What the *&#^ is this show?
Um, excuse me, language. An irreverent send-up of life as a twenty-something in New York, OFF is a brand new web comedy that follows young actors as they navigate the eccentric off-off-off Broadway theater scene while trying to keep a straight face.
It’s been a year since graduating college and moving to “The Big Apple,” and things aren’t looking up for Ted Sandoval. Despite his best friend Alex’s objections, Ted has all but decided to abandon his dreams of acting for just about anything else. But when a “visionary” young director offers him a small part in a Twilight-infused production of Romeo and Juliet, it seems like his luck is about to change.
Season 1 consists of six episodes that follow Ted, Alex, and the cast and crew of Romeo and Juliet as they act their way through the piss-stained streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the bridges in between.
Who the !@&# are you people?
You kiss your mother with that mouth? Here's who's who on the creative team:
Charlie Polinger (director) is a New York City-based filmmaker and theater director who has been described as "a wunderkind" by the New York Times. After graduating from Yale in 2013, he directed his first feature film, Muckland, starring Will Brill and Alice Ripley. He has directed a diverse range of projects including narrative shorts, music videos, straight plays, and musicals. He recently directed the folk-rock musical Independents (New York Times Critics' Pick, Huffington Post Best Shows of 2012).
Keith Rubin (writer) is a New York City-based actor, writer, improviser, and musician. He holds a degree in Theater from Yale, where he starred in over a dozen productions and co-wrote the book and lyrics for an original musical mounted during his senior year. Since moving to New York has co-created and performed in a number of original pieces, including 1927 (ArsNova), Pericles (BareBones), and Ms. Bovary (Access Theater). He has also appeared in numerous film, TV, and web projects, including the Comedy Central pilot finalist Life Sucks. Keith performs improv regularly at the PIT, and his work has been described by the Huffington Post as "hilarious." Look for his debut EP This Might Take A While to drop this fall! www.keithmrubin.com
Tom Sanchez (writer) is a recent graduate of Yale University and was a member of the Yale Dramatic Association and the Yale Exit Players, Yale's oldest improv comedy group. He was recently seen in Independents (2012 Fringe Festival Best Overall Production, New York Times Critics Pick) where he was described by the New York Times as "effortlessly hilarious." He is a member of the Less Than Rent theater company. Credits with Less Than Rent include: Desire: A Varsouviana and Words, Razors, and the Wounded Heart. University Credits: The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Bunkerville: A Post-Apocalyptic Musical, What The Butler Saw, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
Brennan Caldwell (writer) is an actor, writer and New York transplant from Kansas City, MO. He is a recent graduate of Yale University, where his work included Amadeus (Mozart), Sweeney Todd (Todd) and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Hedwig, Jonathan Edwards Arts Prize). Brennan also appeared on NBC’s The Sing-Off, where his performance was described by judge Ben Folds as “cannot be unseen.” NY/Regional Theater: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Playhouse on Park), Urinetown (Theatre Raleigh), Shrek the Halls (reading, Dreamworks), Zelda (reading, NYMF), Eudaemonia (Paradise Factory), A Christmas Carol (Variations Theatre Group). Film: College Musical: The Movie. New Media: Twenty Five, RomDotCom. www.brennancaldwell.com