Spitting In The Face Of The Devil
written and performed by Bob Brader
directed and developed by Suzanne Bachner
Bob Brader (Writer/Performer) Spitting In The Face Of The Devil, Bob’s acclaimed
monologue, won “Best Show of The London Fringe” from The Beat, Art in London, “Fringe Hit”
in The Atlantic Fringe, “Best Script” in The Inaugural United Solo Theatre Festival, NYC, “Pick of
the Fringe” in the Victoria Fringe Festival and “Best of the Fest” in The San Francisco Fringe
Festival.  It was also presented in The 2009 New York International Fringe Festival.  It was also
the featured theatrical event and a crowd favorite, sold out show in the Inaugural Woodstock
Memoir Festival, which was headlined by the McCourt Brothers; Frank, Alphie and Malachy.  
Previously, Spitting In The Face Of The Devil ran for three months at The Red Room and
played to a standing room only crowd at The Fletcher Gallery in Woodstock, NY.  Bob made his
international debut at the London FringeFestival last summer with his 2nd solo show,
Preparation Hex, a hemorrhoid tale and love story. Preparation Hex premiered in the 2nd annual
FRIGID New York Festival. Bob played Teddy Roosevelt in Bryan Enk and Matt Gray's
supernatural theatrical serial, Penny Dreadful, at The Brick Theater.  He was in the original cast
of We Call Her Benny, in the revival of Sex Ed and played Parker Lyman in the five-month run of
BITE with the John Montgomery Theatre Company. Other New York Theatre credits include
numerous DMTheatrics; productions: Girls School Vampire, Bitch Macbeth, Who in the Hell is
the Real Live Lorelei Lee? and Antony and Cleopatra (Caesar, OOBR Award). Bob trained with
the Stella Adler Conservatory at The Tisch School of the Arts and is a member of AFTRA and
The Dramatists Guild.
www.bobbrader.com
Suzanne Bachner (Director/Developer) Suzanne is thrilled to be the director and developer of
Bob Brader's acclaimed solo shows, Spitting In The Face Of The Devil and Preparation Hex.
Playwriting: her award-winning play, Circle, ran for five months Off Broadway, was performed
nationally, optioned for production in Australia and called "ingenious" by The New York Times.
Playwriting and directing: a six month run of her cult hit, Icons & Outcasts; a five month run of her
choose-your-own adventure comedy, BITE, both in New York City, and her celebrated memoir
play We Call Her Benny, which Broadway World called "the future of theatre". Directing: Frank D.
Gilroy's The Subject Was Roses at The Celebration Theatre in Los Angeles and the short film,
Jennifer Monroe, P.I., a finalist in Flicks on 66. Her work has been seen at PS NBC@HERE, The
Duplex, The Raw Space, Pulse Ensemble Theatre, The National Arts Club, The Michael Weller
Theatre, Boston Center for the Performing Arts, Arena Stage in Portland, OR and 20th Century
Fox at the Coronet Theater in LA, among others. Suzanne studied playwriting with Romulus
Linney and Adrienne Kennedy and holds an MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School at The
New School. She is a four-time OOBR Award winner, is a Resident Artist Emeritus at Horse
Trade and the Actors Institute and is a member of The Dramatists Guild.
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Cory Pattak (Lighting Designer) Broadway: Associate LD for The Story of My Life, Irena's Vow, NYC: This Side of Paradise,
(Off-Bway)The Maiden's Prayer (InProximity Theatre) Dreyfus in Rehearsal (Beckett Theatre), With Glee, The Blue Flower
(Prospect Theatre), Mercy Thieves, Ride (Outhouse Theatre), Do Not Disturb (59E59), Macb**h (CSC), Castronauts, The Bubble,
(NYMF) Regional: Rent (Engeman Theatre) Woodloch Pines Resort, Les Miserables, ..Spelling Bee (Northern Stage) Footloose,
Cats, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof (Pittsburgh Musical Theatre), Fully Committed (Syracuse Stage), Rounding Third, Our Lady of
121st Street (The Redhouse) ALD: Band Geeks! (Goodspeed),Chicago, Wiz of Oz (US Tours), 42nd Street (TOTS Tour), Shamu's
Xmas Miracle (Seaworld), Gem of the Ocean, I Am My Own Wife (Pittsburgh Public), Essential Self-Defense (Playwrights Horizons),
The Internationalist (Vineyard), Altar Boyz, (Adirondack Theatre Fest) BFA: Syracuse University.
www.corypattak.com
Shar Adrias (Video Production) is a dancer/choroegrapher who founded a film production company, Movements Film Production by
Shar, in late 2005.  Her speciality is in the visual arts whether it be choreographing for dance, or shooting the arts and telling the
artists' stories.  She has edited commercials for The Learning Annex NYC and has just gotten her first role as editor for an
Independant Film.  Working with Suzanne Bachner and Bob Brader has been an inspiring experience, one that she will never forget!
www.movementsbyshar.blip.tv
Michael Koch (Graphic Designer) is a freelance graphic designer and Resident Graphic Designer for the the John Montgomery
Theatre Company.
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John Montgomery Theatre Company (JMTC) is a NYC-based international collective of actors,
writers, directors and designers creatingoriginal dramatic work with an emphasis on the
collaborative process.  Founded in London, England in 1994 by Patrick Hillan, JMTC has
produced over 50 productions in New York City, worked with over 100 incredible theater artists
and consumed 1,000's of post-show pints!  Past productions include the award-winning Off
Broadway hit, Circle, by Suzanne Bachner, directed by Trish Minskoff; Thom Fudal's daring
production of Shakespeare's Othello starring Patrick Hillan, Judy Krause and Geoffrey Owens;
Bob Brader's acclaimed solo show, Spitting In The Face Of The Devil and Suzanne Bachner's
celebrated memoir play, We Call Her Benny. JMTC has presented work at The London Fringe,
PSNBC@HERE and 20th Century Fox at the Coronet Theater in LA, The Duplex, The National
Arts Club, Flicks on 66 Wild West Digital Shootout (Finalist), The 34th Annual Samuel French
Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival, MITF (Best of Fest), The New York International Fringe
Festival and the first-ever and 2nd annual FRIGID New York Festival, among many others. JMTC
ran its own unique white box theater in Chelsea for four years, has received four OOBR Awards
and is a Veteran Resident Emeritus at Horse Trade.
www.jmtcinc.com