Monday, February 22, 2010

Meet our Playwright!


Playwright Dan Rosen (center) with David Anthony & Akia




Monday, February 8, 2010

Special Guest Tomorrow

I'm so excited, we recently got word that Dan Rosen, the screenwriter and our playwright is coming to our launch party tomorrow night.

I've had the pleasure of talking with Dan online and over the phone, but we're on opposite coasts, so the idea of getting to meet him in person is pretty thrilling.
I've loved the movie for such a long time and this whole project seems pretty unreal.

Now i just need to figure out what I'm going to wear!
I'm gonna wear dancing shoes that's for sure!

Friday, February 5, 2010

Party with us on Tuesday

9TH SEASON KICK OFF PARTY & MAIN STAGE PRODUCTION ANNOUNCED
Please join us on Tuesday February 9th for our Season 9 Kick Off Party!

Meet our Ensemble & Guest Artists and watch the movie we'll be bringing to the Stage this spring!Hang with the Cast & Crew of New York City's Theatrical Premiere of THE LAST SUPPER, for Food, Drinks and Film!

and NOPE, Its not THAT "Last Supper" !

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9TH
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Film Rolls at 8PM

$5 admission
Does not include a 2 drink or food minimum
Full Bar, Appetizer Menu
Admission Includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win opening night tickets!!!!

AT: Sweet Carolines 322 W. 45th Street (btwn 8th & 9th Aves)

Reservations highly recommended
email reservations@risingsunnyc.com to reserve your seat!!

Enjoy a projection screen viewing of The Last Supper while relaxing with food and drink in a way more comfortable atmosphere than a movie theater!

THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
Eat... drink... and be buried.......
A project that we've had our hearts set on for over 5 years is FINALLY a reality!!
We are over the moon to announce our 2010 Mainstage Production!!!

RSP in association with Horse TRADE will be presenting the New York City theatrical premiere of Major Motion Picture "The Last Supper" by Dan Rosen.

A group of five grad student roommates fall into a descent that leads to murder after an accidental meeting causes an unfortunate "incident"....

Written by Dan Rosen
Directed by Akia
Stage Manager: Alexandra Duerr
Production Manager: Lindsay Beecher
Assistant Directors: Tiffany Hogan, Kelly Hawkes
Media Direction: Matthew Kreiner
Original Music by Christopher Bowen

Here's the Cast of "The Last Supper": James Liebman, Barry Kennedy, Jeff Ronan, Lindsay Beecher, Becky Sterling, Matt Riker, Erik Gullberg, Michael McManus, April E. Bennett, Alexia Tate, Ben Friesen, Jessica Ritacco, Michael Bernardi, J.L. Reed, David Anthony, Anastasia D. Peterson, Niki Howard, Joe Beaudin, Larry Guttman, Susan Burns, Leal Vona, Christopher Enright, & Patrick J. Egan

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

New Dinner Recipe!

Hey Everyone,

In light of our Sunday Night dinners, I have been looking up some new (and delicious!) vegan recipes for my 4 roommates and our guests. These dinners are about looking into the future and we host them for the purposes of intellectual discussion, so I figured we should try some new, non-traditional meals as well! Below I've copied a recipe for Vegan Pad Thai - I'm really excited to try it. We may have to double the recipe since it only serves 4-5 ppl. On the upside, the recipe doesn't call for any tomatoes (if you saw our garden, you'd understand). I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hope the group likes it! ....

Traditional Pad Thai

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

1 pound wide rice noodles, cooked according to package directions

Sauce:
1/2 hot water
1 tablespoon tamarind paste
5 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
5 tablespoons brown sugar

"Egg" garnish:
1 pound tofu
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 teaspoon tumeric
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast

1 package vegan chick'n (your choice)
1 lime, cut into wedges
1 bunch cilantro, cleaned and chopped
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1/2 cup green onion, chopped
oil for frying

Directions:

1) Start the noodles. While they are cooking, heat the water for the pad thai sauce. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and set aside.

2) In a bowl, combine tofu, seasoning salt, tumeric and nutritional yeast and cook on medium high until heated well through. In a wok, fry your vegan chick'n product until crisp on all sides.

3) When the noodles are soft, toss them in the wok with your vegan chick'n and add the sauce. After stir frying that for about 5 minutes, add the tofu scrambler to the wok and mix through.

To each serving, add the juice of 1 lime wedge, a sprinkle of cilantro, a small handful of peanuts, and a bit of green onions. You can also provide Asian spicy sauce such as Sirracha on the side.

Enjoy this amazing combination of flavors and textures that are true to traditional pad thai, you will love it!!

Source of recipe: I modified the sauce recipe and made up the ingredients for the dish.

Makes: 4 to 5 servings, Preparation time: 10 minutes, Cooking time: 10 minutes