THE BULLPEN to Celebrate 100th Performance this Week

Eric Krebs (in association with The Fortune Society) is pleased to announce that The Bullpen, the one-man - 18-character comedy - which The New York Times calls "wildly funny" and "a tour de force" by The Huffington Post will celebrate its 100thperformance on Friday, January 2nd at 7pm. Released from Otisville Correctional Institution in October of 2013 after serving 12 of his 25 year sentence for attempted murder, actor/writer Joe Assadourian went from the cage to the stage after discovering his theatrical ability while reluctantly participating in a workshop behind bars led by Off-Broadway solo-show actor/director Richard Hoehler. Developed by the duo over two years, both inside and outside the state prison system, The Bullpen premiered Off Broadway at The Playroom Theater (151 West 46thStreet - just east of Broadway) on June 22, 2014 for a strictly limited engagement. Due to popular demand, the show has enjoyed several extensions and continues performances into 2015.

In The Bullpen, a man is arrested, arraigned and put on trial for a crime he claims he did not commit. Consequently he is judged by two systems of jurisprudence - one a jury of his peers in an actual courtroom and the other, the fascinating and hilarious denizens of the bullpen in which he is being held. Mr. Assadourian mercurially transforms from character to character and court to court as the play steamrolls toward both verdicts that literally range from the sublime to the ridiculous.

"This is quite an achievement for Joe and one well worth celebrating," states Krebs. "We are thrilled that audiences continue to enjoy the 70 gripping - and humorous - minutes that Joe shares nightly and are happy to bring the show into the New Year."
The remaining special holiday performances of The Bullpen are as follows:

December 30 @ 7pm
January 2 @ 7pm (100th performance)
January 3 @ 3pm & 8pm

Beginning Monday, January 5th, the performance schedule will be: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday @ 7pm & Saturday @ 3pm.

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