Celebration Theatre Presents BEATING OFF by Ryan Fogarty
By: A.A. Cristi
Celebration Theatre presents as part of its New Works Reading Series, BEATING OFF by Ryan Fogarty directed by Michael Taylor Gray and performing one night only onTuesday, December 20 at the West Hollywood City Chambers, 625 N. San Vicente in West Hollywood.
Unable to find her next film and dabbling in plastic surgery, Midge makes a trip to New York City to visit her friend and former co-star, Rafa. In his hotel room, as the wine bottles empty, Midge comes to find she is not the only one who is struggling to make it back into the spotlight as a near middle-aged actor. Now facing the end of their reign as the King and Queen of Hollywood, Rafa concocts a grand plan that might re-launch their careers. But, are they willing to sacrifice everything to do it?
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST
RYAN FOGARTY (Playwright) Plays include You'll Catch Flies, Beating Off, The Obligation (Magic Time! at Judson), Goldfish Love(Bookshop Workshops selection; semifinalist, Princess Grace Award), and Skin Like Milk (semifinalist, Cherry Lane Mentor Project). His plays have been performed/developed at Second Stage, Labyrinth, The Flea, The Women's Project, Strawdog, The Lark, the Drama League, and The Tank, among others. He is a recipient of the Robert Chesley Award for Drama and was most recently a Wurlitzer playwriting fellow. He currently holds commissions from EST/Sloan and New Conservatory Theatre Center. He is collaborator of 600 Highwaymen and a current member of Fresh Ground Pepper's 2016 PlayGround PlayGroup. NYU Tisch.
Michael Taylor GRAY (Director) has been a Celebration Theatre company member since 2006 when he first appeared on the CT stage in "Judy At The Stonewall Inn". Most recently, MTG was in the 10-time Ovation Award nominated CT production, "The Boy From Oz", which ran for 77 sold out performances from April - August 2016. This is Michael's first opportunity to direct at Celebration Theatre and to do so with the Celebrating New Works program is a real treat. Supporting new work has always been an integral part of the spirit that sustains CT and it provides unique opportunities for our company members to work with one another. MTG honed his directing skills at Bowling Green State University, The Huron Playhouse and CalArts. Thank you for coming out tonight to support Celebration Theatre and Ryan Fogerty's "Beating Off." Happy Holidays!!
The cast of BEATING OFF will feature: Stasha Sturdyke and Mario Burrell.
PRICING
Admission is free... with donations gratefully accepted.
Celebrating New Works is produced by Celebration Theatre's Literary Director Nathan Frizzell. Celebration Theatre is headed by its Co-Artistic Directors Michael Matthews and Michael A. Shepperd, along with its Executive Director Michael C. Kricfalusi.
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