'Jack in the Box' Launches Episode 15; Past Episodes Featured at NYTV Festival

Michael Cyril Creighton'S online sitcom about a down on his luck theatre Box Office Manager, "JACK IN A BOX", premieres Episode 15: The Buzz. In this episode, Jack is bombarded with phone calls, goes to a terrible audition and then has a "physical" altercation with his agent, Gloria (played by Lusia Strus of Enron, The NY Neo-Futurists, Gus Van Sant's Restless). There are too many women in his life. The episode also features Hannah Bos (Founding Member of The Debate Society), Desiree Burch (The NY Neo-Futurists/The Soup Show), Livia Scott ("Live & Let Livia") and  Mary Testa (Xanadu, Guys and Dolls,  42nd Street, On The Town). The episode is shot & edited by Jim Turner.

Launched in July 2009, Creighton's independent series has built an impressive fan base of theatre fans/professionals, internet enthusiasts and box office workers around the country. In addition to its latest episode, "JACK IN A BOX" has been chosen as an Official Selection of The 2010 New York Television Festival. The 20 minute excerpt of the series will be screened as part of the festival and will include guest appearances by Beth Cole (Jack Goes Boating, LAByrinth Theatre Company Member), Marylouise Burke (Fuddy Meers, Is He Dead?, HBO's "Hung", Sideways), and Lusia Strus. The festival takes place September 20th- 25th, 2010.

Other guest stars during Seasons One and Two have included theatre favorites Nat DeWolf (Take Me Out, Betty's Summer Vacation), Alison Fraser (Gypsy, The Secret Garden, Romance/Romance), Randy Harrison (Wicked, "Queer As Folk"),   Patrick Heusinger (Spamalot, Next Fall, "Gossip Girl", "30 Rock"), Jackie Hoffman (Xanadu, Hairspray, The Addams Family and "30 Rock") and  Mary Testa (Xanadu, Guys and Dolls, On The Town).

Michael Cyril Creighton (writer/creator/"Jack") was most recently seen in The Debate Society's acclaimed BUDDY COP 2 at The Ontological-Hysteric Theater. He is nominated for a 2010 New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role for his work in MilkMilkLeomande. Other NY Theatre includes The Debate Society's You're Welcome at The Brick Theatre, The Debate Society's CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT @ PS 122, The NY Premiere of Christopher Durang's The Vietnamization of New Jersey (off-Broadway), Delaney Britt Brewers' An Octopus Love Story, Rachel Shukert's Sequins for Satan, 365 Days/365 Plays (The Public Theater) RIP ME OPEN (co-written with Desiree Burch and OBIE Winner Kyle Jarrow) and the solo show The Hermitage Of An Exiled Chain Smoker (Fringe NYC). Regionally he as seen in George Street Playhouse's production of Lend Me A Tenor. He was a founding member of The NY Neo-Futurists and is a frequent guest artist with The Debate Society. MCC is formerly of VH1's Best Night Ever video podcast and has been seen on the web in episodes of "The Burg"and "The Mimi & Flo Show". He will be a guest on an upcoming episode of "Jeffery & Cole Casserole." He is a proud member of AEA and WGA-E.
The New York Television Festival The NYTVF was founded in 2005 as the industry's first recognized independent television festival, providing a platform to elevate the work of artists creating for the small screen. Held annually each fall in New York City, the birthplace of modern television, the Festival unites artists, executives, industry figures, and fans together in one forum to celebrate the medium and to help shape its future. More info at www.nytvf.com

Jack was a mild-mannered young man with a BFA in acting and no life skills. He took a job at a theater box office because it didn't involve heavy lifting, wearing a blazer or using Excel. A few years and thousands of customers later, Jack finds himself less mild-mannered and less young than ever before. Watch Jack try to manage his anger while navigating an insular universe where everyone is even more unstable than he is. Like all caged animals, he is going to throw his sh*t at you sooner or later... but first he's going to eat a cupcake and take a phone call from his mom.

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