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Dysfunctional Theatre Co.'s

Orange Murder Suit

By Rob Matsushita

"A smart, taut story about motherhood, abuse, and revenge...finely-crafted one-act play.. it's gripping theatre; definitely a must-see at this first FRIGID New York festival."
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Tickets: $12

Dates
Times
Wednesday 3/7
6pm
Saturday 3/10
8:30pm
Tuesday 3/13
9pm
Friday 3/16
6pm
Saturday 3/17
4pm

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“a taut & suspenseful journey down the rabbit hole”
- The Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Three women.
Two Confrontations.
One Murder.

Justice is not only blind, she’s dead wrong.  The worst happens when a mother pronounces her own fatal judgment on a murderer.  In this tightly wound, brutal drama her journey unfolds in reverse.  Orange Murder Suit begins as she faces the repercussions of taking the law into her own hands, and then leaps back to reveal the final, chilling moments before she pulled the trigger.  Not every killer ends up in an Orange Murder Suit.

A Production of the Dysfunctional Theatre Company
Orange Murder Suit is Dysfunctional Theatre’s 26th production.  Other recent shows include: The Eight: Reindeer Monologues by Jeff Goode, Bite by Suzanne Bachner, Hoover: A Love Story and Real Live Sex on Stage by Paul Wells, Please Please Please Love Me and “I Am Star Trek” by Rick Vorndran.  Dysfunctional Theatre was founded in 1997 as a collective committed to producing fast-paced, pop culture-based shows that experiment with the structure of theater, and is currently a resident artist at the Horse Trade.
For more, check out www.dysfunctionaltheatre.org

The Playwright

Rob Matsushita (author) has written and produced eight full length stage shows in Madison, Wisconsin, including Sledgehammer Party, Meeting Jerry Springer, Welcome To The Terrordome, Whatever Happened To Bette And Joan, and Psychos In Love, an adaptation of the cult film by Gorman Bechard.  Several of his short plays have also been produced in different play festivals.  In February 2004, Imua! Theatre Company included a group of his short monologues and his short play "Sappy Love" in their festival Lil' Pervs at the Red Room in New York City.  Currently, he is supervising the production of his ninth full-length play, entitled 900, a love story set within the phone sex industry for production in Madison.

The Director

Rick Vorndran (director) has worked with Dysfunctional Theatre as a playwright and director since 1999. Plays he's written (and sometimes directed) include: I Am Star Trek, How to Have the Ultimate Orgasm Each and Every Time, Control Freaks In Love, Michelangelo, Renaissance P.I., and Please Please Please Love Me. Other plays he's directed include Suzanne Bachner's workshop of Bite; Paul Wells' Hoover, A Love Story and Vampire Stewardesses From Hell!!; Larry LaJoie's Goodbye My Brother, Matt Grzybowski's Untitled Farce, and Andrew Shepherd's Whispers in the Wood. Recently, I Am Star Trek was staged to critical acclaim at the 2000 New York Fringe Festival and the 2001 & 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals (by Skullduggery Theater). Rick was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, where he performed, directed and wrote for Broom Street Theater.

 

The Cast

 

Jennifer Gill (Lynn) has performed in the Dysfunctional shows: Bite (Annabelle), The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (Blitzen, 2006 and Dancer, 2005), Hoover, A Love Story (Jackie Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, a Japanese warplane, and others), Please Please Please Love Me (Nina), and Untitled Farce (Ms. Guest). Other favorite performances include Emelia in Comedy of Errors, Beatrice in The Voysey Inheritance and Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet. Jennifer has a BFA in Drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts

Allison Sell (Nina) graduated from the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. She made her New York debut as Hollywood in Dysfunctional Theatre’s 2006 production of The Eight: Reindeer Monologues.  Happy as she is with the Dysfunctional Theatre Co., she needs to thank her parents for their undying support and Michael for his undying patience.

Theresa Unfried (Joy) has been working with Dysfunctional since she first moved to New York in 2001. She has been seen in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (Vixen, 2006 and Blitzen, 2005), Bite (Natalie O'Reilly/Mistress Corbeaux), Please Please Please Love Me (Def girl and various roles), Untitled Farce (Angie Conroy), Whispers in the Wood (Jude Ascot) and I Am Star Trek (DC Fontana and various roles). Her other New York credit includes Clue - Live on Stage (Mrs. White) with Flying Blind Productions. Theresa has a BS in Theatre Performance from Northern Arizona University.

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