April 7th – 18nd 2010
at The Red Room Theater
85 East 4th Street, NYC 10003

Following hot on the heels of their hits, Naked Holidays  NYC, and Manson the Musical,  EndTimes Productions is pleased to announce their 4th Annual one-act festival: Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2010, a collection of twenty one-act plays, dealing with dystopian, futuristic, and apocalyptic themes.

Artistic Director Russell Dobular has chosen pieces that reflect a diversity of writing styles, ranging from sci-fi to traditional horror, the comic, and the dramatic, while representing a unifying vision of our culture and society, both past and present, as it faces the real possibility of imminent collapse.  This year’s festival sees the return of  cult writer/actor, Mark Borkowski, author of last year’s festival highlight, “The Godling”, with his new play examining the  BTK killings, “The Kids Are Awake”.  Playwright Steve Strangio also returns, with the premiere of his comic deconstruction of psychosexual horror film violence, “Savage Hot Babe Massacre”.  Mr. Strangio offers the audience three different endings, but we’re betting the Bollywood dance number will win out every time.  Other highlights include a future first world eatery, with an unusual third world menu,  a space station murder mystery, a zombie lothario who prefers a diet of women’s hearts,  and a future in which overpopulation has reached such epidemic proportions that the average Manhattan apartment of today would seem luxurious by comparison.

EndTimes Productions, through its festivals, productions, and facilities, has provided opportunities for hundreds of theatre artists, since its inception in 2006.  Endtimes provides its artists with free rehearsal space, staff support, complete coverage of production expenses, and for young directors a mentoring program in which they assist more experienced directors on full productions.

Performances are April 7th thru April 18th, 2010.

At The Red Room Theater –
85 East 4th Street, NYC  10003(between 2nd and 3rd Avenue)
6 subway to Bleecker – F or V to –2nd Avenue -

Tickets are $18 at the door, $15 with a  Student ID,  $25 for two groupings, $75 All-access festival pass.

Reservations can be purchased online at OvationTix.

2010 Serling Award Winners:

Long Drama

Best Actor
Matthew Glogowski (The Kids Are Awake)

Best Supporting Actor
Dylan Weinberger (The Kids Are Awake)

Best Actress
Ali Kresch (The Girls Play)

Best Supporting Actress
Cheri Paige-Fogelman (The Kids Are Awake)

Best Script (Tie)
The Kids Are Awake-Mark Borkowski
The Girls Play-Lily Blau

Best Director
Sydney Gallas (The Girls Play)

Best Production
The Kids Are Awake

Short Drama

Best Actor
Alex Dunbar (The Black and White Mistrel Show)

Best Supporting Actor
Marek Sapieyevski (A New Game)

Best Actress
Kaitlin Dale (A New Game)

Best Supporting Actress
Leah Dashe (A New Game)

Best Script
A New Game-Leah Dashe

Best Director
Andi Cohen (A New Game)

Best Production
A New Game

Long Comedy

Best Actor
Eli Bridges (I Want To Come Back As A Zombie)

Best Supporting Actor
Byron Beane (God Costume)

Best Actress
Alley Scott (Honey, the Worlds Are At War)

Best Supporting Actress
Sarah Shaefer (Honey, the Worlds Are At War)

Best Script
God Costume-Daniel Carroll

Best Director
Lawrence Lesher (Savage Hot Babe Massacre)

Best Production
Savage Hot Babe Massacre

Short Comedy

Best Actor
Micheal Wieser (We Appear To Have Company)

Best Supporting Actor
Kevin P. Smith (Cafe Grotesquerie)

Best Actress
Ruthie Stephens (Come To Mommy)

Best Supporting Actress
Lisa Sobin (Lebensraum)

Best Script
We Appear To Have Company-Greg Freier

Best Director
Leal Vona (Doom’s Diner)

Best Production
Doom’s Diner

Special Awards

Best Festival Cameo
Whitney Kam Lee (God Costume)

Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to Apocalyptic Theater
Alessandro Colla

Festival MVP
Leah Dashe

Group 1

Count Down the Thunder – by John Bolen

Directed by Bob Teague

While a professor lectures his wife on the most benign of American holidays, that which seems to be unable to be learned from history comes ever closer and closer to their door.

Cast - Trevor Kluckman, Lena Cigleris

God Costume – by Daniel Carroll

Directed by Alessandro Colla

Two men, sitting at the end of all things, debate their mutual right to be the last human being left alive on the planet. The inevitable and violent outcome of their conversation leads to one of the most surprising consolation prizes ever conceived for the winner of the “human race”.

Cast - Byron Beane, Anthony Mead, Zack Springer

The Black and White Minstrel Show – by Wind D. Woods

Directed by Tony Macy-Perez

The Black & White Minstrel Show is a dark-comedy about racial stereotypes. The play examines the danger of perpetuating these stereotypes, currently and historically, through entertainment and popular media.

Cast - Alex Dunbar, Jamaal Stone, Whitney Kam Lee

GROUP 1 SHOWTIMES:
4/7 – 7:00pm
4/9 – 9:00pm
4/10 – 10:00pm
4/12 – 7:00pm
4/14 – 9:00pm
4/17 – 2:00pm
4/18 – 8:00pm

Group 2

Honey, The Worlds Are At War! - by Adrian Quihuis

Directed by Madeleine R. Parsigian

Cast – Sarah Shaefer, George Carpenter IV, Trevor Kluckman

We Appear to Have Company – by Greg Freier

Directed by Dina Epstheyn

An eldery British couple finds an univited clown in their living room which leads to international repercussions.

Cast - Vanessa Altshuler, Michael Wieser

I Want to Come Back as a Zombie and Eat Your Heart – by Steve Lohse

Directed by Chris Cornwell

A zombie Cassanova has been feasting on the hearts of unsuspecting women. It’s up to Digby Dangler, bounty hunter, to bring him in.

Cast – Eli Bridges, Becky Sterling, Charlie Floyd, Alex Dunbar, Sarah Shaefer, Matthew Kreiner

Dust - by James C. Ferguson

Directed by – Matthew Kreiner

Waking up on a orbital medical facility in deep space after suffering a near-fatal injury, Colonel Marcus J. Saks unexpectedly finds himself thrust into a middle of a potentially lethal mystery …

Cast – Harlan Short, Alex Herrald, Leah Dashe

GROUP 2 SHOWTIMES:
4/7 – 9:00pm
4/10 – 8:00pm
4/11 – 2:00pm
4/12 – 9:00pm
4/15 – 7:00pm
4/17 – 4:00pm
4/18 – 6:00pm

Group 3

Cafe Grotesquerie – by Andrew Biss

Directed by Leah Dashe

Despite having to navigate past a supercilious sommelier, the “disappearance” of their waiter, and an ugly argument over appetizers, Audrey and Aubrey remain hell-bent on having the kind of fine dining experience they deserve. If they can just make it through dessert…

Cast – Dan Stern, Victoria Clare, Kevin Paul Smith

Come To Mommy – by Michael Marceline

Directed by Russell Dobular

Alex is excited to become a proud daddy, but he must first save himself and his child from insanely pregnant Pamela’s hormonally charged, homicidal rage.

Cast – Frank Paiva, Ruthie Stephens

Remains – by Brian Grace-Duff

Directed by Judy Merrick

Just fourteen years into the future, safety regulations state that all organic material must be burned. What will two sisters do with a delicious sandwich and the body of their beloved Max?

Cast - Cara Moretto, Ashley Bloom

SAVAGE Hot Babe MASSACRE – by Steve Strangio

Directed by – Lawrence Lesher

Cast – Kiran Malhotra, Meghan Sinclair, Marek Sapieyevski, Megan Lee, Victoria Clare, Bridget McMillan, Thom Brown III

GROUP 3 SHOWTIMES:
4/8 – 7:00pm
4/10 – 6:00pm
4/11 – 4:00pm
4/13 – 7:00pm
4/15 – 9:00pm
4/17 – 6:00pm
4/18 – 4:00pm

Group 4

Doom’s Diner - by Steve Lewis

Directed by Leal Vona

Man-hunting Robots. Nucleo-Natal Experimentation. Pancakes. The fight against human extinction begins promptly after brunch.

Cast – Kevin Paul Smith, Joy Shatz, Gordon Rizza

A New Game – by Leah Dashe

Directed by Andi Cohen

Cast - Andi Kristinsdottir, Kaitlin Dale, Leah Dashe, Marek Sapieyevski

Blueberries Weep – by David L. Williams

Directed by Hezeus R’

As research scientist Louise tries to figure out how test subject Anabel’s senses have been affected in a pharmaceutical study, the real secrets of the experiment are slowly revealed.

Cast – Katie Hilliard, Megan Sass

The Kids Are Awake - by Mark Borkowski

Directed by Russell Dobular

The daughter of a serial killer meets with the son of one of his victims. Her compassion and his vengeance clash against the backdrop of his mother’s grizzly murder.

Cast - Kiersten Armstrong, Matthew Glogowski, Dylan Weinberger, Cheri Paige Fogleman

GROUP 4 SHOWTIMES:
4/8 – 9:00pm
4/10 – 4:00pm
4/11 – 6:00pm
4/13 – 9:00pm
4/16 – 7:00pm
4/17 – 8:00pm
4/18 – 2:00pm

Group 5

Lebensraum – by William Coleman

Directed by – Melissa Crespo

Exploding population and housing shortages collide with zoning laws and cannibalism in this dark comedy about two couples competing for a tiny apartment.

Cast – Sarah Schoofs, Mandy Moore, Adam P. Murphy, Corey Pajka, Dan Vidor, Lisa Sobin

Everybody Gets 15 Minutes – by Maximilian Clark

Directed by Melinda Prom
Sound Design by Scott Smitelli

The giant clock over Dave’s mantle has been counting down for over two years. In the final 15 minutes, Dave tries to confess his love to his friend Karen–Unfortunately for him, he only has all the time in the world to do it in.

Cast – Matthew Kernisky, Jaike Foley-Schulz, Ali Dizikes, Matthew Kernisky

The Girls Play – by Lily Blau

Directed by Sydney Gallas

A birthday party. A game to play. They’re just teenagers, girls. But things like this can happen…

Cast – Samantha Cole, Ali Kresch, Mim Mintz

Doin’ Down Le Deadboys - by Galen Peoples

Directed by Robert Gonyo

A pair of rival cliquers slam their way toward rapprochement.

Cast – Nicholas Miles Newton, Adam David Jones

GROUP 5 SHOWTIMES:
4/9 – 7:00pm
4/10 – 2:00pm
4/11 – 8:00pm
4/14 – 7:00pm
4/16 – 9:00pm
4/17 – 10:00pm

“Pushing Theatre to the edge fearlessly and perhaps even wantonly … unlike anything else that’s playing on stage in New York at the moment.” – Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com

The dark and twisted sensation from the 2009 Vignettes for the Apocalypse, “The Godling” opens to new audiences at the San Francisco Fringe Festival this September.  EndTimes returns to the Fringe after winning the Best Drama and Best Production with ‘Knuckleball’ in 2008, this time offering a post-apocalyptic circus drama that will push your limits.

A pregnant girl, a clown and a torturer get caught up in a mad carnival owner’s dream of manufacturing his own freaks.  Written by Mark Borkowski and directed by Russell Dobular boasts a strong ensemble cast featuring Leal Vona, Leah Dashe, Marek Sapieyeveski, Paul Krasner, and Candace Janee.

For our New York audiences, EndTimes will be previewing the updated production of ‘The Godling’ at the Kraine Theatre (85 E. 4th Street) on Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at 8:00pm.

For more information and tickets, visits the San Francisco Fringe Festival website!