Press and Publicity
Mary Myers as Karl Marx. Photo by Tori B Photography.
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MARX IN SOHO
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TAME.
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Cat (Jill Tighe) and Patrick (Brendan Kennedy) share a tense moment. Photo by DJ Corey Photography.
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Evadne (Charlene Smith) and Amintor (James Thomas Majewski). Photo by DJ Corey Photography.
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THE MAID'S TRAGEDY
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STONE TAPE PARTY : THE RE-MIXNu Sass Productions, 2016From DC Theatre Scene, "Nu Sass's Very Fun Haunted Lesbian Stone Tape Party: Remix"
"Can you think of anything as emotionally dramatic or hilariously rambunctious as a party at a haunted drunken lesbian coke house? Me neither. Fortunately, you’ve got an invitation to the Stone Tape Party: Remix, produced by Nu Sass at Atlas Performing Arts Center." From DC Metro Theater Arts, "Stone Tape Party at Nu Sass Productions" "It was clear when I walked into the intimate theatre that the party had already started at this 2014 Capital Fringe Festival ‘Best Comedy and Best Overall Show.’ Music was blasting, drinks were flowing, and women were bopping around on stage..." "...fine direction by Angela Kay Pirko..." |
Dusty (Briana Manente). Photo by Justin Schneider.
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Estelle (Amber Gibson) and Inez (Aubri O'Connor). Photo by Justin Schneider.
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NO EXIT
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A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY
Nu Sass Productions, 2015
Husz (Keegan Cassady) and Baz (Erik Harrison). Photo by Justin Schneider.
From DC Theatre Scene, "Nu Sass' Intimate 'Bright Room Called Day'"
"Filled with passion, creativity, lots of faith, and uncannily deliberate direction by Angela Kay Pirko, the Nu Sass produced piece works on all kinds of levels...It’s Kushner. It’s long...But at the same time, it’s Kushner, who is worth it."
From DC Metro Theater Arts, "'A Bright Room Called Day' at Nu Sass Productions"
"With its Small Batch Audience Series created for an especially limited number of patrons per performance, Nu Sass Productions is out to transform the way DC theater audiences experience the performing arts. With its experimental, site-specific approach to producing a challenging Tony Kushner early provocative epic, A Bright Room Called Day, Nu Sass has more than succeeded under the brilliant direction of Angela Kay Pirko."
"Filled with passion, creativity, lots of faith, and uncannily deliberate direction by Angela Kay Pirko, the Nu Sass produced piece works on all kinds of levels...It’s Kushner. It’s long...But at the same time, it’s Kushner, who is worth it."
From DC Metro Theater Arts, "'A Bright Room Called Day' at Nu Sass Productions"
"With its Small Batch Audience Series created for an especially limited number of patrons per performance, Nu Sass Productions is out to transform the way DC theater audiences experience the performing arts. With its experimental, site-specific approach to producing a challenging Tony Kushner early provocative epic, A Bright Room Called Day, Nu Sass has more than succeeded under the brilliant direction of Angela Kay Pirko."
STONE TAPE PARTY
Nu Sass Productions, 2014
Audience Members, Ben Calman (Basie), Jack Novak (Dusty), Jill Tighe (Jodie). Photo credit: Paul Gillis Photography.
From MD Theatre Guide, "Fringe Review: 'Stone Tape Party' at Atlas Performing Arts Center"
"With a name like Stone Tape Party and a synopsis of, “Sex, drugs, jazz: y’know, the classic ghost story,” I think it is easy to question how good this Capital Fringe show is going to be. Well, let me put your mind to rest and assure you all that this is an excellent show! Everything comes together in Party: fantastic writing, talented acting, great directing (Angela Pirko) and wonderful song choices. Please don’t miss this one!"
From DC Metro Theater Arts, "Capital Fringe 2014 Review: 'Stone Tape Party' "
"Five Stars - Best of Capital Fringe. Even before the show starts, Stone Tape Party, written by Danny Rovin and directed by Angela Pirko, immerses the audience in the vivacity that is the house where the party never stops. As audience members entered the room, the party is already in full swing with scantily clad drunk girls offering you drinks, pulling audience members up on the stage, impromptu stripper dances, and loud music. You knew you were going to have a good time, whether you were expecting to or not.
"With a name like Stone Tape Party and a synopsis of, “Sex, drugs, jazz: y’know, the classic ghost story,” I think it is easy to question how good this Capital Fringe show is going to be. Well, let me put your mind to rest and assure you all that this is an excellent show! Everything comes together in Party: fantastic writing, talented acting, great directing (Angela Pirko) and wonderful song choices. Please don’t miss this one!"
From DC Metro Theater Arts, "Capital Fringe 2014 Review: 'Stone Tape Party' "
"Five Stars - Best of Capital Fringe. Even before the show starts, Stone Tape Party, written by Danny Rovin and directed by Angela Pirko, immerses the audience in the vivacity that is the house where the party never stops. As audience members entered the room, the party is already in full swing with scantily clad drunk girls offering you drinks, pulling audience members up on the stage, impromptu stripper dances, and loud music. You knew you were going to have a good time, whether you were expecting to or not.
PROOF
Peter's Alley Theatre Productions, 2013
Ashley Byrd (Catherine) and Bob Chaves (Robert). ​Photo credit: McCall Doyle Photographer.
From DC Theatre Scene, "A solid 'Proof' from Peter's Alley"
"Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions, in its current production of Proof, tests the following theorem: let x = one of the thirty best English-language plays of the last twenty years and let y = a bold new approach, utilizing excellent actors. Does x factored by y yield a fresh, revitalized version of Proof? The results of the experiment I saw Saturday night is an unqualified yes. At Peter’s Alley, we are seeing a celebration of obsession, held by three people who share that obsession against an uncomprehending world. It is a recognition that intellectual accomplishment, that knowing, is better than heroin, and more addicting. It is a Proof for thinkers."
"It is one of the great pleasures of theatergoing to see a familiar play reupholstered with a dynamic new approach, carried on by a proficient director and by fine actors. I saw that happen with Rep Stage’s fabulous production of The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? and Steppenwolf’s groundbreaking Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Arena Stage and, though the fresh approach is not as radical here, it is every bit as much a pleasure."
From DC Metro Theater Arts, "'Proof' at Peter's Alley"
"Director Angela Pirko unifies a talented cast of four actors with all the right balances in staging and blocking. Pacing is often a critical part of drama and Pirko lets the play flow naturally passing from one scene to the next with a uniquely presented intro to each scene."
"Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions, in its current production of Proof, tests the following theorem: let x = one of the thirty best English-language plays of the last twenty years and let y = a bold new approach, utilizing excellent actors. Does x factored by y yield a fresh, revitalized version of Proof? The results of the experiment I saw Saturday night is an unqualified yes. At Peter’s Alley, we are seeing a celebration of obsession, held by three people who share that obsession against an uncomprehending world. It is a recognition that intellectual accomplishment, that knowing, is better than heroin, and more addicting. It is a Proof for thinkers."
"It is one of the great pleasures of theatergoing to see a familiar play reupholstered with a dynamic new approach, carried on by a proficient director and by fine actors. I saw that happen with Rep Stage’s fabulous production of The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? and Steppenwolf’s groundbreaking Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Arena Stage and, though the fresh approach is not as radical here, it is every bit as much a pleasure."
From DC Metro Theater Arts, "'Proof' at Peter's Alley"
"Director Angela Pirko unifies a talented cast of four actors with all the right balances in staging and blocking. Pacing is often a critical part of drama and Pirko lets the play flow naturally passing from one scene to the next with a uniquely presented intro to each scene."
