MIND THE GAP THEATRE Presents
Deuteranomaly: A One-Act in Two Parts
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity
May 30th - June 24th
45 Bleecker Street Theatre
“A rich comedy of ideas… The
play is both a warm glimpse at modern parenting and an examination of the
deathly seriousness that lies at the heart of Jewish humor.”
Mind The Gap Theatre will present
Jessica Fleitman’s comedy
Deuteranomaly: A One-Act in Two Parts as
part of the 4th Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The production will be directed by Mind The
Gap’s Artistic Director,
Paula
D’Alessandris (Under The Blue Sky at The Kraine; The Cleric at 59E59). The
Festivity will take place May 30th through June 24th at The Theatres at 45 Bleecker
in New York City.
Deuteranomaly is a comedic look at the
challenges in loving someone who quite literally will never see the world the
way you do. When a couple discovers that their son suffers from red-green colorblindness,
this seemingly innocuous diagnosis reveals dangerous rifts in their
relationship. Years later, the boy is now a man struggling to relate to his talented
painter girlfriend whose work he can never truly see. Worlds will collide in
this colorful comedy of Jews and hues.
The
production will feature Dee Dee Friedman*,
David J. Goldberg*, Vinnie Penna*, and Erika Lee. (*These actors are
appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association).
Friday 6/1/12 – 5:30pm
Saturday 6/2/12 – 10:00pm
Thursday 6/7/12 – 4:00pm
Monday 6/11/12 – 6:00pm
Sunday 6/17/12 – 1:00pm
Friday 6/22/12 – 4:30pm
JESSICA FLEITMAN (Playwright)
is an award-winning playwright and fiction writer whose plays have been
developed and produced on both coasts; notably, in The New York International
Fringe Festival (The Average-Sized Mermaid), 48NYC Off-Broadway, The Museum of
Jewish Heritage (Hip Hop Reflections), UC Santa Barbara's Summer Theater Lab
(Word of the Day), and Manhattan Theatre Source (G Train Exodus), among others.
She is the past recipient of The Corwin Award in Playwriting and a commission
from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Magic Theatre. Her short story, Amber
Wong-Cohen, was a finalist for the
2010 Flatmancrooked Fiction Prize and is available as a “single” on Amazon, as
well as in Mixer Publishing’s Of Love &
Death Anthology, in which the story was also published. She is a proud
member of The Dramatists Guild of America.
PAULA D’ALESSANDRIS (Director) is
the Artistic Director and Founder of Mind The Gap Theatre (MTG), New York’s
premiere Anglo-American theatre company dedicated to producing new British
plays and creating an exchange of works between the US and UK. Favorite directing credits with Mind The Gap
include the world premiere of The Cleric at 59E59 Theaters; NY premiere of
David Eldridge's Under The Blue Sky; Gary Owen’s In The Pipeline; her stage
adaptation of Gary Oldman’s Nil By Mouth, and many others. She directed three
consecutive winners at the Samuel French Festival (all of which have been
published) and many pieces in MTG’s popular BritBits series. Other credits
include: Walter Vs. The Water Authority at 59E59; her multiple-award-winning
productions at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival of the outrageous comedies
Stampede! and The Butter Bin.
MIND
THE GAP THEATRE exists to produce and promote new British writing in the US
and to foster an exchange of new work between the US and UK. They are producing
Deuteranomaly at the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity as a first step in
introducing new American plays to an international audience, with the intent to
eventually produce in the UK as part of their cross-Atlantic exchange of new
works.
www.mindthegaptheatre.com
THE PLANET
CONNECTIONS THEATRE FESTIVITY is
New York‘s premiere eco-friendly theatre festival. Fostering a diverse
cross-section of performances, the festival seeks to inspire artists and
audiences both creatively and fundamentally, in a festive atmosphere. At the
heart of the festivity are like-minded individuals striving to create
professional, meaningful theatre, while supporting organizations, which give
back to the community at large.
