Chris helped adapt and plays the title role in this modern version of Moliere's comedy. Hear the NYTHEATRECAST featuring Chris with Matt Gregory and Martin Denton. Read Leonard Jacob's interview about the play on The Clyde Fitch Report.
Chris Harcum's American Badass (or 12 Characters in Search of a National Identity) is now on bookshelves in the Plays and Playwrights '09 Anthology published by NYTE Small Press. Look for it at shop.nyte.org, Amazon, or The Drama Book Shop in Manhattan. Click on his flag bowtie for more info.
On Monday, March 2nd at 7:30pm, Chris will be performing "Superman," the monologue about Blackwater contractors in Iraq, from American Badass as a special launch event for the publication. The event will also include excerpts from Krapp 39, Nowhere on the Border and Linus & Alora and will be held at the Axis Theatre in the West Village.
In the meantime, you can check out Chris's CYBER INTERVIEW with Michael Criscuolo about creating the show. Get an earful of the NYTHEATRECAST INTERVIEW conducted by editor Martin Denton and featuring Chris Harcum with Tim Collins. Tim's solo piece, A Fire As Bright As Heaven is also included in the P&P '09 Anthology.
Come to the reading for Chris's latest play!
RabbitIsland a full-length comedy by Chris Harcum featuring Sarah Bass*, Michael Birch*, Carrie Heitman*, and Chris Harcum*
(approx. 90 minutes)
Mimes,
therapists vs. life coaches, The Cleanse, burlesque, Manhattan Madness,
relationship swapping, and Canadians.
"When life sucks as bad as your
mental health, go to RabbitIsland."
Sunday March 8, 2009 7 p.m. The Bruce Mitchell Room 520 8th Ave. 3rd floor (btw. 36 & 37 Sts.) Free!
(tax-deductible donations not expected but appreciated) brief post-discussion with cast and playwright
September 12th and 13th 2009, 8:30PM at HERE Arts Center
145 6th Ave, (between Spring & Broome, enter on Dominick)
Tickets are $15 dollars. For tickets: Visit www.here.org or call 212-352-3101.
The
smash-hit short-form theatre festival returns for the third year as
part of HEREs Autumn Artist Lodge! Curated by Dominic DAndrea, the
two-program event will present over 80 plays all under sixty-seconds by
some of the most exciting emerging and established writers in the
American Theatre.
Program A
(Sat Sept 12th): plays by: Ashlin Halfnight, Emily Conbere, Bixby
Elliot, John Devore, Michael John Garces, Jakob Holder, Jessica Litwak,
Matt Olmos, Saviana Stanescu, Kyle Jarrow, Ken Urban, David Zellnik,
Lanna Joffrey, Megan Mostyn-Brown, Liz Meriwether, Mat Smart, Mac
Rogers, Andrea Thome, Matt Freeman, James Comtois, anton dudley,
Christine Evans, Robert Kerr, Callie Kimball, Sam Forman, Rajiv Joseph,
Padraic Lillis, Trav SD & more!
Program A directed by Dominic D'Andrea, Gyda Arber, and Brian Rhinehart
Program
B (Sun Sept 13th): plays by: Callie Kimball, Clay Mcleod Chapman, Dave
Anzuelo, Bixby Elliot, Kris Diaz, Christine Evans, Jeff Lewonczyk, J
Julian Christopher, Courtney Brook Lauria, Adam Szymkowicz, Migdalia
Cruz, Chiori Miyagawa, Ian Cohen, anton dudley, Michael John Garces,
Matt Olmos, Saviana Stanescu, Crystal Skillman, Liz Meriwether, Matt
Freeman, Matt Schatz, Caridad Svich, August Schulenburg, Chris Harcum,
Daniel Talbott, Trav SD & more!
Program B directed by Jordan Young, Nicole A. Watson, and West Hyler
