Kevin Held (Penn Palmer) & Graham Fulmer (Aron Byron)
in Robert Patrick’s Hollywood at Sunset. Photo by Barry Childs.
TOSOS II
(Doric Wilson - Mark Finley - Barry Childs)
in association with
Out Professionals
presents
March 4 through 28, 2004
for a four week run: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 7 pm
Run Extended - April 5 to 21 - Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday at 8 pm
at NativeAlien's Flatiron Playhouse, 119 West 23rd Street, NYC
the world premiere of
ROBERT PATRICK'S
directed by BARRY CHILDS
In a tiny apartment on Hollywood Boulevard - where it's always sunset - an ambitious pair of lovers grapple with their possibilities in the constrictions of the celluloid closet.
2004 oobr award for excellence
"Do not walk-RUN to see Robert Patrick's Hollywood at Sunset" - Estrada, oobr
"appealing cast, fine direction and solid production values...an evening's worth of snappy zingers" - Dale, dry2olives
Graham Fulmer & Kevin Held "brilliantly capture the wit of their characters, as well as the pathos that is never far beneath the humor." - Fox, BroadwayWorld.com
Graham Fulmer & Kevin Held are "among the most talented and intelligent (and cute!) actors I've seen on a New York stage" - Warman, HX
| Penn Palmer: |
Kevin Held |
| Aron Byron: |
Graham Fulmer |
producers: FredeRic Gravenson & Doric Wilson
stage manager: Mark Barranco rehearsal stage manager & light board: Naomi Shvorin
set design: Michael Muccio costume design: Mary Louise Mooney
sound design: Morry Campbell lighting design: Jessica Hinkle
Blood
Gulper photo by Jay
Gumm
card graphic/posters for Blood Gulper & Silver Sleuths by Andrew
Caldwell (www.andyestablishment.com
)
TOSOS II and Barry Childs give special thanks to Larry Johnston, Bob Cruz, Arnold Rodriguez, Paul Bachelor, David Stern, Shay Gines, Paul Adams & EAT; Jonathan Reuning, Ian Marshall & United Stages; the people of the 52nd Street Project and the NativeAliens Theatre Collective.
Robert Patrick's Hollywood At Sunset is published by United Stages
and available from The Drama Book Store, NYC
| Robert Patrick (playwright) has been a major influence in the development of alternative theater since THE HAUNTED HOST opened at the Caffe Cino (1964). He moved uptown to Broadway with KENNEDY'S CHILDREN, still the most telling dissection of the 1960s. His more than 50 published plays include T-SHIRTS, UNTOLD DECADES, MY CUP RANNETH OVER, I CAME TO NEW YORK TO WRITE, MICHELANGELO'S MODELS, and far too many more then we have room to list here. In 1994 Patrick published his novel, TEMPLE SLAVE, a romantic fictionalization of the Caffe Cino and the origins of modern gay theatre. 1980 he won the International Thespian Society's Founders Award "for services to theatre and to youth," and in 1995 received the second Robert Chesley Lifetime Award for Gay Playwriting (presented by its first recipient, Doric Wilson). He is a playwright member of TOSOS II and on the honorary board. Patrick lives in Los Angeles (rbrtptrck@aol.com.) |
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Barry Childs (director) TOSOS II directing credits: the world premiere of Robert Patrick’s HOLLYWOOD AT SUNSET and the reading of Tom Eyen’s SARAH B. DIVINE (LOOK AGAIN! Series). Producing credits: Doric Wilson’s STREET THEATER (The Eagle NYC); Weikel’s PENNY PENNIWORTH ( 2003 FringeNYC Festival) and Mark Finley's adaptation of YOUNG STOWAWAYS IN SPACE. Other NYC directing credits: Middleton and Rowley‘s THE CHANGELING and Shakespeare’s A WINTER'S TALE (Bottom's Dream Arts); THE FLUSHING CYCLE (Queens Theatre in the Park), and Joe Orton's THE ERPINGHAM CAMP. West Coast: Charles Ludlam's LE BOURGEOIS AVANT-GARDE, Maeterlinck's THE INTRUDER and Tom Eyen's MY NEXT HUSBAND WILL BE A BEAUTY. Barry holds a PhD in Theatre History from the University of Oregon, and has taught numerous classes in acting and theatre history at the University of North Dakota, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and the University of Oregon. Barry is the administrative director of TOSOS II. (bchildsny@aol.com) |
| Graham Fulmer (Aron Byron) is originally from Minneapolis where he has worked with companies such as The Children's Theatre Company, The Guthrie Theater, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, and The Minnesota Opera Company. He received his B.F.A. from The Boston Conservatory, some of his favorite roles there include Ferdinand in THE TEMPEST, Ferapont in Chekhov's THREE SISTERS, and Man in John Patrick Shanley's LET US GO OUT INTO THE STARRY NIGHT. Robert Patrick's HOLLYWOOD AT SUNSET marks his New York debut. |
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Kevin Held (Penn Palmer) TOSOS II: Barry in Mark Finley’s productions of Doric Wilson’s A PERFECT RELATIONSHIP (Abingdon Theater); Timothy in STREET THEATER at the Eagle and Bill in NOW SHE DANCES!. LISTEN UP—The Robert Chesley Playwright Project: Lee in Mark Finley's THE MERMAID, and Penn in the reading of Robert Patrick’s HOLLYWOOD AT SUNSET, a role he will reprise in March. 2004. Kevin was co-producer of Chris Weikel's TALES TOLD. He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. |
this production is dedicated to the memory of
Steve Nelson (1951 - 2004)
a beloved and longtime participant in the plays of Robert Patrick.
