Nat Cassidy

2008 Black Box Festival presents

The World Premiere of

THE RECKONING OF KIT & LITTLE BOOTS
By Nat Cassidy

and the NY Premiere of

HOPE'S ARBOR
By Rich Espey 

June 6-21, 2008
A co-production with Engine37.

Producer: Neal J. Freeman & Anna Olivia Moore for The Gallery Players/Engine37
Set Designer: Hannah Shafran
Costume Designer: Ana Marie Salamat
Lighting Designer: John Eckert
Festival Stage Manager: Emily Ballou
Stage Manager: G Zhang
Associate Producer: Angela Astle
Assistant Director/Assistant Stage Manager: Emily Johnson

Presented in repertory
June 6-15 at The Gallery Players
June 17-21 at Manhattan Theatre Source
Full performance schedule below.

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Special two play discount: The purchase of a full price ticket for one production allows the buyer to purchase a ticket for the second production for $10. Details and discount code available with online purchase.

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The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots by Nat Cassidy is a fiery, impassioned, hallucinatory, comedic, and ultimately poignant exploration of the art of writing, of what it is that calls an author to a particular subject, and of the dangers that lie in the obsessions of a creative mind. As Christopher Marlowe lies bleeding to death from a fatal knife-wound to the face, his life flashes before his eyes (or, rather, eye). His host for this journey is his own personal Mephistopheles, a character about whom he never got the chance to write: the infamous Roman emperor, Caligula.

Featuring:
Christopher Marlowe - Nat Cassidy*
Caligula - David Ian Lee*
Thomas Kyd - Alex Herrald
William Shakespeare - Keith Foster*
Dorothy Marlowe - Lara Stoby
Anne Marlowe - Anna Olivia Moore*
Sir Francis Walsingham - Andrew Firda*

*member, Actors’ Equity Association

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Hope’s Arbor by Rich Espey is a fast-paced comedy that tells the story of Hope Horrishall’s attempted escape from the rigors of prestigious Thwaite Academy, the oldest continuously operating girls’ boarding school southwest of the Connecticut River. Rejecting the life that has been meticulously planned out for her by her parents and school, Hope’s journey through on-line and real-life relationships leads her to a surprising discovery about her own sexuality. Hope’s Arbor was a 2007 finalist at the Lark Play Development Center’s Playwrights Week 2007 and received the Carol Weinberg Award for best play at the 2006 Baltimore Playwrights Festival.

Featuring:
Hope - Lauren Marcus*
Jean - Justine Campbell-Elliott
Peter - Justin Herfel*
Chris - James Holloway*
Caitelynne - Emily Hagburg
Saiko - Jessica Ko

*member, Actors’ Equity Association

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Full performance schedule with locations:

Fri 6/6
8pm, Hope’s Arbor at The Gallery Players

Sat 6/7
8pm, Kit & Little Boots at The Gallery Players

Sun 6/8
3pm, Kit & Little Boots at The Gallery Players
7pm, Hope’s Arbor at The Gallery Players

Wed 6/11
8pm, Kit & Little Boots at The Gallery Players

Thurs 6/12
8pm, Hope’s Arbor at The Gallery Players

Fri 6/13
8pm, Kit & Little Boots at The Gallery Players

Sat 6/14
2pm, Kit & Little Boots at The Gallery Players
8pm, Hope’s Arbor at The Gallery Players

Sun 6/15
3pm, Hope’s Arbor at The Gallery Players

Tues 6/17
8pm, Kit & Little Boots at Manhattan Theatre Source

Wed 6/18
8pm, Hope’s Arbor at Manhattan Theatre Source

Thurs 6/19
8pm, Kit & Little Boots at Manhattan Theatre Source
8pm, Dismas & Gestas at The Gallery Players

Fri 6/20
8pm, Hope’s Arbor at Manhattan Theatre Source
8pm, Dismas & Gestas at The Gallery Players

Sat 6/21
4pm, Hope’s Arbor at Manhattan Theatre Source
8pm, Kit & Little Boots at Manhattan Theatre Source
8pm, Dismas & Gestas at The Gallery Players

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