in the lounge LOVERSPY by Anna O’Connell The Great Room

About This Show

In the early 2000s, an internet virus fondly called ‘LoverSpy’ promised a way for suspicious lovers to spy on any target they wished. LOVERSPY follows Internet café patrons from vastly different backgrounds with one thing in common: the purchase and illegal use of ‘LoverSpy.’ The purchasers are sucked into a virtual-black-hole-utopian-internet-love-den. As the characters facilitate their wildest fantasies within the screen of an old computer, their personalities, anxieties, and insecurities are broadcast through their behavior in the Internet cafe. Together, they (including the all-purpose, Internet café waiter) are forced to confront the consequences that follow their insidious purchase. As the line between the net and reality blurs, a tangled (world wide) web becomes increasingly difficult to navigate.

about the artists

Parade Stone is a director, playwright and co-founder of The Great Room. She graduated from SUNY Purchase College with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance and Gender Studies. Her most recent directing credits include Martin Crimp’s Attempts on Her Life at The Humanities Theatre at SUNY Purchase College as well as her original play Cupid’s Corner at the IRT Theatre. She has assistant directed shows for exciting downtown artists such as Brett Evan Solomon, Emilyn Kowaleski and Title:Point. Most recently, she co-produced and performed in “Singr: An Intimate Cabaret” at The Sheen Center for Culture and Thought.

Anna O’Connell is a playwright born and raised in NYC. She studied playwriting and screenwriting at SUNY Purchase and has been making people say and act out things she’s written down for 9 years. She has a fascination with awkwardness, anxiety, and the theatrical possibilities of bathrooms. Anna is co-head & creator of the theatre collective After-School Special Theatre, which prioritizes making theatre that is accessible (and usually very campy)for all audiences.

Micheal Blasini is a singer and dancer born and raised in New York City. Most recently, he co-founded The Great Room in 2017. He is finishing his Senior year at Pace University, where he majors in Communication and Media Studies with a minor in Arts/Entertainment Business Management. Recent performing credits include Singr: An Intimate Cabaret, in which he also co-produced. Past credits include Sweet Charity, Grease (LaGuardia High School), and Jimmy!: A Musical Fable with Almost No Historical Basis as the Lead Choreographer. He is currently focusing on a transition into the music industry and recording original music.

Jon Rodriguez is a native Lower East Sider and got his start when he was 10 years old thanks to Rosie’s Broadway Kids. He graduated from Hunter College in 2015 and has been working in the NYC/Regional theatre scene since. His favorite credits include: La Cancion (Star) at Repertorio Espanol, In The Heights (Sonny u/s) at White Plains PAC, Bring It On (LaCienega) at the Broadway Workshop and Spring Awakening (Georg). He is thrilled to be active both behind the scenes and onstage with The Great Room.

Anna Paloma received her B.F.A. in Musical Theater from Syracuse University, trained at the UCB NYC, and trained by Maggie Flanigan herself at her Meisner studio. Recently, Anna starred in the short film “Soup or Salad” which has been accepted and showcased in film festivals around the country. Anna has performed Off-Broadway and toured with Skippyjon Jones Snow What written and directed by Broadway’s Kevin DelAugila! She is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. Follow @_AnnaPaloma for acting and music updates!  

Friday, February 2, 2018 at 7pm

General Admission

$10 in advance

$15 cash only at the door

Estimated Runtime
75 minutes

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Credits

Director, Co-Founder and Producer

Parade Stone

Playwright

Anna O’Connell

Co-Producer

Anna Paloma

Co-Founder and Producer

Jonathan Rodriguez

Co-Founder and Producer

Micheal Blasini

Photo credit:

Emma Masdeu-Perez

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