"Shipping the Satellite" Update

"Shipping the Satellite" had an additional three concert readings.
Two occurred at CSV's La Tea, where it was the short subject before the main feature ("The Eleventh Hour," performances two & three), featuring the amazing Eleventh Hour cast:
Rick Gray was Oskar
Shannon Foley was the accountant, & Truckdriver Georgie
Samona Shearson was Paulette
Jeffrey Lewis was Jason, and
Cheryl LaRosa was an anime Puffenstuff.

The next performance, its fourth, opened Lou Rodger's Golden Fleece Mother's Day Square One at Theatre 22, bookended by its two songs, "I Drive by Night," and "Until We Meet in Space," and it premiered four incidental music pieces, heightening the drama. They are "The Ebullient Creator," "Gift Time," "Trucker's Circle" and "Kerfukpoo."

Golden Fleece Cast:
Adrian Bewley as Oskar
Peter Dizozza as the accountant, & Truckdriver Georgie
Samona Shearson as Paulette
Jeffrey Lewis as Jason, and
Amy DiLucia as Puffenstuff.
Michael Aronella contributed hot trombone riffs.
 

Here's the cryptic E-Mail Announcement of May 7,1999

"My short subject from 1997, Shipping the Satellite, in which Lockheed Martin, Inc. phases out its aeronautics division in favor of defense (remaindering last year's weapons by selling them at an Arabian arms convention with help on technical displays by the U.S. Army, Navy and Airforce -- THAT's planning ahead!), and writes off an untested satellite by donating it to a 501(c)3 organization, the CEO's girlfriend, who tows it from New Mexico, cross-country, to launch off the Florida Keys ....
will be performed in its 10 MINUTE ENTIRETY, plus its two songs, on Mother's Day, May 9th at 8:00 P.M., opening another of Lou Rodgers' Square One Evenings.
(Last year I presented an amazing introduction to "Witchfinders" with Liz Brody, Debra Wakefield and Monica Dizozza).
Samona Shearson will recreate her role as Paulette, ambitious satellite recipient, other incredible cameos to include Adrian Bewley, Jeffrey Lewis and Mike Aronella.

Sunday, May 9th, 8:00 P.M.
Theatre 22
54 West 22nd Street off 6th Avenue between 5th and 6th
10.00 Admission

Other presentations include one by Leonard Lehrman.

Happy Mothers Day to Elaine May and Mike Nichols!
 

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