Monday, April 6, 2009

Theatre--Performance

John Patrick Bray's Trickster at the Gate was produced Off-Off Broadway with the At Hand Theatre Company in March, 2009. It received outstanding reviews from The Huffington Post, NYTheatre.com, and Stage and Cinema. Trickster at the Gate premiered at the Cite des Arts in April, 2008, as part of The Renaissance of Zora Neale Hurston, and continued its run through Festival International. It was commissioned by the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana under The Big Read Acadiana Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.


Goodnight Lovin' Trail by John Patrick Bray will be produced during The Colors of Life evening of one-acts at the Producer's Club in NYC. Goodnight Lovin' Trail was John's MFA Thesis at the Actors Studio Drama School, and has been produced in various venues. In 2007, GNLT was produced during the first Hub City Theatre Festival at Cite des Arts, and won three awards: Audience Favorite, Best Actor (Myles McGinn), and Best Production Design (Rachel Adams).

John Patrick Bray's full-length play, Hound, will be produced during the Planet Connections Festivity in NYC (Off-Off Broadway) this June. Hound received its World Premiere at Cite des Arts in October, 2007. Currently, John is looking for friends who are willing to donate to the project (his goal is to raise $1,000 during the month of April, which will off-set all production costs). He is asking everyone he has ever met for $10. So far, John has raised over $2,000, which has paid for entry into the festival, a press agent, and Actor's Equity insurance. The remaining $1,000 will cover rehearsal space, post-cards, costumes, and make-up. If you are interested in making a donation, you can reach him at JohnPatrickBray@yahoo.com. For more information about the Planet Connections Festivity, please visit www.planetconnectionsfestivity.com.

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