Horse Trade Theater Closes THE KENTUCKY GOBLIN SIEGE, 11/24

THE KENTUCKY GOBLIN SIEGE is a sci-fi comedy based on accounts of one of the largest reported alien encounters in U.S. history. It's August 21, 1955 in the small town of Kelly, Kentucky and the Sutton family is welcoming old family friends in from out of town, and settling in for a night of catching up. But when strange goblin-like creatures begin to appear, all hell breaks loose! THE KENTUCKY GOBLIN SEIGE is a hilarious play about xenophobia and reversed expectations, and will feature the biggest gun battle between human actors and alien puppets to ever grace the stage of The Kraine Theater!

THE KENTUCKY GOBLIN SIEGE will feature Jeremy Banks, Alicia Barnatchez, Jesse Bernath, Sabrina Farhi, Jeremy Mather, Michele McNally, Mike Quirk, Alexis Robbins, Jeff Sproul, Christine Sullivan, and D. Robert Wolcheck with Puppeteers Elizabeth Dapo, Ryan-Michele Healey, and Lisa Nussbaum.

The creative team will include Sound Design by Jeremy Mather, Fight Chorography by Kenneth Nicholas, Costume Design by Caroline O'Hare, Puppets by Anna Paniccia & Puppet Heap, and Scenic Design by Jak Prince. The production will be Stage Managed by Sarania Hertilus.

The production, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group and No Tea Productions will play at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery). October 20-November 24, every Wednesday night at 8pm. Tickets ($18) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info.

JEFF SPROUL (Playwright) is the Artistic Director and graphic designer for No Tea Productions. He has performed in each of No Tea's previous shows, as well as having written The Artistical Process of Mark & Andy, various segments of Already in Progress, and "Evacuation Plan" from the show Liars. He has appeared in numerous stage productions in New York and Colorado, the independent films Flowers and Rehearsal, and the short films In Transit and Straphanger (both by Jeremy Mather). His next play will be an homage to the old 1930's sci-fi serials, as well as a psychological deconstruction of one's need to destroy the Earth via a giant ray gun.

LINDSEY MOORE (Director) is proud to be directing her sixth show for No Tea Productions, having previously directed Liars, Plucking Failures Like Ripe Fruit, The Artistical Process of Mark and Andy, Already in Progress, and The Pigeon that Cries in My Heart. The New York Times said that Liars was "staged so nicely by Lindsey Moore," and the Austin Chronicle said of a show she directed that she "wisely envisioned [the] work with restraint." Lindsey founded No Tea Productions in 2006 with her husband, Jeff Sproul.

THE PUPPET HEAP WORKSHOP (Puppet Maker) is a wholly unique character design studio that not only creates amazing puppetry, but also brings to life dynamic, engaging personalities who truly connect to their audiences. By bringing together design, fabrication and production under one roof we are able to foster a singularly creative environment. At the heart of everything Puppet Heap does is a profound spirit of play.

NO TEA PRODUCTIONS exists as an outlet for creative expression, especially through original works, and to bring new voices to the independent theatre community. With each show we strive to be funny and entertaining, but also to always present a larger truth.

"Quirky...[Jeff] Sproul delivers an impressive performance...staged nicely."
Anita Gates, The New York Times (Liars)

"...This young Production Company kicks out a tremendous show with an equally powerful ensemble... a company to look out for." Richard Hinojosa, nytheatre.com

"Here's a good rule of thumb for your future New York theater ventures: if the show is a product of No Tea Productions, you'll almost certainly be entertained, and maybe even moved...this is a company that's on a roll right now, and has nowhere to go but up." Ethan Stanislawski, Blogcritics Magazine

"Roughly an hour and a half of non-stop gags, jokes, tom-foolery, one-liners, puns, witty repartee, and monkeyshines. It's like Monkey Business meets Fawlty Towers ... I laughed through the whole thing."
Will Kenton, Cultural Capitol (Poppycock)

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. It is also the home of FRIGID New York - the first and only festival of its kind in New York City.