THE CELLAR - WRITTEN BY KIMBERLEY COOPER

The Cellar

HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

THE CELLAR

Love is a maddening and complicated game of wits and deceit. Wine tends to level the playing field.

There are fewer things more dreaded in the civilized world than being at a party with your friends and, in the same room, your ex. That is until, you get locked in the wine cellar downstairs from that party, alone with the one that use to have your heart.

This two hander play takes place in real time. Come peer in on two people’s most raw and private moments as they battle through the scars left by their break up.

They are in a wine cellar though… so the more they drink, the more truth comes out. And isn’t it easy to fall back into old patterns when you hit that slight inebriation? Even when your logical side is screaming at you, the wine and the heart will drown that sound out. Leaving only your rawest reactions and your need for the truth.

PREVIEW: Friday, 5 June - 7.30pm
PERFORMANCES: Saturday, 13 June - 2.00pm
Sunday, 14 June - 4.30pm
Saturday, 20 June - 4.15pm
Sunday, 21 June - 6.15pm
Friday, 26 June - 10.15pm

Play Length: 45 minutes.

NIGHTLY TICKETS AVAILABLE AT VENUE:
THE FLIGHT THEATRE at the COMPLEX
6476 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038

DIRECTOR: JONATHAN ROUMIE
STARRING: JAY SEALS ……. Troy
KIMBERLEY COOPER ….. Helena

Jonathan  Roumie (Director)

No stranger to both the Hollywood and New York Fringe Festivals as an actor, “The Cellar” marks Jonathan Roumie’s debut directing theater.  Previously he has directed numerous short films, and worked as an acting coach, specializing in dialect and accent work.  As a performer he has appeared in numerous commercials, and worked in a wide range of roles for film, television and voice-over, collaborating with companies such as HBO, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros., ABC, NBC, CBS, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and
countless others.  He couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with such a talented bunch of artists, and is grateful for all the guidance he received from veterans of the craft along the way.  For more info: www.JonathanRoumie.com

Jay Seals (Troy)

Jay Seals is a born and raised New Jersey boy.  He recurred on the critically acclaimed AMC hit drama Mad Men.  Jay also recurred on NBC’s Awake, ABC’s Revenge and was a regular on Oscar winner Stephen Gaghan’s NBC pilot Metro.  Seals was recently seen in the Lionsgate comedy feature My Man is a Looser starring John Stamos and Michael Rapaport.   His lead role in the independent comedy feature The Best Thanksgiving Ever is due out this fall, as well as roles in independent films A Stand Up Guy and Bad Vegan. Jay is a veteran of both the NY and LA stage and has appeared in numerous commercials, video games and radio voice over spots. Seals was seen at last year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival in the acclaimed play WOOF WOOF.  Jay Seals received the 2013 Garden State Film Festival’s Robert Pastorelli Rising Star Award.

Kimberley Cooper (Helena)

Born in Sydney Australia, Kimberley was introduced to the performing arts scene at an early age. Touring with the Twelfth Night Theartre company in Queensland, at age 13, she grew up on the stage. Her television career began at 15 and appeared in numerous television series and commercials. Two years later she landed a starring role as Gypsy Nash in the renowned Australian series, “Home and Away”. She received acting awards both in Australia and abroad. Kimberley appeared in an off-Broadway stage production of “The Boys”, and co-produced Anaconda for Hollywood’s Fringe Festival ’12. This is Kimberley’s first time as a playwright.

Los Angeles Magazine Review: http://www.lamag.com/event/the-cellar/2015-06-13/

The Cellar, an ensemble play starring Kimberley Cooper (Home and Away) and Jay Seals (Mad Men), is one of the standouts at this month’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. The annual event celebrates the performing arts in the fields of comedy, dance, musical theater, and more—designed as an open forum for artists to self-promote their works and connect with an audience. This is Cooper’s debut as a writer as well as Jonathan Roumie’s debut directing theater. It’s hard to tell. The dialogue is sharp and fast-paced; the drama builds like a Greek tragedy. If you were locked in a wine cellar at a party with your ex, and a supply of alcohol was within reach, some truths (both ironic and heartbreaking) would come out, too.