Monday, November 8, 2010

Auditions for Canadian Premiere of MAN BOOBS in November

Audition call by Village Scene Productions for the play ‘Man Boobs’.

Village Scene Productions is holding auditions for their early spring production, the Canadian premier of “MAN BOOBS” –by NY playwright J. Julian Christopher. This two hander is slated for production in Montreal the week of March 21st to 27, 2011, to be presented in English at the Rialto Theatre.
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Man Boobs tells the story of two men about to embark on a night of passion until issues of obesity and self-esteem overpower their sexual and emotional connection. -After coming home from their fourth date, Marty invites himself up to Spence’s apartment for a nightcap. Following various attempts by Marty to get Spence into bed, Spence keeps on stalling. -Will Marty be able to get Spence’s clothes pealed off, or will he unintentionally get Spence to reveal something far more intimate than his naked body?

SPENCE: Age +/-30, body type is very over weight to obese. He is a librarian by profession. ‘Preppy’ in his fashion sense. He is masculine yet sensitive and with slightly effeminate mannerisms. He uses his quick wit and sense of humor and natural intelligence to hide his self-consciousness.

MARTY: Age +40, is a rugged everyman, attractive appearance. He’s stocky and heavyset, much like an out of shape athlete. He’s perhaps got a large beer gut/pot belly, overweight but not obese. Bursting with sex appeal and strong sense of self. He’s a manly-man with masculine mannerisms.

Auditions scheduled for the end of November, between the 19th and 26th, To be considered for a role and to schedule an appointment please forward a recent head shot and current actor’s c.v. to productions@villagescene.com. Please specify which role that you are interested in reading for. Only candidates considered for a role will be contacted for an audition. Open to both non-union and union actors. Interested candidates may consult a perusal copy of the original text, available at the QDF offices only, but not available for loan. Contact QDF directly prior to visiting their offices to ensure that it is open and available.

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Monday, April 19, 2010

MAN BOOBS to be read in Orange Hanky Productions, RED LEFT 4 Reading Series


MAN BOOBS will be read as part of Orange Hanky Productions, RED LEFT 4 Reading Series. Orange Hanky Productions was founded by playwright Kevin Podgorski and director Brian Olsen in 2008. Orange Hanky’s mission is to produce original plays which raise the bar on gay theater, tackling the issues facing gay people in a truthful, raw and fresh way. OHP seeks out plays which break new ground in the representation of gay characters, plays in which simply being gay is not in and of itself the conflict. Orange Hanky’s productions present situations which are uniquely gay but are motivated by needs and fears which resonate with everyone, regardless of sexuality.

Monday, March 29, 2010

MAN BOOBS to debut in The 2010 Fresh Fruit Festival

J. Julian Christopher's Man Boobs has been accepted to the 2010 Fresh Fruit Festival. The Fresh Fruit Festival is an inclusive International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Cultural & Arts Festival held in Manhattan each July! All Out Arts' and New Village Productions' Fresh Fruit Festival feeds the spiritual and artistic souls of the LGBT and artistic communities.

Fresh Fruit's mission is to share the LGBT community's unique perspective, creativity and diversity and to build links between the LGBT, local, national and international artistic communities as well as to the general public.

Details to follow!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Michael Chernus and Jim Noonan soar in MAN BOOBS at The Public Theater's 2009 Emerging Writers Group Spotlight Series



Michael Chernus (Marty) and Jim Noonan (Spence) were cast in the MAN BOOBS reading at The Public Theater's 2009 Emerging Writers Group Spotlight Series.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Stephen Brackett to direct the staged reading of MAN BOOBS at The Public Theater

Stephen Brackett has been slotted to direct a full staged reading of J. Julian Christopher's Man Boobs.

Stephen Brackett's recent credits include Dan Fishback's You Will Experience Silence (Dixon Place), Alice Wakeman by Corn Mo and .357 Lover (Ars Nova), The Ones That Flutter (SPF), Bekah Brunstetter's Fucking Art (Samuel French OOB Festival Winner), Sandy the Dandy (FringeNY), The Reinstitution of Slavery (Clubbed Thumb's Constitutional Convention), Ixomia (Crown Point Festival), Bixby Elliot's PN1923.45LS01 Volume 2 (FringeNY), 1.1-1.7 (Working Man's Clothes), Week 34 of 365 Days/365 Plays (The Public Theater's Shakespeare Lab), No Date: The Diaries of David Wojnarowicz and Kilroy Was Here (Williamstown Workshop). In 2002 he co-founded the theater company the Bushwick Hotel with playwright Rachel Shukert; their collaborations include Johnny Apple@#%*er (Ice Factory), Bloody Mary (nominated for 4 NYIT Awards), Sequins for Satan (Galapagos Art Space), and The Blackstone Hotel (The Culture Project). Stephen is a former member of the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab and was the Assistant Director of Passing Strange at the Belasco and Public Theater. Upcoming: The Mattachine Project as part of the Hot Festival.

Man Boobs
tells the story of two men begin to share a night of passion until issues of obesity and self-esteem overpower their sexual and emotional connection.

Reservations Available Now!
Call 212-967-7555
Tickets are free to the general public.

The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

A reading of MAN BOOBS by J. Julian Christopher to be performed at The Public Theater on March 8th

Man Boobs, a new play by J. Julian Christopher, will have a full reading at The Public Theater on Monday, March 8th at 7:00pm. The reading will be a part of the Spotlight Reading Series for 2009 Emerging Writers Group.

J. Julian Christopher was accepted to the prestigious group in January 2009. Man Boobs is one of two piece that were developed within the group.

Tickets are free to the general public.


Man Boobs
tells the story of two men begin to share a night of passion until issues of obesity and self-esteem overpower their sexual and emotional connection.

Reservations Available Now!
Call 212-967-7555

The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan.