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2007 ACME Actor and Instructor News

[8.11.07]
The short film "The Strange Case of Marie France" starring Robert Cucuzza and directed by Till Neumann (cinematographer: The Invincible Ecksteins) wins second place in the Providence Film Festival, a part of the Rhode Island International Film Festival.

[8.8.07]
The List, Scotland's equivalent to TimeOut NY, gives four stars and a rave review to "A Glance at New York," the Axis Company production featuring ACME actors Regina Betancourt and Britt Genelin at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival.

[8.1.07]
Emily Alpren begins training at the prestigious Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University.

[8.1.07]
The New York premiere of "Charlie," a feature film starring D.J. Mendel and featuring Emily Alpren, Maria Buttazzoni, Robert Cucuzza and Britt Genelin in supporting roles.

[7.26.07]
Ella Bole plays a role in Tuesday Clouds at The Producer's Club in New York City.

[7.9.07]
Emily Alpren appears in the premiere episode of the ESPN miniseries "The Bronx is Burning."

[7.1.07]
The premiere of ACME's latest Film Lab production, "Wake Up and Waltz," sells out.

[6.30.07]
Patrick Daly performs regularly as part of the resident improv ensemble at the Magnet Theater.

[6.25.07]
Robert Cucuzza returns from Vienna and Lisbon where he played in Elevator Repair Service's "Gatz."

[6.9.07]
The short film "The Strange Case of Marie France" starring Robert Cucuzza and directed by Till Neumann (cinematographer: The Invincible Ecksteins) wins the Audience Award for Best Short at the Newport International Film Festival.

[5.8.07]
Hal Hartley's latest film Fay Grim, featuring instructor DJ Mendel, opens in theaters.

[5.1.07]
Emily Alpren plays a role in Barry Levinson's film What Just Happened?, starring Robert DeNiro and Catharine Keener.

[4.25.07]
Actors Britt Genelin and Regina Betancourt are cast in Axis Company's touring production of "A Glance at New York," playing in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

[4.24.07]
DJ Mendel directs Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party" at Pace University.

[3.17.07]
"Confidence, Women!" — ACME's inaugural theatrical production — closes it's successful three-week run, receiving coverage and praise in The New York Times, TimeOut NY and the Daily News.

[3.1.07]
"Charlie" — a feature film written and directed by Salvatore Interlandi, starring director DJ Mendel and featuring director Robert Cucuzza and actors Britt Genelin and Maria Buttazzoni — premieres at the 2007 Method Fest.

[1.19.07]
Hal Hartley's film "Fay Grim" — featuring director DJ Mendel — has it's U.S. premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

[1.17.07]
Actor Patrick Daly performs improv at the Fun Dip Variety Hour at Magnetic Fields.

[1.2.07]
Actor Emily Alpren performs in the play "Widows of Troy" at The Syrup Room.

2006 ACME Actor and Instructor News

[12.18.06]
Director Robert Cucuzza returns from a three-city Norway tour where he played Tom Buchanan in Elevator Repair Service's "Gatz".

[10.10.06]
Actor Kelsey Bacon makes an appearance on "Law and Order."

[10.10.06]
Actor Emily Alpren plays the role of Rosemary Keenan in the ESPN original miniseries "The Bronx is Burning."

[8.20.06]
Director Robert Cucuzza returned from Zurich, Switzerland where he played Tom Buchanan in Elevator Repair Service's "Gatz" in the Zürcher Theater Spektakelin.

[8.14.06]
Director Robert Cucuzza played the lead role in the short film "The Strange Case of Marie France," written by Vin Fraioli and directed by Till Neumann.

[8.10.06]
Actor Regina Betancourt made an appearance on "Law and Order".

[8.8.06]
Hal Hartley's new film "Fay Grim," featuring ACME Director DJ Mendel in the role of Father Lang, will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

[8.5.06]
The first round of screenings of "Hesitation" and "The Invincible Ecksteins" -- the inaugural films of the ACME film labs -- are complete and received with tremendous audience response.

[8.4.06]
Actor Patrick Daly completed three levels of improvisation at Magnet Theatre and will soon be performing there in Long Form Improvisation shows.

[8.1.06]
Actor Graham York beat out nearly 500 applicants and was accepted into London's presitigious East 15 Acting School.

[7.26.06]
An article appeared in Sunday Arts & Leisure of the New York Times about Elevator Repair Service's production of "Gatz", in which Director Robert Cucuzza plays the role of Tom Buchanan.

[6.19.06]
Director Robert Cucuzza returned from the Holland Festival in Amsterdam, where he played the role of Tom Buchanan in Elevator Repair Service's production of "Gatz."

[5.2.06]
Director DJ Mendel plays the role of Rash in The Keen Company's production of "In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer," directed by Carl Forsman.

[5.28.06]
Director Robert Cucuzza returns from the Kunsten Festival des Arts in Brussels where he played the role of Tom Buchanan in the world premiere of Elevator Repair Service's production of "Gatz."

[5.2.06]
Director DJ Mendel directs the world premiere of Rosanne Cash's "Black Cadillac in Concert" at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn. Subsequent tour dates can be found here.