Ryan Nicolls

Actor . Writer . Producer

Stockholm Savings

So FringeNYC came and went.  I had a wonderful time with the Cast & Crew of Stockholm Savings, and now that it's all over and I'm over the obligatory cold that comes right after the closing of a show, I thought I'd share some of the good news from the show.

*STOCKHOLM SAVINGS was Venue #2's Fringe Favorite, although we weren't able to perform that show due to a performance space scheduling conflict... :-/

*We also won the FringeNYC 2015 Award for Overall Excellence in the Ensemble category which was icing on the cake of some of the stellar reviews that we received as a cast.

*And Michael Block from THEATREINTHENOW.COM also praised the ensemble and had this to say about me:

As head robber Adam, Ryan Nicolls gave a full forced performance. He brought force but deep within was heart and humility. There was control in his performance despite the character quickly unraveling. For once, you sympathized with the bad guy.

Becky Lou's Song - MUSIC!!!

I had the opportunity recently to work again with the incredibly talented Maridee Slater on her Columbia Thesis production The Tooth of Crime.  I played the bass for her in the band. Now, if you're like everyone else in my life lately, the question, "Ryan, you play guitar?" probably just popped into your mind, or, if you have the habit of speaking out loud in front of the computer, audibly escaped from you.  Totally forgiven, because I've been asked this question by close friends who've been over to my apartment and seen the myriad of instruments that are in the living room, and even by closer friends that have actually seen me play a guitar... in public.

Anyway, this is a proof, or it didn't happen sort of thing, and as luck would have it, the photographer never took pictures of the band... despite the fact that we were onstage... for early 110 minutes.  What can you do?

Libby Matthews as Beck Lou and Javan Lee Nelson as Hoss in The Tooth of Crime

Libby Matthews as Beck Lou and Javan Lee Nelson as Hoss in The Tooth of Crime

While I don't have pictures to satisfy your need of visual evidence, I do have a picture of Libby Matthews who played Becky Lou and a bootleg of Becky Lou's Song from Tech Week.  Maridee named the band Monochrome Filter... because she loves Instagram?

Monochrome Filter is:

Ryan Hopper - Guitar

Ryan Nicolls - Bass

Tre D'Ambrocia - Drums

Xandra Clark - Violin

Marianne Ciasulli - Keyboard

Ethan Forrest Wagner - Musical Overlord

Becky Lou's Song: lyrics by Sam Shepard; music by Jillie May Eddie