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Actor Greg Serano Produces "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" Starring David Garver

Actor Greg Serano (Wildfire, In the Valley of Elah, To Live and Die, Semper Fi, Legally Blonde) produces David Garver in the Eric Bogosian play, "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee."

Albuquerque, NM (Billboard Publicity Wire) April 14, 2008 -- Actor Greg Serano ("Wildfire," "In the Valley of Elah," "To Live and Die," "The War Boys"), will present David Garver in Eric Bogosian's one-man play, "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, at The Studio: an actor's space, 10131 Coors Road, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87114. Tickets are $15 in advance/$18 at the door and may be purchased by calling 505-771-0417.

"Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" is a humorous post 9/11 take on making it to the top of the ladder, falling off the ladder and the exhilarating thrill of the ultimate crash and burn. "America is so overly obsessed with celebrity," Garver says, "pop culture has become the voice of Western civilization. Bogosian writes brave, honest, poignant, passionate and hysterically funny characters -- warped and wild, beautiful and sad. Most actors can't wait to sink their teeth into his roles."

Garver is a member of The Working Class Theater of Taos and appeared in "World of Wonders," "Night of the Iguana," "Macbeth," "The Beauty Queen of Leenan," "The Good Thief," "A Prayer for the Butcher," "Looking for the Keys with a Microscope" and others. He appeared in the ABC/Family production "Wildfire," and will be seen in the upcoming USA/NBC production "In Plain Sight."

Greg Serano began his film career in Los Angeles in 1995 and relocated to New Mexico in 2005 as a regular cast member of the ABC/Family drama "Wildfire" which was filmed in and around Albuquerque. He has starred in 38 pilots, television shows, miniseries, movies of the week and feature films including "Legally Blonde," Steven Spielberg's "Semper Fi," "In the Valley of Elah," "Felon," "Not Forgotten," "Beer for My Horses," "To Live and Die," and "The War Boys." "Wake Up..." is Serano's first live stage production. THE STUDIO: an actor's space is a black box theater where Serano coaches and prepares actors and will be presenting other small stage productions in the future.

Curtain time for "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" is 7:30 pm, Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3. For ticket information and directions, call 505-771-0417 or email anactorsspace@thestudios.biz.

For more information on THE STUDIO: an actor's space, Greg Serano and David Garver, please contact Dawn Singh, 505-771-0417 or dawn@dawnsinghpublicity.com.

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"Garver candidly portrays the protaganist with a personal
style highly effective in a small performance venue." Dennis Gromelski, Artistic Director, The Cell Theatre

"David Garver is hilarious in "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee." What an actor! He deserved that standing ovation in Taos." Rosemary Crawford, Playwright/Actor

"One of the best nights in the theater I have ever spent, in New Mexico or anywhere else. You'd be hard-pressed to have a better time somewhere else. A must see!" Arron Shiver, Actor (Not Forgotten, Brothers, Sunshine Cleaning, Love Lies Bleeding, 3:10 to Yuma)

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