FOOD FOR FISH
July 6 - 29 at The Kraine Theater

On the heels of Nerve, Sanctuary: Playwrights Theatre will premiere the second play by Adam Szymkowicz in as many months when FOOD FOR FISH debuts. Under the direction of Alexis Poledouris, this quirky comedy loosely inspired by Chekhov’s Three Sisters begins previews July 6th at The Kraine Theater. Opening night is scheduled for July 8th.

In FOOD FOR FISH, young Bobbie drops pages from his novel into the Hudson River. The pages tell a story of three sisters: a stalker, an agoraphobe and a scientist with a secret plan to isolate and eliminate the gene for love. It is set in a world where men became women and women became men. But how far do you have to bend a gender before it breaks?

The cast features Katie Honaker, Anna Hopkins, Luis Moreno, Ana Luis Perera, Caroline Tamas, and Orion Taraban with lighting by Gina Scherr and set by Zane Pihlstrom. It is produced by Bob Jude Ferrante, Philip M. Hopkins, Adam Szymkowicz, Crystal Skillman with Carter Edwards as stage manager.

Adam Szymkowicz's plays have been developed or presented at Playwrights Horizons, DR2, Relentless Theater and Manhattan Theater Source, among others. A current Juilliard Lila Acheson Wallace Fellow, Adam received his MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Lecomte du Nouy Prize. His play Nerve recently premiered at the 14th Street Y and Pretty Theft premieres July 22 at the first Annual Capitol City Fringe in Washington DC.

Alexis Poledouris most recently directed God's Waiting Room at FringeNYC (where it won Outstanding Production) and The Merlin International Theater in Budapest. Other directing credits include: Babette Torquemada (American Living Room Festival at HERE), Bad to Worse: a history play, and Cloud 9 (Theater of Riverside Church). Alexis is a graduate of the Columbia University MFA Directing program and a member of the Dodeska Performance Ensemble. For more info visit alexispoledouris.com.

Sanctuary: Playwrights Theatre was founded by dramatists dedicated to presenting new plays while providing a haven for artistic development. All aspects of each production are under the direction of the playwright. At Sanctuary, it's playwrights who read and select plays (not literary managers), and playwrights who select and empower directors, designers and actors. Sanctuary: Playwrights Theatre builds community among playwrights by empowering them to ply their art in an environment that allows them to experiment, while never losing sight of the fundamentals of the playwriting craft. For more information visit sanctuarytheatre.org.

FOOD FOR FISH runs July 6 - 29, Wednesday - Saturday at 8:00pm. The Kraine Theater is located at 85 East 4th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Aves -- accessible from the F train at 2nd Ave). Tickets are $17 / $10 with student ID, available at 212-352-3101 or TheaterMania.com.