The Oddy Festival: Sophomore Year–Free Fridays at the Library!

Contact: oddyfest@gmail.com or 216-WAM-TOG1

Venue: Brody-Nelson Room of the Cleveland Heights Library

2345 Lee Road

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January 15 and January 29 (7:15 p.m.): Secret Agent Men

“Sometimes Never Is Twice More Than Enough for Tomorrow to Die… with Diamonds” by Matt Greenfield (accompanied by Joe Barone)

-Matt Greenfield, Jessi Mester, Jessica Fleming, LaJuan Foust, Joe Barone, and Nick Hanek as Dr. Maybe

“Not a Uterus in Sight” by Michael Oatman (dir. Mia Jones)

-LaJuan Foust, Liz Huff

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December 4 and December 18 : Bringing It All Back Home

Pre-show acoustic music from Patrick Fleming (12/4 only)

“The Adventures of Fleische Michecha of Rumilshtenikisigov” by Matt Greenfield

-Matt Greenfield, B.J. Halsall, Cat Kenney, LaJuan Foust, Quentin Davis

Readings from Gilmour Academy’s “P-Unit”

-12/4: Jack Dolan, Kaitlyn Ambrose, Kiera Finelli

-12/18: Matt Stouffer, Taylor Seay, Catherine Pace, Caitlin Brett

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November 6 and November 20: Breaking It Down

“Act Now” by Ian Adler

-Shawn Michelle, Mandi Clark, Nick Hanek, Liz Huff, Joe Barone, Cat Kenney, Matt Greenfield, Jessi Mester, LaJuan Foust

“Carnival of Light” song by Matt Greenfield

“Pokemon Strip Club” by Michael Suglio (reading)

-Liz Huff, Matt Greenfield, Mandi Clark, Joe Barone

“Let Us Sing/Got Love?” song (Greenfield/Barone)

-LaJuan Foust (main vocals) w/gospel backup

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October 2 and October 16: October Revolutions

Russian Songs (in Russian!) by Cat Kenney

“Trotsky” by Matt Greenfield

-Matt Greenfield, Melissa DeLucchi, Joe Joyce, Maria Kostyack, Georgia Kostyack, Cat Kenney, Joe Barone, Arlene Kostyack, B.J. Halsall

“Gandhi & Hitler” by Michael Oatman

-Joe Barone, Matt Greenfield

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September 4 and September 18: Self-Portraits

Guest Musician: Allison Bencar

“The Normal Engels” by Matt Greenfield

-starring The Greenfields: Steve, Fran, Abby & Matt

“McInjun” by Cat R. Kenney

-starring & adapted by Matt Greenfield

1) OddyBooks: Oddy ringmaster Matt Greenfield’s poetry book, entitled “Tenure,” filled with ten years of free-wheelin’ poems on a wide range of adolescent and post-adolescent subjects, such as the kiddy urinal and roadkill. Available for $10.95 online, but at a reduced price at OddyFest shows. If you insist on buying it online, click here: http://www.amazon.com/Tenure-Ten-Years-Poetry-Greenfield/dp/1440159513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249681076&sr=1-1

To reserve a copy  of any of the above or find more information, simply leave a message on the hotline, 216-926-8641, or email oddyfest@gmail.com

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]

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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)

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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

“Artists and Werewolves” monologue by Cat R. Kenney

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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

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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

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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

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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

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 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

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January 23: OddyFest Esse Party

“Your Turn/Take Me Down/O Susanna/Too Like the Lightning” medley by Matt Greenfield

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 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

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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

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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)

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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)”

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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

Click on the link below to view video of the entire OddyFest February program, recorded on 2/18/09 at the Heights Arts Studio: Ryan Ferren’s music, the scene reading from “A Royal Mess” by Oscar E. Moore, “Euphorication” by Timo Aker, and “The Life and Death of King Edward VIII” by Matt Greenfield.  The very end contains the bonus feature, “Ode to Cleveland,” as written by Greenfield and read by Peter Nalepa.  Enjoy, and spead it around!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2794289846855830330

Special Thanks to Jason “Bots” Botsford and Steve Greenfield for recording and capturing this footage.