Time:</strong> Thu 19th@7:30pm | Sat  21st@2:30pm | Sun 22nd@7:00pm<br />
<strong>Tickets available:</strong> <a href="http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=supE19" target="_new">smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=supE19</a></address>
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		<title>Alita The Show: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/2012/01/alita-the-show-4-things-to-know-about-the-show-before-you-go-times-square-international-theater-festival-2012/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Alita_Flyer-a-show-for-the-entire-family.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="ALITA The Show" /></a>Alita the Show Writer and Director: Freia Canals and Denise Kornitz A bilingual show (Spanish/ English) for the entire family. Princess Alita lives in a world of luxury amidst the walls of her palace. She is oblivious to all that surrounds her and knows little outside of her own environment. One day she is sent [...]]]></description>
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<h1><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Alita the Show</span></h1>
<p><em><strong>Writer and Director: Freia  Canals and Denise Kornitz</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">A bilingual show (Spanish/ English) for the entire family.<br />
Princess Alita lives in a world of luxury amidst the walls of her palace. She is oblivious to all that surrounds her and knows little outside of her own environment. One day she is sent on a mission that will change her forever.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Show Times:</p>
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<li>Wed 1/18 @ 4:30pm</li>
<li>Sat 1/21 @ 12:30pm</li>
<li>Sun 1/22 @ 11:00pm</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em> Answers by Freia Canals and Denise Kornitz: Writers, Directors, Producers and Performers</em></span></h2>
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<p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em><strong>Karen Tortora-Lee&#8217;s Question<br />
This is an international festival.   What part of the world are you coming from &#8230; and will your show tantalize the NYC audience with a taste of your nation&#8217;s culture?</strong></em></span><br />
<strong>Freia Canals and Denise Kornitz:</strong><br />
We are from Barcelona (Spain) and Buenos Aires (Argentina), but we have lived in different places including Madrid, London, Oxford, Israel and finally New York.<br />
Yes, we brought to our show all our experiences and a big part of who we are.</p>
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Dianna Martin&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Who is the greatest inspiration to you artistically?</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>Freia Canals and Denise Kornitz:</strong><br />
We both have a lot of experiences and people to inspire on: from friends, families to people we know. However the real inspiration came from the kids. We worked with them and we realized we wanted them to get in touch with some values that we believe important especially nowadays. Also we wanted to give them some tools to start getting in touch with who they are.</p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Geoffrey Paddy Johnson&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">What emerged as the greatest challenge during the development of this production?</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>Freia Canals and Denise Kornitz:</strong>The whole show has been a great challenge. We started from nothing and we came up with a script, we made puppets, life music and we combined 2 languages which are spoken simultaneously. The challenge never ends, continues every day we perform: we play 13 roles only being 2 actresses! Putting everything together was craziness but a wonderful experience!</p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Antonio Minino&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<strong><em><span style="color: #cc99ff;">You&#8217;re in Times Square surrounded by the best Broadway houses and highest selling entertainment in the world. What resources are you utilizing to spread the word about your show and get butts in seats?</span></em><br />
Freia Canals and Denise Kornitz:</strong>We both have been teachers and know families, teachers, schools. They have seen our show and they talked to some other friends and families, and these talked to other people etc. The reviews we got from our audiences have been great and that helped to spread the word. Also, having a bilingual show that has puppets, life music, is educative and very fun, helps!!</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<address><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ALITA THE SHOW</span></strong><br />
Solo2 Company<br />
<strong>Writer and Director: </strong>Freia  Canals and Denise Kornitz<br />
<em>A bilingual show (Spanish/ English) for the entire family.</em> <em> </em><br />
<strong>Run time:</strong> 45 min<br />
<strong>Country: </strong>Argentina, Spain, USA<br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Children’s show<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.alitatheshow.com/" target="_new">alitatheshow.com</a><br />
<strong>Venue:</strong> Theatre 500, Roy Arias Studios and Theaters<br />
<strong>Time: </strong>Wed 18th@4:00pm | Sat 21st@12:30pm | Sun 22nd@ 11:00am<strong> </strong><br />
<strong>Tickets available:</strong> <a href="http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=ali672" target="_new">smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=ali672</a></address>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/2012/01/horripilation-4-things-to-know-about-the-show-before-you-go-times-square-international-theater-festival-2012/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Horrip006-725x1024.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="Horripilation" /></a>&#160; HORRIPILATION! Kaliyuga Arts Written and performed by John Sowle Director: Steven Patterson This stunning work combines the Natya Shastra, a remarkably refined and elaborately detailed pre-Christian theatre text from India, with Teyyam, a primitive South India ritual, to create a work that &#8220;plunges audiences into a dazzling realm of color and movement, virtually unknown [...]]]></description>
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<h1><span style="color: #cc99ff;">HORRIPILATION!</span></h1>
<p><em><strong>Kaliyuga Arts<br />
Written and performed by John Sowle<br />
Director: Steven Patterson</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">This stunning work combines the Natya Shastra, a remarkably refined and elaborately detailed pre-Christian theatre text from India, with Teyyam, a primitive South India ritual, to create a work that &#8220;plunges audiences into a dazzling realm of color and movement, virtually unknown in the West but filled with amazing insights and invaluable lessons for all those who treasure theatre.&#8221;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Show Times:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mon 1/16 @ 6:30pm</li>
<li>Thu 1/19 @ 10:00pm</li>
<li>Sat 1/21 @ 8:00pm</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em>Answers by Steven Patterson, director</em></span></h2>
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<p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em><strong>Karen Tortora-Lee&#8217;s Question<br />
This is an international festival.   What part of the world are you coming from &#8230; and will your show tantalize the NYC audience with a taste of your nation&#8217;s culture?</strong></em></span><br />
<strong> Steven Patterson: </strong>Our production company, Kaliyuga Arts, is currently based in Catskill, NY, approximately 2 hours north of Manhattan, although our production itself concerns a westerner&#8217;s encounter with the practices of an ancient (but still living) Indian theater tradition. It therefore offers NY audiences an opportunity to view the basics of an art-form and a culture with which they may be totally unfamiliar in an accessible, entertaining, and audience-friendly format.<br />
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Dianna Martin&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Who is the greatest inspiration to you artistically?</span></strong></em><br />
<strong> Steven Patterson:</strong> The major inspiration for <em><strong>HORRIPILATION!</strong></em> would have to be Raman Cakyar, who was John&#8217;s asan (teacher) at the Kerala Kalamandalam when John was studying Kutiyattam on a Fullbright Fellowship in 1973 in preparation for writing his doctoral dissertation for the University of California at Berkeley. But we have also been influenced and inspired by the work of Ariane Mnouchkine and Peter Brook, both of whom frequently incorporate theatrical traditions from cultures not their own into the productions they present.</p>
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Geoffrey Paddy Johnson&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">What emerged as the greatest challenge during the development of this production?</span></strong></em><br />
<strong> Steven Patterson:</strong>Actually, our greatest challenge on this particular iteration of<em><strong> HORRIPILATION!</strong></em> was one of time and age! The show was originally presented at the San Francisco Fringe Festival back in 1995, and it was subsequently performed (for a few performances only) at the Open Secret Bookstore in San Rafael, CA in 1996 and 1998. The show contains VAST amounts of incredibly detailed material (and deals with it in a very entertaining manner in less than 60 minutes) and is EXTREMELY demanding physically. John&#8217;s major concern when we made the decision to revive it was whether or not he still had the stamina and the retentive memory to cope with the show&#8217;s requirements. Fortunately, he seems to have succeeded and the intervening years have brought new depth and resonance to the piece.</p>
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Antonio Minino&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<strong><em><span style="color: #cc99ff;">You&#8217;re in Times Square surrounded by the best Broadway houses and highest selling entertainment in the world. What resources are you utilizing to spread the word about your show and get butts in seats?</span></em><br />
Steven Patterson</strong>:  We have many contacts within the NYC Theatre community itself and word of mouth, social networking (both on- and offline), and postcard distribution (to theaters and theater-related businesses, as well as several institutions, such as the Asia Society, whose staffs and patrons might have a connection to or an interest in the material we are presenting) have been our major advertising outlets. John also works as Associate Artistic Director for a small Equity house near our home upstate and they were gracious enough to do an email blast to everyone on their mailing list for us.</p>
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<address>HORRIPILATION!<br />
Kaliyuga Arts<br />
Written and performed by John Sowle<br />
Director: Steven Patterson<br />
Run time: 60 min</address>
<address> Country: USA<br />
Genre:Theater and dance<br />
Website: kaliyuga.com/HorripNYPg.htm<br />
Venue: Little Times Square Theatre, Roy Arias Studios and Theaters<br />
Time: Mon 16th@6:30pm | Thu 19th@10:00pm | Sat 21st@8:00pm<br />
Tickets available: smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=horA54</address>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thehappiestmedium.com/2012/01/seasons-4-things-to-know-about-the-show-before-you-go-times-square-international-theater-festival-2012/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" src="http://thehappiestmedium.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SEASONS-logo-1024x768.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="SEASONS logo" /></a>SEASONS Writer: Katie Hammond and Elaine Pechacek Director: Danny Williams Spanning the course of one year, SEASONS is a story about love. This original musical delves into the lives of two couples. Poignant and touching, this story explores the characters with humor and realism, and will leave the audience wanting more. Take a listen here: [...]]]></description>
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<h1><span style="color: #cc99ff;">SEASONS</span></h1>
<p><em><strong>Writer: Katie Hammond and Elaine Pechacek<br />
Director: Danny Williams</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Spanning the course of one year, <strong><em>SEASONS</em></strong> is a story about love. This original musical delves into the lives of two couples. Poignant and touching, this story explores the characters with humor and realism, and will leave the audience wanting more.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Take a listen here: <a href="http://neomovement.org/thmmusic/Track_14-Dont_Take_For_Granted.mp3">SEASONS &#8220;Don&#8217;t Take For Granted&#8221;</a></p>
<p>Show Times:</p>
<ul>
<li>Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:30pm</li>
<li>Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 8:00pm &#8211; SOLD OUT</li>
<li>Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 5:30pm &#8211; SOLD OUT</li>
<li>Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 8:00pm</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em> Answers by Katie Hammond (lyricist), and Elaine Pechacek (composer) /Producers</em></span></h2>
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<p><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em><strong>Karen Tortora-Lee&#8217;s Question<br />
This is an international festival.   What part of the world are you coming from &#8230; and will your show tantalize the NYC audience with a taste of your nation&#8217;s culture?</strong></em></span><br />
<strong>Katie Hammond: </strong>Elaine and I, Two Classy Broads, LCC &#8211; split our time between New York  City and Orlando, FL.  I moved up to New York from Orlando about 18  months ago, and Elaine and I have continued our partnership long  distance &#8211; we&#8217;re racking up a lot of frequent flyer miles! <em><strong> SEASONS</strong></em> will  tantalize its audience.  It&#8217;s a story about love, and one that everyone  can relate to, regardless of their age, or sex or background.  The 4  characters in our story experience every capacities for love &#8211; be that  for a lover, a friend, a parent or child or a spouse.</p>
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Dianna Martin&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Who is the greatest inspiration to you artistically?</span></strong></em><br />
<strong>Elaine Pechacek</strong>: My inspiration comes from all   the mentors and teachers who believed in me and infused their pieces of   influence into my life or that I am a reciprocation of all the mentors   and music teachers I&#8217;ve ever had in my life and they are the ones who   not only inspired me but made me understand the importance of not   focusing just on musical perfection, but rather strive for true musical   expression.</p>
<p><strong>Katie Hammond</strong>: As the   lyricist, I&#8217;ve been inspired by everything I&#8217;ve ever read.  In some way   or another &#8211; every theatrical or musical moment has influenced my  style.   Elaine always jokes with me that I like to shove as many words  as I  can into our songs&#8230;. so my inspiration is wordiness&#8230;. can that   count? :)</p>
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Geoffrey Paddy Johnson&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">What emerged as the greatest challenge during the development of this production?</span></strong></em><strong><br />
Katie Hammond</strong>: We started writing <strong><em>SEASONS </em></strong>in January of 2010 &#8211; and cannot  believe how far our musical has come in so short a time!  Before I moved  to NYC in August of 2010, we&#8217;d finished only 10 songs from the show,  and presented them as a cabaret in Florida.  Hearing the audience&#8217;s  reaction to our story and the characters helped us focus our  story-telling, and begin to bring the story to life<em><strong>.  SEASONS </strong></em>was  featured at the OCU Stripped Festival in February of 2011, and while  we&#8217;d only completed half of the musical, the festival was happy to  perform an abridged version.  We finished the &#8220;to-date&#8221; version of the  musical in July of last year, and held an Equity Staged Reading in  Orlando on August 8, 2011.</p>
<p>One of the biggest challenges Elaine and I  have faced during development was probably the physical distance between  us.  <em><strong>SEASONS </strong></em>has no dialogue.  The entire story is told thru song, so  composing these heart-felt and sometimes funny songs has been a huge  learning experience for both of us &#8211; but we couldn&#8217;t be more proud of  what we&#8217;ve made.  We have hired an amazing cast of actors here in NYC, a  gifted directed, Danny Williams, and he helped us compile our stellar  creative team.</p>
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #cc99ff;">Antonio Minino&#8217;s Question</span></strong></em><br />
<strong><em><span style="color: #cc99ff;">You&#8217;re in Times Square surrounded by the best Broadway houses and highest selling entertainment in the world. What resources are you utilizing to spread the word about your show and get butts in seats?</span></em><br />
Katie Hammond</strong>: Our biggest resource has probably been facebook, and using email blasts.  Our graphic designer, Xiaopo Wang, is so talented, and the images he has designed for us are just spectacular.  We&#8217;ve sent our press release to everyone we could think of and really look forward to having all these people come and see<em><strong> SEASONS</strong></em>.</p>
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<address><a href="http://www.pechacekhammond.com/" target="_blank"><strong>SEASONS</strong></a></address>
<address>Two Classy Broads</address>
<address>Writer: Katie Hammond and Elaine Pechacek | Director: Danny Williams<em><br />
</em></address>
<address>Run time: 90 min | Country: USA | Genre: Musical</address>
<address>Website: <strong><a href="http://www.pechacekhammond.com/">www.pechacekhammond.com</a></strong></address>
<address>Venue: Stage IV, Roy Arias Studios and Theaters</address>
<address>Time: <a href="http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=sea9A5" target="_blank"><strong>Mon 16@9:30pm  Thurs 19th@8:00pm  Sat 21st@5:30pm</strong></a></address>
<address><a href="http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=sea9A5" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS</a></address>
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<address>Roy Arias Theaters</address>
<address>Stage IV</address>
<address>300 West 43rd Street 5th Floor</address>
<address>New York , New York 10036</address>
<address>8th Avenue</address>
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