Theater 59E59: A Eulogy for Roman (Written and performed by Brendan George ) NYC, August 2023

 

A Eulogy for Roman

Produced by:Through The Tollbooth Co.

Written and performed by Brendan George 

Conceived and directed by Peter Charney

Meet Milo, a nervous young man who shares the stage with an urn. But things aren’t as dark as they seem. 

Milo is trying to give a eulogy for his friend Roman, but the ceremony proves unexpectedly difficult, and attendees are voluntarily enlisted to help him complete the memorial. Together, they celebrate life, confront death, and make a promise of their own.

After a sold-out run in last year's East to Edinburgh festival and a critically-acclaimed world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, A Eulogy for Roman returns to New York City for its Off Broadway debut.

"Brendan George is earnest and endearing"

"The bravest thing about A EULOGY FOR ROMAN is its embrace of kindness, resilience and community." – The New York Times

Film: THE PLOT AGAINST HARRY (U.S., 1969 Directed by Michael Roemer)

 

THE PLOT AGAINST HARRY

U.S., 1969

Directed by Michael Roemer

Starring Martin Priest, Ben Lang, Maxine Woods

Approx. 81 min. New 35mm print/New 4K restoration.

Deadpan, small-time Kosher Nostra member and ex-con Harry Plotnick (Martin Priest) is just released from prison and trying to regain his lost turf in a neighborhood turned topsy-turvy. After a chance reunion with his ex-wife and grown children, Harry is suddenly immersed in middle-class normality and goes meshugga when he gets into the catering biz with his ex-brother-in-law (Ben Lang). What follows is a world of call girls, bar mitzvahs, lingerie fashion shows, Cuban-Chinese mobsters, subway parties, Mafia barbecues, dog training classes, Congressional hearings, and hotel pajama parties. Shelved by writer/director Roemer in 1969 following a laugh-less preview, THE PLOT AGAINST HARRY emerged two decades later when he overheard a technician performing a video transfer of the film laughing hysterically. On a whim, Roemer made two 35mm prints and sent them to the New York and Toronto Film Festivals (it was a hit with audiences), before releasing theatrically to great acclaim in early 1990 as a bona fide comedy classic.