ABOUT US AND OUR MISSION
fandango 4 Art House was founded in 2014 by Actor Judy Alvarez and Actor/Playwright Daniel Damiano, after existing as a sporadic production entity - fandango 4 productions, which produced productions of Daniel's FATE WOULD HAVE IT, THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE and several incarnations of his one-man show THE HYENAS GOT IT DOWN: TALES OF SAVAGERY, DEPRAVITY AND OTHER ACTS OF LOVE, which garnered MITF Award nominations for Best Actor and Production in 2011.
Since February 2014, we proudly presented our EyeShot Reading Series en route to our acclaimed inaugural production of Daniel Damiano's THE DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE OF PRIVATE PITTS in the Fall of 2015 in NYC, directed by the wonderful Kathy Gail MacGowan. Since then, we have continued to make it our mission to produce cost-effective theatrical events, such as our free EyeShot Reading and Workshop Series. and also kicked off our new educational wing with our first Summer Playwriting Workshop, which saw our students learn the craft of playwriting, resulting in the creation of their own short plays which were then read by professional actors.
In 2018, we were thrilled to premier Daniel Damiano's AMERICAN TRANQUILITY, which has since gone on to play at the PIT Loft, the 2018 Downtown Urban Arts Festival, for an extended run at the East Village Playhouse, the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington DC and for a return engagement at the East Village Playhouse in NYC in Jan-February 2020. In April 2020, in response to the unexpected pandemic, we created our Snippet Theatre Series (see homepage for episodes).
Our mission is, quite simply, to continue creating thought-provoking events by which people can gather and savor live theatrical experiences together and encourage discussion, while also continuing to create educational opportunities designed to inspire and enrich.
If you're interested in what we do and want to know what we have upcoming, please contact us through our
CONTACT US page so that we can get you on our mailing list and keep you in da' loop!!!
Since February 2014, we proudly presented our EyeShot Reading Series en route to our acclaimed inaugural production of Daniel Damiano's THE DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE OF PRIVATE PITTS in the Fall of 2015 in NYC, directed by the wonderful Kathy Gail MacGowan. Since then, we have continued to make it our mission to produce cost-effective theatrical events, such as our free EyeShot Reading and Workshop Series. and also kicked off our new educational wing with our first Summer Playwriting Workshop, which saw our students learn the craft of playwriting, resulting in the creation of their own short plays which were then read by professional actors.
In 2018, we were thrilled to premier Daniel Damiano's AMERICAN TRANQUILITY, which has since gone on to play at the PIT Loft, the 2018 Downtown Urban Arts Festival, for an extended run at the East Village Playhouse, the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington DC and for a return engagement at the East Village Playhouse in NYC in Jan-February 2020. In April 2020, in response to the unexpected pandemic, we created our Snippet Theatre Series (see homepage for episodes).
Our mission is, quite simply, to continue creating thought-provoking events by which people can gather and savor live theatrical experiences together and encourage discussion, while also continuing to create educational opportunities designed to inspire and enrich.
If you're interested in what we do and want to know what we have upcoming, please contact us through our
CONTACT US page so that we can get you on our mailing list and keep you in da' loop!!!
OUR HISTORY
AMERICAN TRANQUILITY
Written & Performed by Daniel Damiano
Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan
- East Village Playhouse, 3 week run,
Jan-Feb 2020, NYC.
- Capital Fringe Festival, July 2019, Washington DC.
- East Village Playhouse, 6 week run, Oct-Nov 2018, NYC.
- 16th Annual Downtown Urban Arts Festival, Theatre 80, April 2018, NYC.
- Returned for 2 encore performances, PIT Loft,
January 2018, NYC.
- World/NYC Premier as part of Solocom 2017 at the
PIT Loft, November 2017, NYC.
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THE DISHONORABLE
DISCHARGE
OF PRIVATE PITTS
by Daniel Damiano
Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan
Starring Judy Alvarez, John Blaylock*, Mark Ellmore*, Allan Hayhurst, Galen Murphy-Hoffman*, Jasmin Norwood*, Mary Ellen Toomey* and Brooke Turner.
Inaugural Production, November 5th through 22nd, 2015 at IATI Theatre, NYC.
Stage Management - BETHANY CLARK
Sound Design - JULIAN EVANS
Costume Design - KATY FREEMAN
Lighting Design - MICHAEL MEGLIOLA
Press Representative - DANIEL DEMELLO (DDPR)
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DISCHARGE
OF PRIVATE PITTS
by Daniel Damiano
Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan
Starring Judy Alvarez, John Blaylock*, Mark Ellmore*, Allan Hayhurst, Galen Murphy-Hoffman*, Jasmin Norwood*, Mary Ellen Toomey* and Brooke Turner.
Inaugural Production, November 5th through 22nd, 2015 at IATI Theatre, NYC.
Stage Management - BETHANY CLARK
Sound Design - JULIAN EVANS
Costume Design - KATY FREEMAN
Lighting Design - MICHAEL MEGLIOLA
Press Representative - DANIEL DEMELLO (DDPR)
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***EYESHOT READING & WORKSHOP SERIES***
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JOHN FREDERICK PARKER LEAVES AT INTERMISSION by Daniel Damiano Directed by the Author Starring Judy Alvarez, John Blaylock, Daniel Damiano, Richard Kent Green, Eric Percival, Ben Sumrall, Brooke Turner and Christopher Romero Wilson. Public Reading on October 19th, 2019, at the Dramatists Guild, NYC. ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ THE WILD BOAR by Daniel Damiano Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan Starring Judith Barcroft, Ellen Barry, John Blaylock, Allan Hayhurst, Richard Kent Green and Christopher Romero Wilson. Public Reading on September 21st, 2018, at Ripley-Grier Studios, NYC. ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ AMERICAN TRANQUILITY Written and Performed by Daniel Damiano Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan Workshop Performance on September 16th, 2017 at Alchemical Theatre Lab. ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ KIM KARDASHIAN PRESENTS MAXIM GORKY'S
THE LOWER DEPTHS by Daniel Damiano Starring Judy Alvarez, Matt Antar, Santoya Fields, Jack Gilliat, Allan Hayhurst, Amanda Lea Mason, Ben Sumrall and Brooke Turner. Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan Public Reading on December 15th, 2016 at the Drama Bookshop's Arthur Seelen Theatre. _________________________________________________ __________________________________________ _________________________________ HARMONY PARK by Daniel Damiano Starring Matt Antar, Daniel Damiano, Leonard Dozier and Joseph Franchini. Stage Directions: Judy Alvarez Directed by Paula D'Alessandris Benefit Reading on October 16th, 2015 at VideoGraf, NYC. _______________________________________________ _________________________________________ ___________________________________ GRAPHIC NATURE by Daniel Damiano Starring John Blaylock, David Palmer Brown, Lindsay Bytof, Nat Cassidy, Sue Glausen, Michael Gnat, Kate Greer, Michael Janove, Cinda Lawrence and James Luse. Directed by Paula D'Alessandris Public Reading on December 1st, 2014, TheatreLab, NYC. __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________ MEET THE EARTH by Daniel Damiano Starring Judy Alvarez, Andrew Davies, Leonard Dozier, Richard Kent Green, Kate Greer and Drama Desk/Obie Winner and Tony Nominee Austin Pendleton. Stage Directions: Cinda Lawrence Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan Public Reading on September 19th, 2014 at the Drama Bookshop's Arthur Seelen Theatre, NYC. ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ____________________________________ I AM, I WAS, I'M NOT...IN LOVE Written & Directed by Daniel Damiano Starring Judy Alvarez Public Reading on February 14th, 2014 at the Drama Bookshop's Arthur Seelen Theatre, NYC. ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ____________________________________ |