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Ready for some beautiful, creepy and unexpected? Tickets are offically on sale for The Abbey of the Holy Lonesome by Andra Laine Hunter at LAB Theater Project. Do yourself a favor and get them now!
We’re doing the thing today, friends! Come on out to support new work! Info is all in the last link.
Grab a festival pass and enjoy both “Star Stuff” & “Exhibits in the Zoo” at Think Tank’s New Playwright Festival at Stageworks Theater on August 20th at 5pm.
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Offically begining the casting process for The Abbey of the Holy Lonesome.
May the casting be ever in your favors, actor friends!
You can now binge Cripperella in Quarantine the complete series!
Not only my show, but EVERYTHING on Jobsite Digital Shorts is yours to stream for $4.99
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Katie Calahan plays the professor.
“First of all, the professor is not a professor. She has an AA degree in theatre from an online university. But you must call her professor, and she takes herself and the presentation of this material very seriously. Having not made it to the Great White Way, this is her opus. This is her shot to show the world what she can do. In this case, the world is some remedial high school students. Her challenge is getting the rest of the cast to care as much as she does about the theatrical presentation of this material, which they don’t,” she said. “The first thing I thought when I read this script is a book nerd wrote this play. I very much mean that as a compliment. I’m very excited. Not only are there classic literature jokes, but we brought in some more modern references like Harry Potter, so I was delighted because I am a reader – big time. I get to be Don Quixote, and as an actress who knows I will never be the man of La Mancha, this is a huge deal.”
That’s right friends, that play I was so excited about last spring, it took Broadway World’s 2021 Regional Award for Best Play! It was so well deserved and I was/am elated to have been a part of Wendy House and originate the roll of Tommy. Well done to our cast, crew and playwright of this beautiful piece of theater.
Cast Announced! Full Article
The Best Bit:
The production, typically played by an all male ensemble, will feature three local, powerhouse actresses: Katie Calahan, Katie Huettel and Jessy Julianna. Rounding out this female power team and guiding this slapstick comedy is Brianna Larson, a Tampa Area Native and the Artistic Director of Theatre eXceptional.
Come on down to hear staged readings of four new plays by members of Theatre Exceptional! If you come down to Arkane Ale Works you can enjoy a beer pairing for each play! If you’re still recovering from New Year’s Eve, not to worry we have a streaming option as well!
Continuing to Grow as an Artisit on September 30, 2021That interview I did over the summer about why it’s important for actors to continue their education is a live podcast now! Have a listen.
Cripperella is back… on September 17, 2021But not for long fans! Episode 5: Strange Ways to Pass the Time is here, but that means there’s only ONE episode left! Sad, but true…This project is coming to an end soon and what a journey! Much like Cripperella’s journey in the show it has had highs and lows. My deepest respect to professional video editors, I mean wowzers, I did NOT know what I was in for. I learned a lot about sound and lighting, why they don’t like animals on movie sets, why they scream about “losing the light” so much, how many people on social like my posts, but don’t watch the episodes (ah hem, you know who you are)….So, support this regional theater and me specifically and for a few bucks laugh it up!!
Seriously folks, I’ve been involved in a lot of projects I am proud of, but in recent years I have had two performance opportunities so great that I feel pity for anyone who couldn’t see them. One of those roles is the reason I’m on this list. To say I’m grateful to be recognized is an understatement the only thing better would be actually winning so go VOTE.
Broadway World Review of Think Tank’s Can(‘t) Relate
“The plot is like The Breakfast Club set in a drama room: As Covid recedes to the (hopeful, very hopeful) past, three students will fail Drama class if they don’t come up with an original play that needs to be written and presented to their demanding but kind theatre teacher.”
“Katie Calahan–who is solid as the Theatre teacher who loves being there but is scared that “there” will no longer be “there” much longer. She’s a great listener onstage (a fine art in and of itself)…”
On The Fringe on July 31, 2021
Holy snack foods, space lasers & post apocalyptic soda!
Here’s the link to purchase tickets:
https://tampafringe.org/
Like Busking, for Actors on June 7, 2021
I had the absolute pleasure of performing in St. Petersburg Shakespeare Festival’s Soliloquies Live event on Saturday. It was a delightful group of bad ass women performing famous male speeches in the park. People just wandering the path stopping to hear each speech. It was a blast. I was honored to request that “Friends, Romans, Citizens” lend me their ears. Fabulous evening, I hope these become a regular event.
This was an amazing panel with some talented disabled performers! I feel so privileged to have met these incredible bad-ass women! Keep crushing it, trained actors with real disabilities!
Reviews Are In on May 12, 2021Creative Loafing review of The Wendy House
That’s right friends I am DELIGHTFUL. Seriously, I am rarely involved in a project where I feel that my role was written for me, the story is beautiful and speaks to me personally and that my input is not only tolerated, but valued. I have reached an age/point in my career where I can appreciate an exceptional experience WHILE its happening. Here I sit, happy and invested in the creative process and the play itself knowing how rare an opportunity this is. There have been a lot of shows I was proud of, but only two or three where I have felt sincere pity for those who miss seeing it and this is one of them. Do yourself a favor and come out or stream us!
Tickets (in person & streaming)
The Wendy House on April 28, 2021
Check out the Broadway World Article on this new play and then do yourself a favor and get tickets. It will be streamed as while as have limited in person seating. It’s recommended that no one under 17 view it without parental consent.
I’m back on stage in front of an audience folks! This one is socially distant in-person seating and streaming (live the first two weekends & on-demand the third). Support local theater so that we can all be in front of audiences again! Plus, who doesn’t love lesbians screaming in a basement?!? Check out all 3 original pieces: Evening With Eberlein
Buckle up, Cripperella fans quarantine life is getting…boring. Stream Episode 4 now!
Want to binge great locally produced content? You can watch Jobsite’s Digital Shorts whole library for $9.99!!
Cripperella in Quarantine Episode 3: Any Day Now dropped today!! Watch Now
If you missed the beginning you can watch Episode 2: Out In the World & Episode 1: Fresh As A Daisy on Jobsite on Demand as well! Feel free to check out the other quality content as well!
Thank you to everyone who came out for our live radio play of the Hound of the Baskervilles and everyone who listened to the radio broadcast! Stay tuned for info on the video that will be available for streaming. Watch out for those family curses.
Cripperella in Quarantine Promo
Watch my super fun promo & then click the button in the corner to rent or purchase Episode 1 of “Cripperella in Quarantine”!Maybe afterwards you could stick around and check out content by some other amazing artists available from Jobsite Theater’s Digital Shorts
More Press for Jobsite Digital Shorts!
You better believe I’m a $1.99 worth off funny. Pilot has been shot and delivered and will be posted any day now.
Read the article here
Read the full Jobsite Digital Shorts Announcement and then go watch Across the Stardust and all the new content as it arrives!
I’m so excited to be making some fun original content for the lovely folks over at Jobsite! Coming soon to their on-demand service!
Wanna hear a story? I’m reading “Rosie Revere, Engineer” the Stageworks Story Time series! (check out the video)
Behind the scenes….new headshots here I come! Stay tuned for Jocee Kostka’s fabulous photos!
July 17-26th 2020, Get Your Tickets Now!
Have you seen In the Meantime? It’s a quarantine friendly web-cam style farce, check it out. This is the teaser from the pilot Watch more episodes here: In the Meantime
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