Ruthellen Cheney
Latest News on Ruthellen Cheney:
New Horror Play THE GOTHIC HOUR To Debut At The FLEA Theater (Sep 20, 2023)
MODERN DRAMA to Play Studio;Space in Somers Point Beginning Next Week (Jul 24, 2023)
Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT Comes To The Latea NYC Theater (May 29, 2019)
New Horror Play THE GOTHIC HOUR To Debut At The FLEA Theater (Sep 20, 2023)
MODERN DRAMA to Play Studio;Space in Somers Point Beginning Next Week (Jul 24, 2023)
Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT Comes To The Latea NYC Theater (May 29, 2019)
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Ruthellen Cheney is a small town girl from the idyllic state of New Jersey. She is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a New York-based actor, singer, and writer for both stage and film. She has trained at The Barrow Group School with Seth Barrish and Lee Brock. She recently portrayed Tanya in the short film Small Talk (Zed Fest Film Festival winner Outstanding Acting Performance) and played the lead role of June in the short film Happenstance. She also has a recurring role on the web-series Mandated and had a supporting lead role in the feature film Drinking Water. Ruthellen recently completed principal photography on Dearly Beloved, a sci-fi short film she wrote, produced, and starred in; she also wrote and starred in Undecided, a new interactive miniseries touching on issues of sexism, racism, discrimination, corruption, and the struggles of the LGBTQI community, but with the audience deciding how each protagonist handles certain critical moments. She is currently in post-production on her directorial debut, a short film entitled Informed, which she also wrote. In addition to her film work, Ruthellen has significant experience acting and writing for theatre. She portrayed Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Imogen in Cymbeline (an Art for Progress production), both at Theatre 80 St. Marks. She completed a three-year run in The Imbible: A Spirited History of Drinking at New World Stages, where she was the resident lady bass in the barbershop quartet, and she recently acted in The 4th Graders Present An Unnamed Love-Suicide at the Axis Theatre. As a playwright, she has won The Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival twice for her original short plays A Ghostly Reacharound and Strangers on an E Train. Her play Sammy and Esther Are Breaking Up had a limited run at the Duke Theatre on 42nd St as a semi-finalist in the New York New Works Theatre Festival. She is currently workshopping her full-length play with music entitled Annalise and the Bike Messenger, a modern take on Peter and the Wolf.
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New Horror Play THE GOTHIC HOUR To Debut At The FLEA Theater
The Gothic Hour, a new horror play, will make its debut at the FLEA Theater in New York City. Previews start on Oct. 6th, with shows running from Oct. 11th-22nd.
MODERN DRAMA to Play Studio;Space in Somers Point Beginning Next Week
“Modern Drama,” an original play by Somers Point playwright Bill Sterritt, will be performed at Studio;Space in Somers Point 8 p.m. Mondays to Wednesdays, July 31 to Aug. 2 and Aug. 7 through 9.
Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT Comes To The Latea NYC Theater
At a time where civil liberties are under assault, there is a need to look into our past and explore how great artistic works and our history can shed light on our path forward. A new production of As You Like It takes a classic work and revisits another period of great unrest in America. The production explores societal divides and offers an opportunity for rebirth and creativity.
THE GIANT AND THE PIXIE to Make it's East Coast Premiere this September
Award-winning playwright Jonathan Josephson (Milwaukee Rep, Humana Festival) and director Jonathan Harper Schlieman (Actors Theatre of Louisville) have announced their latest collaboration: the east coast premiere of The Giant and The Pixie, fairy tale for grown ups. The play received its world premiere at Chance Theater in Anaheim, CA where it received a StageSceneLA award for Best Ensemble. The play was also named as a Finalist for the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference.
Photo Coverage: A BRONX TALE, ANASTASIA, and More Enchant the Crowd at Broadway in Bryant Park
The best of Broadway will be performing FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park 2017' - a lunchtime series on the Bryant Park Stage.
A St. Patrick's Day Must! THE IMBIBLE: A Spirited History of Drinking
On St. Patrick's Day, will you know the history of what you're drinking? THE IMBIBLE: A SPIRITED HISTORY OF DRINKING is educating and entertaining sold out audiences at New World Stages and will at long last, celebrate an official opening night on Friday, February 17. Get in on the edutainment! Join world-renowned mixologist and raconteur Anthony Caporale for a journey through the history of spirits and cocktails in this critically-acclaimed, smash-hit musical comedy - with three complimentary craft cocktails included - making it a must do in NYC during the weeks leading up to St. Patrick's Day!
Raise a Glass! 'THE IMBIBLE' Pours Into New World Stages Tonight
Broadway Theatre Studios presents the smash hit musical comedy THE IMBIBLE: A SPIRITED HISTORY OF DRINKING uptown for an open-ended run at New World Stages, celebrating its official opening night tonight, February 17.
Raise a Glass! 'THE IMBIBLE' Will Pour Into New World Stages Next Month
Broadway Theatre Studios has announced that the smash hit musical comedy THE IMBIBLE: A SPIRITED HISTORY OF DRINKING has moved uptown for an open-ended run at New World Stages and will, at long last, celebrate an official opening night on Friday, February 17.
Players Theatre Short Play & Musical Festival Opens This Week
There is no place like New York! With a city this rich in culture, scandal and diversity, the possibilities for theatrical reenactment are endless. The Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival encourage playwrights to mine this precious resource by offering an annual NYC - themed festival each June. Celebrating its 6th year, 'Only in New York' opens Thursday, June 9 and runs for three weeks. Each week five or six original short plays (and one musical), by a variety of playwrights (including two high school students) will be presented and a 'Best of the Week' production will be selected by audience vote.
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