There are a couple of local members of our community in this
performance including Chris Verdi (pictured, right) of Asbury Park and
my schmoopie, Will Elliott (left). You'll all remember Chris from his
performance as Joshua in NENA's production of 'Corpus Christi' way
back in 2003. Will has appeared with NENA in Corpus Christie and
played Beadle Bamford in NENA's Production of Sweeney Todd last
October.
Nick Montesano of NENA says "I hope that the community that
should be seeing this sees it again to remember even if it angers them
again because it can't go away." And we have an in depth
interview with Nick on the website as well. Nick talks about making a
commitment to seldom done unusual pieces. And talks candidly about the
somewhat nonexistent support from the local gay and lesbian community
and how a hate-crime might affect our little neighboring
communities.
In addition to Corpus Christi and The Laramie Project, the people
involved in NENA have done some other "gay" pieces including
Jeffrey and The Normal Heart... that's right... you read that
correctly... they did The Normal Heart in Ocean Grove! And each of
those performances was a benefit for The Center in Asbury Park.
NENA's repertoire spans the gamut from "Rocky Horror Picture
Show" to "Once Upon a Mattress" to Shakespeare's
"Twelfth Night" to "Merrily We Roll Along."
Each performance of The Laramie Project is followed by a
talk-back session with the cast and crew. And this Saturday (2/5)
Romaine Patterson will be in the audience and take part in the
talk-back. Romaine is a friend of Matther Shepard and was the woman
who organized the "Angel Action" during Shepard's funeral to
counter the hateful acts of Fred Phelps and his cohorts. Romaine
currently hosts her own satellite radio program on Sirius Satellite Out Q Channel.
Tickets are just $20 and you can buy them in advance at the
Starving Artist or at the door. See GayAsburyPark.com for the dates
and times.
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