BIRTHDAY PLAY to Premiere at Alchemical Theatre Lab

Long-time collaborators Felicia Lobo (Insomnium Theatre Company) and Zach Donovan (Subtle Pride) have teamed up to present the world premiere of Donovan's latest play, BIRTHDAY PLAY.

BIRTHDAY PLAY will be presented in a limited engagement run at The Alchemical Theatre Lab (104 W. 14th St., NYC) from August 5th through August 7th. Tickets ($10) are currently available for purchase online at birthdayplay.bpt.me.

BIRTHDAY PLAY is created by writer Zach Donovan and director Felicia Lobo, with set and props by Jenna Antoniades, costumes by Noelia Mann, movement direction by Abby Awe, and lighting by AnDrew Carr.

BIRTHDAY PLAY is produced by Joe Gery and Lauren Harris, stage managed by Grace Hannoy, and featuring performers Abby Awe, Zoe Curzi, Zach Donovan, Kelley Dugan, Megan Ermilio, Gabbie Fried, Sam Gonzalez, Dante Jeanfelix, Kairos Looney, Sky Smith, and Mina Walker.

BIRTHDAY PLAY follows an unnamed protagonist through a dream-like metropolis on his 22nd birthday. For everyone he meets, his birthday is important, a reason to celebrate, but he himself takes issue with the seemingly arbitrary ritual of the birthday celebration. He's not sure what his issue is exactly, just that it feels unnecessary. His closest friend grapples with how to celebrate someone whose only wish is not to be celebrated. The strangers he encounters suddenly feel familiar. The city that felt so familiar this morning now seems out of place and illogical. As his seemingly stereotypical city begins to reveal its emotionally uncanny underbelly, the unnamed protagonist wonders whether it is possible to grow up without growing old.

Felicia Lobo (Director) is a Brooklyn-based Director and Co-Artistic Director of Insomnium Theatre Company. Recent directing adventures include Becky's Champion (Pipeline Theatre Company), Death, In One Act (Joust Theatre Company), Night of the Living Beanie Babies (Insomnium), and Abduct, Transfer, Deliver (Ampersand Artists). Other recent theatre work includes The Exalted (BAM Next Wave, Dir. Anne Bogart), The Mermaiden; or, the Monogamy (SSSS, Dir. Andrew Neisler) and The Gray Man (Pipeline, Dir. Andrew Neisler). She is also the front woman of the punk band, Queen With A Megaphone. BFA: NYU Tisch Drama. www.felicialobo.com

Zach Donovan (Writer) is a downtown New York theatre artist. He writes plays and performs around the city. His work has been developed at Dixon Place, NYU's Experimental Theatre Wing, Chinatown Soup, and The Freight artists' residency. He also creates and performs concerts with improvisational voice band Subtle Pride, creating pop hits on the fly. Their next show is a six-month long performance where Subtle Pride writes and records the best pop album of 2016, culminating in a world tour and international stardom. BFA: NYU Tisch Drama. www.subtlepride.com

IF YOU GO:

BIRTHDAY PLAY

by Zach Donovan

WHEN

August 5th at 8pm

August 6th at 8pm

August 7th at 7pm

WHERE

The Alchemical Theatre Lab

104 W 14th. St, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10011

TICKETS

birthdayplay.bpt.me

TEAM

Director: Felicia Lobo

Producer: Joe Gery

Associate Director/Producer: Lauren Harris

Scenic Designer: Jenna Antoniades

Costume Designer: Noelia Mann

Lighting Designer: AnDrew Carr

Movement Director: Abby Awe

Stage Manager: Grace Hannoy

Featuring Abby Awe, Zoe Curzi, Zach Donovan, Kelley Dugan, Megan Ermilio, Gabbie Fried, Sam Gonzalez, Dante Jeanfelix, Kairos Looney, Sky Smith, and Mina Walker.

BIRTHDAY PLAY artwork by Mina Walker

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