| The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+ Begins Performances on Tuesday July 6th | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 09:13 am EDT 06/22/21 | |
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| "The Importance of being Earnest, belongs indubitably to the first class. It is delightful to see it, it sends wave after wave of laughter curling and foaming round the theatre…" - The World, February 1895 JOHN LANT & MAARTEN CORNELIS IN ASSOCIATION WITH WRITE ACT REPERTORY AND GATEHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT AN LGBTQ+ TWIST ON OSCAR WILDE'S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNESTLY LGBTQ+ A MODERN DAY N.Y.C. VOGUE TELLING OF THE CLASSIC DUALITY TALE PERFORMANES BEGIN ON TUESDAY, JULY 6TH AT 7:00PM OFF-BROADWAY AT ACTORS TEMPLE THEATRE (New York, NY) - Producers John Lant and Maarten Cornelis with Write Act Repertory and Gatehouse Entertainment today announced the Off-Broadway premiere of The Importance Of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+, a modern day N.Y.C. vogue telling of the classic duality tale. The production begins previews on Tuesday July 6th at7:00PM (and will run every Tuesday at 7:00PM) at Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues). Tickets are available through December, cost between $49.50 and $79.50, and can be purchased through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. For more information, please visit actorstempletheatre.com or writeactrep.org John "Jack" Worthing loves N.Y.C. and Gwyn Fairfax, and he can have both when he assumes the name of his made-up brother, Ernest. When Algernon, "Algy" (John's best friend) falls in love with Cecil (John's ward), he too decides to take on the name of Ernest. With John pursuing one man and Algy pursuing another, Lady Bracknell (who happens to be Gwyn's mother) slowly unravels the odd strings of potential matchmaking. Of course, with two men and one name they share, what follows is a mess of imaginary identities, good-natured gossip, and ridiculous romance. The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+ brings Oscar Wilde's "trivial comedy for serious people'' to contemporary times with new laughter, color, and heart. "I'm proud to create a world where coming out is never a thing, allowing our heroes to be unapologetically themselves," says Producer and Director Maarten Cornelis. "We will root for each one of them in our own way as we identify their fallible struggles and triumphs as everyone's allowed to be complete human beings in love." The cast of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNESTLY LGBTQ+ features Preston Fox (John / Earnest), Clint Blakely (Algy), Kenon Veno (Gwen), Michael Morley (Cecil), Denise Turkan (Lady Bracknell), and Lauren E King (Miss Prism), Marie Anello (Dr. Chasuble), Samantha Randolph (Merriman / Lane), with J. Mahal (Dancer 1) and Lyman Heung (Dancer 2). The creative team also includes Tamra Pica (Associate Producer, Casting Director), Rebecca Ponticello (Assistant Director), Aurora J. Winger (Production Stage Manager), Maarten Cornelis (Light Designer), Izzie Cava (Associate Light Designer), Amanda Scanze(Costume Designer), Hannah Bernstein (Associate Costume Design), Martina Duque (Set & Graphic Designer), Jennifer Steward(Props Designer), Dan DeMello (Public Relations), ad Lillian Lippold (Stage Manager). Maarten Cornelis (Producer / Director) is an entertainment veteran with over two decades of experience in the industry. He is a Producer, Director, Light Designer, Actor and Film Festival Manager. His interest in the technical world spiked after studying at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in LA. where he led their theater group. In charge of producing and directing their shows, he eventually became the Institute's Technical Director. Maarten has also had the honor of designing lights for numerous live events, including Francis Ford Coppola, the late Ennio Morricone, John Legend, Bianca Del Rio, and many more. He is a frequent guest Light Designer at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has won several awards as well as being published in international design magazines. Maarten is the Founder & CEO of Gatehouse Entertainment (http://www.gatehouse-entertainment.com/), a company focused on film and theatre productions. Upcoming films in which Maarten has Executive Produced include "Dinner For Two" and "Music Garden." He is also the co-owner of Cinematory (https://www.cinematory.com/), a company that maintains and operates 6 major film festivals in North America, including the Boston Short Film Festival, The Toronto Arthouse Film Festival, and the newly introduced New Jersey Independent Film Festival. He is also the founder of Producer's Night (https://www.producersnight.com/). An exclusive yearly VIP event for new film makers to introduce their work to world renowned producers and directors. Maarten is an investing and producing partner at the Park Theatre, in Union City, NJ, a refurbishing project of this historic 1930's theatre, re-opening in September of 2021. (www.parktheatrenj.org). Maarten was born in Belgium and divides his time between both NYC and Los Angeles. While he has been directing shows throughout his career, "The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+" will be his directing debut in NYC. He is excited to be working with this dream team of crew and actors. For more information on Maarten, please visit: https://www.maartencornelis.com/ John Lant (Producer / Artistic Director) is a 40+year veteran in the entertainment industry, has previously produced 14 Off-Broadway plays, and has been involved in over 700 television, film, music tours, and theatrical productions, and was in his 14thseason as Production Manager at Carnegie Hall pre-Covid. An award-winning producer, director, writer, lighting / set designer, he has mounted productions at Cal Arts, Ricardo Montalban, The Odyssey, Powerhouse, Glendale Center, Hollywood Playhouse, Long Beach Playhouse, The Elephant Space, Theatre Asylum, Paz Naz, The Met, LATC, the Jewel Box Theatres, Write Act Repertory, Bakersfield Melodrama, the Brickhouse Theatre, St. Luke's, Actors Temple, Elektra, times Arts Center, EST, Equity Library, All Soul's and Richmond Shepard Theatres garnering DramaLogue, Diamond, ADA, NAACP Awards, LA Weekly and Backstage Picks of the Week, Garland and Valley Theatre nominations. Executive Producer of New Frequency - Theatre of the Mind, produced 150 original Radio Dramas for SIRIUS/XM Radio's Sonic Theatre - Ranked #1 Radio show. With Jonathan Sanger at Chanticleer Films, he worked on two shorts that won an Emmy and an Oscar, mentored under Howard Storm and directed Children's TV Pilots Symphology, Carrot Talk, and Anonymous Confessions. He is the Producing Artistic Director of Write Act Repertory / Director of Development for Trinity Theatrics and Twisted Media NYC and works as an agent for FATA Booking representing creative above the line talent. He has worked on 27 movies and MOW's, recently serving as the CCO Supervisor for HBO Max's Flight Attendant, 14 TV shows, 7 National Tours, Resident Light Designer / Director at Interlochen and BET's Jazz Masters Live Tv Event and was Stage Manager for Disney Hall's Outdoor Opening Ceremony and Times Square New Year's Event 2K featuring 300 Michael Curry Puppets. TRU Board Member, SSDC Member, NYWIT and SAG Eligible he is currently in pre-Production for Pearl - The Pearl Bailey Musical (with creative and Tony winning team members of Dreamgirls! Original Broadway Cast). |
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