BUSTED

@ 5^th Anniversary Capital Fringe Festival

"What happens when you mix inspiration, desperation and a deadline?"

About BUSTED

When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. When you're a laid-off theatre geek, you write plays. In spite of divorce, kids, job hunting, Internet social media and other modern age distractions, Joan struggles for her artistic self-expression. When procrastination threatens her creativity, sanity and script, Joan's life takes a sudden, comic twist.

BUSTED is an original one-act snapshot of life in our modern world, with a cast of four women, two men and one laptop. This comedy was inspired in part by the real life experiences of its playwright, Betsy Marks Delaney, O²B²'s founder and Artistic Director.

Our cast of six includes Rachel Duda as Joan and Jessie Dulaney as Sprite, Joshua Dixon, Sharisse Jackson, Jocelyn Jill Meyer and Kofi Owusu, playing an ensemble of characters from Joan's imagination, work connections and more.

Reserve your PRESS comp tickets (up to two per reviewer) for July 8 at 6pm and July 10 at 6pm (or for another performance as needed) by sending email to info@o2b2.org or calling 301-922-1865. A limited number of comp tickets are available for these performances.

What:

BUSTED: A one-act play by Betsy Marks Delaney

Who:

OutOftheBlackBox Theatre Company (O²B²)

Where:

Venue:

Warehouse

1019 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

(across from the DC Convention Center)

By Metro:

» MT. VERNON SQ. (Green/Yellow Lines): 1 Block south on 7th St.
» GALLERY PLACE – Chinatown Exit (Red/Green/Yellow Lines): 4 Blocks north on 7th St.

Parking:

Availability of street parking depends on events in the neighborhood, especially at the Convention Center. If you can't find street parking, there are several surface lots that cater to Convention Center attendees, plus an underground parking lot in the office building south of us on 7th St. - between I St. and Mass Ave.

When:

Thursday July 8 @ 6pm
Saturday July 10 @ 6pm
Wednesday July 14 @ 8pm
Saturday July 17 @ 3pm
Tuesday July 20 @ 10:15pm
Wednesday July 21 @ 6pm

Tickets:

Tickets cost: $15

Purchase:

Online: CapitalFringe.org

By Phone: 866-811-4111 (June 21–July 25, 2010 Mon–Fri, 9am–9pm, Sat–Sun, 10am–6pm.)

At Fringe Box Office: FORT FRINGE - 607 New York Avenue, NW

Pre-Fringe: July 6–7, 2010 - 12pm–6pm.

During Fringe: July 8–25, 2010 / Tues–Thu, 12pm–11pm / Fri–Sun, 10am–11pm.

Tickets can also be purchased at the door one hour prior to show time, subject to availability. We advise you to take public transportation or ride a bike and always plan ahead!

BUSTED Publicist:

Betsy Marks Delaney, c: 301-922-1865, info@o2b2.org

Fringe Festival Publicists:

Laura Gross, 202-265-5383, c: 202-255-2054, laura@capitalfringe.org

Abbey Franke, 202-362-1444 c: 202-251-4637, abbey@capitalfringe.org

About OutOftheBlackBox Theatre Company

O²B² gives our artists the freedom to experiment with theatre in all its aspects, from acting and directing to technical and administration and everything in between. Founded in 2004, O²B² is a non-profit 501(c)(3) theatre company performing in and around the greater Washington, DC/Baltimore, MD area.

About Capital Fringe

Capital Fringe is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in the summer of 2005 with the purpose of infusing energy into performing arts in the Washington, DC region through our yearly Fringe Festival and year-round Fringe Training Factory. Our mission is to connect exploratory artists with adventurous audiences by obtaining and creating outlets and spaces for creative, cutting-edge, and contemporary performance in the District. Capital Fringe encourages artists to express and develop their talents and artistic visions without barriers.

Capital Fringe is supported by the Government of the District of Columbia, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the Meyer Foundation, Dreyfus Foundation, PEPCO Holdings, MARPAT, Washington Post Company, Philip L. Graham Fund, The Downtown DC Business Improvement District, as well as invaluable support from our Fringe Family of Donors.

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