SYNOPSIS:
Gerald Thomson, an ex-stuntman in his early 70s, is now the special client of a hospital facility, in Calabria region, South Italy. He is in a wheelchair, as a result of a work accident. Louis, his son, flies from N.Y. to Calanzaro in order to bring his father home--not only because he’s getting married, but also because the medical care in the Italian hospital is rather poor. Gerald stubbornly refuses to get back home.The funny, yet dramatic conflict which arises between the two, reaches a climax when Gerald tells Louis that he is not his biological father. A series of small unfortunate events takes place, culminating with an accident, when Louis kills Maria, his dad’s much younger and beautiful friend. Taking advantage of the fact that Gerald’s brain seems to have been a bit affected lately, Louis calls in the accident, telling the hospital’s personnel that his father is the one who killed Maria.
SHORT BIOS:
Joe Anania (Gerald Thomson)
Joe Anania is a NYC-based actor who was trained as an acting teacher in the Sanford Meisner Technique by Philip Gushee who was one of the founding members of the Neighborhood Playhouse. His acting credits include work on the “Sopranos”, “Law and Order” as well as films, national commercials and theater, performing in contemporary plays, as well as plays by Ionesco, Chekhov and Moliere. Joe recently acted in two One-Act Plays in New York, “The Bear” by Anton Chekhov and “Penguin Blues” by Etan Phillips. Joe was the founding member of two theatre companies in New York City: “Performers Ensemble” and “Inner Visions Theater Company.” Joe’s recent One Man-Show “Split Decision” premiered at the Cherry Grove Theatre, He has maintained his own acting studio since 1993 (ananiastudio.com) PS I was one of his students.
Juan Perez (Louis)
Juan studied film, theater, and acting at New York University, Brooklyn College, and Michael Howard Studios. He has performed in theatrical and cinematic productions for over a decade. Theatrically, he has performed in productions including ‘A View from the Bridge,’ ‘Wait Until Dark,’ and ‘Pulp Shakespeare.’ In video productions, Juan parlayed his memorable performance as Bernardo in ‘Jose’s Place,’ into the uniquely manic lead in ‘La Casa Loca’(Maverick Entertainment). Juan currently produces videos for corporate clients and artists in Los Angeles.
Christy Donahue (Maria/Carla)
Christy’s acting credits span traditional theater, interactive dinner theater, commercial and film work, and staged readings (in person, online, and via livestream). Favorite credits include Carol Grady in Brooke and Carly (available on YouTube), Evy Meara in Neil Simon’s The Gingerbread Lady, Karen in Dinner with Friends, and Annette in God of Carnage.
Playwright Theo Herghelegiu
Theo is a theatre director, playwright, actress and translator, resident in Europe – Romania, Bucharest, with over 20 years experience in Performing Arts, 28 years experience in Creative Writing, Translations, Interpreting and Tutoring, and has had an interesting experience in Journalism. She is also a representative figure with the Romanian Independent
Director Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based actor, director, host, and singer who has appeared in numerous off-Broadway, community theatre, independent film productions, television and international news programs. Carrie is a graduate of the Gushee/Anania Studio and did advanced work at the Anania Studio. She hosted “Movie Talk Show” for three years. Carrie recently acted in and directed “Love, The TV, and Me at Julia’s Reading Room. Carrie’s latest project is directing and acting in Coni Koepfinger’s “Simon Says, “ a finalist in Playbill VTF Live: https://vtf.live/simon-says/ Carrie is happy to be directing Theo Herghelegiu’s
“Ain’t No Sour Cherries For Dinner” and guiding the actors in finding the comedy amidst the pathos.