Denmark Opens at Strawberry One-Act Festival!

Unartistically Frustrated is proud to present the world premier of DENMARK, by Josh D. Robertson, at the Strawberry One Act Festival, a production of the Riant Theatre Company, to be held at the Producers Club II. DENMARK is a postmodern revenge spectacle and an all-out assault on the fourth wall!

(PRWEB) January 29, 2004 --DENMARK, by Josh D. Robertson, at the Strawberry One Act Festival, a production of the Riant Theatre Company at the Producers Club II - 616 Ninth Avenue., 2nd Floor (between 43rd & 44th St.)

First Round: February 10th and 11th at 9:00 p.m.
Semi-Finals: February 17, 18 & 19 at 7p.m. or 9p.m.
Finals: February 21st and 22nd at 7:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m.
First Round and Semi-Finals Tickets: $15.00. Finals Tickets: $25.00
For more information and tickets visit
http://www.therianttheatre.com/strawberry.html
or call (646) 623-3488.

   Unartistically Frustrated is proud to present the world premier of DENMARK at the Strawberry One Act Festival, a production of the Riant Theatre Company, to be held at the Producers Club II. The Strawberry One-Act Festival embarks on its 10th season this winter. The brainchild of Artistic Director, Van Dirk Fisher, it is a play-competition in which the audience and the theatre's judges cast their votes to select the best play of the season. Twice a year, hundreds of plays from across the country are submitted, of which 40 are chosen to compete. Plays move from the 1st round to the semi-finals and then on to the finals. The playwright of the winning show receives a grant and the opportunity to have a full-length play developed by the Riant. The Daily News calls The Strawberry One-Act Festival "The American Idol for playwrights."

DENMARK, by Josh D. Robertson, is a postmodern revenge spectacle, an all-out assault on the fourth wall and above all a completely self-aware pastiche that pokes fun at its own meta-theatrics while exploring theaters Elizabethan roots. This work responds to Shakespeare's challenge that "all the world is a stage." It follows the exploits of a theater company trying to produce/sabotage a rendition of Hamlet. The cast and crew must subsequently face the fact that they are themselves characters in a performance, and ultimately the product a young NYU graduates twisted lucubrations. Theater ensues.

Unartistically Frustrated is a New York City based theater company enjoying its debut at the Strawberry One-Act Festival. In addition to its current production, DENMARK, Unartistically Frustrated participated in the 2003 Spotlight-On Halloween Festival, a Spotlight On, Inc. production, with Shove"; and in the 2002-2003 New York International Fringe Festival, a production of The Present Company, with its crowd-pleasing comedy Sextuple Indemnity". Founded in 2003 by the current members, Unartistically Frustrated makes the most of its multi-faceted talent, imparting the joys of theater in a fresh and startling way. The company looks forward to incorporating diverse genres of performance and art in its repertoire.

Featuring, Devin Proctor*, Sean Thompson, Dayna Gross, Jesse Sneddon and Jackson Loo*. Directed by Lauren Terilli and produced by Caroline B. Murray. Stage direction and technical operations by Unartistically Frustrated.

Actors Equity Approved Showcase * These Actors and Stage Managers are appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association.
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