Bad Feng Shui
by Alexis Niki
Friday, June 29, 2007 7:30
DTM (Studio Dance Théâtre et Musique)
6, rue de la Folie Méricourt 75011
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The Screenplay
When a smog inversion creates a health crisis, New York's stubborn mayor Marcus Fish insists that only the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui can summon the cleansing rains. 2006 Quarterfinalist, American Screenwriting Competition
The Artistic Company
Alexis Niki, Screenwriter Alexis became interested in screenwriting while working as a translator and film subtitler in Germany for companies such as Columbia TriStar, Warner Brothers, and German national and private television. She's the author of the book 101 Screenwriting Tips, published by LifeTips in March 2007. Visit her Web site at www.TheThirdDraft.com.
Alexis lives in Paris with her writer husband.
Fawn Wilderson-Legros, Director
Colin David Reese reading the role of Marcus Fish
Erin Perrine reading the role of Mackie Lu
Canadian-born Erin appeared on stage for the first time at the age of 13 and has been in more than a dozen shows since. She studied theatre and performance at Toronto's York University and Humber College. Since arriving in Paris 6 years ago, she has been very active in improvisational theatre and theatre for young audiences. She'ss an actress/director with Drama Ties, an educational-based theatre company teaching drama to French students and performing in the company's shows. She's also acting in student film projects at the international film school, EICAR. She hopes to continue expanding her experience here in Paris and is excited to be involved in the launch of Theatre du Monde's screenplay readings.
Thomas Pollard reading the role of Jack Coffman
Mark Hanly reading the role of Romeo
Diane Hawkins reading the role of Margo Diggs
Eric Connor reading the role of Adam White and others
Mike Dineen reading the role of Chun
Andy King reading the role of Jeremy and others
Beverly Cottmann reading the role of Velma Washington
Beverly Cottmann, a retired educator, has been a performing storyteller for years. Although she often performs storytelling for purely entertainment purposes, she also gives workshops using storytelling as a vehicle and tool for exploring cultural history and unfamiliar aspects of culture. In addition, Beverly holds workshops within major corporations to help them with team building and cultural diversity. She finds that teaching storytelling in the workplace often results in increased self-esteem among employees Beverly now speaks and performs internationally.
Kim Tilbury reading the Pharmacist, Pathologist 1, and other roles.
Kim has been seen on and off stage as an actor, dancer, director and choreographer. She most recently appeared as Esther in MEN!!!, a role she created with the Compagnie de Cedre, at various theatres in Paris. In the USA Kim performed in a variety of regional theatres in the northeast and in the streets as part of a traveling dance and puppet troupe. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Pocono Mountains Film Festival for her performance in the feature-length film ANKLE BRACELET. Kim performed in the Avignon Off Festival twice, has been in countless staged readings and short films in Paris, and does voice-overs and film dubbing as well as translating and copywriting.
Stephanie Campion reading the role of Little Old Lady, Pharmacist 2, and other roles.
Originally from England, Stephanie has been resident in Paris since 1989. She studied with a French drama school and various English-speaking acting coaches (the Bilingual Acting Workshop, Bernard Hiller in Los Angeles, etc.). She has appeared in several films and her many stage appearances include the New York 2003 Fringe Festival, the Avignon festival, and a number of productions in Paris, in both English and French. Roles in English include: Arabella in "Roleplay", Margaret Haddrell in "Dead Guilty", Mrs. Arbuthnot in “A Woman of No Importance”, Lady Bracknell in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, Hermia in "Midsummer Night's Dream" and Aegeon in "Comedy of Errors". She created and runs “Moving Parts”, the playreading workshop for authors writing in English and French. (www.scamparis.com)
Jon Allen Russo reading the roles of David, Donald Trump, and other roles.
Vivienne Vermes as Narrator
Vivienne is an actress, voice artist, writer, and teacher with more than twenty years experience both in her native Great Britain, and in France. Theatre credits include: COME AND GO (Petit Hébertot, Paris) THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Jardin de Shakespeare), Sandra in ZIGGER ZAGGER (National Youth Theatre, England), Abigail in THE CRUCIBLE (Durham Theatre) TALKING HEADS (Théâtre des Déchargeurs, Paris), BLOOD WEDDING and SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER (Edinburgh Festival), MACBETH (Café de la Gare, Paris). Film credits include: THE RED FOX (BBC), LORD BYRON IS DEAD (Pipeline), and BELPHEGOR. Vivienne has published three collections of poetry and has performed her work in international poetry festivals. She's won the Mail on Sunday novel-writing competition and the Piccadilly Poets’ award. She is currently writing her first novel, which is set in Transylvania at the turn of the century, and is the co-author of a documentary film, broadcast on Canal Plus, based on the life of her father: JANVIER 1940: LA PORTE ETROITE DE MIKLOS VERMES.
Production Team:
Fawn Wilderson-Legros, ProducerAlexis Niki, Production Assistant, Paris
Bob Enteen, Cameraman
Colin Ames, Cameraman
Special thanks to:
Colin David Reese, director of Compagnie du Cèdre for the loan of rehearsal space.
Nick Millett for the loan of his projector.
Elvis Santana, Miro Schaap, Dustin Warrington, Jung Kim, and Matthew Maaskat for permission to use their photos.