Daniel McCoy's PERFECT TEETH to Play Theaterlab This October

Richard Pictures Presents announced today a limited two-week production of PERFECT TEETH, a new play by Daniel McCoy, directed by David Hilder, and featuring Ben Stroman and Ryan McKinney.

In PERFECT TEETH, Kyle and Dylan hooked up several months ago after a few too many drinks. Now they're meeting for the first time since that night, and an unexpected accusation pits both men against each other in a struggle for dignity, status and control. Does "what really happened" in the past truly matter when the present stakes are high enough?

PERFECT TEETH is a collaboration between Daniel McCoy and David Hilder, both recent graduates from the Rita and Burton Goldberg MFA Playwriting Program at Hunter College, where the play was written and developed. This production is made possible by a grant from the Anne Freedman Production Fund, allowing plays developed at Hunter their first exposure outside an academic setting.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Daniel McCoy (Playwright) Daniel's plays have been produced and developed at the New York International Fringe Festival, Source Theatre Festival in Washington D.C., Simple Machine Theatre in Boston, and many others. His play Cleave was a semi-finalist for the Princess Grace Award and a finalist for the Nashville Repertory Theatre Ingram New Works Festival. His play Epimythium was a semi-finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival. An ensemble member of the New York Neo-Futurists, Daniel can be seen writing and performing regularly in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) at the Kraine Theatre. Other NYNF productions as writer/performer included (un)afraid (New York Innovative Theatre Award nominee for Outstanding Performance Art Production), Mute and Soft Hydraulics. MFA in Playwriting: Hunter College.

David Hilder (Director) NY credits include User 927 (HERE) and Ping Pong Diplomacy (59E59) for Reverie Productions; Margarita and Max (Best Director, MITF); several editions of Blogologues; Fresh Fruit Festival (Hassan & Sylvia and Best Director for Miss Mary Dugan). Associate Director, Death Takes a Holiday (Roundabout), The Royal Family (MTC Directing Fellow), Frozen (Broadway/MCC). Regional: Olney (Joseph...Dreamcoat), Rep Stage (The Philadelphia Story), Theater J (Social Security, Only Kidding). David is also an award-winning playwright and recovering actor. He tweets: @hilderthtrguy. www.davidhilder.com

Ryan McKinney (Dylan) Acting/Directing: Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Harbor Lights Theatre Company, The Garden Theatre, Moonlight Amphitheatre, Little Theatre on the Square, Shawnee Playhouse, The Fireside Theatre and NBC's Law & Order: SVU Teaching: Previous faculty positions at Pace University, Marymount Manhattan College, Five Towns College, Western Connecticut State University and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Theatre for the City University of New York at Kingsborough Community College. Ryan holds an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre from San Diego State University, a B.A. in Theatre and International Studies from Fairfield University and is currently completing an M.A. in Theatre Studies at Hunter College.

Ben Stroman (Kyle) Ben moved to New York this year debuting in March Forth's world premiere production of The Angels of Mons. Other professional credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis. He works as a member of STAR Ensemble at the Directors Company performing educational theater in New York City public schools. Ben trained at the Webster Conservatory, the Royal Academy of Drama Arts in London, and continues his studies privately and at the Upright Citizens Brigade.

IF YOU GO:

PERFECT TEETH

A new play by Daniel McCoy, directed by David Hilder

At Theaterlab, 357 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018

October 8-18, Thursdays 8pm, Fridays 8pm, Saturdays 2pm & 8pm, Sundays 3pm

$15 general admission, $12 students with I.D.

Info/tickets at www.theaterlabnyc.com