The Creative Team for the play ENTR' ACTE by Anthony Fusco: Program

ENTR’ACTE by Anthony Fusco

Directed by Katherine Yacko

Time: The Present
Place: An actor’s dressing room, NYC.

Cast in order of appearance

Clay Von Carlowitz……….Richard Avery

Peter Tarantino……………Patrick Bentley

Who’s Who

Clay Von Carlowitz (Richard Avery) Self-described hippie/rebel/outsider Clay von Carlowitz is an actor and filmmaker based in NYC. A graduate of Kenyon College, he made his feature film debut as actor, writer and director in 'The House in the Woods,' before scoring the role of Eugene in Troma's 'Return to Nuke 'Em High.' He's since appeared in the satirical comedy play 'Ophelia' with Gotham Dance Theater, 'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea' at the Robert Moss Theater in the East Village, Kafka-themed web series 'Under InspeKtion,' Liam Regan's horror comedy 'My Bloody Banjo' and Michael Walker's meta-slasher 'Cut Shoot Kill.' Through his Abandoned House Productions banner (co-owned by wife Asta Paredes), he wrote, directed and acted in 'The Shadow Scarf' and co-produced Paredes' 'The Slightest Touch.' More recently he received acclaim for lead roles in genre shorts 'Scorch' and 'Eros Point' on the festival circuit. He's currently in pre-production on a feature-length dark drama/thriller from his own script.

Peter Tarantino (Patrick Bentley) Is very excited to be taking part in 'Entr’acte (The Intermission Play)'. Peter earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in the Acting Sequence at Five Towns College as well as his Associates in Acting from Suffolk Community College. He has performed in regional theatre companies and has years of experience both on stage and behind the camera. Peter was the 2017 regional winner at The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Washington where he won the Irene Ryan Acting scholarship in a competitive region composed of hundreds of actors spanning over seven states. He won the "National New Play Network Award for  Outstanding Performance of a Contemporary Work" at The Kennedy Center that same year where he was one of the eight regional finalists across the entire United States. Peter sends endless thanks to his family, friends, and mentors. For more information visit www.peterjtarantino.com

Anthony Fusco (Playwright) Anthony is very psyched to have his play ENTR’ACTE performed in the Winter festival 2020.  He decided to try Playwriting as a hobby until he self produced his first 60 minute, 6 male, choreographed performance art piece titled Confessions Of A Bad Boy. This piece was presented at the Duplex Cabaret, The Wings Theater, as well as The Producers Club in NYC. His work has been presented at The Strawberry One Act festival several years, The Thespis Theater festival, Manhattan Rep, as well as the Bad Theater festival in NYC. He won best director award for his one act comedy Arch Enemies at the Take Ten Short play festival in April 2019. He also won best director for his one act drama Rush Hour Madness, at the Strawberry One Act festival in 2013. His play Fixation made the top 4 best plays in 2015 at the SOAF and was a finalist several times. His credits include, Reawakening, Psychic Café, A Night At Stonewall, Crossing Verrazano, Confessions of a Bad Boy, Sole Mates and Lame Ducks.  Triangletheatre@gmail.com or IG #playwright58.

Katherine Yacko (Director/Lights& Sound)  An Arkansas native & Oklahoma City University graduate, Katherine began her arts career as a professional actor before diving into the directing scene. Last summer she worked as a Directing Associate under Ethan Paulini (AD of well-renown Weathervane Theatre in NH) where she assisted him & 4 additional directors during their rotating repertory season. She has since launched into the One-Act world of New York directing in festivals at the Player's Theatre, the Secret Theatre, and the Kraine. She is very grateful to Anthony for this opportunity and his wonderful script on such a relevant and powerful topic.

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The Creative Team for the play MAKE HER HAPPEN by L.E. McCullough: Program

MAKE HER HAPPEN
By L.E. McCullough
Directed by Van Dirk Fisher

Time:  Not too long ago.

Place:  A standard down-at-heels roadside diner on a backwater American highway.

Characters in order of appearance:

Waitress………………Gloria Bangiola
Customer……………..Ejyp Johnson

Who’s Who….

Gloria Bangiola (Waitress) has performed in many arenas from opera to Shakespeare and enjoys the opportunity to stretch her skills and expand her creative horizons. Gloria graduated from The Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College (MM ’18) where she debuted the role of President Winter Green in Brooklyn Baby, a political satire based on Gershwin’s review, Let ‘Em Eat Cake. Following this engagement, Gloria performed the role of Mina in InterACT Theater’s production of Dracula, and the role of Gwen in Bara Swain’s new play Planned Obsolescence as part of The Gallery Player’s Black Box New Play Festival this January. Most recently, Gloria took on her first Shakespeare production, performing as Portia, Octavius, and the Soothsayer in Julius Caesar.  Gloria’s classical work spans from the Baroque to the current day. Gloria has performed such roles as Second Woman in Dido and Aeneas with the Indiana University Summer Festival Chorus; Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore, performed in Ischia, Italy; and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte at Indiana University ballet and opera theater. Recently, Gloria has stepped into the realm of contemporary opera as Lena in the NYC premiere of Svadba, by Ana Sokoloviç. In addition to her theatrical work, Gloria has written, produced, and performed two full-length albums, Past the Willow and the Well and Fool’s Gold, both available on Spotify and iTunes.  When she’s not performing, Gloria is the artistic director of The Washington Heights Choir School, where she works to bring the joy of performing to her students through choral singing. Gloria has worked as a teacher both privately and as part of the New York City Department of Education through the nonprofit: Education Through Music since moving to the city. Most Notably, Gloria worked as the Associate Conductor of the West choir of In the Name of the Earth by John Luther Adams, a work commissioned by Lincoln Center as part of the 2018 Mostly Mozart Festival.

Ejyp Johnson (Customer) is a native of NYC. This Show Time at the Apollo winner with the deep rich voice has appeared on the Steve Harvey Talk Show and has sung with the Philly Pops Orchestra under the conduction of Benjamin Wright.  Ejyp is an actor you may have seen the Netflix or in the movie See You Yesterday, produced by Spike Lee or Like Father.  Ejyp has also had co-star roles in FBI, The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Unforgettable, What WE Doin The Shadows on FX. He has modeled for New York Fashion Week, and has appeared in ad’s and magazines all over the world. He released a single called Happily Ever… available on most streaming services. Visit www.ejyp.com

Van Dirk Fisher (Director) is the founder and artistic director of the Riant Theatre and the producer of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.  He graduated from the School of Performing Arts, which the television show FAME was based on.  He received his B.F.A. from SUNY at Purchase, where he was in the professional acting program.  As an actor, Fisher has appeared in several plays, commercials, voiceovers and soap operas. He founded the Black Experimental Theatre while attending SUNY at Purchase to provide an opportunity for plays to be presented that focused on the African American.  In 1991 BET became the Riant Theatre as it opened its doors in Tribeca and the focus expanded to celebrate our cultural diversity.  He has directed and written several musicals including:  Rock-A My Soul, No Name In The Street – The Biblical Story of Job, Somebody’s Calling My Name; Sweet Blessings; Tracks; Loving That Man Of Mine  and Revelations.  His dramas, which are inspired by real life news stories, include:  A Sin Between Friends; The Banjo Lesson; Mixed Blessings; Hotel Paradise and The Atlanta Affair.  His play Code of Silence has been compared to works by John Grisham and was pitched as a television series.  He has published 8 Anthologies of THE BEST PLAYS FROM THE STRAWBERRY ONE-ACT FESTIVAL and his novel, Loving You, is sold on Amazon and Barnes & Noble websites as well as the Riant's website click here.  For his accomplishments with the Riant Theatre, he earned the prestigious 2009 AUDELCO Special Achievement Award. 

L.E. McCullough (Playwright) is a musician/composer and author of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays and film scripts.  His first New York production was 1995’s Blues for Miss Buttercup (Urban Stages) based on legendary blues pianist Leroy Carr; he has since written and published 188 historical plays for Smith & Kraus, EduPress, Indiana Historical Society, National Constitution Center and the book for a new musical, Orphan Train, with lyricist Michael Barry Greer and composer Doug Katsaros.

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