By Dr ML Godin In order to avoid any embarrassing portrayals of blind people, I decided to make the three sighted actors who are playing blind people actually blind. No, I am not asking them to pull an Oedipus and put out their eyes, but I am making them wear spectacles through which they … Continue reading
Category Archives: Festivals
What is exHOTic other?
Una Aya Osato is exHOTic other. One of my favorite burlesque performers with such an awesome name. Coincidentally it’s also the name of her new solo show that I’m directing, exHOTic other. There are many reasons why I love this performer and really if you break it down they are the same reasons folks should come … Continue reading
A letter from Bathtub Jen
Greetings from Istanbul! Ivan and I are doing a little sightseeing and drug smuggling to raise funds for our imminent return to NYC in a few weeks. If all goes well, we’ll get ourselves human-trafficked back to the states and have a day or two of indentured servitude before escaping, picking up his accordion from … Continue reading
My Pussy’s Purrin’ Again
by D’yan Forest Hi Everybody! I’m very excited about my new solo show, My Pussy Is Purrin’ Again, which will be premiering at the 2013 Frigid Festival. Last year my solo show, I Married A Nun, had a great run at The Frigid and received amazing reviews! I then went on to perform it at … Continue reading
Generic Magic Realism
By Ed Malin The play Generic Magic Realism is a bit of a joke that turned into a serious political and scientific quest. One day I was thinking about how much I like the novels of Gabriel Garcia Márquez and others who use “magical” circumstances and characters to make a point about either the beauty … Continue reading
I Did it “(That’s) My Way”
By Kathleen Warnock (For more on That’s Her Way, check out this interview with actress Danielle Quisenberry) Like most New Yorkers, I am busy. Very, very busy. So busy, that I tend to write my plays in 10-minute chunks, and even on public transportation. And that is how “That’s Her Way” was born, and grew, … Continue reading
In a World Without Limits
by Yanomi from Shoshinz (Tokyo) ‘A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup’ I am not religious but after reading The Never Ending Story by Michael Ende when I was 12 years old, I swore, “I will never forget to believe in the fantasy world for my entire life! So don’t worry!” In this book … Continue reading
Why this show?
We asked our 2013 HT Encores – why this show? See their responses (and click the links to get tickets to their shows!) below. RadioTheatre’s King Kong Dan Bianchi says “Because, out of our repertoire, our NYC agents and a Broadway producer requested it. Slash Coleman’s The Neon Man and Me Slash says “My grandfather was a … Continue reading
Horse Trade Encores 2013
The best indie theatre of the year is BACK! Horse Trade’s Encores Series is a second chance to see the best downtown shows you might have missed. All performances will be at the Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street NYC. Tickets are $15/$12 students and seniors. Visit http://www.horsetrade.info or call SmartTix at (212)-868-4444 for tickets. And … Continue reading
Little Grasshopper Meets Storytelling
NYC Storyteller Slash Coleman Interviews Another Imaginary Part of Himself about the Gotham Storytelling Festival Is it true that you cried when you found out that the festival had been canceled? I had something in my eye and technically it wasn’t canceled, it was postponed because of Hurricane Sandy. But how cool is it that … Continue reading
