Luigi Jannuzzi
Award Winning Comedy Playwright
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 Stewarton Drama Group Scotland 2007  Stetson University, Florida  A BENCH AT THE EDGE Stetson University, Florida  SCOTTISH PRODUCTION A journey which began in the Assembly Rooms and saw the production team of Jannuzzi's surreal black comedy travel to Brora, Falkirk and Belfast, ended fittingly, back in Wick in early August. The players team were once more proudly displaying both the Scottish and UK championship trophies. A great achievement for a provincial club. and an eight month roller coaster ride of emotions. Personal success once more for Donald Farmer as director, Andrew Craigie and Kevin Farmer as cast members along with Allan Bruce, Robbie Anderson, Peter Stewart, Jack Steele, James Steven and Kathlyn Harper who were all savouring the feeling for a second time.  KNOW THEATRE, Binghampton, NY ‘A Bench at the Edge’ / ‘The Zoo Story’  Los Angeles Production A Bench at the Edge by Luigi Jannuzzi A play that takes place at the edge of an imaginary abyss, the last stop between life and death. It's here that two men collide face to face with their demons and come out on the other end with a true understanding of the value of life. CAST Man #1 . . . . J.Jay Cohen Man #2 . . . . William Dennis Hurley Bullet #1 . . . . Joel Campos Bullet #2 . . . . Anthony Alexandre CREW same as above PERFORMANCES April 13 - 22, 1993 Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays at 8:00pm The Downtown Playhouse 929 East 2nd Street, #105 Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
A BENCH AT THE EDGEBARE STAGE with BENCH--CONTEMPORARY COMEDY TWO CHARACTERS: MALE OR FEMALE!  THEY WON AGAIN! First place winners May 2007 John Allardice (left) with "The Alf Davidson" Best actor trophy Walter Findlay (right) with "John McNicol" First place trophy Nicola Stewart (centre) Director  Clockwise from top: Dir: Nicole Stewart. Cast: Caren McLean, John Allardice, Walter Findlay, Craig McLaughlan. (Not pictured) Stage Mgr: Jayne Sangster)  British Final Festival 2001 Best Play Trophy Presented at Lyric Theatre, Belfast Production: The Wick Players, Scotland A man sits on a bench at the edge of an abyss watching the human race rush into it. Along comes a second man contemplating "a heroic dive." What is the abyss and what are these men doing here? Terrifying concepts and visions of deepening mysteries emerge from their confrontation, and they conclude that life is precious after all.  Oct 2006 Production in Heidelberg, Germany Workshop and Performance Schedule October 6 – 8, Heidelberg, Germany, Roadside Community Theatre, Bldg. 109 on Patton Barracks Thu, 5 Oct, 6:30 pm: Heidelberg Roadside Theater, “Children of Eden” by Stephen Schwartz/ John Caird (60) Wiesbaden Amelia Earhart Playhouse, “The Ibsen Follies” by Skot Davis (60) Giessen Keller Theatre, "A Danish Soap" by Peter Filichia (40) Fri, 6 Oct, 6:00 pm: Hanau 5 Pfennig Playhouse, “Hyronomous A. Frog: The Frog Prince” by Edith Weiss 40 Kaiserslautern KMC Onstage, “A Bench at the Edge” by Luigi Jannuzzi (50) Stuttgart Theatre Center, “Rounding Third” by Richard Dresser (55) Hohenfels Box Seat Theatre, “Chicks” by Grace McKeaney (50) Sat, 7 Oct: 9:30 am: Schweinfurt Abrams Players, “All Gave Some” by Wendy Latella (language) (50) Vilseck Bavarian Arts Guild, "Sorry, Wrong Number" by Lucille Fletcher (50) Garmisch Players, “Dinner For One” (30) Ramstein Razz-Ma-Tazz Family Theatre, “The Musicians of Bremen” by Stan Gill (55) 2:15 pm: Aviano ACT, “Farewell to Galatea” by Ford Ainsworth (40) Bamberg Stable Theatre, “The Flattering Word” by George Kelly (40) Vicenza Soldiers Theatre, “The Arkansaw Bear” by Aurand Harris (57) Ankara Stage on the Run, “Sorry Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher (50) 7:15 pm Korea “Laundry and Bourbon” (55) SHAPE Entertainment Center, “WINGS” (53 ) Ansbach Terrace Playhouse, “Bugged Out” by David Ives and Jacquelyn Reingold (Mature theme) (55) Sun, 8 Oct: Workshops 10:30 – 12:15: “Sing Out, Louise” – Vocal coaching with Dr. Henry Price, leading tenor of New York City Opera, and Artistic Director of Pepperdine University Opera Theatre. 1:00 – 1:30 pm: Monologue Adjudication 1:45 – 3:00 pm: “Sunday in the Park with Morrie” - Theatre games and techniques for youth theatre, led by Morrie Enders, Artistic Director, Kalamazoo Civic Theatre. 3:00-4:00 pm: TBA 4:00 – 5:00 pm: “What’s This Button For?:” Put free net technologies and on-line tools to use in your theatres under the tutelage of Vic Phillipson. 6:00 pm: Showcase Performance: Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart’s” The Musical of Musicals – The Musical” presented by the The Jester Theatre Company, Orlando, Florida 7:30 pm: Festival Awards Ceremony http://www.roadsidetheater.com/act06entries.htm http://www.kaiserslautern.army.mil/sites/local/ |
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