F.A.C.T. Presents Page To Stage, Closes 5/22

Friends Always Creating Theatre (F.A.C.T.) in assocation with Joria Productions is excited to announce the final shows of their 2nd Season to be presented in repertory May 13-22 at Joria Studios,260 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor, under the umbrella title, "Page To Stage".

Two full-length plays which have been developed through the Page To Stage Wednesday Workshops will now be mounted as full-scale productions for five performance each. The plays will be Penny Jackson's "Booze In The Boroughs" and Jack Dyville's "Uff'da".

Ms. Jackson, a FACT member and regularly featured playwright with the group has connected 5 short plays into one evening of entertainment. Ms Jackson has had her novel selected as the Best Book by the New York Public Library and has received the MacDowell Colony Fellowship and Pushcart Prize for her short story LA CHILD. She says that Booze in the Boroughs answers the question of, "what do five bottles of Stolichnaya vodka, a Russian scientist, and a NYC snowstorm have in common?" As an audience member, you will see the relation as she takes you to each of the five boroughs in these interlocking stories of compassion, love and sometimes hilarious circumstance. The plays include; "Wally In Central Park" (Manhattan), " A Staircase at the Ritz" (Bronx) "The Belle of Staten Island" (S.I.), "Stoli Santa" (Brooklyn), "Last Call" (Queens). Featured in the plays will be Elizabeth Bove(Off Broadway Aristocrats-Manhattan Theatre Club, Volunteer Man -Obie Winner)*, Danielle Erin Rhodes* Kraig Kehrer (Gaylicous Play Festival FACT and Estrogenious at Manhattan Theatre Source)*, Steven Berquist (History Boys, SNAFU),Laura Lane, Kevin Russo and David Gillam Fuller (NY Fringe - Gutter Star, NY Fringe - Pinafore)*, Co-Founder/Co-Producer of F.A.C.T. as the Russian Scientist. It is directed by Steven Hauck (Broadway-Irina's Vow, Off Broadway Spy Garbo), Kelly K. Griffith (York Theatre -Believe, City of Angels) and Laura Pestronk.

Mr. Dyville, Co-producer/Artistic Director of F.A.C.T. brings his comedy, "Uff'Da" to NYC after productions by Entertainment Inc! of Williston North Dakota, a staged reading at Century Center in NYC and development through Playwrights Horizons Invitational Forum and the FACT Wednesday Workshops. Mr. Dyville appeared on Broadway in Light, Lively and Yiddish, was the Pre-Broadway Dance director of Summer Brave and the Choreographer of Movie Buff. His plays Gutter Star and Daddy was the Biggest Stage Mother Ever was featured at the NY International Fringe

Set in Fargo North Dakota UFF'DA is called a "screwball comedy about Red Hat Ladies, Naughty Nuns and Marie Osmond!" It tells the story of three little old ladies, who are part of 5 yellow school buses filled with little old ladies from the South Central Evangelical Lutheran Ladies Conference of Western North Dakota who travel across the Rough Rider state to see a performance of Marie Osmond in 'The Sound of Music" only to find when they arrive, there is no performance of 'The Sound of Music' and no Marie Osmond! Instead, the theatre is featuring a live performance of the 4th National Bus & Truck Company, in "Bedroom Bedlam". From there hilarity, highjinx and plenty of laughter is in store for FACT Audiences. Featured are Kathleen O'Neill( A Collapse and The Greeks at Musical Theatre Works), Betty Hudson (Broadway: George M, Butterflies are Free), Lucy Sorlucco (off Broadway-Evergreen, International Tours of Cabaret, Phantom), Toni L. Stanton (Broadway: Angela Lansbury - A Celebration),Lynn Manuell (Andrew Lloyd Webber Unplugged at Musical Theatre Works CD: Return to Love on Original Cast Records), Gus Ferrari and Sam Charny. Mr. Dyville directs.

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FULL REPERTORY SCHEDULE FOR PAGE TO STAGE PERFORMANCES:

FRIDAY MAY 13 -7:30pm, BOOZE IN THE BOROUGHS, SATURDAY MAY 14- 2:30pm, BOOZE,

SATURDAY MAY 14- 7:30pm - UFF'DA, SUNDAY -MAY 15 2:30pm- UFF'DA, SUNDAY MAY 15-7:30pm - BOOZE, FRIDAY MAY 20 - 7:30pm - UFF'DA, SATURDAY MAY 21- 2:30pm, UFF'DA, SATURDAY MAY 21-7:30pm -BOOZE, SUNDAY MAY 22 -2:30pm BOOZE,SUNDAY MAY 22 7:30pm - UFF'DA