GREY ENSEMBLE’S F*** MY LIFE GETS ENCORE AWARD EXTENSION

FUCK MY LIFE

LOS ANGELES (July 8, 2016) – Grey Ensemble Theatre’s innaugural production FUCK MY LIFE (which quickly became an audience favorite at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival) has garnered an Encore Producers’ Award, earning it three additional performances. Those performances are Friday July 15 at 10pm, Saturday July 23 at 9pm, and Friday July 29 at 10pm. The performances will be at The Actors Company, 916 N. Formosa Ave, Los Angeles in the Let Live Space.

“The fact that our first production was so well received was already pretty overwhelming,” said Artistic Director and writer Danny Bernardo. "Our last two performances as part of Fringe sold out with standing room only. To have the opportunity to share our show with three more audiences is a dream come true and we are so honored and thankful to receive an Encore Award.”

FUCK MY LIFE follows a diverse group of millennials as they navigate their lives on-and-offline. Between shots of Jameson and messy hookups their online antics explode into IRL problems. FUCK MY LIFE is equal parts commentary/love letter for the millennial generation coming of age in the digital era.

Joining the original cast comprised of Taylor Bibat, Sara Gorsky, George Infantado, Adrian Snow, and Golden Globe-winner Bruce Davison as “The Interviewer” are Crash Buist (Road Theatre Company’s Birder) as "Neil” and Michael C. Kelly (L.A. premiere Jailbait) as “Colin”. The original production team remains for the extension with Carmen Aiello as Director, Elizabeth Gonzalez as Production Stage Manager, Julian Beeston (Deadpool, Star Trek: Into Darkness) as the Sound Designer for Mr. Davison’s cameo and Delia Baseman (The Hypocrites’ Pirates of Penzance) as Costume Coordinator.

Tickets can be purchased at http://bit.ly/FMLext and more information can be found at www.greyensemble.com.

PRODUCTION DETAILS:

Title: FUCK MY LIFE
Written by: Danny Bernardo
Directed by: Carmen Aiello
Cast: Taylor Bibat (Melissa), Sara Gorsky (Lori), George Infantado (Frank), Michael C. Kelly (Colin), Adrian Snow (Julie), Crash Buist (Neil), and Bruce Davison (The Interviewer)

Location: Actors Company, 916 N. Formosa Ave, Los Angeles
Performances: Friday, July 15 at 10pm
Saturday, June 23 at 9pm
Friday, July 29 at 10pm

Tickets:
Tickets are currently available at http://bit.ly/FMLext
$12 general admission

Additional Information
www.greyensemble.com

Short description:
FUCK MY LIFE follows a diverse group of millennials as they navigate their lives on-and-offline. Between shots of Jameson and messy hookups their online antics explode into IRL problems. Could one post completely change the course of their lives forever? A commentary/love letter for the millennial generation coming of age in the digital era.

Biographies:
Danny Bernardo (Playwright/Artistic Director) is a writer, actor, and director who has returned to his native Southern California after sixteen wonderful years in Chicago. As a resident playwright with Bailiwick Chicago, the world premiere of his play Mahal received a BroadwayWorld Award nomination for “Best New Work”. Bernardo has worked with such Chicago companies as the Goodman Theatre, About Face, Victory Gardens Theater, Lifeline Theatre, Silk Road Rising, American Theater Company, Oak Park Festival Theatre, COLLABORACTION, Emerald City Theatre, Rasaka Theatre Company, InFusion Theatre Company, The Plagiarists, and Porchlight Music Theatre (Artistic Associate emeritus). He maintains his Chicago roots as an artistic associate of The Chicago Inclusion Project, where he began development for his play Tomas. Bernardo has studied at Columbia College Chicago, American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and Second City Chicago. Find out more at www.dannybernardo.com

Carmen Aiello (Director) grew up in Denver, Colorado, performing in musical theatre and dance at Shwayder Theatre, Arvada Center, Upstart Performing Ensemble and Denver Center of the Performing Arts. He moved to Chicago where he pursued acting in theatre and performed in dozens of critically acclaimed and Jeff award winning productions. Upon understudying a show at Next Theatre he felt the “calling” to casting and moved to be the casting director of productions at Next Theatre, Theatre Wit, Raven Theatre and A Red Orchid Theatre. After casting over forty productions in Chicago, he switched his focus to Los Angeles for TV/FILM. He immediately worked at The Gersh Agency, educating himself on the ins and outs of the industry. He moved to focus solely on casting and co producing; attaching stars to feature films and series including The Employer, Armed Response, The Fourth Door (New Form Digital), Gutshot Straight and Excision (official selection of Sundance 2012). In 2015, he associate produced and cast Disney’s Mere Et Fille (2015) and Adi Shankar’s Gods and Secrets (premiering in 2016). In 2016, Carmen co-produced, cast and attached stars to the feature films: For All Eyes Always (Sean Astin, Lynn Whitfield, Saïd Taghmaoui, Joseph Gatt) and Corbin Nash (Rutger Hauer, Malcolm McDowell, Bruce Davison, Dean Jagger, Patrick Brennan, Fernanda Romero and Corey Feldman).

Grey Ensemble Theatre presents new, contemporary, and classic stories that represent the multicultural world we live in. Founded by former Chicago-based artists, we strive for the highest quality work with a focus on ensemble and collaboration. Emphasizing diversity and inclusion both on stage and in production, Grey Ensemble Theatre is committed to unifying audience and artist through the power of storytelling.

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Press contact: Danny Bernardo, [email protected]