FringeNYC - "New York's Best Staycation"
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Your stomach drops, you heart skips a beat - and you know you're in for quite a ride! This theme park of shows includes lost love, camp crushes, messy mates, and love so bad it hurts. |
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6 Seconds in Charlack Golden & Mills Writer: Brian Golden Director: Patrick Mills In terms of TRUE LOVE: Could you find it twice? Could Michelangelo ever recreate the Sistine Chapel? Could six seconds change everything? OUR STORY IS A MODERN ROMANCE FROM THE DUDE'S POINT OF VIEW...A PASSIONATE ENSEMBLE PLAY WITH LIVE MUSIC!!! 1h 30m Local Manhattan, NY Drama Comedy WWW.6SECONDSINCHARLACK.COM |
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A Contemporary American's Guide to a Successful Marriage Sean Bradford Productions Writer: Robert Bastron Director: Adam Fitzgerald Set against the backdrop of the late 1950's and told in the style of the social guidance films of that era, this WORLD-PREMIERE piece follows two young couples, from courtship to matrimony, and ultimately what comes after. 2h 15m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama www.themarriageplay.com |
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A Long Walk Home Writer: Lauren Marie Albert Brooklyn-based performance artist hits herself over the head with a pot, throws herself into a fire and questions her sanity. Watch as she fights to find her soul in a witty physical performance about failed love incorporating live music and dance. 0h 50m Local Brooklyn, NY Comedy Drama www.Laurenmariealbert.com |
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A Rule of Nines BRK Productions Writer: Brian Kirchner Director: Christopher Triebel Recreating their memories, two young couples explore their tragic experiences in the ghostly light of human fantasy. How far will the mind go to absolve itself of guilt? 0h 45m National Doylestown, PA Drama Comedy www.briankirchner.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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Abraham Lincoln's Big, Gay Dance Party BlueRare Productions, San Francisco Playhouse, PlayGround Writer: Aaron Loeb Director: Chris Smith Romance! Murder! Dancing! Honest Abe's hometown puts a teacher on trial for asking "Was Lincoln gay?" in this new comedy of political "values". See the events through the eyes of the prosecution, defense or big city reporter. You decide the order. 2h 15m National San Franciso, CA Comedy Drama www.abrahamlincolnsbiggaydanceparty.com |
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AND SOPHIE COMES TOO TOSOS Writer: Meryl Cohn Director: Mark Finley Will Sophie Abramowitz wake from her coma? Her daughters hope not. Barbara fears a medical miracle; Perfect Rose is falling apart, and Sandra wants a penis. And Sophie Comes Too is a comedy about becoming fully conscious as one’s self. 1h 40m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama www.tosos2.org/AndSophieComesToo |
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AND THEN YOU DIE (How I Ran a Marathon in 26.2 Years) Cleveland Public Theatre Writer: David Hansen Director: Alison Garrigan What races through a man's mind? Hit the road with cartoonist Pengo in pursuit of the finish line - dashing through relationships, hurdling heartbreak, and threading through the Five Boroughs in a record quarter-century ... and time is running out. 1h 20m National Cleveland, OH Solo Show Comedy daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com |
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ART'S HEART written and performed by Anthony Johnston Writer: Anthony Johnston Director: Nathan Schwartz My name is Art. I have an irregular heart. Beat. I live above the RedHotVideoXXX. Tonight- I confess my love to the handsome Frenchman across the street. Bonjour! IF my very serious heart condition doesn't kill me first. Seriously. "Skunks.Sex.Suicide." 1h 0m Local Brooklyn, NY Comedy Solo Show artsheart.squarespace.com/ |
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CAMP WANATACHI : A New Musical Mercurial Productions Writer: Book and Lyrics by Natalie Weiss, Music by Natalie Weiss, Conrad Winslow and Travis Stewart Director: Natalie Weiss Spirit-soaked and hormone-charged, two 13-year-old girls fall in love at Christian summer camp. Live orchestra. Sick beats. Songs like "We All Need Jesus in Our Lives," and "Let's Ride Bareback." This nostalgic musical is super futuristic. 1h 30m Local Brooklyn, NY Musical Comedy www.campwanatachi.com |
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Complete Writer: Andrea Kuchlewska A serious comedy in which two obsessive linguists, a determined child, and a charismatic guru wrangle over the power and perversion of language. When Eve discovers Micah is doing the cult-like "Training," who will stop her from destroying them both? 2h 0m Local Queens, NY Comedy www.completetheplay.com |
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Crazy Good Luck Green Space Arts Collective Writer: Karen MacIntyre Director: Judy Thomas Choreographer: Karen MacIntyre What do a transgendered woman, a Texas redneck, a feminist breast cancer survivor, and a ninty year old southern belle have in common? Crazy Good Luck, that's what. Let us introduce ourselves: songs, monologues, dances. One woman show. Ya'll come. 0h 45m National Denton, TX Solo Show Performance Art www.greenspacearts.com/crazygoodluck.htm |
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Eli and Cheryl Jump Ignited States in Association with Crosstown Playwrights Writer : Daniel McCoy Director: Nicole A. Watson Accident-prone Eli is magically shielded from death. Maybe. Mythology, personal history and recent tragic events collide in a story spanning 15 years, 1,000 miles and 95 stories. When Eli and Cheryl jump it's only the beginning of their journey. 1h 0m Local Manhattan, NY Drama www.ignitedstates.com |
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Every Love Story Ends in Tears Bella Umbrella Theatre Writer: Nidia Medina, with music by Robert Cowie Director: Nic Grelli 2007. 1949. Two chapters in the same love story. What really happens once you’ve already lived happily ever after? Love, loss, and living in a Puerto Rican family full of music, magic and food. Based on a true story. 1h 15m Local Brooklyn, NY Drama Multi-Media www.bellaumbrellatheatre.org |
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Finger Paint Plastic Flamingo Theatre Company Writer: Erin Austin & Ross Evans Director: Ross Evans It's just an apartment wall covered in paint. Symbols, memories, meanings. Ryan's leaving it behind. But when your art is alive, it fights back, makes you relive what you wish never happened, seducing you to see what could've been truth. 1h 40m Local Brooklyn, NY Comedy Drama plasticflamingo.org |
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George and Laura Bush Perform . . . Our Favorite Sitcom Episodes George and Laura: Regular Folks Productions Writer: Ryan Gajewski Go backstage as the Bushes start their national tour, acting out their favorite sitcoms. Murder! A secret romance! It's all in a day's work at NBC in this raucous satire. And why, exactly, does TV's lovable Matt LeBlanc show up? 1h 30m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama www.georgeandlaurabushperform.com |
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Groupies Writer: Sharon Lintz Director: Jonathan Warman Four New Yorkers. Four celebrity obsessions. Take a surprising trip through the minds, lusts and loves of four characters and their celebrity obsessions: Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Cobain, Eminem and Elizabeth Taylor. Pop culture with depth. Discover your inner groupie! 1h 0m Local Brooklyn/Manhattan, NY Drama Comedy www.groupiestheplay.com |
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Harold Pinter Pair Roadworks Productions NYC Writer: Harold Pinter Director: Patrick McNulty Can a woman be both wife and mistress to her husband? Can a man reckon with his wife's erotic sadomasochistic past? Harold Pinter's compelling one-acts, The Lover and Ashes To Ashes, examine contemporary couplehood with his signature menace and hilarity. 1h 45m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama www.patrickmcnulty.net/Site/NY%20Fringe.html |
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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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Live Broadcast Erica Ruff Writer: John William Schiffbauer Director: Melissa Attebery "Live Broadcast" examines the relationship between Hollywood, politics, and the media. When a young conservative movie star appears on a prime time political talk show he plunges his carefully orchestrated career into jeopardy. 2h 0m Local Manhattan, NY Drama www.livebroadcastplay.com |
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Look After You Maieutic Theatre Works-MTWorks Writer: Louise Flory Director: Michele Pace MTWorks (Anais Nin Goes To Hell) returns with "Look After You". When a photographer's life is threatened by illness, everything she thought was secure turns upside-down, testing friendships, family and love. 1h 30m Local Manhattan, NY Drama www.LookAfterYouThePlay.com |
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Mark Storen's A Drunken Cabaret The Moxy Collective Writer: Mark Storen,Music and Lyrics by Mark Storen From Perth, Australia, An original Solo Show about love and violence. Filled with story and song, Mark Storen's A Drunken Cabaret is "A Philosophical and funny look at the taboo space where love turns homicidal", 4stars The Advertiser. 1h 0m International Perth, Australia Solo Show Musical www.themoxycollective.com |
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May-December with The Nose and Clammy Mind the Art Writer: Jonas Cohen and Naomi McDougall Jones Director: Ava Geffen How do you trust each other, even yourselves, enough to take the ultimate plunge? A wacky, sexy, cheeky (and occasionally austere) romantic comedy for people who don't believe in romantic comedies. Do you...? 1h 40m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama www.thenoseandclammy.com |
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Muffin Man The Silly Jazz Company Writer: Camille Harris Director: Camille Harris A whimsical musical about a barista in love with the Muffin Man. Goofy customers, over-enthusiastic parents and best friends are all in a days work for Lyla. Can she tell the Muffin Man how she feels? 1h 0m Local Manhattan, NY FringeHIGH Musical muffinmanthemusical.blogspot.com/ |
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Peace Warriors Blue Line Arts (USA) Writer: Doron Ben-Atar with Debbie Pollak Director: Michael Bahar Academic Ambition, Middle East politics, old affairs, and new seductions come together in this darkly comic and powerful new play. Politics gets personal when four academics and a teenage girl spend a tumultuous night flaunting their politics and confronting their passions and jealousies. 2h 0m Local , Drama www.peacewarriorsplay.com |
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Refractions Dalliance Theater Writer: Eliot Stockton Director: Andy Ottoson A playwright and a producer wrestle over their latest project about four entwined lovers struggling to forge their own identities. As the project unfolds, a shared past is unearthed pushing the project deeper into the unknown. Don't flinch. 1h 30m Local Queens, NY Drama Comedy www.DallianceTheater.com |
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Sadie, Sadie BE Theatre Company Writer: Ben Izzo Director: Samantha Shechtman In this seriocomedy, Sadie meets Jon on the Staten Island Ferry. As their relationship develops, a death in her family drives Sadie to desperate means. They must sort through the cosmic mess to put all the pieces back together. 2h 0m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama www.betheatrecompany.org |
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SINGIN' WID A SWORD IN MA HAN' GreenGurl Productions Writer: Vienna Carroll, Music - African-American Spirituals Director: Keith Johnston "I'll be back for you soon Topper I swear. North to Freedom." Now we escapin slavery, the Gap Gang huntin us, we searchin for that Underground Railroad to our family in Columbia PA. A Griot Chorus helps tell our tale. 1h 0m Local Harlem, NY Musical Drama www.singinwidasword.com |
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Sorority Queen in a Mobile Home The Fundamentally Wrong Co. Writer: Kevin Mahoney and Michael DiGaetano Grace and Dennis got divorced. She got the mobile home, he got the 52-inch TV with the Proctor Sylex iron shaped hole in the screen. She blames him. He blames her. Friends blame them both. Think Rashoman on cement blocks. 1h 45m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama Sororityqueentheplay.com |
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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 Boxer Bootstraps Comedy Theater Writer: Matt Lyle Director: Matt Lyle Choreographer: Nancy Schaeffer Depression Era. A bumbling Boxer. A lass dressed like a lad. THE BOXER is a unique silent film on-stage in the style of Chaplin and Keaton comedies. Live music, Love and Laughter gang up in this roundhouse hit from Texas. 0h 57m Dallas, TX Comedy Clown/Mask www.theboxer.org |
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The Boys Upstairs Writer: Jason Mitchell Sex, Dating, Friendship, and all the blurry lines in between...this New York story invites you upstairs to the fabulous living room of city boys who handle relationships, careers, and the city with style, scandal, and specialty cocktails! 2h 0m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama Staycation: My NYC Story www.TheBoysUpstairs.info |
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The Fall of the House of Usher Exiled Productions Writer: Brent Cirves, Music by Mike Johnson, Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe Director: Brent Cirves, Music Director: Mike Johnson Dark musical based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. A poor street musician befriends a musical genius, his beautiful wife, and his brilliant, troubled sister. A tragic death and a terrible secret turn their ancient mansion into a tomb. 2h 0m National Woodberry Forest, VA Musical Drama www.usherthemusical.com |
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The Meaning of Wife Theatre Témoin Writer: Ailin Conant and Erin Judge Erin has a husband, Ailin has a wife, neither one knows how it happened. This two-woman comedy about all kinds of marriages (including gay ones and slightly less gay ones) just might change your definition of the word "wife." 1h 30m National Boston, MA Comedy Improv/Sketch/Stand-up www.MOWshow.com |
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The Taming of the Shrew Reaching Andromeda Theatre (RAT) NYC Writer: Shakespeare Director: Meghan Farley Astrachan Who's taming whom? The battle of the sexes, wits and wills rages on. Reckoning with our 21st century demons. Struggles for attention, money, respect. Rivaling siblings, conniving servants. Fighting male hierarchy. Cross-dressing. Elizabethan foundations, modern sensibilities, Shakespeare's unmistakable, masterful language. 2h 30m Local Manhattan, NY Drama FringeHIGH www.shrewnyc.com |
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Time's Scream and Hurry Sewer Socialist Productions Writer: Paul Hoan Zeidler Director: Paul Hoan Zeidler Disparate people from L.A., Milwaukee and N.Y.C. confront penetrating violence, grapple with searing anger, and make choices that shock--even themselves. How do you recover? "... a command of language and a strength in storytelling that pulls us in." --BackStage 2h 0m National Los Angeles, CA Drama Comedy www.timesscream.com |
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Zack Adams: AWKWARD Weeping Spoon Productions Writer: Zack Adams Songs of Outrageous Lies, Love, Family Faux Pas, Robots, Apricots, drawing on girls with permanent marker and all things AWKWARD. Australian Indie-Rock funnyman Zack Adams makes his New York debut in this “Devastatingly funny” show you won’t want to miss! 0h 50m International Perth, Australia Comedy Solo Show www.zackadams.homestead.com |