05/20/2020
Meet the cast from the ZOOM reading of the Polish-American playwright MARTYNA MAJOK's Pulitzer winning play COST OF LIVING. The reading is a part of Spring Weekend: The Unimaginable of Reality (https://www.rehearsalfortruth.org/program) and will be directed by Tyne Rafaeli. Join us for the reading on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 7 PM EST.
Cost of Living, examines two separate relationships that develop from places of mutual need. The first is between John, a wealthy and handsome graduate student with cerebral palsy, and his caregiver, the overworked, under-qualified and nearly homeless Jess. The second relationship includes the quadriplegic Ani and her unemployed ex-husband, Eddie. In both of the stories, which eventually collide, the biggest handicaps are the universal ones: fear and disconnection.
CAST:
John - Gregg Mozgala -http://www.greggmozgala.com/
Gregg is the founder and Artistic Director of The Apothetae, a theatre company dedicated to the production of works that explore and illuminate the, "Disabled Experience." Since 2012, The Apothetae has presented its work at The Public Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Kennedy Center, The Lark, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Queens Theatre, The Eugene O'Neil Theatre Center, Florida Studio Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and Dixon Place. As an actor, Gregg has been in various productions with Manhattan Theatre Club, The Public Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, La Mama ETC, Theater Breaking Through Barriers, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival and The Kennedy Center. Gregg is a former member of the Obie-award winning playwriting group, Youngblood, at The Ensemble Studio Theatre.
Jess - Xochitl Romero.
Xochitl's acting credits include: To The Bone (Cherry Lane Theatre), Chimichangas and Zoloft (Atlantic Theatre), Very Pretty Girls (New World Stages), Water by the Spoonful (Stages Theatre); Queens (La Jolla Playhouse); Kill Local (La Jolla Playhouse); HisPanic Attack (The Second City Hollywood); Uncomfortably Numb (The Second City Hollywood); Mutual Philanthropy (EST/LA); The Giant Void in My Soul (Ammo Theatre); Blackbird (Hyde Park Theatre). Film/Television Credits include: ABC's The Conner's, Modern Family, CBS's NCIS, HBO's Temple Grandin, NBC's Friday Night Lights, YouTube's Going Viral. Romero's short film, Bernie, will premiere at SXSW 2021, as a "Special Jury Selection." Her series, Are You Okay, debuts on FX next spring. Winner of 2020 Ovation Award, 'Best Supporting Actress' and 'Best Ensemble.'
Ani - Katy Sullivan - https://www.katysullivan.net/
Katy Sullivan is an award winning actress, producer, writer, athlete and bilateral above knee amputee. She grew up in Alabama, performing in theatre and received a BFA in acting from Webster University’s Conservatory in St. Louis. As an actress, she has performed all over the US, including in THE LONG RED ROAD at the Goodman Theatre directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman and more recently in FINISH LINE: A Documentary Play about the 2013 Boston Marathon at the Shubert Theatre. Sullivan starred in the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winning play, COST OF LIVING at Manhattan Theatre Club, after the World Premiere of the same show at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Her portrayal of Ani has gained her the following recognition: Champion of Change Award from the Office of the Mayor of New York City, Berkshire Theatre Critic's Choice Best Female Performance(2016), Theatre World Award(2018), Ovation Award Best Ensemble(2020) and Nominations: Berkshire Theatre Award(2016), Lucille Lortel Award (2018), Drama League Award(2018), Outer Critic's Circle Award(2018), Ovation Award Best Leading Actress(2020). Katy is also a four time US Champion in the 100m. She was among the first bilateral above the knee amputees to compete in the Paralympics in ambulatory track when she ran in the London 2012 Paralympic Games, setting a new American record of 17.33s and finishing 6th in the World.
Eddie - Felix Solis - http://www.felixsolis.net/
Actor Felix Solis is a recognizable face to many after spending the past two decades creating an impressive body of theatrical work in Film, Television and Theatre. Born on the Upper West Side and raised in Chelsea/Greenwich Village area of New York City, to parents that were both born in Puerto Rico, Felix considers himself a true New Yorker - or rather a Nuyorican. Felix started booking Film and Television gigs starting with shows set in NYC such as New York Undercover, NYPD Blue and Third Watch and the film Empire (starring opposite John Leguizamo and Peter Sarsgaard). Soon Hollywood started to take notice and Felix appeared in acclaimed television Shows such as The West Wing, OZ, Law & Order: SVU, The Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Damages and Fringe (to name only a few); and numerous films such as The Forgotten (opposite Julianne Moore), Wes Craven’s My Soul To Take, Man On A Ledge (opposite Sam Worthington and Ed Harris) and Arbitrage (opposite Tim Roth). With his roots in theatre, Felix has also continued to work on stage receiving the HOLA 2013 Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for the production of Basilica at New York’s prestigious Cherry Lane Theatre; a Connecticut Critics Circle Award in 2008 for Boleros For The Disenchanted and a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Passion Play in 2006. He is especially proud of a letter Al Pacino wrote him to thank him for his performance in the original production of Our Lady Of 121st Street with the LAByrinth Theatre Company of which he has been a member since 1999.
Register for the reading at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-weekend-2020-cost-of-living-tickets-105009129132. It's FREE but only 99 people will have a chance to see it, so please sign up fast to secure the spot
