MONDAY MEET AND GREET: KATIE McCLELLAN

It's time to meet PFTC's Katie McClellan. She is a 2009 'Canes grad, and making her second Plastic appearance this June in RIP JD. We love her over here in Flamingo land, and we think you will too.


> Where are you right now, specifically?
Sitting in my living room, having just finished making dozens of cold calls to various studios and rehearsal/performances spaces to see if we can post flyers/postcards promoting Plastic Flamingo's latest production, RIP JD, running at the Too Soon Festival. Yep. The things I do for these people...
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> What are you wearing?
A grey tunic dress, short navy leggings and flipflops. An outfit that lends itself to very good ventilation, as we've been holding rehearsal for RIP JD in a sauna (a.k.a. the unairconditioned Triskelion Arts Center)

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> What do you wish you were wearing?
Workout clothes. Have not the energy available for that today though.

> When is the last time someone clapped for you?
At my restaurant two nights ago when I grooved to My Baby Takes the Morning Train in the middle of the floor. The place was very very dead. And I love that song.

> When is the last time someone boo-ed you or should have?
Don't remember. Honestly. But someone definitely should have booed me when I was starving before work and ate dinner via sampling the Whole Foods by-the-pound selections for about 10 minutes and bought nothing.

> Who is your least favorite Plastic Flamingo Company Member and why?
Chris Teutsch. His name is impossible to spell.

> I would have been a star if I were born ____________
to Meryl Streep. Or a Baldwin. Any Baldwin.

> What are you reading right now (and don't lie)?
I have been on the tenth page of about 4 or 5 different books for the last 2 years.

> If you weren't working in the theatre, what would you be doing?
Something where I'd be traveling and making lots of money - 23 and not a care in the world.
Which is why I'm in the theater I guess - since that doesn't exist.

> Are you comfortable sleeping your way to the top?
Nope. I'm a morning person.

> If you could live in the world of any play what would it be?
I'm actually pretty keen on this world - all play worlds have atleast something that I wouldn't like about them, and I feel like you can't really tell what the world would be like from 90 pages of just the characters' realms of reality.

> Based on the day your having, who should adapt it into a show?
Wendy Macleod. I just like her.

> What is your favorite Plastic Flamingo fuzzy memory?
Standing next to the giant blow-up flamingo to get my picture taken. Putting your head right up against that thing makes your hair pretty "fuzzy"...
Aaaand I'm done.

Plastic Flamingo Blog Presents: The Cast and Crew of RIP JD!

Come see these eggheads work their magic this June at The Brick Theatre's Too Soon Festival.

Monday Meet and Greet with Darren Mallett

He's talented, he's smart, he's handsome, and today he's getting grilled PFTCo style. Meet Darren Mallett, associate director of the upcoming RIP JD: A Celebration of Death. Recent Plastic Flamingo credits include assistant directing Buddha Nosh and playing Gerold in "Reviewed".


Where are you right now, specifically?
Sitting on my bed.

What are you wearing?
Black and blue flannel pajama pants and my middle school P.E. t shirt

What do you wish you were wearing?
My gym clothes!! I should've of been there HOURS ago.

Alright Darren, if you weren't working in the theatre, what would you be doing?
At a morgue because there is no life without theatre! Seriously...probably entertainment journalism.


Are you comfortable sleeping your way to the top?
Are my parents reading this?


When is the last time someone clapped for you?
Any time I enter a room there's spontaneous applause.


When is the last time someone boo-ed you or should have?
Booing at me? Don't be silly.


Who is your least favorite Plastic Flamingo Company Member and why?
I'll never tell. (insert evil laugh here)

I would have been a star if I were born...handicapped.


What are you reading right now (and don't lie)?
1984 by George Orwell, never finished it in high school. Big brother... that ish is SCARY.


If you could live in the world of any play what would it be?
Put me in the world of Noises Off my favorite farce!

Based on the day your having, who should adapt it into a show?
Erin Austin, no one understands me more.

What is your favorite Plastic Flamingo fuzzy memory?
Finger Paint promotional video. Diane and Whitney covering me in paint as I lay on a twister board in my underwear. Good times.

Indeed, sir.

RIP JD: A Celebration of Death

THE BRICK THEATER, INC.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH

THE PLASTIC FLAMINGO THEATRE CO.
PRESENTS
RIP JD: A CELEBRATION OF DEATH

AS PART OF THE TOO SOON FESTIVAL

JUNE 4-27 @ THE BRICK

Sat. 6/5 at 3 pm

Sun. 6/6 at 7 pm

Sat. 6/12 at 4:30 pm

Sat. 6/19 at 10 pm

Fri. 6/25 at 9 pm


RIP JD: A Celebration of Death is a timely exploration of cult figure and author JD Salinger. This fast paced ensemble driven comedy probes the mystery associated with the man and his art. Through homage, meditation, and mockery, this provocative collage asks who really owns art - its creator or its audience?

Featuring: Erin Austin*, John Bixler*, Lauren Connolly, Alex Kaplan, Katie McClellan, Ariana Shore, Jonathan White.*Appearing Courtesy of the Actor’s Equity Association


RIP JD: A Celebration of Death will run 6/5 at 3pm, 6/6 at 7pm, 6/12 at 4:30pm, 6/19 at 10pm, and 6/25 at 9pm as part of the Too Soon Festival at The Brick (575 Metropolitan Avenue between Union Avenue and Lorimer Street, Brooklyn). Tickets ($18) may be purchased online at www.bricktheater.com or by calling 1-866-811-4111.


Erin Austin (Playwright) Erin Austin is an actor/singer/playwright living in New York City. She is an Equity actor who has performed throughout the country. Erin was last seen in Plastic Flamingo’s Finger Paint at FringeNYC (a Backstage.com Critic’s Pick at FringeNYC 2009). Her playwriting credits include Buddha Nosh, Finger Paint*, Hindsight*, MayDay*, and Apocalyptic Revelations* (*co-written with Ross Evans). She is a proud co-founder of Plastic Flamingo Theatre Company. A Tampa native, Erin earned her B.F.A. in musical theatre from the University of Miami.


Ross Evans (Playwright/ Director) Ross was the co-writer/director of Plastic Flamingo’s FringeNYC hit, Finger Paint. As a director, Ross has worked on White Christmas (Broadway), Jane Eyre at the Guthrie Theater, NYC: An Egg a Day(Red Room) Reconstructing Mama (Theater Row), Glimpses of the Moon (Oak Room), and at the MUNY Theatre on several projects including, The Producers, 90 Years of MUNY Magic, and My One and Only. Other directing credits include Baby Makes Seven, The Tempest, Keep It Short and Light Years. As a writer, original productions includeHindsight, Finger Paint, Keep It Short, Eggs and Edamame: Theatre in Two Courses and MayDay (All co-written with Erin Austin). He also wrote additional material on the award winning The Penguin Tango. Mr. Evans is a co-founder of the Plastic Flamingo Theatre Company.


Plastic Flamingo Theatre Company was founded in 2007 by Erin Austin, Ross Evans, and Diane Zelenka. Past NYC Productions have included FingerPaint (FringeNYC 2009, Backstage Critic’s Pick), May Day, and Keep it Short. Plastic Flamingo remains committed to nurturing new works created and performed by and for the newest generation of theatre artists. www.plasticflamingo.org.

Recent Praise for Plastic Flamingo Theatre Company:

“This play is messy, carnal, funny, and emotionally complicated. The writing (a joint effort by Erin Austin, and the director, Ross Evans) is daring in its creativity” Heather Rodgers, nytheater.com


“A marvelous work of theatrical brio… (The play uses) humor and a surprising depth of feeling… a pleasure to watch thanks to Ross Evans' tight direction…Shore really excels…acting as a sparkplug for every moment she's on stage.” Tom Penketh, Backstage


“...the valiant leading man played with poise and subtlety by John Bixler.” Broadway.com


The Brick was founded in 2002 by Robert Honeywell and Michael Gardner. Formerly an auto-body shop, a yoga center, and various storage spaces, this brick-walled garage in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was completely refurbished as a state-of-the-art performance space. Since then, The Brick has launched, produced, and presented hundreds of world-premiere stage works from New York emerging artists and theater-makers from around the globe. The theater company is a proud member of New York’s burgeoning Indie Theater community and informal home to an ever-expanding family of artists and avid theatergoers. It is also the winner of the New York Innovative Theater Awards Caffé Cino Fellowship Award 2009.
www.bricktheater.com

An Egg A Day Photos

Production photos from "An Egg A day" part of the sold out run of Eggs and Edamame: Theatre in Two Courses.

Written/Directed By Ross Evans
Asst. Directed by Holly Williams
Featuring: Alex Kaplan, Lauren Connolly

Lighting: Bekah Hernandez
Composer: Lizzie Hagstedt
Producer: Robby Sandler

Photography by Niki Budnick

BUDDHA NOSH photos

Production photos from "Buddha Nosh" part of the sold out run of Eggs and Edamame: Theatre in Two Courses.

Written/Directed By Erin Austin
Asst. Directed by Darren Mallett
Featuring: Katie McClellan, Diane Zelenka, Joshua Robinson, Jonathan White, and Michael Gurrieri

Photography by Niki Budnick

Monday Meet and Greet - Ross Evans

Today on the PFTC chopping block, we've got company co-founder Ross Evans. Ross directed and co-wrote Plastic Flamingo's FringeNYC hit, Finger Paint, as well PFTC's most recent production Eggs and Edamame: Theatre in Two Courses (The Egg portion). Next up, Ross will be directing RIP JD: A Celebration of Death (co-written with his partner in crime, Erin Austin) at the Brick Theater as part of the 2010 Too Soon Festival

Where are you right now, specifically?
Brooklyn, my apartment, sitting on my purple velvet couch.

What are you wearing?
My jeans, a P Flam t-shirt, and the jacket (those who know me are painfully aware which jacket. Think 80's ski instructor.)

What do you wish you were wearing?
One of Ariana's muumuu's sounded pretty sweet.

When is the last time someone clapped for you?
Yesterday.

When is the last time someone boo-ed you or should have?
Today.

Who is your least favorite Plastic Flamingo Company Member and why?
Ross.

What are you reading right now (and don't lie)?
Philip Roth's The Plot Against America. I once lost my bag at a bar, and Erin had to pick it up for me. The bartender asked what was inside, she guessed "some papers and a couple really nerdy books." The bag was returned with no more questions.

If you weren't working in the theatre, what would you be doing?
Trophy Husband

So then you're comfortable sleeping your way to the top?
How do you think I've made it this far?

If you could live in the world of any play what would it be?
Paula Vogel's Hot N' Throbbing

Based on the day your having, who should adapt it into a show?
Sarah Ruhl - I say that for no particular reason, besides the fact that I"m obsessed with her stuff.

What is your favorite Plastic Flamingo fuzzy memory?
Three way tie -

1. The rehearsal of Apocalyptic where we were drenched from the monsoon outside.
2. The first "paint rehearsal" of FInger Paint
3. The Finger Paint rehearsal where Nick, Ariana, and I had sex in unison with chairs.

Cast Party Photos

Congrats to everyone involved in Eggs and Edamame. What a success!