RICHARD TANNER'S "SMALL PARTS"
small PARTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Press/Media Contacts: Anita J. Lee, 818.416.1628 or [email protected]
Sandra J. Kuker, 760.699.7393
For the first time at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, Misery Loves Co. presents
Richard Tanner’s small PARTS
Directed By Jim Fall
SIX SHOWS ONLY!
June 10th – June 28th
Los Angeles, CA (May 13, 2014) – Actor/writer Richard Tanner brings his acclaimed solo show, small PARTS, to this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival – for the first time.
Part cautionary tale, part irreverent skewering of Show Business (and one-man shows), this uproarious multi-media romp chronicles the ins, outs, highs, lows and mind-bogglingly absurdist vagaries of Tanner’s twenty-plus years as a working actor in the trenches. Jim Fall (Trick, The Lizzie McGuire Movie) directs the proceedings, which include animation, audience interaction, and an arsenal of audio-visual surprises.
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll thoroughly enjoy the ride. As critic Patricia Danaher of The Daily Mail writes, "Richard’s unstoppable energy and brio make his one man show truly one of a kind. With exquisite skill and comic timing, he tells the story of his struggles in the world of entertainment with hilarity and heart.”
The show plays at the Lounge Theatre (6201 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, 90038) with a “pay-what-you-can” preview June 10th at 8pm. It will play June 13th at 10pm, June 21st at 8 pm, June 22 at 6 pm, June 27th at 10 pm and June 28th at 2 pm. Running time is 70 minutes, and tickets are $11.99 and can be purchased at http://hff14.org /1706. For more information go to: www.smallpartstheshow.com
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BIOS
RICHARD TANNER (Writer/Performer) has Guest-Starred in dozens of primetime episodics, from The Golden Girls (in which he first came to the public’s attention as “Young Stan”) to his recurring role on CBS The Agency. Other notable appearances include The West Wing, Jag, Monk and Star Trek: Enterprise. Forthcoming features include Spanners, The Advocate, and The Last Curtain Call. He will begin shooting the feature, King Saud, this summer.
A native New Yorker and Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Cornell, Richard worked extensively with improv and sketch groups on both coasts, and for many years performed his unique brand of stand-up at such clubs as The Ice House, The Comedy Store, and for such organizations as True Majority and The World Can’t Wait. He is a member of L.A.’s oldest storytelling collective, The Story Salon, and regularly performs his original stories around Los Angeles, at the Bang Comedy Theatre, the Fake Gallery, and Every Picture Tells a Story, among other venues.
Onstage, he has worked with such notables as Debbie Allen, Estelle Getty, and composer Stephen Flaherty. He appeared in the West Coast premiere of Joined At The Head at the Pasadena Playhouse, and was an original cast member/co-creator of the long running Off-Broadway hit, Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral. In 2012, he launched his production company, Misery Loves Co., whose inaugural production was small PARTS, and which will begin producing web content later this year, with a roster of comedic shorts.
Other writing credits include television (Sweethearts – w/Charles Nelson Reilly, The World Through Celebrities’ Eyes – The Travel Channel), stage (Mysteries Of The Rain Forest), and periodicals (Esquire, Vogue, The Village Voice). He has completed the requisite number of unproduced screenplays, as per California Civil Code, section 38-41.
JIM FALL (Director) Recent theater credits include directing the world premiere of Mark Saltzman’s musical about Lorenz Hart; “Falling For Make Believe” at the Colony Theater. Also, David Dean Bottrell’s sold-¬out runs of “David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One Man Show” and “David Dean Bottrell is Working”, John Cantwell’s “Connie Loves Juice”, and the world premiere of Gary Lennon’s “The Interlopers”. Jim’s feature film credits include: “Trick” (Sundance ’99), and Disney’s “The Lizzie McGuire Movie”. His TV credits include episodes of “So NoTORIous”, starring Tori Spelling and Zachary Quinto, and Darren Star’s “Grosse Pointe”. Jim also directed the A&E feature “Wedding Wars”, starring John Stamos and James Brolin. He recently directed and co-¬wrote “Holiday Engagement” (Hallmark) starring Shelley Long, Bonnie Somerville, and Jordan Bridges, “Holly’s Holiday” (Lifetime) starring Claire Coffee and Ryan McPartlin, and last year’s “Kristin’s Christmas Past” (Lifetime) starring Shiri Appleby, Elizabeth Mitchell.
KELY LYONS (Producer) has worked in international film and television as a writer, director, producer, line producer, production manager, post-production supervisor and executive producer. Her credits encompass feature film, television, documentary and theater projects. She has won a number of writing awards, and was privileged to have had a feature film in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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LISTING INFORMATION
Small Parts
WHAT: Richard Tanner brings his World Premiere Small Parts to this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. This farcical, multi-media one-man show chronicles the ins and outs, highs and lows, and stupendous insanity of twenty years as an actor in the trenches. Jim Fall (Trick, The Lizzie McGuire Movie) directs this part cautionary tale, part irreverent comment on show business. Small Parts includes audience interaction, a site-specific installation, a contest and other surprises.
Running time: 70 minutes
WHERE: Lounge Theater – 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90038
WHEN: Preview: June 10th @ 8pm
Run: 6/13 @10pm; 6/21 @ 8pm; 6/22 @ 6pm; 6/27 @ 10pm; 6/28 @ 2pm
HOW: Tickets are $11.99 and available at:
http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/1706?tab=tickets
INFO: www.SMALLPARTStheshow.com
WHY: Richard Tanner has Guest-Starred in dozens of primetime episode’s, from The Golden Girls (in which he first came to the public’s attention as “Young Stan”) to his recurring role on CBS The Agency. Other notable appearances include The West Wing, Jag, Monk and Star Trek: Enterprise.
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Press/Media Contacts: Sandra J. Kuker, 760.699.7393 – Anita J. Lee, 818.416.1628 or [email protected]
