PLAYS

Sugarbaby
by Frank Cwiklik

Frank Cwiklik is now in his second decade of pumping out loud, excessive, almost entirely pointless theater in various NYC venues, despite the pleas and entreaties of audiences and critics, and in defiance of several court orders and federal regulations. With his needlessly gargantuan theater company, the roundly despised DMTheatrics, he has produced and/or directed over thirty shows since 1999, and has worked as an actor and designer for dozens of shows for other defenseless entities in that time.

His best-known works include the influential S&M futuristic fantasia Bitch Macbeth (whose recent third appearance at Williamsburg’s Brick theater smashed box office records and earned a 4-star review in Time Out New York); the controversial political satire Sugarbaby! (published in the 2004 NYTE Plays and Playwrights Collection, and soon to be available on Amazon.com); the smash-hit Vegas version of Antony and Cleopatra (winner 2003 OOBR Award for Outstanding Production); an infamous series of Ed Wood adaptations which played to sellout crowds at the legendary Todo Con Nada, as well as the Red Room, the Brick, and the St. Marks Studio Theater; and countless more. Recently, he produced and directed the world theatrical premiere of the viral phenomenon Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, which broke indie NYC theater attendance records and attracted audiences from as far away as Sweden and the U.K; and the stage adaptation of Plan Nine From Outer Space, which the New York Times called "just about perfect", which proves their standards have slipped precipitously. His most recent work, Bible and Wine, played at the Kraine Theatre in February of 2011, and featured two new tracks from orchestral pop pioneer Eric Matthews. Cwiklik's immersive, eccentric, aggressive directorial style has earned him praise from the Village Voice, the New York Times, Time Out New York, NYTheatre.com, Backstage, and Stage Press Weekly, and has influenced many directors working both on and off Broadway.

Cwiklik is also the founder and artistic director of the American Shakespeare Factory, an ongoing project which is presenting a brash and uniquely populist view on the works of the greatest playwright of the English language. The recent ASF production of Taming of the Shrew played to rave reviews, and upcoming projects include Coriolanus, As You Like It, and a podcast series adapting the complete Shakespearian histories as serial radio dramas. His original work, God's Comic, a fantasia based on the history of silent movie comedies, is planned for a 2013 premiere.

Website: www.dm-theatrics.com

Contact Info: frank@dm-theatrics.com