NAKED IN A FISHBOWL Returns to the SoHo Playhouse, Runs Thru August 9

Dragonchase Productions is happy to present Season 4 of Naked in a Fishbowl for a 10-week run at the SoHo Playhouse.  

Three years ago, the cast of Naked in a Fishbowl wowed New York audiences with their improvised sitcom live on stage in the 2007 NY International Fringe Festival. Katharine Heller, Brenna Palughi, Lynne Rosenberg, and Lauren Seikaly were presented with the Outstanding Ensemble Award and were hailed as the "brightest lights of the festival."

This breakthrough show is the first web sitcom to be filmed in front of a live audience, blurring the lines between theater, TV, and webisodes. Its previous seasons have been downloaded from all over the world on iTunes and this season the ladies will be featured on Blip TV and Amazon.com.

This exciting, improvised play is a unique, theatrical event that eavesdrops on the lives of four women in New York City. Audiences watch a new story unfold every night as the actresses begin with a new location and scenario and then fully improvise the evening's performance. The lives of Bonnie, Jean, Sara, and Sophie are completely exposed in original performances full of raw humor, startling honesty, and infectious comedy.

Directed by Hugh Sinclair, the show stars Katharine Heller, Brenna Palughi, Lynne Rosenberg and Lauren Seikaly. D'Arcy Erokan, Daliya Karnofsky and Molly Knefel have joined the cast and will be featured during the run.

Naked in a Fishbowl was originally presented under the title What Women Talk About and played at the Kraine Theatre for two successful seasons.

NAKED IN A FISHBOWL
Every Monday night at 7:00pm through August 9th
www.nakedinafishbowl.com
The Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam St., btw 6th Ave. and Varick
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased through www.sohoplayhouse.com or call (212) 691-1555
Running Time: 1 Hour
Subway C, E to Spring St. or 1 to Houston St.

CREATIVE TEAM of NAKED IN A FISHBOWL

Katharine Heller (Sara) is thrilled to be returning with the ladies to Fishbowl! A New York native, Katharine began her acting career in Minnesota at Macalester College where she co-founded the school's improv troupe, Fresh Concepts. In NY, she has performed in improv shows at the PIT, UCB and Gotham City Improv. Film and TV credits include "Stankervision" (MTV), "What Men Talk About" (Webjammer Productions), The Thorny Rose (Cherry Lane Films). She originated and performed the role of Sara in the 2007 New York Fringe Festival production of Naked in a Fishbowl (Fringe Award: Outstanding Ensemble). She had the pleasure yet again of performing at the Fringe Festival in 2008 in a play she wrote, The Boy in the Basement (Fringe Award: Outstanding Direction). You can also hear her voice on various ads for Bliss Spa, Westin, and Starwood Hotels. Katharine is the co-founder and writer for the comedy troupe, Happy Cousin, whose political humor videos have been featured on CNN and Funny Or Die. She recently had the pleasure of singing on electronica-pop band Phenotract's latest album, "Shifting" (now available on iTunes and CDBaby). She is also thrilled to premiere her first one woman show, My Dad's Crazier Than Your Dad, at the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival this August. Katharine lives in Brooklyn with her dog and likes to work a day job in her spare time. She is a proud member of SAG and AEA. www.katharineheller.com

Brenna Palughi (Sophie) is a founding member of NIAFB and also of its predecessor, What Women Talk About. Recent roles include the title role in Phedre (Ted Hughes trans.), Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Olga in Three Sisters, Queen Elizabeth in Orlando, Celia/ Phebe in As You Like It, and is proud to have originated roles in the new plays, 99 Ways to Fuck a Swan by Kim Rosenstock, Babs the Dodo by Michael Mitnick and Flowers by Jose Rivera, all at Yale School of Drama. She has performed in various pieces with Fay Simpson's theatre company, Lucid Impact, at HERE and the Vineyard Theater. Other credits include Natasha in Rough Crossing, Lulu in Cabaret (Venus Rising Co., CA), and Sarah in The Lover (Barnstormers, NH). Her film credits include the independent features Goodnight Sweetheart and What Men Talk About as well as a constantly growing body of work with the narrative video artist, Sarah Lasley. Brenna has conceived and is directing/choreographing the new play Muse: Scott and Zelda, performing at the Yale Summer Cabaret July 29-August 14, 2010. BFA, Acting, Marymount Manhattan College; MFA, Acting, Yale School of Drama.

Lynne Rosenberg (Jean), originally from the Boston area, Lynne holds a BA in Theater from Vassar College and is a New York-based writer and performer. Regional Theater: Woman in Idols of the King, Foothills Theatre, Worcester, MA. New York Theater: Clarissa in The Boy in the Basement, FringeNYC 2008; Jean in Naked in a Fishbowl, FringeNYC 2007; The Lady in Prelude to the First Day, Teatro IATI; Wing/Ding in Mesaya, Ensemble Studio Theater. She has been seen performing throughout New York City as an improviser, can be heard on radio commercials for The Oxygen Network's "Janice Dickenson Show" and "The Shannon Doherty Show," and is currently developing her original one-woman-show, AAsana. Lynne is a proud member of the Actor's Equity Association and the Screen Actor's Guild. www.lynnerosenberg.com

Lauren Seikaly (Bonnie) grew up in Arlington, Virginia and graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in Theatre. Acting credits include improvising with Dave Chappelle in Chappelle's Show, independent films with Ally Sheedy and Alicia Goranson, and the female lead in the 2005 thriller Disorder. She produced and starred in the long-form improvisational show What Women Talk About, which was named a Top 10 Off-Broadway Play in 2005 by NYU's Washington Square News. Other memorable theatre work includes God of Vengeance (dir. Carolyn Cantor), The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other (dir. Phil Soltanoff), The Time of Your Life (dir. Steve Cosson) and The Blue Demon (dir. Darko Tresnjak) and, of course, What Women Talk About. Her most recent and proudest productions are those of her two young devils... er...daughters.