EndTimes Productions Presents

Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2008

Second Annual One Act Festival
Feb 6th thru Feb 17th 2008

at EndTimes Underground
@ the Gene Frankel Theatre
24 Bond Street New York, NY 10012

Admission $18 at the Door – $15 w/Student ID
(2 Groups in 1 night $20) (All access festival Pass $50)
$15 with Advance Reservations

Congratulations to the award winners for “Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2008”

Drama
Best Script: Ian Grody, for “Old Faithful”
Best Drama: “Title Fight”
Best Director: Christopher Shepard for “Cryonics”
Best Actor: Brandon Drea for “Cryonics”
Best Actress: Deirdre Brennan for “Barbed Wire Minute”

Comedy
Best Script: Paul Cohen, for “The Accommodation”
Best Comedy: “Work Sucks”
Best Director: Lawrence Lesher for “The Lunar Academy of St. Augustine”
Best Actor: Jake Paque for “The Accommodation”
Best Actress: Amy Chang for “The Party”

Group 1

A View Unassisted – by Craig Abernethy, Directed by Jeremy Pape
A furtive meeting in an uninviting corner of the not too distant future. A woman, a man, and a deal at what price??
Cast – Rebecca Lovett, Tana Sarnt

Old Faithful – by Ian Grody, Directed by Laurie Rae Waugh
A sexually promiscuous rabbi negotiates with his reluctant blackmailer, a small time painter.
Cast – Alessandro Colla, Paul Krasner, Monika Schneider

The Accommodation – by Paul Cohen,
Directed by Kristin Skye Hoffmann
A parable on the importance of teamwork and the vitality of art.
Cast – Lea McKenna-Garcia, Kristin Skye Hoffmann, Jake Paque, Kurt Rodeghiero

Wed. Feb 6th @ 7:30pm, Sat. Feb 9th @ 2:00pm, Sun. Feb 10th @ 6:00pm, Thur. Feb 14th @ 7:30pm, and Sat. Feb 16th @

Group 2

Cold Calls – by Brett Hursey, Directed by Matthew Kreiner
Three short vignettes begin with a world run amok with zombie telemarketers. And things only get stranger from there.
Cast – Nicolette Callaway, Anthony Mead, Kerstin Porter, Dustin Serbin, Lucy York

The Title Fight – by Ian August, Directed by Tony Macy-Perez
Driven by the voice of their dead father, two brothers settle their grievances and face the tragic story of their past.
Cast – Jimmy Blackman, Alessandra Colla, Patrick McDaniel

Pretty, Pretty – by Elizabeth C. Bachner, Directed by Bridget McKevitt
A woman on the edge takes a hard look in the mirror.
Cast – Greg Coughlin, Anthony Mead, Kerstin Porter, Matthew Watkins, Lucy York

Wed. Feb 6th @ 9:30pm, Sat. Feb 9th @ 4:00pm, Sun. Feb 10th @ 8:00pm, Thur. Feb 14th @ 9:30pm, and Sat. Feb 16th @ 8:00pm

Group 3

Milk Cartons – by Sheldon W. Senek, Directed by Russell Dobular
Marge and Herbert come home from the grocery store. They got what they needed, eggs and milk. However, they forgot their three-year-old son, and this isn’t the first time this has happened!
Cast – Julee Cerda, Matthew McCurdy

Alien to Antiquity – by Stacy Lane Smith, Directed by Liz White
Two corporate spokesmen set out to fire Lady Justice.
Cast – Betsy Currie, Matt VB, Andy Weiss

God Bless the Putnam County Line – by Steve Lohse,
Directed by Jason-Tyne Zimmerman
A young man refuses to make the same sacrifices his father and grandfather made to provide for their families.
Cast – Dana DiAngelo, Sergio Fuenzalida, Nicholas Gorham, Martha Lee, Robin Madel, Matthew McCurdy, Matt VB

Thur. Feb 7th @ 7:30pm, Sat. Feb 9th @ 6:00pm, Tue. Feb 12th @ 7:30pm, Fri. Feb 15th @ 7:30pm, and Sun. Feb 17th @ 2:00pm 2008

Group 4

The Fork to Neverland – by Cindy Pierre, Directed by Judy Merrick
The road to enlightenment is cluttered with zealots who know not the reasons for their devotion. Pick a brain, any brain.
Cast – Meredith Cody, Adam Fujita, Marek Sapieyevski

Barbed-Wire Minute – by Krista Knight, Directed by Vincent Scott
Tonight, Hailey and her mother are hunting rabbits. A shot is fired, but was it a rabbit Hailey shot?
Cast – Elyse Brandau, Deirdre Brennan

The Lunar Academy of St. Augustine – by Andrew W. Turner, Directed by Lawrence Lesher
In a boarding school classroom on the moon, a prudish schoolteacher finds an interesting way to pass the time.
Cast – Jeanette Bonner, Mark Comer, Jessica Rose Kerner, Jessica Ko, Joe Kurtz, Toby Levin, Tommy South

Thur. Feb 7th @ 9:30pm, Sat. Feb 9th @ 8:00pm, Tue. Feb 12th @ 9:30pm, Fri. Feb 15th @ 9:30pm, and Sun. Feb 17th @ 4:00pm 2008

Group 5

Cryonics – by Todd Gebhart, Directed by Christopher Shepard
A drama about life and death…and life?
Cast – Chris Cornwell, Brandon Drea, Erin Hadley

Bomb People – by Jonathan Wallace, Directed by Ilana Landecker
How do you keep your sanity when stockbrokers, Santa Clauses and sanitation workers start blowing themselves up?
Cast – Bennett Harrell, Jennifer Oleniczak, Corey Pajka

The Party – by Lisa B. Bridgens, Directed by Ashley Marinaccio
A nanny kidnaps her charge in an attempt to save the girl’s childhood- but the nanny doesn’t know what she’s up against!
Cast – Amy Chang, Jenna Harder, Blair Jost, Lynn Spencer,

Fri. Feb 8th @ 7:30pm, Sun. Feb 10th @ 2:00pm, Wed. Feb 13th @ 7:30pm Sat. Feb 16th @ 2:00pm, and Sun. Feb 17th @ 6:00pm 2008

Group 6

The Art of Being Psychotic – by Anne-Sophie Mondiere, Directed by Heather Arnson
Can one find redemption through love, or are some things beyond redemption?
Cast – Derek Calibre, Jessica Day

The Key to the Mystic Halls of Time – by Matt Casarino, Directed by Matt Kreiner
The game is almost over, and our heroes are nearly victorious…but where is the Key? And where are these nagging voices coming from?
Cast – Chris Cornwell, Jenna Dempesy, Dustin Serbin, Gabe Toro

Work Sucks – by Adrienne Dawes, Directed by Jerrod Bogard
Office Space meets Greek Tragedy. The (not so) tragic demise of middle management.
Cast – Pawl BaZile, Kelly Campbell, Duane Ferguson, Bennett Harrell, Serena Miller, Corey Pajka

Fri. Feb 8th @ 9:30pm, Sun. Feb 10th @ 4:00pm, Wed. Feb 13th @ 9:30pm Sat. Feb 16th @ 4:00pm, and Sun. Feb 17th @ 8:00pm 2008

February

2008

Group Schedules

WED February 6
Group 1 @ 7:30pm
Group 2 @ 9:30pm

THU February 7
Group 3 @ 7:30pm
Group 4 @ 9:30pm

FRI February 8
Group 5 @ 7:30pm
Group 6 @ 9:30pm

SAT February 9
Group 1 @ 2:00pm
Group 2 @ 4:00pm
Group 3 @ 6:00pm
Group 4 @ 8:00pm

SUN February 10
Group 5 @ 2:00pm
Group 6 @ 4:00pm
Group 1 @ 6:00pm
Group 2 @ 8:00pm

MON February 11

OFF – NO SHOWS

TUE February 12
Group 3 @ 7:30pm
Group 4 @ 9:30pm

WED February 13
Group 5 @ 7:30pm
Group 6 @ 9:30pm

THU February 14
Group 1 @ 7:30pm
Group 2 @ 9:30pm

FRI February 15
Group 3 @ 7:30pm
Group 4 @ 9:30pm

SAT February 16
Group 5 @ 2:00pm
Group 6 @ 4:00pm
Group 1 @ 6:00pm
Group 2 @ 8:00pm

SUN February 17
Group 3 @ 2:00pm
Group 4 @ 4:00pm
Group 5 @ 6:00pm
Group 6 @ 8:00pm

EndTimes Productions Proudly Presents “Vignettes for the Apocalypse” First Annual One Act Festival Feb 8th thru Feb 16th 2007 Roy Arias Studios
300 West 43rd Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10036 Admission $18 at the Door – $15 w/Student ID
$15 with Advance Reservations Via e-mail EndTimesReservations@hotmail.com

Group 1 Woo at the Zoo - by Joe Lauinger, Directed by Matthew Kreiner Is true love possible in front of the monkey-cage? Cast: Jennifer Terpak, Collin MacKenzie Smith, Eddy Munoz Let No Man Tear Asunder – by Ed Friedman, Directed by Laurie Rae Waugh A drama about betrayal and the search for salvation in 1970′s Ecuador. Cast: Jay S. Brisk, Lori Feiler, Byron Beane, Alessandro Colla, Sara Gozalo Plays for the Sunni Triangle – by Jerrod Bogard, Directed by Kristin Skye Hoffmann Three conflicting chapters; A dramatic play in verse, an absurd insurgency, and one soldier’s take on yellow ribbons. Cast: Jerrod Bogard, Tristan Laurence, Ryan Love, Bennett W. Harrell, Micheal C. Freeland, Scott Voloshin, Justin Ness, Sarah Flanagan, Liz White Thurs. Feb 8th @ 7:30pm, Sat. Feb 10th @ 7:30pm, Sun. Feb 11th @ 2:00pm, Mon. Feb 12th @ 7:30pm and Thur. Feb. 15th @ 7:30pm 2007

Group 2 The National Anthem of Mercury – by Meny Beriro, Directed by Greg Cicchino In the battle between hope and fear the loser may also be the winner. Cast: Collin MacKenzie Smith, Chris Kateff, Juliet Heller The Art of the Pick-Up – by Dave Rosenberg, Directed by Matthew Kreiner A one-act play about the torture that men go through trying to communicate with women. Cast: Matthew Watkins, Jamie King, Allyn Rachel Occam’s Razor – by Wesley St. John, Directed by Jared Ranere Is the shocking revelation true, or just an Occam’s Razor? Cast: Sara Barker, Reggie Oldham Thurs. Feb 8th @ 9:30pm, Sat. Feb 10th @ 9:30pm, Sun. Feb 11th @ 4:00pm, Mon. Feb 12th @ 9:30pm and Thur Feb. 15th @ 9:30pm 2007

Group 3 A Chance Encounter With George W. – by Dave Sweeney, Directed by Ilana Landecker A young man meets George W. at an Upstate New York bar in 1979 and sees that this guy has issues… and strange prophecies! Cast: Byron Beane, JR Aducci The Long Shot – by Richard Cottrell, Directed by Tony Macy-Perez Two friends, two fellow gamblers, whose lives are devoted to the track, confront some serious business. Cast: Matthew Watkins, Demetrius Kallas Over the Asian Airwaves – by Lauren Yee, Directed by James E. Duff In the heyday of old time radio, a young, idealistic Asian American woman and her motley crew prepare for the biggest broadcast of their lives. Cast: Jessica Ko, Philip Buiser, Richard Hsu, Julee Cerda, John Wu, Katie Dietz Fri. Feb 9th @ 7:30pm, Sat. Feb 10th @ 2:00pm, Sun. Feb 11th @ 7:30pm, and Fri. Feb 16th @ 9:30pm 2007

Group 4 Computer Madness – by Judith Donner Hancock, Directed by Michelle Dean A sister’s computer problems are the tip of the iceberg for one married couple. Cast: Sarah Fraunfelder, Alessandro Colla Tammy – by Simcha Borenstein, Directed by Heather Arnson What starts out a New York date story, becomes an urban legend. Cast: Benna Douglas, Chris Kateff Nighthawks – by Evan Guilford-Blake, Directed by Tom Herman How World War II built some hopes and destroyed others; and the conflicts that grew out of the racial divisiveness rampant both in the Army and across the nation during the time. Cast: Lodric D. Collins, David Gerald, Oh Rhyne, Kat Garson Fri. Feb 9th @ 9:30pm, Sat. Feb 10th @ 4:00pm, Sun. Feb 11th @ 9:30pm, and Fri. Feb 16th @ 7:30pm 2007