I had such an amazing time directing "The Amorous Ambassador" by Michael Parker at the Amateur Comedy Club. We moved the setting from the '90's to the '60's, which opened the door to fabulous "British Invasion" music and Carnaby Street fashions. I also added a few more risqué bits of business, to spice up the already sexy romp. The play ran from May 2nd-May 14th, at the charming theatre located in historic Sniffen Court. The cast below included Sam Fortenbaugh, KellyRose Marry, Leah Schwartz, Stan Goldberg, Kaitlyn Mitchell, Alex Craven, Alice Lustig and Chris Galiardo.
Photo Credit: Rob Klein
It was great collaborating with Sean O'Connor on his bittersweet play, "The Knitting Club." It was part of the short play festival at the Seat of Our Pants (SOOP) Theatre in Pelham, NY. The play starred Sean, as Lou and Jeff Rubino, as Bud. Alex Acosta served as our Stage Manager and also played Bud's daughter, Dinah.
We had such a wonderful time recording my new psychological thriller audio play, DECEPTION for PROJECT MERCURY. I couldn't have asked for a better cast:
Jason O'Connell, Melissa Hurst, Russell Jordan, N'Kenge, Paul Page, Angela Pierce and yours truly. :)
Robert Laconi served as Associate Producer, Ed Matthew composed original music and SFX and Tom Camuso was our intrepid Sound Engineer.
New York City, 1916: Wealthy newlywed Cora Mack Slade is madly in love with her handsome husband, Doc. She ignores his hobby of researching communicable diseases and focuses only on making her marriage work. When deadly suspicions begin to swirl around her secretive spouse, Corry seems oblivious. Are her family's concerns about Doc unwarranted or is Corry's life in real danger?
I'm so excited to announce the formation of a new branch of my company, Chatillion Stage Company: PROJECT MERCURY. It's a new anthology series of original audio plays, which are inspired by Orson Welles' The Mercury Theatre on the Air. This series focuses on works about, by and for women.
The first installment is my play, "The Man in the Window."
It's 1882 and civil engineer, Colonel Washington Augustus Roebling and his resourceful wife, Emily must overcome his ill health and contentious City Hall, in their quest to finish building the "Eighth Wonder of the World," The Brooklyn Bridge.
Featuring Paul Page, Wayne W. Pretlow and Debra Whitfield.
Robert Laconi served as Associate Producer, Ed Matthew composed original music and SFX and Tom Camuso was our Sound Engineer.
Here's a link to the podcast: https://projectmercury.buzzsprout.com
