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I came to New York City about 12 years ago to pursue the dream of performing on the big stage or any stage really. It did not take long before I realized that there are many others who arrive in this city with a very similar dream and are equipped with more talent, more connections and much thicker skin. After many auditions (or I should say rejections), I decided to give myself one last chance to make it work before throwing in the towel. I saw a posting for an open call audition for an Off-Broadway revival of Boy's Life by Howard Korder. I remembered doing a scene from the play in college and having a blast with my scene partner so I thought maybe this is the sign I needed and I would get the opportunity to keep the dream alive while performing in a really fun play. Sadly, I did not get the role (and it was exactly the sign I needed) but it was one of the most enjoyable auditions and rejections I have ever received. I was very much taken by the infectious enthusiasm of the producing company, Broken Watch Theatre Company. Although I did not get the role, I still wanted to support this young upstart and see if their youthful enthusiasm would carry over to the stage. So on September 10, 2001, I marched up the steep stairs to the PC2 theatre in Midtown and was treated to a wonderful production of Boy's Life with a truly fantastic cast. I awoke the next morning to look at the reviews ran see if my critical eye matched that of the pros only to witness the unspeakable devastation that was happening at the World Trade Center. Understandably, few would get to read what the NY Times said about the young theatre company's New York debut… "Foreplay that's so funny, sex is just superfluous. The director, Drew DeCorleto, and the cast of the Broken Watch Productions revival of the play at PC2 appear to take all this as a challenge that they thoroughly enjoy meeting, and their enthusiasm can be catching. Mr. DeCorleto keeps the brief, disconnected episodes moving so fast on John Wiese's Lego-like set that one forgets that the original Lincoln Center Theater production often felt annoyingly like a string of discrete blackouts." - The New York Times, September 11, 2001. The NY Post raved, too "The play... is brought to hilarious, sad, vivid life by the spot-on performances of Hoff, Lauer and Koch. Every now and again a play finally finds a group of people who know what it needs," and the West Side Spirit named Boy's Life, Theatre Pick of the Week, stating "If this is what they consider broken, then let's hope they never fix it." It was a very bittersweet victory, this young theatre company gets positive recognition by the New York media their first time out but it didn't matter because world events made them an afterthought. As the saying goes "the show must go on" and it did, the cast took a few days off and helped out at Ground Zero and then went back to performing to small preoccupied houses. Since that very first show Broken Watch has produced 10 fully staged productions, seven world premieres, three of which have been published and produced around the country, and countless workshops and readings. They also took over and ran and an Off-Broadway theatre, lost an Off-Broadway theatre and offered support and advice to numerous off Broadway theatre companies. Recently I had a chance to sit down with Drew DeCorleto, Artistic Director of Broken Watch to chat about being around for 10 years and what they have planned for the next 10. Lilly Charles: Hello Drew, congrats on being ten years old, that's quite a milestone for an Off- Broadway theatre company. Drew DeCorleto: Thanks, it is quite a feat, especially considering how we started and the rollercoaster of a ride that we have been on since. LC: Can you explain? DD: Sure. The company was originally made up from a bunch of actors from Boston Conservatory and like most theatre companies we had our eyes on the prize. We wanted to take over NY with new, edgy plays that we could star in and direct. To test the scene we did a small two week showcase of Howard Korder's Boys Life which went really well so we decided to do a full production. We were very fortunate to get the media attention we did, but we opened on September 10, 2011 and our New York Times reviews ran on September 11th - talk about an emotional roller coaster. LC: How do you come back from something like that? DD: We raised more money and pushed on. We decided to do a play by Michael Weller called SPLIT and step up our production values and hoped that lightning strikes twice. Doing that show was one of the best decisions we, as a company could have made, because it introduced us to Michael Weller Weller who has been an amazing supporter and confidant to Broken Watch ever since. LC: How did SPLIT do? DD: It did pretty well, I think one of the reviews said something along the lines of "…Broken Watch's productions could challenge many of the high-profile star packages On and Off-Broadway" and that was great to hear. Having people say things like that about us has been really helpful and has been able to afford us the opportunity to work with other amazing playwrights like Christopher Kyle, Edward Allen Baker, Padraic Lillis…etc. LC: How did you follow that up? DD: We always knew we wanted to do new works by up-and-coming playwrights so we made a decision to only focus on new plays. As a company we work very well with playwrights developing new work and since we began we have gone on to produce eight world premieres and of those four have been published. LC: That's a pretty good track record for a small company. DD: I am thrilled about it. What really made it possible was that after jumping space to space and opportunity to run a theatre came up and we jumped on it. It was a 50 seat midtown theatre which we subsequently named The Michel Weller Theatre. Having our own space gave us the opportunity to research and develop plays and work on them for a while before putting them up in front of an audience. The space also acted as an extra revenue source, allowing us to put more money towards productions. In 2008, the landlord decided that it no longer wanted theatres in the building and did not renew our lease. For us it was devastating, it was a loss of revenue, rehearsal space, and a place for us and other theatre companies to play and try to get plays off the ground. That's what I miss the most. The opportunities we gave to other theatre companies in our space. LC: Is the loss of the space one of the reasons why Broken Watch has been quiet lately? DD: It is THE reason why we have been quiet. But, it made us, as a theater company; reevaluate what we want to do and how we want to do it. We were able to rebuild our Board of Directors that includes Michael Weller and Christopher Kyle and casting guru Stephanie Klapper and others. We also put more focus on our mission of helping develop new plays by underserved/undervalued playwrights. Very soon we will be announcing a new project we have been developing for the past two years that does just that in a big way. LC: Sounds interesting, can you tell me more about it? DD: Not yet, but when we are ready to announce you will the first person we call. LC: Thanks, what do you have coming up next? DD: This December we are producing two one acts by Michael Weller in an evening that we are calling Sex Good, Money Bad. It's going to be a fun. It's a down and dirty two week run at The Workshop Theatre on West 36th Street, we are nomads once again. We are putting our cast together and I will direct one and Tony Speciale is directing the other. Our Board and I am very excited about this project. LC: That is great to hear about the new show, I cannot wait to see it. DD: Can't wait to see you there, and thanks for taking to time to do a follow up with Broken Watch Theatre, 10 years later. We're excited to be back and are hoping our audience is ready for the ride. This show is going to be great. Two premiere's of Weller one acts…does it get any better that that? Check out Broken Watch Theatre's upcoming production Good Sex, Bad Money, two one-acts by Michael Weller; Now There's Just the Three of Us directed by Tony Speciale and Rules for Writing Play directed by Drew DeCorleto. The production will take place December 8 - 18, 2011 at The Workshop Theatre (312 W. 36th Street). For more information visit www.BrokenWatch.org BROKEN WATCH THEATRE COMPANY'S MISSION: Broken Watch Theatre Company is dedicated to developing new works by playwrights that are undervalued/underserved/undiscovered and ultimately acting as a springboard to gain these pieces and playwrights exposure to the wider off-Broadway and regional theatre communities. BROKEN WATCH THEATRE COMPANY'S PRODUCTION HISTORY: Boys' Life by Howard Korder - (Producers Club 2, 2001) Split by Michael Weller (Lion Theatre, Theatre Row, 2002) American Storage by Edward Allen Backer (Lion Theater, Theater Row, 2003) The Kidney by Hunt Holman (The Michael Weller Theatre, 2004) The Safety Net by Christopher Kyle (The Michael Weller Theatre, 2005) A Broken Christmas Carol by James Christy, J. Holtham, Kendra Levin (The Michael Weller Theatre, 2005) Never Tell by James Christy (The Michael Weller Theatre, 2006) Dibble Does Christmas in New York by Jerry Robbins (The Michael Weller Theatre, 2006) Two Thirds Home by Padraic Lillis (The Michael Weller Theatre, 2007) The Framer by Edward Allan Baker (The Michael Weller Theatre, 2008) Good Sex, Bad Money by Michael Weller (The Workshop Theatre, 2011) CLOCKWORKS A STAGED READING SERIES Rich Girl by Victoria Stewart, Directed by Thomas Kail (January 27, 2010) Honey Brown Eyes by Stefanie Zadravec, Directed by Martha Banta (January 20, 2010) Look, we are breathing by Laura Jacqmin, Directed by Michael Sexton (January 19, 2010) *The Framer by Edward Allan Baker, Directed by Drew DeCorleto (March 15, 2007) Put Them Away by James Christy, Directed by Padraic Lillis (March 1, 2007) Angels of the Half-Moon by Douglas Young, Directed by Victoria Chatfield (January 9, 2007) *Two Thirds Home by Padraic Lillis, Directed by Elizabeth Canavan (November 7th, 2006) I Had to Kill Her by Cynthia Kraman, Directed by Stephen Brumble, Jr. (October 25th, 2006) She Talks to Rainbows by Michael Puzzo, Directed by Padraic Lillis (June 19, 2006) Quarter Life by Sam Foreman, Directed by Drew DeCorleto (June 26, 2005) Pluto's Listening by David Parr, Directed by Leo Lauer (June 19, 2005) The Good Red Road by Robert Vaughan, Directed by Austin Pendleton (June 13, 2005) Splendid by J. Holtham, Directed by Stephen Brumble, Jr. (June 5, 2005) Thirty Ghosts by Robert Lewis Vaughan, Directed by Drew DeCorleto (March 14, 2005) *The Safety Net by Christopher Kyle, Directed by Drew DeCorleto (March 28, 2004) *The Kidney by Hunt Holman, Directed by Drew DeCorleto (April 14, 2003) *became Broken Watch main stage productions |
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