Harmony Stempel Actor
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It's All About Me
- I hail from upstate New York but always say my heart belongs in New England, where I was born and lived during my years at the University of New Hampshire.
I'm an actress whose second love is traveling and last year I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to take my acting all around the world with my solo show Human Fruit Bowl! We hit Prague, Amsterdam and Hong Kong.
My painter boyfriend, Samuel Wade Levy was partly to blame for the inspiration of the piece as it explores the relationships between artists and their models. Sam and I met while I was modeling for him at the New York Studio School in Manhattan, NY.
The idea of creating a show based on my experience modeling ripened when I approached my playwright friend, Andrea Kuchlewska and director, Liam Billingham, to help collaborate on the project. We have been working together since August, 2010 and are super excited about its success already and where it will continue to grow! I was invited to my alma mater, UNH this past October as a guest artist to perform HFB and hope to continue to make headway on the college circuit.
I have also been active in theater and film over the past four years throughout New York City. My work has been seen at The Barrow Group Theater, Theater for the New City, Center Stages, and in the New York International Fringe Festival.
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Harmony Stempel is an actor whose work has been seen over the past 15 years in New England, upstate New York, New York City, The Czech Republic, Amsterdam as well as Hong Kong with her solo show Human Fruit Bowl. Her stage experience ranges from Shakespeare to Moliere to Nicky Silver to sporting a Scottish accent in the world premiere of FIT at the NYC Fringe Festival.
Specialties: Dialects include: Scottish, Standard British, American Southern, Brooklynese, Midwestern, Russian. Vocal range: Soprano Intermediate French, Basic Sign Language Proficient Flute and PiccoloExperience- Aug 2011 - PresentHuman Fruit Bowl / Harmony Stempel
After collaborating with playwright, Andrea Kucklewska, and director, Liam Billingham, Harmony took this solo show on international roads to the Prague Fringe Festival, Amsterdam Fringe and Hong Kong's Microfest in 2011.
The piece explores the relationship between artists and models and the power of the naked person in the room.
Harmony is set to debut Human Fruit Bowl in her hometown of New York City in June, 2012. - Aug 2010 - PresentSolo Show / Human Fruit Bowl
- Jan 2012 - Jan 2012The Secrets of Saco / The Barrow Group Theatre Company
Plays the role of Mary a young mother in a new, play by LuLu Roche, about a young couple from south Boston who have lost their daughter and win a trip to go on a whale watch.
- Aug 2010 - Jan 2011Dollface / Theater for the New City
Played the role of Arlene in this new cult musical.
- Oct 2010 - Oct 2010I'm From Outer Space / Ars Nova
Role of Annie in Ars Nova's ANT FESTIVAL
- Aug 2010 - Aug 2010Daughters of Eve (Reading) / The Barrow Group
Role of Sasha in Mark Borkowski's recent new play.
- Jan 2009 - Jan 2010Beckett Logan / Tie Day Media
A webseries about a 26 year old private investigator in New York City trying to find his place in work, love and the big city.
Played the leading role of Tamsen Granger. - Jun 2009 - Jun 2009Black Girls Don't Read Borges (Reading Workshop) / Labyrinth Theatre
LAByrinth Theater Company's Intensive Workshop at Bard College.
Education-
2008 - 2011The Barrow Group SchoolAdvanced Scene Study
Activities: Scene Study, Film/TV, Script Analysis with Lee Brock and Seth Barrish -
2002 - 2006University of New HampshireBachelors in Performing Arts
Activities: Mask & Dagger Theater Society
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Honors:Creative Award at the Prague International Fringe Festival Nominated Best Performance at Prague International Fringe Festival "Best of Prague Fringe" at Amsterdam Fringe Festival
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Reviews and Awards!
- New York Press:
Coverage in the Huffington Post!
Harmony Stempel gives an authoritative performance that balances well her matter-of-fact approach to being naked onstage with her character’s vulnerabilities. I must confess that I believed every moment as something happening, rather than something being performed. -New York Theater Review
Harmony Stempel’s delivery is that of a natural conversationalist; she speaks as if thoughts are only just occurring to her, creating a sense of intimacy where it feels like one is eavesdropping on her inner world. -Review Fix
Awards:
Flown to Amsterdam Fringe as The Best of Prague
Received Creative Award at Prague Fringe
Reviews:
Human Fruit Bowl #1 pick of "Hot Five" to see in Time Out HK
Previews of Human Fruit Bowl in Hong Kong Press:
Time Out Hong Kong
CNN Go
FIT: "Stempel is irresistibly cool and rocks some of the funniest lines in the play. Her scenes with Alex Kaplan (who plays her American love interest) were my favorites."
-Heather Lee Rogers, NYTheatre.com
-Full NYTheatre.com FIT review at NYC Fringe, 2011
-Backstage.com FIT review at NYC Fringe, 2011
Human Fruit Bowl: “powerful and at times even profound”
-Prague TV
-Full Review from Prague Fringe, 2011, Prague TV
“I found Harmony Stempel’s performance absolutely gripping”.
“Stempel was utterly compelling and gave real force and gravitas to Andrea
Kuchlewska’s fantastically interesting and seemingly well-researched monologue”.
“A really interesting and unusual performance, delivered beautifully”. -expats.cz
-Full Review from Prague Fringe, 2011, expats.cz
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Human Fruit Bowl
- We will be performing at the New York International Fringe Festival this August '13! Jessi Hill takes on being our new director!
An extremely well received performance at UNH this past Friday! Oct. '12
Human Fruit Bowl one night only at The Hennessy Theater at UNH on October 26th! The show is FREE!
We're in the Huffington Post!
Review on New York Theater Review!
Review on Review Fix!
Interview with Review Fix!
Pleased to announce Human Fruit Bowl's NYC premiere at terraNOVA Collective's soloNOVA Festival! 5 Performances from June 8th-June 17th at the New Ohio Theater in the West Village. Details here!
Radio Interview with Phil Whelan at RTHK
Time Out Hong Kong gets ready for HFB
CNN GO Gives it up for HFB
Happily invited as "Best of Prague Fringe" to the Amsterdam Fringe Festival, Sept '11.
Human Fruit Bowl, written by Andrea Kuchlewska and starring Harmony Stempel is a one woman show that recently completed a successful run at the 2011 Prague Fringe Festival.
More Info: Human Fruit Bowl Blog
Awards:
Winner of the Prague Fringe Festival 2011 Creative Award
Reviews:
“Gripping”…“incredibly brave”…“Stempel was utterly compelling and gave real force and gravitas to Andrea Kuchlewska’s fantastically interesting and seemingly well-researched monologue”… “leaving her audience on the edge of their seats, hardly daring to breathe”.
Expats.cz: Prague“powerful and at times profound” Prague TV
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- Jun 01, 12
We open in a week from today at The New Ohio Theater part of terraNOVA Collective's soloNOVA Arts Festival! It's taken almost 2 years, but Andrea Kuchlewska, Liam Billingham and myself have been working hard to get this up and going in our hometown so we couldn't be more thrilled with our debut.
- Oct 18, 11The TUB! Courtesy of the Crossroads Org. It's headed to Kazakhstan when we're done with it!
Fringe Club Studio Theater
View from the house.
Opening night and feeling nauseous...long day of tech rehearsal...
The amazing Giles Burton, producer of HFB in Hong Kong cleaning his glorious find.
Audience #1.
One show down at Microfest Hong Kong. We had a 50+ audience last night for the opening show! Good response although very much wishing I had my director with me as there are still some parts that seem to be lagging. I didn't get arrested for nudity! Yay! - Oct 17, 11
Opening night in Hong Kong at 8pm! Already 40 tickets sold. Had a radio interview with Phil Wheelan on RTHK yesterday, set to have a live phone interview this morning as well. Getting nervous and wishing I could sleep past 6am over here...long day ahead of picking up bathtub, teching the show and then givin it to the people! Woot woot.
- Oct 11, 11Time Out Hong Kong!
CNN GO!
Shipping off to Hong Kong in 4 days for a week and half of performances and Asian adventure! - Sep 21, 11
Yesterday, received a phone call from the far east to hold an interview for the upcoming run in Hong Kong. The piece will be published on CNNGo.com in the upcoming weeks prior to the show's premiere.
The run in Amsterdam Fringe was successful! Still intrigued by each audience's reactions. Hong Kong will be the first run with primarily English speaking houses, so it will be interesting to see if the humor translates better than in the Dutch community.
Andrea and I have been meeting to discuss rewrites as well as finding a producer who can help us launch this show on our home turf in New York City! Coming soon... - Sep 03, 11
Opened last night in the Amsterdam Fringe Festival! Great audience, almost full. Wonderful to have Sam and Anna Levy in the house. We did have a couple minor glitches, but such is live theater. The gentelmen at Rozentheater could not be more welcoming and accomodating so feeling very lucky and a bit overwhelmed at the warm reception for the show. Three more performances to go tonight, tomorrow and Tuesday evenings. Hoping to finally head over to the Fringe Hub tonight to meet some other performers and get the word out!
Six weeks to Hong Kong! - Aug 16, 11
After about a month and a half of giving HFB a rest, Andrea Kuchlewska, Liam Billingham and I are finally meeting for a pre-Amsterdam rehearsal/Andrea-has-never-seen-me-perform-the-play brush-up! There are some possible rewrites to think about but mostly I just need to make sure it's all still alive and well in my noggin.
I have a tub and I have a techie who will never replace the skills and pre-show stupidity of Mr. Billingham, but I'm sure it will be a romping good time nonetheless!
Also: looking at future fringe options. My old professor sent me a link to a grant that is geared toward shows looking to be involved in international fringes so: Edinburgh? Adelaide, Australia? Mexico City? - Aug 16, 11
- Jul 13, 11
So, it's official. Amsterdam Fringe: September 2-6. Hong Kong Microfest: October 17-22! They're both flying me over and who knows who I'll meet next! Now, I just need to get my pr together to put bums in those seats!
We are hoping to finally bring the show to our hometown of NYC some time after returning from the far east, but there may be some rewrites as well as some funding needed before we dive into our home turf.
For now, I plan to get back into rehearsals for Human Fruit Bowl mid-August, while doing a show called FIT in the NYC Fringe Festival, and gearing up for some more international travel!
Best of Prague in Amsterdam!
Hong Kong Microfest! - Jun 04, 11
After an exhausting day of a final performance and dragging myself to the after-fringe party, looks like my second wind was worth it as I was pulled aside and told "Harmony, Anneka wants to meet you." Through a hazy conversation about how much she loved the show I came to realize that I had been invited to the Amsterdam Fringe in September! Score! Wasn't I just day dreaming about fringing in Amsterdam? How could it get better than that? Oh wait, here's how: not only are they naming me "The Best in Prague" but they are paying my way and setting me up in accommodations. Sam, pinch me, please. I'm still kind of uncertain as to whether the conversation really happened, but I keep getting reassurance that it's real.
So, off I trot to Amsterdam from September 2nd-6th for Human Fruit Bowl's Netherlands debut. Happy Birthday weekend! - Jun 04, 11
Well, Human Fruit Bowl had its last performance tonight at the Prague Fringe. For the most part, we've had very positive response and two great reviews and even talk of taking the show to other countries! In fact, I've been asked to fill in for a performance in another Prague theatre thang on Monday for a student who came to see my show and realized I had modeled for her way back when I lived in Prague. Pretty nifty. Looks like I'll be spreading my nudity to other Prague zones...So, the play is making a mark and it's pretty clear that we should continue to explore other cities and other audiences.
Hopefully, when my lovely playwright returns to NYC at the end of the summer, we can start rewrites and work-shopping to keep it going! Planning to hold an invite-only performance to get feedback and critique from our fellow theatre people some time this fall.
Thank you to all who helped us get this show on its feet and across an ocean!
More later,
Your Human Fruit Bowl - Jun 01, 11Second Review!
The audiences keep getting better and better and people are spreading the word! In fact, one of the lovely volunteers said, very kindly, that I am currently in her top 3. We have 3 more shows to go in Prague and ideas are a-brewing for where to take it next: Dorset, England? Hong Kong? Amsterdam? San Francisco? New York?
Good vibes, indeed.
Friday, I get to celebrate my birthday as God, or whoever, intended: in my birthday suit! - May 31, 11
We have our first review from expats.cz! Fringe Review!
A good way to start the week for sure, but there are 5 more performances to go and, as seen so far, anything can happen! One of these nights I may succeed in remembering everything Andrea wrote :)
However, I am finding new things in the text every night which makes a good back and forth with the audience. We won for overall pre-sale tickets last night: 4! And with a positive review, hopefully the rest of the week will put more bums in those seats!
Rock. - May 26, 11Our lovely theater space in Kampa Park!
Liam writing cues with sleeping Czech dog in the house.
Liam scrubbing the grime from the recycling plant...cuz I have to sit in it...naked. Who does this?Really excited to clean the tub. Thank you Giles and Madla for fetching it for me!The theater from model's point of view.
View from our bedroom window overlooking the Tyn Church in Old Town Square.
Sun setting behind the gate of Charles Bridge.
After about 10 months of collaboration, raising funds, and hard-time memorization, we debut this lil' show of ours! Cross your fingers the actor doesn't get a tomato in the punum! Deep breaths...More to come as we make our way through 9 performances this coming week! - May 25, 11
That's right, folks! The lovely men of the Prague Fringe swiped me a tub that awaits my inspection at Divadlo Kampa! Things seem to be coming together. Now I just need my director, who arrives today at 4! Apparently there is a bummer however: I just heard that due to the cranky terrain of Iceland, some companies have had to pull out of the festival. Major bummer. But hopefully it won't put too much of a damper on things! At least "Human Fruit Bowl" is rarin' to go!
Photos to come (as requested by some of you). And now to reconnect with my favorite city.
A Fruitful Bowl - May 27, 11In Venezia for a spell. The weather is hot and I forgot sunblock, so chances are that my nudie self may look like an unevenly cooked lobster on stage. That should add some color to this artistic show! Update on bathtub: might actually get one-thanks to TD Giles and Ryan from another Fringe company. Planning to arrive in Prague earlier than originally expected to maximize chances of obtaining this Holy-Grail-of-a-tub. Sam is lost in a Titian painting so I shall nap and await dinner which will undoubtedly be molto tasty. Now have an unbelievable urge to learn Italian (kind of in that annoying "Eat, Pray, Love" kinda way).
Ciao for now. - May 16, 11
Sam and I are headed to Bologna, with a short pit stop in London tomorrow, for our first leg of this crazy European trip! Then on to Venice for a few days and planning to arrive in Prague a week from Wednesday to start getting HUMAN FRUIT BOWL on it's feet! Director, Liam, heads out Tuesday the 24th! The biggest concern I have right this second is: do I have enough programs for the show? Otherwise, just waiting (as patiently as I know how) to get on the subway to JFK!
Tally ho! - May 14, 11Human Fruit Bowl (written by Andrea Kuchlewska) debuts in less than 2 weeks in Prague! I leave for Europe in t-minus 3 days! With the play finally in my saturated brain, one can only hope to find a bathtub in the Czech Republic to bring it all together. With the help of our 71+ donors, my friend and director, Liam Billingham, will be accompanying me for this theatrical extravaganza! Also among my fellow travelers will be my painter boyfriend, Sam, (whose painting will also be making its international debut in Human Fruit Bowl), my mother, sister, aunt, uncle and gal pal, Megan Tree O'Connor who will be featured in Safe Mode's Production of Sam?, also in Fringe Praha. This should prove to be quite the jolly romp!
Stay tuned for performance updates of what will, hopefully, be a hit at the Prague Fringe!
Sincerely anxious and thrilled,
Harmony Stempel, The Human Fruit Bowl
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- Nov 15, 12
2012 comes to a close and it has been a year of learning and prioritizing. Human Fruit Bowl performed in NYC and we look for other opportunities to get it going again somewhere in the five boroughs. I opened a production of 'Night Mother up in Rhinebeck, NY directed by none other than my own mother, Cora Stempel. A taxing and depressing project it has proven to be extremely rewarding and given me the opportunity to veg out in my hometown and rediscover how nice life can be when you slow down. Upcoming projects will be getting this little actress an agent and carving out a path for Human Fruit Bowl in the college world. Any ideas?
- Feb 27, 12
Although this year doesn't promise as much worldly travel as 2011, I am thrilled to say my solo show Human Fruit Bowl will be making its American debut in my hometown of New York City this upcoming June! Where and when is yet to be announced but we are so excited to finally bring our work back to where it all started!
- Oct 11, 11
Headed to Hong Kong this Saturday for a week and half of Asian adventure! 5 Performances of Human Fruit Bowl at Hong Kong's Microfest, produced by Giles Burton. Should prove to be the most exotic voyage I've ever taken. Being alone should add an extra twist to the voyage as I'm sure to be spending a lot of time on those streets by myself trying to figure out how much a Buddha should cost...
- Sep 21, 11
Heading west over the Pacific in 3.5 weeks. Taking a 15 hour flight to Shanghai then 2 hours to Hong Kong. This brand of jet lag I've only experienced once before going to Australia. Tylenol PM is a must-bring for sure. Will be in Hong Kong for a week and half with 5 scheduled performances of HFB from the 18th-22nd. Super cool!
- Sep 03, 11
In Amsterdam for the next 4 days performing Human Fruit Bowl in the Fringe here. Arrived to the airport having forgotten to notify my bank that I was leaving the country, so was without access to my money for about a day and a half. But, no worries. Thankfully, I am here with Sam and his sister and Dad who have all been super helpful and put me at ease immediately welcoming me into their lil temporary Dutch home. Don't know what I would have done had I been here alone.
We rented bikes yesterday and have been peddaling ever since. It truly is the best way to get around the city. Mostly everyone we encounter has been unbelievably nice and welcoming. A huge thank you to the men at Rozentheater who found me a gorgeous tub and have been more than accomodating with the show!
Looking forward to the rest of my short time here and thinking this could be a good place to land for a while...ja. - Aug 19, 11
Tonight will be our third performance of FIT. The first two went super well with great audiences. We got a very nice review from Backstage.com. And hopefully soon to have a review out from NewYorkTheatre.com as well! Last two chances to see the show after tonight will be Thurs 8/25 at 2pm and Sat 8/37 at 9:15pm!
- Aug 16, 11
Leaving for Amsterdam in 2 weeks time! Will be performing Human Fruit Bowl Sept 2, 3, 4 and 6th at the Amsterdam Fringe Festival!
- Aug 16, 11
I will be performing in Plastic Flamingo Theatre Company's production of FIT starting tomorrow as part of the New York City International Fringe Festival! more info: plasticflamingo.org
- Aug 16, 11
We're gettin' the 'ole actin' ball rollin' with a brand spankin' new website! Fancy!
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Upcoming Shows
- Human Fruit Bowl returns to New York City for a run in the NYC International Fringe Festival this upcoming August with our new director, Jessi Hill! Details to come!
'Night Mother is finishing up its second and last weekend up in Rhinebeck, NY! Quite an experience working with Mom Stempel!
Human Fruit Bowl will debut in New York City in June 2012!
At the Barrow Group Theater: January 8th, a reading of Melissa Osbourne's play, Untitled as part of FAB WOMEN's reading series. January 27th, a reading of LuLu Roche's first full-length play, Saco.
Human Fruit Bowl
After touring around the world this summer/fall we are hoping to finally debut in New York City by summer, 2012!
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Tweets
- @Stempdragon is hitting up the UNH campus this week with a special performance back with her college peeps! #crazynastalgia
- Two more chances to see @Stempdragon nekkid! Get your tickets! http://t.co/MYsSXSeWJun 13, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Show number 2 #soloNOVA!
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- We open this Friday! #soloNOVA
- We made it through our kickstarter campaign successfully! Come check out the show opening next Friday 6/08! http://t.co/MYsSXSeWMay 30, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- May 27, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- A show about a naked woman and the painter who found her inspiring. #soloNOVA Arts FestivalMay 23, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- 7 more days on Kickstarter! http://t.co/WGQ9go8hMay 23, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- #Human Fruit Bowl interview with Review Fix! http://t.co/vPsC2vsVMay 21, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Let's go peeps! Donate to @HumanFruitBowl by tonight and your name will glimmer in our #soloNOVA Arts Festival program! http://t.co/TDm9feqYMay 20, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Last chance to shine in our #soloNOVA program! Send in the donatations by this Sunday at midnight! http://t.co/TDm9feqYMay 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Ian Phillips and Suzanne Billingham are our most recent donors! Thanks and more thanks! #humanfruitbowlMay 17, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Jennifer Conley Darling, Anna Antoniak, Eileen Lutwick, and Veronica Bartley! 16 days to donate! #humanfruitbowlMay 13, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Denise Brouillette, Will Lutwick, Deanne Brosnar and VS Hart #humanfruitbowldonorsMay 07, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Darryl & Jess Sargent, Kristen Alestra, Banton Foster, Julian Levy, Andrew Penney, Mark Stochmal, Joanna Wade, Jen Darling-thanksMay 07, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- So many #humanfruitbowl thank yous: Carla Reuben, Molly Stoller, Marianne & George Fricke Sr., Elaine Fortier, Megan E Carter!May 07, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Final donor of the day, Lila Nawrocki! #humanfruitbowlMay 02, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
