[Capdist-announce] PRESS RELEASE:World Premiere of CELL PLAY, Written in Quarantine, Features Actors From Across The Country

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June 1st, 2020Lisa Romeo, Producerhttps://www.facebook.com/events/554786968572655/?active_tab=about
518.703.1536
World Premiere of CELL PLAY, Written in Quarantine, Features Actors From Across The Country [Troy, NY - June 1st, 2020] Announcing an online reading of Josh Romeo’s original show CELL PLAY. The performance of CELL PLAY will be presented for free via Facebook live with a talkback with the writers and the actors afterward.
The script follows Milo Chondry and six other characters, all mirroring a part of the cell, locked in a bunker after the collapse of the government from a deadly virus.  The story of their troubling life inside of Wellcare’s “safety cells” is told through their video diaries recorded on the camera provided for them.
This amazing cast is composed of performers from all over the world who were looking to fill the void of free time now in their lives.  The players include Capital Region’s own Patrick White, as well as other New York natives, Matthew Tenorio and Megan Gomez-Campbell.  Lila Cooper of Maryland and Kyle Munro of Massachusetts round out the North Easterns.  The final two cast members are from much farther away, Andrew King from Louisiana and Mikayla Thrasher all the way from California. Josh feels this performance medium allows the world to have easily accessible theatre in a time of uncertainty.  It allows theater makers to continue to discuss the world's issues without being in the room together.  Online performances are especially good for being able to workshop new plays that were written in quarantine so they are ready to perform in person when the time comes, such as Cell Play.Visit the Facebook event, https://www.facebook.com/events/554786968572655/, for more information and the live reading.
In light of recent events in America and the capital region, the company of CELL PLAY will be collecting donations during the performance.  The donations will be split 50/50 between The Black Theater Troupe of Upstate NY and the Albany Bail Fund for Black Lives.


AT A GLANCE
CELL PLAYby Josh Romeo
Online Play Reading via Facebook LiveThursday, June 11th, 2020
CASTAndrew King as Garret “GobyKyle Munro as LanceLila Cooper as ValerieMatt Tenorio as MiloMegan Gomez-Campbell as RitaMikayla Thrasher as AliciaPatrick White as Lynyrd ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTJOSH ROMEO - Josh is currently a sophomore at Wagner College studying theater performance.  He has been performing in and around New York for most of his life including theaters such as Curtain Call Theater, Consortium Actors, CR-Kids, and more.  Playwriting is a new venture for him, this being his second completed play and first to be performed for an audience.
Contact Info:Josh Romeo-MullinRomeodude801 at gmail.com518-703-1536
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