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Three Bites of the Apple: The Plays of Robert Liebowitz

THREE BITES OF THE APPLE:
A Rep of plays by Off-Off B'way leader, Robert Liebowitz
October 19 - 30; Tuesday - Saturday @ 8:00 p.m.; Sundays @ 3:00 p.m. American Theatre of Actors, 314 W 54th St, New York City. Email JMAE.Events@gmail.com for tickets and additional information.
In the early 80s - at the zenith of the off-off Broadway movement, an impoverished cab driver, angry at the way the world treated the arts, the middle class, and him, sat down at a typewriter and wrote his first play... and never looked back. What came out was a series of powerful, naturalistic works on the state of New York from 1985 to the fall of the towers ... and the arts ... in 2001. Today, Robert B. Liebowitz is a celebrated play and screen writer as well as novelist and essayist, with several published works. Liebowitz has reunited several of the original cast members from his various productions for this rep of revivals:
Bus Ride Home (two Brooklynites explore their dysfunctional lives) features Ken Coughlin & Cathy Noonan-Sturges. Ms. Sturges appeared in the original production.
Grande Grande (young lesbian medical student vs. angry old man) features Mario Claudio & Kevin Hauver, and Molly Callahan, who is the daughter of two company members of Liebowitz' from back in the day: Francis Callahan and Cynthia Granville, who created numerous roles in his productions including a world premiere at the Fringe Festival.
Coulda Woulda Shoulda - Liebowitz's flagship play, celebrated with awards and a legit off-Broadway contract run in 1997, depicts the last few weeks in the life of degenerate gambler Allie Neiterman. A character based on his father. For this, Liebowitz brought back Tommy Sturges, Michael Ruocco, Ted Montuori, and most recently, Jay Michaels, who served as the director and co-producer of the off-Broadway run. While Michaels is known for his work behind the scenes, he began his career as an actor. He will appear in this production as Barney Cutler the venomous loan shark.