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GBS

GBS

by Jason Hall
Directed by Jay Rohloff
March 20 - April 10, 2010
Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row

Curran Connor as Rich
Jason Jacoby as Sam

Scenic & Lighting Design - Taryn Kennedy & Josh Windhausen
Costume Design - Mary Hunt
Sound Design - Dale Bigall
Production Supervisor/Technical Director - Vincent Vigilante
Production Stage Manager - Michelle Hines
Production Dramaturg - Russel Dembin

Synopsis:
G.B.S. (Guillain-Barré Syndrome)
Rich and Sam meet up at the airport. They haven't seen each other in years and they have practically nothing in common. But their father is lying in a coma and the least they can do is find out why.
This unique, beautifully crafted two-hander tells the story of two brothers trying to get to the hospital in one piece - a hilarious tale of suburban misadventure.

"Smart, funny and moving" - Toronto Eye Weekly ~~~~ "Touching and hilarious" - Toronto Sun


Underground


by James McManus
Directed by Owen M. Smith
September 29 - October 17, 2009
Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Doug Nyman as Bones
Marianna McClellan as Mindy Lee
Jay Rohloff as Duke
Phil Cutrone as Tracks
Tina Alexis Allen as Lydia
Peter Iasillo as Randy
Larry Greenbush as Bucky

Original Music by Joe Pepe
Scenic Design - Jay Rohloff
Lighting Design - Vincent Vigilante
Costume Design - Jocelyn Melechinsky
Sound Design - Dale Bigall
Technical Director - Vincent Vigilante
Production Stage Manager - Michelle Hines

"If you haven’t thought of coal miners and the sacrifices they and their families make on a daily basis, McManus' UNDERGROUND will take care of that in short order. There is optimism and innocence throughout that makes this a very compelling play"
- Laurie Lawson, Electronticnet.com

"The Clockwork Theatre has produced numerous plays of thought-provoking stories, adding scientific and ethical questions, as well as themes of interpersonal relationships. The ensemble and technical-production staff are fairly consistent and always offer works of the highest caliber that fascinate the audience and provoke it to relate to the characters in their dilemmas and resolutions."
-Roberta Zlokower, Roberta on the Arts


Cherry Smoke

Photos courtesy of Kat Cheng © 2009

by James McManus
Directed by Jade King Carroll
February 21 - March 14, 2009
Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row

Marianna McClellan as Cherry
Jay Rohloff as Fish
Doug Nyman as Duffy
Kate Rogal as Bug

Scenic Design - Jay Rohloff & Vincent Vigilante
Lighting Design - Taryn Kennedy
Costume Design - Olga Mill
Sound Design - Iaeden Hovorka
Technical Director - Michael Zimmerman
Production Stage Manager - Owen M. Smith

"It demonstrates McManus as a contender."
- Ron Cohen, Backstage

"Tight direction by Jade King Carroll and a superb cast make these borderline personalities both likeable in their vulnerability and admirable in their perseverance against all odds...The beauty of McManus' work is the universal theme of love and the courage and coping mechanisms that humans use to survive...CHERRY SMOKE a brilliant play....I wouldn’t miss this one if I were you"
-Laurie Lawson, ElectronicNet.com

James McManus is the winner of the 2006 Princess Grace Playwriting Award, and a two-time recipient of the Schubert Fellowship for Dramatic Writing (Carnegie Mellon University).


A Number

Photos courtesy of David Cunningham © 2008

by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Beverly Brumm
September 6-26, 2008
The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Sean Marrinan* as Salter
Jay Rohloff as B1/B2/Michael Black

Scenic Design: Larry Laslo
Lighting Design: Benjamin C. Tevelow
Costume Design: Jocelyn Melechinsky
Technical Director: Vincent Vigilante
Casting Director: Todd Thaler
Production Stage Manager: Stephanie Cali

"The Clockwork Theatre has done an exemplary job with a challenging and interesting contemporary play. Those who may have missed Churchill's work the first time around in NYC, and those on the lookout for exceptional acting talent, will want to take in Rohloff's fine performance in this commendable production."
-Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com

"It's pretty ballsy of the Clockwork Theatre to bring back Caryl Churchill's provocative play, A Number...Nonetheless, this young and upwardly mobile theater troupe working out of The Becket Theatre on West 42nd Street's Theatre Row has gambled and won."
-Barbara and Scott Siegel, Talkin' Broadway

*Member of Actor's Equity Association


Apartment 3A

Photos courtesy of Kat Cheng © 2008

by Jeff Daniels
Directed by Owen M. Smith
January 26 - February 16, 2008
The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Marianna McClellan as Annie
Doug Nyman as Donald
Jay Rohloff as Elliot
Philip J. Cutrone as Dal
Vincent Vigilante as Tony

Scenic Design - Olga Mill
Co-Lighting Design - Josh Windhausen and Taryn Kennedy
Costume Design by Jocelyn Melechinsky
Co-Sound Design - Scott Anderson and R. Canterburry Hall
Technical Direction - Vincent Vigilante
Production Stage Manager - Stephanie Cali

"The cast is friendly and attractive, with Ms. McClellan transmitting Annie's tense vulnerability effectively and Mr. Rohloff playing the good-hearted goof to perfection."
-Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

"Bravo to the Clockwork company for bringing this play back and giving it a new life on Theatre Row."
-The Siegel Column


Don Juan in Chicago

Photos courtesy of Monica Freisem © 2007

by David Ives
Directed by Owen M. Smith
May 26 - June 9, 2007
The Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row

Mike Cinquino as Don Juan de Tenorio
Doug Nyman as Leporello
Stephen Balantzian as Mephistopheles
Shayna Padovano as Dona Elvira
Dayle Pivetta as Sandy
Greg Barresi as Mike
Vincent Vigilante as Todd
Virginia Stringel as Zoey

Scenic Design - Efren Delgadillo Jr.
Lighting Design - Benjamin C. Tevelow
Costume Design - Jocelyn Melechinskey
Sound Desgin - R. Canterberry Hall
Technical Director - Vincent Vigilante
Production Stage Manager - Stephanie Cali

"The company has produced a flawless comic gem that is guaranteed to wipe any frown from your face and leave you flush with the renewing glow that comes from a two-hour laughfest."
-Josh Sherman, nytheatre.com

"David Ives' new play DON JUAN IN CHICAGO...is fantastically quirky and clever. The characters speak most of the play in verse, and the rhymes are so silly and fun that you find yourself hanging on every delicious word."
-BackStage


The Monument

Photos courtesy of Anthony Collins © 2007

by Colleen Wagner
Directed by Beverly Brumm
January 12-28, 2007
The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row

Ramona Floyd as Mejra
Jay Rohloff as Stetko

Scenic Design - Efren Delgadillo Jr.
Lighting Design - Benjamin C. Tevelow
Costume Design - Roxie Zeek
Sound Design - Reid Hall
Technical Director - Vincent Vigilante
Production Stage Manager - Stephanie Cali



"Canadian playwright Colleen Wagner tackles the potent themes of redemption, crime, and consequence in The Monument, which is being chillingly presented by Clockwork Theatre under the stalwart direction of Beverly Brumm."
-Off-Off Online

" ...the excavation of corpses is a high moment for off-Broadway theatre."
-New Theatre Corps


True West

Photos courtesy of Monica Freisem © 2006

By Sam Shepard
Directed by Alexander Jai Cushing
May 4-14, 2006
The Duo Theatre

Doug Nyman as Austin
Jay Rohloff as Lee
Owen M. Smith as Saul Kimmer
Emily Mitchell as Mom

Scenic and Lighting Design - Vincent Vigilante
Costume Design - Daniel Battista
Sound Design - Joe D'Amicco
Technical Director - Paul Bradley
Production Stage Manager - Stephanie Cali