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Horse Trade presents
A RADIOTHEATRE Production
THE HAUNTING OF 85 EAST 4th STREET
Written/Directed/Composed by Dan Bianchi |
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WHO OR WHAT IS HAUNTING 85 EAST 4th STREET?
Do you know that the building at 85 East 4th Street is considered to be one of the most haunted spots in all of NYC? Its terrible past includes murders, suicides, exorcisms and lots of spirits that refuse to stay buried.
It all began in 1882 when the original tenement collapsed killing 31 Italian immigrants. From then on, the ground itself was said to be cursed. When the current building was erected at the turn of the century, an exorcism was held...it didn't work. After a night of terror, the priest left the priesthood. Within a year, the builder's son died falling down the long stair case...and the mother hanged herself in what is now the theater. The owner succumbed to madness and still haunts the place. He's only one of the many inhabitants who still reside there...
When the critically-acclaimed, award-winning RadioTheatre examined the building's bloody biography in 2004, the show sold out its entire run, received a slew of great reviews and was nominated for Best Performance Art and Best Sound Design. NOW, in an ALL NEW production, with a cast of story tellers, an original orchestral score and a plethora of sound effects, we invite you to return with us to the Kraine Theater to resurrect its restless ghosts. But, we warn you... don't come alone!
Want to know more about the haunted history of 85 East 4th Street?
www.radiotheatrenyc.com |
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RADIOTHEATRE is an award-winning PERFORMANCE GROUP that creates AUDIO THEATRE live on stage inspired by old time radio dramas, yet, does not seek to re create period radio programs, nor traditional plays. By combining 21st Century sound technology, uniquely written scripts, a cast of storytellers, original orchestral scores and a plethora of sound effects, Radiotheatre produces a new hybrid, environmental art form. Its content is also unique in that it draws its inspiration from pulp genres usually ignored by live theatre; ie, adventure, science fiction, horror, and crime. RADIOTHEATRE has been nominated Best Performance Group for five years in a row, has garnered over 13 nominations in various categories, has WON Best Music and Best Sound Design 2008 and is again nominated for two NY INNOVATIVE THEATRE AWARDS 2009. RADIOTHEATRE has produced 19 NYC shows in 5 years and currently runs SUNDAYS WITH POE now in its 9th month.
Here's what they're saying about RadioTheatre:
"STUNNING" - SCI FI CHANNEL
"Brings to mind VINCENT PRICE and Victorian Era full moons!" -NYTIMES
"Spooky, SHOCKING, Horrific!" –TIME OUT NY
"A SOUND EXTRAVAGANZA!" -VARIETY
"Elegant and VIVID storytelling!" -NYTHEATRE
"A TON of FAST PACED FUN!" -VILLAGER
"Dan Bianchi's Sound Design is MARVELOUS!" -VILLAGE VOICE
"Ominous, EERIE, Monster Movie Sound FX!" -BACKSTAGE
"RADIOTHEATRE is a VIBRANT force for NYC Stage Shows!" -HYREVIEWS
"CREEPY!" -AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE
“RADIOTHEATRE'S KONG IS THE ONLY TAKE I'VE SEEN ON THE GIANT APE THAT COMES CLOSE TO REPLICATING THE MAGIC OF THE ORIGINAL MOVIE" -CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATRE
"I HAD A GREAT TIME! BIANCHI'S adaptation has a brilliant arc that rises to a powerful climax and leaves us with a lot to think about...You feel the audience's energy change as the action rises and falls...One of the most integral aspects of this production is the fantastic and utterly evocative sound design ... STORYTELLING IS AN ART THAT IS SLIPPING AWAY BUT BIANCHI AND HIS COMPANY ARE WORKING HARD TO KEEP IT ALIVE AND THRIVING. I THINK HE DESERVES OUR SUPPORT!" -NYTHEATRE.COM
"THIS SEASONED PRODUCTION COMPANY HAS DONE QUALITY OF WORK CONSISTENTLY ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED ONE OF NY'S BEST IN THE OFF OFF, INDIE AND BLACK BOX THEATER CATEGORY...they keep you engrossed with a kickass storyline, a lighting crew that specializes in mood control and of course a flawless sound effects professionalism that has become their signature statement at all of their shows.“ -RETROVISION
The Cast and Crew |
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JOE FELLMAN has appeared in all 20 of Radiotheatre's SUNDAYS WITH POE. Also, FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, and DRACULA'S GUEST. He graduated MFA, Rutgers. Recent credits include; Miss Witherspoon, Amphibian Stage Prod; The Crucible, Northern Stage; The Darker Face Of The Earth; Educating Rita, New London Barn Playhouse; Much Ado About Nothing; Romeo and Juliet. Princeton Rep; Othello, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ; On TV - Law & Order;Criminal Intent; All My Children.
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FRANK ZILINYI has appeared in all 20 plays in RadioTheatre's SUNDAYS WITH POE. Also, FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE INVISIBLE MAN, KING KONG and DRACULA'S GUEST. Each Summer, he performs with the Inwood Shakespeare Festival, including: Dracula; The Three Musketeers; The Arabian Nights, An Offering of Magic & Hope; Treasure Island, La Vida Es Sueno; and in The Merry Wives of Windsor as Sir John Falstaff.
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WES SHIPPEE (Sound Engineer) returns for his 33rd show with Radiotheatre. A graduate from the Music Technology program at NYU, Wes has done everything from live band mixing to DJ work to roadie work to sound crew at Radio City. Also performing extensively as an actor/singer/pianist, he heads up his own band, 22LEROY. His most recent role was Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Out of the Woods Theatre Company, Richmond, VA).
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DAN BIANCHI has spent over 35 years in theater and film as an Independent Theatre artist which includes writing, directing, producing, set and lighting design, music and sound design, graphics, and PR. He's been founder/Artistic Director of 4 international theater companies, written and directed over 50 plays and musicals, worked as screenwriter in Hollywood, directed 7 motion pictures with members of the Royal Shakespeare Co., won three-times Best Director Off Broadway, twice The Beckett Prize, the ASCAP Musical Theater Award, Billy Rose Theater Award, the National Writers Guild Screenwriting Award, a MacDowell Fellowship, and a National Humanities Grant. He founded RADIOTHEATRE in 2004 and has since produced/ written/directed 39 live stage productions and over 300 performances at various NYC venues. RADIOTHEATRE has been nominated for NY Innovative Theatre Awards 13 times and 5 years in a row as BEST PERFORMANCE ART. Dan won 2008 BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC and BEST SOUND DESIGN. In 2003, he created VIDEOTHEATRE, NYC's only year round DV-dedicated indie theater. He is also a visual artist whose works have been shown in galleries and museums around the world, including Museum of Modern Art, NYC, MOMA Australia, Brazil, Germany, Museum of Non -Conformism, Russia, etc. He was born and raised in NYC and lives there with his wife and daughter.
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For RADIOTHEATRE in NYC, Dan Bianchi has written/directed/produced/ designed:
MADHOUSE (04) Red Room Theater
HARDBOILED 1 (04) The Belt Theater
HARDBOILED 2 (04) Dillons Main Stage
WAR OF THE WORLDS (04) (Nominated 2005 NY INNOVATIVE THEATER BEST SOUND DESIGN and BEST PERFORMANCE ART) Kraine Theater
KING KONG (05) Kraine Theater
THE PIGMAN OF DELANCEY STREET (05) (Nominated for 2006 NYIT BEST ACTOR and BEST PERFORMANCE ART) Dillons Main Stage
THE HAUNTING OF 85 EAST 4th STREET (06) (Nominated for 2007 NYIT BEST SOUND DESIGN and BEST PERFOMANCE ART) Kraine Theater
THE ISLAND OF DR.MOREAU (06) Kraine Theater
KING KONG (07) Kraine Theater
WAR OF THE WORLDS (07) 59E59 Theater
THE INVISIBLE MAN (07) (Nominated 2008 NYIT BEST PERFORMANCE ART, BEST SOUND DESIGN, BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC) 59E59 Theater
THE TIME MACHINE (07)
THE ISLAND OF DR.MOREAU (07) (Winner 2008 NYIT BEST SOUND DESIGN and BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC) 59E59 Theater
KING KONG (08) Players Theater
THE MOLE PEOPLE (08) (PICK HIT NY Fringe) Players Theater
DRACULA’S GUEST (08) Players Theater
DRACULA (08) (Nominated for 2009 NYIT BEST PERFORMANCE ART and BEST SOUND DESIGN) Players Theater
SUNDAYS WITH POE (09) 20 plays in 12 months Off Broadway NYC Under St.Marks Theater including:
THE TELL TALE HEART
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM
THE BLACK CAT
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
THE RAVEN
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
HOP FROG
THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE
MORELLA
THE OVAL PORTRAIT
LIGEIA
BERENICE
THE PREMATURE BURIAL
THE SPHINX
THE SYSTEM OF DR.TARR AND PROF. FETHER
WILLIAM WILSON
THE CASE OF M.VALDEMAR
ANNABEL LEE
THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE
FRANKENSTEIN (09-10) 4 months Off Broadway NYC Kraine Theater
THE HAUNTING OF 85 EAST 4th STREET (Opens APR 2010) Kraine Theater
MEDEA: CASE STUDY #2121 (Opens AUG 2010) NY Fringe Festival
THE NAUGHTY VICTORIANS (Coming JUNE 2010)
