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A Dysfunctional Theatre Company Workshop Production

CHOSEN

A Satirical Tale about God & Country

written & directed by Rick Vorndran
CHOSEN

UNDER St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place
btwn 1st and Ave. A

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Monday - Wednesday
September 17- 26
@8pm
UNDER St. Mark’s

Tickets: Adults $15 / Students & Seniors $10

Running Time: 75 minutes

A simple girl, tormented by bullies, receives a divine visitation.  When her angel tells her she can stand up to her tormentors, she does.  What will happen when he tells her she can control the world?

Workshop production - Two weeks only!

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A little girl from America’s Heartland is commanded by God to rule the world.  Well, not God exactly, an angel.  Well, maybe not an angel, more of a ghost.  But a famous ghost!  Struggling to fulfill her destiny she goes to a radical college, has a career, a husband & a baby, toys with a wide variety of hairstyles (and headbands!), becomes a Democrat, a First Lady and a Senator.  She’s going to be leader of the world – free or otherwise.
Why? 
Because it’s what God wants.

Chosen continues Dysfunctional Theatre’s rich tradition of political & social satire (Hoover: A Love Story, Mr. Rogers’ Y2K, Il Duce: The Rudy Giuliani Story).  Inspired by the lives of Hillary Rodham Clinton & St. Bernadette of Lourdes, Chosen explores & satirizes politicians and their creation of modern myth in America.


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The Cast


Robert Brown
Robert Brown is a man.  He's a man's man.  He's a man's man's man.  This time, no antlers.  Now back to the show.
Danaher Dempsey
Danaher Dempsey

Danaher Dempsey - Is happy to be working with Dysfunctional again after 4 years. Recent credits include Candida (Marchbanks), A Man's A Man (Jessie Mahoney), Romeo & Juliet (Mercutio), Mother Courage (Eilif).

Allison Sell
Allison Sell
Allison Sell graduated from the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. She made her New York debut as Hollywood in Dysfunctional Theatre's 2006 production of The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, followed by Nina in Orange Murder Suit.  Happy as she is with the Dysfunctional Theatre Co., she needs to thank her parents for their undying support.

Amy Oppenheim
Amy Oppenheim
Amy Oppenheim is very excited to be returning to the Dysfunctional family after a six year hiatus.  She would like to thank Rick and this rock star cast for welcoming her back into the fold.  Some favorite credits include Sodom (Swivia), Vampire Stewardesses From Hell (Tatiana), Trooperettes (Doreen) and most recently, The Seagull (Nina).  She would also like to thank her three parents and her very special roommate.  Oopy.

Theresa Unfried
Theresa Unfried has been working with Dysfunctional since she first moved to New York in 2001. She has been seen in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (Blitzen and Vixen), Bite (Natalie O'Reilly/Mistress Corbeaux), Please Please Please Love Me (Def girl and various roles), and I Am Star Trek (DC Fontana and various roles). Her other New York credit includes Clue - Live on Stage (Mrs. White) with Flying Blind Productions. Theresa would like to thank her amazing cast and director/playwright for making this show such a pleasure to work on! Now let's go get a scotch and cigar!
Alex
Alex Warner
Alex Warner is very pleased to be working with the Dysfunctional Theater Company on this show.  Over the last decade, Alex has worked on over 40 different shows with 9 different theater companies, made a couple of independent movies that no one will ever see, won three OOBR awards, and has drunk quite a lot of beer.  Alex is currently studying Meisner Technique with Suzanne Esper at Esper Studios.

The Dysfunctional Theatre Company: Chosen is Dysfunctional Theatre’s 27th production.  Other recent productions include: Orange Murder Suit (by Rob Matsushita), The 8: Reindeer Monologues (by Jeff Goode), Bite (by Suzanne Bachner) and Hoover: A Love Story (by Paul Wells).  Founded in 1997 & currently celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season, Dysfunctional is dedicated to challenging the status quo without taking itself too seriously.