DreamStem Productions Presents Reading of Exposure, 1/28

Exposure is a new play, written by Michael Bradley and directed by Leah Benavides. A staged reading of the new work will be held January 28th 2012 as a part of DreamStem Productions' reading series, Dreams on the Page.

Exposure follows four teens on a school project gone horribly wrong. The result effects the entire community, and changes them forever

Michael Bradley (Playwright)- is an AEA Stage Manager and Playwright originally from New Jersey. As a playwright, his work includes Power Play (Adaptive Arts, Shortened Attention Span), Viral Video (Manhattan Repertory Theater), Sound Asleep (PTP/NYC), The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie: Redux (Boomerang Theater Company), See Saw Kill (Shortened Attention Span), I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus (Second Fig Theater Company), Dirty Laundry (Adaptive Arts), Steps to the Future (Special Sauce Co.), The Last Year (PTP/NYC), and Exposure (DreamStem Productions). His full length play Who the Fuck is Dan Smith?, or a hipster ballet will premiere at Southeastern Louisiana University in April. His play The Last of the Lost Boys is a New York International Fringe 2012 hopeful. As a stage manager, Michael has worked throughout New York on and off Broadway. He is a 2009 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Stage Management Award winner. He is a graduate of Boston University.

Leah Benavides (Co-Founder)- Leah directed and produced the sold-out hit, The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide, at the Tank Theatre in midtown. Leah directed, produced, and co-wrote My Broken Brain which premiered at The New York International Fringe Festival 2010. She directed Missed Connections by Samuel Brett Williams at The View Theatre. Leah directed Apartment 4G at the Payan Theatre. She also recently directed and co-wrote Two Girls Waiting, which won Best Play at the Short Play Lab. She directed and co-wrote A Certain Degree of Neurosis (Payan Theatre), and directed and conceived The Gay Test (Producer's Club). Staged Readings include Trash Bag Tourist by Samuel Brett Williams (Nuyorican Poets Cafe), and Secrets (Shetler Studios). Leah assisted director Jason Chaet at American Musical and Dramatic Academy over four semesters. Leah Co-Wrote and Directed Neighbors and Condiments, a comedy short which has received over 6,500 hits. Leah is a member of the 2011 Directors Lab at Lincoln Center Theater.

DreamStem Productions' mission is to focus on authentic and resonant works of theatre and film. We will continue to push boundaries by producing thought provoking entertainment. We focus on socially
relevant works, and introduce fresh faces to our audiences.

Exposure premieres January 28th 2012 at Ripley Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Avenue, Room 16O. The staged reading starts at 7PM. Tickets are $5. Reservations can be made at dreamstemproductions@gmail.com. For more information visit www.dreamstemproductions.com

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