Witches, hexes, hangin's and some vaudeville shtick!

And she's on a roll!!! Another play opening next weekend!


Hi all,

Something I've noticed - I haven't done a behind the scenes blog since this time last year! So, after this and starting on my next rehearsal, that's what I'm going to start doing again. There will also be some post-show blogs coming up soon about the show I just finished, simply because it was such a cool experience.

Now . . . on to next week's play.

The weather has been amazing and beautiful this month, and a good thing, too, because this next production is in an outdoor space up by the Cloisters and Ft. Tryon Park, possibly the prettiest place in Manhattan. The play, "Vinegar Tom" by Caryn Churchill is all about witches, and yes, I can hear some of you who know me saying "Gee, Shannon, how apropo." Harumph.

Anyway, you should all take advantage of the nice fall weather and the A express train to come out and see it. The postcard below will give you all that informational stuff . . . See ya!

"Shortening the Distance" - a collection of short plays by Josh Kaufman.

A new play! A new play! Well, a bunch of plays, actually. Acting in some, directing others, I am working with a very talented group of performers for this show, so you should definitely come check us out.




See you there!

For advance tickets: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=SHO44

Long overdue updates!

So, finally, some pics from "A Night of Boxing Off Broadway" back at the end of June. I know, I know. "A bit late, aren't ya?" Well, yes. Yes I am. . .

We had everything. Boxing, drama, celebrities. So! Here's some pics from the show. Any boxing fans out there may recognize some of these guys. Woohoo!

First up - Me! The MC for the evening!

Not exactly elegant and cool, but just wait a bit...

Next up was Sportswriter and author Ron Ross, reading from his book "Bummy Davis vs. Murder Inc."


...followed by a multimedia piece done by Chris Cassidy, Bobby Cassidy, Sr.'s younger son. Really beautiful piece.

Then came the roundtable discussion hosted by Showtime boxing commentator Steve Farhood, which included some pretty big names in boxing lore.

Steve Farhood (very cool, mellow guy, with an insane amount of boxing knowledge)


Juan Laporte (big flirt! (; )


Mark Breland (strong silent type, and how many Olympic athletes does a girl meet in her lifetime?)

Reynaldo Snipes, whose pic, unfortunately, I don't seem to have.


and Carlos Ortiz, possibly the sweetest man ever (except to those he trains, of course)

And let us not forget, for the final show of our run, the man all of this was created for in the first place - Mr. Bobby Cassidy, Sr., Kid Shamrock himself.


Then came intermission, followed by the play for the evening, "Kid Shamrock", written by Bobby Cassidy, Jr., and directed by Gary Morgan. And introduced by little ole' me. Remember the goofy pic at the top of this post? Well, I looked a bit different for the play's intro. And of course, I have no pic of JUST me, so you will have to wait until the end of the post to see it. Hey! Don't skip ahead! It's like reading the end of a book first!

Anyway... the play. Not what you would expect from a boxing play. Not so much about the boxing as about the internal struggles of the boxer himself - drinking. Written with love by Bobby Jr., I have to admire the honesty of it.

Here are the pics of the actors in the play:


Seamus McDonagh, the title character of Kid Shamrock


Shane McCaughey, playing the younger Kid Shamrock


Patrick Connolly, playing the roles of the trainer and the businessman. He was on stage for the entire play, pretty much.

Then there were David Morgan as the bartender and Ron Ross playing, you guessed it, a sportswriter!

And last but not least, the new me! along with everyone else, for our curtain call.


Heck, I just wanted an excuse to wear a dress like that. . . gotta be girly sometimes, right?