McManus: Fall of a Tyrant – May 14-17

ABOUT

A Nitwit son, A Revolutionary Daughter, Not-too-butch-for-primetime Generals, A Put-upon Wife, Exhausted Servants, Air-filled-Lovers, and Mad-As-Hell-Citizenry threaten to tear down the palace of McManus (King of all he surveys in-his-boxer-shorts).  Randy Neale’s “McManus: Fall of a Tyrant” is a scathingly funny socio-political satire hell bent on “giving” (as the kids say) some catharsis to those damn beleaguered lefties!  

Downtown NYC (Stalwart? Ignoble servant? Feisty ignat? Seldom remarked upon? Badass theater purveyor?), Your call. Grant Neale’s Nomad Theatrical Company (now in its 34th year) invites you to join this team of  excellent story tellers for an evening of their own brand of theater performed with a very large “T.”  A quote about brothers Grant and Randy Neale’s collaboration a few year’s back:

“If ever the overused term “tour de force” applies, it is with The Fool’s Lear It should be performed in rep with King Lear whenever possible. It is that good!” Talkin’ Broadway

Grant Neale is an NYC based actor and theater maker. He is proud to have been a member of both the Jean Cocteau Rep, and the legendary Ridiculous Theatrical Co. Founding Artistic Director of Nomad Theatrical Co now in its 34th year. Grant recently returned from playing Hemingway in The Marriage Of Alice B. Toklas at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  NYC–Is Life Worth Living at The Mint, Misalliance (Gunner), Mary Stewart (Mortimer), Julius Caesar (Casca) Jean Cocteau Rep, Brother Truckers (Lech), Midsummer (Puck) Ridiculous Theatrical, Conquest Of The Universe (Tamburlaine) La MaMa, Polanski Polanski (Roman Polanski) PS122, (Scapin) in Scapin, Comedy Of Errors (The Dromios) New York Classical. Tours– Brother Truckers London/Edinburgh, Christmas Carol Germany, Waxing West (Ceausescu) Romania/Sweden, The Fools Lear (Fool) U.S. Regional-– Antigone (Creon) Baltimore Center Stage, Winter’s Tale (Leontes) Milwaukee Shakes, (John D’Agata) Lifespan Of A Fact, (Norman) Living Together Shaker Bridge Theatre, The Underpants White Heron Theater,  The Tempest (Gonzalo) Saratoga Shakespeare, August:Osage County (Sheriff Gilbeau) Arkansas Rep. Opera–Die Fledermaus (Frosch) San Fran-Seattle-Dallas-Yale, Countess Maritza (Penizek) & Carmen (Lillas Pastia) Santa Fe Opera, La Perichole (Marquis de Santarem) Opera Philadelphia.TV Voice Over– Ed, Nurse Jackie, Damages, Boardwalk Empire, Good Cop, Rubicon, Gypsy, The Sinner.  Film–Bless Me (Father Joe), Ruined It (Winner-Best of the Fest-Fort Myers Film Festival, The Mix (Prof Clive Mason Jr.), A Very Italian Looking Guy (Ben’s Mother, Sophi Kemelman), Memory Foam (Grant), Trivia About You (Bernard) by Amy Berryman. Currently: Reprising the role of The Detective in Porgy And Bess at The Metropolitan Opera (Grammy Winner).

CREDITS

A Nomad Theatrical Company Production
Written by Randy Neale
Directed by Grant Neale