PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR BOUNDLESS THEATER’S “ELEANOR RIGBY IS WAITING”

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PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR 


BOUNDLESS THEATER
(A STAGE WITHOUT BORDERS)

INAUGURAL INSTALLATION SERIES

BOUNDLESS TUESDAYS

FEATURING THE ANTHOLOGY PLAY

“ELEANOR RIGBY IS WAITING”

BY
DAVID JAMES PARR

AND MUSIC ACT BY
HADIZA DOCKERAY


BOUNDLESS TUESDAYS
APRIL 19 – THE ELECTRICITY EXPERIENCE
APRIL 26 - THE ELECTRICITY EXPERIENCE
MAY 3 – THE CLOSURE EXPERIENCE
MAY 10 – THE CLOSURE EXPERIENCE

AT THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE SPACE


HEADSHOTS & VISUAL ASSETS AVAILABLE HERE


New York, NY (March 16, 2022) – Creative Point-On (Daniela Pavan & Tommaso Cartia, Founders) announced today the performers for the first installation of David James Parr’s Eleanor Rigby is Waiting, part of Boundless Tuesdays, the inaugural installation series from Boundless Theater (A Stage Without Borders).

This first installation is the kaleidoscopic romantic comedy-drama Eleanor Rigby is Waiting by award-winning author David James Parr, presented as a boundless experience, divided into two complementary chapters – Electricity & Closure. This unique theatrical concept, combined with an evocative live music performance by singer-songwriter Hadiza Dockeray and her band invites the audience each night on a unique date with surprising characters and one chance to connect with an array of strangers, played by a group of versatile powerhouse actors in an interconnected portrait of love, lust and longing in our modern world.

The cast for the first installation of Eleanor Rigby is Waiting features Elizabeth A. Bell, Robert Driemeyer, Helen Farmer, Wyatt Fenner, Jamie Johnson, Joe MacDougall, Julie McKay, Shelly Ramoni, and Ashley Kristeen Vega.

Boundless Tuesdays will take place at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre Space (61 Christopher Street) on April 19, April 26, May 3, and May 10. Tickets, starting at $25, are now available and can be purchased at BoundlessTheater.com.

Boundless Theater (A Stage Without Borders) is a theatrical installation series returning the spotlight to the underground scene of the performing arts by presenting exclusively curated, boutique performances from indie playwrights, actors, musicians, and dancers in unconventional spaces, starting from speakeasy-styled cabaret locations throughout New York City.

For more information, and to purchase tickets, please visit BoundlessTheater.com.


BOUNDLESS THEATER MANIFESTO

“Welcome to Boundless Theater, a safe space where imagination makes the creative soul quiver and muses turn humans into dreamers. This stage tonight is for us, for all of us who have been locked down for too long in a still life trembling for motion, for emotions. Tonight, we are boundless, limitless, fearless. Tonight, let’s speak-easy, let’s breathe easy, let’s sing easy, let’s dance easy, let’s embrace each other, easily. Let’s live dreams and let’s dream of lives…” (Tommaso Cartia)



BIOGRAPHIES

ELIZABETH A. BELL (Actor) is a San Francisco-born, New York-based actor-singer-VO artist thrilled to be working with this amazing group. In the During Times she could be seen on film in In Defense of Civil Society, virtually in The Penalogues, and self-tapes galore, as well as audio recordings including “I Saw Myself Running” & “The Gibson Murder”. The Before Times included stage productions of Dining with Ploetz (Cindy/Helen), The Fool’s Lear (Goneril), The Emilies (Teresa). Beth in Versailles, Jo Hopper in Hopper’s Ghosts, Gertrude in Hamlet, Helen of Troy (Epic Poetry), Lady Capulet (R & J & Z), Peaches (The Secretaries). Regional/International: Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, Provincetown Playhouse, Nashville Rep, Butterfield 8, Actor’s Bridge Ensemble. Training: BADA (Oxford), John Strasberg (NYC), A.C.T. (San Francisco).

ROBERT DRIEMEYER (Performer) is the content creator of the growing YouTube channel “Broadway Barfly” where he explores cocktails and pairs them with conversations about Broadway musicals. As an actor he appeared in David Parr's Slap & Tickle in New York and Provincetown. He has appeared in over 20 musicals. Some favorite roles include Albin in La Cage Aux Folles and Bert Berry in 42nd Street. As a stand-up comic, Robert has appeared at nearly every comedy club in New York City. He was featured on the “Laughing Liberally” lineup, was a regular on the popular, long-running, variety show “The Poole Party” at Don’t Tell Mama, and was a member of Gotham City Improv's main performing company. As a producer he was an Associate Producer of the 2010 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of La Cage Aux Folles. Off-broadway he was a lead producer of the critically acclaimed revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Two-Character Play starring Amanda Plummer and Brad Dourif, and Party Face starring Hayley Mills, directed by Amanda Bearse. He was also a co-producer of Shear Madness and Forbidden Broadway.


HELEN FARMER (Performer) is an actor and teacher, originally from Canada now based in Jersey city. New York theater includes: Project Y Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre. Regional theater includes: Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Crossroads Theatre, Dorset Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Second City Toronto and The Stratford Festival. She holds an MFA in acting from Rutgers, where she is currently on faculty. Helen is also a certified Alexander technique teacher and mother to an amazing five year old.

WYATT FENNER (Actor) recently finished principal photography on the feature film Chrissy Judy from Todd Flaherty and has previously appeared in the films of David Kittredge, Rob Williams, and Duncan Forster. Wyatt plays ‘Luca’ on the Emmy and 2021 GLAAD Media Award Winning Amazon Digital Series “After Forever” - the third and final season of which will be available to stream later this year, and has guested on “Bones”, “Veronica Mars”, and the final season of “Gotham”. Onstage Wyatt has worked with Terrence McNally, Moisés Kaufman, Michael Kahn, Samuel D. Hunter, Steve Yockey, Darko Tresnjak, Bert V. Royal, and Nicholas Martin, among many others, and is thrilled to be working once again with the incredible David Parr.

JAMIE JOHNSON (Performer) is a Maryland raised, Brooklyn-based performance artist, technician, and coordinator. He's been an international corporate live events and theatrical professional for a decade. In short; Jamie's practice centers on the subtle joys of curiosity coupled with the power found in sincerity and vulnerability.

JOE MACDOUGALL (Actor) is a New York and Provincetown, MA based actor. Favorite stage roles include The Normal Heart, The Maids, Lonely Planet, The Elephant Man, The Lion In Winter, Take Me Out, Caesar and Cleopatra, Small Craft Warnings, and Slap and Tickle (by David Parr). Film and TV roles include “Pandora’s Box Unleashing Evil”, The Breeding, Dear Melissa, Dive Shop, The Cocktail Hour, The Ninth Step, “All My Children”, plus loads of commercials and print.



JULIE McKAY (Actor) has performed off-Broadway and in regional theatres across the country. Over the past nine years, Julie has made a career as an award-winning audiobook narrator recording over 400 titles. As her mid-western mother urged her to have a back-up plan, she is thrilled. Thanks always to David for his trust. Proud member AEA and SAG-AFTRA. BM in Music Theatre, Baldwin-Wallace University.



SHELLY RAMONI (Actor) is delighted to be reunited with David Parr’s beautiful play, Eleanor Rigby Is Waiting. She played the role of Rose in the film version, and is ready to step into the life of Sprayed Woman. Shelly has also been a part of the development cast of David Parr’s play, Stranger Interlude. She has also performed in off-Broadway productions throughout New York City, including her own play, June and Nancy, which premiered in the Fringe Festival. Shelly is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association.

ASHLEY KRISTEEN VEGA (Performer) has lent her talents to various online readings with several reputable theatre companies including the League of Professional Theatre Women, The National Women’s Theatre Festival, The Skeleton Rep(resents), and Company of Fools, to name a few. She also starred in the world premiere of the New Ohio Theatre's Journey Around My Bedroom, which received a New York Times’ Critics’ Pick. Ashley also starred in Crystal Skillman's Open to rave reviews. Her film Psychasthenia - which she assistant directed, co-produced, and starred in - won Best Thriller at the Golden State Film Festival during the film's Hollywood premiere. She also co-created and starred in the digital series Well, Ashley... which was a finalist in the NYC Women’s Fund and an Official Selection of the NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival. Ashley received acclaim for her run as Beth March in Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre's Little Women, where she is an Associated Artist. In addition, she is also a well-established director and co-founder of Party Claw Productions, a theatre & film production company specializing in feminist works with fellow NYC artist Laura Kay Clark.

DAVID JAMES PARR (Writer/Director) was born on a cul-de-sac in suburban Ohio and grew up on a farm in rural Pennsylvania, where he learned how to spell ‘cul-de-sac’ and to mispronounce ‘rural,’ respectively. He is the author of the novels Violet Peaks and Beauty Marks, as well as the collection How To Survive Overwhelming Loss & Loneliness in 5 Easy Steps: Stories. His title story How To Survive Overwhelming Loss & Loneliness in 5 Easy Steps was chosen by Michael Cunningham (The Hours) as one of the Top 10 Stories in The Tennessee Williams Fiction contest, and is included in the anthology The Best Gay Stories of 2017. David's story Mata Hari was also selected in 2015 as one of the winners of The Tennessee Williams Fiction contest. David's plays Slap & Tickle, Albee Damned, and Pluto Is Listening have been produced all across the U.S. including Chicago, Dallas, New York, Provincetown and St. Petersburg, and his play Mimi at The 44th Parallel was a Top 10 Finalist in The Austin Film Festival's 2019 Playwriting Competition. His fiction has appeared in Saints + Sinners, Mosaic, and Feminisms. His play Eleanor Rigby Is Waiting was made into a film which premiered at the 2019 Manhattan Film Festival, winning Best Independent Feature.

HADIZA DOCKERAY (Musical Performer) is a vocalist and songwriter from New York City. She grew up in St. Albans, Queens and moved to France after college. While working as a backing vocalist and dancer in Paris, Hadiza formed her first band, performing blues and jazz standards and r&b covers. Upon her return to New York, she began writing her own songs and quickly gained notice for her mellifluous voice, thought-provoking lyrics and high-energy performance style. Hadiza and her band have performed in New York City venues including The Cutting Room, Triad NYC, Metropolitan Room and The Bitter End. She also enjoys the opportunity to sing jazz and popular standards, having recorded with Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill, Jr., founder of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance. Hadiza has performed solo concerts with composer, arranger and jazz pianist John Di Martino, guitarist, composer and arranger Steven Bargonnetti, and her longtime accompanist and Music Director, pianist David Pearl. She continues to record and release new music in collaboration with David and her band mates, including bassist Jason DiMatteo and drummer Jarrett Walser.


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