TWO M@THERF#CK*RS LEAP TALL BUILDINGS DURING THE 2017 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

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PRESS CONTACT: Veronica Wylie, [email protected], 818-935-8460

WISDOM TOOTH THEATRE PROJECT and THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2017

Proudly Present

Two M@therf#ck*rs on a Ledge
Written by Ronn Johnstone
Directed by Chris Game
Starring Ronn Johnstone and Veronica Wylie
Produced by Ronn Johnstone and Veronica Wylie

June 5 – June 22, 2016
Asylum@Studio C
6448 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
for 5 performances only!

Do you need superpowers to be a hero?

Superhero movies, TV and graphic novels have come back into popular culture in a BIG WAY, but what actually makes a real life hero? Two M@therf#ck*rs on a Ledge is a spiritual dramedy that puts its characters in pursuit of the answer to that question – on a ledge five stories above Sunset Blvd! Ronn Johnstone, executive producer and playwright, stars as Allyn, a man with nothing to lose. His therapist, Mattie, on the other hand, stands to lose everything if she can’t talk him back inside. The play runs 50 minutes – a therapeutic hour – and chronicles their unorthodox session as they both face unsafe questions about loss, hope, courage, and – the most dangerous of all – what it truly takes to be a hero.

Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project was formed in 2007 in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the original mission of creating a bridge between established and emerging artists in the Indianapolis theatre community. Ten years later, it continues to produce challenging new professional work, provoking social awareness, ethical courage, and true imagination while still providing an intersection for emerging and established theatre professionals and creating a dynamic training ground for performing artists. The production company is founded on the concept that “a theatre of courage can show us how we all can live through tragedies and triumphs…and in so doing, show the audience the nature of hope.”

Two M@therf#ck*rs on a Ledge marks the company’s first West Coast premiere through the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

RONN JOHNSTONE (Allyn/Playwright) Born and raised in sunny Southern California, Ronn studied and worked the LA theatre circuit until 1991, when he moved to New York to pursue graduate studies. In 1993 he began teaching, finally ending up as the Chair of Anderson University Theatre (1995-2014). Known primarily as an actor, he is a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf, is a veteran of the stage, and has over 30 directing credits to his name. Ronn has worked at The Phoenix, ERT, TOTS, Comedy Sportz, The Bonderman Festival w/Indiana Repertory Theatre, Arden, AUP and Indy Fringe. He is currently Producing Artistic Director of Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project where he teaches a clean, concise, and usable method that can bring an actor from idea to performance, enabling them to approach any role with confidence and insight.

VERONICA WYLIE (Mattie/Producer) Described as toeing the line between quirky and edgy, Veronica caught the “acting bug” at the age of 8 years old and hasn’t stopped since! She moved to Los Angeles at the earliest opportunity to give the bug what it wanted. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films, TV shows, web series, and theatrical productions, including Days of Our Lives, The Conway Curve (with Casper Van Dien), Adventures in Online Dating, and her favorite stage role (till this one, of course), Lady Macbeth. She created, produced, and starred in the web series Adventures in Online Dating, which is currently in post production and whose pilot will be making the festival circuit in Fall of 2017 and is available on YouTube. Veronica is an animal enthusiast and an avid crocheter/knitter.

CHRIS GAME (Director) Chris had the amazing opportunity to work under a close tutelage with the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman. In 2008, Chris was voted one of the Favorite Commercial Casting Directors by BackStage/West; and in 2009 voted one of the Favorite Commercial Audition Workshop Teachers. With over 20 years of experience in the film industry, Chris has cast a number of national commercial campaigns. His independent film projects include The Good Humor Man (starring Kelsey Grammer, Jason Siegel, and Jorge Garcia), The Uninvited (featuring Colin Hay), Scary or Die (starring Corbin Bleu), and Short Straw (currently filming). Chris has also cast a number of music videos, some of which are: Hyperize for Nike; The Wave and Paddling Out by Mike Snow; Actor Out of Work by St. Vincent; Trigger Happy Hands by Placebo; and Golden for Brandon Beal. A co-founder and current member of the Elephant Theatre Company, Chris has been a Drama-logue Award winning director, actor, and sound designer for the last twenty years. Among his most notable projects are: One Fell Swoop by Robert Litz (critical acclaim in LA Weekly, LA TImes and Back Stage/West); Serenading Louie by Lanford Wilson (recommended by LA Weekly); Hotline by Elaine May; Red Cross by Sam Shepard (Critic’s Pick, Backstage West); 365 Days/ Plays by Suzan-Lori Parks; Halfway There by Christopher Game and Michael J. Vaez; Muppet Maiden by Alex Hoover (recommended by LA Weekly); and The Princess and the Peon by Jimmie Hudson (Drama-Logue Awards: Christopher Game for Best Director, Anthony Roman for Best Actor, and Jimmie Hudson for Best Writer). Game has also directed the following for the LA FRINGE- SNACK (ENCORE PRODUCERS AWARD 2015), and Please Stand Clear The Doors Are Closing (ENCORE PRODUCERS AWARD). As an actor Chris recently appeared on VEEP and Young and the Restless. His film Reap will be in the Hollywood International Film Festival fall 2017and he will be taking Please Stand Clear… to the United Solo Festival in NYC in September 2017.

Two M@therf#ck*rs on a Ledge
West Coast Premiere
Written by Ronn Johnstone
Directed by Chris Game
Starring Ronn Johnstone and Veronica Wylie
Produced by Ronn Johnstone and Veronica Wylie

Tickets: $15 at http://hff17.com/4572
Asylum@Studio C
6448 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Monday, June 5 @ 10 pm
Saturday, June 10 @ 10:30 pm
Saturday, June 17 @ 4 pm
Sunday, June 18 @ 9 pm
Thursday, June 22 @ 7pm

TWO M@THERF#CK*RS LEAP TALL BUILDINGS DURING THE 2017 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

Two Motherfuckers on a Ledge