Will You Please Hit Me?Summer 2024
Written and Directed by Jack Frederick Devised in collaboration with Lia Bonfilio and Melissa Aquiles A Jack and Melissa Production Starring Lia Bonfilio, Melissa Aquiles, Matthew Dudley, Jacob A. Ware, Rory Cullen, Kim Savarino, Kathiana Casimir, Dash King, Josh Hurley, Pat Galante, Charles Zivancev, Gavin Price, Emily Pacilio, Florence Price Gaffer Patrick Koehle Production Audio Robyn Huey, Yves Albaret Production Assistance Liam Klinkenberg, Sarah Blush Hair/ Makeup Becca Low Intimacy Coordination Lia Bonfilio Post Production Jack Frederick Color Sodalite Color Sound Design Grand Old Flag Recording Company and Polar Sound Special Thanks To Maureen Rodgers, Debbie Holloway, DW Burnett, Anna Lockhart, Davy Gardner, Art Society of Kingston, Jacquie Cosgrove, David Weber, Bethany Caputo, and Terry Knickerbocker. |
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Jack and Melissa Comedy
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Potato Girl"Well a potato fell out of a bag
and rolled right down the street. But when lightning struck the potato, the potato became a girl." So begins the epic tale of a young potato/girl struggling with depression, alienation, the cruel whims of fate, and finding love in the big city. How do you deal with yourself in a world that doesn’t know how to deal with you? By honoring your roots? Written and directed by Jack Frederick and starring Melissa Aquiles and Brittany Lee McDonald and Michael Delisle of Home Sweet Home, this made-for-the-internet micro-series combines absurdity, heart, stomach churning puns, a very catchy bespoke musical theme. |
Real Mugs Of My KitchenFilmed in the pandemic, this vertical series lets us into the salacious, back-stabbing, glamorous lives of the mugs in my kitchen cabinet. With an all-star cast of voice actors (Lauren Brickman, Margaret Burrus, Christine Piniero, Melissa Aquiles) RMOMK blends Jack and Melissa’s honest love for reality TV, the hilarity of pandemic production restraints, and (would you believe) a bespoke song "Full of Steam" sung by the series' head-turning breakout talent/ mug- Etsy.
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Live Theater / Immersive |
Wood MusicWritten by Jack Frederick, John Gasper
Directed by Elena Araoz Great Plains Theater Conference, Omaha, Nebraska Written in collaboration with Obie Award winner John Gasper and directed by multi-award winning Drama League member Elena Araoz, Wood Music created an immersive theatrical journey amidst sentimental, metaphorical, and at times even factual history of a Nebraska landmark, The Florence Mill. With production led by Kevin Lawler and the Great Plains Theater Conference and featuring innovative design by Justin Townshend, Angelica Borrero, Sarah Johnston, Mark Kanieff, Seung Kyu Shim, Evan Spiegelman, audience members could explore the history of the mill in a tactile and interactive way. And with the help of musicians Aaron Markley, Anna McClellen, and Daniel Ocanto, and utilizing custom made Midi-triggers embedded in the walls of the mill, audience members could play the very structure of the building itself like an instrument. Combined with transformative performances by a motley crew of actors from across the country and culminating in a burlesque performance by Omaha favorites The Hot Tail Honey's, Wood Music created a hilarious, absurd, joyous, serene, and touching look at the history of the men and women who found, founded, and confounded the town of Florence, Nebraska.
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ArryoyaWritten and Directed by Jack Frederick
Devised in collaboration with Gavin Price and Daniel Carroll Dixon Place, NYC
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Unloaded For BearWritten and Directed by Jack Frederick
St. Fortune Collective
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Fallow HouseWritten by Daniel Carroll
Directed by Jack Frederick Bridge Theater at Shetler Studios, NYC
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How To Get Out Of Your Own HeadWritten by Marshall Fine
Directed by Jack Frederick State of Play Productions, NYC
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When Gods Walk The EarthWritten by Carrie Nutt
Directed by Jack Frederick Manhattan Repertory Theater Company WINNER Best Director Award
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