PAST PRODUCTIONS

ANDY TAKES A HUSBAND
written & directed by
Julia Rae Maldonado

July 30th thru August 1st, 2010.
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting

Cast Isabelle Zufferey Boulton	Andy
Julian Juaquin	Jack
Nao Dobashi	Cecilia
Jesse Barrera	Roman

Producer: Lauren B. Ferrel
Assistant Directors: Manuel Fernando Perez & Lauren B. Ferrel
Lights & Sound: Julia Rae Maldonado
Graphic Design: Lauren B. Ferrel

Press

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, located in New York, has been the starting ground for many iconic actors such as Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Warren Beatty, Melanie Griffith, and Benicio del Toro.

Andy Takes a Husband was a play put on at the studio, written and directed by current Adler student Julia Rae Maldonado, and produced by Lauren B. Ferrel, late July, 2010. After seeing the play, it becomes obvious that Stella Adler’s studio is brewing new talent to take the acting world by storm.

The play stars up-and-coming actors and actresses Jesse Barrera, Isabelle Zufferey Boulton, Julian Conde, and Nao Dobashi.

The acting was superb, and it was clear as day that they are real-deal talent. Unlike many other aspiring stars and starlets, the actors of this play did not look as though they were “trying” to act at all, as it felt undeniably sincere to watch.

The play was about fictional star Andy (Boulton), who was similar to many of the femme fatale personas of the ‘40s and ‘50s film noirs, looking to find a worthy man to marry. She finds singer/songwriter Roman Emery (Barrera), a stereotypical rock-star, self-centered and lacking the appropriate number of brain cells to make his own decisions. While with Emery she has an affair with her “down-to-earth” assistant Jack (Conde), as her other neurotic assistant Cecilia (Dobashi) dreams of the day she has her chance with Emery.

The story was an entertaining love square. But what was most enjoyable about the play was that each of the four characters represented four completely different walks of life. It was interesting to see how the Stella Adler Studio was able to shape these students to become serious future talent that should continue to be watched carefully.

Andy Takes a Husband is no longer being performed at the studio, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check out any of the future plays coming to Adler. If you want to see what the future of acting has in store the Stella Adler Studio of Acting is undoubtedly the place to go.

Review by Ethan Dante Bello

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THE BROS' PLAY by Julia Rae Maldonado
Directed by Matthew Patches

February 15, 16, 19, 20. 2008
The Creek LIC

Cast Allen Arthur	Will
Erik Gullberg	Drew
Ronit Aranoff	Madison

Produced by Lauren B. Ferrel.
Associate producers: Julia Rae Maldonado, Matthew Patches, Manuel Fernando Perez, Theresa Giacopasi, Ryan Fogarty, and Jessie Pitluk.
Lights & Sound: Manuel Fernando Perez
Crew: Jess Gough, Georgia Hume, and Izzy Fraser
Graphic Design: Brienne Jones

 

A "Bros Play" Interview: Allen from Matthew Patches on Vimeo.

A "Bros Play" Interview: Julia from Matthew Patches on Vimeo.