The Very Important One-Act Play Festival @ The UCB
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The Film Version
In 1992, Fine Line Features funded, produced and released the film version of THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL. It was a glorious experiment directed by Mike Leigh who, as we know, can direct the shit out of improvisors. And it was a good cast too: Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent -- the usual Leigh actors, but it also had a super-mega cast of Hollywood's best and brightest, including Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis (who knew he could improvise), Denzel Washington, and Marlon Brando in a rare screen appearance (other than in that shithole called "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery")
This truly awesome film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, which it lost to Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven". Oh well...
-Mo
In 1992, Fine Line Features funded, produced and released the film version of THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL. It was a glorious experiment directed by Mike Leigh who, as we know, can direct the shit out of improvisors. And it was a good cast too: Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent -- the usual Leigh actors, but it also had a super-mega cast of Hollywood's best and brightest, including Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis (who knew he could improvise), Denzel Washington, and Marlon Brando in a rare screen appearance (other than in that shithole called "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery")
This truly awesome film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, which it lost to Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven". Oh well...
-Mo
[tapping pipe against heel of shoe]
Oh! Hello. I didn't see you there.
I must say that we, the cast of The Very Important One Act Play Festival are delighted that so many of you are so enthusiastic to see what is bound to go down in history as the best show ever to hit the stage either here or abroad, ever.
But why is it a festival?
The answer is simple: we titilate every one of the senses.
You will HEAR the sounds of our surroundings as we regale you with stories dramatic and humorous, touching and triumphant. You will SEE whatever we want you to see, because we're that good. Prepare to TOUCH whomever is sitting next to you, as if to say, "are you experiencing what I'm experiencing? This is simply marvelous!" Get ready to SMELL the anticipation of the crowd as we set the stage with dramatic bravura. And, finally, prepare to TASTE the product of Billy Merrit's excellence. One lick brings good luck!
As you know, many of us have done Summer Stock, the Yale Drama Showcase, and various other large scale theatre. Our training is impeccable. Should not your attendence reflect the same?
Join us. You shan't be disappointed.
Oh! Hello. I didn't see you there.
I must say that we, the cast of The Very Important One Act Play Festival are delighted that so many of you are so enthusiastic to see what is bound to go down in history as the best show ever to hit the stage either here or abroad, ever.
But why is it a festival?
The answer is simple: we titilate every one of the senses.
You will HEAR the sounds of our surroundings as we regale you with stories dramatic and humorous, touching and triumphant. You will SEE whatever we want you to see, because we're that good. Prepare to TOUCH whomever is sitting next to you, as if to say, "are you experiencing what I'm experiencing? This is simply marvelous!" Get ready to SMELL the anticipation of the crowd as we set the stage with dramatic bravura. And, finally, prepare to TASTE the product of Billy Merrit's excellence. One lick brings good luck!
As you know, many of us have done Summer Stock, the Yale Drama Showcase, and various other large scale theatre. Our training is impeccable. Should not your attendence reflect the same?
Join us. You shan't be disappointed.
Truly Important Stuff
In a press conference this afternoon, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg declared tomorrow -- Tuesday, June 10th, 2003 -- "THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL" Day. There'll be a similar ceremony over at the United Nations tomorrow before the first performance to declare across the globe that June is going to be "THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY" month. The stars of the diplomatic world will be there. I hear IAEA Director Mohammed El-Barradei and U.N. Chief Weapons Inspector Hanz Blix will be in attendance. It's going to be a decadent orgy (as compared to non-decadent orgies).
Don't forget: wild orgy with Mohammed El-Barradei, Tuesday night @ 11pm...
-Mo
In a press conference this afternoon, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg declared tomorrow -- Tuesday, June 10th, 2003 -- "THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL" Day. There'll be a similar ceremony over at the United Nations tomorrow before the first performance to declare across the globe that June is going to be "THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY" month. The stars of the diplomatic world will be there. I hear IAEA Director Mohammed El-Barradei and U.N. Chief Weapons Inspector Hanz Blix will be in attendance. It's going to be a decadent orgy (as compared to non-decadent orgies).
Don't forget: wild orgy with Mohammed El-Barradei, Tuesday night @ 11pm...
-Mo
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TONIGHT! TONIGHT!
It's technically now Tuesday June 10th, being that it's 3:10am and all as I write this (give or take a couple of minutes). You know what that means, folks: TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!!!!!! OPENING NIGHT!!!!
THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
Billy Merritt (yep, that dude you saw on MTV trying to get kids to rent a fucked-up glider) directs life-altering improvised one-act plays (IMPROVISED MONOSCENES!!! Can't you believe it?) starring some really talented folks like these folks:
Sheffield Chastain
Matthew DeCoster
Mo Fathelbab
Matt Himes
Adam Hocherman
Erika Kern
Adam Koppel
James Kramer
Liuba
Anne Nodar
Ben Oren
Rory O'Sullivan
Mark Sam Rosenthal
Andy Scully
Mark Voelpel
Becky Yamamoto
You might know one of improvisers, a couple of them, or maybe none of them. They will guarantee that you leave this brand-new monoscenic show with a brand-new outlook on life and a brand-new song in your heart.... and that song will be "There, There", the new one by Radiohead, I swear on my grandmother's grave.
Tuesday nights: 6/10, 17, 24 & 7/1 @
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
307 West 26th Street (off of 8th Ave.)
New York, NY
Reservations: (212) 366-9176
Showtime: 11pm
Price: $5 p/person
See you dudes and dudettes then because "every one-act that is put up is the most important thing in theater at that moment."
-Mo
It's technically now Tuesday June 10th, being that it's 3:10am and all as I write this (give or take a couple of minutes). You know what that means, folks: TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!!!!!! OPENING NIGHT!!!!
THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
Billy Merritt (yep, that dude you saw on MTV trying to get kids to rent a fucked-up glider) directs life-altering improvised one-act plays (IMPROVISED MONOSCENES!!! Can't you believe it?) starring some really talented folks like these folks:
Sheffield Chastain
Matthew DeCoster
Mo Fathelbab
Matt Himes
Adam Hocherman
Erika Kern
Adam Koppel
James Kramer
Liuba
Anne Nodar
Ben Oren
Rory O'Sullivan
Mark Sam Rosenthal
Andy Scully
Mark Voelpel
Becky Yamamoto
You might know one of improvisers, a couple of them, or maybe none of them. They will guarantee that you leave this brand-new monoscenic show with a brand-new outlook on life and a brand-new song in your heart.... and that song will be "There, There", the new one by Radiohead, I swear on my grandmother's grave.
Tuesday nights: 6/10, 17, 24 & 7/1 @
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
307 West 26th Street (off of 8th Ave.)
New York, NY
Reservations: (212) 366-9176
Showtime: 11pm
Price: $5 p/person
See you dudes and dudettes then because "every one-act that is put up is the most important thing in theater at that moment."
-Mo
What are you doing reading this thread? You should be making reservations for THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL. You should be on line in front of The UCB Theatre waiting to get into the most important improvised monoscene festival ever.
Just so you will know: Billy Merritt is really looking forward to a full house tonight. If he doesn't see a full house tonight, he will get mad and when Billy gets mad, he begins to hit. He tends to hit us because we're his cast and we're right there in front of him. So, please!!! Don't let him add any more marks to my face... Uh-Oh!!! Hey, Billy.... nothing... just letting the fine people of the IRC know about our show tonight.... Tonight @ 11pm.... What? No, I didn't write anything about how you beat us.... No, Billy. I would never-- Ouch!!! Ow!!!! Errr!!!! Not the face!!!!....
Just so you will know: Billy Merritt is really looking forward to a full house tonight. If he doesn't see a full house tonight, he will get mad and when Billy gets mad, he begins to hit. He tends to hit us because we're his cast and we're right there in front of him. So, please!!! Don't let him add any more marks to my face... Uh-Oh!!! Hey, Billy.... nothing... just letting the fine people of the IRC know about our show tonight.... Tonight @ 11pm.... What? No, I didn't write anything about how you beat us.... No, Billy. I would never-- Ouch!!! Ow!!!! Errr!!!! Not the face!!!!....
Last night marked the world premiere of two one-act plays at the UCB Theatre
Cote de Veau - long-simmering lusts and resentments explode in the stables of a proud horse-breeding family.
and
Holy Oak - layoffs at the wood shop lead to a racially-charged power struggle and surprising revelations about the town whore.
These plays were too important to be written down. They will never be seen again.
HOWEVER - two NEW one-acts will premiere
NEXT TUESDAY, 6/17, at 11 pm (and the two Tuesdays following)
at
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
307 West 26th Street (off of 8th Ave.)
New York, NY
Reservations: (212) 366-9176
Price: $5 p/person
Cote de Veau - long-simmering lusts and resentments explode in the stables of a proud horse-breeding family.
and
Holy Oak - layoffs at the wood shop lead to a racially-charged power struggle and surprising revelations about the town whore.
These plays were too important to be written down. They will never be seen again.
HOWEVER - two NEW one-acts will premiere
NEXT TUESDAY, 6/17, at 11 pm (and the two Tuesdays following)
at
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
307 West 26th Street (off of 8th Ave.)
New York, NY
Reservations: (212) 366-9176
Price: $5 p/person
WOW!
Speaking of Harold Night, look at the line-up The UCB Theatre has in store for Tuesday 6/17:
8:00pm
HAROLD NIGHT w/ My Kickass Van & Monkeydick
9:30pm
HAROLD NIGHT w/ The Syndicate & Optimist International
11:00pm
THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL directed by Billy Merritt
A 4-hour block of worthwhile super-duper entertainment, farm-fresh with wholesome goodness, all IMPROVISED on the spot thanks to audience members' suggestions. And if what Pat is saying is correct, then all three shows are free for UCB students w/ valid ID. How awesome is that?
Speaking of Harold Night, look at the line-up The UCB Theatre has in store for Tuesday 6/17:
8:00pm
HAROLD NIGHT w/ My Kickass Van & Monkeydick
9:30pm
HAROLD NIGHT w/ The Syndicate & Optimist International
11:00pm
THE VERY IMPORTANT ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL directed by Billy Merritt
A 4-hour block of worthwhile super-duper entertainment, farm-fresh with wholesome goodness, all IMPROVISED on the spot thanks to audience members' suggestions. And if what Pat is saying is correct, then all three shows are free for UCB students w/ valid ID. How awesome is that?