Dunamis Theatre and The Center Present: Death Defying Acts by David Mamet, Elaine May, and Woody Allen. For Immediate Release-Sept.11,2019 Akron, Ohio. The Center for Art, Music, and Performance are pleased to host Dunamis Theatre’s production of the dark comedy Death Defying Acts. This hysterical night will entertain audiences in three one act plays over the course of one evening. Death Defying Acts will showcase the plays The Interview by David Mamet, Hotline by Elaine May, and Central Park West by Woody Allen. All three of these wonderful plays were directed by Chris Bizub. Death Defying Acts opens on September 13th and runs September 14th, 20th, and 21st. The Center is located at 118 W. Market St. in Akron, Ohio 44308 and will be the venue for all of the performances. The cast includes Mia Radabaugh, Dylan Gregory, Amy Balsinger, Casey McCann, and Rebecca Semancik. Tickets for the shows are only $15 at the door and online at dunamistheatreboxoffice.ticketleap.com/death-defying-acts/ About the director: This is a special production for Chris having directed a production of Hotline several years ago at Broadview Heights Spotlights Community Theater. It was nice to revisit this piece and it’s consistently relevant messaging as well as getting the opportunity to work pieces by two powerhouse playwrights like David Mamet and Woody Allen. When Chris is not spending all his spare time directing, he lives with his lovely wife Brittany and their two cats in Wickliffe. Chris’ has a Masters in Arts Administration from the University of Akron as well as a Bachelors’ in Theatre from Baldwin Wallace College. He currently works as a Registration Assistant at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and as a Ticketing Concierge at Playhouse Square, but he spends the majority of his spare time acting and directing in the Cleveland/Akron area. Some of his recent directing credits include Lend me a Tenor at Cassidy Theatre, War of the Worlds and The Dining Room at Bay Village Community Theatre, Exit the Body at East Cleveland Theater, Almost, Maine and Wait Until Dark at Broadview Heights Spotlights Community Theatre, Driving Miss Daisy, The Odd Couple, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] and Play On! at Strongsville Community Theater, A Christmas Carol at Geauga Lyric Theater Guild, Panache at Clague Playhouse, and As You Like It at Rubber City Shakespeare Company. We have an amazing group of actors in this show and it has been an honor working with all of them About Dunamis Theatre: Dunamis Theatre is an alternative performance company with a priority to both cultivating new works and presenting published works in experimental form and or challenging in content. Our intent is to provide a theatrical experience through all genres of theatre focusing on high quality productions.. The mission of Dunamis Theatre is to inspire, challenge, entertain, educate, and empower artists and audiences of all ages by igniting the spark within our own internal dynamite; provoking examination of our contemporary world. -- *Nici Romo* Managing Artistic Director Dunamis Theatre