[NEohioPAL] Fourth Wall Productions Trailer of "The Bank Guards"

[Carli Miluk]

FOURTH WALL PRODUCTIONS RELEASES THE BANK GUARDS TRAILER
MOTION PICTURE-ESQUE PUBLICITY TRAILER ON MYSPACE/YOUTUBE
 
(May, 2008)  When Fourth Wall Productions first formed in 2004, they knew that in order to get a younger audience into plays (that even the theatre world never heard of) they were going to have to advertise in a different way.  It wasn’t until their 2007 Spring show, All the Way From China by Barry Levey that Fourth Wall finally got the necessary means to begin filming “movie-like” trailers for their shows.
 
You can watch the trailer for Matthew A. Sprosty’s The Bank Guards here:
 
http://www.myspace.com/fourthwallproductions
 
and, view The Bank Guards trailer and all past trailers at:
 
http://www.youtube.com/FourthWallProduction
 
 
The trailers are written by Matthew A. Sprosty.  Once written, Rebecca Cole and Justin Tatum work around rehearsals to film the trailer, and then Tatum edits the trailer for release.
 
With these trailers, we hope to curb some of the apprehension theatre-goers feel in going to see new plays.  They can now watch filmed advertisements that give the look-and-feel of the production. 
 
Matthew A. Sprosty’s The Bank Guards opens May 16th and runs until June 1st.
 
 
 
 
 
ABOUT THE BANK GUARDS
 
The Bank Guards is a drama about deceit, greed, and testosterone centering around five security guards posted at the fictional “Cleveland Federal” bank.  Desperate, and convinced, that they deserve more compensation than their twenty-seven thousand dollar paychecks to protect the wealthiest of Cleveland’s money- they decide to rob their own bank.  The Bank Guards is set the night before the robbery where they come together to finalize their plans.  Unfortunately, they’re about to realize that sometimes the best laid plans fall flat.  And, when one guard is late to show up, while another unexpected visitor arrives, they must begin to wonder why some of them seem to know more about what’s going on than others.     
 
 
ABOUT FOURTH WALL PRODUCTIONS
 
Fourth Wall Productions is one of Cleveland ’s newest theatre companies whose main goal is to engage a younger audience into the wonderful world of theatre by using unpublished / unknown plays.  The Founding Members of Fourth Wall all went to Ohio University together, and formed their company from the different departments the School of Theatre had to offer.  Putting together Ohio University and Cleveland-area talent, Fourth Wall’s goal is to continue to do a type of theatre that will connect with an audience in the 16-35 age range, yet will entertain an audience of all ages.  It’s through Fourth Wall’s introduction of theatre, and friendship with other regional theatres, that they hope to broaden theatre appreciation within the Cleveland community, and build upon Cleveland ’s theatre reputation for new works.
 
 
ABOUT THE CAST
 
RIC BARR (Lawrence) is an actor, director, improv comedian and playwright.  Mr. Barr's career in theater includes productions in California, Canada, New York, England and Ohio.  Off-Broadway Eric played “Howard Rudd” in Holy Ghosts at the Joyce Theater as a member of the original San Diego Repertory Theater Company.  Ric appeared in many Rep productions including Ah, Wilderness!, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Elephant Man, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Death of a Salesman.  Mr. Barr also played “Mike Francisco” in Breaking Legs at the La Quinta Playhouse in Palm Springs.  He last appeared in the Cleveland area thirty years ago and is very proud to be working at Fourth Wall Productions.  Mr. Barr has a B.F.A. Degree from Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio.
 
DASH COMBS (Crowe) has been performing for Fourth Wall productions since its inception and has been seen in Plans Change, Schism, Stained Glass Ugly, Malicious Bunny and Just Shy of Closure, as well as directing their season opener, Two Man Kidnapping Rule. His other Cleveland credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor for Great Lakes Theater Festival, Cabaret and Dear World, both for Kalliope Stage. He also spent nine months as an actor-teacher for Great Lakes Theater Festival and helped co-found Fourth Wall Productions. Dash received a BFA in Acting from Ohio University .
 
NATE BIGGER (Dustin) graduated from Ohio University in 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in Theater Performance.  Nate’s first Cleveland performance was the lead in Fourth Wall’s production of Matthew A. Sprosty’s Malicious Bunny in the summer of 2007.  Before that, he was seen as JM Barrie in Ohio Valley Summer Theater's production of Peter Pan and as Feste in Twelth Night.  Nate was last seen in Fourth Wall’s production of 2 Man Kidnapping Rule by Joseph Gallo.    
 
DJ HELLERMAN (Rick) graduated from Lake Erie College in 2005 with a B.A. in English and Visual Criticism. Currently he resides in Cleveland Heights , is a Gradate Student at Case Western Reserve University and works for the Progressive Art Collection. Bank Guards is DJ’s first Fourth Wall production last January.
 
MICHAEL RIFFLE (Ben) is a Lake Ridge Academy alum who graduated from the University of Rochester in New York with a Minor in Theatre.  His most recent roles were The Boys Next Door as Jack for Medina Showbizz Co., Take Me Out as Shane Mungitt for the Black Friars Theatre in Rochester ; Michael was in King Lear as Edmund, Eurydice as Orpheus, and Killer Joe as Joe Cooper for the Todd Theatre in Rochester .  He has also worked at the Broadway Theatre in Medina , OH., the Geva Theatre, the George Eastman House, and the Sterling Renaissance Festival all in Rochester , New York . 
 
BENJAMIN GATES (Trevor) is a student at Cleveland State University.  He is currently studying Theatre and Playwriting, and when he graduates he plans on moving to Chicago to further his studies.  Some of his past roles include “Sir Charles Marlow” She Stoops to Conquer at CSU, “Gary” Osama the Hero at Cleveland Public Theater, and “Goat” The Robber Bride Groom at CSU Summer Stages.
 
 
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
 
REBECCA COLE (Director) is a directing graduate of Ohio University .  She will be directing her 7th Fourth Wall Productions show. Other shows include box office hits such as All the Way from China, Schism and Malicious Bunny.  Rebecca has also directed Papa's Angels for the “Curtain’s Up” Theatre in Garrettsville, and Assistant Directed Cleveland Play House's A Christmas Story two years in a row.  While being the Resident Director for Fourth Wall Productions, Rebecca Cole is also the Co-Artistic Director.
 
CARLI TAYLOR MILUK is a company member, resident actor, and publicity manager for Fourth Wall Productions and has appeared in their productions of Just Shy of Closure (Becky), Stained Glass Ugly (Madison), and Babes In America (Betsy). She has performed locally with such companies as Great Lakes Theater Festival, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, MorrisonDance, Meg Louise Dance, Cleveland Public Theater, and the Magic Mike / Cuidado Productions magic shows.  Last April she was on a  European tour, performing for Armed Forces Entertainment as the host of a puppet show with Natural Bridges Puppet Production Company. Carli has also choreographed and taught theater / dance classes at Solon Center for the Arts, Brecksville Theater on the Square, Olmsted Performing Arts, and The Arts Academy. She also directed You Can't Take It With You and Once Upon A Mattress for Olmsted Falls High School. Carli graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a BA in Theater and Dance.
 
JUSTIN TATUM (Technical Designer) Justin Tatum is a BFA graduate from Ohio University .  He is currently in The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Around Town Performance of The Gamblers.  He wrapped shooting an independent film entitled The Path of the Wind in April, and an industrial for Ernst in Young entitled Matrix.  His regional credits include:  Seeing Red, Great Lakes Theater Festival; The Odyssey, Magical Theatre Company; Bunnicula, The Cleveland Play House; A Little Night Music, Opera Cleveland; Bug and Griller, The Bang and the Clatter Theatre Company; Cabaret, Opal, and 110 in the Shade, Kalliope Stage; All The Way From China, Plans Change, and Schism, Fourth Wall Productions; South Pacific, Our Town, Two Gentleman of Verona, and As You Like It, The Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, Massachusetts.  Aside from being a Resident Actor, Tatum is also Fourth Wall’s Co-Artistic Director.
 
MATTHEW A. SPROSTY (Playwright) graduated from Ohio University's Playwriting Program with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the Spring of 2004.  Under the head of the program Tony-nominated playwright, Charles Smith, Matthew helped initiate the Undergraduate Playwright's Ten-Minute Play Festival to showcase the writing skills of the School of Theatre's undergraduate talent.  Also, Matthew's first full length, Ganareys' 101, was one of the first school-sanctioned productions of an undergraduate playwright's full-length play in Ohio University’s history.  After that, Sprosty paired up with director Rebecca Cole again for the full length All's Fair, where on closing night- they had to turn away half the theatre-go'ers due to an already full house.  Fourth Wall Productions has produced two shows of Sprosty's (Schism, Plans Change,) and closed out their first season with Malicious Bunny which won him Special Recognition for Authorship by the Times Theatre Tribute, and Special Mention in Scene Magazine’s Christine Howey’s year end review.  Presently, Sprosty is penning three screenplays for a Los Angeles based Independent Film Production Company.  Besides being Resident Playwright, Sprosty is also Fourth Wall’s Managing Director.

 
 
THE BANK GUARDS
By: Matthew A. Sprosty
Directed By: Rebecca Cole
 
OPENING WEEKEND
Media Night   May 15th  at 8pm
Opening Night  May 16th at 8pm
Saturday Night  May 17th  at 8pm
Sunday Evening May 18th  at 5pm
 
SECOND WEEKEND
Friday Night  May 23rd  at 8pm
Saturday Night May 24th at 8pm
Sunday Evening May 25th at 5m
Monday Night  May 26th    at 7pm
 
 
CLOSING WEEKEND
Saturday Night May 31st at 8pm
Sunday Evening June 1st at 5pm
 
 
Fourth Wall Productions 

The Enterprise Center off Bratenhal, Room 221
540 East 105th St.
Cleveland , Ohio 44108
 
Prices:             General Admission        $10.00
Student I.D.                  $7.00
For Tickets in Advance: Call Rebecca Cole at (330) 283-2442 
-or- visit www.fourthwallproductions.com
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