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Cyra

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About Me

Check out the trailer for MASS ROMANTIC .
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Phoning It In, a new one-act, at the 9th Annual Women's Performance Art Festival
-- When: Friday, October 17 and Sunday, October 19, 7:30pm
-- Where: Prop Thtr, 3502 N Elston Ave, Chicago

Mass Romantic is an Official Selection of the Reel Time Film Festival
-- When: December 2008
-- Where: New York, NY
-- Director Richard Paro and members of the cast and crew will be in attendance.

Mass Romantic has been selected for British Film Festival LA
-- When: Sunday May 3rd, 2009 - Friday May 8th, 2009
-- Where: Los Angeles, CA
-- Director Richard Paro and members of the cast and crew will be in attendance.

Mass Romantic is an Official Selection of the Vacant Era Film Festival
-- When: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 9:00pm
-- Where: Norman, OK
-- Location: The Sooner Theater , 101 E. Main St
-- Director Richard Paro and members of the cast and crew will be in attendance.

Sleeping Till Noon (excerpt) staged reading with Stockyards Theatre Project
-- When:​ Tuesday, Septe​mber 23,​ 2008,​ 7:30pm
-- Where​:​ Chicago,​ IL
-- Locat​ion:​ Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W Belmont Ave
-- Tickets: $5 at the door
-- Direc​ted by Breah​an Eve Pauts​ch, written by Cyra K. Polizzi, featuring Carrie Bain, Chris Conley, Elana Elyce, Naomi Finkelstein, Richard Paro and Cyra K. Polizzi

Mass Romantic is an Official Selection of the Illinois International Film Festival
-- When: September 20th, 2008, 3:00pm
-- Where: St. Charles, IL
-- Location: Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main St
-- Director Richard Paro and members of the cast and crew will be in attendance.

Talk Kiss Blackout
-- When: Friday and Saturday nights from August 29 - September 27, 8pm
-- Where: Chicago, IL
-- Location: Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln Ave
-- Tickets: $15 (ask about $10 industry tickets!), BYOB!
-- Presented by Hobo Junction, directed by Breahan Eve Pautsch, written by Josh Zagoren, featuring Ashely Bagot, Derek Garza, Luke Harmon, Crystal Hartford, Dane Lewandowski, Andrew Marchetti, Kellyn McLean, Cyra K. Polizzi and Alena Risinger

Mass Romantic is an Official Selection of the Portobello Film Festival
-- When: August 28, 2008 - September 14, 2008
-- Where: London, England
-- "The biggest celebration of independent film in Europe" - The Independent

Mass Romantic is a Drama Day Selection of the Deep Fried Film Festival
-- When: August 13th, 2008, 7:00 PM
-- Where: Lanarkshire, Scotland
-- Location: The Georgian, 26 Lefroy Street, Coatbridge

Mass Romantic to be awarded Honorable Mention at The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
-- When: Friday, August 1, 2008 - Sunday, August 3, 2008
-- Where: Cleveland, OH
-- Producer Cyra K. Polizzi will speak on the Casting Panel Discussion on Sunday, August 3rd at 4:00pm. Cyra will discuss the unique experience of casting 40 actors on the micro-budget film Mass Romantic, as well as the insights she has gleaned working on numerous films as a director and actor.

Open House Dance
--When: July 31 - August 2, 2008, 8:00pm
--Where: Chicago, IL
--Location: Vittum Theater, 1012 N Noble St.
--Cost: $15

School's a Drag
-- Join April "Lightning" Whitworth, Crystal "Esmeralda" Hartford, Cyra "Kiki" Polizzi and special guest Kate B. at Cake Chicago 's "Sassy & Proud" show
-- When: Friday, June 27, 2008 from 9:00pm
-- Where: Red Line Tap, 7006 N. Glenwood, Chicago


Mass Romantic selected for DIY Point program of Entzaubert Queer Film Festival
-- When: Thursday, May 15th 2008 - Sunday, May 18th 2008
-- Where: Schwarzer Kanal, Michael Kirch Str. 20, Berlin, Germany
-- As a radical, non-commercial festival, Entzaubert Queer Film Festival compiles a DIY Point program. DIY Point films are offered to viewers throughout the festival in a separate viewing room regardless of the scheduled films, giving viewers more choices in creating their own experiences.

Film Loop...topia line-up announced
-- Full Voice brings a collection of entertaining and provocative shorts to Looptopia, "Chicago's White Night"
-- When: May 2, 2008 from 5:00pm to Midnight
-- Where: 1 E. Jackson Blvd (at State), Chicago

Mass Romantic is an Official Selection of the Women's International Film Festival
-- When: Sunday, March 30th 2008, 4:30pm
-- Where: AMC Cocowalk 16 (3015 Grand Ave., Miami, FL 33133)
-- Director Richard Paro will be in attendance
-- Special guests at WIFF 2008 include Oscar nominee Ruby Dee, Ally Sheedy and Chelsea Handler

The Vagina Monologues
-- When: March 30 - 31, 2008, 7:30 pm
-- Where: Chicago, IL
-- Location: Apollo Theatre
-- Tickets: $25 ($20 students/industry, $35 for both nights
-- All proceeds are donated to the Chicago Abused Women's Coalition, Apna Ghar and Women of Katrina

Mass Romantic World Premiere Event Sells Out!
-- Screening: Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 7:30pm at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema (2828 N. Clark St at Diversey and Broadway)
-- Q&A: Immediately following the screening there will be a brief Q&A with the director, cast and crew.
-- Official Party: Join the cast and crew after the screening at Mickey's Grille & Pub (just across the street at 2831 N. Broadway). Bring in your Mass Romantic ticket stub for a free drink during the party!
-- Soundtrack: The world premiere event is the only place to get your hands on advance copies of the Mass Romantic: Music from the Motion Picture CD before the March 18th street date!
-- Tickets: $15 ($10 Artist/Industry/Student/Senior/Low Income).

Stalled , a new one-act, at the 8th Women's Performance Art Festival
-- When: Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 8:00pm
-- Where: Links Hall, 956 Newport, Chicago

Mass Romantic Rough Cut Awarded "Best Director"at LINK Film Fest
-- Screening followed by Q&A with members of cast/crew
-- When: Thursday, October 4th, 2007 at 6:00pm
-- Where: 610 Columbia St., Olympia, WA 98501
-- What: The LINK Film Festival is part of the SURGE Film Festival Network


My Interests

acting, directing, singing, dancing, musicals, movies, plays, gender and queer studies, veganism, feminist healthcare, laughing, environmentalism, theme parties, plants, alternative relationship structures, ecology, board games, yoga, water, photography, tennis, tai chi, drag, summer...

I'd like to meet:

Full Voice, my production company, and Mass Romantic, my latest feature, want to be friends with YOU! Check out Full Voice and Mass Romantic in my top friends.

Music:

Too many to list, instead, here are some bands of people I know/have worked with/are in my movies:
kate brown, home demo vixens, carrie lydon, hiedi spencer, coyote grace, martha berner, rofo, head of femur, dave maxon, the blasphomatics, actor slash model, ticklepenny corner, dresden dolls, something to do, ripley caine

Movies:

Too many to list, instead, here are some of my movies:

More Than Gravity

Empty Boxes

Heroes:

Heroes are dangerous.

Cyra's Details

Status: In a Relationship
Orientation: Queer (and south-facing)
Religion: No
Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
Children: I don't want kids, but i'll teach yours about theater
Education: Academia, woo!
Occupation: Theatre, Film, Performance

My Blog

Check out this event: Mass Romantic Chicago Premiere March 13th

Hosted By: mass romantic (the movie)When: Thursday Mar 13, 2008 at 7:30 PMWhere: Landmark's Century Centre Cinema2828 N. Clark St at Diversey and BroadwayChicago, IL 60657United StatesDescription:mass...
Posted by Cyra on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:08:00 PST