Strange Box

Horse Trade Presents

The Strange Box of Dr. Oddbody

On October 3rd, The Strange Box of Dr. Oddbody returns for its fourth season of blood-curdling, spine-tingling and always hilarious tales of improvised horror/comedy. This season marks the show's premiere at Under St. Mark's Theater , and is the brainchild of director/performer Adam Nowak. For the first time, production credits will be shared by both Adam Nowak and the Horse Trade Theater Company.

Inspired by the Twilight Zone, the writing of H.P. Lovecraft and 1950's horror comics, The Strange Box of Dr. Oddbody is performed as an anthology of three fully-improvised vignettes, and is hosted by Dr. Oddbody himself (as played by Adam Nowak).

Found in a ruined pyramid in the jungles of Peru , the Strange Box contains dark, evil powers and mysteries beyond imagination - powers that can only be harnessed by one Dr. Avery Oddbody. A brilliant - if flawed - professor from Miskatonic University, Dr. Oddbody is the sole wielder of the Box's terrible power. With it, he has summoned up a cadre of undead performers to enact bizarre and frightening nightmares for the delight and disgust of discerning audiences this fall.

Will Oddbody's experiment in the Occult succeed in making people pee themselves with laughter and/or terror? Will his performers stay in one piece before the show is over, or decay all over the front row? Is theater dead…or undead? See this wild and funny show to find out!

Myles Evans is an actor, improviser, voice over artist, and writer. Latest Improv & Sketch: Luigi Brothers (Gotham City Improv); Happy Birthday from the Huntleys (GCI); The Tenderloins (performing all over NYC); Weekly Review (Carolines, GCI). Theater: Bob in Yankee Rep's Pledge Break; Greg in the Fringe Festival production, Poop !; Jim in Vacancy, Love, Death & Disaster – A Night of One-Acts ; Noah in Fresh , at the Midnights Play Festival (also the playwright); and multiple roles in Echoes , for the Echoes Theater Project. TV: Criss-Cross (pilot) for the New York Television Festival; The Expert in Secrets of New York, NYCTV. Myles lives in New York City with his wife and fellow “Oddbody,” Jane. He is happy to be playing in this third incarnation of The Strange Box of Dr. Oddbody.

A print, television and online content writer, Rachel Korowitz has been acting and improvising in New York since 2000. She has studied with and performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater; played with numerous improv teams at venues around the city, and was a founding member of the cult favorite X Plus One (a group specializing in fully improvised science-fiction radio shows). Rachel most recently appeared on AMC's Date Night ("What About Bob"), and makes her feature film debut this fall in "American Standard".

Michele O. Medlin began her illustrious career as the "Little Girl" in Annie Get Your Gun which was fortunate as she was 6 years old. From there, she tirelessly worked across the American West singing her heart out to anyone her mother could pay to listen. Eventually, Michele made the inevitable move to New York, where she did some crappy children's theatre tour, helped to start a great little theatre company, walked away from the aforementioned theatre company, lent her chords to voice-overs for a lot of Japanese Animation and blah, blah, etc. blah. Check her out in el mo with Jeff Scherer and other stuff sometimes. Please.

Sarah is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory Program of Toronto, a product of the People's Improv Theater improv program and performs weekly with the PIT's house team, Fancy Dragon. She is also a member of the improv duo Mothra, the Project Team Aunt Kathy, and co-writes the all-instant message comedy blog killsecretarykill.blogspot.com.

Independent Film: WELCOME TO EARTH and AMONG THE JONESES. Stage: Vivienne in SUBURBAN LEGEND at Blueberry Pond Theater, Bunny in HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, Lenny in CRIMES OF THE HEART both at T. Schreiber Studio, and Lady Macbeth with the People's Theater. Television: NYCTV's SECRETS OF NY. Improv: Gotham City Improv, UCB, and the PIT. Training: NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Stella Adler Studios. www.janeoleary.biz

Jeff hails from Rochester, NY and Wilmington, DE, among other places, but New York City has become his hometown. He studied Writing for TV, Film & Radio at Syracuse University, and has written four screenplays, of which Skeletons was a semi-finalist both at the Austin Film Festival and on Project Greenlight. He and his friends formed the theatrical group Toolbox Productions and produced three plays, two of them at the NY International Fringe Festival: St. Rosita & the Francophone (which he co-wrote with Jeremy Carr), and Pipe Bomb Sonata (in which he played several roles). Since getting involved with improv comedy, Jeff has been in over a dozen teams and shows, performing at variety shows and theaters around New York, and plays to large audiences around the country as a member of the Chicago City Limits touring company. He is currently writing a children's book, a novel and an original series for television.

Nate has had comedy training with the Second City, Keith Johnstone, Armando Diaz, the Upright Citizens Brigade, Michael Showalter and Saturday Night Live writers Scott Waino and Ali Farahnakian. Nate has been performing comedy and improv for over 15 years at such places as Disney's Comedy Warehouse, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, SAK Comedy Lab in Orlando , The People's Improv Theater, Gotham Improv, The Magnet Theater and The Rattlebrain Theater in Denver . Nate stays busy writing and producing short films.

Myles Evans	Myles Evans is an actor, improviser, voice over artist, and writer. Latest Improv & Sketch: Luigi Brothers (Gotham City Improv); Happy Birthday from the Huntleys (GCI); The Tenderloins (performing all over NYC); Weekly Review (Carolines, GCI). Theater: Bob in Yankee Rep's Pledge Break; Greg in the Fringe Festival production, Poop !; Jim in Vacancy, Love, Death & Disaster – A Night of One-Acts ; Noah in Fresh , at the Midnights Play Festival (also the playwright); and multiple roles in Echoes , for the Echoes Theater Project. TV: Criss-Cross (pilot) for the New York Television Festival; The Expert in Secrets of New York, NYCTV. Myles lives in New York City with his wife and fellow “Oddbody,” Jane. He is happy to be playing in this third incarnation of The Strange Box of Dr. Oddbody.
Rachel Korowitz	A print, television and online content writer, Rachel Korowitz has been acting and improvising in New York since 2000. She has studied with and performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater; played with numerous improv teams at venues around the city, and was a founding member of the cult favorite X Plus One (a group specializing in fully improvised science-fiction radio shows). Rachel most recently appeared on AMC's Date Night ("What About Bob"), and makes her feature film debut this fall in "American Standard".
Michele O. Medlin	Michele O. Medlin began her illustrious career as the "Little Girl" in Annie Get Your Gun which was fortunate as she was 6 years old. From there, she tirelessly worked across the American West singing her heart out to anyone her mother could pay to listen. Eventually, Michele made the inevitable move to New York, where she did some crappy children's theatre tour, helped to start a great little theatre company, walked away from the aforementioned theatre company, lent her chords to voice-overs for a lot of Japanese Animation and blah, blah, etc. blah. Check her out in el mo with Jeff Scherer and other stuff sometimes. Please.
Sarah Nowak	Sarah is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory Program of Toronto, a product of the People's Improv Theater improv program and performs weekly with the PIT's house team, Fancy Dragon. She is also a member of the improv duo Mothra, the Project Team Aunt Kathy, and co-writes the all-instant message comedy blog killsecretarykill.blogspot.com.
Jane O'Leary	Independent Film: WELCOME TO EARTH and AMONG THE JONESES. Stage: Vivienne in SUBURBAN LEGEND at Blueberry Pond Theater, Bunny in HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, Lenny in CRIMES OF THE HEART both at T. Schreiber Studio, and Lady Macbeth with the People's Theater. Television: NYCTV's SECRETS OF NY. Improv: Gotham City Improv, UCB, and the PIT. Training: NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Stella Adler Studios. www.janeoleary.biz
Jeff Scherer	Jeff hails from Rochester, NY and Wilmington, DE, among other places, but New York City has become his hometown. He studied Writing for TV, Film & Radio at Syracuse University, and has written four screenplays, of which Skeletons was a semi-finalist both at the Austin Film Festival and on Project Greenlight. He and his friends formed the theatrical group Toolbox Productions and produced three plays, two of them at the NY International Fringe Festival: St. Rosita & the Francophone (which he co-wrote with Jeremy Carr), and Pipe Bomb Sonata (in which he played several roles). Since getting involved with improv comedy, Jeff has been in over a dozen teams and shows, performing at variety shows and theaters around New York, and plays to large audiences around the country as a member of the Chicago City Limits touring company. He is currently writing a children's book, a novel and an original series for television.
Nate Starkey	Nate has had comedy training with the Second City, Keith Johnstone, Armando Diaz, the Upright Citizens Brigade, Michael Showalter and Saturday Night Live writers Scott Waino and Ali Farahnakian. Nate has been performing comedy and improv for over 15 years at such places as Disney's Comedy Warehouse, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, SAK Comedy Lab in Orlando , The People's Improv Theater, Gotham Improv, The Magnet Theater and The Rattlebrain Theater in Denver . Nate stays busy writing and producing short films.