Casablanca on the Hudson Pamela Enz, Julie Petrusak & Elliott Randall

About This Show

Pamela Enz’s text in collaboration with Julie Petrusak’s media design and the inventive magic of musician/composer Elliott Randall work your senses together crafting a fiery response to the state of our society. With this evening there is an invitation for all in attendance to productively join in our theatrical discussion.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Liza Couser is a New York based director and actor. She has directed/assistant directed at The Tank, Theater for the New City, BRIC Arts, Dartmouth College, and New York Theater Workshop. Liza has performed at Northern Stage, Playhouse on Park, New London Barn Playhouse, the 14th St Y, and Signature Theatre among others. Liza is a member of the Stage Director and Choreographer’s Observership Class and part of Ars Nova’s emerging leaders group. lizacouser.com

Pamela Enz What did I see to be except myself?”

I strive to create worlds that transcend explanation, moments of seeing, hearing, and feeling where the intangible becomes palpable. Working towards an insight into love and being that doesn’t line up with the shorthand of everyday vision I aspire to zoom past the representational into the realm of poetic realism. Above all else a collagist in technique and a collaborator by vocation who loves to participate in multi-medium realizations of work in an atmosphere that allows co-creators to contribute their best while together we work to discover the impalpable heart of our artistic explorations.

Julie Petrusak is a choreographer/ media designer whose multimedia immersive storytelling experiences combine dance, video projection, and visual art. Petrusak graduated from the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Dance Program after studying at the Maryland Youth Ballet. She has presented work at Dixon Place 8 in Show; The Southern Vermont Dance Festival, Harlem Arts Festival, Chashama Summer Performance Series, Riverbank State Park, and NY Fashion Week 2013. She was a selected artist for the Oulu Dance Hack 2017 in Oulu, Finland and a recipient of the 2018 BRIC Media Arts Fellowship. Currently, she is an M.FA. Candidate for Video Media Design at Carnegie Mellon University.

Elliott Randall’s career has encompassed a wide variety of musical forms including record production, composition, electronic research and development, teaching, and guitar performance. He has recorded or performed with Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, Carly Simon, Seatrain, The Blues Brothers, Carl Wilson, Peter Wolf, Peter Frampton, James Galway, Richie Havens, The Rochester Philharmonic, and The American Symphony Orchestra, among others. A favorite of songwriters Jimmy Webb, George David Weiss, Don Covay and Laura Nyro, a music consultant for Saturday Night Live and Oliver Stone, and has played, produced, and composed jingles for Coca-Cola, Cadillac, Budweiser, ESPN, and countless others

Jaclyn Pageau is a New York based actor, singer, and stage manager. She recently graduated from Dartmouth College and has also studied at LAMDA as well as the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Jaclyn has performed at Northern Stage and The New London Barn Playhouse. Recent stage management credits include 1984 (Dartmouth College), Agnes (Lesser America at 59E59), If it isn’t you (Fringe BYOV), Bitter Greens (59E59), and Trick or Treat (59E59). @jaclynpageau

Tom Turrisi is a photographer and videographer living in New York City. Catch some of his other work at www.tomturrisi.com.

Jonathan Roig, 27 year old musician and producer born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.  soundcloud.com/bruce-banga

Ensemble

Ryan Burton is an accomplished actor, writer, and director. Projects include his short film The Watcher of Park Ave (2017) which starred Amanda Wyss and Lisa Wilcox. He is best known for his role in The A Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise. Ryan is thrilled to be back in NYC and working on this Production.

Caleb Donohoe is an actor/musician from Huntington, WV. Credits include regional stage productions in Indiana, Texas, Kansas, Chicago, and NYC as well as major roles in various short films. Feature film debut Summertime Dropouts summer 2019. Caleb writes music and happily plays way too many videogames. “Love and thanks to my family and my Mugs.”.

Maria Fontanals teaches Uta Hagen’s technique at HB studio in Spanish. Cofounder of Corezon, a NYC theatre and audiovisual company. This year, she was awarded the national HOLA Award 2018 and 2017 for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor – ATI Award 2018 – FUERZAFest Award 2017 for Best Actress – Latin ACE Award 2017 for Best Comedic Actress – ATI Award 2017 for Best Supporting Actress. She is grateful and honored to be part of this project. www.mariafontanals.com

Elizabeth Inghram: NYC Theatre includes: Theatre Row, Metropolitan Playhouse, Irish Repertory Theatre, York Theatre, 14th Street Y, NY Fringe Fest, NYMF, Planet Connections, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Three Sisters, The Clean House etc.  Regional: Goodspeed Opera House, Gateway Playhouse, Virginia Stage Company, Cleveland Playhouse, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Place des les Arts etc.  National Tours: Annie, CATS, Strike up the Band & Hello, Dolly! Film/TV: Girl Most Likely, Dietland, Gypsy, Person of Interest, Black List, Royal Pains, Gossip Girl, & I Love You, But I Lied. www.elizabethinghram.com   @ElizabethIngNYC

Meg MacCary is an OBIE winning actor, producer, and writer. Last spring she played Susan in Pamela Enz’ City Girls and Desperadoes. She is delighted to be collaborating with Pam and this wonderful group again.

Michael Wiener is an award-winning actor and producer who has performed at Roulette, Baryshnikov Center, National Arts Club, Soho Repertory, New York Theater Workshop, Armory Show, MoMA PS1, The Kitchen, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum at Altria, St. Ann’s Warehouse, HERE, and many more. Films have won awards and acclaim at Sundance, Tribeca, Comic Con, among others. Commercials include Clio award-winning Meth Project, Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Collaborators include playwright Sibyl Kempson, artist Liz Magic Laser, director John Reed and band The Children. He has produced ongoing performance series at Gershwin Hotel, Dixon Place, KGB Red Room since 2000.

Friday, January 25, 2019 at 7:30pm

General Admission
$15 in advance
$18 at the door

Stu./Sen./idNYC
$12 in advance
$15 at the door

Estimated Runtime
60 minutes

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Credits

Director
Liza Couser

Text/Concept
Pamela Enz

Projection Designer
Julie Petrusak

Composer
Elliott Randall

Stage Manager
Maya Lekach

Videographer
Tom Turrisi

Ensemble
Ryan Burton
Molly Collier
Caleb Donohoe
Maria Fontanals
Meg MacCary
Julie Atlas Muz
George Olesky
Michael Wiener