Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Supporters--Thank You!

Donors
Sheila Kelley's S Factor
Exhale Mind & Body Spa
Bumble and Bumble
Westerly Natural Market
Cafe Grumpy
New World Stages
Bluefly
Arbonne
Comedy Central
Tea and Sympathy
A Salt and Battery
Heartland Brewery
The Stanton Social
Big Booty Bakery
Ms. B. Passionz

Gerri Kyhill
Meg Akabas
Jennifer Sterling
Catherine Hesse
Lynn Kreaden
Sally Wolf
Beth Lasoff
Jackie Lavanway
Rachel McPhee
Samantha Pell
Sydell Bryant
Beate Kiser
Doug Bowman
Tina Manchise
Laina Seplow
Povs Povinelli, Alida Wittivrongel, Chris Doi, Chris Cappelletti

Contributors
John Wat
Tony Pisculli
Robert McHenry
Todd Sammons
Steve Wagenseller
Kieran Nulty
Tami Spackman
Erin Pace
Sean Hopkins
Chuck Heery
Amy Kim
Derek Calibre
Lauren Spencer
Paul Cravath
James P. Stanton
Maria Camaj
Audrey Cardenas
Alexis Cuttance
Tyler Jackson
Cindy Diaz
Rachel Kessler
Talent
Makana
Chocolate Cake City
Ivy Omere
Magdalena Fox
David Fletcher
Tracie Franklin
Sarah Smith
Christen Madrazo
Haberdasher Theatre
Amanda Cortinas, Terry Frederick, Ilov Grate, Phil Schochet, Ted McCulloch
Nicole Laborante, Jill Fuderanan, Jessica Rosen, Marina Vitebsky, Mai Yee, Mandi Miranda, Christina Roman, the audience!

Drom
Yesim, Tamer, Hakan, Numan, Serdar

Volunteers
Melissa Brennan
Han Nah Kim
Christina Roman
Christen Madrazo
Amy Kim
Lisa McFarland
Nikki Bohm
Sabrina Cooke
Tracie Franklin
Jill Fuderanan
Amanda Cortinas
Chris Doi
Chris Cappelletti
Ilov Grate
Mary K Redington
Jesse Baxter
Dramatic Adventure Theatre

Inspiration Provided By: Dramatic Adventure Theatre, Sheila Kelley's S Factor, William Shakespeare, Sue Weston, Paul Cravath, Terence Knapp, Simon Reeve, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Victoria Gail-White, and Tyler Jackson.

More People Who Matter: Michael Robideaux, Pat Moran, Napa Lum, Jackie Lee, Patricia Santomasso, Jeffery Long, Jennifer Burraston, Damien Evans, Lizz Pearson, Tony Flohr, Alvin Chan, Reb Beau Allen, Lindsay Jackson, Grandma & Grandpa Sue, Grandma & Grandpa Smith, Gps, Grandma, Auntie Joan and company, Auntie Jane and Company, Uncle Tony and Company, Elisa & John, Heather McCall and company, Mom, Tom, Dads, and Naseem.

Monday, April 6, 2009

TRUTH & DARE: What a Night!

I was wrong.

The spirit of adventure is NOT endangered!


But before we get to that, let's go back to the beginning . . .

David Fletcher
, responsible for all the photos you see here, was also on piano for the vocalists: beautiful Sarah S. who also sings at UnWined and Symphony Space, Ivy Omere a well-respected, classical English actress, and Tracie Franklin, who's recently been touring with Hairspray. Their lounge-style foreplay laid the foundation for the Wild and Lusty Adventure that would become TRUTH & DARE.


after Haberdasher's preview of "Lost,"
Christen and I begin with the blind date parade :

A date in Chris #1's Heartland is more than "okay"


Alida's more saucy than sweet and ready for A Salt and Battery. . .


Chris #2 : Smart, sassy, and classy as Tea and Sympathy

Povs can't get any more social, even at The Stanton . . .

Who's up for a dare? Magdalena Fox is, and this is all I'll reveal of her Burlesque act:

. . . Check her out properly by clicking on her name.

Shhh... Let us eat cake.

Chocolate cake provided by Jennifer Sterling (ingredients by Westerly Natural Market)-- and Chocolate Cake City comedy: together, a deadly combination.

Then Makana reminds me how in 6th grade, he made me laugh so hard, chocolate cake came out of my nose. What am I scratching...?


Now he still makes people laugh, but with his slack key guitar, he mesmerizes too:



The poets were so steamy, the lens fogged up and left no record. But we caught the finale, NICO Labo's (center) fashion show:



Ah! the audience! My favorite act of the night... both the daring and the curious











Even the volunteers are wild! Thank you for a purrrfect night
Amount raised $1288 --almost half!

Thank you Yesim, Hakan, and Drom for making this event possible.
Special thanks to Exhale and S Factor.
Thank you, Jesse Baxter (who attended!) and Mary Redington for inspiring me with DAT.
Christen Madrazo, Heather Masse, and Amanda Cortinas, I look forward to embarking on this adventure with you!

See my forthcoming sponsor blog for more thanks to donors near and far -- all those that helped contribute to the success of this Adventure.

With outside donations . . . $1060 to go by April 30th!