Amanda
Ortega, (Playwright, SIXTY SHADES OF GREY) Playwright and Performer, Amanda Ortega, brings you her
original piece Sixty Shades of Grey. After earning her BFA from Florida
International University in May 2014, Amanda has written multiple plays that
have been featured in local theaters such as Micro Theater Miami. Her solo
piece “110” was featured at the first annual Ft. Lauderdale Fringe Festival.
Amanda’s professional debut included "A Touch of Destiny”, written by
fellow FIU alumni and directed by Columbia University Graduate, Tatiana
Pandiani. Some other highlights in her theater career include Broward Center
for the Performing Arts rendition of “Tony & Tina’s Wedding”, as well as
GableStage’s Tour of Julius Caesar. Her experience has expanded into the world
of film, where she will be starring in the web series Gaby’s Revenge (set to
release this summer).
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.
Thursday, July
14th at 7pm
Sunday, July 17th at 3pm
Wednesday, July 20th at 7pm
Thursday, July 14th at 7pm
Playing with:
EXPRESS TRAIN By Michael Selditch
Two
very different men reluctantly bond on a subway train stuck between stops late
one night. As one man unwillingly reveals an incriminating secret that's
haunted him for years, the other finds his own value, in this dark comedy set
40 feet below Times Square.
THE UNKNOWNS By Kacie Devaney
Scarlett and Jeb have
been married for twenty years and have faded into a passionless
relationship. An unexpected visit from the
new next door neighbors is about to change everything. Or at least, try.
SEE
YOU HAVE ME, A Musical By Simone Allen & Ed Rosini
Directed By Shannon Ludeman
Simone Allen:
Writer/Composer/Music Director
Adam Kaminski: Bass, Jeff Saltzman:
Cajon
Nick's family just doesn't get him, and neither does his
older sister, Sam, who has just come home from her second year at college.
Watch this family struggle with finding themselves, loving each other, and
letting go in this original short musical.
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Sunday, July 17th at 3pm
Playing with:
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 Athony 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.
FLIGHT 987 By Tina Posterli
Passengers struggle with their captivity while trapped on board a grounded
plane.
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Wednesday, July 20th at 7pm
Playing with:
BLACKBERRY WINTER By Kai Elijah Hamilton
An African American
mother finds herself in the abandoned house from her dreams. This is the house she suspects her child has
been held captive after his abduction.
Has she finally solved the mystery that has haunted her for years or is
she caught in a sinister web of trickery?
Something just ain’t right.
REVOLVER By Paul Trupia
A social commentary
involving the reality of guns. The
reality of protection.
THE
COMMUTERS or A CAUTIONARY TALE OF THE PORT AUTHORITY, A Musical
By Gil Varod, Caleb Damschroder & Kit Goldstein Grant
Christopher Michaels (Producer)
When a recently-sacked MTA executive wanders the port Authority Bus
Terminal after midnight, the plaster “Commuters” sculpture comes alive to warn
him how he is to pay for his subway-related sins. A one-act horror musical that played to uproarious
laughter during its initial reading at Lincoln Center’s “Across A Crowded Room”
festival.
Avoid the Port Authority after midnight.
