A close-knit group of college friends reunites in New York several years after graduation to celebrate a milestone. Can a recently discovered manuscript get their lives back on track? David’s Play is a serious comedy about love, loss, musical theatre, and the power of friendship.

In an art-imitates-life (or is it the other way around?) approach, this production casts the play mostly with a group of young actors who really did go to school together—at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, one of the nation’s top BFA Acting programs.

Director Greg Pragel says about the play: "I believe this show speaks to the passionate millennial artist, and to anyone who has had a dream and followed it. It's the voice of the New York actor who hustles every day and are out there trying, and to the ones that are struggling to find their way. It's for those in our theater community that keep the dream alive, and those that take a different path. It's a story about connection, memories, and what you would do for your dreams and those who you love."

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COMING THIS FALL IN THE NY FRINGE

Produced by ExpressLane Productions

Written by Tom Rowan

Directed by Greg Pragel

DAVID'S PLAY IS BEING PRESENTED AT:

Chain Theatre Main Stage

312 W. 36th Street

(between Eighth and Ninth Avenues)

Fourth Floor

This very convenient Midtown location is close to almost all of the MTA train lines: Penn Station or Herald Square stops.

FIVE PERFORMANCES ONLY

Sunday, October 27, at 8 PM

Tuesday, October 29, at 6 PM

Thursday, October 31, at 8:30 PM

Saturday, November 2, at 2 PM

Sunday, November 3, at 4 PM

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OUR CAST:

Katie Ailion* (Molly) is so excited to make her NYC Fringe debut with this wonderful team! Theatre: Thousand Pines (Westport Country Playhouse dir. Austin Pendleton), Red Herring (Portland Stage), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (NC Symphony), and Arcadia (Gerald Freedman Theater). Web Series: Comedy Central’s Viralocity, Don’t Suck. Katie continues her training with Bob Krakower and also holds a BFA from UNC School of the Arts. She is a proud member of AEA and sends her love to her fellow Pickles and dearest Max.

Joseph Dean Anderson (Leo) is a New York City-based film/stage actor and musician. New York: Noise (Best Intentions Theatre), Twelfth Night (Gallery Players), Clybourne Park (Stella Adler Studio), Much Ado About Nothing (Stella Adler Studio), The Winter's Tale (Stella Adler Studio). Film: Freewriting (Bruno Rubeiz), 948 Steps/Something Will Happen (Asya Segalovich). josephdeananderson.com

Alex Gagné (Barry) Off-Broadway: Camp Morning Wood- A Very Naked Musical! (Playwrights Horizons). Off-Off Broadway: Love Lebour's Lost (Shake and Bake), Richard III (Bridge Production Group), Romeo and Juliet (Gorilla Rep). Regional: Charlie's Aunt ( Winnipesaukee Playhouse, NH), Midsummer Night's Dream (North Carolina Symphony), Pinocchio, Jungle Book, Born Yesterday (Peterborough Players, NH), Liars, As You Like It, Judy Moody and Stink (Children's Theatre of Charlotte, NC). BFA- Acting University of North Carolina School if the Arts. Website: alexgagneactor.com

Morgan Hahn (Ian) is a NY based actor and director who’s incredibly grateful and excited to be a part of David’s Play. Recent credits include Decky Does a Bronco (Starting 5 Productions), Julius Caesar (The Public) A Midsummer Nights Dream (North Carolina Symphony), Reefer Madness (The Pit), La Dispute (Amour Productions) and the award winning movie, Bindlestiffs. Born and raised in Houston, Morgan then received his BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. All his love to his friends and family who have supported and inspired him every step of the way.

Callee Miles* (Amanda), a Pittsburgh native, is simply tickled to be making her FringeNYC debut! Recent credits include Horatio in Hamlet with Hamlet Isn’t Dead and Dyanne in Million Dollar Quartet at The Argyle Theatre. Other favorite credits include Les Misérables (Eponine), To Kill a Mockingbird (Mayella Ewell), Gypsy (Louise), Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), The Drowsy Chaperone (Janet), and In The Heights (Dance Captain). Education: Baldwin Wallace. Love and thanks to God, the David’s Play team, Dr. Watson, and of course my sun and Skye.
callee-miles.com @thecalleesi

Will Valles (Joshua) is grateful to be a Manhattan based actor and dancer. Credits include: Curse of The Starving Class and Once Upon A Time in the Berkshires (Williamstown Theater Festival), The Maids (Access Theater), A Midsummer Night's Dream (North Carolina Symphony), "The Real SVU" (Lifetime TV). Love & thanks to Jean & Jim.

Avery Whitted* (David) Regional: Folger Theater: Henry IV Part 1, Baltimore Center Stage: Jazz. Off-Broadway: Ensemble Studio Theater: Against the Hillside. Film: The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017), In the Tall Grass (2019). www.averywhitted.com

Tom Rowan (Playwright) is excited to return to FringeNYC, where his first full-length play, Kiss and Cry, premiered in 2004, directed by Kevin Newbury. It was later remounted at Theater 1010 in Manhattan and nominated for a GLAAD Media Award, and published in Martin Denton’s anthology Plays and Playwrights 2007. His next play, The Second Tosca, was produced by Sorrel Tomlinson and directed by Kevin Newbury at the 45th Street Theatre in Manhattan; it was later seen at The Arvada Center in Colorado. Faye Drummond has been produced at the Overtime Theatre in San Antonio, Texas, and The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, and The Blue Djinn was voted Outstanding Short Play in the Fresh Fruit Festival, 2014. Tom’s libretto for Martin Hennessy’s opera The Young King was commissioned and performed by the University of Maryland Opera Studio. Tom is also the author of the nonfiction books A Chorus Line FAQ and Rent FAQ, both published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. As a director, he has staged over seventy shows, including numerous Shakespeare plays and recent acclaimed productions of A Chorus Line at The Secret Theatre and The Gallery Players. He won the Denver Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Director for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the Westword Best Director Award for Landscape of the Body. Tom has an MFA in Directing from the University of Washington and was a Drama League Fall Directing Fellow. He is a lifetime member of The Ensemble Studio Theatre, where he also works as Casting Director. www.tomrowan.net

Greg Pragel* (Director) is delighted to be directing this original work. He's directed 36 Juniper (which was nominated for NYIT's 2019 Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play) with Wrong House Productions, assistant director on As You Like It (Stella Adler Studio), recently directed a staged reading of Venus in Fur, and in 2020 he will direct A Midsummer Night's Dream and 'ART.' He's been the fight director for The Collector (59E59), Really, Really (Wrong House), Noises Off (Amateur Comedy Club), Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and our all female production of Troilus & Cressida (Hamlet Isn't Dead). Originally from Buffalo, NY, he's an alum of N.U. & the Stella Adler Studio, and he's a resident acting company member for Hamlet Isn't Dead. Favorite acting credits are Konstantin in The Seagull (Harold Clurman Lab Theatre), Cletis in Lone Star (Triad Theatre), Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost (HID), & BABY: the Musical (opposite his talented wife). Special thanks to Tom, family and friends, and always to his love, Liz!

Dickson Lane* (Producer) was the Executive Producer of last season’s Off-Broadway revival of Blackbird by David Harrower. He was also the Technical Director of last year’s New York New Works Theatre Festival. Previously, he was the Artistic Director of New Directions Theatre in New York City, the Director in Residence/Technical Director at the Renaissance Theatre in Columbia, Maryland, and he has stage managed in regional theatres and many national tours.

*Member of Actors Equity Association. This is an AEA-approved showcase production. Industry ticket inquiries: Please contact Dickson at dickson@xpresslane.biz

Five Performances Only

Sunday, October 27, at 8 PM
Tuesday, October 29, at 6 PM
Thursday, October 31, at 8:30 PM
Saturday, November 2, at 2 PM
Sunday, November 3, at 4 PM

Tickets on sale now!

CLICK HERE TO BUY

We look forward to seeing you at the Fringe!