Showing posts with label Fringe Encore Series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fringe Encore Series. Show all posts

Saturday, September 07, 2013

Fringe Encores: PENINSULA

We went back to see PENINSULA last night.  We'd caught it during the initial run as part of The New York International Fringe Festival and it has now been picked up as part of Fringe Encores where it is getting additional performances at The Players Theater.  The play has been ever-so-slightly re-staged for the new venue to excellent effect but everything we liked about it the first time is still intact. 

PENINSULA very deservedly won a Fringe Excellence Award for Outstanding Ensemble who not only work so well as a whole, but also each give complex individual performances that struck deeper on second viewing: funnier, sadder, more dangerous, more helpless, more honest.  Nadia Foskolou's fluid almost dance-like direction is like watching choreographed filmatic cross-fades.

Playwright Nathan Wright has created a play that is complex, dark and funny that rings more true than you may like.  Some of the poetic passages and motifs may be used too often but this is a minor quibble for what is easily one of the best plays in NYC right now.


PENINSULA
 
Remaining performances:
Tuesday, September 24    8pm
Saturday, October 5          9pm
Sunday, October 13          7pm

Tickets $18

Players Theater
115 MacDougal Street
New York, NY 10012

For tickets and information: www.peninsulatheplay.com

Monday, August 29, 2011

2011 FringeNYC Encore Series

SOHO PLAYHOUSE:

After Anne Frank
"...though Anne Frank died before I was born, she keeps re-appearing in my life
teaching me new things about being Jewish and being part of the human family."
A funny and touching memoir from Carol Lempert, the creator/performer of the
FringeNYC hit That Dorothy Parker.
Sat 9/10 @ 4:30pm, Sat 9/17 @ 4, Wed 9/21 @ 8pm, Fri 9/23 @ 9:30pm

facebook me
6 MILLION teenage girls are on Facebook. Get ready for a shockingly real look
into our lives as we navigate our adolescence online...where status is more than
an update. It's 10pm. Do you know who your daughter is?
Sun 9/11 @ 2pm, Sat 9/17 @ 2pm, Sun 9/18 @ 2pm, Sat 9/24 @ 9:30pm, Sun 9/25 @
2pm

The More Loving One
An underage sex trial shakes up the lives of two couples--- one gay, one
straight--- on a summer weekend in a steamy college town. A sharp and
provocative new comedy about the uncertainties of lust and commitment.
Sun 9/11 @ 7:30pm, Wed 9/14 @ 9pm, Tue 9/20 @ 8pm, Thu 9/22 @ 9:30pm, Mon 9/26 @
8pm


Fourteen Flights
Two pilots on the brink of madness. Up in the air, clear skies. But down on
the ground, their personal lives spiral out of control. Will they reach the
horizon or crash and burn?
Mon 9/12 @ 8pm, Tue 9/13 @ 8pm, Thu 9/15 @ 9:30pm, Fri 9/16 @ 9pm, Sun 9/18 @
7:30pm


PigPen Presents The Mountain Song
2010 FringeNYC Overall Excellence winners and runaway hit PigPen Theatre Co.
return with "The Mountain Song". A carpenter must travel over mountains, rivers,
and deserts to attend his daughter’s wedding… without a clue as to where it's
taking place.
Wed 9/14 @ 7pm, Sat 9/17 @ 9:30pm, Sun 9/19 @ 8pm, Sat 9/24 @ 5pm, Sun 9/25 @
7:30pm

HURON CLUB @ SOHO PLAYHOUSE:

Paper Cut
A lonely secretary escapes her bleak reality by bringing to life black&white
photos from old film magazines. But as the story unravels, her romantic tale
becomes a Hitchcock nightmare! An award winning performance of paper and object
theater.
Fri 9/9 @ 7pm, Sat 9/10 @ 5pm, Sun 9/11 @ 7:30pm, Mon 9/12 @ 8pm, Tue 9/13 @
8pm

You Only Shoot The Ones You Love
Find out how acclaimed playwright Jeffrey Sweet found a second family in
improvisational comedy, including a crazy uncle named Del Close, and
inadvertently became the illegitimate grandfather of the Upright Citizens
Brigade. With special regards to the Cossacks for not quite killing my
grandmother.
Fri 9/9 @ 9:30pm, Wed 9/14 @ 7pm, Thu 9/15 @ , Fri 9/16 @ 10pm

Bongani
In post-apartheid South Africa, Bongani hurtles toward destruction. Corinne,
from an activist Jewish family, thinks she can rescue him, and her struggling
country. Bongani thinks she should rescue herself. The mesmerizing tale of a
love that could never be.
Sat 9/17 @ 4:30pm, Sun 9/18 @ 5pm, Mon 9/19 @ 8pm, Wed 9/21 @ 8pm

Who Loves You Baby?
Directed by Taylor Negron, this comic lounge act celebrates the romantic musings
of 70's icon, Telly Savalas, who has returned from the grave to give the
cynical hipsters of today a good kick in the pants.
Sun 9/18 @ 7:30pm, Tue 9/20 @ 8pm, Thu 9/22 @ 8pm, Sun 9/25 @ 7:30pm

PLAYERS THEATRE:


I Will Be Good
A southern girl raised to conform dares to be different. Surviving scandal and
depression, stalked by God, this ex-belle makes a witty, poignant journey from
successful executive to struggling artist that resonates with all. A good story
about bad behavior.
Fri 9/9 @ 7pm, Sun 9/11 @ 4pm, Sat 9/24 @ 5pm, Sun 9/25 @ 6pm

Araby
Joyce's Dubliners come to life in popular song: 15 stories in 15 songs. Soaring
voices and chamber ensemble transform gut-wrenching vignettes into tales of
redemption. From eastern-flavored Araby to gospel pastiche Grace to The Dead,
beauty, joy and catharsis beckon.
Sat 9/10 @ 5pm, Sun 9/11 @ 6pm, Sun 9/18 @ 7pm, Mon 9/19 @ 7pm

Felony Friday
A notorious crime boss is locked up with the city's worst. He has a visitor, the
man he murdered 48hrs earlier. Justice is blind, but the devil sees all.
Starring Jon Amos (of TV's Good Times).
Sat 9/10 @ 7:30pm, Sun 9/11 @ 8pm, Tue 9/13 @ 7:30pm, Thu 9/15 @ 9:30pm

Pearl's Gone Blue
The 1940's South. Even the Gospel church is hot. But that's nothing compared to
the temperature rise when bluesman Beau comes to town. Sellulah Pearl's got her
sights on more than his guitar. But who will sing the last note?
Fri 9/9 @ 9:30pm, Fri 9/16@ 9:30pm, Mon 9/19 @ 9pm, Sun 9/25 @ 8pm


The Legend of Julie Taymor,or The Musical That Killed Everybody!
World premiere rock musical comedy based on the rise and fall of director Julie
Taymor and the behind-the-scenes scandals of Spider-Man. Will the biggest
Broadway musical in history be saved... or become a Greek tragedy?
Wed 9/14 @ 7pm, Thu 9/15 @ 7pm, Fri 9/16 @ 7pm, Sat 9/17 @ 7pm, Sat 9/17 @
10:30pm

Parker & Dizzy's Fabulous Journey to the End of the Rainbow
If Wizard of Oz had a foursome with Star Wars, Thelma & Louise and Da Vinci
Code, its offspring would be this hilarious musical adventure. Dead bodies! Drag
queens! Clones! The gay holy grail! May the Fierce be with them.
Wed 9/14 @ 9:30pm, Sun 9/18 @ 9pm, Wed 9/21 @ 9pm, Fri 9/23 @ 7pm, Sat 9/24 @
10pm


COBU - Dance like Drumming, Drum like Dancing
Founded by YAKO MIYAMOTO, from the hit STOMP and the Hollywood movie "COBU 3D",
this all-girl "TAIKO" drum group mixes traditional with funk and hip-hop for
performances like you've never seen before. Come feel their girl power and
heart beat!!
Sat 9/17 @ 5pm, Sat 9/24 @ 3:30pm

Noir
Right or wrong, what does it matter? Only the movies are black and white.
Sun 9/18 @ 4pm, Tues 9/20 @ 7pm, Thu 9/22 @ 7pm

Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera
MTV's reality phenomenon "Jersey Shore" gets the rock opera treatment in this
brand new musical parody. Behind all the fist pumping and fighting, it turns out
all these guidos and guidettes really care about is love, family, and gettin'
it in.
Wed 9/21 @ 7pm, Thu 9/22 @ 10pm, Fri 9/23 @ 10:30pm, Sat 9/24 @ 8pm, Sun 9/25 @
4pm

Monday, August 30, 2010

2010 Fringe Encore Series Productions

The productions that will be part of the 2010 Fringe Encores Series have been announced.

They are:

Getting Even With Shakespeare
How My Mother Died of Cancer, and Other Bedtime Stories
SOUTH PATHETIC
PigPen Presents: The Nightmare Story
Over and Over
The Twentieth-Century Way
Running
Saving Throw Versus Love
Hearts Full of Blood
Amsterdam Abortion Survivor
Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories
The Hurricane Katrina Comedy Festival
Lost and Found
MADE IN TAIWAN
BUNKED!: A New Musical
Just In Time - The Judy Holliday Story
POPE! An Epic Musical
Jurassic Parq: The Broadway Musical
When Last We Flew
The Secretaries

and
Viva Los Bastarditos!

For Dates, Times and Tickets fo to: www.fringenyc-encores.com

Monday, August 31, 2009

2009 Fringe Encore Series Announced


The 2009 Fringe Encore Series has announced the shows that will get a second chance to wow NYC audiences. The Encore performances will take place at Soho Playhouse and Actor's Playhouse. For tickets and more info go to www.fringenyc-encoreseries.com.

SOHO PLAYHOUSE

Viral

Mon 14- 9pm
Sun 20- 1pm
Thu 24- 7pm
Sat 26- 2pm
Sun 27- 6pm

The Boys Upstairs

Thu 10- 8pm
Fri 11- 9:30pm
Sat 19- 7:30pm
Thu 24- 9:30pm
Sun 27-8:30pm

A Contemporary American's Guide to a Successful Marriage

Sat 12- 5pm
Sun 20- 8:30pm
Fri 25- 9:30pm
Sat 26- 5pm
Sun 27- 1pm

His Greatness

Thu 17- 7pm
Sat 19- 2pm
Sun 20- 3pm
Wed 23 - 3pm
Fri 25- 7pm

AND SOPHIE COMES TOO

Sat 12- 7:30pm
Sun 13- 6pm
Mon 21- 7pm
Wed 23- 8pm
Sat 26- 10:30pm

Complete

Tue 15- 8pm
Fri 18- 7:30pm
Sat 19- 5pm
Sat 26- 7:30pm
Sun 27- 3pm

Sex and the Holy Land

Fri 11- 7pm
Sat 12- 2pm & 10:30pm
Sun 13- 8:30pm
Tue 22- 8pm

Notes on the Land of Earthquake & Fire

Sun 13- 3pm
Wed 16- 8pm
Sat 19- 10:30pm
Sun 20- 6pm

The K of D, an urban legend

Mon 14- 7pm
Wed 16- 3pm
Thu 17- 9:30pm
Fri 18- 10pm

Jesus Ride

Fri 18- 8pm
Sat 19- 6pm
Sun 20- 3:30pm
Mon 21- 8:30pm

Dolls

Wed 16- 8:30pm
Thurs 17- 7:30pm
Thur 24- 8pm
Fri 25- 7:30pm
Sun 27- 6:30pm


ACTORS' PLAYHOUSE


DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND

Tues 15- 9:30pm
Wed 23- 9pm
Fri 25- 10:30pm
Sat 26- 10:30pm
Sun 27- 8pm

SINGIN' WID A SWORD IN MA HAN'

Performances TBA

MoM - A Rock Concert Musical

Thu 10- 10:30pm
Sat 12- 2pm
Sun 13- 7pm
Mon 14- 8pm
Mon 21- 9:30pm

Powerhouse

Sat 19- 5pm
Sun 20- 12:30pm & 6pm
Mon 21- 3pm

Zipperface!!?!: The Hobo Musical

Fri 11- 10:30pm
Sun 13- 2pm
Tue 15- 7pm
Fri 25- 7:30pm

Terranova

Wed 16- 9pm
Fri 18- 7pm
Sun 20- 3pm
Mon 21- 7pm
Tues 22- 7pm

Tales From The Tunnel

Fri 11- 8pm
Sat 12- 5pm
Thu 24- 10:30pm
Sat 26- 3pm
Sun 27- 5pm

Willy Nilly: A Musical Exploitation of the Most Far-Out Cult Murders of the Psychedelic Era

Thur 17- 10:30pm
Fri 18- 10pm
Sat 19- 2pm & 10pm
Sun 20- 8:30pm

Muffin Man

Wed 16- 7pm
Wed 23- 7pm
Sat 26- 6pm
Sun 27- 3pm
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