Ah Kua Show Talk Sense Pte. Ltd. Writer: Leona Lo Director: Richard Chua Definition: noun.& adj.: derog. 1)effeminate man 2)male transvestite. WRONG! Tender, raw, amusing, naughty, nice –the voice of Southeast Asia’s
transgender women (formerly typecast as ladyboy showgirls) sets the record straight. We may be ladies - we are definitely not boys! 1h 0m International International, Singapore Solo Show Drama Staycation: In Someone Else's ShoesOverseas Adventure www.ahkuashow.wordpress.com VENUE #6: The Club @ LA MAMA Untitled Document Sat 21 @ 4:30Sun 22 @ 10Mon 23 @ 6Wed 25 @ 4Thu 26 @ 7
AK-47 Sing-Along ERA Writer: Samara Weiss Director: Lucy Cashion Children's television is a dangerous business in Gaza. Little Salwa and cuddly rabbit Nisr teach morals, manners, and martyrdom on Hamas TV, while Sesame Street veterans Hassan and Jakob struggle to speak across borders. Sing along now, boys and girls... 2h 0m Local Manhattan, NYC Drama Comedy Staycation: Overseas AdventureBattleground Tour www.ak47singalong.com VENUE #17: HERE Arts Center- Mainstage Theater Untitled Document Fri 13 @ 10Sat 14 @ 3:30Tue 17 @ 7Wed 18 @ 5Sat 21 @ NOON
ALL DAY SUCKERS New Feet Productions and Adam Blanshay Writer: Susan Dworkin Director: Jessica Bauman ALL DAYS SUCKERS tells the story of Bryce, a yuppie princess: Great job; successful lover; brilliant future. Then her father has an accident. She is tossed into the dark magic of the health care system. What to do?? 1h 30m Local NYC, Manhattan Comedy Drama Staycation: Political JunketMy NYC Story www.alldaysuckersplay.com VENUE #9: The Robert Moss Theater Untitled Document Thu 19 @ 2:30Sat 21 @ 9:30Sun 22 @ NOONThu 26 @ 8:45Sat 28 @ 4:15
Alligator Summer Limelight Productions Writer: Dylan Lamb Director: Robert Ribar Do-it yourself lobotomies. Copulating half-siblings. Suicide by plow. Blood. Dialects. And alligators!
When ravenous alligators nearly consume their Southern town, two families take refuge in an attic only to discover that the real blood-thirsty beasts are each other...figuratively speaking. 1h 35m Local Brooklyn, NYC Comedy Drama Staycation: Through Heaven & HellSummer Session www.alligatorsummer.blogspot.com VENUE #9: The Robert Moss Theater Untitled Document Sat 14 @ 9:15Sun 15 @ 6:30Wed 18 @ 2Sun 22 @ 8:45Mon 23 @ 6:45
Alternative Methods Patricia Davis Productions Writer: Patricia Davis Director: Josh Liveright An Iraqi doctor, suspected of treating an Al-Qaeda leader, is detained and interrogated. Officials must get the location of the safe-house from him . . . NOW. Psychologist Susan witnesses their methods--does she take torture into her own hands? 1h 30m National Great Falls, VA Drama Multi-Media Staycation: Battleground TourSpa Getaway (Mind & Body) www.alternativemethodstheplay.com VENUE #5: The First Floor Theatre @ LA MAMA Untitled Document Sun 15 @ 8:15Fri 20 @ 5:30Sun 22 @ 1Wed 25 @ 8:15Sat 28 @ 9:45
The Altoona Dada Society Presents The Velvet Gentleman Playlab NYC Writer: Jon Steinhagen Director: Kevin P. Hale The Altoona Dada Society makes its New York debut by presenting the unusual life of composer Erik Satie in an extravaganza the Blair County Little Nickel Weekly has called "...a description-defying, decidedly absurdist freefall." 1h 45m Local Astoria, NYC Comedy Drama Staycation: BackstageAbsurdly Surrealist Dream www.playlabnyc.org VENUE #15: The Studio @ Cherry Lane Theatre Untitled Document Fri 13 @ 9Mon 16 @ 3:45Tue 17 @ 4Wed 25 @ 2Thu 26 @ 9:15
American Gypsy MagicMouth Theatre Company Writer: Ben Whiting Director: Two-Time Emmy Award Winner, Alexander "Sandy" Marshall How do you build connection in an art-form based on deception? Theatre unites with sleight-of-hand magic as the greatest magician nobody’s ever heard of clashes with his teacher over the significance of a life on the street. 1h 15m National Chicago, IL FringeHIGH Vaudeville/Sideshow/Magic/Burlesque Staycation: Fantasy Island ExcursionIn Someone Else's Shoes www.magicmouth.org VENUE #3: The Kraine Theater Untitled Document Sun 22 @ 6:45Tue 24 @ 5*Thu 26 @ 11Fri 27 @ 7Sun 29 @ NOON
Amsterdam Abortion Survivor Micha Wertheim Writer: Micha Wertheim His theatrical and controversial stand-up earned him praise in the Netherlands and at the 2007/8 Edinburgh festival. Wertheim manages to shock and charm his audiences at the same time. His US debut promises hard-hitting cutting edge comedy with an adorable accent. 1h 0m International Amsterdam, Netherlands Improv/Sketch/Stand-up Solo Show Staycation: Political JunketAbsurdly Surrealist Dream www.michawertheim.nl/fringenyc VENUE #16: The SoHo Playhouse Untitled Document Fri 13 @ 7:30Thu 19 @ 5:15Wed 25 @ 8Thu 26 @ 3:15Fri 27 @ 8:15
And a Wake-up S&G Productions Writer: Megan Condit Director: Bruce Faulk Johnny was killed in action. So when he returns home, he becomes the hero every town wants - whether he likes it or not. Question is, who’s more damaged? John learns the reason why there’s no place like home. 1h 30m Local New York, NY Comedy Drama Staycation: Battleground TourAbsurdly Surrealist Dream www.andawakeup.com VENUE #13: The New School for Drama Theatre Untitled Document Sun 15 @ 4:15Wed 18 @ 7:15Thu 19 @ 9Sun 22 @ 5:30Mon 23 @ 7:15
Art of Attack The Cadre Writer: Asa Merritt Director: Joshua Brody A hopeful reunion of the long-estranged sons of a chess master turns into a nightmare, as their obsession with chess renders reconciliation impossible and madness inevitable. 1h 45m Local Brooklyn, NYC Drama Staycation: "Dude" RanchThrough Heaven & Hell www.artofattackplay.com VENUE #5: The First Floor Theatre @ LA MAMA Untitled Document Wed 18 @ 5:15Fri 20 @ 3Sat 21 @ 8Mon 23 @ 7Fri 27 @ 5:15
As I Am Fully Known The 8'oClocks Writer: Emily Rieder Director: Andrew Oswald Which rules do you live by? Gina is a 25 year old Catholic lesbian trying to figure out where she fits. As her family struggles, Gina wonders; can one person's decisions bring down the wrath of God on an entire family?
2h 0m Local New York, NY Comedy Staycation: Through Heaven & Hell www.the8oclocks.com VENUE #5: The First Floor Theatre @ LA MAMA Untitled Document Sat 14 @ 5:15Mon 16 @ 5Thu 19 @ 9:30Fri 27 @ 8Sun 29 @ 2:30
As You Like It BAMA Theatre Company Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Greg Thornton Once again BAMA Theatre Company is BACK bringing you a genderbending good time! In true BTC style 8 actors pull 21 Characters out of 1 trunk making the impossible possible in this wild comedy. This ain't your traditional love story! 2h 15m Local Manhattan, NYC Comedy FringeHIGH Staycation: Literary LaneRide the Rollercoaster of Love www.bamatheatrecompany.org VENUE #2: Connelly Theater Untitled Document Sun 15 @ NOON*Tue 17 @ 7:15Thu 19 @ 9:15Fri 20 @ 2Sat 28 @ 5:15