The Art of Acting Studio
and
The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company

present

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Don K. Williams

With Jennifer Allcott, Ellen Clifford*, Brian Combs, Stephanie Costa,
Doug Harvey, Frank Joseph, Caroline Kinsolving*, Allishia Knotts,
David Lengel*, Rudy Martinez*, Konima Parkinson-Jones*, Steve Peterson*, Michael Rachlis, Ben Rathbun, Jill Renner*, Jesse Steccato*, Jenn Swirtz, and Ben Whalen

*Appears Courtesy of Actor's Equity Association

Set Designer: Michael Allen
Costume Designer: Kelly Ruiz
Stage Manager: Cecilia Kim
Lighting Designer: Johnny Patrick Yoder

When: June 15 - July 8, 2012
Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sunday Matinees at 3:00pm (no Matinee June 17)

Where: Art of Acting Studio
1017 North Orange Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Tickets: $15.00 General Admission

Reservations:
www.brownpapertickets.com
Call 323-601-5310 to make a reservation.

The Art of Acting Studio is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.

THE 2012 ELECTION BEGINS IN AUGUST WHEN GARY MORGENSTEIN’S BIPARTISAN ROMANTIC COMEDY "RIGHT ON TARGET" – STARRING MAGGIE WAGNER -- PREMIERES AT NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

NEW YORK  – Just in time for the 2012 election, Gary Morgenstein’s  politically charged bipartisan, biracial romantic comedy, RIGHT ON TARGET, about a conservative African American – who claims he was fired from PBS for his politics -- and his liberal Jewish wife will premiere at the New York International Fringe Festival in August.

Directed by Noemi de la Puente of Dramatic Question Theatre, RIGHT ON TARGET stars Maggie Wagner, who recently appeared in the off-Broadway production of The Diary of Anne Frank; Jane Dashow; Rand Guerrero; Janet Kim; Tom Lacey and Robert McKay.

In addition to his novels, Gary Morgenstein’s plays include A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx, Ponzi Man and Mad Mel and the Marradians. Mara Lesemann (writer-producer Surviving Family) of Larralley Productions is executive producer. Carlo Fiorletta serves as casting director.
Noemí de la Puente’s diverse body of work includes directing Generic Hispanic (a comedy about advertising to Latinos), Manuel vs. the Statue of Liberty (musical comedy about illegal immigration), and The Revenge of Suicide Jack (comic western).

The multi-talented Maggie Wagner (Karen Harrison)’s film roles include Working Girl, Crimes and Misdemeanors and the award-winning The Talent Given Us. Wagner co-stars in the upcoming horror movie Return of the Killer Shrews with John Schneider. A member of Actors Studio, her uncle is the legendary Hollywood director Mark Rydell.

Marking the second time Jane Dashow (Susan Nagel) is teaming up with Morgenstein (Ponzi Man.), she’s been seen in Blue Bloods, Law & Order: SVU and the films iMurders and the upcoming With All My Might, as well as the recent Sundance entry Babyland.

Rand Guerrero’s (Dr. Fared Morrar) theater credits range from Caesar and Cleopatra, Ghost on Fire, Our Lady of 121st Street and Richard III to Hamlet. His film and TV credits include All My Children, ER, Circle of Fury and King of Paper Chasin.

Janet S. Kim (Julie Chin) is an actor/writer/director.  She most recently wrote, directed and produced the film Shadow.  Her stage credits include The Seed, U-hauls, How I Learned to Drive, Its Our Town Too, Shape of Things, As You Like It and Three Sisters. She also appeared in MTV / Shot Circuits' Horny Doctors sketch.

Robert McKay (Benjy Harrison) has appeared in films including Anamorph , Ladder 49, and the award-winning independents and shorts August Firs , Midas' Son  and White Sugar In A Black Pot.  He has appeared on The Wire, Law & Order and Law & Order C.I.

Mara Lesemann (executive producer) wrote and produced the indie feature film Surviving Family http://www.survivingfamily.us  directed by Laura Thies. Its ensemble cast features Phyllis Somerville (The Big C) and Billy Magnussen (Damsels in Distress). 

Carlo Fiorletta (casting director) served as executive producer for Surviving Family and is the award-winning director for several short movies including Nipple Nazis and All About Audition. Fiorletta is President of GIAA (Guild of Italian-American Actors).

Contact: [email protected]