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"Where's My Money?"

October 16, 2001 - January 13, 2002
The Manhattan Theatre Club/Stage II

The Press Release from the Manhattan Theatre Club for "Where's My Money?"

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB
PRESENTS
WHERE’S MY MONEY?

WRITTEN & DIRECTED
BY JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY

CAST FEATURES
DAVID DEBLINGER, YETTA ANN GOTTESMAN,
ERIK LARAY HARVEY, FLORENCIA LOZANO,
CHRIS McGARRY, AND PAULA PIZZI

PERFORMANCES BEGIN OCTOBER 16; OPENING NIGHT IS NOVEMBER 7

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce Where’s My Money?, written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, on Stage II at City Center (131 West 55th Street), begins performances on Tuesday, October 16. Opening Night is Wednesday, November 7.

The MTC cast will feature David Deblinger, Yetta Ann Gottesman, Erik Laray Harvey, Florencia Lozano, Chris McGarry, and Paula Pizzi.

The design team includes: Set Design by Michelle Malavet, Costume Design by Mimi O'Donnell, Lighting Design by Sarah Sidman, and Sound Design by Eric DeArmon.

The play is a dark comedy about two small-time Brooklyn divorce lawyers and the women in their lives. In other words, what women will do for money and what men will do for sex. Where’s My Money? was seen in an earlier version this year presented by the Labyrinth Theater Company.


BIOGRAPHIES

John Patrick Shanley (Playwright and Director) Previous MTC productions are Four Dogs and a Bone, Beggars in the House of Plenty, Italian-American Reconciliation, Psychopathia Sexualis, and Women of Manhattan. Other works include Savage in Limbo, The Dreamer Examines His Pillow, and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. His film works include Five Corners which received a Special Jury Prize at the Barcelona Film Festival, Alive, Congo, Crossing Delancey, Joe Versus the Volcano and Moonstruck which earned him an Oscar and the Writers Guild Award for the screenplay.

David Deblinger was a member of the original production of Where’s My Money? and is a co-founder and director of Labyrinth Theater Company. Recent theater credits include: Acapulco; the Labyrinth production of Stopless, which he wrote; Boom Boom, Boom Boom; Dreaming in Tongues; The Flatted Fifth directed by Jo Bonney; the New Victory’s production of Romeo and Juliet; and Caught. Deblinger has written and appeared in several multimedia solo shows including: Cockamamie Soup, Schmoo and Nobody’s Home. His film credits include Very Mean Men, Kiss Me Guido, and A Price Above Rubies co-starring Renee Zellweger.

Yetta Ann Gottesman is a member of the Actors Studio. Her New York theater works include: Unmerciful, Good Fortune, Giants Have Us in Their Books, The House of Bernarda Alba which were all directed by Max Ferra. She has also appeared in As Five Years Pass and the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre’s production of Bitter Lemon. She also was featured in the American Premiere of Book of Splendor Part One and the Actors Studio production of Oedipus starring Al Pacino.

Erik Laray Harvey’s previous stage credits include the New York Theatre Workshop’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire and Othello at both Shakespeare in the Park and the New York Shakespeare Festival. He appeared in the Sundance Theatre Lab’s presentation of Ooh Blah Dee and A Few Good Men produced by Syracuse Stage Company. His film and television credits include Rounders, Twister, “Now and Again,” “NYPD Blue,” “Law & Order,” and “Another World.”

Florencia Lozano originated the role of ‘Marcia Marie’ in the Labyrinth production of Where’s My Money? She has played ‘Rosaline’ in the California Shakespeare Festival’s production of Loves Labour’s Lost and also played the title role in the Roundhouse Theatre’s Antigone. She played the role of Hamlet’s ‘Ophelia’ at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and ‘Masha’ in Checkov’s The Seagull at the NYU Director’s Lab.

Chris McGarry has previously appeared in the Atlantic Theatre Company’s production of Force Continuum. He has appeared in several Labyrinth productions including In Arabia, We’d All Be Kings, Den of Thieves, 10-13, and Moonlight Mile.

Paula Pizzi returns to Where’s My Money?, where she played the role of Natalie. She originated the role of ‘Susie Monahan’ in Wit at the Union Square Theatre and received an Ovation Award nomination for playing the role at the Geffen Playhouse. Her other Off-Broadway credits include Clean at the Atlantic Theatre and Another Part of the House.

The performance schedule for Where’s My Money? is: Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, with matinees on Saturdays at 3:00 PM. Sunday Performances are at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Tickets are $45 and can be reserved by calling CityTix at (212) 581-1212. Group and student rates are available. For group ticket information, call (212) 399-3000 X134. $20 student tickets are on sale for all performances based on availability, one hour before showtime (limit 4 per student with valid identification). Call (212) 581-1212 for further information. MTC at City Center is accessible to people with disabilities and is equipped with a hearing augmentation system.

Please note: There will be no evening performances on Sunday, December 2 and Sunday, December 9.