| “ONLY PLACE I BELONG” Premieres August 3 & 4 at THE TANK | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 12:15 pm EDT 07/21/22 | |
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| MUSLIM, QUEER, TURKISH-IMMIGRANT MUSICAL “ONLY PLACE I BELONG” BASED ON TRUE STORIES FROM WRITER/ACTOR M. CAN YASAR’S LIFE Premieres August 3 & 4 at THE TANK Following the success of M. Can Yasar’s one-person musical “Master of Time” at Teatro Latea, The What Co. and Maddie Milligan present Yasar’s new musical in development “Only Place I Belong” directed by Coleman Ray Clark for two performances only August 3rd & 4th at 7 PM at The Tank in NYC. “Only Place I Belong” is the journey of a young Turkish-immigrant man in search of love, identity, and belonging in America for the first time. The story follows Can (pronounced “John”) through a rebellious attempt to offer his truest self to the world, his family, and to himself. As Can moves from Turkey to New York, we follow his heartbreaking, sexy, and unforgettable encounters, as he finds the soul he thought he lost – his voice and music. With a score of original indie/folk songs blended with unmistakably-New York stories, this new musical feels like a late-night train ride that you won’t want to end. Presented by The What Co. and Maddie Milligan, “Only Place I Belong” is written and composed by M. Can Yasar. The production is directed by Coleman Ray Clark, previously the deputy director of The 24 Hour Plays and artistic producer of The What Co., and features Randell Benford, Danny Bryck*, Artemis Zara Gültekin, Devi Peot, Mercedes Riegé, Daniel Shevlin*, and M. Can Yasar. The production is stage managed by Brant Zheng. Arrangements and orchestrations by Daniel Shevlin, with additional arrangements by Yasuhiko Fukuoka. The band is led by Craig Long as the conductor and pianist, with Daniel Shevlin on cello, Artemis Zara Gültekin on violin, and Brian Cudina on drums. Scenic and prop design by Eric Cheung, lighting design by Allison Newcombe, sound design by recording artist Blake Ortiz-Goldberg, and costume design by fashion designer June Adams Pallais. *These Actors are appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association. Equity approved Showcase. M. Can Yasar is a New York-based actor/playwright/songwriter from Ankara, Turkey. He performed his solo show Smoke Point at The Brick Theater as a part of Interrobang!? New Works Festival and his second step of the journey, A Hundred Dollar Bill at Theatre Row as a part of the United Solo Show Festival, which won the Best Autobiographical Show award. He also performed A Hundred Dollar Bill as a part of the New Works Series at TADA Theatre. Most recently he debuted some of his original music at Don’t Tell Mama directed by Lennie Watts. Coleman Ray Clark is a director and producer who loves developing new plays and musicals. Recent directing includes PAPA (New Hazlett Theater), Blue Marble: Or The Owen Play and Bare: A Pop Opera (The What Co.), Waze (Playdate Theatre), and Parade (The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues). He’s had the pleasure to work with Can on multiple iterations of A Hundred Dollar Bill and Master of Time. Alumn of the Manhattan Theatre Club Jonathan Alper Directing Fellowship. Graduate of Marymount Manhattan College. https://colemanrayclark.com/. The What Co. is a collaborative artist-based theater-making collective founded in 2018 by Coleman Ray Clark and Bailey Lee. Past projects include the 2019 sold-out site-specific production of Bare: A Pop Opera (St. John’s Lutheran Church), PAPA by Bailey Lee (New Hazlett Theater), Blue Marble: Or The Owen Play by Chris Holtkamp, Bailey Lee, and Coleman Ray Clark (Fayetteville, Arkansas), and Prairie by Cricket Brown and Bailey Lee (Lincoln Center Education). https://thewhatco.org/. Maddie Milligan is a producer and nonprofit administrator. She started her work as a producer in Maine where she co-founded The Aris Project, an artistic residency and new works lab. Currently, she is the Individual Giving Associate at Playwrights Horizons with previous experience at the Atlantic Theatre Company and SPACE on Ryder Farm. New York producing credits include Decky Does a Bronco (Royal Family Performing Arts Space) and A Night of New Works (The Aris Project, Playwrights Downtown). Alumn of University of North Carolina School of the Arts. To support the development of Yasar’s new musical, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-untitled-musical. Tickets are available exclusively on OvationTix: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35658/production/1128118 Performances take place at The Tank, 312 W. 36th St., New York, NY 10018 All audience members must bring proof of vaccination, ID and wear a mask at the theater. |
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