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Praise for Triumph of the Underdog!

“All too authentic… keeps the laughs and giddy comic suspense coming.”
-The New York Times

“Laced with amusing geek humor and a manifest love of the genre... if you're the kind of fanboy who thinks pon farr is a funny curse word, then this show may be your Sto-vo-kor.”
-Time Out New York

“It is no small feat to command the stage for an hour and a half by one’s self, but Montgomery also manages to keep his audience drawn in throughout as well… a performance so creative, so comical, and so consistent that it can truly be called out of this world.”
-Off Off Online.com

“An exciting event that constantly forces the audience to ponder their place in the show. This is the triumph of Underdog – it plays with the fourth wall in a way that is worth the trip.”
-NY Theatre.com

“Surprisingly complex… the play works in part because of the genuineness of Howell's character, and in part because it often is funny – and, surprisingly, even a bit serious at the right times as well. Montgomery is on to something here – if you're even vaguely interested in science fiction, it might well be worth your while to sample this otherworldly lecture.”
-Curtain Up.com

“Montgomery is a charming and appealing performer.”
-Hy Reviews.com

“Just totally awesome… if you have an inner nerd, this is definitely the show for you.”
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Updated Press Release (With Photos!)

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Triumph Team is proud to present the New York Premiere of

TRIUMPH OF THE UNDERDOG

as part of the 12^th Annual New York International Fringe Festival.  

With performances August 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th. 

The New York International Fringe Festival – FringeNYC

A production of the Present Company

August 8^th-24^th

^{Tickets: $15.  For tickets visit www.FringeNYC.org}

Geeks! Dorks! Fanboys! Lend your pointed ears! Peter Howell's mind-bending lecture on the history of Science Fiction might save your life... literally.  Can the washed-up author really prevent an astronomical catastrophe threatening to annihilate the entire solar system? 

TRIUMPH OF THE UNDERDOG is a one-person show written by Mitch Montgomery and Morgan Allen.  Disillusioned Science Fiction author Peter Howell frantically speeds through the history of Science Fiction — from Mesopotamia to NASA and Star Trek in twenty minutes — pausing only long enough to lament his failed career and his recent unemployment.  In lieu of a more traditional structure, TRIUMPH OF THE UNDERODG is presented with all the usual trappings of an actual lecture – PowerPoint slides, anecdotal stories and, you know, suddenly having to save the world from fiery cosmic destruction!

TRIUMPH OF THE UNDERDOG has been in development for five years, since it was originally mounted in a workshop production at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2003.  Triumph Team’s production will be directed by Barbara Williams and reunites theatre artists who collaborated on the original workshop at SCAD.  The play stars Mitch Montgomery and features the voice talents of Belinda Hodler and Forrest Simmons. 

Mitch Montgomery is a co-founder of Body Politic Theater and was instrumental in mounting their maiden production of Catherine Filloux’s Lemkin’s House in 2006.  Since moving to New York, Mitch has worked for The Shubert Organization, The Summer Play Festival and as a theatre critic for the website www.OffOffOnline.com.  Mitch is a Creative Coordinator at Marvel Entertainment, where he maintains brand standards on licensed products that feature characters from Marvel’s thousand-plus character library and writes copy for Marvel’s many licensing programs.  As an actor, Mitch was twice nominated for the Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival’s Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Award.  This is his first play. 

Morgan Allen is an arts administrator, producer and writer living in New York City.  Morgan has produced award-winning playwright Catherine Filloux's plays Lemkin's House (78th Street Theater Lab and Body Politic Theater) and Killing the Boss (Cherry Lane Theatre).  With Body Politic Theater, which he co-founded and is a board member for, he will develop and produce a new commission by playwright Carlyle Brown throughout 2009.  He continues his work with American playwrights at New Dramatists, where this fall he will begin his third season as General Manager.  Morgan spent the 2005-06 season as a Producing Associate for Prospect Theater Company and has worked in Manhattan with New Georges, National Asian American Theater Company and La Mama e.t.c, among others.  His plays Precious Stone, Judas Pigeon and Leap have been work-shopped and produced in Savannah, GA and New York City.

Barbara Williams is an actor, director and educator from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.  As a professor at the Savannah College of Art & Design, she has directed such shows as Lord of the Flies, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Romeo and Juliet, Metamorphoses and Antigone.  She served as the Faculty Advisor for the original workshop production of TRIUMPH OF THE UNDERDOG. 

TRIUMPH OF THE UNDERDOG will run at FringeNYC Venue #2: The Schaeberle Studio Theatre, 41 Park Row, New York, NY 10038.  With performances Friday August 8th at 5:00 PM, Saturday August 9th at 4:30 PM and 9:45 PM, Sunday August 10th at 12 PM (noon) and Tuesday August 12th at 7:15 PM.