Sunday, March 7, 2010

Lynn Cohen joins cast of 70/70 Horovitz 1st Anniversary Celebration

Lynn Cohen is an American actress. She is probably best known for playing Magda in the HBO series Sex and the City and the 2008 film of the same name. She has also played Judge Elizabeth Mizener several times on Law & Order, and has appeared in the movies MunichVanya on 42nd StreetSynecdoche, New York, and Eagle Eye. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri.  Lynn Cohen has appeared with the Barefoot Theatre Company with numerous readings, workshops and the world premiere of Israel Horovitz's Nine Shorts at Theatre Row Theatres.  (imdb)

Tixs to the 1st Anniversary Celebration are currently on sale via: smarttix.com or by calling (212) 868-4444.  The $25 admission price includes unlimited Free Drinks, Free Food, Live Music, Fim/Reading Presentation and Dance Party following the performance featuring Barefoot Theatre Company's very own resident DJ!!!  ZYR Vodka, our official sponsor will be available to help get the part going!!!  Get your tixs today!  All proceeds go towards the support of the Barefoot Theatre Company.  

Barefoot Shakespeare


This past Tuesday, March 2nd Ensemble Member, Gil Ron directed many Barefoot Theatre Company members in the staged reading of William Shakespeare's Henry V.   Members: Dan Graff, Charles Everett, John Harlacher,  and Gil Ron.   All members mentioned have been seen most recently with our 70/70 Horovitz Project 

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Co. Member Anna Chlumsky joins cast of Unexpected Tenderness

Anna Chlumsky - appeared in Barefoot Theatre Company's 45 Anniversary Revival of Lanford Wilson's ensemble epic Balm In Gilead in the lead role of Darlene. Also appeared in many bareNaked Reading Series with Barefoot Theatre Company. Member since 2008. She will join other special guests and Barefoot ensemble members in the celebration of our 70/70 Horovitz Project's 1st Anniversary.

Chlumsky entered show business at an early age modeling with her mother in an advertising campaign. She is best known for playing Vada Sultenfuss in the 1991 movie My Girl and the 1994 sequel My Girl 2. She was in Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain with Christina Ricci, and screen tested for the part of 'Lex' in Jurassic Park which eventually went to Ariana Richards. Columbia Pictures expressed serious interest in My Girl 3 (also known as Still My Girl) and a script has been in development since 2003, according to series co-star Dan Aykroyd. Aykroyd revealed in media outlets that Columbia was attempting to sign Chlumsky for the role.[1] The project is still in development stages, with no current updates in four years. Chlumsky appeared on the March 8, 2007 episode of 30 Rock called "The Fighting Irish". She played the character "Liz Lemler". She also appeared as "Mary Calvin" in an episode of theNBC drama series Law & Order (Season 17, Episode 12) first airing January 12, 2007. She was also in three episodes of the ABC dramedy Cupid. Chlumsky starred in the Off-Broadway production of Unconditional by Brett C. Leonard at The Public Theater. It was produced by Philip Seymour Hoffman's theater group, LAByrinth Theater Company, which opened on February 2008. She appeared in the BBC Films political satire In The Loop, co-starring with The Sopranos' James Gandolfini.[2] She plays Liza, a State Department assistant in the movie directed byArmando Iannucci.
1st Anniversary Celebration of our 70/70 Horovitz Project featuring a reading of Israel Horovitz's Unexpected Tenderness directed by acclaimed director Terry Kinney will take place on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at the Bleecker Street Theater.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!

Terry Kinney, acclaimed Broadway director and co-founder of Steppenwolf Theater Company set to direct our upcoming event. This coming Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 will mark the 1st Anniversary of our 70/70 Horovitz Project as well as Israel Horovitz's 71st Birthday...and we plan to celebrate just as hard as last year!!! Be prepared for more info to the theater event of the year with the reading of Horovitz's Unexpected Tenderness directed by TERRY KINNEY and featuring Barefoot Theatre Company members as well as some special guest artists!!! Also featuring LIVE MUSIC, FREE DRINKS, FREE FOOD, GIFTS AND MORE as well as a short film presentation of past events across the globe! ZYR Vodka, Sam French, Dramatists Play Service, Bean Post Pub, Two Boots Pizzeria, Smith & Krauss, Star Bucks and MORE!!! Stay Tuned for more info on Special Guests and date when tickets go on sale!!!

Monday, February 22, 2010

Francisco Solorzano & Christopher Whalen part of IRNE NOMINATIONS...

New England drama critics have given IRNE Award nomination to
Gloucester Stage production of Sins of the Mother featuring Barefoot Theatre Company members Christopher Whalen and Francisco Solorzano in following categories:
BEST PLAY, BEST ENSEMBLE, BEST ACTOR (Robert Walsh). This Gloucester Stage Company production of Sins of the Mother directed by Israel Horovitz was also part of our 70/70 Horovitz Project.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Sins of The Mother a huge SUCCESS!!

Wall Street Journal Review is in for SINS OF THE MOTHER! "...one that in a better-regulated world would now be playing on Broadway." And the praise keeps on coming! Sins of the Mother was developed by the Barefoot Theatre Company along with The Actor's Studio and LAByrinth Theater Company. The current production at Florida Stage is part of our 70/70 Horovitz Project.
Sins of the Mother was also featured at The Gloucester Stage Company in August of 2009 as part of our worldwide festival.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703315004575073200771525066.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifestyleArtEnt_6

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Ensemble Member, Charles Everett

was last seen in the role of Zelly in Israel Horovitz's Security which was presented as Mid-East Pieces (a collection of 4 short plays) directed by Eric Nightengale. The evening was project # 11 of our 70/70 Horovitz Project. Currently, he's about to start up the second round of shooting on an indie film called Private Francis of Williamsburg, an updated retelling of the story of St. Francis of Assisi. In the film he plays Bernard, Francis' best friend. We'll be shooting in locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn from Feb 14th to 28th. It's directed by Josh Wick for Imperfect films. Here's the facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/PVT-FRANCIS-OF-WILLIAMSBURG/164182776306?ref=ts. Here he's pictured in the Celebrating 10 Years of Theater event for Barefoot Theatre Company at the American Ballroom Theater with Barefoot Theatre Company members as well as special guests, Lynn Cohen and Austin Pendleton. www.charleseverett.com