Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Congratulations To Playwright Peter Carrozzo, Whose Play THE G69 TRIPLE X-TREME OSCILLATOR, Kicks Off The Strawberry One-Act Festival



Peter Carrozzo, (Playwright, THE G69 TRIPLE X-TREME OSCILLATOR), is an attorney and adjunct professor.  He has published several law review articles and written numerous plays of various lengths. He is the creator of Constitutionland, a virtual amusement park for people who love the U.S. Constitution (www.constitutionland.com). Peter’s ten minute play, KEY TO MY HEART, was performed at the 2014 Collective Ten Minute Play Fest at Teatro Circulo in NYC and is published in The Collective: 10 Play Anthology, Vol. 2. 2014. This is his second staged play. “Thanks to Van Dirk Fisher for this opportunity and to my wife Erin, and kids Katherine, Abigail and Patrick for all the love and laughs.”



THE G69 TRIPLE X-TREME OSCILLATOR By Peter M. Carrozzo

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.


Thursday, July 14th at 9pm
Sunday, July 17th at 5pm
Tuesday, July 19th at 9pm




Thursday, July 14th at 9pm
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.

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.

A FRIEND By Anika Benkov
Directed by Michaelle Cheripka
Featuring: Gabrielle Lemonier & Miriam Litchenberg
A young woman hires a friend off of craigslist.  The play follows their relationship and explores themes of growing up, trust, boundaries, and intimacy between women in an internet age.

Sunday, July 17th at 5pm
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.

HIM AND HER Book, Music & Lyrics By Matt Anderson
HIM AND HER is a story about a woman in an abusive relationship that ends tragically.  It is very provocative and moving musical. 
HIM AND HER, a dark story that will leave you stunned and hopefully, asking questions that will start a dialog about a difficult topic.

THE SUICIDE JOURNALS By Veronique LaShell MacRae (For Mature Audiences)
The Suicide Journals is an in depth intense and raw look at the world of teenage and young adult suicide.  Each character, The Jumper, the Shooter, The Hanger, The Pill Popper and The Cutter, represent some of the common methods of suicide attempts, while exploring issues such as sexuality, religion, systematic injustices, racism, Islamophobia, bullying and abuse.
Death is inevitable for a lost soul . . .

Tuesday, July 19th at 9pm
Playing with:

THE SHINING WORDS By Thomas M. Walsh
Directed by Thomas M. Walsh
Featuring:  Chablis Quarterman
An introduction and appreciation of poetry.

THE WAITRESS By Ainslie Caswell
Get exactly what you ordered and so much more.  This one-act short play explores identity, freedom, imaginary boundaries, and the power for people to make their own choices.



THE SUICIDE JOURNALS By Veronique LaShell MacRae (For Mature Audiences)
The Suicide Journals is an in depth intense and raw look at the world of teenage and young adult suicide.  Each character, The Jumper, the Shooter, The Hanger, The Pill Popper and The Cutter, represent some of the common methods of suicide attempts, while exploring issues such as sexuality, religion, systematic injustices, racism, Islamophobia, bullying and abuse.
Death is inevitable for a lost soul . . .
 

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Congratulations to ATO ESSANDOH (Riant Alumni) on his role as Lester Grimes in HBO'S VINYL

Congratulations to ATO ESSANDOH (Riant Theatre Alumni) on his role as Lester Grimes in HBO'S VINYL, By Executive Producers Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger, Sundays at 9pm. If you missed the 2 Hour Season Premier on February 14th, watch it ON DEMAND.
VINYL is Fresh, Explosive, Dynamic and Passionate, about the music industry in the 70s.
ATO knocks it out the park with his performance. HBO has a new hit and it's name is VINYL!!!! ‪#‎Vinyl‬ ‪#‎HBO‬ ‪#‎AtoEssandoh‬ ‪#‎Sundays9pm‬

Friday, February 19, 2016

Watch the Strawberry Theatre Festival On Demand - HD / Subscribe for $14.99/month



Riant Theatre is giving the public the opportunity to view over 75 plays, interviews and documentaries about the playwrights, directors and actors that have performed in the New York Strawberry One-Act Festival. Subscriptions are available Online ON DEMAND - HD for $14.99/month.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/strawberryoneactfestival
 
The Strawberry One-Act Theatre Festival On Demand HD from Van Fisher on Vimeo.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Congratulations to John P. McEneny, whose award winning play COLD APRIL was made into a short film.



Congratulations to John P. McEneny whose play COLD APRIL was the winner of the Strawberry One-Act Festival in the winter of 2009.  It was published in THE BEST PLAYS FROM THE STRAWBERRY ONE-ACT FESTIVAL: Volume 5.  https://www.therianttheatre.com/index.php?n=books



It was then made into a short film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnLtMiir2o0  

COLD APRIL, based on the true story of the St. Maria Goretti schoolgirls who stood together against hatred and intolerance during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Adapted from John P. McEneny's award-winning short play of the same name and with an original score by Grammy-nominated composer Enrique 'Hank' Feldman, COLD APRIL is a heart-wrenching tale of children fighting for what they believe is right.


To obtain the Rights to perform this play contact RiantTheatre@gmail.com

 











Deadline to submit a play to the next Strawberry One-Act Festival
(15-30 minute plays & 40-90 minute plays) is February 28, 2016.  The festival will run from July 14th – July 31st at the Theatre at St. Clement’s on 46th Street in NYC.  To obtain an application email us at RiantTheatre@gmail.com