Cat Lady closes…what’s next…

Thank you everyone who turned out for Carrie Keskinen’s Cat Lady Without A Cat. The three performances were terrific and Carrie got some fantastic feedback from audiences for development purposes. We don’t know what’s next for Cat Lady, though it has been submitted to the FringeNYC Festival, so hopefully NY audiences will get a chance to see it again this summer.

Now that Cat Lady has closed, we will now turn our attention to a few things we’ve got in the pipeline at GTTP. First up is the one act I’m directing as part of The Secret Theatre’s One Act Festival: THE ONE ACT FACTOR

Although this is not a GTTP show, The Secret Theatre is a terrific space and they’ve been great to us. If you’re looking for a fun evening of one-acts (or 3 fun evenings of one-acts) join us at The Secret. The play I’m directing is called THE DAY JOB by Julia Blauvelt and it will be performed as part of Series B, on Friday 3/16 and Saturday 3/24.

The Secret Theatre is pleased to announce THE ONE ACT FACTOR, a brand new competition style one-act play festival held from March 15th-31st. Each week actors, playwrights and directors band together and compete to win cash prizes in Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress in a showdown similar to the popular talent shows we’ve all seen on TV. As the weeks go by, teams advance to the final rounds through audience votes. Awards are also determined by celebrity judges who will give encouragement and advice to all the contestants. This new form of one-act festival is sure to be fun for all involved: actors, directors, playwrights and audience members alike. For more details and to purchase tickets go to: www.secrettheatre.com.

Now that Cat Lady has closed and the grant applications have been submitted (for now), I can finally turn my attention to both Persuasion and the Jane Austen Gala, both of which will be happening in June. I’m about to start pre-production for the play (script should be ready on Wednesday!) and I’m in the process of securing donations from local vendors to make the gala an incredible, fun evening. So, if you know anyone with goods or services that they would like to donate for a tax deduction, please send them my way. The event will have food and wine and a silent auction and hopefully some dancing! As details are settled they’ll be posted.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in June, if not before!