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TWO WEEK LIMITED RUN!
A Work-in-Progress
THE JOAN RIVERS THEATRE PROJECT
a workshop production of a new play by
Joan Rivers, Doug Bernstein, and Denis Markell
directed by Mark Rucker
with Joan Rivers, Carrie Paff, and Susannah Livingston
Aug 16 – Sep 2, 2007
(with additional performances Aug 16 & 17 benefiting Positive Resource Center and Magnet)
In this comedy set in a dressing room just before Hollywood’s biggest award show, Joan must muster all her strength and ingenuity to survive yet another year. The network has a new entertainment director and if this year’s puny cheese platter is any indication, Joan is in big trouble. The creative team will continue developing the piece through its two-week limited run and presentations will be followed by a talkback with Ms. Rivers as a part of the process.
Although most prominently known as an Emmy Award-winning on-screen personality and entrepreneur, Ms. Rivers has had a long and acclaimed career as a stand-up comedienne with her signature brand of outrageous, no-holds-barred humor. Having traveled the world with her one-woman show Broke and Alone and having received a Tony Award nomination for best actress for her last appearance on Broadway in Sally Marr and Her Escorts, which she also co-wrote, Ms. Rivers is no stranger to the stage as a writer or a performer. The Joan Rivers Theatre Project brings together what Ms. Rivers does best: high-energy, character-driven comedy with hilarious insights of today’s pervasive celebrity culture. Ms. Rivers will use this workshop production to test her play in front of audiences and to develop the piece in preparation for a fully-produced world premiere production.
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Loretta Greco, Artistic Director | David Jobin, Managing Director