Photo Flash: First Look at THE SCREENWRITER DIES OF HIS OWN FREE WILL, Opening Tonight at FringeNYC

The 18th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC presents THE SCREENWRITER DIES OF HIS OWN FREE WILL, a new metafictional comedy on the art of the deal by FringeNYC veteran Jim Shankman. Craig J. George directs a cast of two including Jim Shankman* (Winner, Best Actor - United Solo 2013) and Steven Mark Friedman*. Performances take place at Venue #12: 64E4 Underground, 64 East 4th Street (bet. Second & Third Avenues). Scroll down for a first look at the stars in action!

Willy Shotz is a heavyweight screenwriter. Producers kill for his stylish violence and gritty sci-fi. But Willy is facing the big deadline in the sky, which has given him a new vision of art and cinema and a new screenplay to go with it. Can he overcome the indignities of his illness to pitch his craftiest foe? Can he talk art like a man with his boyhood friend and sell this script before his expiration date? THE SCREENWRITER DIES OF HIS OWN FREE WILL is a two character metafictional comedy on the art of the deal.

THE SCREENWRITER DIES OF HIS OWN FREE WILL is presented by FringeNYC. Director & Sound Designer: Craig J. George; ACR: Ian Kevin Scott; Public Relations: Paul Siebold / Off Off PR.

Performances of THE SCREENWRITER DIES OF HIS OWN FREE WILL will be held from tonight, August 20, through August 29 on the following schedule: Thursday, August 20 @ 7:00 pm; Saturday, August 22 @ 1:00 pm; Sunday, August 23 @ 9:00 pm; Wednesday, August 26 @ 5:00 pm; and Saturday, August 29 @ 5:15 pm. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased by visiting www.FringeNYC.org.

*Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association. AEA Approved Showcase.

Photo Credit: Hunter Canning