BACKSTAGE PASS TO SINS OF THE MOTHER

Now playing at Florida Stage featuring Francisco Solorzano; written and directed by Israel Horovitz. Part of our 70/70 Horovitz Project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Vg7gvCZhU&feature=player_embedded

from Ensemble Member Will Allen

I love Barefoot Theater Company. I started working with Barefoot 4 years ago when I had just flown back from shooting a documentary in Angola with fellow barefooter Joseph Sousa. It was the perfect landing. The members were talented, passionate, intelligent, curious, fearless, interesting, interested, hardworking, did I mention talented? The opportunity to be a part of a theater company like Barefoot has been a blessing and an honor. Since joining the company I have worked on several projects and am currently in Los Angeles working on Joseph Sousa's Teeth of the Sons which opened Barefoot's Barenaked reading series in New York and had a subsequent production in Porltand, OR. So really, what I'm trying to say is that Barefoot is pretty bodacious, ferocious, tenacious, and other -ciouses that you will soon find out.

from Ensemble Member Joseph Sousa

"Just saw a reading of a play in Venice Beach that was a closeted Sex and the City episode. Made me miss new york and especially miss Barefoot readings."

Sousa was recently seen the World Premiere of his full length play, Teeth of the Sons which was developed with the Barefoot Theatre Company, opening our very first ever bareNaked Readings Series at the Bleecker Street Theater. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California

from Ensemble Member - Maia Sage

The Barefoot Theatre Company has been such an amazing experience for me. When i was in 7th grade they invited me to join them in their production of nine new short plays by Israel Horovitz. This was the beginning of of my new life as an actress. Though I was already in a performing arts school, doing these plays seemed to set my intentions of becoming an actress in stone because never before then had i experienced the thrill of being in a real show!
All of the plays Barefoot puts on are wonderful in their own ways. Their version of Dog Day Afternoon was so outstanding as well as all their readings ranging from various Horovitz plays to completely unknown writers. Being a part of this way hip New York ensemble of extremely talented artists has been so much fun; I encourage everyone to come and see the Barefoot company because they are guaranteed a good time!

Pictured: Maia Sage; Maia and Barefoot family member, actress Lynn Cohen; Maia with cast of Israel Horovitz's The Race Play featuring Lynn Cohen and Barefoot Theatre Company.

Francisco Solorzano, Israel Horovitz, John Harlacher in LOVE SIMPLE

Later this week and next Love Simple, a romantic comedy featuring Barefoot Thetare Company Producing Artistic Director Francisco Solorzano, Advisory Board Member Israel Horovitz and company member John Harlacher with Barefoot family members Patrizia Hernandez; written and directed by Mark von Sternberg is going to be playing at the Victoria Film Festival in British Columbia, Canada (http://www.victoriafilmfestival.com).

http://efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2931&highlight=Victoria+film+festival
Love Simple (3/4) – If only love was that simple. Instead, we have two people who enjoy each other’s company but just can’t reveal their real selves to one another. There is a lot for people to relate to here; the things we hide when we first meet someone to the lies we build to keep the relationship going. Even with some technical roughness of the direction, the two leads are excellent and the film is full of interesting characters and the unique stories they have.

Sins of the Mother OPENING NIGHT

Israel Horovitz's Sins of the Mother featuring Barefoot Theatre Company Artistic Director, Francisco Solorzano will open tonight at Florida Stage. The full-length play was been workshopped and developed by the Barefoot Theatre Company as well as LAByrinth Theater Company and Gloucester Stage Company for the past several years. This production is also part of Barefoot Theatre Company's 70/70 Horovitz Project which opened with a reading of the play directed by Jo Bonney and featured Bobby Cannavale, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Doman and Francisco Solorzano. The reading took place at the Bleecker Street Theater on March 31st, 2009. Be sure to check out our facebook page and website for more info.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Iabjg0goE

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