Mark Torres* and Michael Gnat* (photo by Bob Johnson)

Mark Torres*, Donna Lee Michaels*, and Matthew Tyler Horn* (photo by Bob Johnson)

Thanks for all the messages of support and best wishes for our Actors’ Equity Approved production of Caldwell’s Bomb in the 2016 Venus/Adonis Festival. According to the organizers, this is now the second largest playwright-centered festival in the country. It certainly drew a large number of strong, well-acted plays this year, so we’re proud that we were invited back to New York City as one of the finalists. No production garnered more than the four nominations we received: Best Play, Best Director (Gerald vanHeerden) and two best actor nominations (Michael Gnat* and Matthew Tyler Horn*).

This was a wonderful experience. We enjoyed every minute of the festival and made a host of new friends and contacts in New York City. While we didn’t come away with the top prize, we had a very good run!

Thanks again for all the good vibes of support!

*These Actors appeared courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

Photo by Bob Johnson. Pictured: Mark Torres*, Donna Lee Michaels*, Matthew Tyler Horn*

We just learned that the Equity Approved Showcase production of Caldwell’s Bomb has been nominated in the BEST PLAY category at the 2016 Venus/Adonis Theater Festival! Our director,Gerald vanHeerden, is a nominee in the BEST DIRECTOR category, and both Michael Gnat* (JIMBO JOLLEY) and Matthew Tyler Horn*(CALDWELL DUCEY) have been nominated in the BEST ACTOR category. Some of you may know Tyler Horn. He earned a graduate degree at UMKC. We have an encore performance on Wednesday, March 9 at 6PM at New York City’s  Hudson Guild Theatre.

*These actors are appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

Here’s what Broadway World has to say: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CALDWELLs-BOMB-to-Encore-as-Finalist-in-2016-VenusAdonis-Theater-Festival-20160307