"A Therapy Session with Myself" tells the story of Alex Grayson, a young college student and aspiring writer suffering from severe social anxiety, depression and Asperger's syndrome. During the summer before his senior year, he receives a mysterious visit from "himself", a human incarnation of his inner consciousness . As they interact, Alex is forced to reflect on his own flaws and personality quirks, as well as some of the darkest and most painful memories of his adolescence, while also pondering the question of whether or not he can overcome his many inner demons, and ultimately build a brighter future for himself. A developmental staged reading at the Dramatists Guild Foundation took place on October 5th, 2017. Maney, and the cast featured Uly Fraser, Alec Bandzes, Kevin Stafford, Samantha Harris, Mitchell Hoover, Samantha Haviland, Tameisha Peterson, Joseph Jones, Jackson Cline, Bailey Shada and Rachel Schmeling. The first full production of the play premiered in January 2019 - and ran for three performances on 1/15 at 9pm, 1/16 at 6:15pm, and 1/19 at 3:30pm - at the Hudson Guild Theatre as part of the New York Theatre Festival’s 2019 NYWinterfest. This production was directed by acclaimed director and World Ocean Arts’s Stand Out Artist of 2017 Holly Payne-Strange, who previously directed Anthony J. Piccione’s innovative children’s play An Energy Tale at the 2017 Midtown International Theatre Festival, and assistant directed by Andres Gallardo Bustillo, who is known for his work as an actor in Piccione’s award-winning short drama What I Left Behind at the 2018 NYWinterfest. The production starred Nick Roy as Alex; Shane Zimmerman as “you”, the human incarnation of Alex’s inner consciousness; and Bryant Jager as “me”, Alex’s younger self who appears in flashbacks. The cast was rounded out by Emma Romeo (Kelly), Louise Heller (Kate), Tony Bozanich (Ray/Professor Collins), Travis Martin (Henry/Ensemble), Nathan Cusson (Tim/Ensemble), Aaron Algren (Philip/Ensemble), Rosie Coursey (Ensemble) and Lizzy Moreno (Ensemble). As of May 2019, the production is now running on a monthly, open-ended basis at the legendary Kraine Theater on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 2pm. The production currently stars Dan Mauro as Alex; Nicholas Capriotti as "you", the human incarnation of Alex's inner consciousness; and Nathan Cusson as "me", Alex's younger self who appears in flashbacks. The cast is rounded out by Emily Weston (Kelly), Ita Korenzecher (Kate/Ms. Appleton/Beth), Tony Bozanich (Ray/Professor Collins), Quest Washington (Henry/Ensemble), Max Berry (Tim/Ensemble), Mason Mickley (Philip/Ensemble) & Shir Kaufman (Erin/Ensemble). Click "Like" and "Follow" to receive the latest updates on the future of this project.
