AND YOUNG MEN DIE
by Bill Holland

You can take the man out of the war…

but can you take the war out of the man?

 

DIRECTED by SHEY LYN ZANOTTI

Additional Writing by LEZLEY STEELE

Producer: Manhattan Repertory Theatre in Association with PULSE ENSEMBLE THEATRE

Stage Manager: MICHAEL TARTAGLIA
Sound Design: BRIAN RICHARDSON

 

Cast:
Captain Spicer…Jerome McIntosh

Private Harris… Mark Cirnigliaro

Jeanny Spicer… Sarah Himmelstein

Private St. Clair…Tosh Marks

Sergeant… Julian Schrenzel

 

BIOS:

MARK CIRNIGLIARO

Mark recently directed the short film Premontions.  Another of his films, Zanzibar was an official Selection of Eve Ensler’s V-Day UTVS Film Festival.  Mark is a Graduate of the William Esper Studio. Theatre: Tea Time (Sam French Finalist) The King and the Condemned (Sam French Winner) Mrs Pat (Best new Play - Playwrights First)  Film/TV: Absolute Trust, One Life To Live .

 

SARAH HIMMELSTEIN

Sarah Himmelstein, is a Staten Island native, and a recent graduate of Rutgers University, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. She wrote, produced, directed, and starred in her own musical, Fearless. She has appeared in Law  & Order SVU , and the upcoming feature film, American Gangster.

 

TOSH MARKS

Tosh is thrilled with making his first appearance with Pulse Ensemble Theatre for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Festival.  His most recent work includes Bent (Max) Shapiro Theater, King Lear (Soldier/Guard) The Shakespeare Theater, Taming Of The Shrew (Petruchio) New Hampshire Shakepeare Festival.  He would like to dedicate this performance to the D'Amico family and to La.

 

JEROME MCINTOSH

Jerome McIntosh is a graduate of the University of Connecticut. Acting courses were taken at The School of Film and Television in NY. Theatre and TV credits: The American Dream, Livin’ The Life, Leaving My Apartment, King Henry IV, Women of Manhattan, The People’s Court, All 4 New York Soaps.

   

JULIAN SCHRENZEL

Julian Schrenzel, originally from Seattle, Washington; is very pleased to be with the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Company.
New York credits include Jamuka in 1190 Underdog at the American Actors Theatre, Jessard in This Story of Yours at the Sanford Meisner Theatre, Wray in Has Anybody Seen Sara Paisner at the Interborough Rep Theatre, Jesus in the Passion Play at the Park Performing Arts Center, NJ, etc. Visit his website at www.schrenzel.net!

 

 

Production Staff

 BILL HOLLAND began his playwrighting career after he retired. He is a member of the Pulse Ensemble Theatre Playwrights’ Lab.  He has had several one act plays produced. He thanks Lezley, Shey, Brian, Alexa and all at Pulse for their help in the creation of this production. He also extends a huge thank-you to the wonderful actors.  He regrets that the subject of this play is all too present in our world today!   

MICHAEL TARTAGLIA is thrilled to be doing his first show with Pulse Ensemble Theatre.  He is currently a BFA musical theater student at Pace University.  He would like to thank Shey, Alexa, and Brian for this wonderful opportunity and also the cast for their time and dedication to this show.

SHEY LYN ZANOTTI is a proud teaching artist for the Women's Project's Ten Centuries of Women Playwrights program. A former Pulse apprentice, she was Assistant Director for Romeo And Juliet last summer in Riverbank State Park. Favorite directing credits include F, The Liberated Cinderella, and a staged reading of Providence. She has directed several readings for Pulse’s Playwrights’ Lab.

PULSE ENSEMBLE THEATRE, was founded in 1989 by Gary Garrison, Kevin Wilmott and Alexa Kelly. Alexa Kelly has been the producing Artistic Director since that time.  Pulse was located on Theatre Row for 13 years—before the entire block was demolished. Pulse currently presents the Harlem Summer Shakespeare Project in Riverbank State Park in the summer, and develops new plays from its Playwrights’ Lab.  Pulse also has an active Summer Intern program. www.Pulseensembletheatre.org