OUR LAUGHING MATTERS
a revived after school program ... a new play - Nov 14 at 8 pm
How Far Would You Go To Save Your Theatre Company?
The Comedy Academy, Inc. presents a staged reading
“… and a play to be named later”
a fantasy about life in the non-profit theatre
by Harry M. Bagdasian - Directed by Joe Banno
featuring Jim Brady, Bruce Alan Rauscher and Lauren Shmalo
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The Randolph Road Theatre (formerly The Round House Theatre)
4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Info. At 240-381-3196
admission: $5 donation to TCA, Inc. to support our programs for students
What is it about working in the theatre that keeps us going back? A playwright-in-residence at a financially troubled company finds out when he creates a new play to keep the woman he secretly loves from going to jail. She has, after all, raised funds by promising five foundations that the season opener would be about their cause. And they’re all coming to opening night. “… and a play to be named later” Picture this: A financially troubled non-profit theatre that produces only new plays. The development director successfully raises thousands of dollars from five foundations telling them that the opening play of the season is about their “cause.” The playwright-in-residence must now write a play that covers all five “causes” to save the development director (with whom he is secretly in love) from going to jail for fraud. The causes include workplace accessibility for physically disabled people, hyphenated Americans not disowning their ethnic heritage, Armenian women going into law school, rights for illegal immigrants and assisted suicide. Not only does the young playwright-in-residence write the play, in doing so, he examines what it is about live theatre that is so addictive for those in the profession, and why he stays in a profession he describes as "guaranteed to break my heart." Yes. This is my “late in life” reconsideration on why I got into theatre and stayed in it for all these years. I hope you will join us on Nov 14th.
A fantasy about life in the nonprofit theatre
A Comedy Workshop at Northwood High School
The Comedy Academy, Inc. will continue it’s after school program at Northwood High School beginning in October 2011 thru March, 2012, 2011. Students will have the opportunity to work with a professional writer/director in exploring comedy writing and performance. Original scripts will be developed, students will participate in comedy improvisation and sketch comedy script development. When available, additional theatre professionals will attend and offer their professional guidance to students in the workshop.
All students participating in the Comedy Workshop at Northwood High School will be eligible to participate in The Comedy Academy’s presentations at area theatres and in the Capital Fringe Festival in downtown Washington, DC (Fringe 2012 if we’re accepted)
Meetings will take place at Northwood High School on Tuesday afternoons
A Comedy Workshop at NHS Meeting Dates
2:15 to 4:00 pm Tuesday afternoons
October 18, 25 / November 1, 8, 15, 29 / December 6, 13, 20
January 10, 17, 24 / February 7, 21,28 / March 13, 20, 27
2nd Student-Written Comedy Sketch Anthology
NOW AVAILABLE!
The Comedy Academy, Inc. is pleased to announce that Meriwether Publishing LTD/Contemporary Drama Services, one of the country’s primary sources of scripts for middle and high schools drama programs, has recently published a new anthology of comedy material - HELL'S LIBRARY and fifteen more TV parody sketches written by students for students. The title sketch was written by Leah and Rachel Solomon and was most recently performed in The Capital Fringe Festival as part of The Comedy Academy, Inc.’s Fringe entry FRESH FROM THE FUNNY FARM – local Laughs performed at the Warehouse in July, 2010. The sketch features five wannabe librarians tasked with challenges by “the dreaded librarian, Ramsey.”
(pictured L to R) Diego Aguilar, Peter Walderhaug and Rachel Solomon in "Hells Library" by Leah and Rachel Solomon in The Comedy Academy, Inc.'s "Fresh From The Funny Farm - local laughs" at The Warehouse in Washington, DC as part of The Capital Fringe Festival, July 2010
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Students from The Comedy Academy, Inc. programs at Northwood High School and Lee Middle School have created many comedy sketches over the past several years. This new anthology includes 16 TV parody sketches by Liam Brennan (NHS Class of 2012), Josh Rosen (NHS 2010,) Leah Solomon (NHS 2010,), Rachel Solomon (JFK Class of 2007,) Sara Mozersky (NHS 2010,) Peter Walderhaug (NHS 2012,) John Kilmer (NHS 2010) and Jennie Bagdasian (Good Counsel 2006.)
For More Details – Click on “We’re Published”
ALSO NOW IN PRINT ... AMERICA’S NEXT TOP (BOY) MODEL
A collection of 22 TV parody and comedy sketches by Lee Comedy Club Alumni Rachel Solomon, Leah Solomon and Sara Mozersky are also available to schools and youth groups around the world. Meriwether Publishing Ltd. Contemporary Drama Service, renowned publisher of plays and musicals for school and youth group productions published their collected work under the title “
Comedy Writers Leah Solomon, Sara Mozersky & Rachel Solomon
Comedy sketches included in the collection are "
Rachel is now a graduate of the
Scripts generated by members and leaders of the Lee Comedy Club are performed around the world when published by Meriwether Publishing Ltd. Contemporary Drama Services. Twelve collections of comic material are currently in print and have been leased from the publisher over 3,500 times by schools and youth groups in every state of the 
"Battle of the Blondes" in rehearsal
To purchase copies or inquire about performance rights, contact Meriwether Publishing Ltd. Contemporary Drama Service at www.contemporarydrama.com.
"Comedy Club Idol" in rehearsal
