Fully Committed, a comedy by Becky Mode, tells the story of Sam, an out-of-work actor working as a receptionist for New York's hottest and trendiest restaurant. As the phones ring off the hook, Sam juggles New York's most eccentric personalities with hysterical results. Sam must tangle with Mafia bosses, Wall Street tycoons, rich old ladies and supermodels, as well as an irritable kitchen staff and the egomaniacal chef. Four actors portray the 25 characters who call in, making the show a chaotic roller coaster ride.
Performances will be held in the Black Box Theatre of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts beginning Friday, March 8, at 4:30 p.m. Performances continue Saturday, March 9, and Sunday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets -- $2 in advance, $3 at the door -- can be purchased at the box office, Monday through Friday, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. or at the door one hour before performance. Call 254-ARTS for tickets.
Fully Committed features the talents of Craig Divino '04 in the part of Sam, with all other characters played by Megan Auster-Rosen '02, Tim Flood '03, Greg Roman '05 and Kristina Watkins '03. The play is directed by Daniel Fischer '02.
Four times a year, the Black Box Series offers students valuable opportunities to assume commanding directing, design and acting roles in small-budget projects. The series allows the Cornell Department of Theatre, Film and Dance to feature its finest young talent in an experimental environment and is made possible through the generosity of Cornell alumni Leah Shampanier Gould and Harold Gould.
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