Algonquin Productions and Ten Grand Productions present Sessions, with book, music & lyrics by Albert Tapper, when it bows at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at 416 W 42nd St. on Wednesday, May 30.  Sessions tells the story of Manhattan psychologist Peter Peterson, and his unforgettable roster of patients.  Tickets will go on sale later this month at Ticket Central The show will be performed as a limited summer engagement through August 18.  For more information, visit www.sessionsthemusical.com

The Heartbreakers Ball

The first in a series of music concerts featuring some of the best independent musicians and bands.

FEATURING:

Tar Beach
Broadband
Nick DeMatteo
Daniel Lee

The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street
Friday Febuary 13th, 8pm

Justin Nadal, Artistic Director
Jason Hewitt, Producer

Present

Masquerade
by Brian C. Petti
Winner of the 2005 IT Awards

Directed by Mary Geerlof

Feauturing:

Christopher Betz, John D’Arcangelo, Dan Domingues*,Cam Kornman*,Brian Linden*Ryan Murray*,Robert Resnikoff*,Kelly Tanner, Daryl Brown

* Denotes member of Actors Equity Association

Scenic Design: Michael Allen
Costume Design: Dennis Ballard
Lighting Design: Brant Thomas Murray
Sound Design: Sara Bader
Original Music composed by Nick DeMatteo

The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce Street, New York City

September 17th-October 2nd 2004

Set in Greenwich Village, Masquerade tells the story of a gay couple in their forties who throw a surprise positive party for a younger man who has just been diagnosed with HIV. When their downstairs neighbor who is quite ill with AIDS knocks on the door, an unplanned reckoning becomes inevitable. With wit and poignancy, Masquerade is a timely and compelling story whose message is one of endurance, self-acceptance and enlightenment.

*A portion of proceeds from the show, as with every Ten Grand production will be donated to organizations that enhance the quality of life for New Yorkers and abroad. Proceeds from this production will join Broadway Cares Equity Fights and others in their efforts to win the battle against the disease.

Proceeds from masquerade will be given to various charities to join in the fight against AIDS.

The Heart Breakers Ball 2005

Hosted by

Liz Furtado

Featuring music by:

Susan Said

Motherboard

Rec

The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street.
NYC

Febuary 18th 2005, 7pm

Stopping to Listen

a new play by Max Weinstein
Directed by Mary Geerlof
Produced by Jason Hewitt

Featuring:

Bobby: Jeremy Kushnier *
Male 2:  Jarrod Spector*
Male 3: Neil Bartram
Male 4:  Jay Patterson*
Male 5:  Matt Fischel*
Male 6: Bob Ader*
Male 7: Richard Kent Green*
Female 1: Melissa Miller*
Female 2:  Sandy York*
Female 3:Linnea Remi
Female 4: Viola Harris*

* Denotes member of Actors Equity Association

The Clark Studio Theater at the Lincoln Center Institute, October 11, 2005, 7pm

Stopping To Listen is a panorama of urban life as seen through the eyes of Bobby, a people-watcher, freshly deposited at the Port Authority from Iowa.  After scanning the classifieds and deciding to pursue a temporary future as a doorman, Bobby takes on the Big City, taking in its many moods through the paper thin walls of his apartment, the local diner, glossy chain bookstores, and the like.  The play features ten actors that play multiple roles, bringing to bear the charm, chutzpah, class and grit of New York City.

Titanic Voices

by Justin Nadal
Directed by Karen Sommers
Featuring Composer/Musician Mr. David Amram

Four days after the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic, The Unites States Senate held an official inquiry in New York City calling upon its survivors who told chilling tales of fear, sadness and courage in the icy waters of the Northern Atlanic. Thoes vocies are now heard again in a powerful theatrical performance taken from actual testimonies and letters of survivors in that ill fated voyage.

Performances: April 13th and 14th, 2003 at 7pm
at The NY Historical Society
Two West 77th Street, NYC
General Admission $15

Bardolatry

by William Shakespeare
Directed by Mary Geerlof and Magaret E. Hall
Stage Management by John Cambell

"Bardolatry" which means the worship of all things Shakespeare, in an assemblage of scenes from several of Shakespeare's plays as well as several of his little performed sonnets and poems. "Bardolatry" was adapted to fit the mold of a short play with Love as its central theme, where all is not but deceit and trickery played out by a mischievous little fairy named Puck.

Cast:

Jeremy A Brown, Nick DeMatteo, Annemieke Farrow,Lisa Gill, Jason Hewitt, Dorit Kashi, Justin Nadal, Danielle Ozymandias, Jaki Silver, Shelby Stone, Kendra Ware, Nicole Alicia Watson, Vanessa Yuille

The Shakespeare Garden in Central Park
6.28-6.29.03 @ 12pm and 2pm

Smoking Newports and Eating French Fries

Produced by Mary Geerlof and Karen Sommers
Directed by Justin Nadal

The time 1984, the place West Saugerties New York. Ronald Regan is president, dynasty is sich a hot TV series that you can win official placemates at the local Bowlerama, and there is a psycho killer in the neighborhood whose medication is wearing off. It's the hometown of Lucille Wimply who once started a local fashion craze by cutting the nipples out of her bras. Welcome to another day in the life of the Wimply's, a mid 80's trailer park family in Saugerties New York. So get out your John Deere hats, crack a beer with your morning coffee, light up a joint and dream about winning those dynasty placemats. Smoking Newports and eating French Fries and a day with the Wimplys ...Its an experience you won't soon forget.

Cast

Barbara Miluski, Richard Brundage, Sarah Sokolic, Nick DeMatteo, Aaron Cox, Karen Barrie Prager, Jason Hewitt, Cynthia Johnson, Shelby Stone, Linda Black Stock, Gary Kornfeld

Technical Staff

Max Weinstein, Mary Geerlof, Jaki Silver

The Collective Unconscious
145 Ludlow Street
Aug 8,9,14,16, 2003 @ 10pm

In the 2005-06 season we remounted Titanic Voices touring museums and other cultural institutions throughout Manhattan.

Venues included, The Waldorf=Astoria, The Irish Historical Society, The National Arts Club