Dark comic thriller featuring Broadway's Kate Miller and The Pitt's Evan Klein premieres.
August 13 - 30 at 124 Bank Street Theater
SparkPlug Productions (Clown Bar 2, Fat Cat Killers) presents the World Premiere of THE BATHROOM ATTENDANT, a dark comic thriller by Tom Kelly. Directed by Ovation and L.A. Drama Critics Circle winner Andrew Block, previews begin August 13 at the 124 Bank Street Theater with opening set for Wednesday, August 19.
THE BATHROOM ATTENDANT is set in a ramshackle apartment on the outskirts of Vegas. Here, an ex-prize fighter and his neighbor, a former adult film star, are visited by a young man with a secret and an offer they can’t refuse. Booze, betrayal and blackmail ignite an explosive night that will change their lives forever.
THE BATHROOM ATTENDANT stars Dan Patrick Brady (Off Broadway: The Lover, Eden, Women and Football), Kate Miller (Broadway: Moon Over Buffalo with Carol Burnett & Amadeus with Michael Sheen; Film: Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7; TV: Blue Bloods), Evan Klein (TV: The Pitt Season 2 on HBO MAX), Jon Krupp (US v Gupta and Milk with New Georges, Lisa D'Amour's 16 Spells to Charm the Beast with Clubbed Thumb), and Mari Blake (Off Broadway: The Cry of the Butterfly, Cassandra, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance). The production team includes Winnie Chiang (Stage Manager), Scott Fetterman (Production Designer), Tony Lepore (Sound & Lighting Design), and Angelina Cerami (Assistant Director).
THE BATHROOM ATTENDANT runs August 13-30, Tuesdays - Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 3pm at the 124 Bank Street Theater (124 Bank Street New York, NY, 10014). Tickets are $35 at sparkplugproductions.com.
TOM KELLY (Playwright) Tom holds an MFA in playwriting from Brooklyn College, where he studied with Jack Gelber and Mac Wellman. His play Bleached Blonde Betty was staged by Cat On My Head Productions at the Workshop Theater in Manhattan. A screenplay based on that play, written by Tom and John Knapich, won last year's Palm Springs International Screenplay Contest. His play The Gangster and the Busboy received a staged reading at The Director's Company and has been optioned by an independent film producer. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ANDREW BLOCK (Director)received the Ovation and L.A. Drama Critics Circle awards for Best Director & Production for the world premiere of John Pollono’s Small Engine Repair, starring Emmy-winner Jon Bernthal. His recent collaborations as an Artistic Associate of SparkPlug Productions include NYC premieres of Adam Szymkowicz's Fat Cat Killers and the NYC Fringe hit Clown Bar 2 (Audience Choice, Most Fringe awards); Selected credits: Kelley Nicole Girod’s This Stretch of Montpelier and Body of Water (The Fire This Time Festival, Le Petit); Mark Jason Williams’ Straight Faced Lies & The Other Day (Theatre at 14th St Y); John Pollono's Lost and Found (FringeNYC Encore, Lucille Lortel Theatre); David Caudle’s Downward Facing Debbie (ProjectY); Sondheim's Company (Gallery Players); Why Bother? (Best Director, Planet Connections Festivity); Adam Rapp’s Bingo With the Indians (GLAAD award nomination for Outstanding Theatre, West-coast premiere); Bedroom Farce (FAPC); Reach (Ivy Theatre); Avenue Q (Manhattan College); Inherit the Wind (Manhattan College); Rumors (AADA); The Shape of Things (Adelphi University); Recovery (FringeNYC). He is a multi-hat-wearing Arts professional, with extensive experience in production, advocacy, education, and community building, and is a proud native of New Orleans. www.andrewblock.info
SPARKPLUG PRODUCTIONS was founded by Christopher Lee and Rebekkah Ross, Artistic Directors, to create performance opportunities for artists we believe in. Our goal is to produce new works utilizing multimedia and to bring artists from different disciplines together. This cross-pollination of artistic processes creates a cooperative spirit among artists and fosters collaboration. By working together, we hope to develop a platform that allows us to break through boundaries and conventions to create new multimedia works as well as a vibrant community of artists. SparkPlug is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and donations are tax-deductible. www.sparkplugproductions.com, IG: @splugnyc