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Signs of Trouble Choice Event for "CITY" Paper
by Jake Clapp, September 30th, 2015
"Shel Silverstein is well known for his every-family-has-a-copy children's book, "The Giving Tree," but the man had an incredible career as a poet, cartoonist, singer-songwriter — he wrote Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" — and a playwright. Starting this Friday, SuperEgo Studios will present 10 of Silverstein's more adult one-act plays in "Signs of Trouble: A Collection of Adult Only Comedies by Shel Seilverstein" at MuCCC (142 Atlantic Avenue). Directed by Zach Stasz and produced by Elliott Pruitt, 'Signs of Trouble' will feature a cast of seven actors rotating through the one-acts that 'got it all, from down on their luck sign salesmen, to dogs masquerading as hustbands.'"
A Kind Kind Man Review via "The Happiest Medium"
by Karen Tortora-Lee, Febuary 26th, 2011
"Flora (Tali Custer) is so sweet when she shows up at the door of Willard (Jeffrey Coyne) selling White Sexy Face Toothpaste that it’s easy to see why he can’t resist her. Just look at her. So peppy. So bright. So nubile. Why, she’s the exact kind of 14 year old a man could find planted smack in the middle of a Dateline sting operation. But Willard didn’t even have to fall for that. No – Flora came to his door. With mmmmm – toothpaste. Bitchin’ Blueberry. A whole suitcase full. No cameras. No reporters. Just a gal with a desire to sell him the best gosh darn toothpaste there is, so that she can win the contest and go to the Virgin Islands. And of course Willard will help her. He is, after all, A Kind Kind Man..."
A Kind Kind Man Interview via "Stagebuzz.com"
by Byrne Harrison, Febuary 19th, 2011
"Byrne: [...], if you could say anything to your potential audience,
what would it be?
Zach: We're not responsible for any intense toothpaste craving you may have after seeing it."
WROC8 interviews us for Deflowering Waldo
Febuary 2nd, 2011
Wonder of the World interview via "The Daily Messenger"
by L. David Wheeler, January 14th, 2010
" 'I wanted to go big this time,” Stasz said of the play with its seven-member cast, [...]. They’re taking advantage of the larger room available for this show: The play will be presented at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center on Atlantic Avenue, as opposed to previous, more compact venues [...].
“The other thing I liked about the show is, the humor is very unique — it’s almost Coen Brothers-esque, and it’s got deep moments,” Stasz said.
“It’s very high energy,” Rebecca Anderson interjected. Anderson, who grew up in Brighton and Penfield, plays a woman Cass meets named Lois — a very different woman who nonetheless becomes a friend.
“(Cass) meets a lot of really interesting, zany characters that take her along on her journey, forge a path for her,” Anderson said, noting that the people she meets often belie and defy Cass’s expectations. “She’s looking for big answers — and sometimes it’s the little things.' "
BASH interview via "The Daily Messenger"
by L. David Wheeler, June 3rd, 2010
" 'You see these stories in the newspaper all the time — you see the facts," says director Zach Stasz, co-founder of Stasz/Pruitt Productions. “A child was murdered by their mother; a person was beated up in Central Park. ... These stories humanize the offenders. The crimes were horrific, but now you know where they’re coming from.”
It’s dark material, like much of LaBute’s — but Stasz figured, after doing mostly comedies such as “Wonder of the World” a few months back, it was time to tackle edgier material. “We wanted to try something challenging — get some actors in there who can do some real dramatic work,” Stasz says. “It’s one of those that you’re not going to get much of a chance to do, or see.' "
