Mikey DiLoreto Audrey Lynn Sylvia
Executive Producer Executive Director
Happy Medium Theatre Happy Medium Theatre
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HAPPY MEDIUM THEATRE OPENS ITS 3RD SEASON WITH THE PERFECT SHOW TO GET YOU INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT:
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley
“Nothing will scare you more than your own family.”
BOSTON, Mass. (October, 2011) – Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) furthers and challenges audiences with Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, written by Jennifer Haley and co-directed by Mikey DiLoreto and Audrey Lynn Sylvia. The production runs October 20th – 29th at the Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02118.
In a suburban subdivision with identical houses, parents find their teenagers addicted to an online horror video game. The goal? Smash through an army of zombies to escape the neighborhood for good. But as the line blurs between virtual and reality, both parents and players realize that fear has a life of its own.
The cast will feature 19 of Boston’s most up-and-coming Fringe Theatre actors including: Kendall Aiguier, Elizabeth Battey, Mike Budwey, Michael Caminiti, Sean A. Cote, Melissa DeJesus, Barbara DiGirolamo, Mikey DiLoreto, Lauren Elias, Melanie Garber, John Geoffrion, Christina Malanga, E. Abigail Matzeder, Nick Miller, Lesley Anne Moreau, Lizette Marie Morris, Luke Murtha, Alyssa Osiecki, and Audrey Lynn Sylvia.
Please note that Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom is not intended for children under that age of 15 due to the graphic violence, coarse language, and mature themes involved.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT:
Jennifer Haley is a Los Angeles-based playwright whose work has been seen around the country, most recently at the 2011 Sundance Theatre Lab, where she work shopped her play Froggy. This summer she will develop The Nether at the The O'Neill National Playwrights Conference.
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom was produced at the Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New American Plays in 2008 and has seen continuing productions at Summer Play Festival in NYC and theaters, colleges and high schools nation-wide. The play is published by Samuel French and Playscripts, Inc.
Breadcrumbs saw its world premiere at the Contemporary American Theater Festival in July 2010 and was nominated for the ATCA/Steinberg New Play Award.
Jennifer's work has been developed at the p73 Summer Residency at Yale, the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Geva Theatre, PlayPenn, Seven Devils Playwright's Conference, hotINK, and the Brown/Trinity Playwrights Repertory Theatre.
Jennifer was awarded a citation for the 2009 American Theatre Critic's Association (ATCA) Francesca Primus Prize, and 2008 fellowships from the MacDowell and Millay artist colonies. She earned an MFA in playwriting at Brown University, where she studied playwriting with Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive), screenwriting with Erin Cressida Wilson (Secretary), and won the Weston Award for Drama and the Joelson Prize in Creative Writing.
In 2009 Jennifer founded The Playwrights Union, a network of theater artists in Los Angeles writing for stage, TV and film.
A HAPPY MEDIUM HISTORY:
Happy Medium (HMT) is a not-for-profit company and resident theatre company of The Factory Theatre. HMT is dedicated to bridging the gap between professionalism and fun in the Boston Theatre Scene. In other words, we strive to put on the highest quality artistic work while having a damn good time doing so.
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom open Happy Medium Theatre’s third full-length season. HMT has been described by various circuits as “a gutsy new company” (Larry Stark) and “small, but solid” (Jenna Scherer). Our shows have also been hailed as “skin-tingling” and “uniformly excellent.” Johnny Monsarrat of Boston Events Insider stated that our production of Sophie Klein’s The Spitting Image was the “best show [he has] seen in the last year.”
Happy Medium Theatre has also been afforded some wonderful reviews from such papers and online sites as: Edge Boston (Kilian Melloy and Kay Bourne), The Boston Herald (Jenna Scherer), Boston Events Insider (Johnny Monsarrat), Theater Mirror (Larry Stark), Christopher Smith (Boston Theatre Review), Sandy MacDonald (The Boston Globe) and The Jewish Advocate (Jules Becker).
FACT SHEET
WHO (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE):
SOLO BALLERINA: Kendall Aiguier
SAD BALLERINA: Elizabeth Battey
HAPPY BALLERINA: Lauren Elias
THE WALK THROUGH: Barbara DiGirolamo
TREVOR: Nick Miller
MAKAELA: Melissa DeJesus
LESLIE: Lizette Marie Morris
STEVE: Sean A. Cote
KAITLYN: Christina Malanga
VICKI: Alyssa Osiecki
DOUG: John Geoffrion
RYAN: Luke Murtha
JARED: Mikey DiLoreto
MADISON: Melanie Garber
TOBIAS: Mike Budwey
BARBARA: E. Abigail Matzeder
CHELSEA: Lesley Anne Moreau
ZOMBIEKLLR14 a.k.a. BLAKE: Michael Caminiti
JOY: Audrey Lynn Sylvia
WHAT:
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
by Jennifer Haley
Co-Directors: Mikey DiLoreto, Audrey Lynn Sylvia
Sound Designer: Chris Larson
Light Designer: Greg Jutkiewicz
Choreographer: Kiki Samko
Scenic Assistance: Sean A. Cote
Production Manager: Kay Coughlin
Graphic Designer: Anne E. Austin
WHEN:
Th. October 20 (8 p.m.) (Preview/Press Night)
Fri. October 21 (8 p.m.)
Sat. October 22 (8 p.m.)
Th. October 27* (8 p.m.)
Fri. October 28 (8 p.m.)
Sat. October 29 (8 p.m.)
TICKET INFORMATION:
* Denotes $5 Performance
Adults- $17 in advance, $20 at door.
Students/Seniors- $14 in advance, $17 at door
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MEDIA NOTE: The cast, crew, and production team of Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley will be available for interviews and media inquiries.
