Cupcake Lady Productions to Present First NYC Revival of HAZELWOOD JR. HIGH

The first New York City revival of Hazelwood Jr. High will premiere at Mayday Space Classrooms on November 11th & 18th at 8:00 p.m. and on November 12th, 13th, and 19th at 7:30 p.m. Hazelwood Jr. High was written by Rob Urbinati and saw its first New York production in 1998. This production is directed by Sean Pollock.

"Hazelwood is a very special play to me. It's not done a lot, and I'm really thrilled to be bringing it back to New York since its original production in 1998," Pollock says. "I don't want to give too much away, but I can tell you this story has never been staged quite in this way before. It's very exciting."

At first, Hazelwood Jr. High is like any other middle school - cliques and crushes, dances and detention. But when a new girl unwittingly steps into a "love triangle," a revenge plot is hatched, and events spin out of control, escalating into a shocking and unimaginable climax. The play is based on the true story of Shanda Sharer.

Hazelwood Jr. High is performed with permission from Samuel French, Inc.

Rob Urbinati is a freelance director and playwright based in New York City. He has directed at Public Theater, Culture Project, Abingdon Theatre, Classic Stage Company, Pearl Theatre, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, New York Music Theatre Festival, New York University and theatres and universities across the country. Rob's plays include Hazelwood Jr. High, Miss Julie in Hollywood, Rebel Voices, Cruel & Barbarous Treatment, Karaoke Night at the Suicide Shack, The Queen Bees, West Moon Street, Nymph Errant, Death by Design, and UMW: University of Mostly Whites. Hazelwood Jr. High, West Moon Street and Death By Design have been published by Samuel French, who will also be publishing The Queen Bees, Rebel Voices and Nymph Errant. UMW: University of Mostly Whites was published by Steel Springs Stage Rights, and his book, "Play Readings: A Complete Guide for Theatre Practitioners" was published by Focal Press/Routledge. His new play, Mama's Boy, opened recently at George Street Playhouse. Rob is Director of New Play Development at Queens Theatre. He is an alumnus of the Drama League Directors Project and The Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. His plays have received over one hundred productions world-wide.

Sean Pollock (Director) is a Brooklyn based writer, director, designer, creator, artist and photographer. Training: Ithaca College/NTI. Recent work: Gentlemen Prefer Bottoms at Dixon Place (Director/Designer), AFLIC at Fresh Fruits (Writer/Designer), The Y2K Play at MITF & The Tank (Writer), Jellybean Junkyard with Playlight Theatre Company (Writer). Upcoming: Silent Night Bloody Night with the Blood Brothers presents... and One and Done Productions (Director/Deviser/Designer). He also serves as the Literary Manager for Playlight Theatre Company and the Social Media Manager for the Blood Brothers present... eternal love and gratitude to Lil Sean, Rob, The Cupcake Lady team, Prod Staff and this incredible cast of female identified performers. www.seanpollock.net, Instagram: @seanpollockart

Hazelwood Jr. High features Eve Kummer-Landau as Shanda, Sofie Zamchick as Hope, Marielle Young as Toni, Bear Spiegel as Amanda, Patricia Yeazell as Melinda, and Kristin Dawn-Dumas as Laurie. Creative team includes Sean Morris (Assistant Director/Stage Manager), Laura Mae Baker (Costume Designer), Rich Wisneski (Fight Choreographer/Sound Designer), Melissa Farenelli (Technical Director), Michael Rehse (Social Media) and Bronwyn Bishop (Press and Social Media).

Check out the cast in the photo below!

Admittance is free of charge, with a $10 suggested donation. Proceeds will benefit Ali Forney Center. Performances play the Mayday Space Classrooms, 2nd Floor, 176 St Nicholas Ave, Brooklyn.

Cupcake Lady Productions was founded in 2012 and is committed to promoting women in the arts and creating thought provoking and innovative theater for the community. Past productions include "Sunday on the Rocks", "The House of Yes" and "Tech Support: J-Train and Circe" - 1-Acts nominated for 11 awards at the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, winner of 4 (Outstanding Overall One-Act for J Train, Outstanding Sound Design for Tech Support, Outstanding Actress in a One-Act, and Outstanding Actor in a One-Act). Other original works include "Imaginary Friends", which was a multi media theatrical event featuring four 1-acts mixed with comedy and film shorts. "Imaginary Friends" was nominated for 8 awards, winning 2 at PCTF (Best Costume Design and the Planet Activist Award). Cupcake Lady Productions hosts the "Night of Rotten Theatre" event, an annual "bad" playwriting contest which draws playwrights from around the world to submit their worst plays and performs the top finalists to compete for audience vote.

Cupcake Lady Productions also is a proud producer of "Cupcake Lady Wrestling", a comedy wrestling troupe which has performed at Comedy Clubs and at Summer Streets in New York. Please vist the Cupcake Lady YouTube page at www.youtube.com/user/CupcakeLadyProd for more comedy videos. For more information visit the facebook page (www.facebook.com/CupcakeLadyProductions), our website (cupcakeladyproductions.com/) or follow us on twitter at @CupcakeLadyProd. Cupcake Lady Productions is a 501c3 Fractured Atlas sponsored nonprofit.