Shut UP, Emily Dickinson
Written by Tanya O'Debra
Original Music by Andrew Mauriello
Directed by Stephen Brackett
Starring Tanya O'Debra & Gregg Bellon
A serious comedy about loneliness, mental illness and perception. Holed up in her bedroom for eternity, crazy old Emily Dickinson unsuccessfully woos the object of her affection, a disembodied voice. A pseudo-historical, quasi-biographical psycho-romantic look at the life of America's most annoying poetess.
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Andrew Mauriello
(Composer)
A composer with over 15 years of experience including his studies at Berklee College of Music, Mr. Mauriello has been incorporating his songwriting into a variety of settings with a vast spectrum of musical styles. He has performed at Boston's Symphony Hall, crowded basements in Philadelphia, sold out shows at the late CBGB's in New York City, and seemingly everywhere in between. His music for Radio Star garnered a New York Innovative Theatre Award nomination for Outstanding Original Music.
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Gregg Bellon
(Performer)
GREGG BELLÓN (Master) is a performer, director, writer, designer, and production manager. Recent credits: Dumporama (by Cheri Magrid, Centenary Stage); Flood (by Kirby Fields, Samuel French One-Act Festival); Conexion Sin Hilo (by Julie deGrandy, Hudson Exploited Theater Company). Founder and Director of Production Consolidated, a full-service production company dedicated to a holistic approach to theater production; for more info, check out www.ProductionConsolidated.com. As always, for Nick.
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Stephen Brackett
(Director)
STEPHEN BRACKETT NY credits include: The Material World (Dixon Place),
American River (Lesser America), After (Partial Comfort), Be A Good Little Widow
(Ars Nova), The Tenant (Woodshed Collective), David Mixner’s From the Front Porch
(Dixon Place), The Sporting Life (Studio 42), F#@king Up Everything (NYMF), Whore
(Summer Play Festival) and PN1923.45LS01 Volume 2 (FringeNY). Regional credits
include: The Trouble With Doug (TheatreWorks) and Kilroy Was Here: A Styx Rock
Opera (Williamstown). Assistant Director: Passing Strange (The Public and Belasco
Theaters).
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Tanya O'Debra
(Playwright-Performer)
TANYA O’DEBRA is a writer/performer/funny lady. One half of the ECNY Award nominated comic sister duo, The O'Debra Twins, Miss O’Debra has spread mirth and filth all over NYC. Their annual O’Debbie Awards garnered a Best of New York Award from The Village Voice. Her play Fuck You won The Excellence Award in Overall Production at Fringe NYC. Published by Original Works, her play Radio Star has been produced all over the world, receiving numerous awards and accolades. Winner of the Miss Fag Hag Pageant, other theater credits include Patrice O’Debra in Straight Up Vampire (Joe’s Pub), The Evil Queen in Snow White (The New Acting Company) and Amanda McCloud in The Ultimate Stimulus (Dixon Place).www.tanyaodebra.com
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