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Gay Play Opens a Closet Door of the Early 1980’s
THE EVENT : My play “Graduation” is part of a night of new short plays presented via the Thespis Summerfest 2017 Festival. SYNOPSIS : Hello Friends! Please come to see “Graduation,” my play about a young journalist and his male roommate, a political activist, in 1983 who are sorting out their future together after college. However, their dream is threatened when one of them wants to become an impostor to advance his career. As we face another backlash against queer communities, we can learn from a look back at the 1980’s? CAST : Directed by Anne Ciarlone, this production stars Jared Sigler and Ben Garrett. PERFORMANCES : n Thursday, Sept. 7 @ 6:15pm; n Friday, Sept. 8 @ 6:15pm; n and Sunday, Sept. 10 @ 8:30pm. TICKETS: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2993961 VENUE : The Hudson Guild Theatre, 441 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10001 http://bit.ly/2uYKuYQ FESTIVAL INFO : http://bit.ly/2tXPJup THE PLAYWR
Director, Cast Announced for “Graduation” in Summerfest Anne Ciarlone Ben Garrett Jared Sigler Anne Ciarlone will direct and Jared Sigler and Ben Garrett will star in the period piece drama. NEW YORK (Aug. 12) — The director and cast have been announced for Eugene Grygo ’s play “Graduation,” which will be performed as part of the Thespis NY Summerfest theater festival in early September. Anne Ciarlone will serve as the director and Jared Sigler and Ben Garrett will take on the roles of Lucas and Aaron respectively in this two-hander, set in 1983. It’s the story about two young men sorting out their future after college during the Reagan era when changes that are underway threaten their dream of a life together. Author Grygo is serving as the producer. Ciarlone is a New York City-based director, producer, and administrator. In 2016, she co-founded The Pantry Reading Lab, which annually produces four reading labs that feature the work of emerging playw
DATE: August 9, 2017 RE: Press Release from EMG Productions HEADLINE: “Graduation” Gets Third Production via Summerfest Festival NEW YORK (Aug. 9) — Eugene Grygo’s gay play “Graduation” will be performed as part of the Thespis NY Summerfest theater festival in early September, which marks the third time this short drama has been produced in New York. For the new production, there will be three performances: Sept. 7 @ 6:15pm; Sept. 8 @ 6:15pm; and Sept. 10 @ 8:30pm at the Hudson Guild Theatre, 441 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10001. Directed by Anne Ciarlone, this production stars Jared Sigler and Ben Garrett. Grygo is serving as the producer. “Graduation” is the story of two young men in 1983 who are sorting out their future after college. It’s the Reagan era and the changes underway threaten their dream of a life together. FESTIVAL INFO: http://bit.ly/2tXPJup SLIDESHOW FROM PAST PRODUCTION: http://bit.ly/2vlGXrh INFO ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT: http
Hello All, It’s Eugene Grygo, and I have an upcoming gay play, “Graduation,” about a young journalist in 1983. This is the third production of “Graduation,” and I’m hoping that the third time’s the charm. Many thanks, Eugene Grygo You Deny Your True Identity at Your Own Risk I’m Eugene Grygo and my short gay play, “Graduation,” is part of Summerfest 2017. It’s the story of two young men in 1983 who are sorting out their future together after college. However, their dream is threatened when one of them wants to deny the love that will define their lives. Can a new identity change who you love? Directed by Anne Ciarlone, this production stars Jared Sigler and Ben Garrett. There will be three performances: Sept. 7 @ 6:15pm; Sept. 8 @ 6:15pm; and Sept. 10 @ 8:30pm. VENUE: The Hudson Guild Theatre, 441 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10001 FESTIVAL INFO: http://bit.ly/2tXPJup SLIDESHOW FROM PAST PRODUCTION: http://bit.ly/2vlGXrh INFO ABOUT THE PLAY
WE MUST SAVE HYACINTH!!!
DISTURBING NEWS ABOUT HYACINTH BUCKET (PRONOUNCED “BOUQUET”) A Cultural Dispatch from Eugene Grygo My fellow New Yorkers, WNET has recently informed me that “Keeping Up Appearances” is on hiatus from its programming line-up. In its place is another great show, “Doc Martin,” also from the U.K. There is a slim chance that our Hyacinth will return in the fall, but it may take a Hyacinth-like effort to make it known that we want her back (as much as the good doctor) !!! Please read the letter in full below and please join the fight! WE MUST SAVE HYACINTH!!! Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 2:55 PM To: eugene.grygo@gmail.com Subject: Keeping Up Appearances Dear Mr. Grygo, Thank you for your email to Thirteen. Thirteen has indeed removed KEEPING UP APPEARANCES from its lineup for the time being to make room for DOC MARTIN on Saturday evenings. (The DOC MARTIN reruns will continue for several months leading up to its 8t
