1 August 2004 ... New York, NY ... The first resident company at the newly renovated Gene Frankel theatre, Firebrand Theory, has released casting information for its tour production of RomAntic aGE for the Minnesota Fringe Festival in Minneapolis.

Performing in the play will be:

Zina Anaplioti – Devil/Hooded Woman/Old Woman
Anaplioti is originally from Thessaloniki, Greece. She has lived in New York City for the past seven years. During this time she was a student at the NYU Tisch undergraduate theater program, the Neighborhood Playhouse theater school and the Alvin Ailey dance school. She was recently seen at the Ohio Theater where she worked with the International WoW company.

Francesco Nuzzi - Angel/Friend
Nuzzi is a graduate from Salve Regina University with a BA in Theatre Arts. Some of his favorite roles while a student there include Hamlet, Demetrius from "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Johnny from "Lovers and Other Strangers", and Orin from "Little Shop of Horrors", and "Prior" from Angels in America. Nuzzi was nominated 3 times for the national Irene Ryan Acting Competition at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for the roles of Johnny, Prior, and Orin respectfully. In 2003, Nuzzi was a regional semi-finalist along with Hamlet being selected by KCACTF as one of six 'Best in College and Univerisity Theatre for the New England Region'. Some of Nuzzi’s other professional appearence's include CBS's 'Guiding Light' and the PBS special "They Made America".

Jaime Carrillo – Narrator
Carrillo has performed at prestigious theatres such as the Kennedy Center, the Studio Theatre Secondstage, Washington Shakespeare Company, Theater J and GALA Theatre. He co-founded a nonprofit theater company, feeT oF claY. Of FOC, the Washington City Paper said it "left a scorch mark in the DC theater scene." As co-artistic director of feeT oF claY, he oversaw the 2000 – 2002 seasons including two tours (Philadelphia Fringe Festival and Shenandoah Shakespeare Commonwealth Festival) and the creation of fATE, an actor training exchange program. Recently relocating to NYC, Carrillo has performed with the Obie-award winning Classical Theatre of Harlem, most recently as Swiss Cheese in Mother Courage and Her Children, critically acclaimed by the New York Times. Jaime is a company member at the Classical Theatre of Harlem and productions with them include Macbeth and Dream on Monkey Mountain. Carrillo is the co-artistic director of Firebrand Theory, based at the Gene Frankel Theatre in Manhattan.

Dawn Harvey – Wife/Mother
Harvey’s credits include the Walnut Street Theatre, Law & Order, Sex and the City, and Hedgerow Theatre. Dawn received her training from Rowan University, Shakespeare & Company, and the Acting Studio in Philadelphia.

Sarju Patel – Sweeping Man
Patel graduated from New York University with a double major in Film & Television and Philosophy. While attending Tisch School of the Arts at NYU he acted in many short films, including "The Foreigner," which he also wrote and directed. He has continued his acting career in many independent films including "7 to 10 Days," "Docs and Robbers" and "She's Got an Atomic Bomb."

RomAntic aGE uses archetypal characters to illustrate the lost, angry and fantastic crisis of Narrator, who is suffering a deluge of personal attacks by life – first, he witnessed a death, then was betrayed by his wife and now his visions and dreams turn into real-life encounters with messengers not of this time, nor of this world. The verses of poet and artist William Blake provide the vision of this gothic journey.

RomAntic aGE is written and directed by Michael Scott-Price. It is choreographed by internationally acclaimed Saar Harari, and Washington D.C. dee-jay, Brian Patrick, designed the sound. Catherine Aselford is the Dramaturg.

Opening Night is Saturday, August 7 at 7 p.m. The special engagement schedule continues with August 9 at 10 p.m., August 11 at 10 p.m., and August 13 at 2:30 p.m. and August 14 at 4 p.m. The Pillsbury House Theatre is located at 3501 Chicago Avenue South. Tickets are $8-$12, with discounts for seniors and students. For reservations, call the box office at 612-604-4466 or visit http://www.fringefestival.org

MEDIA: For tickets, photos and more information, contact Michael at 212-696-6566.

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