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For Immediate Release
Contact: Allyn Rathus at 973.495.1440
joes & co. presents
open heart
as part of the New York International
Fringe Festival - FringeNYC
A production of The Present Company
August 13 – 29, 2010
NEW YORK, NY - joes & co. is
proud to present open heart as part of the 14th annual
New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. Playwright and director
Joe Salvatore explores what life is like in a gay relationship that allows
for outside sexual partners. He does this through the actual words of men
who shared their personal stories and thoughts on monogamy, fidelity, sex,
and open relationships.
open heart wrestles with questions
and assumptions about how our society uses words like “monogamy” and
“fidelity” to attach value to the myriad relationship structures in existence.
Actual individuals weigh in on these topics, and their spoken words capture
something unique and idiosyncratic, ultimately speaking for more than just
the gay men represented in this play.
Thirteen couples representing a range of
ages and experiences were interviewed, first as a pair and then as individuals.
The interviews were recorded and then transcribed. Of the 27 individuals
interviewed, 15 have emerged as voices in the performance script. Five
actors will perform these 15 real people, using the verbatim interview
transcripts and the recordings to create their interpretations. “We’ve
left the stutters, pauses, and ‘uhms’ in the transcriptions and in the
performance,” says playwright Joe Salvatore, “as those moments can be
the most revealing about how a person feels about the topic at hand. The
stories that people shared ranged from shocking to hilarious to utterly
heartfelt, and we’ve worked hard to capture all of those feelings in this
play.”
The show features Chris Bresky, Stephen
Donovan, Daryl Embry, Nick Lewis, and Karl O’Brian Williams. The production
features designs by Emily Stork (lights), Blake McCarty (sound and projections),
and Márion Talán (costumes). Allyn Bard Rathus serves as the company manager,
Robert Keith stage manages, and Sharon Counts assistant directs. Salvatore
returns to the New York International Fringe Festival after his play III
received the Fringe’s Overall Excellence Award for Outstanding Play in
2008. That play will be published in Best American Short Plays 2008-2009,
set for release in Fall 2010.
Performances of open heart will
take place through the run of the New York International Fringe Festival,
August 13-29, at Venue #5, The First Floor Theatre @ LA MAMA, 74A East
4th Street in Manhattan. Performance dates are August 19 at
4:00pm, August 22 at 8:15pm, August 26 at 8:00pm, August 28 at 7:00pm,
and August 29 at Noon. Tickets can be reserved by visiting www.FringeNYC.org
. For more information about open
heart visit www.openhearttheplay.com
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