And the Winner Is...

The Winners of the Strawberry One-Act Festival Are . . .

BEST PLAY
The Seed by David Pumo

BEST DIRECTOR
David Gallic for Meatloaf in the Moonlight

BEST ACTOR
Kenya Capers in Clash & Learn: Str8 vs. Gay

BEST ACTRESS
Zoee Garza in Meatloaf in the Moonlight

See the plays online at www.therianttheatre.com/video

Interviews with the nominees from the Strawberry One-Act Festival Summer 2008

Join us Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 8pm at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, as the Riant Theatre presents the Strawberry One-Act Festival Awards Ceremony & Performance. Tickets: $35.00 Dress Code: Formal

You may view the interviews of the nominees for Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor & Best Actress below. If you wish to view their performances online you can pay to view the plays by categories (The Nominees for Best Actor, etc.) at www.therianttheatre.com/video

Karen Page from Riant, Riant Arts & Entertainment interviews Josh Sohn, whose play JUMP was nominated for BEST PLAY.



Karen Page interviews Dan Tenzer, Best Actor nominee from THIS BASEMENT.



Karen Page interviews Dan Rogers, Best Director nominee for CLAP ON, CLAP OFF



Karen Page interviews David Pumo, whose play THE SEED is nominated for Best Play and Moe Bertran, Best Actor nominee for the same play.



Karen Page interviews Ron Kuriloff, Best Actor nominee for PAINTING TOMATOES.



Karen Page interviews Margie Ferris, Best Actress nominee for DARCY & DUKE.




Karen Page interviews Meloday Faith Federer, Best Actress nominee for GATE 48B.


Karen Page interviews Kenya Capers, Best Actor nominee for CLASH & LEARN: STR8 vs. GAY.



Karen Page interviews Zoee Garza, Best Actress nominee and David Gallic, Best Director and Best Play nominee for MEATLOAF IN THE MOONLIGHT.

The Nominees for the Summer 2008 Strawberry One-Act Festival Are...

Nominees For Best Play

1. Jump by Josh Sohn
2. Meatloaf in the Moonlight by David Gallic
3. Painting Tomatoes by Jais Brohinsky
4. The Seed by David Pumo

Nominees For Best Director

1. Cohen Ambrose for Painting Tomatoes
2. Donna Jean Fogel for The Seed
3. David Gallic for Meatloaf in the Moonlight
4. Dan Rogers for Clap On, Clap Off
5. Gwenevere Sisco for The Threadbare Sex
6. Alec Strum for Say It's Raining

Nominees For Best Actor

1. Moe Bertran (John) in The Seed
2. Kenya Capers (Chad James) in Clash & Learn: Str8 vs. Gay
3. Tom Coppola (Duke) in Darcy & Duke
4. Luke Harlan (Colin) in Blood Thinner
5. Ronald Kuriloff (Sol) in Painting Tomatoes
6. Danny Tenzer (Evan) in This Basement

Nominees For Best Actress

1. Melody Faith Federer (Jodie) in Gate 48B
2. Margie Ferris (Darcy) in Darcy & Duke
3. Zoee Garza (Jasmine) in Meatloaf in the Moonlight
4. Jennifer Lucas (Ellen) in You Stole My Script
5. Sarah Mindlin (Amy Everett) in At The Everett's
6. Emma Tattenbaum-Fine (Ella) in Painting Tomatoes

The interviews with the nominees will be on Thursday, August 7th from 6pm - 8pm at the Riant Studios. To set up an interview call 646-623-3488.

The Awards Ceremony and Performance will be at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th on Saturday, August 9th at 8pm. Tickets are $35.00 Dress Code: Evening Wear. For tickets go to www.therianttheatre.com or call 646-623-3488. Or at the box office at Symphony Space.

Plays Moving to the Awards Ceremony

The Four Plays Moving To The Awards Ceremony At The Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street on Saturday, August 9th at 8pm are:

1. Jump by Josh Sohn

2. Meatloaf in the Moonlight by David Gallic

3. Painting Tomatoes by Jais Brohinsky

4. The Seed by David Pumo

The nominees for Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress will be posted at noon on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.

The Plays Moving Into The Finals Are...

The Finals are at 1pm on Sunday, August 3rd

1. The Seed by David Pumo

2. Jump by Josh Sohn

3. Painting Tomatoes by Jais Brohinsky

4. Clash and Learn: Str8 vs. Gay

5. The Threadbare Sex by Mia Romero

6. Meatloaf in the Moonlight by David Gallic

Playwrights who are in the festival will each receive 1 comp to attend the festival and to cast their vote to help determine the winner. Playwrights Votes will count for 80% of the Vote. Sorry for this late posting, but an email was sent to our email list as well as postings on the Strawberry One-Act Festival Page and Ticket Page stating the Finalists. We were unable to access our blog for 2 days because someone had marked our blog as potentially being SPAM. I hope that every gets this posting and are able to attend.

Thank you.