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Binge Alert: Season One Of Demon Doctor is Available for Streaming

10/31/2019

Demon Doctor: The First Codex: Volume 1

Inspired by 90s genre shows like Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, Demon Doctor is an LGBT story about a portly demonologist and a detective who bel...

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The Demon Doctor World Premiere Event

10/29/2019

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This was such a fun night. The premiere night of Demon Doctor. Inspired by 90s genre shows like Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, Demon Doctor is an LGBT story about a portly demonologist and a detective who believes in the beyond teaming up to confront the mysteries lurking beneath the surface...

I play Detective Mark Besim, a detective who believes in the supernatural despite what his new demonologist contact says. Season one introduces some awesome monsters, some killer death scenes, and a fun love story. Its dark comic horror at its best and I am so happy to be a part of it.

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Get Ready For Chills and Laughs: The Demon Doctor Trailer is Released

9/30/2019

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Demon Doctor Season One Teaser

From Joshua R. Pangborn, the creator of the international award-winning series Skeleton Crew, comes Demon Doctor: The story of a portly demonologist and a de...

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Eight Tales of Pedro wins two New York Innovative Theatre Awards.

9/16/2019

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After winning Best Play at the Secret Theatre's Unfringed Festival, we moved on to a full production. That production was nominated for both Best Music (Luis D'Elias) and for Best Supporting Actor (Federico Mallet.) Our guys took home both awards making Eight Tales of Pedro a multiple award winning show. We were happy to be there representing our show as well as Latinx stories and issues.

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Tiempo De Premio: 8TP at the New York Innovative Theatre Awards

8/19/2019

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Eight Tales of Pedro

Produced by The Secret Theatre Written by Mark-Eugene Garcia Directed by Rodrigo Ernesto Bolaños Nominated for: Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role - Federico Mallet ; Outstanding Original Music - Luis D'Elias About The Secret Theatre The Secret Theatre strives to provide New York City and surrounding communities with inexpensive, but high-caliber performances, to expand the horizons of patrons young and old alike who would normally not venture outside of the main borough.

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Standby is included in Frolic's "Four Musicals You Need To Listen To Immediately."

8/17/2019

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Four Musicals You Need to Listen to Immediately - Frolic

We here at Frolic geek out about all kinds of things, and musical theater is no exception! From both on and off-Broadway, here are four of our favorite

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Insta-Engagment premieres at New Ohio's One Minute Play Festival

6/2/2019

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"Insta-Engagment" to premiere at the 5th New York City Indie Theatre One Minute Play Festival

6/1/2019

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The One Minute Play Festival and New Ohio Theatre present THE 5TH NEW YORK CITY INDIE THEATRE ONE MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL 2019

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Photoshoot: Cooking With Mark and Alpaca Lunch

5/14/2019

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#ToySoldier Mark is Back Back Back Again

11/22/2018

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#ToysoldierMark returned to FAO Schwarz for another year of drum breaking, pigeon chasing, cymbal crashing, arm wrestling, alpaca lunching, camera hogging, puppy wearing, piano playing, and selfie snagging.

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Spotlight: Eight Tales of Pedro at the Secret Theatre

10/14/2018

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All photos by Hunter Peress

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Award Winning Latinx Play Returns to the Secret Theatre for 11 More Shows- LIC Post

10/5/2018

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Award-Winning Latinx Play Returns to The Secret Theatre for 11 More Shows | LIC Post

An award-winning play that explores Latinx folklore and identity will run for an additional 11 shows- following sold-out performances in August. The Secret Theatre at 44-02 23 rd St. ordered 11 more shows of the Latinx play " Eight Tales of Pedro," in response to the show's popularity.

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Playwright Interview with the 50 Playwright's Project

10/4/2018

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Mark-Eugene Garcia

Name: Mark-Eugene Garcia Hometown: West Covina, CA Current Town: New York, NY Affiliations: Dramatists Guild. BMI musical theatre workshop, Academy of New Musical Theatre City College New York and LaGuardia College, Q: How do you self-identify? A: Latino American Q: Tell me about Standby. A: Standby is a rock musical about making connections, finding love,...

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A Thought Provoking Focus On Latino Heritage- Queens Chronicle

10/4/2018

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A thought-provoking focus on Latino heritage

A Latino version of "Aesop's Fables." That's how Woodside resident Mark-Eugene Garcia describes his play "Eight Tales of Pedro," the big winner of this year's Unfringed Festival at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, where it is being brought back by popular demand for an 11-performance run beginning today, Oct.

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#Personofchange: An Interview with Mark-Eugene Garcia

10/3/2018

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#PersonOfChange: An interview with Mark-Eugene Garcia

"I wasn't Latino enough for my friends, but I was for the ignorant customer who had questioned my citizenship." Growing up two hours from the beach in West Covina, CA, this New York resident artist of Mexican and Honduran roots is ready to embrace the heritage he once shied away from.

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Video: The Skeleton Crew Season 4 Trailer

9/15/2018

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Eight Tales of Pedro Returns to the Secret Theatre In October

9/4/2018

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EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO Returns To The Secret Theatre In October

By popular demand, after sold out shows and winning the UnFringe Festival's Best of Festival Prize, Eight Tales of Pedro will return to the Secret Theatre in Long Island City for 11 more performances. Written by Mark-Eugene Garcia (Standby, Facing East: A New Musical, The Holy Cows of Credence South Dakota), the production is directed by Rodrigo Ernesto Bolaños (Unmissed Connections, The Holy Cows...)

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Spotlight: Eight Tales of Pedro at the Un-Fringed Festival

8/12/2018

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Play Opening Sunday Explores the Story of Modern Latinos- LIC Post

8/10/2018

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Play Opening Sunday Explores the Story of Modern Latinos | LIC Post

Aug. 10, 2018 By Tara Law A new play at Long Island City's Secret Theater will explore Hispanic folklore and identity in the context of Trump's America. The play "Eight Tales of Pedro" opens this Sunday and runs until Aug. 29 at the theater at 44-02 23rd St.

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Spotlight: What Friends Are For at The Secret Theatre

7/19/2018

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Video: Eight Tales of Pedro on TIEMPO with Joe Torres on ABC

7/8/2018

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Eight Tales of Pedro writer Mark-Eugene Garcia and director Rodrigo Ernesto Bolaños sit down with Joe Torres on Tiempo on ABC7NY, to discuss more about the play and why more than ever, especially during these political times, we need to be sharing these types of stories.

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New York Musical Theatre Festival 2018

7/4/2018

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I returned to nymf this year to dramaturg the hit show "Emojiland." This is such a killer show with a relevant and entertaining book as well as a stellar score. I cannot wait for this cast album and to see where it goes from here. I'm pround to have been a part of its process.

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8TP - Giving Myself Permission To Write

5/15/2018

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Eight Tales of Pedro is a show I had to give myself permission to write. When introduced to the folk tales of Pedro Urdamales and Juan Bobo, I fell in love and wanted to adapt them for the stage.
Over the years, as I’ve looked into my own heritage - with a grandfather from Mexico and another from Honduras - and I’ve sought to find a connection. I knew that I wanted to tell these stories but I couldn’t say why. Not to anyone else, and certainly not to myself.

I was raised in the Southern California suburbs of West Covina. I never learned Spanish. I have trouble rolling my Rs. People hear “Garcia” and expect something of me that I don't live up to.
It's something that always bothered me.

But it also gave me my own "writer's journey" to go on as I wrote this piece. It's important, I think, to go on a writer's journey when I embark on something new. Why am I writing this? Why now?

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Perfect Timing During The Deadliest Decade

5/15/2018

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Just a little shot of me being a reenactor on the Deadliest Decade. I was on set the day before being a gambler when one of their actors dropped out for the following day. One of the directors come over and they asked me to come back to play a teacher. Right place right time for a quick little gig.

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MEET THE CAST OF UNDERPANTS GODOT!- Secret Theatre Interview!

3/14/2018

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MARK-EUGENE GARCIA--No introduction needed. Read on for Mark's thoughts on mangerie!

Why did you take up performing?
"Performing started with music and music started with HER: My elementary school crush was the first chair flute player and I learned how to play flute well enough to be second chair so I could sit next to her. Years later, she would quit band and I would quit girls. But music would lead me to musical theatre and theatre in general."

Photo by Reiko Yanagi

Who is your character? How are you like this character?

"In THE UNDERPANTS GODOT, I play Mark Ransom, who plays Vladimir in 'Waiting for Godot'. It’s complicated ...but it’s not. My character and I are alike in that:
We’re both actors named Mark.
We both have a lot of a lot of respect for theatre.
We both fight to elevate the visibility of queer characters.
We both agreed to do shows in our underwear.
And we both have a pretty wicked sense of humor.

How do you differ?

"We’re different in that Mark (him) [is] a lot smarter than Mark (me). I realized that when I first read the script. Preparing for the role, I had to read up on Beckett, re-read some theatre history, revisit some Shakespeare, as well as research some Queer Cinema of the 80s and 90s. He also didn’t like 'Batman Begins' and I did. That’s important."

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