Lunar Energy Productions presents a play by Matthew Minnicino. A Play. A Party. A fundraiser.
As a member of Lunar Energy Productions, a New York-based theatre company dedicated to transformation and re-imagination, I was proud to be cast in the main entertainment for our Annual Fundraiser. We staged Troy is Burning by Matthew Minnicino. It’s a tragi-comic re-telling of the fall of Troy with a modern voice that pays homage to the size and weight of the classic stories that inspired it. I played Menelaus and Aeneas, two men who are having issues with their wives.
The event was held at the Gibson Baldwin Showroom on 54th St. This is the recording studio that used to be The Hit Factory, where artists such as Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, and Beyonce at one time or another recorded major albums. The unique space provided an opportunity for unique staging with the Greek and Trojan scenes played on either side of the sound proof glass. (Obviously mics were used so the audience, who were spread throughout the space, could follow the action.
The event was a great success. With a crowd over 50 strong we stormed through Mr. Minnicino’s play with terror and lightning excitement that comes with being rehearsed just enough to be dangerous. With just over 2 hours of rehearsal per scene and never a complete run through till the night of the show the company delivered a performance that kept the audience riveted like only live theater can do. And being hones there were a few moments when truly no one in the room knew what was coming next. If you missed it you missed a one of a kind theatrical event.
Lunar Energy was raising money for our 2013 season. This fall, we will be presenting our very first musical – the 20th anniversay production of Michael John LaChiusa’s Hello Again – and next spring we will present a world premiere tentatively titled Short Life of Trouble. We will be creating this play in workshops throughout the year exploring Shakespeare’s Hamlet through the lens of Southern Gothic Literature.
Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in supporting the work we are doing at Lunar Energy Productions.
