new company logo!

barefoot theatre company is proud to announce the new company logo featuring the classic foot print.

the design is courtesy of Dave Buchwald - who also photographed the company in May of 2008 at D.U.M.B.O Brookly, New York.

January bareNaked Reading Series...

This past Tuesday, the bareNaked Reading Series featured a new play by C. J. Thom titled Franklin Grimes.

The reading was directed by Barefoot Associate Director and co-founder, Michael LoPorto and featured: Jeremy Brena, Sabrina Cataudella, Charles Everett, John Gazzale, John Harlacher, Steven R. Wienblatt and Mark von Sternberg reading stage directions.

Live music, electronic indie punk sound were provided by David Triggiano with Christopher LoPorto on drums. They first appeared in the bareNaked Reading Series Weekend this past December with new works by Mary Gallagher, Carmen Rivera and students of South Side High School.

The evening was sponsored once again by the Bean Post Pub and theatres at 45 Bleecker. It was a successful evening all around and a lot of fun!!! Thank you - OUR AUDIENCE for attending the reading and hanging out afterwards. See you at our next reading!

bareNaked Reading Series TONIGHT @ 8pm

Please join us tonight for our thrid installment of the bareNaked Reading Series featuring a new play, Franklin Grimes by C.J. Thom, directed by Michael LoPorto with Jeremy Brena, Sabrina Cataudella, Charles Everett, John Gazzale, John Harlacher, Steven R. Weinblatt and Mark von Sternberg.

Musical guest - returning once again - Electronic Indie Rock by Dave Triggiano.

The Theatres at 45 Bleecker
Bleecker Street and Lafayette Street
Admission: $10

Drinks and Live Muisc following the reading.
See you there!!!

barefoot reading series....

On November 25th 2008 we held our first ever bareNaked Reading Series hosted by the theaters at 45 Bleecker. Our mission with the reading series is to provide playwrights with the opportunity to hear their new play in front of an audience while they're in the midst of their process - to see and hear what works and what needs improvement.

The new play is directed with minimal rehearsal time in order to keep it fresh and raw and then presented in a safe, fun environment that's celebrated with drinks and live music.

An evening of theater, live music and drinks!!!!!! and cheaper than a movie ticket: $10.

Following the success of our first reading with a new play by Joseph Sousa, we followed up with a bareNaked Reading Series Weekend - with three nights of new works by

high school students, emerging and established, award winning playwrights. In 2008 we went out with a bang as we presented the bareNaked Reading Series on three consecutive nights: Dec 18, 19, 20 all at the downstairs theater at 45 Bleecker.

The first evening featured a combination of short plays by established award winning playwrights: Mary Gallagher (also on barefoot's advisory board), Carmen Rivera and students of South Side High School in Rockville Centre, New York. The high school students are taught in the drama department by Pamela Seiderman, a director and Barefoot Theatre Company member.

The following evening, December 19th, we presented a short play by another advisory board member, Joe Pintauro and several short plays by our very own Literary Manager, Stephen Gracia.

On December 20th, our final evening we present a brand new, never before heard full-length play by a third advisory board member, Israel Horovitz. The play also featured three students from South Side High School.

The directors were Michael LoPorto, Pamela Seiderman, Francisco Solorzano and Joli Tribuzio (last seen in Dog Day Afternoon) and featured over 35 actors. An overall success with audiences coming out even during a snow storm, the bareNaked Reading Series promises to be a tradition of great night of theater, live music and festivities.

Be sure to keep and eye and ear out for our upcoming readings.

Up Next: A new play by C.J. Thom and directed by Michael LoPorto on Tuesday, January 27 at 8pm; mainstage at the theatres of 45 Bleecker.

Watch out for more exciting photos from past events on facebook and myspace.

barefoot company members meet...

Every season the barefoot theatre company comes together for a meeting to discuss future plans, as well as review past productions...this past fall just before our first ever bareNaked Reading Series - we meet in Brooklyn at Ozzie's Coffee Shop. Here are just a few pics of the company at work....

At the top you can see our Director of Development, Anika Solveig at work with minutes, with from her left - John Gazzale, Jeremy Brena and Charles Everett on her right. The bottom pic you'll spot our Associate Director and one of four founders - Michael LoPorto with Chiara Montalto in the middle and Stephen Gracia, our Literary Manager on the right.

The meetings are lead by founders; Francisco Solorzano, Producing Artistic Director, Victoria Malvagno, Managing Director, Michael LoPorto, Associate Director, and Anika Solveig, Director of Development.

company members...

This past fall, company members Dedra McCord-Ware and Francisco Solorzano auditioned in Los Angeles for the Actor's Studio West.
Dedra McCord-Ware currently resides in Hollywood, CA as does another company member, Christopher Whalen.

2008: Barefoot in Gloucester

Immediately following the closing of Dog Day Afternoon, Producing Artistic Director, Francisco Solorzano, Managing Director, Victoria Malvagno and company member Kendra Leigh Landon drove up to Israel Horovitz's theater - the Gloucester Stage Company, Eric Engel, Artistic Director. Israel Horovitz invited the three members to take part in the staged reading of his collection of short plays titled: 6 Hotels. Three out of the six plays were developed by Barefoot which included: The Hotel Play, The Audition Play and Beirut Rocks.

Keep and eye out for a full production of 6 Hotels as part of Barefoot Theatre Company's upcoming project: 70/70 Horovitz Project (a year-long, world-wide event celebrating Israel Horovitz's 70th Birthday with 70 of his plays.

Pictured at top: Kendra Leigh Landon at rehearsals out back at the theater in Gloucester, Mass.

Second pic - Sean Meehan and Francisco Solorzano rehearsing

Beirut Rocks on stage with Israel Horovitz

in audience.

Third pic - Meehan and Solorzano.

Fourth pic - playwright Israel Horovitz.