WITCHES, BITCHES!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cheri Wicks, ABTC marketing
September 27, 2009 cheriwicks@aol.com

American Bard Theater Company present WITCHES, BITCHES!!
Directed by Raven Peters

Two Performances
Monday, October 26, 2009 & Tuesday, October 27, 2009
8:00pm
Nicu's Spoon Theater
38 West 38th Street, 5th floor (between 5th & 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10018

The American Bard Theater Company's inaugural production, WITCHES, BITCHES!! is a concoction of classic and contemporary ingredients brewed and simmered in a cauldron of Halloween ghastliness. WITCHES, BITCHES!! will be performed two evenings, Monday, October 26th and Tuesday, October 27th at the Nicu's Spoon Theater, 38 West 38th Street, 5th floor (between 5th & 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10018. Directed by Raven Peters. Script adaptation by Jack Herholdt, Damon Kinard and Raven Peters.

Cast includes: Bryan L. Cohen, Erin Gilbreth*, Tara Henderson, Jack Herholdt*, Ross Hewitt, Natalie Doyle Holmes, Betina Joly, Damon Kinard*, Mary Riley, Jacob Troy, and Cheri Wicks *denotes member of Actor's Equity.

Playing time is 80 minutes with no intermission. FREE admission.

American Bard Theater Company (ABTC) was founded in June of 2009. The members came together to continue exploring the First Folio technique in both its classical and contemporary avenues. ABTC's artistic director, Mary Riley, has a masters of arts from Radford University and works as an actor, model and singer. She explains, "It came from a need and a few conversations about how we as current and former students of American Globe Theatre, wanted more opportunities to work, if not with John Basil, then in the context of the First Folio we had all studied with him."

WITCHES, BITCHES!! is the culmination of the companies first workshop. "For this project we've used the backdrop of Halloween to take a look at how we think about our own mortality. We took the liberty of selecting some of the choicest cuts from playwrights past and present to explore what we think happens...after." -director, Raven Peters. The perfect treat to kick off your Halloween reverie.

Details:
Location: The Nicu's Spoon Theater,
38 West 38th St., 5th floor (between 5th & 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10018
Dates & Times: Monday, October 26th, 2009 & Tuesday, October, 27th, 2009 at 8:00 pm.
80 minutes/no intermission.
Subway Information: Take the B,D,F train or the N,R,W to 34th Street Station.
Tickets: FREE Admission. Limited seating. Reservations: www.americanbard.org