The Oddy Festival: Year One
For more info on Oddy’s latest production(s):
email: oddyfest@gmail.com
OR
call the Hotline at 216-WAM-TOG1 (926-8641)
OddyFest Venues for Year One:
November 2008-August 2009: Heights Arts Studio
(2340 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights)
September 3 & October 2008: The Historic Centrum in Coventry
September 17, 2008: The Orthodox Church on Detroit next to [theater]
—
August 5 and August 19: From Mars & Venus
“‘The Breathing Contest’: A Satyr Play” by Ian Adler
-Alexia Antoniou (8/5); Nick Pilla (8/19)
“With Flying Color” by Ian Adler
-Matt Goldman, LaJuan Foust, Matt Greenfield
“The Play About Women” by Ian Adler
-Liz Huff, Jessica Mester, Arien Hodges
Gender Songs from Hamilton’s Revenge! and Friends
“Check’s by the Door” novel fragment by Matt Greenfield (read on 8/3)
—
July 1 and July 15: To Love
J. Barone: guest musician
“Learning Curves” by Matt Greenfield
-Matt Greenfield, Arien Hodges
“Captive Muses” reading by Cat R. Kenney (dir. Matt Greenfield)
-Cat R. Kenney, Joe Barone, Matt Goldman, Matt Greenfield, Melissa DeLucchi, Arien Hodges (stage directons)
“Our Happy Middle” song by Matt Greenfield/J. Barone
-guest vocalist Steve Greenfield, Joe Barone, Melissa DeLucchi, Matt Goldman
“Art and Werewolves” monologue by Cat R. Kenney
—
June 3 and June 17: txt-ing
“The Fog” by William Shakespeare (adapted by Matt Greenfield)
-Matt Greenfield, Melissa DeLucchi, Cat R. Kenney, Mandi Clark, Jason Botsford
Members of Hamilton’s Revenge! (with guest drummer Melissa DeLucchi)
-”Too Like the Lightning”, “My Baby”, “Drop the Mic”, “Stand Down”, “To Love”
“Stand Down: A Morality Play for the Modern Era” by Matt Greenfield & Matt Goldman
-Mandi Clark, Shawn Michelle, Matt Goldman, Matt Greenfield, Cat R. Kenney, Jason Botsford, Joe Barone, Melissa DeLucchi
—
May 6 and 20: In the Gutter
Hamilton’s Revenge!
-”Give Chance a Chance” ,”I Got Nothing” , “Who Are All These People?”
“The Elephant” by Ian Adler
-Alex Koral, Melissa DeLucchi, Matt Greenfield, Cat R. Kenney, Peter Nalepa, LaJuan Foust, Joe Barone, Matt Goldman
“Peace, You [expletive deleted]!” by Ian Adler
-Monologue: Cat R. Kenney; “Sex Ed” scene: LaJuan Foust, Matt Greenfield
—
April 1, 3, and 15: The Muscialling
“The Musicalling” by Ian Adler (arranged/accompanied by Joe Barone)
-Josh Johnson, Matt Greenfield, Jessica Mester, Liz Huff, Arien Hodges, Matt Goldman
—
March 4 and 18: On Being Human
Kim Aldrich-Ceja: guest musician
“Losing the Hemingway” film by Matt Greenfield (dir. Tom Kondilas)
-Mark Cipra, Thomas White
“Kiss, Laugh, Cry, Converse” reading by Jonathan Wilhelm (dir. Cat R. Kenney)
-Jenna Messina, Matt Greenfield, Nick Pilla, Ann Fairhurst, Jordan Malin
—
February 4 and 18: Follow the Leaders
Ryan Ferren: guest musician
“A Royal Mess” reading of scene excerpt by Oscar E. Moore
-Peter Nalepa, Cat R. Kenney, Matt Greenfield
“Euphorication” by Timo Aker
-Amanda Clark, Shawn Michelle, Jason Botsford, Arien Hodges
“The Life and Death of King Edward VIII” by Matt Greenfield
-Peter Nalepa, LaJuan Foust, Cat R. Kenney, Matt Greenfield, Jason Botsford, Liz Huff
“Ode to Cleveland” poem by Matt Greenfield
-Peter Nalepa, reader
—
January 23: OddyFest Esse Party
“Your Turn/Take Me Down/O Susanna/Too Like the Lightning” medley by Matt Greenfield
—
January 7 and 21: Transitions
Hamilton’s Revenge!
-”Give Chance a Chance” (+ “History/To America/Over There/An Ordinary Man” song medley by Matt Greenfield on 1/21)
“Do I Have to Walk?” by Steve Maistros
-Matt Greenfield, LaJuan Foust, Elisa Hanna, Peter Nalepa
“Stairwell” film by Matt Greenfield (dir. Tom Kondilas)
-Timo Aker, Matt Greenfield, Krista Tomorowitz, Mary Mariyampillai, Josh Angelini, Melissa DeLucchi, Matt Goldman, LaJuan Foust, Joe Barone
“Conspiracy Theory” reading by Cat R. Kenney (dir. Matt Greenfield)
-Peter Nalepa, Matt Greenfield, LaJuan Foust, Deanna Cechowski, Elisa Hanna, Devin McAlpine
—
December 3 and 17: The End?
“End School Zone: A Novel” short story by Matt Greenfield
-Peter Nalepa, reader
“A Flock of Seagulls: A Philosophy Play” by Stuart Hoffman
-Brian McNally, Shawn Galligan, LaJuan Foust, Matt Greenfield
“The Last Satyr” by Matt Greenfield
-Timo Aker, Cat R. Kenney, Matt Greenfield, LaJuan Foust, Peter Nalepa
“Downward-facing Burt” by Steve Maistros
-Steve & Fran Greenfield
“Foreclosing Christmas” song by Steve Maistros
-Matt Greenfield, Matt Goldman
—
November 5 and 19: Going Back to Work (Post-Election Special)
“A Hached” short story by Matt Greenfield
-Peter Nalepa, reader (+ “Dolor” by Theodore Roethke on 11/19)
“Klutz” by Matt Greenfield
-Lauren B. Smith, Stuart Hoffman, LaJuan Foust, Matt Greenfield
“Respect the Moustache” by Steve Maistros
-Peter Nalepa, Matt Greenfield, Stuart Hoffman, Lauren B. Smith
Hamilton’s Revenge! (as “The All-Natural Artificials”)
-”Office Spaces”, “The Rail” (+”Hollywood Love” encore on 11/19)
—
October 1 and 15: Three Plays, Two Authors, One Night!
“Coffee, Tea, Tepid Interlocutor” by Matt Greenfield
-Matt Greenfield, Peter Nalepa
“Modern Problems” by Steve Maistros
-Matt Greenfield/Kelly Elliott, Margi Herwald-Zitelli/Lauren B. Smith, Matt Zitelli/Josh Brown, Allen Branstein, LaJuan Foust, Joe Milan
“Dubait” by Matt Greenfield
-Peter Nalepa, LaJuan Foust
Hamilton’s Revenge! (as “The House Band”)
-”Hollywood Love”, “The 2008 Election Theme Song (The Hokey Pokey)”
—
September 3 and 17: “Vestibule” and songs
”Vestibule” by Matt Greenfield
-Matt Greenfield, Peter Nalepa
Solo Songs by Matt Greenfield
-”Prove Me Wrong”, “Diaspora”, “Empire State Fair” (+”After the War” on 9/3)
NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, the playwright directed his/her own work.
HAMILTON’S REVENGE! features Joe Barone, Matt Greenfield, LaJuan Foust, and Matt Goldman
