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The Bullpen 2014

Run Time:
One hour and 10 minutes
Ages: 16+
Opened: June 12, 2014

The Bullpen - 2014 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

The Playroom Theater
151 West 46th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY

THE BULLPEN is an 18-character play written and performed by Joe Assadourian and directed by Richard Hoehler. A man is arrested, arraigned and put on trial for a crime he claims he did not commit. Consequently he is judged by two systems of jurisprudence- one a jury of his peers in an actual courtroom and the other the fascinating and hilarious denizens of the bullpen in which he is being held. Mr. Assadourian mercurially transforms from character to character and court to court as the play steamrolls toward both verdicts that literally range from the sublime to the ridiculous.

JOE ASSADOURIAN received the 1st Place PEN Prison Writing Award for his play, Heaven. He is also the recipient of a 2nd Place PEN Award for Joey Shakespear, co-written with Brandon Cochrane, featured at the New Work Now reading series at The Public Theatre and presented by The Collective Theatre in Miami. He is also the author of a full-length play, Deliberation, a modern recounting of the Armenian Holocaust. As an actor, Joe has appeared in Race by David Mamet, Tuff Love (including work by Sam Shepard and John Patrick Shanley) and Inside Out, an original theatre piece co-written with the inmates at Otisville Correctional Institution. The Bullpen is based on his experiences at various institutions including Otisville.

RICHARD HOEHLER has premiered three original solo shows Off Broadway, New Jersey-New York, Working Class (OOBR Best Solo Performance) and Human Resources (Best of the Fest, MITF.) He was the founding Artistic Director of The American Line Theatre Company that premiered over forty new plays and his original play, Fathers and Sons opened Off Broadway in 2009. As an actor he has performed in New York, regionally and abroad and has been featured on the Law and Order series, NYPD Blue, Third Watch and The Black Box. He is the director the Random House Awards ceremony presented each year at Symphony Space and is the creator and director of Acting Out, a professional acting class and performance workshop for at-risk teens and adults that is currently in residence at the Fortune Society and Otisville Correctional Facility.


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THE BULLPEN Heads to Otisville Correctional Institution Next Week; Extends Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2015


The Bullpen, a one-man, 18-character comedy, will travel upstate next Thursday, March 26th for two (2) performances at Otisville Correctional Institution, where actor/writer Joe Assadourian served 12 years of a 25 year sentence for attempted murder.

THE BULLPEN Heads to Otisville Correctional Institution This Week
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2015


The Bullpen, a one-man, 18-character comedy, will travel upstate today, March 26th for two performances at Otisville Correctional Institution, where actor/writer Joe Assadourian served 12 years of a 25 year sentence for attempted murder.

THE BULLPEN Heads to Otisville Correctional Institution Next Week; Extends Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2015


The Bullpen, a one-man, 18-character comedy, will travel upstate next Thursday, March 26th for two (2) performances at Otisville Correctional Institution, where actor/writer Joe Assadourian served 12 years of a 25 year sentence for attempted murder.

Photo Flash: Members of 'The Central Park Five' Appear for THE BULLPEN Talkback
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015


Several members of 'The Central Park Five,' the group of five young black and Latino youths falsely arrested and convicted in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a white woman in Central Park, attended the February 7 performance of The Bullpen, the one-man, 18-character comedy written and performed by Joe Assadourian, (now playing through March 21) at The Playroom Theater (151 West 46th Street - just east of Broadway). Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson and Yusef Salam, three of the five members, participated in a talkback following the performance to talk about their cases, re-entry and life inside the prison system. Scroll down for photos from the event!

'Central Park Five' Attend THE BULLPEN This Weekend for Post-Show Talk
by BWW News Desk - February 7, 2015


The Central Park Five, the group of five young black and Latino youths falsely arrested and convicted in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a white woman in Central Park, will attend a performance of The Bullpen, the one-man - 18-character comedy written and performed by Joe Assadourian, (now playing through March 21) at The Playroom Theater (151 West 46th Street -- just east of Broadway) it was announced by producer Eric Krebs (in association with The Fortune Society).

'Central Park Five' to Attend THE BULLPEN This Weekend for Post-Show Talk
by BWW News Desk - February 2, 2015


The Central Park Five, the group of five young black and Latino youths falsely arrested and convicted in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a white woman in Central Park, will attend a performance of The Bullpen, the one-man - 18-character comedy written and performed by Joe Assadourian, (now playing through March 21) at The Playroom Theater (151 West 46th Street -- just east of Broadway) it was announced today by producer Eric Krebs (in association with The Fortune Society).

STAGE TUBE: New Teaser for THE BULLPEN Off-Broadway
by Tyler Peterson - October 28, 2014


One year ago today, actor/writer Joe Assadourian went from the cage to the stage when he was released from Otisville Correctional Institution after serving 12 of his 25-year sentence for attempted murder. Having discovered his theatrical ability while reluctantly participating in a workshop behind bars led by Off-Broadway solo-show actor/directorRichard Hoehler, he wrote The Bullpen, a one-man - 18-character comedy - which The New York Times calls 'wildly funny' and 'a must see' by Theatermania. Eric Krebs, in association with The Fortune Society, is presenting the 'tour de force' (The Huffington Post) at The Playroom Theater (151 West 46th Street - just east of Broadway). Performances began on June 22, 2014 where it was met with critical acclaim and has been extended twice - now through November 22.

Former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey Visits THE BULLPEN
by Courtnie Mele - July 2, 2014


Jim McGreevey, the 52nd Governor of New Jersey, made a special appearance at the Saturday, June 28th, evening performance of Joe Assadourian's The Bullpen. A service volunteer to former prisoners seeking rehabilitation with the Exodus Transitional Community, McGreevey stopped for a photo with Playwright/Actor Joe Assadourian and Fortune Society Founder David Rothenberg.

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2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Solo Performance Joe Assadourian

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