Theatre Now Presents Next Raw Reading PATTERN RECOGNITION

PATTERN RECOGNITION by Julie Marino

FREE: Raw Reading

Monday March 20 at 7:00 PM

ART/NY Spaces @ 520

520 Eighth Avenue, btwn 36th & 37th Sts., 3rd Floor, NYC

Pattern Recognition is a trio of one-acts with the same theme: the tendency (sometimes the compulsion) of people to try and find meaning where there is none. Whether it's a painting on the wall, clouds in the sky, or hints and clues supposedly lurking in plain sight, our characters struggle to reconcile their longings for a mystical connection to the cosmos with the dull, routine activities of their daily lives, sometimes with some pretty funny results.

Julie Marino is a member of Theatre Now New York. Her play Welcome to Paradise, a 2014 NPC semi-finalist, was presented as part of the 2015 Thespis Theater Festival in July and August in New York City. Julie lives in Manhattan and also works as a freelance grant writer helping other creative artists (theatre and otherwise) find the financial support they need to keep making art. Other samples of her work may be seen on her website, www.juliemarino.nyc

Theatre Now New York is a professional theatre company whose history originates with two established companies:the Genesius Theatre Guild in New York City and ReVision Theatre in Asbury Park, NJ. Theatre Now New York brings together the founding principles of both these companies: developmental work and main stage theatrical productions.

The mission of Theatre Now New York is to facilitate the creation and development of new theatrical works, the re-imagining of previously produced known titles and the reinterpretation of classic works through readings, productions, workshops and work-in-progress presentations and to promote the understanding and appreciation of live theatre and its process by the general public. TNNY provides opportunities for emerging, mid-career and established theatre professional in their ongoing creative process.