KAMPFIRE FILMS SIGNS ON FOR GASBAG SEASON II, SEASON I IS AVAILABLE ONLINE

GASBAG is a Seinfeld meets Ted Lasso comedy about GEORGE NORDSTROM, 40, an eager but friendless travel agent in Queens who suffers from logorrhea, or excessive overtalking. (It’s a real thing.) Written by Lynn Rosen with comedian Chad Kessler as George, directed by Meredith McDonough (Peter and the Starcatcher, Actors Theatre of Louisville) and Julie Kramer (The Best of Everything, Off-Broadway), edited by Christopher Gerson (Dawin, webseries), the pilot episodes were recorded during and inspired by Covid quarantine. See Season I is now available at https://www.youtube.com/@GasbagTheSeries

Isolated during Covid with no one to talk at, George realizes he must change if he wants friends, let alone find love. His overbearing mother, PHYLLIS, won’t make that easy, and suppressed memories of his estranged father that bubble up every time he quiets down makes him want to do a 24-hour karaoke marathon. But thanks to his can-do spirit and help from his bossy cousin JEAN, 35, George will try to transform his life by learning to love silence. He may even learn to love himself. Especially when George realizes he’s as gay as a Fran Drescher figurine.

The production stars David James Boyd (Miss Saigon, Broadway) as Rob, Tina Chilip (Ma-Yi and the National Asian American Theater Company) as Jean, Jorge Cordova (Billions, TV) as Tad, Christy Escobar (GNIT, Off-Broadway) as Pam, Mia Katigback (Obie Award for Awake and Sing!) as Phyllis, Chad Kessler (Tainted Dreams, Amazon) as George, Deirdre Lovejoy (Lucky Guy, Broadway, The Blacklist, The Wire) as Rona, and Jackie Tohn (Glow, Netflix) as Stella.

Chad Kessler (George) is an actor, creator, and producer. He can be seen on Amazon's multiple Emmy-nominated series Tainted Dreams, appearing as Lance Shapiro, and is also a recurring voice on Pokemon! The Series and Nickelodeon. On stage, he created a multitude of roles in the long-running hit Off-Broadway trilogy, My Big Gay Italian Wedding, My Big Gay Italian Funeral, and My Big Gay Italian Mid-Life Crisis. Other NYC stage work has been seen at Lincoln Center, West End Theater, The Actors Playhouse, and Ensemble Studio Theater. Chad co-created and produced The Groove Factory (Richard Rogers Award Finalist, NYMF) and Stepchild, currently in development (Milwaukee Rep, Lark, IRT, Laguardia Performing Arts Center). Chad is a proud NYU/Tisch grad and an occasional overtalker.

Lynn Rosen (Screenwriter) is a playwright and TV writer. Her plays have been seen at many theatres including New Georges, San Francisco Playhouse, Women's Project, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Actors Theatre of Louisville, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Centerstage Baltimore, Studio Theatre, Working Theater, and a World Premier at The Contemporary American Theatre Festival (CATF), summer 2023. She is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and currently commissioned by Theatreworks Silicon Valley and Theater Masters, which named Lynn their 2022 Visionary Playwright. Her new musical was a recipient of a 2023 NAMT grant and was workshopped at The Goodspeed and Theatreworks Silicon Valley Lynn co-wrote/co-created award-winning web series Darwin, directed by Emmy-winner Carrie Preston and Greg Ivan Smith, which was named one of the "Top Ten Best Web Series of 2015" by Paste Magazine. She was also named "One to Watch" by The Dramatist magazine. Lynn recently sold a pilot to a major network and has more in the pipeline. https://newdramatists.org/lynn-rosen

Katie Rosin/Kampfire Films is an award-winning producer, who has been working in production and marketing for film, television, and theater for over 20 years, founding Kampfire Films in 2001. After working in production on films such as American Psycho and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and on the publicity side of Miramax Films, Kampfire was instrumental in the launch of the Broadway musical, Brooklyn, and the National Tour of Mother Load. In 2014, she helped launch Stage17.tv, a digital entertainment destination for the world’s largest stage—the Internet. Kampfire has been integral in multidimensional campaigns for New York Innovative Theatre Award Recipients, GLAAD Award winners, back-to-back NYMF Best of Fest winners, Telly Award winners, and Drama Desk nominees. Kampfire Films works in association with MyCarl Productions and with them produced the Web Series Gemma & The Bear, Wherever You Go, and the web-satire Beckys Through History. Katie also produced the award-winning feature film, Closure, Tonya Pinkins’ horror feature Red Pill, the award-winning visual album I Put A Spell On You, the talk show Chic Chat, the Reality Series We Are The Jones, the short film Liza Anonymous (World Premiere Tribeca Film Festival), Fraud (World Premiere Tribeca Film Festival), and the award-winning short film Speed Grieving. She is currently developing multiple projects in television and film including the feature films A Woman Abroad and Stealing with Grace and TV series Outdated, Hot Angry Mom, and Overnight Success. Listen now to her musical podcast, Bleeding Love on the Broadway Podcast Network, where she served as the Director of Communications during the pandemic. www.kampfirefilms.com www.Kampfirefilmspr.com ​ IN: @kampfirefilmspr TW: @kampfirepr FB: @kampfirefilms

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