NEWSLETTER
¡Someone ExtraordinariX!
Limited engagement runs until May 18 at The Players Theatre
New York, N.Y. - ¡Someone ExtraordinariX! written by Poli Olavarria opened last week at The Players Theatre in the West Village. The limited engagement runs until May 18. Daniely Martins directs. The timely dark comedy explores immigration, LGBTQ relationships, and living in NYC.
It's present-day Manhattan, and Chilean immigrant Mona is coming up on her Visa deadline. As she tries to stay employed, auditioning, and in the country, she encounters Maggie, an All-American songwriter, who just can't let things go, and Vicho, a Mexican actor and playwright who has more in common with Mona than she might think. Helped and/or hindered by Someone, Mona tries to navigate her upcoming deadlines, a perma-intoxicated boss, a budding relationship, and the 'endless loneliness that comes with being alive'. ¡Someone ExtraordinariX! poses the question: how does it feel when the one thing you want doesn't want you back?
The cast features Sophie Morrison (The Banality of Evil/The Brick) as Someone, Poli Olavarria (August: Osage County at Finis Terrae) as Mona, Vincent Rame (Broadway World Award for best performance in the play 9/10) as Vicho, and Lauryn Savela (Hearts Like Planets by Adam Szymkowicz at AADA) as Maggie.
The creative/production team includes Micah Carlsen (sound design), and Goran Popovich (scenic and properties designer).
Performances run through May 18 with shows Thursday - Saturday at 7pm, and Sundays at 3pm. Running time: 1:40 (no intermission). The Players Theatre (Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre) is located at 115 MacDougal Street (btw 3rd Street & Minetta Lane), New York, NY 10012. Tickets are $52 for general admission and $77 for VIP tickets. More info available at www.linktr.ee/someoneextraordinarix.
Poli Olavarria (Playwright) is a playwright, actor, and musician who arrived in New York in 2021 to study at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Prior to NYC, Poli studied and worked in theatre as a playwright, actor and director in London and her home country of Chile. Some of her acting credits include Ivy in August: Osage County, Boochie in Den of Thieves, Frankie in Frankie & Johnny in the Claire de Lune, and Nina in the first play she wrote DANSE MACABRE or The Danse of Two Lovers About to Die.
www.instagram.com/someone_extraordinarix
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Photo: Poli Olavarria, Vincent Rame and Lauryn Savela in ¡Someone ExtraordinariX! (Photo by Arin Sand-Urai)
Performance schedule:
Thursday, May 8 at 7pm
Friday, May 9 at 7pm
Saturday, May 10 at 7pm
Sunday, May 11 at 3pm
Thursday, May 15 at 7pm
Friday, May 16 at 7pm
Saturday, May 17 at 7pm
Sunday, May 18 at 3pm
Contact:
Alton PR/Andrea Alton | www.altonprandproduction.com | altonprandproduction@gmail.com | 347-385-5717