Wings Theatre Company and Gato Flaco Productions Present
With
Moe Bertran, Ivan Davila, Mark Finley, Jason Luna Flores, Carl Ka-Ho Li &
Andre Darnell Myers
Lighting Designer, Michael Megliola
Fight Choreographer, Kymberli Morris
Production Stage Manager, Shuhei Seo
A
Manhattan gay couple accidentally become foster parents to three
runaway-throwaway queer teens. |An
alternative family with its own set of values. It ain’t The Brady Bunch.
Nominee, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Award
-NY Theatre Experience
“Howlingly funny and
touching without getting sappy.”
-Off Off Broadway Review
Sept 6th – Sept 29th,
Thurs – Mon at 8:00, Sun at 3:30, no show Sept 7th
At Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher Street, New York, NY 10014
Tickets: http://wingstheatre.com
or 212.627.2961
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Moe Bertran (Felony) Moe originated
the title role of Felony Mayhem in David Pumo's OOBR Award winning,
GLAAD Award (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) nominated Auntie
Mayhem. Moe has performed David
Pumo's Love Scenes to critical
and audience acclaim at the following venues: NYC - Wing's Theater, The Duplex,
Midtown International Theater Festival, Sandi Shurin Theater, Raw Space &
Centerstage; LA - Celebration Theater; Chicago - Bailiwick Repertory;
SF - San Fransisco Fringe Festival (winner, Best Male Solo) and picked up
by New Conservatory Theater Center. Most
recently produced on Atlantis Cruise Lines.
Former member, The 4th Unity & No-Pants Theater Companies.
Current member, Wings Theater Repertory Company.
Moe has worked with some of theater's great luminaries including Eric
Bentley, Francine LeFrak, William Carden, Richard Caliban, Robert Patrick &
Michael Kearns. His performance
of the FOOL in the HB Playwrights
Foundation Holiday Show garnered
him a rave review from its producer, the legendary Uta Hagen.
Ivan
Davila
Mark Finley (Charlotte) Mark is the Artistic Director of TOSOS2 and a member of
EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE (EAT). Recent
directing credits include Doric Wilson’s And He Made a Her for TOSOS2, Tom
Eyen’s Why Hannah's Skirt Won't Stay Down for Peculiar Works’ East
Village Fragments and Kathleen Warnock’s Some are People for EAT.
As an actor, he appeared in the 2007 New York International Fringe
Festival as Susan Evans/ Lady Dylan in Garet Scott’s Roll With the Punches.
His play The Mermaid was recently published by United Stages.
Mark is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts.
For more info check out www.tosos2.org
Jason Luna Flores
(Dennis) Jason was born in Queens, N.Y., and studied at the Lee Strasberg
Theatre Institute under Mauricio Bustamante and Geoffrey Horne. His Film
and Television credits include NBC's Law
and Order: Criminal Intent, I Believe
In America, ABC's Six Degrees, and
Drug Free America (a PSA). Theatre credits include Lonnie
and Jake, Crossing Currents and King
of Dominoes. Jason would like to thank the talented cast, director,
writer, and everyone involved for making this creative endeavor a growing
experience. And to his friends and family for the continual support they
give.
Carl Ka-Ho Li
(Ivan) Born in Hong Kong and raised in Connecticut, Carl has a passion for all
things in the Entertainment industry, and has performed and produced creative
work since he was little, including acting, dancing, singing, writing, kung fu,
choreography, spoken-word, performance art, drawing, sound design, comic book
editing and color separations, and photography. Carl graduated from the
Academy of the Arts as a dance major, and U Conn with a BFA in Theatre where he
trained in Suzuki Acting Technique under Eric Hill. He was a
co-founder/choreographer of the groups Power Surge, C-Cubed and CATODA. He
moved to NYC in May of 2005 and has since studied the Eric Morris System at the
Bova Actors Workshop, NY, become a member of SAG, and has been in a number of
film, TV, music videos, print, commercial and stage projects including the film Marker,
Triple 8 Palace (Cannes Selection 2K7), Off Stage: West Village Fragments, Fresh, and a lead role in the show Wo Dzai. He is very honored to be working with everyone in
this production of Auntie Mayhem!
Andre' Darnell Myers
(Epiphany) Andre is ecstatic to be in Auntie
Mayhem, with this awesome cast! Some of his credits include: Tours:
Walnut Street Childrens Musicals/SSL; Super
Grover Ready for Action (singer/dancer).Theme parks/ Cruise Ships; Spirit
of Washington, Welcome to the 60's
at Six Flags NJ(Dance Captain). Regional; Hair
(hubert/tribe) at The Prince Music Theatre, Chicago at NCT, West Side
Story (Chino), Grand Hotel (Jimmy
2), Hot Mikado, Pippin, Cinderella, and A
Rasin in the Sun (Travis). Film, Borat
(dancer)/and various commercials. Andre is currently in a recording group called
Nfusion where he is recording a CD/DVD, and will have a TV special for 3 years,
which will start and be released in November!! He hails from Washington DC where
he trained at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in musical theatre.
He continued his training in musical theatre at The University of the
Arts in Philadelphia. He would like to thank David, Moe and DJ for this GREAT
opportunity, and his family, friends, and roommates for their constant love and
support!
David Pumo (Writer) David’s first full-length play, Love
Scenes, was a critical smash in New York, L.A., Chicago and San Francisco
(Best of Fringe) and on Atlantis Cruise Lines.
His second, Auntie Mayhem, won
an OOBR award, was nominated for a GLAAD award (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation), and was published as part of Martin Denton’s anthology, Plays
and Playwrights 2004. He served
for three years as Co-Artistic Director of The 4th Unity, where both plays were
originally produced. Short plays
include The Seed and Perhaps (4th
Unity) and Work Wife (Wings Theatre
Company). He is currently a
repertory member of Wings Theatre Company, and is the cofounder of Gato Flaco
Productions. Current projects in
development include the book for White City, music and lyrics by Pete Townshend,
and the film version of Auntie Mayhem.
He graduated from NYU Tisch School of Arts with a degree in film and
television, and has a law degree from Brooklyn Law School.
For seven years he ran a legal and social service project providing
advocacy for homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens.
Donna Jean Fogel (Director)
Past credits: Early Girl by Caroline Kava at
American Academy of Dramatic; Glass Jaw by Jane Shepard at The Barrow Group (TBG) workshop series;
Of Loss and Grace by Joey Brenneman at
Theatre 5; Flesh & Blood by Peter Gaitens at Long Island University’s Post
Theatre Company; Release by K Lorrel Manning, TBG workshop series; Lobby Hero by
Kenneth Lonergan, Theater at St. Mary's in Harlem and TBG; Auntie Mayhem (2003 OOBR winner, GLAAD nominee) and
Love Scenes (LA -
Celebration Theatre; NY - MITF,
Duplex, Sandi Shurin, Wings; San Francisco – Fringe, New Conservatory; Chicago
– Bailiwick; Atlantis Cruise Lines), both by David Pumo; Many short plays for NYU DDW’s First Look Theatre Company.
Produced and directed The Body Politic by Eric Johnke and Christopher Fry's
A
Phoenix Too Frequent with Watchbird Productions; Trained at Carnegie Mellon, The
SITI Company and The Barrow Group, among others, and has performed
professionally for years both in NYC and regionally. Screen appearances include
Law & Order and the independent film, Nine. DJ is part of NYU DDW’s First
Look Theatre directing company, The Barrow Group community, Wings Theatre
Company, and Circle East. Thanks all ways to her beloved wife, Bekka.
Florencio Flores Palomo
(Set Designer) Florencio is thrilled to once again work with Donna Jean Fogel
and to be a part of this amazing production. Florencio first worked with
DJ as stage manager for the Barrow Group’s workshop production of Glass
Jaw. Florencio’s recent set
design work includes Dark of the Moon, Callback, Vampingo/Moonbite, &
Under
the Cowboy Moon. Thank you DJ for believing in me and for asking me
to be a part of this and congratulations to the entire cast and crew.
Michael Megliola (Lighting Designer) Michael recently designed
The Shattering of the Golden Pane and The Hanging of Razor Brown at 59E59 for
Rage Against Time/Love Creek Productions, as well as the Eugene Lang Spring 2007
Showcase at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater. He presently serves as resident
lighting designer for Phare Play Productions, where his credits include The
Cherry Orchard, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and Under
A Cowboy Moon. Other NYC technical credits include Dark of the Moon (Phare
Play), Outing Wittgenstein, This Is Your Ridiculous Life!, Sapphire's Kiss, and
Have You Ever Seen a Dream Rapping? (Castillo Theatre). Regional tech:
Victor/Victoria, Joseph…, HAiR, Crazy For You, Damn Yankees, Guys & Dolls,
and Kiss Me, Kate (First Year Players); Antigone and The Vagina Monologues
(Spectrum Theatre); and Sweeney Todd (CTG). Many thanks to friends, family, and
assorted special someones for all their inspiration and support.
Kymberli Morris (Fight Choreography) Since retiring from professional wrestling and stunt work, Kymberli has contented herself with choreographing fights for such productions as African Nights, Murder Uncensored, The Jocker, The Three Musketeers, Through a Naked Lens, Uncovering Eden and the OOBR award winning musicals Cowboys! and Tango Masculino . When not in the safe environment of theatrical violence, she spends her time working as an Assistant Director of Project Management at Ernst & Young, serving as President of the Board of Trustees of the Palisades Emergency Residency Shelter (PERC) in Union City, NJ and traveling about the globe She is absolutely thrilled to be working with yet another talented cast at Wings Theatre
Shuhei Seo (Production Stage Manager) Shu works as a Lighting Director at New York University and Production Stage Manager at Big Apple Lights. He freelances as Lighting Director and Production Stage Manager at various theaters including Lincoln Center Festival, Radio City Music Hall, and Carnegie Hall. Mr. Seo's most recent credits are Heisei Nakamuraza at Lincoln Center Festival 2007 and Tapfusion & Darrah Carr Dance at The Duke on 42nd Street.
