Patrick Pizzolorusso News

RE-GIFT OF THE MAGI, a new play by Janet Hopf, is set to officially open this Thursday, December 12th at The Chain Theatre. Under the direction of Greg Cicchino, the cast of RE-GIFT OF THE MAGI features Steven Bidwell("Fatal Encounters," Urinetown), Kirk Gostkowski (Leave Me Behind, The Shape of Things), Nicholas Alexiy Moran(The Nanny Diaries; Almost, Maine), Patrick Pizzolorusso ("A World of Her PWN," The Last Cyclist), and Megan Sass (Surrender, "Stop the Bleeding!") Check out a first look below!

RE-GIFT OF THE MAGI, a new play by Janet Hopf, is set to begin performances tomorrow, December 6th with the Opening Night on Thursday, December 12th at The Chain Theatre. Under the direction of Greg Cicchino, the cast of RE-GIFT OF THE MAGI features Steven Bidwell ("Fatal Encounters," Urinetown), Kirk Gostkowski (Leave Me Behind, The Shape of Things), Nicholas Alexiy Moran (The Nanny Diaries; Almost, Maine), Patrick Pizzolorusso ("A World of Her PWN," The Last Cyclist), and Megan Sass (Surrender, "Stop the Bleeding!")

RE-GIFT OF THE MAGI, a new play by Janet Hopf, is set to begin performances December 6th, with the Opening Night on Thursday, December 12th at The Chain Theatre. Under the direction of Greg Cicchino, the cast of RE-GIFT OF THE MAGI will feature Steven Bidwell ("Fatal Encounters," URINETOWN), Kirk Gostkowski (LEAVE ME BEHIND, THE SHAPE OF THINGS), Nicholas Alexiy Moran (THE NANNY DIARIES; ALMOST, MAINE), Patrick Pizzolorusso ("A World of Her PWN," THE LAST CYCLIST), and Megan Sass (SURRENDER, "Stop the Bleeding!")

A dark, anti-semetic joke alluding to cycling made the rounds in Europe between the First and Second World Wars and was the inspiration for a bitter absurdist cabaret called The Last Cyclist written in 1944 in the Terezin Concentration Camp by the young Czech playwright, Karel Švenk. This Chaplin-esque play was seen by many Terezin Ghetto inmates during rehearsals but it was banned by the ghetto's Council of Jewish Elders after its dress rehearsal. Švenk was sent to Auschwitz a few months later and his script was lost forever. Playwright Naomi Patz has reconstructed and reimaged Švenk's integral work and is bringing the The Last Cyclist to New York City audiences for the first time. Performances begin Today May 25 at the West End Theatre at Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew (263 W 86th St).

A dark, anti-semetic joke alluding to cycling made the rounds in Europe between the First and Second World Wars and was the inspiration for a bitter absurdist cabaret called The Last Cyclist written in 1944 in the Terezin Concentration Camp by the young Czech playwright, Karel Švenk. This Chaplin-esque play was seen by many Terezin Ghetto inmates during rehearsals but it was banned by the ghetto's Council of Jewish Elders after its dress rehearsal. Švenk was sent to Auschwitz a few months later and his script was lost forever. Playwright Naomi Patz has reconstructed and reimaged Švenk's integral work and is bringing the The Last Cyclist to New York City audiences for the first time. Performances begin Saturday May 25 at the West End Theatre at Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew (263 W 86th St).

Welcome to Eternity will close August 28, 2011 at Venue #2: CSV Cultural Center's Flamboyan Theatre (107 Suffolk Street).

Self Fulfilling Productions will debut Welcome to Eternity, a collection of short plays about the long walk down the aisle, at the 15th Annual New York International Fringe Festival. Welcome to Eternity will run for five performances from August 12 through August 28, 2011 at Venue #2: CSV Cultural Center's Flamboyan Theatre (107 Suffolk Street).

Self Fulfilling Productions will debut Welcome to Eternity, a collection of short plays about the long walk down the aisle, at the 15th Annual New York International Fringe Festival. Welcome to Eternity will run for five performances from August 12 through August 28, 2011 at Venue #2: CSV Cultural Center's Flamboyan Theatre (107 Suffolk Street).

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Director) will present Tom Diriwachter's AGE OUT, a play based on Tom's own experiences working as a waiter in Times Square. Age Out was first developed at Theater for the New City as part of the Chrysalis Workshop directed by Lissa Moira and will close on January 30.

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Director) will present Tom Diriwachter's AGE OUT, a play based on Tom's own experiences working as a waiter in Times Square. Age Out was first developed at Theater for the New City as part of the Chrysalis Workshop directed by Lissa Moira.

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Director) will present Tom Diriwachter's AGE OUT, a play based on Tom's own experiences working as a waiter in Times Square.

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Director) will present Tom Diriwachter's AGE OUT, a play based on Tom's own experiences working as a waiter in Times Square.

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Director) will present Tom Diriwachter's AGE OUT, a play based on Tom's own experiences working as a waiter in Times Square. Age Out was first developed at Theater for the New City as part of the Chrysalis Workshop directed by Lissa Moira.

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Director) will present Tom Diriwachter's AGE OUT, a play based on Tom's own experiences working as a waiter in Times Square.

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Director) will present Tom Diriwachter's AGE OUT, a play based on Tom's own experiences working as a waiter in Times Square.

Complete casting has been set for Matt Saldarelli's Getting Even with Shakespeare, which will be part of the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival, running at the Players Theatre with performances from August 14th-27th.

Complete casting has been set for Matt Saldarelli's Getting Even with Shakespeare, which will be part of the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival, running at the Players Theatre with performances from August 14th-27th.

The Brick Theater and Third Lows Productions continue Season Two of their innovative theater series Penny Dreadful on Saturday, January 17 at 11:00 PM and Sunday, January 18 at 2:00 PM with the premiere of Penny Dreadful Episode 10: The Science and the S?ance - Two Tales of Love and Horror. Audiences can still join in on the story by either reading the detailed plot summaries or downloading videos of all the past episodes, available on the Third Lows Productions official website (www.thirdlows.com/pennydreadful).

The Brick Theater and Third Lows Productions continue Season Two of their innovative theater series Penny Dreadful on Saturday, January 17 at 11:00 PM and Sunday, January 18 at 2:00 PM with the premiere of Penny Dreadful Episode 10: The Science and the S?ance - Two Tales of Love and Horror. Audiences can still join in on the story by either reading the detailed plot summaries or downloading videos of all the past episodes, available on the Third Lows Productions official website (www.thirdlows.com/pennydreadful).

Twelfth Night, Snapshots '07 and Late Night Comedy will launch the first annual Seaport Summer Theatre Festival.