Photo Flash: MadLab Presents the World Premiere of LOST IN TIME

MadLab's world premiere production of Lost in Time by Tony Pasqualini will take place Fridays and Saturdays, Aug. 10 - 25, 2017, with a special preview performance on Thursday, Aug. 9, at MadLab, 227 N. 3rd St., in Columbus. Admission is $18 for the general public, $15 for students and seniors and $13 for MadLab members. Tickets are available online at www.madlab.net.

Danny Petrelli, a sixty year old man, wakes up one morning as his twenty-three year old self. He finds himself in his Boston University apartment, facing his old roommate, Robert. When Danny reveals this miraculous/bizarre occurrence to Robert and explains that prior to his transformation his life was in disarray, the occult minded Robert not only accepts his story, but convinces him that he has been given a second chance and can rectify mistakes he has made by connecting with his future wife, Gwen. But when Danny attempts to alter his life story by contacting and initiating a relationship with Gwen, their relationship founders badly, and Danny must find a way to save what he believes to be his future.

Tony Pasqualini is a veteran of forty years in the theatre, Tony is a playwright, actor and director. He has written eight full-length plays, along with several short pieces. His play, Loyalties, received readings for Ensemble Studio Theatre's First Look Series; was a winner of the Ashland New Play Festival; and was subsequently produced in an acclaimed production, which ran for over four months at the Pacific Resident Theatre in Los Angeles. Book-it Repertory in Seattle produced Tony's adaptation of Winesburg, Ohio. His plays Birdbrain, An Idyllic Life and Bleeding Hearts have received workshops and productions at The Pacific Resident Theatre, The Rogue Machine Theatre and Playwrights Studio West. Tony's short play, In the Dark, was a winner of the Fusion Theatre's One Act Play Contest and was subsequently produced in Albuquerque; and was also the grand prizewinner in the Lowell Arts short play contest. His play, Already Forgotten, was a winner of Birdhouse Theatre's Edgefest. His play, Battle of Addison Island, was work-shopped in Ensemble Studio Theatre's Launchpad Series, and the 2015 Last Frontier Theatre Conference. Tony returned to Last Frontier last summer with his play, Foreign Bodies, which was subsequently an O'Neill Festival semi-finalist, and a finalist for the 2017 Rev Shiner Comedy Award. His newest play, Sweet Dreams was recently produced in the Silver Springs Stage One Act Festival. Tony is currently a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre's Playwrights' Unit.

MadLab's production of Lost in Time is directed by Tay Lane, stage managed by Tamara Boeck, and features actors Chanse McDuffie as Danny, Anna Leeper as Gwen, Jessica Gibson as Amy, and Mark Dubovec as Robert.

MadLab is a non-profit organization that provides an artistic haven for the creation and experience of original works. For more information about events at MadLab, visit www.madlab.net. The Community Arts Fund of The Columbus Foundation, Greater Columbus Arts Council and Ohio Arts Council support MadLab throughout the year.

Photo Credit: Michelle Hanson