BE MY BABY
Friday October 17th @ 7:30
$15 Admission ($20 @ the door)
$35 RSVD FRONT VIP TABLE (Includes drink ticket)
$10 Student (Must have valid STUDENT ID)
"Be My Baby” is a timely and surreal exploration of a son's lifelong struggle to care for his mother with Traumatic Brain Injury, all while grappling with America's criminally negligent healthcare industry. The show unfolds as a journey of love and self-discovery, structured around a vivid dream where angelic dancers clad in rhinestones guide Vincent and his mother through a night on the town that could lead them to the existential answers they so desperately seek.
Broadway World Write Up of First Developmental Reading
Vincent Cinque (Writer/Performer) is a Brooklyn based actor, director, and theater maker. He holds a BFA in Drama and Producing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He served as leading player and resident director of Cynthia von Buhler’s Immersive Theater Company Speakeasy Dollhouse (Credits include: Zeigfeld’s Midnight Frolic, The Bloody Beginning, The Illuminati Ball, The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini). He’s worked creating fresh and innovative productions alongside his contemporaries during his decade in NYC with companies such as Insomnium Theater Co., Rooftop Musical Society, A Little Light Collective, Camp Bedford, Cardboard Rocketship, Hampton Theatre Co., Guild Hall, Round Table Theater Co., and at the Southampton Parrish Arts Center. Many thanks to Felicia and Ana for patiently staying by my side and guiding this process, and Brian for his love and support. Please always continue to educate yourself on ways to help and advocate for vulnerable populations. www.vincentcinque.com IG: @vincentcinque
Felicia Lobo (Director) is a Brooklyn-based director and educator. Some credits include; Snowdance by Scout BackusGAS by Charles Cissel, Pop Punk High by Anderson Cook & Ben Lapidus, and High School Coven by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin. From 2013-2018 she was co-artistic director of Insomnium Theatre Company which produced horror theatre experiences in basements and warehouses throughout the city. Outside of her theatre work, Felicia is the frontwoman of QWAM (Brooklyn punk band), runs a YouTube channel dedicated to horror (GirlyGore), and hosts a podcast with strange stories from all over the world (Sinister Sisters). Felicia holds a BFA from NYU Tisch in Drama and a Masters in Educational Theatre from CCNY. FeliciaLobo.com IG: @felicialobo
Ana Cristina (Producer) is an interdisciplinary artist who wears many hats - performer, writer, director, musician, producer, grant writer, and teacher. Her theatrical works craft intimate and thought-provoking pieces that delve into themes of identity, trauma, and resilience. Critics have described her portfolio as “chilling", “crisp, and focused,” while audiences have found it “fascinating to watch.” Over the years, her artistic endeavors have earned recognition from esteemed institutions like the National Endowment for the Arts, Brooklyn Arts Council, and ART/NY. She’s the Founding Co-Artistic Director of the 501c3 theatre company What Will the Neighbors Say, where she created engaging content and cultivated a community for six seasons. Born in Florida, raised in Austin, but not quite from anywhere, she’s a first-generation American. She studied Drama, Economics, and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. Currently, she’s a consultant at Benvenuti Arts, and is passionate about supporting artists globally secure funding. Currently available for consulting engagements. www.theanacristina.com IG: @da_real_ana_banana
Playwrights' Theatre
of East Hampton
Founded by Mitzi and Perry Pazer
A series for theater lovers and artists that focuses on the written and spoken word and where the audience can mingle with playwrights, actors, and directors in a casual setting.
The Playwrights' Theatre was founded in East Hampton in 1992 by producer and Springs resident Mitzi Pazer from The Roundabout Theatre Company along with her husband, attorney Perry Pazer. They started the series at LTV where it operated every summer for 10 years before shifting to the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall for another ten seasons. Incredible stars took part: Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson, Judd Hirsch, Estelle Parsons, Dianne Wiest, Peter Boyle, Jack Klugman, Mercedes Ruehl, Tovah Feldshuh and Charles Durning among countless others. Playwrights' Theatre gave a chance for East Hampton audiences to meet and mingle with these luminaries in a relaxed setting where process and dialogue were encouraged with great talkbacks and informal garden receptions. The emphasis was on the written and spoken word, with playwrights being selected by Mitzi and afforded a remarkable, focused and hospitable workshop in which to hear and shape their developing plays. When Josh Gladstone to joined the team at LTV in early 2023, Gladstone reached out to the Pazers with an invitation, and sure enough the Pazers responded, excited to see their legacy of 30 years reignited and reimagined for a new generation of East Hampton theater lovers and artists. LTV is proud to welcome The Playwrights' Theatre back home to Studio 3 in Wainscott, where the work of the Pazers will continue, offering creative opportunities to theater-makers to develop their voices and imaginations throughout the year.
