THRILLED about collaborating with our very own, Associate Director, Shira-Lee on Amina Henry's new play, BULLY!!! Here's a little some more info about her:
SHIRA-LEE SHALIT (Director):
is an award-winning director,
chosen by Steven Spielberg as one of 18 Finalists out of 12,000 directors for
his Fox/DreamWorks TV show, "On The Lot.”
She recently directed Stephen Belber’s FAULT LINES at
the Barrow Group Theatre and has directed for the LAByrinth Theater Company,
Barefoot Theatre Company, Nylon Fusion Collective, Vertigo Theater Company, The
Jewish Plays Project, Stonestreet Studios, NYMadness, Thespis Theatre Festival,
The Lark, and the Writers Guild East Screenplay Series. Shira-Lee’s feature film debut, A-LIST starring Academy Award nominee
Sally Kirkland (Anna, JFK) won the Audience
Award at the 2007 Milan International Film Festival, and the Gold Remy Award
for Best Comedy at Worldfest Film Festival. Her first short, FULL CYCLE was a Finalist in the Student
Academy Awards, and her film, OPEN AIR,
starring Lynn Cohen (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) won
multiple awards at festivals worldwide.
Winner of the prestigious Presidential Scholar of the Arts Award,
Shira-Lee is an Associate Director with The Barefoot Theatre Company and a
member of the Actors Studio Playwrights/Directors Unit. She teaches master
classes for the LAByrinth Theater Company and is on faculty at Columbia
University and NYU.
BULLY By Amina Henry
Directed by Shira-Lee Shalit
featuring Vanessa Aspillaga, Erin Cherry, Mle Chester, Raye Levine, Sevrin Mason, Stacey Raymond, Jelena Stupljanin.
Featuring musical guest Cannonball Statman
Westbeth Community Room
55 Bethune Street (or enter at 155 Bank Street, 1 block south)
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
7:30pm doors, 8:00pm performance
$5 suggested donation, includes refreshments
Beer sponsor: The Brooklyn Brewery
Please RSVP to confirm your reservation as space is limited. To RSVP send an email with the number attending and your contact info to: barefootrsvp@aol.com
Barefoot Theatre Company
Directed by Shira-Lee Shalit
featuring Vanessa Aspillaga, Erin Cherry, Mle Chester, Raye Levine, Sevrin Mason, Stacey Raymond, Jelena Stupljanin.
Featuring musical guest Cannonball Statman
Westbeth Community Room
55 Bethune Street (or enter at 155 Bank Street, 1 block south)
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
7:30pm doors, 8:00pm performance
$5 suggested donation, includes refreshments
Beer sponsor: The Brooklyn Brewery
Please RSVP to confirm your reservation as space is limited. To RSVP send an email with the number attending and your contact info to: barefootrsvp@aol.com
Barefoot Theatre Company
Francisco Solorzano, Program Director
Molly Marinik, Program Director
Jennie West, Co-Producer
Molly Marinik, Program Director
Jennie West, Co-Producer
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