| Coney Island Nursery Rhyme to Make World Premiere July 12 at NuBox Theatre | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:14 pm EDT 06/25/24 | |
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| (New York, NY) - The world premiere of Coney Island Nursery Rhyme, a new historical drama about the unofficial father of Neonatology, Martin A. Couney, is set for a strictly limited engagement run Off Broadway this summer. Written and directed by Lubomir Rzepka, the production will run July 12th -20th in the John DeSotelle Studio at the NuBox Theatre, 754 Ninth Ave., 4th floor. Tickets are $30 and available at Eventbrite. Coney Island Nursery Rhyme is a historical fiction set in Connecticut and New York in the 1930's. Based on a true story, it follows the esteemed incubator-doctor, showman, and unofficial father of Neonatology, Martin A. Couney. In a time where a eugenics-focused medical culture refused to employ incubator technology, Couney took it upon himself to save premature babies in his own incubators at a sideshow at Coney Island where funds were used to hire nurses and essentially create an unofficial hospital. We focus on Beatrice Winthrop, a woman from the American gentry who seeks Couney's assistance after giving birth prematurely. The story is an homage to an important, peculiar, and nearly forgotten part of history. It is a reflection on the nature of truth and trust, and perhaps most importantly, it is a meditation on what it means to "do the right thing" and how doing the right thing isn't entirely free of consequence. "I read Dawn Raffel's incredible account of the life of Martin A. Couney during the heat of the pandemic and what stunned me most was how this was one of the only texts written about the incubator-doctor," says playwright Lubomir Rzepka. "Spurred by the lockdown, the virus, and the new technology we had developed to face it, I was convinced the history of Couney's marvelous and peculiar treatments made for a story that had to be told on stage — and this was just the right time to tell it." The cast of Coney Island Nursery Rhyme features Mike Timoney, Zachary Speigel, Jessica Noboa, Phyllis Lindy, Pete Marzilli, and Judge Boothby. Set design is by Amanda Adams, and lightning design is by Refilwe Kekana. The show runs approximately 90 minutes and also has a 10-minute intermission. Lubomir Rzepka is a 25 year old writer and musician living in Brooklyn, New York. "Coney Island Nursery Rhyme" is not only Lubomir's directorial debut but also his first written work to be produced on the stage. When not working on theatrical projects Lubomir writes and performs music with his band under the moniker Bleak March. MEET THE CAST: Zachary Speigel is thrilled to be a part of the talented cast of Coney Island Nursery Rhyme. Recent credits: Art Babbitt in Burbank (Off-Broadway), Nephew Fred in A Christmas Carol (National Tour), Dan in Vermont (New York Regional), Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream (New England Regional.) Jessica Noboa is an Actor/Producer based in New York City. Her past work in NYC includes Trade Federation at IRC and Vermont by Third Wing. Her past work from the Los Angeles theater scene include: Flower Duet (Road Theater Co), Mad Forest (Open Fist Theater), Early and Often (Open Fist Theater). Television/Film: Zero Method, New Amsterdam, Billions, Law & Order: Svu, Midnighters. Zero Method is continuing to make waves in the festival circuit racking up multiple Best TV Pilot awards. Mike Timoney's theatrical credits include The Bardy Bunch (Off Broadway & NY Fringe Festival) as Sam the Butcher, Mr. Phillips and Cousin Oliver. Other theater: Beulah Land (Bob), Private Lives (Elyot), Corpse! (The Farrant Twins), An Ideal Husband (Sir Robert) and The Philadelphia Story (George). Film, Tv and Commercial Roles with Jane Fonda (The Dollmaker), Bryan Cranston (Last Chance) And Buster Posey (This Is Sports Center). Also: Star Trek Iv, The Cotton Club, The Peacemaker, The Upside. New York City Opera: Live From Lincoln Center Broadcast of A Little Night Music And Sondheim: A Celebration At Carnegie Hall. also, At Nyco: Dead Man Walking, La Boheme, A Little Night Music (With Jeremy Irons), Turandot, Candide, Carmen. Webseries: He's with Me (Bruce) Opposite Debra Jo Rupp and Cady Huffman. Video Game: Red Dead Redemption Ii. As Producer: Telecom Asia, The Bardy Bunch (Mercury Theater, Chicago) and several events at 54 BELOW. Writer/Director of the SAG Short Film HOPE. Phyllis Lindy was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Play by "Broadway World". She had a recurring role in the online sci-fi comedy, "Wormholes," Astoria Film Festival's 2022 Best Series Award & 2021 Audience Award winner. Recent productions include The Cake (Della Brady), Bye-bye Birdie (Mae Peterson), A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mame (Auntie Mame), Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Sonia), Diary of Anne Frank (Edith Frank) In 2015, Phyllis was honored with a Best Actress nomination at the Thespis Theater Festival in NYC. A founding member & producer of the Womenkind Festival in NYC, Phyllis created and performed solo works to celebrate Women's History Month. Pete Marzilli is an American performing and visual artist and screenwriter. Of Italian and Irish ancestry, Pete grew up in New England amid a wellspring of cultural material to build his creativity and storytelling abilities. Pete has performed drama and comedy for theater, television, and film, creating a range of characters embedded with natural performances, realism, sensitivity and rugged intensity. An artist to the core, Pete has an impressive range of talents, including: painter, illustrator, master carpenter, scenic artist, scenic designer, musician and film director. Judge Boothby is making his New York stage debut in Coney Island Nursery Rhyme. He studies acting with Bruce McCarty at William Esper Studio. Originally from Southern California, he lives in New York City with his daughter Diana. |
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