DARK COMEDY SHINES LIGHT ON HOMELESS IN NEW KID ON THE BLOCK AT FRINGE
New Kid On the Block
Los Angeles, CA— May, 2018– Could you be homeless for a week? That’s the question comedy actor/writer John Patrick Daly asks in New Kid on the Block, his play about self-discovery found in the helpless and hopeless situation of living on the streets of LA. Making its world premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018, the production will preview on Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m. at the Actors Company Other Space Theater, 916 N. Formosa Avenue in West Hollywood.
Daly has crafted a tight 30-minute tale of transformation in a fast-paced multimedia show using illuminating projections, sound effects and clever use of the actors as set pieces. The story revolves around Nicholas; disenchanted with his life and estranged from his family, he pretends to opt out by live streaming himself becoming a “bum” for a week. Reality quickly takes over when he realizes that the experience may be more than he bargained for, creating a lot of laughable, touching, yet cringe worthy moments.
Cast members Jarrol Taylor, Jr., Ariana Jankovic, Vivia Armstrong, Billy McCartney, and Kian Kavousi join Daly in injecting levity and sensitivity into a traditionally tricky topic. The play is directed by Michael McClain.
A quasi-new kid on the block in LA, Daly grew up outside of San Francisco, and lived in Amsterdam, Berlin and New York, where he earned a BFA at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His repertoire ranges from stand up comedy, commercials, film and stage acting, writing and directing, to fight choreography. See johnpatrickdaly.com for more details.
Show times for New Kid on the Block are: Friday, June 8 at 10 p.m., Saturday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, June 16 at 10 p.m., and Saturday, June 23 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $7 and available at the door and online at http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5361?tab=tickets.
Now in its ninth year, the Hollywood Fringe Festival runs June 7 to 24 in theaters, parks and other public spaces, bringing local, national and international performers into the community to celebrate freedom of expression and collaboration.
