[Capdist-announce] Press release: Creative Action Unlimited premieres a new original production

[Tony Pallone]

*CREATIVE ACTION UNLIMITED PREMIERES A NEW ORIGINAL PRODUCTION: *
*"Michael and Steve Talk About the End of Life as They Knew It"*

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An irreverent, humorous and heartbreaking look at caregiving

*[Wait, what's it called? Watch this video <https://youtu.be/Xhf3hJRXri0>!]*

Creative Action Unlimited, a Capital Region theater/film production company
dedicated to creating original work about social issues, announces the
world premiere of *“Michael and Steve Talk About the End of Life as They
Knew It”* in the Meader Little Theater at Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y.

Written and performed by Michael Kennedy and Steve Swartz, along with a
talented ensemble cast, “Michael and Steve” is an irreverent, at times
humorous, at times heartbreaking look at two very different sides of
caregiving.

Michael recounts a year in the life of her young daughter battling
childhood cancer. Steve talks about caring for his mother in her final
years. “Michael and Steve” is about people seeking solace, about the twists
and turns of fate that surprise and sometimes sustain us, and the
redemptive and transcendent quality of art.

*CAST AND CREW: *

*Steve Swartz* wrote, directed, and co-starred in the film NEVER LEAVE
NEVADA, which opened at the 1990 U.S. Sundance Film Festival. He is a
four-time finalist in the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center’s annual
Playwriting competition and has served as Poet Laureate of Schenectady
County for six years. Steve won First Prize in the Society of Professional
Journalists’ annual Green Eyeshades competition for Excellence in Arts
Criticism.

*Michael Kennedy* is the founder and artistic director of Creative Action
Unlimited. She has participated in local theater for decades as an actor,
playwright, director and producer. Michael worked for six years as an
acting teacher at the NYS Theatre Institute Theater Arts School and
SummerStage programs, where she created multiple original productions with
high school students. She is a retired human services professional known
for her insightful group work and advocacy to improve dysfunctional service
systems.

The ensemble cast also features David Quiñones Jr., Siobhan Shea and John
Stevenson.

*PERFORMANCES:*

*“Michael and Steve Talk About the End of Life as They Knew It” *will be
performed at the Meader Little Theater, Russell Sage College, 65 1st St.,
Troy, N.Y., over the weekends of *Nov. 3-4* and *Nov. 10-11* with Friday
and Saturday evening performances at 7:30 pm plus 2:00 pm matinee
performances on Saturdays. Following evening performances, audiences are
invited to stay for a talkback with the actors. The full schedule is as
follows:


   - Friday, Nov. 3, 7:30 pm with talkback to follow performance
   - Saturday, Nov. 4, 2:00 pm
   - Saturday, Nov. 4, 7:30 pm with talkback to follow performance
   - Friday, Nov. 10, 7:30 pm with talkback to follow performance
   - Saturday, Nov. 11, 2:00 pm
   - Saturday, Nov. 11, 7:30 pm with talkback to follow performance

General admission tickets are $20, and may be purchased online in advance
at eventbrite.com
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-and-steve-talk-about-the-end-of-life-as-they-knew-it-tickets-663078394327>
or
at the door the night of the event.

Please note this production includes adult language and themes and is
appropriate for ages 16+.

*FOR MORE INFORMATION: *

Please contact Michael Kennedy, artistic director of Creative Action
Unlimited, at 518-496-4992 or msmichaelkennedy at gmail.com.
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