Wide Eyed Finalists for our Seven Deadly WINKS series

 

We have our finalists for our second annual WINKS staged reading series! The Wide Eyed board came together after reading all of the semi-finalist plays, and ultimately chose three finalists. Each will receive a staged reading this fall. We hope you will join us!

November 17 - 7pm
Butcher
by Sam Byron
Directed by Stephanie C. Cunningham

November 18 - 7pm
Salt
by Pete Turo
Directed by Kai-Hsiang Tu

November 19 - 7pm
The Wedge Horse
by Nick Gandiello
Directed by Kristin Skye Hoffmann

DEAD SPECIAL CRABS: Do you believe in light? (We've only just begun...)

photo by Amy Lee Pearsall

We kicked off our rehearsal process last night for Dead Special Crabs with a table read that knocked all of our socks off. (It was, very simply, dead-special.)

Previews for Dan Kitrosser's hilarious new play begin on November 7, and our indiegogo campaign, "40 Days of Crabs," went live today. Check it out for ridiculous videos, swag, and more. We'll be posting additional videos and snippets as production progresses. 

As for the show itself, we'd love for all of you to come see it, and more than that, we'd love for all of you to be a part of it. Your donations help to make the magic happen. So join us. Be a crab. All the cool crustaceans are doing it. 

Wide Eyed WINKS Audience-Favorite Winners / Semi-Finalists

Congratulations to the audience-favorite winners / semi-finalists of our second season of our WINKS staged reading series! Our theme this year was "Seven Deadly WINKS" based on the seven deadly sins, and we had a great time with it. It's been an honor to host and share the stage with everyone who participated in our second season of our WINKS staged reading series. Congrats to all.

 

 Audience-Favorite Winners / Semi-Finalists: 
 

FEBRUARY - LUST

Porn Play or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Porn

by Bailey Williams

Directed by Stephanie C. Cunningham
 

 MARCH- WRATH

The Wedge Horse by Nick Gandiello

Directed by Kristin Skye Hoffmann
 

 APRIL- PRIDE

I Catch You Dreaming by Rafael Albarran

Directed by Gama Valle
 

 MAY- SLOTH

At The Breakaway

Written and DIrected by Nat Cassidy
 

 JUNE- GLUTTONY

This month was a tie!

 Snatchers! by Holcomb & Ivy

Directed by Suzanne Karpinski
*and*

Did Someone Order a Pizza? by Sarah DeLappe

Directed by Lily Lamb-Atkinson
 

 JULY- GREED

Butcher by Sam Byron

Directed by Liz Carlson
 

 JULY- GREED

Salt by Peter Turo

Directed by Kai-Hsiang Tu

 

Our Wide Eyed Board will be reading and reviewing all of these works, and our two finalists will be announced next month. Stay tuned for that, and for more information about our upcoming full-length production this autumn, Dead Special Crabs by Dan Kitrosser!

Season Two of the Seven Deadly WINKS Series Concludes with "Envy"

Season two of the WINKS Series concludes this month!
 

Wide Eyed Productions is hosting our second installment of the WINKS Reading Series, but this time with a twist! We will be focusing exclusively on original plays by local NYC playwrights featuring the Seven Deadly Sins. Each month you’ll see a 20-minute segment from each play, and then vote on your favorite. The winner will be invited to submit the full text and given a full staged reading.
(More details below.)
 

**This month: ENVY**

Featuring:

SALT

by Peter Turo, directed by Kai-Hsiang Tu

Empty Rooms
by Annie Harrison Elliott, directed by Mia Sommese 

Home
by Tariq Hamami, directed by Pitr Strait
 

Thursday, August 28th – 7:30pm
 

$5 Contribution

Refreshments available - $5 suggested donation
*** credit cards accepted***

The Drama League

32 Avenue of the Americas

Ground Floor - Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley Studio

New York, NY 10013

Congratulations to last month's winner (GLUTTONY): 
Butcher
written by Sam Byron, directed by Liz Carlson

This season predicates future seasons by workshopping and reading plays to excite and invigorate theatergoers and the production company alike. Through a series of readings open to the public, Wide Eyed Productions aims to strike a chord within ourselves and the community.

Each month will feature a 20-minute segment from three original works by three different writers which are related to, or inspired by, that month’s “sin.” At the end of each night, the audience will be invited to select their favorite of the evening by casting an anonymous ballot. The majority favorite will be named a semifinalist and will be invited to submit a full text to Wide Eyed Productions’ Board for consideration for our final round.

Two overall finalists will be chosen and given a full staged reading of their plays at the end of the WINKS series, and one winning text will be chosen based on audience and board votes. This winning text will then be submitted to the New York International Fringe Festival for production.

Can’t make it this month, but still want to support?

You can always make a tax deductible donation here.

Brianne Blessitt: Don't Rain on My Parade

Laurie Beechman Theatre

Saturday, August 9, 2014, 4pm

Tickets: $20 (Please purchase in advance at the website below)

**Plus $15 Food/Beverage Minimum Per Person

http://www.lauriebeechmantheatre.com/

 

Please join our Brianne (Mai) Blessitt this Saturday, August 9, at 4pm for "Don't Rain On My Parade," an afternoon of music and poetry to benefit The Shriners Hospital for Children. Due to a very kind anonymous donor, all ticket proceeds will go to the Hospital in honor of Brianne's late father, Lee "Harley" Mai.

Brianne's band will feature the talents of Charlie Hanover, Chris Blessitt, Curt Garey, Elizabeth Olson, Jeni Magana, and our own Neil Fennell and Sky Seals. Several members of The SymphoNYChorus will also be making an appearance.

If you are unable to attend but would still like to contribute, please feel free to do so here http://goo.gl/zJPJ04 and enter Lee Mai in the Deceased Name entry.

Wide Eyed Productions Call for Actors: DEAD SPECIAL CRABS

Wide Eyed Productions Call for Actors -
World Premiere Production of Dead Special Crabs

Wide Eyed Productions

Category: Performer

Description:
Wide Eyed Productions is holding auditions for
Dead Special Crabs by Dan Kitrosser
Directed by Kristin Skye Hoffmann

The play will be performed in November 2014 at TBG Theatre on 36th street in Manhattan.

SYNOPSIS:

Dead Special Crabs by Dan Kitrosser is a wacky, road-trip adventure that follows Loomer, his best friend June, Detective Horntub, Loomer’s Aunt Missy, and an unknown serial killer as they find misadventure after misadventure. While the play does get nuttier and nuttier, and darker and darker, the characters get deeper and deeper and eventually find themselves confronting new levels of their own lives and humanity.

Seeking:
3 Female Actors and 4 Male Actors
(chance that cast size may expand)

AUNT MISSY, A sixty-sum crabber from Maine.
LOOMER, her nephew, a twenty-something ornery, hopeless romantic
JUNE, she is his best friend in the whole wide world. Petite and a little crazy.
DETECTIVE BARNEY HORNTUB, in his late forties/fifties, his name says it all.
KATHY, in her late thirties to mid-forties, a fiery bartender/cult leader
WALTER, in his late thirties to mid-forties, her odd husband
VIRGIL, he is a twenty-something poet
BARISTA, a lesbian
MAN, a person with the genitalia, appearance and worldview of a man
RADIO, various radio voices
EDGAR ALLEN POE GIRL, an aloof college student dressed as her poetic namesake

NOTE on casting:
The actor playing KATHY may also play BARISTA and various RADIO voices.
The actor playing WALTER may also play MAN and various RADIO voices.
The actor playing JUNE may also play the EDGAR ALLEN POE GIRL.

Please send headshot and resume to submissions.wideeyed@gmail.com

www.wideeyedproductions.com

Job Start Date:
9/15/2014

Job End Date:
12/6/2014

Union Information:
potential AEA showcase code

Salary:
Stipend

Company:
Wide Eyed Productions

Address:
Astoria, NY 11102 US

Response Method(s):
At Audition
Audition Information
When:
8/15, 8/16 with callbacks on 8/17

Where:
You will receive audition location when you are confirmed an audition slot.

Notes/What to bring:
A hard copy of your headshot and resume a list of your conflicts

Season Two of the Seven Deadly WINKS Series Continues: "Gluttony"

Season two of the WINKS Series continues this month!
 

Wide Eyed Productions is hosting our second installment of the WINKS Reading Series, but this time with a twist! We will be focusing exclusively on original plays by local NYC playwrights featuring the Seven Deadly Sins. Each month you’ll see a 20-minute segment from each play, and then vote on your favorite. The winner will be invited to submit the full text and given a full staged reading.
(More details below.)

Come join us the last Thursday of the month

from February to August!
 

**This month: GLUTTONY**

Featuring:

Did Someone Order a Pizza?

by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Lily Lamb-Atkinson

Juggalicious
by Britton Buttrill, directed by Celine Rosenthal

At The Breakaway
by Justin R.G. Holcomb & John D. Ivy, directed by Suzanne Karpinski
 

Thursday, June 26th – 7:30pm
 

$5 Contribution

Refreshments available - $5 suggested donation
*** credit cards accepted***

The Drama League

32 Avenue of the Americas

Ground Floor - Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley Studio

New York, NY 10013

Congratulations to last month's winner (SLOTH): 
At The Breakaway
written and directed by Nat Cassidy

This season predicates future seasons by workshopping and reading plays to excite and invigorate theatergoers and the production company alike. Through a series of readings open to the public, Wide Eyed Productions aims to strike a chord within ourselves and the community.

Each month will feature a 20-minute segment from three original works by three different writers which are related to, or inspired by, that month’s “sin.” At the end of each night, the audience will be invited to select their favorite of the evening by casting an anonymous ballot. The majority favorite will be named a semifinalist and will be invited to submit a full text to Wide Eyed Productions’ Board for consideration for our final round.

Two overall finalists will be chosen and given a full staged reading of their plays at the end of the WINKS series, and one winning text will be chosen based on audience and board votes. This winning text will then be submitted to the New York International Fringe Festival for production.

Can’t make it this month, but still want to support?

You can always make a tax deductible donation here.