The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC)
August 8th - 24th, 2008:
The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) may well be the largest multi-arts festival in North America, with more than 200 companies from all over the world performing for 16 days in more than 20 venues - for a total of more than 1300 performances!
Every year there are exciting discoveries plus shows you will see nowhere else!
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http://www.fringenyc.org/About/application.aspHere is some detailed programming information:
@lice in www.onderland Theater 80 August 15-August 22 Old Campus Productions Dance @lice in www.onderland is a modern dance/multimedia adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The piece explores issues of identity and liveness that arise from society's engagement with the Internet...our www.onderland. Follow Alice on her adventures down the rabbit hole as she encounters various familiar characters and is forced to confront questions such as "Who are you?" "What are you?" and "Where are you going?"
The Alice Complex Cherry Lane Theatre August 8-August 24 Tall Story Productions and The New York International Fringe Festival Drama Past, present and future collide in this darkly funny, psychological thriller about inspiration and betrayal between two women of different generations.
Anais Nin Goes to Hell Connelly Theater August 8-August 24 Maieutic Theatre Works Comedy MTWorks presents the world premiere of David Stallings' Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell. Anaïs Nin goes to Hell will play a limited engagement as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival. Imagine an island in hell where Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, and Queen Victoria...wait for their men. What happens when women's lib icon Anaïs Nin arrives to turn their afterlife upside down?
Becoming Britney The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street August 8-August 24 Endless Supply Productions Musical Comedy How does a pop sensation wind up bald and trapped in her own musical? Becoming Britney is a caustic (but loving) PG-13 fable that chronicles the rise...the dip?and the salvation of a foolhardy celebrity phenom. The show features six kick-ass actors and eleven original songs that pay snarky homage to multiple musical theatre genres. Are you ready to face your inner Divas, y'all?
But for the Grace... Walkerspace August 8-August 17 FringeNYC Drama
Solo Performance
Play But for the Grace... tells the stories of the people who are forced to rely on food pantries in order to put food on their tables, putting a true face on hunger in the US.
Control The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre August 14-August 22 New York Artists' Community Play Hold on to your remotes!! When vertically-challenged and sexually confused Brady gets fired he's forced to move in with loudmouth college dropout Holly. Together they crash into a quarter-life crises leaving them susceptible to the manipulation of bizarrely accurate infomercials. Radio, News Paper, Magazine, Internet, Television?CONTROL takes a hard humorous look at the media's role in the rise of anxiety disorders among America's youth.
Creena DeFoouie Cherry Lane Theatre August 15-August 23 Ruby Bloomsbury Theatre Comedy
Musical
Mystery/Thriller Welcome to the home, retreat, boudoir of the vampish Creena. Her unique counseling services help half-wits who lack harmony and hormonal balance. Mental patients go missing---a case for extraordinarily well-endowed Superintendent Russell Hardon? AB FAB meets ADDAMS FAMILY by way of ROCKY HORROR! A two-man trip created and performed by UK siblings Charlotte Barton-Hoare and James Hoare.
Cruising To Croatia Bleecker Street Theatre August 8-August 24 Onisland Communications Musical Comedy Mark and Teddy, a couple of goofy blind guys pose as musicians on a cruise ship to search for Teddy's new love, a seductive internet voice.
CYCLE- A Vaudeville Comedy Spiegeltent August 9-August 23 WILTSIE BRIDGE PRODUCTIONS and OFF THE LEASH PRODUCTIONS Vaudeville Critics rave: "Hilarious!", "picture perfect", "A luscious, enjoyable show." A desperate New Yorker has one day to find the "Secret Of Success" in this whirlwind comedy with eight actor/musicians playing over 70 roles. CYCLE features live accompaniment on the piano, accordion, guitar, flute, fiddle, slide whistle and more. From Shakespeare to soft-shoe, it's a charming, retro dream.
The Deciders Michael Schimmel Center For The Arts, Pace University August 16-August 22 Within Reach Entertainment Musical Power! Patriotism! Propaganda! The Deciders is about power -- those who have it and those who want it. Mitch Kess' driving rock score reveals in song and satire the secrets, dreams, motives and misinformation of those who make the decisions and those who live with the consequences from the Washington Power Elite to Baghdad and beyond. Directed by J. Michaels. Music direction by David Fletcher.
Eggs and the Rebound Guy CSV Flamboyan Theater August 8-August 23 2 Little People Productions Comedy A comical, yet heartrending story of Dru, a single thirty-something, disenchanted with the dating game, who sets out to have a baby on her own. When she meets Terrence, a handsome new prospect, she must decide if she really needs Mr. Right to have a baby.
The Fabulous Kane Sisters in Box Office Poison Cherry Lane Theatre August 9-August 22 Red Light District in association with Stephen Morfesis Comedy It is 1956, in Pocatello, Idaho, and murder, mayhem and muscular bodies fill the stage as the Fabulous Kane Sisters attempt to solve a mystery and prevent their own murders in this bawdy, burlesque comedy. It's like a trip through the sewer in a glass bottom boat!
The "Gay No More" Telethon Michael Schimmel Center For The Arts, Pace University August 8-August 24 The Fringe Festival Musical Comedy Reverend Wiley Ray Henderson's Religious Broadcasting Network presents The "Gay No More" Telethon. Your generous contribution will help turn every homosexual straight by the Rapture or the 2014 Winter Olympics ... Whichever comes first. "Let's Get One Thing Straight ... You!" - Comedy Musical
GEM! A Truly Outrageous Parody! Barrow Street Theatre August 9-August 23 Musical Comedy Based on one of the greatest animated, dual-personality songstresses of the Me Decade, our Gem and her band, The Holographs, must enter a battle of the bands against their archenemies, evil Spizazz and the Misfires. Will rock-n-roll, hope, and a talking hologram machine be all she needs to win?
George the Fourth Players Theatre August 9-August 20 Michael T. Middleton Comedy
Drama
Play Diana's fiancé thinks he can outduel her estranged, acerbic parents with one simple weapon: Honesty. But nobody is quite prepared for a dead coyote in a Santa hat to sabotage their agendas and become the center of every argument. With a comedy this dark, what else is there to say but "Pass the scotch"?
The Golden Aurora Bleecker Street Theatre August 16-August 23 Working Artists Theatre Project Drama The Golden Aurora is a modern fable about an unusual love affair. When Ned, a veterinarian's helper, falls in love with a rare and beautiful dog, his Midwestern town is turned upside down. Rejected by people closest to him, Ned becomes an outcast. In this haunting tale, we learn that when love runs deeply, there is no knowing where the human ends and the animal begins.
The Grecian Formula 45 Bleecker August 8-August 22 Followspot Entertainment Comedy Commanded to write the world's first drama, Homeric celebubard Thespiotis orders his servant, Alidocious, to ghost-write it for him. And so the witty slave does write on cue, though mayhem, masks, and choral odes ensue in this new play about the backstage comedy behind the first drama.
Green Eyes Theater 80 August 16-August 23 Musical The new musical, green eyes tracks the rise and fall of a relationship through folk-rock music and modern dance. A contemporary love story, green eyes utilizes two singers, two dancers, and a five-piece orchestra to fuse both song and dance. Featuring Nick Blaemire (Cry Baby, Altar Boyz), Celina Carvajal (MTV's "Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods," Cats), Ryan Watkinson (Movin' Out, Xanadu), and Melissa Bloch (Leopold Group).
Heaven Forbid(s)! The Jazz Gallery August 9-August 16 Martice Enterprises Comedy Life's a bitch, then you die! The ultimate multi-cultural experience! Outcast souls-pimps, transgender, and others, convene in "purgatory" to convince the man upstairs to let them in. Heaven doesn't want them and hell is at capacity. God and the Universe appear as a cholo gang-banger and a 60's bohemian love child. It's comedy from beyond! 2007 Dallas/Fort Worth Critic's Award Winner for Outstanding New Play.
I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You The Players Theatre Loft August 8-August 24 Jajeh & Co. Comedy
Solo Performance
I Love You, Petty, & Favre Barrow Street Theatre August 8-August 23 Scott-Works Productions Comedy
Drama
Play She had the name of a football legend, he had Tom Petty concert tickets. It was a match made in heaven. For anyone that has loved, lost, persevered, or played air guitar... a heartwarming tale of life, family, football, and runnin' down a dream.
III Cherry Lane Theatre August 13-August 23 joes & co. Drama Playwright and director Joe Salvatore tells the true story of an all-male ménage-a-trois set in the first half of the twentieth century and based on the real lives of George Platt Lynes, Glenway Wescott, and Monroe Wheeler.
KABOOM! Cherry Lane Theatre August 9-August 23 Red House Group/Joan Cullman Productions Comedy
Play
Farce It's the tale of San Francisco's wiliest crook, who plans to cash in on the ultimate rip-off: a drug called Krokk that may extend orgasms up to 37 minutes. When his stash is accidentally destroyed, he has one day to recoup his losses and get out of town. As he rakes in cash from his many other con jobs, it seems as if nothing can stop him -- except maybe a neurotic New Yorker, a kazoo virtuoso, a loopy bike messenger, and an act of nature.
La Vigilia (the Vigil) Connelly Theater August 13-August 23 TEATRO OSCURO Comedy A sly Italian comedy of manners, La Vigilia refers to the Christmas Vigil feast celebrating Christ's birth, when feuds are settled, strangers are welcomed and love is served in equal measure with the food. Romantic complications ensue when a mysterious stranger shows up at the dinner of a rich noblewoman. Is he her long lost husband or an errant con man? Set in Post-World War II Italy, La Vigilia is a story of passion rediscovered and reclaimed.
The Legislative Process Schaeberle Studio Theatre at Pace University August 10-August 23 The Six Chapter Company Play Dexter is thrilled to be spending his junior year in Washington as a congressional page. But he discovers that Capitol Hill is not so different from high school. For one thing, only the pretty boys seem to get ahead.... Could you "make it" in Washington?
Mourn the Living HectorCSV Flamboyan Theater August 14-August 23 Performance Lab 115 Drama Winner of two Fringe Excellence Awards, PL115 returns to the FringeNYC to investigate wartime violence on the home front, interweaving the Trojan hero's last day with the home-leave of an American Marine; a comedic tragedy of ambient violence, failed connections, and unexpected happy-endings.
Murder of the Seas The Jazz Gallery August 8-August 24 Murder Company Mystery/Thriller Want to see the sordid underbelly of the caribbean cruise industry? Neither does recovering alcoholic Chester B. Fields. But he doesn't have a choice. He's got to find the body, solve the murder and get the girl without ending up in the drink.
Not Dark YetWalkerspace August 13-August 22 Present Tense Productions Play Tom has a big hairy muse named Norman who's wrecking his life. When Norman shows up in a tutu and feeds his doubts about his marriage, Tom realizes that a writer can pick his friends, pick his wife, but can't pick his subconscious.
Now That She's Gone SoHo Playhouse August 12-August 22 EMP Theatricals Comedy
Drama
Solo Performance Now That She's Gone is a tremendously personal, yet universal journey of self-discovery & parental relationships as seen through the filter of a feminist activist. Politics aside, the relationship of mother to daughter is explored in a real & grounded way that speaks to audiences of all backgrounds, political philosophies & cultures. The show represents a slice of American history as well as a personal story with which the audience can relate.
the october crisis (to laura) Players Theatre August 8-August 18 Packawallop Productions, Inc Drama 1962. Spy planes uncover missiles in Cuba and a cryptic telegram uncovers painful memories for singer Marguerite Stone. Contacted by her estranged son, Marguerite is transported back to a choice she made around her debut. An efficient assistant, her suspicious lawyer and a repertoire of her songs performed by her younger self force Marguerite to face her past decisions and reunite with her son.
Operation Adelmo Spiegeltent August 8-August 20 G&W, LLC Vaudeville Live entertainment for the YouTube generation filled with music, magic, singing, showgirls, clowns, kazoos, Rice Krispies, Bugs & Elmer, toreadors, accordions, banjos, ukuleles, guitars, razors, and pie! Starring Adelmo Guidarelli, the voice New York critics have compared to "Ettore Bastianini and Robert Merrill". He has played to standing ovations all over the world, including New York, Las Vegas, Rome, and of course, New Jersey. www.OperationAdelmo.com.
Panopticon The New School for Drama Theater August 13-August 23 Glass Slipper Solutions Drama
Mystery/Thriller
One-Acts Trapped in a sinister prison known as the Panopticon, Patrick is stripped of his identity to become prisoner 67401. In his cell he is confronted by the demons of his past only to realize the true nature of his incarceration.
The Permanent Night Barrow Street Theatre August 9-August 22 Imago Film Productions Drama New York City. Blackout. Secrets and betrayals illuminate the flaws of a wealthy couple's seemingly perfect marriage, a first encounter sheds light on the scars of a young woman's past, and the night leaves an indelible mark on them all.
Raised by Lesbians Barrow Street Theatre August 9-August 21 Geek Ink Comedy Joe is 16. He can't decide whether to live with his mom or his dad. Meanwhile, his best friend Gracie puts him at the center of her silent movie, and his step-mother quilts everything that isn't nailed down. His dad is badgering him about his manhood. His mom has a new girlfriend. Joe isn't sure if other kids call him names at school because his mom is a lesbian, or just because they think he's a dork.
Salt Lake, a New Ballet The Lafayette Street Theater at The Theaters at 45 Bleecker August 20-August 24 Virgin Dance Dance Theater Salt becomes a metaphor for desire and passion in Vicky Virgin's new dance creation, Salt Lake, a New Ballet in 3 Acts
Sex, Cellulite and Large farm Equipment: One Girl's Guide to Living and Dying The Jazz Gallery August 13-August 21 River Huston Productions Solo Performance River Huston, stand-up comic, award winning poet, sex columnist, former aerobics instructor, musician, pot farmer, dominatrix, armed robber, takes a humorous look at her life experiences including an arrest for obscenity, running a marathon, marriage, financial ruin, surviving two terminal illnesses, and several unexplained rashes. If you have had a bad day or bad decade River will help you laugh at life's challenges.
Shots: A Love Story The Lafayette Street Theater at The Theaters at 45 Bleecker August 9-August 17 Progressive Theatre Workshop Experimental HER, HER AGAIN, and HER ONCE MORE are beaten to a bloody pulp by HIM... repeatedly. These three women find themselves trapped in the chaotic and wet world that is their addiction. Bullets fly and vodka drenches. Direct from two sold out runs in the Phoenix desert, SHOTS is an addictive, assaulting, soaked, and sometimes humorous look into the psyche of an addict.
Strange Attractor Spiegeltent August 10-August 23 The Present Company Interactive
Solo Performance
Magic Show STRANGE ATTRACTOR is an interactive theatrical showcase of Magic and Mystery - Willy Wonka meets Hitchcock! Witness extraordinary phenomena! Help Imagination Man Marco save the world from the mundane! Defy the skeptical scrooges and partake in strange occurrences! Witness incredible feats of mind-reading, teleporting, and other interactive feats with Marco, a Magic Man out to save the world... and the world beyond! 60 minutes
Thoroughly Stupid Things or The Continuous Importance of Being EarnestBleecker Street Theatre August 10-August 23 Whirled Peas Productions Comedy
Play In this sexy, new sequel to Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Gwendolen and Cecily go undercover as attorneys Ernest and Ernest to find out why Jack and Algernon spend so much time at the local men's club. When they meet alluring cabaret singer Bibi LaFlam and a menacing French Inspector, the ladies get more than they bargain for in this thoroughly "Wilde" comedy.
Tough Guys Don't Shoot Blanks Barrow Street Theatre August 11-August 21 Grayce Productions and FringeNYC Comedy Join Skip and Dottie, hosts of the 1950s television show "Cinema Cavalcade," as they unearth another action-packed gangster flick. Can fist-swingin' copper, Chick Donahue, squash the crime and corruption on the streets of New York ? Will on-the-lam Lefty find his hard-boiled sis before mobster Sonny Rocco rubs him out? A parody-within-a-parody, Tough Guys Don't Shoot Blanks delightfully sends up two genres of yesteryear.
Traffic Jam SoHo Playhouse August 9-August 22 Sumo Productions Comedy In Traffic Jam, Cassie, an absolute train wreck, waits for Death to arrive in a hospital waiting room. She wishes to assume the mantle of the strong woman in her family, and slay her monster grandfather if Death will not do his job. Cassie is absolutely convinced that he is stuck in traffic. She meets Gary, who (like everyone else in her life) betrays her.
Trees Like Nails Schaeberle Studio Theatre at Pace University August 8-August 20 Maggie's Farm Theater Company Comedy
Drama
Mystery/Thriller Sex. Drugs. Death. Slurpees. Trees Like Nails follows two brothers who find the mutilated body of a girl in the woods. Over one night, six small-town teens are covered in the trail of blood. Brazenly revealing danger at the heart of growing up, Snider's play challenges us to look inward for answers. A dark coming-of-age tale about drinking and dealing in the suburbs.
Triumph of the Underdog Schaeberle Studio Theatre at Pace University August 8-August 12 Triumph Team Solo Performance Geeks! Dorks! Fanboys! Lend your pointed ears! Peter Howell's mind-bending lecture speeds through the history of Science Fiction -- from Mesopotamia to Star Trek in twenty minutes -- and might just save your life. Can the washed-up author really prevent an astronomical catastrophe threatening to annihilate the entire solar system?
Velvet Scratch- Voyage of No Return Barrow Street Theatre August 8-August 13 Theatre Lab Company Performance Art Unwanted souls and their dark stories: Victorian vampires, velvet hearts, strawberries, piercing needles...the voyage begins. A gothic musical with macabre humour, powerful images and theatrical animation. "Wildly experimental theatre, spellbinding to the last second; a weird little gem" *****Skinny Fest, Edinburgh 2007; " Imagine Tim Burton directing Gabriel GarcÃa Marquez?.The level of invention is breathtaking, the whole is bloody beautiful" Prague Post, 2007.
Walls Cherry Lane Theatre August 12-August 17 New York Rep Comedy A couple wakes up and finds a WALL splitting their house in half. The furniture, the bed, even the fish are severed in two. On the night of their anniversary, the confrontation begins and the secrets come out?
Woodhull: A Play About The First Woman Who Ran For President Michael Schimmel Center For The Arts, Pace University August 9-August 15 Elephant Ensemble Theater Drama Based on a very true story, this play tells the true story of Victoria Woodhull, an outrageous and revolutionary former prostitute who--with a platform that included abolition of the death penalty, legalized prostitution, and free love--was the first woman to run for President in 1872.
ZOMBIE (world premiere) The Players Theatre Loft August 9-August 21 Razors Edge Drama "I'm not Jeffrey Dahmer. I'm Quentin P. They say I murder, torture, and rape young boys. That's not how I see it. I'm trying to create a ZOMBIE. Join me. I'll tell you my side of the story." A sexual psychopath tries to create zombies to fill his every need. From one of America's greatest storytellers, best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates.
