Good Deeds for a Weary World
by Gary Sunshine
Directed by Roger Hendricks Simon
Pammy is a recent paraplegic. Mikey tirelessly cares for her at the expense of his job. Jessica is a lawyer so good at controlling her emotions she can no longer feel. And Gordon is pathologically kind. These two couples have a freak run-in with two young “squatters” leading all three couples to revelations that change their lives forever in this powerful new drama.
Join us for a reading of this dynamic new play, followed by a wine and cheese reception.
Starring: Geoff Tarson, Amy Olson, Alexandra Napier, Wayne Pyle, Tim Dowd and Lauren Testerman
Performances:
February 11 and 12 at 8PM
Suggested Admission: $15
Seating is limited, so please call 845-235-9885 or email / halfmoon@drakreate.org to reserve your seats.
Location: Grace Church Parish House
3328 Franklin Avenue
Millbrook, NY 12545
About the Author:
Gary Sunshine is the recipient of an NYFA fellowship and a Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Playwrights, and a finalist for the Heideman Award. His plays include SWEETNESS (Summer Play Festival), MERCURY (HERE Arts Center in association with Eve Ensler), THE NAMES OF FOODS (the eXchange), KAHN & KANT (Drama League Directors Project), AL TAKES A BRIDE (Actors Studio; Sydney Mardi Gras Festival; King’s Theater) and MY PRESIDENT (Echo Theater Company).
His work has been developed at the Royal National Theatre Studio, New York Stage & Film, Playwrights Horizons, NYTW’s Just Add Water Festival, Theatre of Note, P73 Productions, Rattlestick, the New Group, the New Company (London), Underwood Theater, MCC Theater, the Actors Studio, and Rising Phoenix Rep. His one-act play AL TAKES A BRIDE was published in “The Best American Short Plays of 2001″ (Applause), and by Playscripts, Inc.
Gary was a staff writer on the second season of HBO’s hit series, HUNG. Gary wrote, co-created, and co-produced the documentary WHAT I WANT MY WORDS TO DO TO YOU (Freedom of Expression Award, Sundance Film Festival; Audience Award, Lake Placid Film Festival; Crystal Award, Heartland Film Festival; HBO Audience Award for Top Documentary, Provincetown International Film Festival), which premiered nationwide on PBS’s “P.O.V.” He is a writer for the web series “Written Off,” and has been a writer for CBS’s “As the World Turns” (WGA Award nomination). He received an A.B. from Princeton and an M.F.A. from NYU’s Dramatic Writing Program. He is a member of the MCC Playwright Coalition and an alumnus of New Dramatists.