Monday, 7/26 performance at Bar 13– Creative Control (with Jackie Hoffman, Craig Bierko, Paul Provenza and more!)

Anastasia Barzee, David Beach, Elena Berger
& Jodi Collins
present

CREATIVE CONTROL

The industry reading series with a beat and under-the-radar
presentation of New Works.

Monday, July 26th 2010
7pm-8:30pm

BAR 13
121 University Place @ E. 13th Street
Seating Limited! rsvp quickly!
creativecontrol.nyc@gmail.com
[don’t forget the “.” ]

A TV PILOT BY DAN PASTERNACK AND PAUL PROVENZA

A FILM BY KYLE JARROW AND PERRY SILVER
HOSTED BY JACKIE HOFFMAN
MUSIC BY JOANNA PARSON

with: Craig Bierko, Kurt Braunohler, Jeb Brown, Neil Casey, Ryan Farrell, Alden Ford, John Gemberling, Natalie Knepp, Sean Modica, Matt Oberg, Ben Rodgers, Krysta Rodriguez, Andrea Rosen, Eric Schaeffer, JB Smoove, Patrick Taylor and Michael Zegen

1 host, 2 fully cast screenplay sections, & 1 brilliant (comedic) musician.
Shaken not stirred.

Creative control…it’s only a matter of time.

Currently performing at 52nd Street Project’s “All the Plays You Can Eat” the 2010 Block Island One on Ones

Now We’re Cookin’!:
All the Plays You Can Eat

The 52nd Street Project 2010 Block Island One-on-One Shows!

Featuring ten short plays written by adults for pairs of Project kids and adult volunteers to perform together.

The Kids:
Richard Brea, Carlos Breton, Nathaniel Butler,
Delia Cadman, Brandon Draude, Venecia Escamilla,
Tatiana Goode, Kamil Kuzminski, Leah Kiara Macuilt
& Edison Rafael Sibri

The Adults:
Carlo Alban, Dylan Dawson, Emily Dorsch,
Graeme Gillis, Tasha Gordon-Solmon, Gretchen Hall,
Brian Hastert, Cynthia Kaplan, Michael Lew,
Ephraim Lopez, Sascha Paladino, Joanna Parson,
Vickie Ramirez, John Sheehy & Brielle Silvestri

Music by:
Kim D. Sherman

Friday, July 23rd @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 24th@ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 25th @ 3:00 p.m.

Five Angels Theater
789 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10019

Admission
FREE

Reservations required:
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Joanna in “The New York Times”

The New York Times did a round-up of Christmas-themed theater this past December, and our show at the Gallery Players was delighted to be included.

NYTimes review

Of me, he writes: “The main attraction, though, is Joanna Parson’s very funny rendering of Mrs. Cratchit, whom Mr. Durang makes the central character. This Mrs. Cratchit isn’t quite the one you remember; she’s a suicidal, child-hating depressive who doesn’t seem bothered when, at the play’s end, Mr. Durang turns her son Tiny Tim into a dog.”

Come On, Santa, Put Your Clothes Back On: The New York Times

Filming Nick Barbieri’s “Just Another Hustle”

Yesterday I worked on director Nick Barbieri’s “Just Another Hustle,” a short film follow-up to his award-winning short, “Word on the Street.” “Word on the Street” won Best Short film at the Gotham Film Festival, and Best Drama and Best Director at the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival.

I play Casey Green, the ever-smiling host of a TV morning talk show, joined by Richard Guerriero as Roland Girard, and Alex Adams as the day’s guest, author of “What’s a Nightmare, Daddy?”, a children’s book inspired by his years as a POW and a decades-long opium addiction. And for our next guess, Kenny G.!

at Galapagos for Make Music Day, June 21

Catch me playing music/comedy new and old in front of Galapagos for Make Music Day, today at 4PM. (16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY)

Currently in pre-production for “C-Minor”

I’ve been working with Columbia MFA Film grad student Kostas Antonopoulos on his short film, “C-Minor,” about a high school music teacher and her close relationship with a guitar student. I play the lead, Anna, and we’re shooting on location in June.

“Intervention” wins Audience Award at Shortened Attention Span Musical Theatre Festival

I was thrilled that “Intervention!”, composer/lyricist/playwright Jeff Ward’s well-crafted and hilarious spoof of the backstage goings on at the first production of “Oklahoma,” won the audience favorite award for our April run at the Shortened Attention Span Musical Theater Festival. I played the Narrator/Stage Manager and Dorothy Rodgers, and wore a very fancy hat alongside old friends Joel Hurt Jones and Mark Aldrich, among talented others. Nancy Robillard directed.

Performing in “Boxers and Briefs: An Eclectic Evening of Shorts” March 20-28

Theatre54
244 West 54th Street
12th Floor
Tickets $18.00
212-868-444
www.smarttix.com

www.artisticnewdirections.com

I’m performing in Patrick Nash’s sweet and funny ten-minute play, “Their Secret is Safe With Me”, in the “Briefs” portion of “Boxers and Briefs: An Eclectic Evening of Shorts”. Presented by Artistic New Directions, the show is a line-up of ten-minute plays, and the two collections run in rep.

Chicago City Limits’ Stephan Schick and I are being directed by Jay Stern.
Other featured playwrights in the “Briefs” collection include: Cesi Davidson, Arlene Hutton, Drew Larimore, Kristine Niven, Jason Schafer, and Heather Smith.

Scene from The Dreamlife of Angels (Columbia grad student film)

I had a great time recently filming a scene from the French movie “The Dreamlife of Angels” as an exercise for the wonderful Columbia grad student filmmaker Konstantinos Antonopoulos. It’s an intense scene, and I was thrilled to work with Dee Pelletier (Broadway’s “August: Osage County”) as my scene partner.

Scene from The Dreamlife Of Angels from Konstantinos Antonopoulos on Vimeo.

“Subway Musican” And “Dan Smith Will Teach You to Play Guitar” up on Youtube from Caroline’s Comedy Club appearance

Joanna at Caroline\'s \"Subway Musician\"

Joanna at Caroline\'s \"Dan Smith Will Teach You to Play Guitar\"