In the impoverished world of ex-Steel town Donora, PA three brothers make a blood oath to escape by any means necessary. A story as gritty and moving as the place it depicts, Blood Potato explores how hope, family, and unrequited love are twisted by the crystal meth hurricane sweeping through small town America.
BLOOD POTATO will feature Dashiell Eaves*, Ryan King*, Ethan Matthews*, Tro Shaw*, and Jessica Waxman*. *Appearing courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association.
James Mcmanus (Playwright) Plays include: Over/Under, Blood Potato, Underground, Cherry Smoke, Bulldog Whiskey, Dorothy 6 and The Night They Drugged the Orange. His plays have been developed and performed at The Clockwork Theatre, Glass Umbrella Creative (Sydney), The Kennedy Center, New Dramatists, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Barebones Productions, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Lark Play Development Center, The Inkwell, Diverse City Theater Company and the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. James was the recipient of the 2006 Princess Grace Award in playwriting for Cherry Smoke, which is published by Samuel French.
JORDAN YOUNG (Director) Recent credits: Co-Op, a new musical comedy by Courtney Brooke Lauria and Matt Schatz, New York premiere of Neal Bell's A Time Piece, world premiere of anton dudley's Davy and Stu at Ensemble Studio Theatre. Recent workshops: Oh My!, a play about vibrators with music, puppets, and projections, by Maggie Surovell with music by Lily Maase and lyrics by Matt Schatz, Lake Water by Delaney Britt Brewer at EST, and Love Trapezoid by Matt Schatz for P73. Other collaborations include: Cap21, Youngblood, The Civilians, NYMF, and El Cabildo de Teatro in Santiago, Cuba. His work has also been seen at HERE Arts, The Public Theatre, IRT, Rattlestick, and The Brick Theatre. 2005-2006: EST Young Directors' Residency. 2006 SSDC Traube Fellow. Member: Lincoln Center Directors' Lab.
The mission of THE BE COMPANY is to tell stories. We are firm believers in better living through theatre and, to that end, strive to support new works and new voices. We gravitate toward stories that investigate the human condition and explore the lives of the unexamined. Theatre is a vital force, one that can open minds and bridge the fissures that fracture our society. We are writers, directors, actors, and lovers of the medium committed to bringing invigorating theatre to new and diverse audiences
HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. It is also the home of FRIGID New York - the first and only festival of its kind in New York City.
The workshop is a developmental lab presentation by Horse Trade Theater Group and The BE Company, will play at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Ave and Ave A), January 28-February 6 Thursday through Saturday at 8pm. Tickets ($15) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info
