Photo Flash: Coffee Cup's 'Standing Clear'

Coffee Cup (a theatre co.) presents the World Premiere of STANDING CLEAR, a comedy about the distance we put between us on the subway. STANDING CLEAR is written by Ishah Janssen-Faith and Jack McGowan, directed by Barbara Karger, and created in collaboration with performers Melinda Ferraraccio, Becca Hackett, Ben Holbrook, Ishah Janssen-Faith and Jack McGowan. Standing Clear officially opened on June 2 and is running until June 21, 2008 in a limited engagement at The Access Theater in NYC.

The Access Theater is located at 380 Broadway (4th floor) at White Street in NYC. Performances run Thursdays-Saturdays 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm & 7pm with an additional show on Mon. June 16 at 7pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students (at the theater only). Tickets are $50 for the gala performance on Sat. June 7 at 7pm (includes post-show reception at Sasha Wolf Gallery). Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.SmartTix.com or by calling 212-868-4444. For more information on the company and show visit http://www.CoffeeCupTheatre.org.

Coffee Cup, the inventive company that brought you the acclaimed Turning Tables, takes to the NYC subway to create their latest physical comedy, STANDING CLEAR, an ensemble piece that digs deep into the personalities we commute with each day. Have you ever imagined what a stranger's life was like? Pressed right up against each other, but miles away, what happens when we let the strangers we see every day affect us? An ode to the NYC subway, Standing Clear shines a spotlight on the fleeting moments that we rarely recognize as being key to the essential beauty of New York.

Ishah Janssen-Faith, Melinda Ferraraccio, Ben Holbrook and Becca Hackett

Ishah Janssen-Faith and Jack McGowan

Becca Hackett, Melinda Ferraraccio and Jack McGowan

Photos by Kemachat Sirichanvimol.