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CLAY McLEOD CHAPMAN
is a playwright and storyteller who has seen his short fiction transported
to the stage over the last ten years . . produced in Romania, Scotland,
Ireland and the United States. Originator of The Pumpkin Pie Show, Chapman
has taken his writing to the Sibiu International Festival of Theatre (1997/2001),
FringeNYC (1997/99/2001), the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Zipper Theater
(off-Broadway), along the waterfront at Riverside Park South and Coney
Island Fun Park. His first book of short stories, Rest Area (nominated
by Hyperion Books for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction), hit the shelves
in early 2002 . . while his second book, Miss Corpus (a novel) will be
released in 2003. Recent projects include an Off-Broadway production of
his short stories (Broken Boughs) as well as reading of his original material
along with the likes of Mike Daisey, Rick Moody, AM Homes, Lawrence Krauser
and Jonathan Ames. He reads frequently at the McSweeney's store in Brooklyn.
Clay was educated at North Carolina School of the Arts for Drama, the
Burren College of Art and Sarah Lawrence College.
ONE RING ZERO
is Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp. The duo began working together shortly
after both graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with degrees
in musical composition. The music is held together by a wide collection
of highly unusual instruments and sounds and is often recorded using experimental
techniques. With the release of their first record, Tranz Party, a six-piece
band was put together to perform live and has shared billings with Cibo
Matto, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, The Magnetic Fields, Thurston Moore
and The Roots. One Ring Zero can be seen weekly at the store associated
with McSweeney's publishing in Brooklyn, and frequently plays at other
literary events around the city. Recently, One Ring Zero completed two
new albums . . one of which features music composed for The Pumpkin Pie
Show.
HANNA CHEEK
spent the last four years of her acting career bouncing between New York,
Los Angeles and Chicago in a feverish attempt to become a working tri-coastal
actress. She most recently performed The Pumpkin Pie Show: Big Top (a
collection of long character monologues) to rave reviews, The Red Room
in NYC. Other stage credits include The Seagull (Nina) and Kindertransport
(Ava) at Sarah Lawrence College. She performed with Judith: A Comedy Troupe
at The Kitchen, NYC, and would have replaced Rachel Miner or Margot in
The Diary of Anne Frank (Music Box Theatre, NYC) had they not decided
to close the show. Damn. In Los Angeles, she co-wrote, directed and performed
in Bad Touch: A Sketchy Show at Masquers Theatre, as well as many improvised
comedies at the Improv Olympic Theatre. Television credits include a guest
starring role on Titus (Fox), a recurring role on Undressed (MTV), and
a featured role on The West Wing (NBC). Hanna studied at Sarah Lawrence
College, The British Academy of Dramatic Arts and Improv Olympic West.
Visit http://www.pumpkinpieshow
and http://www.oneringzero.com
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