Photo Coverage: The Dare Tactic Presents A ROLLER RINK TEMPTATION
By: Walter McBride May. 25, 2018
The final event in The Dare Tactics 4th Season, 'A Roller Rink Temptation' by Catherine Weingarten, rolls into WOW Cafe Theatre this weekend.
Helmed by Daniella Caggiano, Roller Rink is a coming of age dark comedy romp about six teen chicks at a lesbian roller rink struggling for love in a new and sexiii world. Rootabega (Maggie Metnick*) is super jewy and confused about her sexuality, but luckily one of the rink's employee's, Lemonade (Dani Martineck) is ready to show her around. Poppy (Leah Lane) is finally 16 and her and her BFF Clementine ( Hui-Shan Yong) are super excited to celebrate; too bad a fat, scary, girly repressed secret threatens their friendship. Salmonella (Claire Rose Autran) says she's "straight" but a chance encounter with an awkward butch artist named Bluebell (Azalea Lewis) complicates everything.
'A Roller Rink Temptation' will be held at WOW Cafe Theatre on May 25th 7:30pm, May 26th at 2pm and 7:30pm, May 27 at 6pm. For Tickets, visit thedaretactic.org.
Casting for this workshop includes Leah Lane, Maggie Metnick*, Azalea Lewis, Hui-Shan Yong, Claire Rose Autran, Danie Martineck, and Chris Costa. The production features Stage Management by Jessica Trombacco, Assistant Stage Management by Caroline Duffin, Costume Design by Laura Wynne, Lighting and Set by Quentin Madia, assisted by Merrill Peterson, and sound design by Megan Culley. The production is executively produced by Quentin Madia and Vinny Eden Ortega.
Founded in 2014, The Dare Tactic is a New York based theatre company dedicated to producing new, innovative, original works by underrepresented voices. Under fiscal sponsorship by Fractured Atlas, The Dare Tactic has produced 10 Mainstage productions at venues including: The ShapeShifter Lab, St. Paul's Theatre, The White Horse Tavern, Melville Gallery, and more. The Dare Tactic has been nominated at Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, appeared at Poetic License Festival, and collaborated with administration at Pace University. We dare our artists to cross boundaries, allowing the freedom for artistic exploration. ?Leadership of The Dare Tactic includes Executive Director Quentin Madia, Creative Artistic Director Vinny Eden Ortega, Producing Artistic Director Bleu Zephra Santiago, and Line Producer Ryan McCormick. For more information visit www.thedaretactic.org.
'A Roller Rink Temptation' will be held at WOW Cafe Theatre on May 25th 7:30pm, May 26th at 2pm and 7:30pm, May 27 at 6pm. For Tickets, visit thedaretactic.org.
CATHERINE WEINGARTEN is a friendly jewish chick from an obscure area of Pennsylvania! She has received commissions from Piper Theater Productions and Bloomsburg University, and has developed plays with Wide Eyed Productions and PlayGround Experiment. Her summer camp play Are You Ready to Get PAMPERED!? was developed at Dixon Place's Bingo Lounge, Less Than Rent Theater and will be part of the Dirty Blondes Beta series in June. Her short plays have been developed with Ugly Rhino, Fresh Fruit Festival, Abingdon Playwrights Group and the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, where she was named a National Semi-Finalist for "Pineapple Upside Down Cake." She has been involved with Abingdon Playwrights Group as well as New Perspective's Women's Work Short Play Lab. She is the recipient of the Scott McPherson Award. BA:Bennington MFA: Ohio Uwww.catherineplaywright.ninja
DANIELLA CAGGIANO is a freelance director and native New Yorker. She was named one of The Interval's "Women to Watch" in 2016 and is a current MTC Directing Fellow, the recipient of a 2018 Drama League Residency, and an alum of Labyrinth's Ensemble Workshop and the Lincoln Center Directors Lab. She has directed at Joe's Pub, The Flea, Dixon Place, Ugly Rhino, Musical Theatre Factory, Merkin Concert Hall, The Kraine, Le Poisson Rouge, HERE, FringeNYC, and 54 Below among others. Favorite projects include Next To Normal, Vinegar Tom, and an original adaptation of Macbeth. Recent assisting: Erin Markey's Rainbow Caverns (dir. Ellie Heyman), (Not) Water (dir. Daniella Topol), Tumacho and All The Ways To Say I Love You (both dir. Leigh Silverman). Coming up: Surfacing by Mike Poblete. MFA The New School for Drama, BA Sarah Lawrence Collegewww.daniellacaggiano.com
'A Roller Rink Temptation' is a Equity Approved Showcase
*Appearing courtesy of Actor's Equity
Photos by Walter McBride
Top Row: Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Chris Costa, Dani Martineck, Leah Lane Bottom Row: Hui-Shan Yong, Maggie Metnick
Top Row: Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Chris Costa, Dani Martineck, Leah Lane Bottom Row: Hui-Shan Yong, Maggie Metnick
Top Row: Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Chris Costa, Dani Martineck, Leah Lane Bottom Row: Hui-Shan Yong, Maggie Metnick
Top Row: Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Chris Costa, Daniella Caggiano, Dani Martineck, Leah Lane Bottom Row: Hui-Shan Yong, Maggie Metnick
Top Row: Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Chris Costa, Daniella Caggiano, Dani Martineck, Leah Lane Bottom Row: Hui-Shan Yong, Maggie Metnick
Top Row: Caroline Duffin, Merrill Peterson, Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Chris Costa, Daniella Caggiano, Dani Martineck, Leah Lane, Vinny Eden Ortega Bottom Row: Hui-Shan Yong, Jessica Trombacco, Maggie Metnick and Quentin Madia
Chris Costa
Maggie Metnick and Dani Martineck
Azalea Lewis, Claire autran, Maggie Metnick, Dani Martineck
Azalea Lewis and Claire Autran
Leah Lane and Hui-Shan Yong
Leah Lane and Hui-Shan Yong
Leah Lane and Hui-Shan Yong
Azalea Lewis and Claire Autran
Dani Martineck and Maggie Metnick
Leah Lane and Hui-Shan Yong
Claire autran and Azalea Lewis
Chris Costa
Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Maggie Metnick, Dani Martineck, Leah Lane, Hui-Shan Yong
Azalea Lewis and Claire Autran
Cast
Leah Lane, Hui-Shan Yong, Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Maggie Metnick
Leah Lane, Hui-Shan Yong, Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Maggie Metnick and Dani Martineck
Leah Lane and Hui-Shan Yong
Leah Lane and Hui-Shan Yong
Leah Lane and Hui-Shan Yong
Azalea Lewis and Claire Autran
Chris Costa
Claire Autran, Maggie Metnick, Azalea Lewis, Dani Martineck, Hui-Shan Yong and Leah Lane
Hui-Shan Yong and Leah Lane
Claire Autran, Maggie Metnick, Azalea Lewis and Dani Martineck
Maggie Metnick and Dani Martineck
Claire Autran and Azalea Lewis
Maggie Metnick and Dani Martineck
Chris Costa
Leah Lane and Hui-Shan Yong
Maggie Metnick and Dani Martineck
Claire Autran and Azalea Lewis
Leah Lane, Hui-Shan Yong, Claire Autran, Maggie Metnick and Dani Martineck
Leah Lane, Hui-Shan Yong, Claire Autran, Maggie Metnick and Dani Martineck
Hui-Shan Yong and Leah Lane
Claire Autran and Azalea Lewis
Claire Autran and Azalea Lewis
Claire Autran and Azalea Lewis
Claire Autran and Azalea Lewis
Claire Autran and Azalea Lewis
Claire Autran and Azalea Lewis
Maggie Metnick and Dani Martineck
Dani Martineck and Maggie Metnick
Dani Martineck and Maggie Metnick
Dani Martineck and Maggie Metnick
Chris Costa
Chris Costa
Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Maggie Metnick and Dani Martineck
Leah Lane, Hui-Shan Yong and cast
Leah Lane, Hui-Shan Yong and cast
Leah Lane, Hui-Shan Yong and cast
Hui-Shan Yong and Leah Lane
Hui-Shan Yong and Leah Lane
Hui-Shan Yong and Leah Lane
Top Row: Caroline Duffin, Merrill Peterson, Claire Autran, Azalea Lewis, Chris Costa, Daniella Caggiano, Dani Martineck, Leah Lane, Vinny Eden Ortega Bottom Row: Hui-Shan Yong, Jessica Trombacco, Maggie Metnick and Quentin Madia
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