Fran Montano Joins Cast of SPLIT/SCREEN at Hollywood Fringe Festival

OneTrickDog* has announced the casting of Emmy Award-winning acting coach Fran Montano in the West Coast premiere of Monique Witt's split/screen at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Mr. Montano has appeared in numerous feature films and televison series. He is also the owner and Artistic Director of the Actors Workout Studio in North Hollywood. The cast of split/screen will also feature Alex Montaldo, Adam Rashad Glenn and Chris Karmiol.

split/screen explores the spirtual and psychological transformation of a wealthy and jaded young man, Kit, who suffers a freak accident that crushes his spine, after a successful summit of Everest. Transferred to an ER in El Barrio, he is befriended by a charismatic street hustler freestyling his way through life on the margin and an ER doctor whose son is critically ill. Their profound humanity helps Kit to come to terms with his radically changed life and to explore his emerging sense of purpose.

split/screen will be directed by Wendy Thum and run for ten performances starting on June 5th at The Actors Company, 916 N. Formosa Avenue in West Hollywood. Admission is free for all performances. To obtain tickets and information: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/2356

Press preview performances of split/screen will be held on June 5th at 5:30 pm and June 6th at 7:00 pm. The opening night will be on Thursday, June 11 at 7:00pm. Performances will continue on June 12 at 10:00 pm, June 13 at 6:30 pm, June 14 at 2:00 pm, June 18 at 5:30 pm, June 19 at 7:00 pm, June 20 at 12:00 pm, and June 21 at 10:00 pm.

This production will also feature original music composed for split/screen by jazz pianist Ben Rosenblum, sound design by Dev Avidon, vocal performances by blues guitarist Tom Larsen, and video by Kahleem Poole-Tejada. OneTrickDog* will hold a fundraising campaign to benefit Saddles For Soldiers during the run of split/screen. Donations will be accepted at the theater.

Monique Witt, the playwright, is a retired attorney and professional writer who runs OneTrickDog*, an independent production company and jazz label. A workshop version of her play, split/screen, premiered in New York City at The Helen Mills Theater, November 21, 2013. The work played to packed houses and received enthusiastic reviews from both audiences and press. In 2014, OneTrickDog* also released new albums from a number of critically acclaimed artists, including respected jazz pianist Roy Assaf and saxophonist Jonathan Parker. The label looks forward to the spring release of three new albums from blues guitarist Tom Larsen, jazz trumpeter Wayne Tucker, and jazz violinist Ben Sutton. Monique is currently developing the TV series, creative dark, with producer Wendy Thum.