Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Upcoming Auditions @ Reckless!

UPCOMING AUDITIONS @ RECKLESS

Students are eligible to audition if they are currently enrolled in a class (whether it has started or no) or were in a class within the last 2 months. Anyone who has completed the Masterclass is also invited to audition.

Not a current student but want to get involved? If you are a member of a duo or trio team with someone who is eligible, your entire team is eligible to audition for The Duo/Trio Battle. Otherwise, please look at our classes and sign-up for one today! 

DANCING WITH STAR STUFFS (Season 2) / 30-MINUTE THRONES
DANCING WITH STAR STUFFS is getting ready for Season 2! We’ll be bringing you even more salsas, sequins, and spray-tans this round, so get your dance shoes ready. Join the drama, the glamour, the glitter, and the jazz hands for the craziest dance party on earth! Competitors will participate in once-monthly Saturday night shows with new dances each episode. Each performance will be judged on character game as well as presentation; the competitors with the lowest scores will dance head-to-head in an elimination battle and the audience decides who to save and to send packing.

30-MINUTE THRONES will be performed weekly before episodes 4-10 of HBO’s Game of Thrones. At 8:30pm each Sunday, Reckless Theatre will recap all the twists, turns, and tyranny of the previous episode of the fantasy hit! The audience to this show is then invited to stay after and join the Reckless family in watching that night’s episode. Each character will be cast and will be responsible for tracking their beats and events in each episode. Short rehearsals will be scheduled once the show is cast. Please audition in character for the specific role you are interested in. Looking similar to the HBO actor is a plus but not a necessity!

To audition for either or both projects, please sign-up for a one hour block during which you are entirely available. For DWSS you must audition as dance partners with three 1-min long sections of dances: one your choice and 2 with episode-specific themes. These will be emailed to you after signing-up. For 30-MINUTE THRONES, you will perform a brief character monologue and improvise in character. Please sign-up for a time slot via the link below.
Friday April 22, 6-8pm
Wednesday April 27, 7-9pm


BURN THIS SCRIPT / ONE NIGHT ONLY
Want to flex your acting muscles while you show your improv chops? Audition to perform the spine scene for an upcoming performance of BURN THIS SCRIPT or to be cast in a role in ONE NIGHT ONLY’s production of Midsummer Night’s Dream

In BURN THIS SCRIPT, actors and improvisors collide as beloved scripts are broken down, made topsy turvy, then incinerated and reborn like a phoenix rising. Act 1 - 2 actors present a fully memorized, rehearsed scene; Act 2 - the BTS ensemble improvises with, explores, and fucks with each of the characters; Act 3 - we return to the scene, now with anything up for grabs and the ensemble invading and re-imagining the piece. Will our actors hold their shit together as murderous goats and singing nuns invade their scene? Will playwrights stampede in fury as they watch their creations reimagined in ways otherwise unimaginable? Will audiences embark on an improvisational theatrical journey hitherto unknown? You better believe it. Actors know their script. We say let it burn.

For ONE NIGHT ONLY a brave crew will embark on a treacherous journey: performing a fully memorized play they have never rehearsed. Will the rough waters of unexpected choices, accidental entrances, impulsive love scenes and unforeseen moments threaten to capsize this vessel? Or will our Reckless adventurers keep the ship afloat? One Night Only combines the ephemeral, immediate nature of improv with the narrative power of scripted plays to create a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

BURN THIS SCRIPT performance TBD
If you are cast, you will enter the actor pool and will have your performance scheduled later. No rehearsals, no dues. 

ONE NIGHT ONLY: Midsummer Night’s Dream is Friday, June 17 @8pm
The cast will participate in 3 workshops in preparation for the performance. You may not miss more than 1 or your role will be re-cast.
Ensemble & Theatricality - Wednesday June 1, 7-10pm
Living Shakespeare’s Text - Monday June 6, 7-10pm
Intimacy on Stage - Saturday June 11, 12-3pm
$30-45 (dependent on final cast size)

To audition for either or both projects, please sign up for a one-hour block during which you are entirely available. For BURN THIS SCRIPT you must audition as scene partners, not solo performers. Please prepare a rich 2 minute scene and be prepared to improvise with the material. When you choose an audition time, please note the names of both actors. For ONE NIGHT ONLY, please prepare a 60-90 sec Shakespearean monologue. Please sign up for a time slot via the link below.
Friday April 22, 6-8pm
Saturday April 23, 12-2pm


THE DUO/TRIO BATTLE SHOW (still to be officially named)
This show will pit duo against duo in an epic battle royale! Watch as the Reckless mainstage becomes a blood bath on Friday nights! One team will host, 2 teams will go head-to-head, competing for the audience’s love and laughter and striving to emerge victorious. The winning team will come back the following week to take on a new adversary - and the cycle of destruction continues… 

To be eligible to audition, at least one member of your team must have been a student at Reckless/with Christian Capozzoli within the last 6 months. 

The audition slots have filled. To be considered, please submit a video (max 15-minutes) to submissions@recklesstheatre.com - labelling the email “Duo/Trio Battle” - by May 31st at midnight.


And coming soon…
BIG FIASCO Auditions
Wednesday, June 29th

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

RECKLESS GALLERY: INSTANT SKETCH + LOCAL HEROES


Sketch comedy is thriving at Reckless Theatre, the newest, hottest comedy theatre in New York City! Instant Sketch will return to April 8th and April 15th with original sketch comedy at 7PM! Spend your Friday nights with Reckless Theatre company. Cake from Upstairs and Local Heroes present brand new sketches under the Reckless philosophy: We are wild. We are rowdy. We are reckless.

Instant Sketch – Cake From Upstairs

Teams work together to churn out a sketch show in a wicked quick turn around time.
Directed by Andrew Coalson
Featuring: Ethan David, Stefanie Flamm, Dennis Feitosa, Jorja Hudson, Lee Grimanis, Nayomi Reghay, Nanie Mendez, Shalini Tripathi
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Local Heroes – A Sketch Show
This is a sketch show for all the unsung heroes that the local news hasn’t found yet. Sketches include but are not limited to: famous inventors, garrulous gangsters, amateur astronomers, intrepid tourists, competent doctors, star crossed lovers, blind prophets, and more. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll have a third emotion. 
Written and Directed by Michael Romanos
Featuring: Ali Levin, Anne Veal, Ashley Cohen, Caitlin Pluckett, Francis Cattani, Ian O’Keefe, Meg Doyle, Mike Greene, Nicole Alexander, Sam Evans, Tom Kelly







INSTANT SKETCH + LOCAL HEROES

April 8th & 15th @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Tickets available online for April 8th & April 15th!

Monday, April 4, 2016

Instant Teams, Round 3!


CHECK OUT THIS NEW HOTNESS! Announcing our Instant Teams for Round 3!

INSTANT TEAMS perform Tuesday nights at 7pm in the Reckless Studio

BANSHEE (LaRonde)
Coach: Anne Veal
Candice Opperman
Cynthia Restrepo
Laura Westman
Mark Levy
Meredith Dicker
Shaun Farrugia
Sue Constantine
Tobin Mollett

THUNDERBIRD (Spokane)
Coach: Anne Veal
Alex Marcus
Annie Woller
Justin Grace
Kurt Roediger
Maddalena De Beni
Mallory Rhodes
Rena Gross
Terence O'Brien

CYCLOPS (Monoscene)
Coach: Ashley Cohen
Andrew Gelfenbaum
Eddie Dougrou
Ian Davis
Jesse Roth
Karen Summerton
Melissa Englander
Mike Fink
Nat Silverman

SASQUATCH (Monoscene)
Coach: Jack Gallagher
Colleen Smith
Erin Kadamus
Mike Millan
Nicole Osrich
Phil Condyles
Spencer Meade
Stephanie Seibel
Zak Roland

HOBGOBLIN (Harold)
Coach: Jack Gallagher
Alex Simmons
Ethan David
Fareeha Khan
Jacob Gross
Jake Lucas
Jennifer Guiffe
Jeremy Moulton
Josh Adam

MOTHMAN (Organic Montage)
Coach: Tom Kelley
Brooke Eliot
Caroline Yost
Jessie Frith
Jonathan Ross
Juan Suarez
Rachel McKay Steele
Sara Kalkstein
Zack Ross