If It Bleeds It Leads
by Sean Allison
directed by Shae D’lyn
STORY
A two time college dropout from suburbia gets a job shooting breaking television news overnight in an auctioned off cop car during two of the most violent years in the history of New York City, forcing him to to confront the American caste systems of race, money and privilege.
BIOS
Sean Allison (writer/performer): Sean is a former journalist and advertising producer turned playwright and performer. Based on the success of If It Bleeds It Leads he founded Small Potatoes Playhouse, a community theater company focusing on trauma based storytelling and original writing. Small Potatoes Playhouse hosts a writing and performance workshop for Veterans called Back From the Front Stories of Service and a monthly performance event called Storytime. He lives in Hudson, NY with his dog Gilbert.
Shae D’lyn (director): Shae D’lyn is an American actress best known for her roles as series regular Jane Deaux/Cavanaugh on the sitcom Dharma & Greg, as Cousin Vicki in the feature film Vegas Vacation, and a recurring role as Carolyn Rothstein on Boardwalk Empire. D’lyn directs theater, film, and television productions, and has founded a production company based in Los Angeles and Puerto Rico and an artists’ cooperative in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, and Toronto with over 400 members.