FringeNYC - "New York's Best Staycation"
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Slip-ons, stilettos, or sneakers, you'll enjoy the journey when you take a walk in someone else's shoes. Be a filmmaker in 1914, Lady Lawford for a day, Bobby Sands, Anita Bryant, or even Emperor Nero! |
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1-900-SELFPLEX Elixir Productions Theatre Company Writer: Alex DeFazio Director: Jody P. Person Dial into the imagination where the self is as slippery as the myriad stories constructing it. In 1-900-SELFPLEX, a 40-year-old writer/"sexpert" finds herself – and subsequent worldwide celebrity – by assuming the identity of a transgendered, teenage boy. 1h 10m Local Jersey City, NJ Drama Comedy www.elixirproductions.org |
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38 Witnessed Her Death, I Witnessed Her Love: The Lonely Secret of Mary Ann Zielonko (Kitty Genovese Story) LuLu LoLo Productions, written and performed by LuLu LoLo Writer: LuLu LoLo, based on interviews with Mary Ann Zielonko Director: Jody Oberfelder Choreographer: Jody Oberfelder "WE WERE LOVERS TOGETHER. EVERYBODY TRIED TO HUSH THAT UP." Meet the killer, the NY Times Editor, and the woman who kept her love affair secret forty years. Surrounded by the specter of 38 silent witnesses. THE KITTY GENOVESE STORY. 1h 0m Local Manhattan, NY Solo Show Drama www.lululolo.com/theater/38witnessed.html |
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A Fine Line More Sand Company, in association with Magnet Theater Writer: Emlyn Morinelli and Jennifer Sanders Director: Gary Rudoren "Triple life?! That's pretty f'ed up!" says Janice. Betty replies, "I guess I was just having one of those days..." Find out how this mild mannered administrative assistant winds up in prison in this rich character comedy. 0h 45m Local New York City, New York Comedy Improv/Sketch/Stand-up www.moresandco.com |
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A TIME TO DANCE Artistic New Directions Writer: Libby Skala Come celebrate the 100-year life of award-winning dance therapy pioneer Elizabeth Polk. Join her waltz through poverty, artistic repression, the Nazi regime, and the joyous persistence of the human spirit. Performed by her grandniece. Winner Best Solo-Performer, London Fringe. 1h 10m National Berkeley, CA Solo Show Drama www.LibbySkala.com |
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Alchemist of Light Prose & Content, Inc. Writer: Len Fonte and Tom Bisky Director: Sherry Teitelbaum It's 1914 -- NOT a good year for a has-been French filmmaker to plan his comeback around a famous GERMAN story. But Georges Melies says: "I laugh at danger!" Come watch legendary films. See Melies shoot for the moon again. 1h 30m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy FringeHIGH proseandcontent.com |
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And She Said, He Said, I Said Yes DRD Productions Writer: Harrison David Rivers Director: Eric Louie & Anika Chapin Post breakup, three women attempt to make sense of their lives. In recounting stories of weight gain, drunk dials, flying milk cartons, Facebook stalking, and hair growth, they explore the very nature of love, loss, and ultimately their own humanity. 1h 35m Local New York, NY Drama Comedy www.SheSaidHeSaidYes.com |
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ARTIFEX. The Artistic Life of Emperor Nero. The Artifex Company Writer: Davide Ambrogi, Original Music by Davide Ambrogi Director: Velia Viti An opportunity to call into question the main themes and problems most frequently present in the life of an artist. The Italian Artifex Company leads you on a psychological trip into the artist's mind through comedy, drama, dance and music. 1h 20m International Rome, Italy Comedy Drama www.wix.com/davideambrogi/artifex |
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Bitch! (The Autobiography of Lady Lawford, as told to Buddy Galon) Andsoshedid Writer: Charlotte Booker, adapted from Bitch (the Autobiography of Lady Lawford) Director: Melinda Buckley Eccentric Lady May Lawford, mother of 60's Rat Packer Peter Lawford, and her much younger society entertainer companion Buddy, are the prototypes for Harold and Maude--except they're part of a real-life murder mystery. 1h 35m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama Staycation: In Someone Else's Shoes www.andsoshedid.com |
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Borderline Culturcated Theatre Company Writer: Rob Benson Director: Jennifer Lunn One man’s journey from the euphoria of the dancefloor to the despair of the psychiatric ward, tied to an illness he can’t escape. Street poetry and punchy drama, exploring life, love, and the pills in-between. "Brilliant" "Beautiful" The List 0h 50m International London, UK Drama Solo Show www.culturcatedtheatrecompany.webs.com |
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Cephalopod: A Play Below Sea Level Ridge and Davis Presents Writer: Kyle Warren Director: Rebecca Stevens Castaway in her childrens' basement playroom, Mary finds herself submerged in buttered popcorn jellybeans, bottles of pills, and board game battles with Princess Diana. Mary struggles to stay afloat amid her pot-smoking Jewish mother, squid scientist husband, and the tides of loss. 1h 50m National Evanston, IL Drama Comedy Staycation: In Someone Else's Shoes www.playbelowsealevel.com |
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CIRCUITS Patricia Noworol Dance Company Director: Patricia Noworol Choreographer: Patricia Noworol As with much of Noworol’s other work, Circuits explores the pathways between the glamour of dance performance respectability and the more mundane layers of life hiding beneath it. It attempts to expose the realities behind seemingly extraordinary lives. 1h 0m Local Manhattan, NY Dance Multi-Media Staycation: In Someone Else's Shoes www.PNoworolDance.com |
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Clemenza And Tessio Are Dead Writer: Gregg Greenberg Director: Gregg Greenberg & Kate Erin Gibson, Original Staging by Simcha Borenstein The cannoli is mightier than the gun. Don Corleone is squeezing veteran mobsters Clemenza and Tessio out of the family business. The pair fights to change their fate in a script that's already been written. An unauthorized parody of "The Godfather." 1h 30m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Staycation: In Someone Else's Shoes www.clemenzatessio.com |
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CONFIRMATION TEATRO OSCURO Writer: VINCENT MARANO Director: NAT CASSIDY Is there integrity in tolerance? Is identity inherited or are we responsible for the person we become? When an idealistic teacher sees his beliefs and his reality collide, will his students, friends and family survive the fallout? 1h 40m Local BRONX, NY Drama Staycation: In Someone Else's Shoes www.acollapse.com |
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Crossings Stages on the Sound Writer: Amy Sabin Barrow and Shannon Michael Wamser Director: Amy Sabin Barrow and Shannon Michael Wamser Choreographer: Amy Sabin Barrow A fast-paced and imaginative docudrama, chronicling the immigrant experience from both sides of the border. Crossings is a moving and intimate portrait of NYC's newcomers performed by an all-immigrant cast about journeys to the "Promised Land". 1h 0m Local Brooklyn, NY FringeHIGH Drama Staycation: In Someone Else's Shoes www.stagesonthesound.com |
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Dolls Bowdashoot Productions Writer: Michael Phillis Director: Andrew Nance Welcome to the United Shelves of Frank's Collection-- where porcelain is political, fashion dolls are fascist, action figures come out of the closet... and you're the newest plaything. Get to know your toys in this comedy from FringeNYC favorite Michael Phillis. 1h 10m National San Francisco, CA Solo Show Comedy www.michaelphillis.com |
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Don't Be Scared! It's Only A Play Writer: Cory Antiel A solo show linking individual neurons, terror, memoir, amnesia, and lab rats that you will never forget. Until you do. The terror level has been elevated to fuchsia. Your mind will blow this show. 0h 55m Local Brooklyn, NY Solo Show FringeHIGH www.myspace.com/itsonlyaplay |
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e-Station Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental Director: WANG Chong e-Station experiments on the extreme physical slowness that the late Japanese director Ohta Shogo initiated. It examines the complex relations between human body and electronic products. The Chinese avant-garde performance premiered in 2008 Beijing Fringe. 0h 55m International Beijing, China Performance Art Multi-Media sites.google.com/site/theatrere/estation |
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Flight NO HOPE Productions Writer: Tim Aumiller Director: Tim Aumiller On the eve of an early winter storm, two strangers are forced together by sheer proximity at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. While waiting for their lives to resume, they find refuge and danger in revealing themselves. 0h 50m Local Brooklyn, NY Comedy Drama Staycation: In Someone Else's Shoes www.nohopeproductions.com |
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GirlPower: Voices of a Generation The Manhattan Theatre Source Writer: Created by the 2008-2009 GirlPower Ensemble Director: Ashley Marinaccio and Elizabeth Koke Girlpower: Voices of a Generation is an empowering, ensemble-driven collection of words written and performed by teenagers. Through monologues and spoken word, the young women share their perspectives on love, identity, relationships, the future, and finding power through theatre. 1h 30m Local Manhattan, NY FringeHIGH Drama Staycation: In Someone Else's Shoes www.theatresource.org/estro/index.html |
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Hear What's in the Heart - A Shoemaker's Tale The Warehouse Theatre Writer: Steve Scionti & James Shanta Director: Paul Savas Life, food, dance, passion, food, dreams and opera...and food. Angelo Morello gave his grandson Steve a love for all these things. Join Steve in this hilarious celebration of a humble shoemaker. 1h 10m National Greenville, SC Solo Show Comedy www.stevescionti.com/story.html |
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Hungry The O'Connor Theatre Project Writer: George Kehoe Director: Christopher J. Schager He's naked, tortured, and starving for justice. But his mind's as free as the birds he feeds. Through poetry, music, and even humor, Bobby Sands tells his terrible, beautiful story. It's not just his story. Can you hear it? 1h 30m National Oxford, MS Drama Solo Show www.HungryattheFringe.com |
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It's My Wonderful Life raven's nest productions Writer: Charles Michael Edmonds Director: Alexander Yanhis Stephano Michael gets caught up in the world of drugs, sex and money. He's about to lose his job, his family and his life when he discovers an easy way out or so he thinks. 1h 15m National Venice, California Solo Show Drama |
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Jesus Ride Deux Ex Productions Writer: Mike Schlitt Director: Nancy Keystone Journey through the first 100 years of the Savior on the silver screen: 33 films about Jesus Christ and confessions of the secular humanist non-practicing Jew who watched every one. The 2006 Outstanding Solo Show winner returns with a FringeNYC World Premiere. 1h 20m National Los Angeles, CA Solo Show Comedy www.mikeschlitt.com |
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just don't touch me, amigo Fernando Gambaroni Writer: Fernando Gambaroni Director: Jose Zayas A comedy about loneliness in the city and the alienating process of becoming a resident alien. 1h 10m Local New York, NY Solo Show Comedy justdonttouchmeamigo.blogspot.com/ |
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La Ronde Big Signature Productions Writer: Arthur Schnitzler, Translated by Carl R. Mueller Director: Larry Biederman Critically acclaimed in Los Angeles, Schnitzler's infamous 'once banned' play examines love, sex, and heartbreak in one-act episodes. From serious drama to farce-like fantasies, La Ronde has "innovative direction [and a] disciplined and energetic cast." -Variety 1h 30m National Los Angeles, CA Comedy Multi-Media www.bigsignature.com/laronde |
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Natural History Sweeter Theater Productions Writer: Ian August Director: Maura Farver Lucy is split between her overbearing mother, self-righteous boyfriend, and an anthropomorphized anthropological oddity. When Lucy is faced with a life changing choice, Natural History asks the question: are we doomed to repeat the decisions of the past? 2h 0m Local Manhattan, NY Drama Comedy www.sweetertheater.com |
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Penumbra Intangible Collective Writer: Anthony Fascious Martinez Director: Shidan Majidi A one man Hip Hop musical about growing up in the Bronx and discovering manhood in the absence of a father in prison. Described as "Bold, daring, and fearless…truly innovative,” by HBO Def Poetry’s Producer, Kamilah Forbes. 1h 0m Local Bronx, New York FringeHIGH Musical www.fascious.com |
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PIE-FACE! THE ADVENTURES OF ANITA BRYANT Kangagirl Productions Writer: David Karl Lee Director: Kenny Howard Before Miss California, there was Anita Bryant, the original scandalicious beauty queen turned orange juice promoting, Jesus-loving, homo-hater. "A Tank in Taffeta!- Orlandocitybeat.com. "Inspired Hilarity!"- Orlando Sentinel. "Tastes suspiciously like a banana cream surprise...Delicious!"- Orlando Weekly. 1h 0m National Orlando, FL Comedy Multi-Media www.kangagirlproductions.com |
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Powerhouse Sinking Ship Productions Writer: Josh Luxenberg, Joshua Morris & the Ensemble Director: Jon Levin Enter the mind of brilliant composer Raymond Scott, whose life's work is hijacked by cartoonists. With swing dancing, puppetry and futuristic music machines. A new work from the creators of FringeNYC hit "There Will Come Soft Rains," Time Out five-star pick. 1h 30m Local Brooklyn, NY Drama Puppetry www.sinkingshipproductions.com |
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Remission Inverse Theater Company Writer: Kirk Wood Bromley Director: Kirk Wood Bromley Choreographer: Leah Schrager Schizophrenic for 45 years, Dan Berkey suddenly saw a vision in the sky and went into remission. Experience the SZ journey thru Dan's true-story performance, written by two-time FringeNYC Excellence Award Winner, presented by "The Best Downtown Theater Company" (NYPress). 1h 30m Local Brooklyn, NY Solo Show Drama www.inversetheater.org/nowshowing.html |
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Series 6.2: Paint on Canvas HumanWell Productions Writer: Becca Hackett and Katherine Randle Director: Ilana Becker Armed with words and paint, two artists engage in a playful battle on a life-sized canvas. Tackling their greatest demons and joys, they bring new artwork to life with each unrestrained, paint slinging performance. Do YOU human well? 0h 35m Local Brooklyn, NY Performance Art www.humanwellproductions.com |
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Sunday Best Azddak Performances Writer: Laura Canty-Samuel, Music by Laura Canty-Samuel and Ethan Forrest Wagner Hallelujah! One woman, ten characters and a wicked romp through the devilishly funny minds of members of a Black Pentecostal Church in Brooklyn. Questions of faith, loss, and hat size abound amid irreverent “ridiculosity”, punctuated with live gospel music. 1h 30m Local Brooklyn, NY Solo Show Comedy www.sundaybestplay.com |
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Testify ETCH Dance Co. Choreographer: Elisha Clark Halpin Displacement in Darfur, unrequited love, warfare, devastation, compassion, & desire; Testify takes you there and everywhere in between. Dancing the blues, women unleash the deep places of their hearts. Jagged and angular movements illustrate the physical embodiment of emotional truth. 0h 30m National State College, PA Dance FringeHIGH www.etchdance.org |
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The 49 Project Jack Thomas / Bulldog Theatrical Writer: Mary Adkins Director: Marshall Pailet In a time when men have lost their rights to the female majority, a charismatic activist undertakes a bold plan. The ensuing trial explodes into shocking scandal. Is it ethical to cross the wrong line for the right reasons? 1h 40m Local Brooklyn, NY Drama Comedy www.the49project.com |
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The Secret of Our Souls-A Kabalistic Love Story Filmus, Inc. Writer: Book and Lyrics by Ben Goldstein Music by Phillip Namanworth Director: Ben Goldstein Music Director: Kat Sherrell Choreographer: Kathryn Sullivan A seeming bumpkin from the Carpathian Mountains ultimately reveals himself as the great 18th Century spiritual master, the Baal Shem Tov. Supported by his beloved soul-mate, Chana, he defies Church, State, and Satan himself to save his oppressed people. 2h 10m Local Manhattan, NY Musical Drama www.filmusinc.com |
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The Songs of Robert Writer: John Crutchfield Director: Steven Samuels The Songs of Robert tells the story of the difficulties facing a teenage boy in the South. Replete with a motley cast of characters, all played by writer/actor John Crutchfield and live clawhammer banjo and slide guitar songs. 1h 30m National Asheville, NC Solo Show Musical www.johncrutchfield.com |
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The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour W. Kamau Bell Writer: W. Kamau Bell Black president or not, racism continues to make a comeback. And Kamau is here to make (non)sense of it all, using multi-media and personal stories. According to Comedy Central, Kamau told the very first Obama joke way back in 2005. 1h 15m National San Francisco, CA FringeHIGH Solo Show www.wkamaubell.com/the-w-kamau-bell-curve/ |
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Thirty Minutes or Less Scamillante Productions Writer: Jonathan G Galvez Director: Eliana Meira Rantz When a Chinese food delivery boy (who's not even Chinese) stumbles upon a murder scene, he is thrown into a media spin where race, perception, and chicken wings become more important than he ever imagined. 1h 45m Local Linden, NJ Comedy Drama www.30minsorless.com |
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Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through MIT's Male Math Maze Unexpected Theatre Writer: Gioia De Cari Director: Miriam Eusebio True life tale of a gifted young Berkeley chick taking on sexism while pursuing a Math Ph.D. at MIT, where girls aren't supposed to be girls . . . especially girls with a penchant for fighting back with fashion! "Dazzling performance . . . Captivating" -OOBR 1h 25m Local Manhattan, NY Solo Show Comedy www.unexpectedtheatre.org |
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Victoria and Frederick for President MOSON Productions and Create Carolina Writer: Jonathan L. Davidson Director: Charles Randolph Wright Barrack and Hillary were not the first. In 1872, Victoria Woodhull ran for president and nominated Frederick Douglass as Vice President. A multimedia retelling of a story and a moment that has taken generations to come again. Starring Mel Johnson. 1h 30m Local Manhattan, NY Multi-Media FringeHIGH www.mosonproductions.org |