My play ARTIST UNKNOWN takes to the New Jersey stage this week as part of StageWorks Theatre Group, Inc.’s returning One Act Jamboree. This two-hander is being ably directed by Matthew Clark, and will run for four performances at Pompton Lakes theatre Studio 237 from Friday July 21st to Sunday July 23rd 2023 (tickets available online).
It’s been fantastic to hear Matthew’s inventive ideas for the staging which, fitting a script with some surprising twists and turns, promises some memorable creative touches. I would love to have been able to travel to The Garden State to see it in person, but I’m hoping that a video version may wing its way across the pond as the next best thing…
And now, it is with pride and enormous pleasure that I invite you to meet the cast of ARTIST UNKNOWN New Jersey edition!
MATTHEW CLARK (DIRECTOR)
Matthew Gill Clark is excited to be directing his 3rd One Act Festival. In the first year directing a one act at StageWorks At 237, he wrote and directed his own works entitled: Little Red And The Hood. Other directorial works of his include: Little Shop Of Horrors (Tomfoolery), Rabbit Hole (Senior Thesis), Once Upon A Mattress (Per4ming heARTS) and Golden Girls Mystery (TLC). He is honored to be given the opportunity to present such a sophisticated script to life and is proud of both his actors who breath life into Nick and Grace.
ADAM MAHONCHAK (playing NICK)
A latecomer to the theatre world, Adam started acting at the ripe age of 26, now 32, and hasn't looked back. Adam began his foray into the performing arts by trying his hand at singing lessons just to find out if he was truly tone deaf or not. After a shaky few months, he was at least able to carry a tune which was good enough to land him an Ensemble role in an adaptation of Cinderella. Ever since then he's been performing non-stop and is beginning to shift gears away from musicals and focus more on straight plays and film. He is excited to bring this piece to life and hopes he doesn't make a pig's ear of a British accent.
with LAURA BOLT (playing GRACE)