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Yippie! – Revolution On Demand (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Diánna Martin March 9, 2011 Festivals

A energetic and fascinating ensemble piece, Yippie! blends fact and fiction to create a behind-the-scenes look at the rise of Jerry Rubin’s Youth International Party of the 1960s. In a “what if?” take on the Chicago 1968 riots, writers/directors Randy Anderson and Harrison Williams look at the darker side of what happens when even flower [...]

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FRIGID Hangovers – I’ll Have Another Round! (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 7, 2011 Festivals

So, what exactly is a FRIGID Hangover?  Well, if you’re me, it’s the pounding headache you woke up with this morning after celebrating at the FRIGID Closing Ceremonies last night. But if you’re one of the lucky ones a FRIGID Hangover means that – by popular demand – yours was picked as one of the [...]

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Mendacity – Not An Easy Topic (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Antonio Miniño March 6, 2011 Festivals

Ali Kresch delivers a collage of expressions in Mendacity, (written & directed by Lauren Rayner) an experimental visually striking solo performance with a poignant and healing look into the uncomfortable yet significant and much needed subject of rape and the self destruction that could sadly ripple after.   Ms. Rayner sharing her own personal stories [...]

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Hi, How Can I Help You? – Just Another Night In The Dungeon (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 5, 2011 Festivals

I’m not going to talk big and act like I know the first thing about what it’s like to work in a New York City Sex Dungeon – or even to step foot through the front door of one for that matter.  For all I know, Scout Durwood’s solo show Hi, How Can I Help [...]

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My Pal Izzy – The Early Life And Music Of Irving Berlin – Fact, Fiction, and Peaches (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Diánna Martin March 4, 2011 Festivals

Imaginative and educational, Melanie Gall’s My Pal Izzy – The Early Life And Music Of Irving Berlin combines a healthy dose of fact and fiction as we are given a panoramic view of the life of brilliant composer Irving Berlin during his early formative years through his ill-fated albeit loving marriage to Dorothy Goetz. Our [...]

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Scarlet Woman, Noirtastic Femmes (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Antonio Miniño March 3, 2011 FRIGID 2011

Simple: if you love a good murder mystery and film noir you will enjoy Scarlet Woman. Matthew Well’s play has more twists and turns than a twizzler, and actresses Candy Simmons and Megan Hill love chewing on that licorice! Carmine (one of the characters played by Candy Simmons), is a woman who can’t get a [...]

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The Mysterious Mystery of Mystery Street – A Little Too Much Mystery (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 2, 2011 Festivals

Go into The Mysterious Mystery of Mystery Street at the Kraine Theatre expecting a hard boiled detective story full of tersely delivered dialogue, dames and dicks and that’s what you’ll get, in a manner of speaking. It’s your typical setup: two hard talking detectives (Sergio Lodolce and Adam Brome) are behind a desk in some [...]

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Oregon Trails : The Quest For The West! But Which Quest Is Best? (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Stephen Tortora-Lee March 1, 2011 Festivals

Way, way back before the dawn of the internet, in the days when Microsoft was DOS (not Windows) and PCs were called by their full name (Personal Computers) and learning institutions were oufitted with Apple IIe’s, there was a game that infiltrated homes and schools across America.  A game that put you in the role of [...]

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F*#king Girls – Isn’t It Bromantic? (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 1, 2011 Festivals

The Bromance has come into its own and is now permeating black box theatre – behold F*#cking Girls the new Bromantic Comedy brought to you by Ben Thompson and Bro.  I mean, and Co.  Well, both really.  Written by  Thompson and directed by Paul Leopold this short, sweet, easy-to-digest play doesn’t cover new ground, but [...]

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Joe: The Perfect Man (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Geoffrey Paddy Johnson February 28, 2011 Festivals

Why are so many people repulsed by (and fearful of) clowns? Could it be because the barbaric humor they deploy is played, in part, to mock the audience? Who, after all, but fools would be entertained by such crude gestures and antics? Or is it because those white, white faces, with broadly drawn features, are [...]

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JapJAP – Labels Schmabels (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Karen Tortora-Lee February 27, 2011 Festivals

When we first meet JapJAP (Una Aya Osato) she’s a green blob projected onto a screen – rolling around joyfully and joyously.  Cleverly, her projected image rolls from the screen in two dimensional form onto the stage in glorious 3-D.  This is a device that Osato will continue to use throughout the performance, and it serves [...]

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FRIGID New York Festival 2011 – Five Questions For: F*#king Girls

by Karen Tortora-Lee February 24, 2011 Festivals

Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A!  We’ll be running these throughout February, so be sure to check back to read all about the great shows that will be taking part in the festival.  Also – don’t miss the winner-take-all game of Rock Paper Scissors! Today’s Q&A is withBen Thompson, Playwright [...]

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FRIGID New York Festival 2011 – Five Questions For: Scarlet Woman

by Karen Tortora-Lee February 23, 2011 FRIGID 2011

Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A!  We’ll be running these throughout February until the Festival starts, so be sure to check back to read all about the great shows that will be taking part in the festival.  Also – don’t miss the winner-take-all game of Rock Paper Scissors! Today’s Q&A [...]

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FRIGID New York Festival 2011 – Five Questions For: Yippie!

by Karen Tortora-Lee February 21, 2011 Festivals

Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A!  We’ll be running these throughout February until the Festival starts, so be sure to check back to read all about the great shows that will be taking part in the festival.  Also – don’t miss the winner-take-all game of Rock Paper Scissors! Today’s Q&A [...]

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FRIGID New York Festival 2011 – Five Questions For: JOE: The Perfect Man

by Karen Tortora-Lee February 21, 2011 Festivals

Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A!  We’ll be running these throughout February until the Festival starts, so be sure to check back to read all about the great shows that will be taking part in the festival.  Also – don’t miss the winner-take-all game of Rock Paper Scissors! Today’s Q&A [...]

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FRIGID New York Festival 2011 – Five Questions For: The Oregon Trail: Quest For The West!

by Karen Tortora-Lee February 19, 2011 Festivals

Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A!  We’ll be running these throughout February until the Festival starts, so be sure to check back to read all about the great shows that will be taking part in the festival.  Also – don’t miss the winner-take-all game of Rock Paper Scissors! Today’s Q&A [...]

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FRIGID New York Festival 2011 – Five Questions For: The Mysterious Mystery of Mystery Street

by Karen Tortora-Lee February 15, 2011 Festivals

Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A!  We’ll be running these throughout February until the Festival starts, so be sure to check back to read all about the great shows that will be taking part in the festival.  Also – don’t miss the winner-take-all game of Rock Paper Scissors! Today’s Q&A [...]

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