Michael LoPorto News

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) continues their fourth year of staging original plays in Greenwich Village with two new plays from their archives of unproduced plays written for earlier seasons. 'These are the plays that didn't fit,' explains playwright Stephen Gracia, This month's offerings are: 'The Two Swords Doctrine' and 'The Monster with 21 Faces,' both written by Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto. The show is on Thursday, September 25 at 8pm at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) kicks off their fourth year of staging original plays in Greenwich Village by presenting a season of unproduced plays from its first three years. 'These are the plays that didn't fit,' explains playwright and D3C co-founder Stephen Gracia, 'a Joe Orton influenced noir piece, a surreal play about a plague that corrupts faith, and a night of first kisses and new religions at the water's edge.' The Fall 2014 season begins on Thursday, August 28 at 8pm at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street. Emmy-winning composer Michal Towber starts the season off as the musical guest for the season opening performance, bringing her brand of punk rock pop to the proceedings. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation.

Park Playhouse, The Capital Region of New York's free summer theatre, has announced the title that will open their upcoming 26th Season. The outdoor theatre in Albany's Washington Park will open their summer season with the Local Premiere of the new musical Hands on a Hardbody. The musical, which played a run on Broadway in 2013, will be appearing at a regional theatre in the Northeast for the first time during it's run at Park Playhouse from July 1-26, 2014.

Barefoot Theatre Company and the SVA Film Department presented the 15th Anniversary star-studded Barefoot Gala & Awards Ceremony produced by Artistic Director Francisco Solorzano, Producing Director Christopher Whalen, Associate Producing Director Danelle Eliav and company members Raye Levine and Daniella Rabbani.

Barefoot Theatre Company and the SVA Film Department (Reeves Lehmann, Chair) presents the 15th Anniversary star-studded Barefoot Gala & Awards Ceremony produced by Artistic Director Francisco Solorzano (Floating Sunflowers, Love Simple, Sins of the Mother), Producing Director Christopher Whalen (Sins of the Mother, PS. I Love You), Associate Producing Director Danelle Eliav (Emoticon; Carnival Kids) and company members Raye Levine (Pirate, Other Histories) and Daniella Rabbani (Nina at Primary Stages).

'Here There Be Swans & Serpents & Holy Misery' & here there be fawns & dissent & drunken poetry,' begins the introduction to the final installment of 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose,' a full-length play presented in installments by Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) which began last August.

'Here There Be Swans & Serpents & Holy Misery' & here there be fawns & dissent & drunken poetry,' begins the introduction to the final installment of 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose,' a full-length play presented in installments by Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) which began last August.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents new works that find familiar characters dealing with death, the afterlife and the spirits that stay with us. The three brand new works are the penultimate installment of 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose,' a full-length play presented in installments which began last August. We revisit characters introduced in previous D3C shows, but the performances also function as stand-alone pieces. Written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto, the serialized works are presented as part of their residency at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Greenwich Village. The performance begins at 8pm tonight, April 24. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents new works that find familiar characters dealing with death, the afterlife and the spirits that stay with us. The three brand new works are the penultimate installment of 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose," a full-length play presented in installments which began last August. We revisit characters introduced in previous D3C shows, but the performances also function as stand-alone pieces. Written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto, the serialized works are presented as part of their residency at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Greenwich Village. The performance begins at 8pm on Thursday, April 24. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents new works that find characters at the start of the Great Depression, at the end of WWII, and sometime between the Easter Offensive and the Paris Peace Talks. The three brand new works revisit characters introduced in previous D3C performances, but also function as stand-alone pieces. Written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto these plays are a continuation 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose,' a full-length play presented in installments which began last August. The serialized works are presented as part of their residency at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Greenwich Village. The performance begins at 8pm tonight, March 27.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents new works that find characters at the start of the Great Depression, at the end of WWII, and sometime between the Easter Offensive and the Paris Peace Talks. The three brand new works revisit characters introduced in previous D3C performances, but also function as stand-alone pieces. Written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto these plays are a continuation 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose," a full-length play presented in installments which began last August. The serialized works are presented as part of their residency at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Greenwich Village. The performance begins at 8pm on Thursday, March 27. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) kicks off the New Year with short plays where characters search for love and inspiration. The three brand new works revisit characters introduced in previous D3C performances, but also function as stand-alone pieces. Written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto these plays are the first of four collections of original work that will complete 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose," a full-length play presented in installments which began last August. The serialized works are presented as part of their residency at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Greenwich Village. The performance begins at 8pm tonight, Thursday, February 27. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation.

Park Playhouse, The Capital Region of New York's free summer theatre, has announced the title that will open their upcoming 26th Season. The outdoor theatre in Albany's Washington Park will open their summer season with the Local Premiere of the new musical Hands on a Hardbody. The musical, which played a run on Broadway in 2013, will be appearing at a regional theatre in the Northeast for the first time during it's run at Park Playhouse from July 1-26, 2014.

Dialogue with Three Chords(D3C) and BrooklynONE(bkONE) Productions team to present 'The Krampus' from playwright and D3C co-founder Stephen Gracia as part of bkONE's 'Holiday Weekend Experience' series of programming. The original play, directed by D3C co-founder Michael LoPorto, shows the largely unknown side of the Santa Claus mythos. A group of friends bond at a bar on Christmas Eve and exchange stories of their childhood fears of 'The Krampus,' a real figure from Norse mythology who functioned as an evil-twin to the benevolent Saint Nicholas. The darkly funny show also features original music in the form of bawdy holiday carols. The show runs for three performances: Today, December 13 at 8:30pm and Saturday & Sunday, December 14 and 15 at 8pm at bkONE's home at St. John's, 461 99th Street in Brooklyn, NY. Admission is $5 and if you bring a new, unwrapped toy with you to donate to Toys for Tots you'll receive a gift from the playwright. Tickets are available at the venue, or by visiting: http://krampus.brownpapertickets.com/

Dialogue with Three Chords(D3C) and BrooklynONE(bkONE) Productions team to present 'The Krampus' from playwright and D3C co-founder Stephen Gracia as part of bkONE's 'Holiday Weekend Experience' series of programming. The original play, directed by D3C co-founder Michael LoPorto, shows the largely unknown side of the Santa Claus mythos. A group of friends bond at a bar on Christmas Eve and exchange stories of their childhood fears of 'The Krampus,' a real figure from Norse mythology who functioned as an evil-twin to the benevolent Saint Nicholas. The darkly funny show also features original music in the form of bawdy holiday carols. The show runs for three performances: Friday, December 13 at 8:30pm and Saturday & Sunday, December 14 and 15 at 8pm at bkONE's home at St. John's, 461 99th Street in Brooklyn, NY. Admission is $5 and if you bring a new, unwrapped toy with you to donate to Toys for Tots you'll receive a gift from the playwright. Tickets are available at the venue, or by visiting: http://krampus.brownpapertickets.com/

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents the third installment of what will eventually form 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose', a season long full-length play, crafted as part of their residency at Mr. Dennehy's. In celebration of Samhain, the ancient Gaelic festival of the dead, playwright Stephen Gracia and director Michael LoPorto offer up three short plays that open the doorways of the Otherworld to feature ghosts and supernatural beings. The show is set for tonight, October 24 and begins at 8pm, downstairs at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents the third installment of what will eventually form 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose', a season long full-length play, crafted as part of their residency at Mr. Dennehy's. In celebration of Samhain, the ancient Gaelic festival of the dead, playwright Stephen Gracia and director Michael LoPorto offer up three short plays that open the doorways of the Otherworld to feature ghosts and supernatural beings. The show is set for October 24 and begins at 8pm, downstairs at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation.

Saints and shepherds; sailors and bartenders; killers and corpses-- the second volume of the season-long Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) play 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose' gets down to some bloody business. The short plays in this performance revisit characters from last month's show, and embark on a cross-country trip with a decidedly unpleasant Christmas present. Written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto, present the next part of what will form 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose,' a full-length play, as part of their residency at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Greenwich Village at 8pm tonight, September 26.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents the first three installments of what will form 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose,' a full-length play, as part of thier residency at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Greenwich Village at 8pm on Thursday, August 22. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation. D3C also celebrates it's third season by expanding its repitoire to include matinee performances of previous works at the East Village restaurant Exchange Alley at 6pm at 424 East 9th Street on August 25. All performances feature works by playwright Stephen Gracia, directed by Michael LoPorto.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) teams with BrooklynONE productions (bkONE) to present "The Collective Consciousness of Connected Memories (like times B4)." The anthology of consist of short one acts plays dealing with dreams, our memories and their effect on our experiences. "Collective Consciousness… " includes two scenes from playwright Aaron Jaros, a scene by the late BrooklynONE co-founder Tom Kane, and marks the playwriting debut of BrooklynONE Artistic Director Anthony Marino. The performance is on June 27th at 8pm at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Manhattan. Admission is free and donations are welcome.