Anna
Governali (Director) Is a New York based Playwright. She obtained her B.A. in
English at Marymount Manhattan College in 2004. Credits
include: Farwell King Carter, Farewell (Fresh Fruit Festival,
2015),Thirteen and A Half (Dream Up Festival, 2014), KINGS (Downtown
Urban Theatre Festival, 2012 and Nuyorican Poet’s Café, 2013), Confessions
of Compulsive Daters (John Chatterton’s Short Play Series,
2011), An Encounter With An Angel on the 42nd Street Platform
While Contemplating Suicide (Strawberry Festival, 2011) and The
Tupperware Convention (Manhattan Repertory Theatre, 2010).
Governali made her debut directing A Life In Slow Motion. She
wants to thank Anthony and the wonderful cast for making this play come to
life!
The Cast
Ran
Levy (Lorenzo Duefacci) A graduate
of the “Lee Strasberg Institute”. A NYC based actor who works in Theater (We
Won’t Pay; Boy Gets Girl; Three Sisters; Removal; Private Lives; Other Desert
Cities), TV (Gotham, Madam Secretary; Limitless) and Commercials (Optimum;
The Lift; Jersey Mike Subs). Ran also serves as artistic associate
for Brooklyn Repertory Theater. He worked along side terror
survivors in Israel while volunteering at a suicide call center. Ran is
thrilled to be part of this production and would like to thank all who is
involved! You can also see him in The Waitress which is also
part of the Strawberry Festival. You can find him @ www.ranmlevy.com
Ryan
Gregorio (Anthony Fontana) Ryan Gregorio is elated to be making his
debut in The Strawberry One-Act Festival this year. A recent William Esper
Studios graduate, he is currently writing and producing several short films
with his brother. Previous roles include "Boo Piercy" in Album, "Timmy
Cleary" in The Subject was Roses, and "Andy
Price" in Billboard.
Amy
Losi (Marianna Napoli, Eleanor Pozzo) Has appeared on stage in lead and
supporting roles in 45 comedies, dramas, and readings. Favorite roles: Olivia
de Havilland in Livvie and J. De Beau (Manhattan Rep), three comic women
in Perfectly Normel People (NY Fringe Encores), the title role in And
Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (Regional), Maria in Lend Me a
Tenor, ten women in The Dining Room, the abusive Mother Superior in Eclipsed:
The Magdalene Laundries, and Gloria’s sidekick in The Gloria Glitter
Show (18 months, Broadway Comedy Club). Other credits: commercials, film,
web, TV Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations; Celebrity Ghost Stories).
Amy is thrilled to be working with Anthony for the third time!
Jessica Carillo (Lisa Burnstein) Is a native
New Yorker and continues to call New York home. Jessica has studied acting at
HB Studio in Greenwich Village, the Labrynth Theatre group and most recently
The Neighborhood Playhouse. In 2015
Jessica starred in Fade to Black at the Secret Theatre.
Jessica also starred in Black Me Out at the Kraine Theatre in the
East Village and also at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City in 2015.
In 2014 Jessica had a role in Shakespeare's Coriolanus at the
ATA theatre group in NY City. Jessica is thrilled to be a part of this year’s
Strawberry Festival and a cast member of Psychic Café.
Sophia
Mahmud (Lucinda Toldmeso) Sophia Mahmud is a Consultant Cardiologist,
who is currently pursuing her life-long dream of acting. She is being trained
by reputable Acting coaches. She has recently received awards for Script
writing& Audience Choice award for her play “The Ticking
Clock" which was performed at the Watermelon Festival
Maryland. She has been in plays, on TV in "Blacklist" in 9
Trailers of feature films & multiple theatre plays. Her Web Series “COOP"
won an award for best comedy series earlier this year. She loves her role
of “Lucinda" in the play “Psychic Cafe" Written &
Directed by Anthony Fusco. She feels honored to be performing in The
Strawberry Festival in July of year 2016.
Brian
Reilly (Jerome) Brian has performed in numerous off and off-off Broadway plays
and is glad to be back on stage in this one. A few favorite roles have been
Jason in Medea, Dupereet in Marat/Sade and Lee
Finch in Meredith Oakes Faith. You might see him in the next year
in some films in certain festivals. He is a graduate of Fordham University,
with degrees in Theater Performance and Studio Art.
PSYCHIC CAFÉ By Anthony Fusco
Lorenzo Duefacci, a flamboyant, renowned psychic in NYC, needs to hire an assistant to help draw in new business. He hires Anthony Fontana as the new weekend tarot card reader. Anthony has no idea what he’s in for until he meets the most unique clients he has ever read, with the most bizarre over-the-top confessions. Get the inside look at the most intimate of conversations people have with their psychic.
Lorenzo Duefacci, a flamboyant, renowned psychic in NYC, needs to hire an assistant to help draw in new business. He hires Anthony Fontana as the new weekend tarot card reader. Anthony has no idea what he’s in for until he meets the most unique clients he has ever read, with the most bizarre over-the-top confessions. Get the inside look at the most intimate of conversations people have with their psychic.
Thursday, July 14th at 9pm
Saturday, July 16th at 5pm
Sunday, July 17th at 3pm
Thursday, July 14th at 9pm
Playing with:
Playing with:
THE G69 TRIPLE X-TREME OSCILLATOR By
Peter M. Carrozzo
Directed by James Kim
A couple’s discussion about the arrival of a newly purchased sexual device is complicated by the wife’s accidentally misplacing the instructions. Their search for the whereabouts leads them into several unanticipated discoveries.
Directed by James Kim
A couple’s discussion about the arrival of a newly purchased sexual device is complicated by the wife’s accidentally misplacing the instructions. Their search for the whereabouts leads them into several unanticipated discoveries.
CROCKETT’S
LAST STAND By George Cameron Grant
Directed by Joy Kelly
Aqueduct Productions, Inc.
Following his political career-ending speech before the House of Representatives, Colonel David Crockett encounters an escaped slave boy named Joseph, who teaches him that there is more to courage than flowery words, fancy shooting, and overblown legends.
Directed by Joy Kelly
Aqueduct Productions, Inc.
Following his political career-ending speech before the House of Representatives, Colonel David Crockett encounters an escaped slave boy named Joseph, who teaches him that there is more to courage than flowery words, fancy shooting, and overblown legends.
NIGHTS
ON THE COUCH By Matt Fotis
Featuring: Bryson Bruce & Stephanie Juergens
Featuring: Bryson Bruce & Stephanie Juergens
One man’s journey from child to
parent, told through five nights spent on the couch.
Saturday, July 16th at 5pm
Playing with:
Playing with:
LUCILLE ZANZIBARZ By Don Rosenthal
A one-act play
diving into the emotions of a tormented man that may have murdered his
wife. You will cherish the moments of
laughter that relieve you from the raw emotion.
REVOLVER By Paul Trupia
A social commentary involving the reality of guns. The reality of protection.
A social commentary involving the reality of guns. The reality of protection.
A VIEW FROM THE BACK By Yi Shi
Who contemplates the questions of love and death in a taxi? A mosquito.
Who contemplates the questions of love and death in a taxi? A mosquito.
Sunday, July 17th at 3pm
Playing with:
Playing with:
SIXTY SHADES OF GREY By Amanda Ortega
A romantic comedy with a twist. It’s a short play about a young single woman Lily rushing to meet her first “normal” match.com date, but her plans come to a screeching halt when she gets stuck in an elevator with a man she wants nothing to do with. This cute story makes you realize your match might be closer than you think, you just have to pay a little more attention.
A romantic comedy with a twist. It’s a short play about a young single woman Lily rushing to meet her first “normal” match.com date, but her plans come to a screeching halt when she gets stuck in an elevator with a man she wants nothing to do with. This cute story makes you realize your match might be closer than you think, you just have to pay a little more attention.
FAMILY
GOOGLING By Mark D. Tjarks
Jacqueline and Frank invite an old friend over for dinner, hoping she will influence Jacqueline’s daughter’s decision about her first teenage love. The play takes place as they prepare the table for dinner and ends when they are finished. They come to regret their decision to force the daughter, Becca (a Hebrew name meaning a trapper), to stay engaged in their conversation while she continues to text her lover on the phone (otherwise she will have to put her smartphone away). Having a smartphone at the ready during a conversation of old friends turns out to be a dangerous thing, as the daughter starts researching their stories through the internet. They come to reveal and to learn more about themselves during the setting of the dinner table than they ever imagined.
Jacqueline and Frank invite an old friend over for dinner, hoping she will influence Jacqueline’s daughter’s decision about her first teenage love. The play takes place as they prepare the table for dinner and ends when they are finished. They come to regret their decision to force the daughter, Becca (a Hebrew name meaning a trapper), to stay engaged in their conversation while she continues to text her lover on the phone (otherwise she will have to put her smartphone away). Having a smartphone at the ready during a conversation of old friends turns out to be a dangerous thing, as the daughter starts researching their stories through the internet. They come to reveal and to learn more about themselves during the setting of the dinner table than they ever imagined.
A VIEW FROM THE BACK By Yi Shi
Who contemplates the questions of love and death in a taxi? A mosquito.
Who contemplates the questions of love and death in a taxi? A mosquito.
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