PR/Media Week in Review 12-14-2008
December 13, 2008 by Mark Rose
Filed under News, PR Blog Practices, PR Practices, PR Week in Review, blogging
It was the week of the swindler, the thief, the profane, double-dealing Governor, the blood sport of Illinois politics and the sociopathic Wall Street money manager. Marc S. Dreier, “one of New York’s most accomplished lawyers, brazenly swindled some of the city’s savviest investors,” (NYTimes), while Bernard Madoff was perpetrating the largest fraud ever (Wall Street Journal), $50 billion, making Dreier’s $100 million damage seem like chicken feed, while Blago Blagojevich was peddling Senate seats on the open market like bogus flat screen TVs (Washington Post).
It was a week to celebrate unrepentant greed and corruption as the tightening vise of a deep recession forces dark dealings to the light of public scrutiny. As U.S. auto makers and the unions will attest - this is a great climate for crisis communications.
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The Drama of Public Relations continues through the week with performances of WHITE NOISE to December 22 at H-B Playwrights Theatre in New York City. Performances for the “Waiting Room” series of 10-minute plays are free. Comment by Karasma: PR and cruising on the traitorous sea meet in a therapist’s office…PERFECT!
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The Drama of Public Relations
Joe (played by Andrea Modica, below right) is a stressed out VP at a New York PR agency. Melanie (played by Ella Jane New, left) is a stressed out marketing exec launching a new cruise liner. A chance encounter in the waiting room a therapist’s office leads to impromptu venting, a connection and a negotiation - proving that in New York your life can radically change in less than 10 minutes.
Joe and Melanie are working out their agita on stage for 8 performances, starting next Thursday, December 11, at H-B Playwright’s Theatre, 124 Bank Street, NYC, next to H-B Studios. Directions here.
Details:
WHITE NOISE, a new 10 minute play by Mark Rose
Directed by: Karen Azenberg
Joe: Andrea Modica
Melanie: Ella Jane New
WHITE NOISE is performed with 12 other 10-minute plays in Evening B in “The Waiting Room Plays” presented by H-B Playwrights Foundation, Donna de Matteo, Executive Director.
Schedule of Performances, Evening B:
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Thursday, December 11, 8 PM
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Saturday, December 13, 8PM
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Sunday, December 14, 3PM
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Wednesday, December 17, 8PM
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Friday, December 19, 8PM
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Saturday, December 20, 3PM
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Sunday, December 21, 8PM
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Monday, December 22, 8PM
H-B Playwright’s Theatre is at 124 Bank Street, between Greenwich and Washington Streets, next to H-B Studios, in the West Village.
No admission charge. Call 212-989-7856 for reservations, Mon. – Fri., 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM. Reservations must be picked up 15 minutes before curtain. Limit two (2) tickets per request. You can also request tickets for “Evening A” performances.
THE WAITING ROOM PLAYS: Marlene Mancini, Managing Director, Giovanni Villari, Technical Director, Tara Webb, Office Manager. The HB Theatre is committed to supporting the long-term development of original productions. “I worked closely with Herbert (Berghof) for a number of years at the Playwrights Foundation. He directed many of my plays there and produced a number of others. He gave me a home and rekindled my faith in theatre.” Horton Foote – 1990
