Firecracker Productions and Horse Trade present the World Premiere of DIRTY GIRL, a new comedy beginning previews January 4th at The Kraine Theater. Based on the real-life experience of playwright Ronnie Koenig (who was the editor of Playgirl magazine from 2000-2002), the production is directed by Robert W. McMaster. Opening night is scheduled for January 6th.
Following a sold-out one night stand at Ars Nova, DIRTY GIRL has developed from a one-woman show called Centerfold into a multimedia extravaganza. The production stars Corrie Beula, Bridget Harvey, Ronnie Koenig, Michael Littner and Jesse Teeters with costumes by Krista Thomas and designed by Edward Hodge. The show is sponsored by Secrets in Lace.
Testing the boundaries of gender, sexuality, erotic experience and self, Firecracker Productions explores the base experiences that make us all human, and which, sometimes, make more humans. The company's debut production was a raucous, pop-culture infused rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream at HERE Arts Center in 2001. This summer they will present Red Light Night: An Evening of Plays about Sex by writers including Noa Gottlieb, Mark Snyder, Lizz Leiser, Angela Lovell, Lou Perez and Rich Orloff. They also produced a reading of Luke Alberts' coming-of-age comedy Get Down at The Manhattan Theatre Club, slated for a full production in the fall of 2007.
For more information visit www.firecrackerproductions.org.
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Bridget Harvey
(Performer)
Bridget Harvey is thrilled to be working with these amazing people. New York credits include Triumph of Love: In Concert at Lincoln Center (Corine), Head Games (Herodias, finalist for best play in Samuel French Festival), herself in The Greatest Holiday Musical – EVER! and Whina in Cinderella's Mice at the Vital Theatre, earning her a nod in the New York Times for being “infantile and obsessed with ponies.” Much love to Peter.
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Corrie Beula
(Performer)
Corrie Beula attended Millikin University, where she received her training and an insatiable desir to devour any and all performance opportunities and styles, all of which she has carried with her into her professional career. Favorite experiences include: The Balcony, Sir Patient Fancy, Cabaret, No, No, Nanette, Sophisticated Ladies, Weekend Comedy with Jamie Farr, and an AUDELCO Award-Nominated run of My Children! My Africa! She can also be seen in January-February at Hunterdon Hills PLayhouse in NJ as Agnes in I Do! I Do!
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Jesse Teeters
(Performer)
Jesse Teeters (Howie etc.) earned his BFA in Acting from Ohio University in 2001. Some of his favorite stage credits include: Charlie in "TheForeigner," Cliff in "Cabaret, Grover et al in "On the Verge," Rick in "The Nerd," and he has performed with numerous improv comedy groups. He is the co-owner of Fluke Films, a small independent production company and can be seen in various national commercials ranging from coffee to cholesterol medication. He's proud to be working with Firecracker Productions and would like to thank his soon-to-be wife, Megan, for her love and support.
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Michael Littner
(Performer)
Michael is thrilled to be working with this infinitely talented cast in his first Horestrade/Firecracker Productions show. He is a founding member of the (RE:)Directions Theater Company, and has a BA in Drama from Vassar College. Favorite roles include Louis in Angels in America Part I adn Eugene in Brighton Beach Memoirs. Michael wishes big love to his mom and dad and would like to dedicate this performance Don Francisco, his partner in crime and idiocy.
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Robert W. McMaster
(Director)
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Ronnie Koenig
(Playwright-Performer)
Ronnie Koenig (Dori) is a playwright and freelance writer for Cosmopolitan and Penthouse . Her favorite stage roles include Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream , Betty/Waitress in All in the Timing, and Clea in Black Comedy, all of which she also directed. She is one of the founders/artistic co-directors of Firecracker Productions along with long term friend and collaborator Kate Kolendo.
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Press
Gena Hymowech
November 25, 2007
Koenig, who wrote and stars in the production, plays her own alter ego, Dori Richter, who comes across an editorial position in the want ads that requires the applicant to be comfortable with male nudity.
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Will McKinley
January 17, 2007
Koenig is also the writer and star of Dirty Girl, a sweetly comedic, and surprisingly clean, play based upon her tenure at the beloved bastion of beefcake.
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Nancy Ellen Shore
January 11, 2007
Based on the real-life experiences of playwright-performer Ronnie Koenig, a former Playgirl magazine editor-in-chief, this frothy one-act follows nice Long Island Jewish girl Dori Richter from the fictional Loverboy magazine's offices to steamy photo shoot locales on her quest to find a woman who's actually aroused by her magazine.
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Sharyn Jackson
January 07, 2007
It's every young writer's dream- land a fat-titled editorial job at a national magazine with only a little experience and a line like, I'm a strong writer, a fast learner, and I know that I will both meet and exceed your expectations.
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Robin Reed
January 05, 2007
Some names have been changed, but Ronnie Koenig's real-life job as editor-in-chief of Playgirl magazine has been transformed first into a one-woman show and now Dirty Girl, with Koenig, as Dora Richter, a character based on herself, backed up by one of the busiest supporting casts I've ever seen.
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