MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT
Rich Orloff is one of the most popular unknown playwrights in the country. His plays have received over 600 productions, numerous awards, and oodles of laughter. His full-length plays include: ADVANCED CHEMISTRY, BIG BOYS, DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, FUNNY AS A CRUTCH, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, LOVE HAPPENS, SHEDDING LIGHT, SKIN DEEP, SOMEONE’S KNOCKING, VERONICA'S POSITION, VIETNAM 101: THE WAR ON CAMPUS, and the comic revues OY! and ROMANTIC FOOLS.

Rich’s plays have been presented across the country at such theaters as American Stage Company, Arizona Theatre Company, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Dayton Playhouse, Florida Studio Theatre, New Jersey Rep, Phoenix Theatre Company, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Shadowland Theatre, West Coast Ensemble, the WorkShop Theater Company, twice at Theatre Conspiracy, and three times at the Key West Theatre Festival.

Author of over a dozen one-acts and over 60 short plays, Rich’s short comedies have been published four times in the annual Best American Short Plays series, in The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2007, in The Bedford Guide to Literature, in the bilingual collection An Anthology of Contemporary American Plays (published in China), and in anthologies published by Random House and Western Michigan University Press.  Playscripts has published eight volumes of his plays.

Rich's one-acts have had over 500 productions on six of the seven continents (and a staged reading in Antarctica). Rich has also written for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, industrial films, educational videos, advertising, and charity galas. While in Kosovo in 2000, Rich wrote the children’s play SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS for Doctors of the World. Rich lives in New York City, but he loves to travel (and has visited 33 states so far to develop productions, talk at colleges, and work as a playwright). Rich is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Writers Guild of America, the WorkShop Theater Company, and is the Relatively Artistic Director of the Foolish Theatre Company.

MEET THE DIRECTOR
Chip Decker was born and raised in the Green Mountains of Vermont and has lived in Texas, North Dakota and North Carolina. Chip joined Actor’s Theatre in 1996 and became Artistic Director in 2002. In addition to acting in our productions of DARK RAPTURE, STUMPS, ZARA SPOOK & OTHER LURES, BUG, THE REDUCED SHAKESPEARE’S “ABRIDGED” plays and RABBIT HOLE, Chip received MTA's Best Supporting Actor award for his portrayal of Michael in ATC's multi-award winning drama, THE PILLOWMAN.Also,he received Creative Loafing’s Best Director (Comedy) Award for our production of WONDER OF THE WORLD, as well as sharing Theatre Person of the Year honors. He also directed the hilarious new farce SOUTHERN RAPTURE, the blood-filled comedy THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE, the popular POLISH JOKE that opened our 2005-2006 season, THE OLDEST PROFESSION, and THE SANTALAND DIARIES. Chip would like his favorite scene partner of nearly 16 years, his wife, Taffy.

MEET THE CAST
Jerry Colbert (Victor) is pleased to make his first appearance with ATC since THE GOAT OR WHO IS SYLVIA?, for which he won a Metrolina Theatre Association Award.  Earlier this year he performed the role of King Arthur in CAMELOT at CPCC Summer Repertory and was also seen in last year's appearance in productions of THE GUYS, THE SECRET GARDEN, FUNNY GIRL, CAROUSEL, I HATE HAMLET, and AFTER THE FALL.  He was seen at Charlotte Rep in THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LENAN, DROP DEAD, 1940s  RADIO HOUR and at the CPCC Theatre in CHILDREN OF EDEN, GYPSY, CATS, BLOOD BROTHERS, GRAND HOTEL, and the revues:  A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING and SING FOR YOUR SUPPER, A ROGERS AND HART REVUE.

A native of Alabama, Jerry attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on an acting scholarship, and after traveling about a bit, makes his home in Matthews with his wife,Tobi, his son, Ian, and his daughter, Melissa.

Joe Rux (Norm) is excited to be returning to one of his favorite stages in Charlotte, Actor's Theatre. This past year Joe has been seen as Michael in DANCING AT LUGHNASA in the final performance from Epic Arts Repertory Theatre, as Donald in the world premiere of the critically acclaimed production of SOUTHERN RAPTURE and Crumpet in THE SANTALAND DIARIES here at Actor's Theatre, and Sol in DIE MOMMIE DIE along with Frank in EDUCATING RITA at Queen's City Theatre. Every Tuesday and Thursday Joe can be seen at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, as a Professor with the UNCC Theatre Department. During his years in NYC, Joe appeared Off-Off Broadway as Whizzer in FALSETTOLAND, Gerry in NOISES OFF, and Matthew Shepard's father in THE LARAMIE PROJECT. Regionally, some of Joe's favorite roles include Elyot in PRIVATE LIVES, the Baker in INTO THE WOODS, and as a horse-riding, loincloth-wearing Native American chief at the outdoor drama TECUMSEH! in Chillicothe, Ohio. Finally, however brown-nosy it sounds, Joe wants to express his extreme gratitude to everyone here at Actor's Theatre: Chip, Dan, Carrie, Maile, Robert and Mike. It is a joy to work here with such amazing professionals.

Schedule

Wednesday – Thursday at 7:30p
Friday – Saturday at 8:00p
Sundays (9/27, 10/11) at 2:30p

Prices

Previews (9/18, 9/19): $15*    ($10 for students)

Regular Run:   Wednesday/Thursday   $24*    ($10 for students/$21 for Seniors)
                        Friday/Saturday              $29*    ($15 for students/$26 for Seniors)
                        Sunday                            $24*    ($10 for students/$21 for Seniors)

All seats are general admission. All single tickets subject to a $2 per ticket credit card fee.

          

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