Fundraiser For JOHN & GREG'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION Held 7/19 At The Mean Fiddler, Hosted By Ryan Duncan

A fundraiser for the Fringe production John & Greg's High School Reunion will take place Sunday, July 19th from 8pm-12midnight at the Mean Fiddler (266 West 47th Street), hosted by Shrek's Ryan Duncan and featuring a performance by Rock of Ages star Mitchell Jarvis. Tickets are $10 and can be bought at the door.

John & Greg's High School Reunion is a two actor, multi-character comedy written by and starring John Halbach (Roundabout's Tartuffe, Beowulf at Irish Rep) and Greg Ayers, receiving its world premiere at The Players Theatre in the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival. The play, which lovingly rips on high school taboos and nostalgia, as well as the pop culture of the last decade, will feature direction by Lexie Pregosin (The Melting Pot at Transport Group) and choreography by Dax Valdes (The Full Monty at Galley Players, Pinkalicious at Bleeker Street Theatre).

"In 1998, best friends John and Greg graduate high school, and now ten years later it's time for their high school class reunion. But before going, they decide to take out their senior yearbook and rehash the past, including; John's failed attempts to win the love of his high school crush Amanda; Greg's "F" average in French (and the rejecting of advances from his French tutor Marie); and of course their senior talent show, where among other things, John performed a sax solo of a classic Spice Girls ballad and the drama club reenacted a riveting scene from Good Will Hunting.

After much debate, John and Greg both find themselves at the reunion surrounded by their former friends, teachers, enemies, and crushes...and anything can happen. So come by The Players Theatre and relive all those wonderful high school memories you've been repressing for years!"

In the play, Halbach and Ayers play over ten characters (in addition to themselves), including Principal Caldwell, Brett the bully football jock, Amanda the Varsity cheerleader (John's high school crush), exchange student Takami Takahashi, and lesbian gym teacher Ms. Fletcher. Halbach and Ayers are also both members of the sketch comedy group Honorable Mention.

John & Greg's High School Reunion will run at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal St) from August 16th-August 29th. The performance schedule is: Sunday, August 16th at 8:15pm, Saturday, August 22nd at 7:45pm, Sunday, August 23rd at 3:00pm, Wednesday, August 26th at 5:45pm, and Saturday, August 29th at 10:30pm.

Tickets are $15, and can be purchased online at www.FringeNYC.org

For more information on John & Greg's High School Reunion, visit: www.JohnandGregHSR.com

Photo credit Walter McBride

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