Cheryl La
Rosa
(Mark Bagby/Puffenstuff) -- A graduate of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
of Performing Arts for Drama, Cheryl originated the role of Mark at La MaMa
E.T.C.. in March. Other theatre credits include performing in various musical
and non-musical reproductions at the St. Mary’s Community Theatre in Woodside,
and participating in the LaGuardia Touring Children’s Theatre, which visited
several children’s clinics and hospitals in New York City. Film credits include
the Medusa Productions short film, "Yes Means No," as the character
"Special K." Cheryl also models and is currently attending the
Fashion Institute of Technology for Fashion Design.
Jeffrey Lewis (Eric Schramm/Jason) --
Grew up in downtown Manhattan. Primarily a comic book writer/artist and folk
singer who performs at The Fort at Sidewalk and The Knitting Factory, Jeff
illustrates covers for Anti-Matters and other magazines and ads. His
illustrations and comics appear in various forms throughout the East Village.
His comic book "Far Out" won best comic collection at the 1998 Royal
Fest Self-Publishing Festival. Dizozza note: Jeff’s "Indie Rock Fortune
Cookie," is one of the best albums of 1998.
Rick Gray (Narrator/Oskar) -- Has
appeared at La MaMa in various roles including King Tartaglia in Carlo Gozzi’s
"The Green Bird," directed by Andrei Serban. Rick has also been seen
at Soho Rep, Altered States and the Ensemble Studio Theatre.
Shannon K.
Foley
(Pamela Dennis/Georgie) -- Was last seen filling in at La MaMa’s
"Bloodletting," playing the part of Fran. Other credits include a
supporting role in "Zeus & Rozanne" and USA Networks’ "Sins
of the City."
Samona
Shearson (Sharon
Heisel/Paulette) -- A native New Yorker, graduated from the New Paltz College
Theatre Department in 1996. Last seen at Grove Street Playhouse as the Narrator
in "Sleeping Beauty" and as Guinevere in "King Arthur and the
Enchanted Sword." Samona is also a former member of the New York Dinner
Theatre cast of Sadie Goldberg’s Funeral. You will see Samona on the PAX
network in a special called "The Mentalist."
Cinema
VII Theatre Club presents
Rick Gray, Cheryl La Rosa, Samona Shearson, Shannon
Foley & Jeffrey Lewis
in
SHIPPING THE SATELLITE
&
The Eleventh Hour
by Peter Dizozza
Friday
April 9th at 8:00 PM
Saturday
April 10th at 8:00 P.M.
at
LA TEA ~ Latin American Theatre Experiment
Association -- The Torch!
107
Suffolk Street
(The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center)
New
York N.Y. 10002
212-529-1948
Peter Dizozza (playwright) -- Opened
La MaMa E.T.C.’s Experiments ‘99 with a concert reading of "The Eleventh
Hour." Contributions to La MaMa’s New Voices, New Works Series are
"Coppelia," "Storm Cloud (part 1),"
"Witchfinders," "The Peace Mission," and the musical
mystery play "Prepare to Meet Your Maker." Recent solo shows include
"Blood of a Poet" and "Sacred Ambivalence." Upcoming live
performances at the piano at The Fort at Sidewalk: April 4th & May 2nd.
The Eleventh
Hour NOTES: Our
feature presentation is inspired, in its entirety, by the Bacharach/David score
for the 1973 film, "Lost Horizon." Creative Consultant: Colette
Bryce.
SHIPPING THE
SATELLITE Notes: This
short subject originated at Lach’s Fort @ Sidewalk on April 19, 1997 with
Adrian Bewley as Oskar, Steve Espinola as Jason, Lisa Dery as Puffenstuff,
Peter Dizozza as Georgie, and Paulette O’Dowd as Paulette.
Thanks to
Roberta Massarsky, Kevin Kadish and Faith Palmer-Persen, and to Cheryl,
Jeffrey, Rick, Shannon & Nina, of the original cast and Samona for
completing the cast tonight on such short notice!
Thank you,
George Ferencz, for ongoing theatre inspiration and casting assistance, and
Nelson, Carlos and Mateo of LA TEA for making available their beautiful
theatre.