Velocity Theatre Company
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Velocity wins TWO awards and was nominated for FIVE by the 2007 MITF for Stray Dog Hearts!
Congratulations to team VTC for their achievements! Out of 48 shows in the festival, we are proud to have been recognized in five categories!
Outstanding Producer Winner: Kimberly Bailey
Outstanding Set Design Winner: Rainbow Dickerson
Best Lead Actress Nomination: Kimberly Bailey
Best Supporting Actor Nomination: Stephen Jutras
Outstanding Set Design Winner: Rainbow Dickerson
Outstanding Choreography Nomination: Dan Renkin
NYTheatre.com REVIEW:
nytheatre.com
Steven Slate - July 18, 2007
Padraic O'Reilly's play Stray Dog Hearts is billed as "Glenngarry Glenn Ross meets Ab Fab." this tagline grabbed my attention immeidately,.The story takes place in an art book publishing house recently bought out by an Australian media mogul. The characters are passionalte about their work and struggle witth the fear of whether they'll be forced to sell out their dignity by publishing mass marketed garbage. Theis struggle all takes place while they're being antagonized by a mysterious dwarf. ...It lived up to its promise of blending fast paced witty dialogue with complete absurdity.
The real standout in this show is Lila, a fast talking, go-for-broke Southern woman with a sharp tongue played masterfully by Kimberly Bailey. Bailey really steals the show and gives te perfect example of what should happen when sharp writing and a committed actor are combined. This cahracter is reminiscent of Patsy and Edina from Ab Fab but Bailey's performance is all her own - completely original. If Bailey puts that much commitment into all of her work then casting directors will be fiercely battling over her in the near future.
Another standout is Stephen Jutras's portayal of the mysterious dwarf who crashes the office. He proves to be quite versatile and plays the role as believable as it can possibly be played....when all is said and done, Jutras left me imporessed, not only by his acting chops but also by the skill with which he performed a few well choreographed slapstick comedy sequences alongside Marc Santa Maria and Mike DiGiacinto.
Rainbow Dickerson's portayal of Brianna the receptionist is both fun and believable. Santa Maria pulls of some physical comedy with absolute finesse as teh struggling publisher Brodsky. Both actors show high levels of commitment and talent which make their roles shine as much as possible....
Overall the cast delivers a great performance and really seems to gel as an ensemble. They seem infinitely comfortable together on stage, their timing is impeccable, and the their slapstick segments are spot-on. This must be due to the directing talents of Jennifer Gelfer. ...(O'Reilly's) character Lila clearly shows that he's got what it takes to write engaging dialogue.
Congratulations to team VTC for their achievements! Out of 48 shows in the festival, we are proud to have been recognized in five categories!
Outstanding Producer Winner: Kimberly Bailey
Outstanding Set Design Winner: Rainbow Dickerson
Best Lead Actress Nomination: Kimberly Bailey
Best Supporting Actor Nomination: Stephen Jutras
Outstanding Set Design Winner: Rainbow Dickerson
Outstanding Choreography Nomination: Dan Renkin
NYTheatre.com REVIEW:
nytheatre.com
Steven Slate - July 18, 2007
Padraic O'Reilly's play Stray Dog Hearts is billed as "Glenngarry Glenn Ross meets Ab Fab." this tagline grabbed my attention immeidately,.The story takes place in an art book publishing house recently bought out by an Australian media mogul. The characters are passionalte about their work and struggle witth the fear of whether they'll be forced to sell out their dignity by publishing mass marketed garbage. Theis struggle all takes place while they're being antagonized by a mysterious dwarf. ...It lived up to its promise of blending fast paced witty dialogue with complete absurdity.
The real standout in this show is Lila, a fast talking, go-for-broke Southern woman with a sharp tongue played masterfully by Kimberly Bailey. Bailey really steals the show and gives te perfect example of what should happen when sharp writing and a committed actor are combined. This cahracter is reminiscent of Patsy and Edina from Ab Fab but Bailey's performance is all her own - completely original. If Bailey puts that much commitment into all of her work then casting directors will be fiercely battling over her in the near future.
Another standout is Stephen Jutras's portayal of the mysterious dwarf who crashes the office. He proves to be quite versatile and plays the role as believable as it can possibly be played....when all is said and done, Jutras left me imporessed, not only by his acting chops but also by the skill with which he performed a few well choreographed slapstick comedy sequences alongside Marc Santa Maria and Mike DiGiacinto.
Rainbow Dickerson's portayal of Brianna the receptionist is both fun and believable. Santa Maria pulls of some physical comedy with absolute finesse as teh struggling publisher Brodsky. Both actors show high levels of commitment and talent which make their roles shine as much as possible....
Overall the cast delivers a great performance and really seems to gel as an ensemble. They seem infinitely comfortable together on stage, their timing is impeccable, and the their slapstick segments are spot-on. This must be due to the directing talents of Jennifer Gelfer. ...(O'Reilly's) character Lila clearly shows that he's got what it takes to write engaging dialogue.
