Jack & the Beanstalk  
Dec 6 - 23, 2017
ALL AGES WELCOME

This holiday season, please help us create this radical, joyful, uproarious family spectacle promoting equality in all forms.  Written by disabled actor & writer Mat Fraser and directed by legendary feminist performer Julie Atlas Muz, Jack & the Beanstalk will bring the Lower East Side together with buckets of laughter and joy!  By making a tax deductable contribution to this show, you will actively make a real difference in your local community.

This production is produced by ONEOFUS, a company whose mission is to create disability-inclusive, feminist, and multi-cultural artwork.  We will celebrate the sentiment of Mr. Rogers when he said, “Today is special because you are here. There’s no one else like you, and we like you just the way you are.”  Every child, especially the “different” ones need to feel this sentiment – during the holiday season, and especially under this current administration.  In an increasingly divided society, we want to bring that Mr. Rogers's feeling back for the whole family and to encourage that sense of belonging for our entire community, to enhance society - in a fun way that sends everyone home laughing!  When you walk out the theater doors, you will have a smile on your face, a full heart, and the motivation to make the world a better place – starting with the space right outside your front door!

Please help us create this celebration of freedom, inclusivity, and community this holiday season by making a tax deductable contribution to ONEOFUS.

This is a monumental project for us and everyone will be paid an honorarium.  To give you an idea of our expenses we have a cast of 22 talented performers.  The performer honorariums for only the principal actors is $25,000.  The honorariums for the creative team add up to $16,500 and the production costs which include 6 scene changes and 3 costume changes per performer add up to $15,000.  Everyone needs a microphone, which is also expensive so, we need your help!

About the Lead Artists:
Mat Fraser (writer & drummer) is best known for his role as Paul the Illustrated Seal in “American Horror Story: Freak Show," and is a legendary sideshow artist who's worked in Coney Island's sideshow since 2000. He is a seasoned stage actor, having recently played the title role in RICHARD III in the UK, and look out for him in Peter Farrelly’s new TV comedy this fall, “Loudermilk."  Mat is also a well known drummer (he played with Coldplay in the 2012 Paralympics Opening Ceremony) and is a keen disability advocate. 

Julie Atlas Muz (director), one of the most acclaimed, legendary, and prolific conceptual performers in New York, is a multi-laureate: a Whitney Biennial Artist, Lambent Fellow, a Franklin Furnace Artist to name a few. Deemed “Royalty of Burlesque” by the New York Times, winning both Miss Exotic World and Miss Coney Island 2006, Julie has appeared on the large and small screens, including the Cannes-Award-winning film, TOURNEE.

Returning to Abrons Arts Center after their critically acclaimed hit show, Beauty and the Beast, in 2014, Mat and Julie are thrilled to be making their first family friendly, community-oriented show, Jack & the Beanstalk.

The Cast of Jack & the Beanstalk features 16 well known, as well as up and coming performers: Dirty Martini, Hawthorne Albatross, Michael Lynch, Matt Roper, Jenni Gil, David Ilku, Nina Duryea, Sarah Folkins, Ekaterina Sknarina, Jonathan Rodriguez, Poison Ivory, Allison Jane, Mikey Giordano, Lute Breuer, Rachael Wickham Shane, & Kate Brehm; as well as a chorus of 6 children: Belle Breuer, Annabel Cole, Oliver Medlin, Dylan Cox, Briseis Mendez, & Nate Maxwell.

The Creative & Production team is: Julie A Muz (Director), Mat Fraser (Writer & Drummer), Michelle Stern (Associate Producer), Neelam Vaswani (Production Design), Debs Quinn (Costume Designer), Azael Acosta (Costume Assistant), Steven Hammel (Scenic), Jon Harper (Lights), Meghan Kelleher (Music Director), Randy Luna (Choreographer), Kristina Auten (Stage Manager), Laura Vogel (Digital Marketing), Jen Gapay (Sales Manager), David Savoy (Administration), Basil Twist (Puppet Consultant), Leonel Valle (Beanstalk Designer). & Michael Inge (Vocal Coach).

ONEOFUS is Julie Atlas Muz and Mat Fraser.  We live just down the road and are integrated members of the Abrons Arts Center Community.  Let’s celebrate surviving 2017 together with this all ages holiday spectacular, Jack & the Beanstalk!

ONEOFUS is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of ONEOFUS must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.