Kitchen Sink Series The vitality of the theater depends on a community of working artists: writers, actors and designers. This series provides a venue for emerging regional theater artists to develop work through staged readings and informal performances of works-in-progress as well as offering occasional classes and workshops. Check back here for updates on these exciting events! The 2009-10 Season has been announced! Read about it here.

September 15, 2008 at 7:30pm

Tickets are $10 (includes a $1 Ticket Center fee) Tickets are available from the Ticket Center at Clinton House (116 N. Cayuga Street), by calling 273-4497 or online here. Press Release is here.

The Kitchen Sink Series begins this season with an evening consisting of two parts:

Teatrotaller Presents “El Cuarto Asalto” by Rosina Conde, a short comedy in Spanish from the anthology En Esta Esquina, by Ignacio Flores de la Llama. This hilarious play uses boxing as a metaphor for resolving conflicts in a romantic relationship. The couple-- Teresa“Coronela” Gamez (portrayed by Massiel Santos) and Manolo “El Huasteco” Ortiz (portrayed by Jose Carlos Huguet) -- are thrust into a boxing match to duke it out for the sake of their love. Also stars Shane Hardy, Emiliano Acevedo, Kathleen Garcia and Carolina Osorio Gil. Directed by Carolina Osorio Gil. Completing the evening is Binghamton poet Nilsa Mariano, who together with three musicians, will present OJO A OJO | EYE TO EYE: POETIC TRUTHS, STORIES, & JUICY OPINIONS. Nilsa Mariano is a published poet, short story writer (included in the anthology Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul) and performance artist. David Perez (conga) is an original founder of Latinos Unidos of Binghamton, NY. Brian Wahl (Spanish guitar) is a member of Ring of Fire, a band well-known in the Binghamton music community, and Ferdinand Montalvo (guitar) is a DJ with WHRW Binghamton University radio.

Sponsored by Cornell University Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences and by the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County. This event is made possible by grant support from the Tompkins County Tourism Program and the Community Arts Partnership. Support was also received from the Cornell Public Service Center. All events made possible by contributions and volunteers. Thank you!

Kitchen Theatre Classes for Young People

KTC to offer two workshops focusing on movement for young people (10-18) interested in acting and directing.

Cost is $25 for each session or $45 for both Limited to 10 participants in each session To sign up, call 272-0403 and ask for Amie or Stephen.

Saturday, November 15, 10am-1pm Instructor: Helen Clark Suzuki Movement: Fundamentals of the Acting Technique of Tadashi Suzuki Exercises that explore ways of moving with an emphasis on understanding how the body moves in space and time.
	Saturday, November 22, 10am-1pm Instructor: Rachel Lampert Movement for the Actor and Director Through exercises and games, students will explore ways to make movement choices that enliven the ensemble process and give shape to creating a character. This work can be applied to both actors and directors.

December 8 & 9, 2008

Love. Death. And the hope of something better... Actor/singer Jessica Flood blends genres and performances styles in this brand new original theatre piece about researching and singing folk music and the blues. Through stories and song, the evening will trace American folk music's obsession with love and death as well as Jessica's obsession with the music itself. Directed by Rachel Lampert with Doug Robinson on guitar and Harry Aceto on bass When: December 8th & 9th at 7:30pm - doors at 7pm Where: The Kitchen Theatre 116 N Cayuga St Tickets: $12 Purchase Tickets Online

March 2009

Acting and Playwriting Classes with Margarett Perry and Brian Dykstra

Margarett Perry and Brian Dykstra, in Ithaca for the first production of Brian Dykstra's A PLAY ON WORDS, will teach acting classes for experienced and less-experienced actors. Brian Dykstra will teach a playwriting class. Class schedules and fees are as follows:

Four Sessions for experienced actors ages 16 and up Sundays - March 1, 8, 15, and 22, 7-9pm. Fee - $125
Four Sessions for actors w/ limited experience ages 18 & up Sundays - March 1, 8, 15 & 22, 7-9pm. Fee - $125
Four Sessions for playwrights Mondays - March 2, 9, 16, and 23, 7-9pm. Fee - $125

Class size will be limited. Early registration is recommended. All classes will be held at the Kitchen Theatre Company. To register, please email Gina at gina @ kitchentheatre.org. More information here.

8 World-Premiere Short Works by 8 Ithaca-Area Playwrights! The Wolf’s Mouth Theatre Collective of Ithaca, NY, will be presenting eight brand new 10-minute plays by eight area playwrights over four nights in March. The lineup of plays, all titled with the initials “R” and “O,” range from hilarious to sinister, sentimental to shocking, and even includes a musical! Playwrights include Amy Doherty, David Guaspari, Belinda Howell, Judith Pratt, George Sapio, Peter Shuman, Aoise Stratford, and Kit Wainer.

At the Kitchen for one night only! Tuesday, March 17 at 7:30pm.

Tickets are just $8 and are available at the Ticket Center at Clinton House, by calling 273-4497, or online here.

April 20, 2009

Inc. and Toner

by Britain Valenti; directed by Dustin D. Bell

Inc. and Toner is a dramedy about relationships and the many trials and triumphs they bring into our lives. Set in the neutral environment of an everyday office, Inc. and Toner follows a few diverse characters through a not so normal day at work. Trevor is trying to find his place in a relationship, which has seemed to give up on him. Gina, everyone’s favorite gossip, tries to reminisce about her 3 or 4 or 5 tries at marriage only to find love where she was least expecting it. Even the office's security guard and CEO are given a chance to experience love's ups and downs. A series of hilarity and heartfelt moments come together to create this fun and meaningful piece. Inc. and Toner was written by Britain Valenti and will be directed by Dustin D. Bell. The cast and production team are composed of Ithaca College Theatre students and will feature actors Nicole Intravia, Melissa Gordon, and more. Inc and Toner is a one night event premiering April 20th at the Kitchen Theatre. One night only - Monday, April 20th at 7:30pm Tickets are $10 and are available at the Ticket Center at Clinton House, by calling 273-4497, or online here.

 

April 27, 2009

     

On the Bottom

by Michael V. Poe

“It’s ice. Slippery, daunting ice, and I’m stuck on it.” Oslo and Ricardo are awaiting the birth of their daughter, when things finally start moving. When the climate starts overeating the north, life begins moving south and invading the peace the couple had. Forced out of their home by the Olympics, they are left with no choice but to quest to Copenhagen to reclaim what was stolen. A play of epic proportions that pushes the boundaries of myth and fairy tale to explore the limits we allow ourselves to go to in order to change our fate. A journey through the unknown begins without your permission. Written and directed by Michael V. Poe, the cast features Ryan DeNardo, Daniel Kopystanski, Emma Poole, Amberlee Weber, and Michael Wessells. This original work takes you to the bottom of the world where anything can happen. One performance only - Monday, April 27 at 7:30pm

Tickets are $10 and are available at the Ticket Center at Clinton House, by calling 273-4497, or online here.

May 2009

Performing Therapy	by Camilla Schade and Kira Lallas	Monday, May 4 at 7:30pm
PERFORMING THERAPY is a wacky romp through depression, loss, displacement, dementia, and the surprise healing nature of Schuyler County written by Camilla Schade and Kira Lallas. A "depressively experienced" actress turned therapist (Camilla Schade) leads group therapy in an attempt to provide helpful advice and therapeutic modalities in PERFORMING THERAPY. Art Therapy with Balloon Animals, Affirmations on Post-it notes and Primal Humming are some of the hopeful remedies. But in her attempt to proffer relief, she gets wildly off-track relating her own poignant story of life after loss in Schuyler County. PERFORMING THERAPY confronts the value of memory through an engaging recognition of the art of letting go. Camilla Schade is an actor/director/teacher/playwright transplanted 4 years ago to beautiful Schuyler County from PA. She has performed for Ithaca's Hangar Theatre and was last seen on the Kitchen Theatre stage in OLD TIMES. Her acting and improvisation classes and workshops for all ages can be found at 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, through the Family Service Society and Pathways in Corning, Ithaca Youth Bureau, and as a Teaching Artist for the Hangar Theatre. Camilla met Kira Lallas through Kira's class on Solo Performance offered by the Kitchen. Kira Lallas, currently earning her Masters in Social Work, grew up in Ithaca theatres and co-founded the Orange Tree Theatre Company. While at Boston University her studies focused on solo autobiographical writing and performance. She toured her award-winning one-woman show, TRANSLATIONS OF XHOSA, about her time spent in South Africa, until she lived as a resident at Wisdom’s Goldenrod Center for Philosophic Study in Hector. The creation of PERFORMING THERAPY was made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts’ Decentralization Program administered in Schuyler County by The ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes. One performance only - Monday, May 4 at 7:30pm Tickets are $12 and are available at the Ticket Center at Clinton House, by calling 273-4497.