COMPANY ONE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, MARCH 2009

GREETINGS!

It's been said to "Beware the Ides of March" but this March is so jammed packed with Company One happenings, you have no reason to worry

NOW PLAYING...

This past Friday C1 opened the Boston Premiere of Bruce Norris?s THE PAIN & THE ITCH, featuring Nancy E. Carroll. With a young daughter in serious need of attention and a ravenous creature possibly prowling the upstairs bedrooms, what begins as an average Thanksgiving for one privileged family unravels into an expos‚ of disastrous choices and less-than-altruistic motives. This highly controversial and painfully funny examination of denial and its consequences promises to be the ?must-see? show of the season. Don?t believe me? CLICK HERE to check out THE PAIN & THE ITCH video trailer. And after you watch, be sure you GET YOUR TICKETS before they?re all sold out! THE PAIN & THE ITCH opens March 13th and runs until April 4th

CELEBRATION X

On March 19th, the Company One family will gather to celebrate 10 years of Company One changing the face of Boston Theatre at Celebration X! A party like this only happens once in 10 years and we want to make sure that you are there to celebrate with us! Featuring CabareX: An Evening of Performances from Company One All Stars including: Rick Park (AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL), Valerie Stephens (THE GIBSON GIRL) , Marvelyn McFarlane (THE BLUEST EYE, VOYEURS de VENUS, ARTICULATION), Terri Deletetsky (PAN, SIX ROUNDS/ SIX LESSONS, ARTICULATION) and the cast of The Superheroine Monologues, opening April 10th! The evening, hosted by long time supporter Liz Walker will feature both silent and live auctions, raffle prizes, delicious treats and a cool creative vibe. It will also give Company One the opportunity to recognize and honor the creative mentorship of Lois Roach and David Wheeler. As a member of the C1 family, we need you there to ensure that Company One will be around to celebrate another 10 years in Boston. It?s not too late to get your tickets- just CLICK HERE This will be an evening to remember!

SLAM!

SlamBoston is right around the corner! On Tuesday March 24th at 7:30p, we will once again enjoy a high energy, friendly theatre competition at the BCA in the Plaza Theatre.

This time the line up is:
Twenty Years
By: Candace Perry
Directed by: John J. King

Step Two
By: EP Dowdall
Directed by: Giselle Ty

In Bloom
By: Jennifer McCartney
Directed by: Jen Alison Lewis

Face Time
By: R.D. Murphy
Directed by: Adam Sussman

Please Pass the Salt
By: Debbie Weiss
Directed by: Molly Kimmerling

I Am A Black Girl
By: Francesca Sanders
Directed by: Suzanne Dell

Dresed Up Like a Douche
By: Rick Park
Directed by: Jackie Davis

Safely Assumed
By: Andrea Fleck Cardy
Directed by: Thomas Martin

And as always SLAMBoston will feature many talented local actors. This is always a sold out event, so CLICK HERE and get your tickets now!
SAVE SOME GREEN!
Save some cash with a Company Card and join the C1 family! It?s never too late to secure your seats to the most exciting theatre in town, at a great discount. CLICK HERE to learn more about becoming a Company Card member.
Thanks for tuning in...and see you at the theatre!

Summer L. Williams
Director of Marketing

STAGE ONE: TEEN THEATRE

Stage One: Theatre Training for Teens Summer 2009 has a brand new format so that your teen is able to get even more experience and still have time to go on that family vacation! Mark VanDerzee, the creative genius behind Stage One, has developed a new structure that will allow 4 different sections of Stage One to be taught in the same 4 week period. The 1st two week period (July 20- July 31) will be Session A: INTRO TO IMPROVISATION from 9am ? 12pm and Session B: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT will be from 1pm ? 4pm. The 2nd two week period (August 3? August 14) will be Session C: ADVANCED IMPROVISATION from 9am ? 12pm and Session D: SCENE CREATION will be from 1pm ? 4pm. All sessions will be held at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St in Boston?s South End.

CLICK HERE to learn more!

SUPER!

THE SUPERHEROINE MONOLOGUES:
A Parody of Super Proportions By John Kuntz & Rick Park
Directed by Greg Maraio
In collaboration with Phoenix Theatre Artists
APRIL 10 - 26, 2009
Boston Playwrights Theatre

Following last season?s wild romp AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL, Company One and Phoenix Theatre Artists are proud to bring back the playwright team of John Kuntz and Rick Park. Touching, funny and always campy THE SUPERHEROINE MONOLOGUES is an action packed parody that starts in 1940 and travels through the decades. You already know that they can stop speeding bullets, control the weather, and scratch your eyes out, but these dynamic divas promise to answer all the questions you never dreamed to ask. TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?  CATCHING UP WITH C1 ALUM...

Naheem Garcia (RASH ACTS, AFTER ASHLEY) is keeping busy these days. He has a piece for Youth and Police in Partnership (YPP) ?Know the Law? March 20 at 7p at Roxbury Community College. He can be seen in the upcoming feature films ?The Maiden Heist? starring Morgan Freeman and Christopher Walken and ?The Proposal? with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. You can catch up with Naheem at CelebrationX!
DON'T MISS...

THE PAIN & THE ITCH
By Bruce Norris
Directed by Bevin O'Gara
March 13 - April 4, 2009
Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre

CELEBRATION X
Celebrating 10 Years of Company One
March 19, 2009
Boston Center for the Arts

AFTER THE QUAKE
By Haruki Murakami
July 17 - August 15, 2009
Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre

SLAMBoston*
Tuesday March 24, 2009 - BCA
Tuesday Aug 4, 2009 - BCA
*SLAMBoston is a trademark of Another Country Productions

SUPERHEROINE MONOLOGUES
By John Kuntz & Rick Park
Produced in collaboration with Phoenix Theatre Artists
Directed by Greg Maraio
April 10 - 26, 2009
Boston Playwrights' Theatre

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