End Times Productions Presents VIGNETTES FOR THE APOCALYPSE V

EndTimes Productions will present VIGNETTES FOR THE APOCALYPSE V, the 5th annual edition of New York's oldest and largest Sci-fi/Horror themed theater festival, beginning June 9 at The Kraine Theater. This year, the Festival will offer 34 plays, a concert and a movie,
presented in 9 evening-length programs curated by Rusell Dobular. The Festival will premiere new works by Derek Ahonen (The Amoralists' Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side), Mac Rogers (Best Play winner for Viral at FringeNYC), Crystal Skillman (NYIT Award for Best Play for The Vigil), Jerrod Bogard (Spin Cycle for Wide Eyed Productions), Mark Borkwoski (The Perfect Witness, Cost of A Soul), among others.

The program and schedule for VIGNETTES FOR THE APOCALYPSE V is as follows:

Bill #1: 6/9 at 6:30, 6/11 at 6, 6/19 at 6, 6/24 at 6, 6/26 at 8, 6/30
at 6:30, 7/2 at 6
• Downtown Theater by Toby Scales. Two workers stumble into something
terrible while excavating an old theatre in New York. The play takes
place entirely by the light of the workers' headlamps. Directed by
Daniel Solon.

• Wardrobe of the Living Dead by Maximilian Clark. Trapped in a
closet, hordes of the undead are scraping at the door. Please, God, if
there's anyone out there, do you know when the new season of House
starts? Directed by Jenna Dempesy.

• The You Knows Know by Derek Ahonen. In a population controlled
future where the "You Knows" have abused their political power, a
young married couple hide from authority to protect their unborn child
from a very different America. Directed by Krisitin Skye-Hoffmann.

• Dating Sucks by Mike Poblete. A cautionary tale about a man who gets
more than he bargains for from a craigslist casual encounter. Directed
by Justin Ness.

• The Madhouse by Jerrod Bogard. A classic-style Guignol in which a
publisher sends a horror novelist with writer's block to an insane
asylum for inspiration. Directed by Leal Vona.

Bill #2: 6/9 at 8:30, 6/11 at 8, 6/19 at 8, 6/24 at 8, 6/27 at 6:30,
6/30 at 8:30, 7/2 at 8
• Entranced by Ron Burch. A Zombie tries to find love. Directed by Hezues R.

• Void by Paul Moulton. It's July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong will take
one small step for man, and Captain Lance Liftoff, Queen Selene and
the Giggler will take one giant step into... oblivion! Directed by
Lawrence Lesher.

• Hitchhikers May Be Escaping Convicts by Susie Kahlich. On roadtrip
back from failed careers and a failing relationship, a young couple
pick up a hitchhiker on a deserted road in Oklahoma who challenges
their dreams, desires and grammar skills and changes their lives
forever. Directed by Robert Gonyo.

• Spoken For by S.L. Daniels. In the future, the wealthy are so rich that they
can afford to hire people to speak for them. Directed by Matthew Kreiner.

Bill #3: 6/10 at 6, 6/12 at 6, 6/20 at 6:30, 6/25 at 1:30, 6/27 at
8:30, 7/1 at 6, 7/3 at 1:30
• X-Boyfriend by Steve Strangio. Chuck is just a regular guy trying to
get through a humdrum night at home when he is suddenly visited by
half-naked hot babes that involve him in a fight for his life by an
invading deranged psycho hell-bent on his painful death! Directed by
Michael Denis.

•The Texas Textbook Massacre by Micah McCoy. When the Texas Board of
Education meets to revise the public school curriculum, the chairman
leads the conservative majority on a darkly absurd blitzkrieg against
reason, logic, and posterity. The school board's lone liberal voice
attempts to reign in their crusade, but finds her pleas for sanity
fall on deaf ears--until a reanimated figure from America's past
intervenes. Directed by Alessandro Colla.

• With You, by Chris Van Strander. Sam attempts to contact his
mother... beyond the grave. Directed by Tony Macy-Perez.

• The Girls In Their Hitler T-Shirts by Peter Rout and Joe Muscara.
Two horny college guys learn you never give up your political ideals
for a hot chick. Directed by Rebecca Hengstenberg.

• The Kids Are Awake by Mark Borkowski. The daughter of a serial
killer meets with the son of one of his victims. Her compassion and
his vengeance clash against the backdrop of his mother's grizzly
murder. Directed by Russell Dobular.

Bill #4: 6/10 at 8, 6/16 at 6:30, 6/20 at 8:30, 6/25 at 3:30, 6/28 at
6:30, 7/1 at 8, 7/3 at 6
• The Wolf Manhood by David L. Williams. Lon and Evelyn have been
dating for a month, and Lon still won't go all the way. Now, under a
full moon, comes a shocking explanation. Directed by Melinda Prom.

• The Black Market of Memories by Dwayne Yancey. A young woman wakes
up in a strange place -- and discovers she's had her memories stolen.
Now that doctors have devised a way to transplant memories, there's a
lively market for memories -- and a black market of stolen ones.
Directed by Tony Macy-Perez.

• Passenger by Ignacio Zulueta. A deadly plague. A desperate
scientist. A dumbstruck cabbie. A musical. Directed by Leal Vona.

• Night of the Living Relatives by Judy Klass. John and Sally's
marriage is under a strain, and John's undead sister Rose seems less
interested in serving them dinner than in having them for dinner
herself. Directed by Sherri Barber.

• Seed by Adam Tullis and Leal Vona. Three people and a partially
functional Android struggle to survive aboard a doomed space station
as the planet beneath them is consumed by nuclear war. Directed by
Matthew Kreiner.

Bill #5: 6/11 at 2, 6/17 at 6, 6/21 at 6:30, 6/25 at 5:30, 6/28 at
8:30, 7/2 at 2, 7/3 at 8
• The Blood Brothers Present...Freaks From the Morgue. A young beat cop
follows up on a routine call, only to stumble upon a scene of
unspeakable depravity. A child plays with her abductor, but where does
the game end and reality begin? And a girl goes off in search of her
little sister, only to discover that men really ARE pigs. In the
tradition of the original Grand Guignol Theatre, this horror anthology
series features new works by James Comtois (The Little One), Stephanie
Cox-Williams (The Zombie Project: The Story of Icarus Phoenix), Mac
Rogers (Viral), Brian Silliman (The Magic of Mrs. Crowling) and
Crystal Skillman (The Vigil, or The Guided Cradle) based on stories
ripped from the headlines, where even the monster under your bed is
real.

Bill #6: 6/11 at 4, 6/17 at 8, 6/23 at 6:30, 6/26 at 6, 6/29 at 6:30, 7/2 at 4
• If You Could, Would You by Arthur Jolly. A play about death,
violence, Adolf Hitler and living in Mom's basement. A comedy.
Directed by Brad Raimondo.

• Innsmouth by Michael Jalber. an original play based on the Cthulu
mythos created by H.P. Lovecraft. Scream, panic, enjoy! Directed by
Robert Gonyo.

• The Lunar Academy of St. Augustine by Andrew Turner. In a boarding
school classroom on the moon, a prudish schoolteacher finds an
interesting way to pass the time. Directed by Lawrence Lesher.

• Maybe In Another Universe by Stacie A. Shellner. One drunken
evening, the hottest girl in school hooks up with an awkward geek, and
the phenomenon that develops from their tryst would make Stephen
Hawking jealous! Directed by Melinda Prom

• Zombie Girl by Paco Mad. A card-carrying member of the living dead
reveals the story of how she and her family became zombies and the
persecution they faced at the hands of humans. Directed by Judy
Merrick.

Bill #7: 6/12 at 8pm, 6/16 at 8:30, 6/21 at 8:30, 6/25 at 7:30, 6/29
at 8:30, 7/3 at 3:30
• Smart by Robert Fieldsteel. a full-length play based on the
true-crime story of the Dartmouth Murders in which two teens brutally
murdered a professor and wife by stabbing them 47 times. Directed by
Russell Dobular.

Bill #8: 6/18 at 7:30pm
The Vignettes Horror-Rock Circus. Featuring he triumphant return of
cult band, Witches In Bikinis, performing with Alien Surfer Babes and
grotesque burlesque artist Missy D. Meaner. Hosted by The Blood
Brothers.

Bill #9: 6/23 at 8:30 pm
An exclusive free screening of the cult film, "The Perfect Witness",
in which an aspiring filmmaker blackmails a serial killer into
allowing him to document his crimes. Star and co-writer Mark
Borkowski will be attendance for Q & A.

EndTimes Productions is an independent Theater/Film Production Company founded in New York City in 2006. Its mission is to foster emerging artists and provide them with new creative outlets. EndTimes provides its artists with free rehearsal space, staff support, complete coverage of production expenses, and, for young directors, a mentoring program in which they assist more experienced directors on full productions. Past productions include Knuckleball (NYC and Edinburgh), Naked Holiday, Easy Outs, and Dead Lawyers. EndTimes' production of The Godling won Best Ensemble, the Sold Out Award, and Best Director at the San Francisco Fringe Festival.

VIGNETTES FOR THE APOCALYPSE V runs June 9 - July 3. The Kraine Theater is located at 85 East 4th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Aves -- accessible from the F train at 2nd Ave). Tickets are $20, available at 212-352-3101 or www.EndTimesProductions.org

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