The Winners of the Strawberry One-Act Festival Winter 2008

The Best Play Award
COLD APRIL by John P. McEneny

The Best Director Award
Sean Kenealy for WHAT CHEER, IOWA

The Best Actor Award
Zach Harvey in WHAT CHEER, IOWA

The Best Actress Award
Nicole Rose in Jack

The Nominees for the Awards Ceremony & Perofrmance on Sunday, February 24th at 3pm at the American Theatre for Actors

THE NOMINEES FOR BEST PLAY ARE:

1) RODWART'S WORLD by Colette Herbtsman

2) AN ACUTE TRIANGLE by Rosemary Martino

3) WHAT CHEER, IOWA by Jeff Belanger

4) COLD APRIL by John P. McEneny

THE NOMINEES FOR BEST DIRECTOR ARE:

1) Eli Clark for INTERROGATION ROOM

2) Sean Kenealy for WHAT CHEER, IOWA

3) Vanessa Lozano for MARKED

4) Samantha Manas for RODWART'S WORLD

5) John P. McEneny for COLD APRIL

6) Lucy Skeen for THIS QUIET HOUSE

THE NOMINEES FOR BEST ACTOR ARE:

1) Chad Callaghan (Jeff) in INTERROGATION ROOM

2) Zach Harvey (James) in WHAT CHEER, IOWA

3) Dru Johnston (Rodwart) in RODWART'S WORLD

4) Eric Lockley (Jack) in JACK

5) Sean Phillips (Man, Hutu Militia) in COLD APRIL

6) Michael Smith Rivera (Grandma Jane, Fred) in CAN CHEESE DOODLES DO YOU HARM?

THE NOMINEES FOR BEST ACTRESS ARE:

1) Denise Collins (Mother) in THIS QUIET HOUSE

2) Laura Dillman (Bess) in CAN CHEESE DOODLES DO YOU HARM?

3) Laura Harrison (Eva) in WHAT CHEER, IOWA

4) Erica McLaughlin (Mosi) in COLD APRIL

5) Susan Perry (Lana) in MARKED

6) Nicole Rose (Ma) in JACK

THE 4 NOMINEES FOR BEST PLAY will be performed at the Awards Ceremony.

For tickets go to www.therianttheatre.com. Tickets: $35.00 Cash Only at the DOOR. 2:30 p.m. the Reception. 3:00 p.m. the Show Begins.

Plays moving into the Finals for the Strawberry One-Act Festival

The Finals are Friday, February 22nd at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 23rd at 2:00 p.m.

1) An Acute Triangle by Rosemary Martino (From Wild Night #1)

2) Rodwart's World by Colette Herbstman (From Semi-Finals #3)

3) What Cheer, Iowa by Jeff Belanger (From Semi-Finals #4)

4) Cold April by John P. McEneny (From Semi-Finals #1)

5) Marked by Cassandra Lewis (From Wild Night #2)

6) Can Cheese Doodles Do You Harm? by Jack Slattery (From Semi-Finals #2)

Tickets are $25.00 (Includes reception)

The Plays Moving to the Wild Night, Thursday, 2/21

Wild Night #1, Thursday, February 21st at 7:30 p.m.

1) Always Anastasia by Michele Leigh

2) The Muse by Rudy Cecera

3) I Dreamt of Dying by Katie Lemos

4) An Acute Triangle by Rosemary Martino

5) Baby Talk by Irwin Nayman

6) Luna by Carolyn Fischer

Wild Night #2, Thursday, February 21st at 9:30 p.m.

1) Headshot by Patrick Link

2) Blind Date by Bryan Radtke

3) This Quiet House by Toby Levin

4) A Real Live Cuban by Diana Hird

5) Marked by Cassandra Lewis

One play from each Wild Night will move on to the Finals on Friday, 2/22 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, 2/23 at 2pm.

The Plays moving to Semi-Finals #3 & #4 Are...

Semi-Finals # 3, Tues. 2/19 & Wed. 2/20 at 7:30 p.m.

1) What Goes Around by Soneela Nankani

2) Pivot by Zachary Rouse

3) Mulatto's Dilemma by Juliette Fairley

4) Rodwart's World by Colette Herbstman

5) Ladies' Night by Don Creedon

Semi-Finals #4, Tues 2/19 & Wed. 2/20 at 9:30 p.m.

1) Saturday with the Georges

2) The Heist by Pamela Scott

3) Jack by Daren Taylor

4) What Cheer, Iowa by Jeff Belanger

5) Hurray America by Seth Michael May

All shows are at the American Theatre for Actors, 314 West 54th Street, 2nd Floor
646-623-3488 or order tickets online at www.therianttheatre.com

Tickets: $20.00

Plays moving into the Semi-Finals #1 & #2 from Series A, B, C & D are...

Semi-Finals #1 - Sunday, 2/17 & Monday, 2/18 at 7:30 p.m.

1. COREY by Melvin James Shadd
2. VERBATIM by Albi Gorn
3. COLD APRIL by John P. McEneny
4. RISKIN & KOHN by Edward Francis Hudaverdi

Semi-Finals #2 - Sunday, 2/17 & Monday, 2/18 at 9:30 p.m.

1. DUCK, DUCK LOW by Joel Richards
2. BACKGROUND VOICES by Jenifer Badamo
3. CAN CHEESE DOODLES DO YOU HARM? by Jack Slattery
4. INTERROGATION ROOM by Dru Johnston

For tickets go to www.therianttheatre.com or call 646-623-3488.
For every ten tickets you buy you get 1 ticket for free.
Plays moving into the Wild Night on Thursday, February 21st will be posted on Monday, 2/18 at noon.

Interview with Carolyn Fischer and Pete Jensen

Interview with playwright Carolyn Fischer and playwright director Pete Jensen discussing the play LUNA in the Strawberry One-Act Festival in Series D.

Interviews with artists from Series H & I

Interview with playwright Don Creedon discussing his play LADIES' NIGHT in Series I of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with actor Travis Papy from LADIES NIGHT in Series I of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with playwright Pamela Scott and actor Walter Michael Defrost discussing the play THE HEIST in Series I of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with actor Sheldon Shaw discussing the play MULATTO’S DILEMMA in Series H of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interviews with artists in Series G & H

Interview with playwright Joe Rini discussing his play SATURDAY WITH THE GEORGES in Series G of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with actor Rob Drake discussing the play SATURDAY WITH THE GEORGES in Series G of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with playwright Seth Michael May discussing his play HURRAY AMERICA in Series H of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with actor Arnold Y. Kim discussing the play HURRAY AMERICA in Series H of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with playwright Juliette Fairley discussing her play MULATTO’S DILEMMA in Series H of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with director Elizabeth Eggert discussing the play MULATTO’S DILEMMA in Series H of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with actress Susan Neuffer discussing the play MULATTO’S DILEMMA in Series H of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interviews with artists in Series E & F

Interview with playwright Michele Leigh, actors Jennie West and Armin Parsanejad discussing the play ALWAYS ANASTASIA in Series E of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with playwright Jeff Belanger, director Sean Kennealy and actor Tim Torres discussing the play WHAT CHEER, IOWA in Series F of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with playwright Rosemary Martino discussing her play AN ACUTE TRIANGLE in Series F of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with some of the artists in Series D

Interview with playwright Paul Trupia discussing his play The Last Word in Series D of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with actress Sheila Spagnoti discussing the play The Last Word in Series D of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with playwright Edward Hudaverdi discussing his play Riskin & Kohn in Series D of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with some of the artists from Series C

Interview with playwright Irwin Nayman discussing his play BABY TALK in Series C of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with playwright Jack Slattery discussing his play CAN CHEESE DOODLES DO YOU HARM? in Series C of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with actress Laura Dillman from the play CAN CHEESE DOODLES DO YOU HARM? in Series C of the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

Interview with some of the artist in Series B & C of the Strawberry One-Act Festival

Interview with playwright/actor Melvin Shadd and actor Cedric Darius as they discuss working on the play COREY, which is in Series B of the Strawberry One-Act Festival, on February 14^th at 9:30 p.m. at the AMERICAN THEATRE FOR ACTORS, 314 West 54^th Street, NYC. For tickets call 646-623-3488 or go to www.therianttheatre.com

Interview with actress Krysta Gonzalez from the play COLD APRIL in Series C in the Strawberry One-Act Festival on February 15^th at 7:30 p.m. at the American Theatre for Actors, NYC.

Interview with actresses Chloe Briggs and Maggie Thompson from the play COLD APRIL in Series C in the Strawberry One-Act Festival on February 15^th at 7:30 p.m. at the American Theatre for Actors, NYC.

Interviews with some of the artists in Series A of the Strawberry One-Act Festival

Interview with playwright Bryan Radtke – BLIND DATE

Interview with actors Matt Arbo and Steve DiGennaro from the cast of the play BLIND DATE

Interview with actor Nicolas Townsen from the play A REAL LIVE CUBAN