I've been remiss, my friends

I should have given you more warning about The Knockout Blow. Only two more nights!

Starring: JESS BARBAGALLO * ELIZA BENT * JULIA SIRNA-FREST

"Those actresses were the cutest buttons we ever had in this place. And they dance good."
-Margie Gillis, Silkweed Manor Care Facility, Oneida, NY

Tina Satter, a Brooklyn-based theater artist, creates a weird and dissonant, raucously sing-along world where a contemporary werewolf explores conveyance, connection and saying really stupid things when you want to say the most important thing of all.

Music & Video: CHRIS GIARMO
Light Design: ZACK TINKELMAN
Set Design & Costumes: ASTA HOSTETTER
Stage Management: WAYNE PETRO

AUGUST 13 - 16, 2008
8 P.M. NIGHTLY WEDNESDAY to SATURDAY

The Ontological Theater (in St. Mark's Church)
131 East 10th Street (2nd Ave & 10th St)
$15 General Tickets/$12 Students

Reserve tickets in advance at
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/48921 or call 212-352-3101

THE KNOCKOUT BLOW is produced in association with the Ontological-Hysteric Incubator.

If that's not enough of a plug, check out this picture:


That's from my previous blog post about this show. You can read about it here.

Go see it!

Wait, wait.......keep waiting........

As I was uploading my pictures of Gramercy Tavern onto my computer, I came across this picture that I took on Saturday night and promptly forgot about.


It's a good picture, yes? I think so too. For those of you who don't recognize this person, it's Jess Barbagallo dressed as an "imperfect werewolf" for a piece called FOUR OBSTRUCTIONS, written and directed by Tina Sattler. The tagline was "3 collaborators use one monologue to interpret the perfect human, an imperfect werewolf and doo-wop." Doesn't that sound like fun? Well it was.

It was presented at the Ontological Theater as part of a program called "Short Form," where all good former ETW students go at some point or another. The lighting was done by Zack Tinkelman and the amazing sound and music was done by Chris Giarmo. How could I miss that? All my favorite people.

Have you ever seen Jess sing like a rock star? Or dress like a werewolf? You are missing out, my friend. Word around the street is that they're putting it up again in August, so keep your ears to the ground. It's lots of fun.

More on Gramercy Tavern later....I'm such a post tease.