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Straight Faced Lies NOMINATED for SIX awards!

7/23/2013

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Straight Faced Lies garners SIX nominations from Planet Connections - for outstanding production, outstanding playwright, ( Mark J. Williams), outstanding director, (me), and acting nods to Hannah Wolfe, Dan Hilt and Thom Christensen. Congratulations! Award ceremony on 8/4/13. So excited and proud to have been part of this production this year.
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New clips up

3/26/2013

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PRESS for The Closet

5/29/2012

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Melissa Skirboll talks to Patrick Hickey at Review Fixhttp://reviewfix.com/2012/05/review-fix-exclusive-interview-with-the-closet-director-melissa-skirboll/

5 Things To Know about the Closet at The Happiest Mediumhttp://thehappiestmedium.com/2012/05/the-closet-5-things-to-know-about-the-show-before-you-go-2012-planet-connections-festivity/  
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Load In TODAY!

5/28/2012

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Finally! We get to be in the theatre - if only for 30 minutes to load in our set pieces - but still! We're all excited to see the space we will be performing in. The crew from BED is coming to pick up my bed - I donated it for the performances; both BED and THE CLOSET need a bed and I have been wanting to replace mine for some time. I was going to wait until I moved; but I figured this was a great opportunity to clear out some of the old and put it to good use. So they are coming to get the bed and our other set pieces. We get to load it into the theatre and see what we are dealing with. Thursday we have our tech rehearsal and then WE OPEN SATURDAY!!!!!

I just want to take a moment to share here a little about the people I'm working with; this is a small production but it is full of incredible talent and professionalism. 

The two actresses I am working with are pushing themselves further and further each time we rehearse. I find myself getting chills each time we meet - even though I've now seen it 100's of times, each time they bring something fresh and profound to play that moves the story into an even more profoundly disturbing place. Thank you Maureen Van Trease and Susan McBrien for taking this journey with me and trusting me along the way.

And Steven Albano - our stage manager. In his NYC "professional" debut is doing a yeoman's job at keeping us on course. Thank you for rising to the challenge, for being cool, calm and in control - and for being able to translate my directions when they aren't making sense!

And my graphics partner; William Johnson. What would I do without you? You donate your time and creativity to support my vision and I am profoundly grateful to have you in my life as a friend, a collaborator, a co-creator and co worker. He takes the ideas I have bouncing in my brain and gives them shape.

And last, but certainly not least, the playwright. Amy Gray Piper wrote a play that I loved from the get go. And then she willingly let me take it and shape it. I am so thrilled to be given a chance to tell the story she wrote. And so touched that she trusted me enough to give me carte blanche in shaping it. Amy, I  hope you find we gave the story wings, and that it matches or even surpasses your vision for it.

I've been incredibly blessed on this journey to have such amazing people to collaborate with; theater is a group project and it can be a trial if all the members aren't working well together. This has been a dream team and I couldn't have asked for a better experience. I hope you get a chance to see what we created together; I think it will knock your socks off!

Thank you all - I've been having a blast working witha ll of you!
xoxoxo
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Vinnie and Vito cast! Introducing Chris and David!

10/15/2011

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2/3 of the cast is in place for "PIZZA FOR LIFE" 

Vinnie will be played by the very talented and enthusiastic CHRISTOPHHER KING while the terrifically talented David DiCenso will be filling the role of Vito.

Still seeking Jon!

Pics and more info on these amazing men coming soon!

That I'm looking forward to working with these guys is an understatement.

This is gonna be fun!
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