Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Turkeys Go on Strike



This is a musical that was in, playing the villain, Tanya von Turkenson.

It's a story about turkeys who don't want to be eaten for Thanksgiving, but it has a lot of parallels with civil rights movements.  There were a lot of geniuses in this. I'm expecting big things of them and of this musical going forward.

I'm really impressed with the sophistication of the musical score, by B. Sweeney and M. Janover.  These guys are young, but real pros.

While everyone in this production was amazing -- and unfortunately I couldn't see most of it, because I was backstage -- there were 2 voices that particularly captivated me, being a person easily hypnotized by singing voices: Dayle Vander Sande and Gabriella Mack.

Also, I find the story intriguing.  It's very silly (even slapstick) in some parts -- and very serious  and moving in others.  There are very strong female characters, which is always nice.  It was also intriguing to me that the playwright/director cast himself as Hooch, the dunce of the show.  I found the rappers, Turner & Hooch, to be kind of similar to the typical pair of clowns in a Shakespeare play.  It was audacious without being overly depressing or offensive.

Producer/author: Ethan Felizzari

This was part of the 2019 Dream Up Festival at the Theatre for the New City

Schedule

8/25 2pm
8/26 9pm
8/27 6:30pm
8/28 9pm
8/29 9pm
8/31 8pm
9/1 5pm

Link to buy tickets

Especially if you can't make it, please donate to support the production

link to donate

#turkeysonstrike #dreamup2019 #dreamupfestival #theatreforthenewcity

Link to FB event

graphic with more info


Website for the musical



Images of the program






Links to cast members, creators, etc. on social media

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Aerika Gabbin

Alexander Price

Madeline Blue

Brian Sweeney

Vincent Donnadio

Kristin Felizzari

Michael Janover

Nick Camacho

Rick Eberle

Friday, July 26, 2019

July 2019 Updates


Performed three times with Bronx County Chorus. Working on my alto belt, clip here https://www.instagram.com/p/ByFom7sFaAx/?igshid=1otnhf3haeu5i

Five performances with Cherub Improv

Two student movies

Completed another musical improv class

Played the Guard in "Twelve Angry Women" at AlphaNYC d Elizabeth Figols-Aquino

Recorded VO for a kid’s horror podcast

I got video for the commercials I recorded in January, but I'm not supposed to put them on social media.  If you want to see them, please contact me privately.

Currently in rehearsals for "Boy in the Window." My cast interview is here https://youtu.be/IASGdon7_Ds  More info on my blog http://annebarschall.blogspot.com/2019/06/boy-in-window.html including link for tickets. It's part of #nysummerfest2019

Currently in rehearsals for “Turkeys go on Strike” to be part of the Dreamup Festival 8/25 2pm; 8/26 9pm; 8/27 6:30pm; 8/28 9pm; 8/29 9pm; 8/31 8pm; 9/1 5pm  More info on this blog ag https://annebarschall.blogspot.com/2019/07/turkeys-on-strike.html

I had three art shows this year in the Brooklyn Public Library. Link to Google photo album of my art https://photos.app.goo.gl/zR7rpvDPmVhhfeUt7