The Ensemble Studio Theatre http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org EST Fri, 18 May 2012 16:49:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 MEMBERFEST: WINGWOMAN by Ken Jaworoski & directed by Nick Leavens: Tue 5/22 @ 7pm, 2nd fl http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/memberfest-wingwoman-by-ken-jaworoski/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/memberfest-wingwoman-by-ken-jaworoski/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:49:28 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13956 Coming up on Tuesday in MEMBERFEST we have

WINGWOMAN by Ken Jaworoski
Directed by Nick Leavens
Tuesday, May 22 @ 7pm

Initiated by member Julie Fitzpatrick*
Starring: Kelly Anne Burns, Julie Fitzpatrick*, Mike Smith Rivera, Nedra McClyde* & Joanie Schumacher

FREE, Click here to RSVP
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]]> http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/memberfest-wingwoman-by-ken-jaworoski/feed/ 0 Headstrong post-show discussion with Harry Carson, Bennet Omalu & Stone Phillips – WATCH http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/headstrong-post-show-discussion-wwatch/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/headstrong-post-show-discussion-wwatch/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 16:26:03 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13945 In case you missed it, below is the video from our Saturday, May 12 Headstrong post-show discussion with Hall of Fame Linebacker and all-time NY Giants great, Harry Carson, Forensic Pathologist/Neuropathologist/Epidemiologist & Clinical Professor of Pathology at University of California, Davis, Bennet Omalu and veteran news reporter Stone Phillips.

Thanks to Harry Carson, Bennet Omalu & Stone Phillips for participating!

Headstrong runs through May 27th! Click here for more information.

]]> http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/headstrong-post-show-discussion-wwatch/feed/ 0 BLOODWORKS 2012 kicks off tonight with new plays by Chaira Atik & Eric Dufault @ 7&9pm on the 6th fl http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/bloodworks-2012-kicks-off-tonight-with-new-plays-by-chaira-atik-eric-dufault-79pm-on-the-6th-fl/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/bloodworks-2012-kicks-off-tonight-with-new-plays-by-chaira-atik-eric-dufault-79pm-on-the-6th-fl/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:12:15 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13866 EST/youngblood’s annual full-length reading series

BLOODWORKS 2012

Twenty-one (!) brand new full-length plays by the members of Youngblood



TRANSCENDENTAL WILD OATS by Chiara Atik
directed by Laura Lashley, with Liz Alderfer, Jessie Barr, Bix Bettwy, Nathaniel Kent and Dylan Lamb

WEDNESDAY, May 16 @ 7pm
Read about it on the Youngblog


THE LAST GREAT TELEMARKETER by Eric Dufault
directed by John Giampietro*, with Denny Bess*, Alex Borinsky, Catherine Curtin*, Molly Carden*, Haskell King*, Thomas Lyons*, Shawn Randall*

WEDNESDAY, May 16 @ 9pm
Read about it on the Youngblog

* denotes member of Ensemble Studio Theatre

6th floor theater, Admission is Free. Click here to RSVP.
Please note: if you arrive once the reading has started, you will not be able to use the elevator. It’s a long walk up.

Click here to view the full schedule.

]]> http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/bloodworks-2012-kicks-off-tonight-with-new-plays-by-chaira-atik-eric-dufault-79pm-on-the-6th-fl/feed/ 0 EST’s 2012 “Fun” Raiser – Photos http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/ests-2012-fun-raiser-photos/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/ests-2012-fun-raiser-photos/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:36:23 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13810 Playbill.com has an album of photos from last night’s “Fun” Raiser honoring EST Members Lois Smith & Denny Denniston. Click here to view them.

Theatermania also has an album, click here to view them.

 

]]> http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/ests-2012-fun-raiser-photos/feed/ 0 Hall of Fame Linebacker & NY Giants great, Harry Carson calls Headstrong “Outstanding” – WATCH http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/hall-of-fame-linebacker-ny-giants-great-harry-carson-calls-headstrong-outstanding-watch/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/hall-of-fame-linebacker-ny-giants-great-harry-carson-calls-headstrong-outstanding-watch/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:30:34 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13802 Hall of Fame Linebacker and all-time NY Giants great, Harry Carson calls Headstrong “Outstanding” and “Very informational” in this footage from Saturday night’s post show discussion.

More videos coming soon.

]]> http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/hall-of-fame-linebacker-ny-giants-great-harry-carson-calls-headstrong-outstanding-watch/feed/ 0 Join us for a post-show discussion with Harry Carson, Bennet Omalu & Stone Phillips after Headstrong on 5/12 @ 7pm! http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/post-show-discussion-with-bennet-omalu-and-stone-phillips/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/post-show-discussion-with-bennet-omalu-and-stone-phillips/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:20:28 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13696 Join us for a post-show discussion with  Hall of Fame Linebacker and all-time NY Giants great, Harry Carson,  Forensic Pathologist/Neuropathologist/Epidemiologist & Clinical Professor of Pathology at University of California, Davis, Bennet Omalu and veteran news reporter Stone Phillips after the 7pm performance of Headstrong on Saturday, May 12!

Click here for more information on Headstrong

Click here for more information on Bennet Omalu

Click here for more information on Stone Phillips

]]> http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/post-show-discussion-with-bennet-omalu-and-stone-phillips/feed/ 0 MEMBERFEST: ANNE AND ADA by Rachel Bonds & directed by Linsay Firman, 5/8 @ 7pm 6fl http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/memberfest-anne-and-ada-by-rachel-bonds-directed-by-linsay-firman-58-7pm-6fl/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/memberfest-anne-and-ada-by-rachel-bonds-directed-by-linsay-firman-58-7pm-6fl/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:10:34 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13663 Coming up on Tuesday in MEMBERFEST

ANNE AND ADA by Rachel Bonds
Directed by Linsay Firman*
Tuesday, May 8 at 7pm, 6th floor

After the sudden death of their parents, Anne and Ada are left to live alone in their childhood home. As Anne longs for the safety of childhood, Ada bristles under her new duties as caretaker. When a mysterious Visitor arrives, both sisters begin to imagine how life could be better without the other. . .

Featuring Emma Galvin, Megan Tusing*, Jared McGuire*, Stephanie Wright Thompson & Matt Steiner

Admission is FREE

Click here to RSVP

*denotes EST Member
+denotes Prime File Writer

]]> http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/memberfest-anne-and-ada-by-rachel-bonds-directed-by-linsay-firman-58-7pm-6fl/feed/ 0 Video from our 5/2 Headstrong post-show discussion with Dr. Jill Brooks, Peter Keating & Ivan Oransky http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/headstong-post-show-discussion-with-dr-jill-brooks-peter-keating-ivan-oransky/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/headstong-post-show-discussion-with-dr-jill-brooks-peter-keating-ivan-oransky/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:28:43 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13653 Just in case you missed it, below is the video from our post-show discussion with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Jill Brooks, Peter Keating senior writer for ESPN The Magazine &  Ivan Oransky executive editor of Reuters Health.

Part 2 coming soon!

]]> http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/headstong-post-show-discussion-with-dr-jill-brooks-peter-keating-ivan-oransky/feed/ 0 We are thrilled to announce Headstrong will be extending through May 27! http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/we-are-thrilled-to-announce-headstrong-will-be-extending-through-may-27/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/we-are-thrilled-to-announce-headstrong-will-be-extending-through-may-27/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 21:14:56 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13640

Tim Cain in Headstrong

Based on all the enthusiastic response from critics, audiences members and our esteemed panelists, we are extending the run of Headstrong through May 27th!

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]]> http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/we-are-thrilled-to-announce-headstrong-will-be-extending-through-may-27/feed/ 0 “[Patrick] Link has created a universal tale about the struggle between pride and self-preservation. A touchdown” – Time Out New York http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/jenna-scherer-reviews-headstrong-for-time-out/ http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/jenna-scherer-reviews-headstrong-for-time-out/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 21:02:02 +0000 Ryan http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/?p=13633

Nedra McClyde & Ron Canada in Headstrong

Jenna Scherer reviews Headstrong for Time Out and gives the show 3 stars!

“[Patrick] Link has created a universal tale about the struggle between pride and self-preservation, and between honoring the past and creating a workable future.  A strong cast helps to make this tight little story a minor home run—I mean, touchdown.”

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