FringeNYC Features 12 Shows in Encore Series, 8/30-9/16

The FringeNYC Encore Series announces a lineup of 80 performances in 12 shows in two theatres from August 30 – September 16 at Soho Playhouse & Bleecker Street Theater.

"In 16 days even the most intrepid theatergoer can only sample a small fraction of the nearly 200 offerings at the New York International Fringe Festival.  Now in its second year, the FringeNYC Encore Series gives theatre lovers a second chance at seeing some of the Festival's favorite shows," state press notes.

Beginning August 30, the 2nd annual FringeNYC Encore Series will present a dozen works in rotating repertory at two downtown venues: Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street between 6th Ave & Varick)) and The Bleecker Street Theater (45 Bleecker Street at Lafayette St).

Tickets are $18 and go on sale Monday, August 27. For more information visit www.FringeNYC-EncoreSeries.com or call 212-691-1555.

The performance lineup by venue is as follows:

At the Bleecker Street Theatre:

As Far As We Know
unCommon Cause
Created by The Torture Project Ensemble in collaboration with Christina Gorman
Director: Laurie Sales.
A gripping and gritty ensemble performance chronicles the struggles of an Ohio family tortured by the absence of their son, a soldier abducted during an ambush on a Halliburton transport in Iraq. Inspired by the April 2004 capture of SSG Matt Maupin.
2-hours: Thursday September 6 at 7PM; Saturday September 8 at 11PM; Sunday September 9 at 4:45PM; and Monday September 10 at 9:30PM
        
A Beautiful Child
The Courthouse Theater Company and Michael Howard Studios
Writer: Truman Capote
Director: Linda Powell.
Manhattan, 1955: Truman Capote and Marilyn Monroe attended the funeral of Constance Collier, Marilyn's acting coach. Afterward, they wandered the city, and shared secrets and a bottle of champagne. Capote presents a vivid snapshot of the Marilyn only he knew.
50-minutes: Tuesday September 4 at 9:30PM; Wednesday September 5 at 7PM; Friday September 7 at 7PM; Saturday September 8 at 9:30PM; Tuesday September 11 at 7PM; Friday September 14 at 9:30PM; Saturday September 15 at 3PM; Sunday September 16 at 9:30PM

… Double Vision
Don't Say Miami and Joshua P. Weiss
Writer: Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich
Director: Ari Laura Kreith
Love hurts. Running from it can leave you half-crazy and riding the subway nude. Six singles navigate the tricky waters of urban, modern relationships in this quirky tale of love on the lam. A dark romantic comedy. Note: Contains nudity, no one under 18 admitted.
2-hours: Saturday September 8 at 2:30PM; Sunday September at 9:15PM; Wednesday September 12 at 9:30PM; Thursday September 13 at 7PM; Saturday September 15 at 5PM; Sunday September 16 at 7PM

Hillary Angonistes
Playwrights' Arena in Association with Frantic Redhead Productions
Writer: Nick Salamone
Director: Jon Lawrence Rivera.
Spring 2009. Hillary in the White House. 65 million people disappear. Is the Rapture upon us? Pat Robertson, Stephen Hawking, Chelsea and the Antichrist weigh in. Can Madame President avert Armageddon? Starring Priscilla Barnes (TV's "Threes Company") as Mrs. Clinton.
1-hour, 35-minutes: Friday September 7 at 9:30PM; Saturday September 8 at 5PM; Sunday September 9 at 7:30PM; Monday September 10 at 7PM; Wednesday September 12 at 7PM; Thursday September 13 at 9:30PM; Friday September 14 at 7PM; Saturday September 15 at 9PM; Sunday September 16 at 3PM

Lights Rise On Grace
61 Academy in Association with Partial Comfort Productions
Writer: Chad Beckim
Director: Robert O'Hara
Grace falls for Large. Riece falls for Large. Large... falls. First love. Lost love. New love. Tough love. Follows three desperate New Yorkers as they defy tradition, uncover and recover secrets.
1-hour: Thursday August 30 at 7PM; Friday August 31 at 9PM; Saturday September 1 at 7PM; Sunday September 2 at 5PM; Monday September 3 at 7PM; Thursday September 6 at 9:30PM; Saturday September 8 at 7:30PM; Sunday September 9 at 3PM

Mary Brigit Poppleton is Writing a Memoir
Madeline Walter in Association with The Strollers
Writer: Madeline Walter
Fake babies, Catholic chaos, and escaping Long Island in a rowboat: this and more when virginal teen Mary Brigit Poppleton fakes her own pregnancy. Why? Because she's writing a memoir, and who wants to read about a happy childhood?
2-hours: Monday September 3 at 9PM; Tuesday September 4 at 7PM; Wednesday September 5 at 9PM; Tuesday September 11 at 9:30PM

At SoHo Playhouse:

Bombs In Your Mouth
bipolar and wej productions
Writer: Corey Patrick
Director: Joseph Ward
Chug beer, eat Jello, arm wrestle. Do whatever it takes not to talk about the memory of your deadbeat dad in this comedy by Corey Patrick. bipolar teams up with wej productions for its third stint at FringeNYC.
1-hour, 15-minutes: Tuesday September 4 at 9PM; Thursday September 6 at 7PM; Tuesday September 11 at 7PM; Saturday September 15 at 7PM; Sunday September 16 at 5PM

Jamaica, Farewell
Meadowbrook Entertainment
Writer: Debra Ehrhardt
Director: Monique Lai.
Jamaica. Revolution. Visa. Impossible. CIA. Seduction. Desperation. A dream. Heartbreak. Handsome. American. Customs. Million dollars. Duffel bag. Machetes. Goats. Prostitutes. Bullets. Adrenaline. Kerosene. Run for your life.  A true story.
1-hour, 30-minutes: Friday September 7 at 7PM; Saturday September 8 at 10PM; Sunday September 9 at 3PM; Monday September 10 at 9:30PM; Wednesday September 12 at 7PM; Friday September 14 at 9:30PM; Saturday September 15 at 9PM; Sunday September 16 at 7PM

Naked in a Fishbowl
Dragonchase Productions
Writer: Katharine Heller, Brenna Palughi, Lynne Rosenberg, Lauren Seikaly
Director: Hugh Sinclair.
Unscripted, uninhibited, and wildly entertaining, this unique improv-comedy eavesdrops on the lives of four friends in NYC. Witness original performances full of raw humor and startling honesty. Unlike anything else on the New York City stage.
1-hour: Sunday September 9 at 8PM; Sunday September 16 at 3PM

Paper Son
Let It Ride Productions
Writer: Byron Yee
I grew up in Oklahoma. Moved to California. Became a comedian. Then discovered I was Chinese. Who knew?
1-hour, 30-minutes: Thursday August 30 at 7PM; Friday August 31 at 9:30PM; Saturday September 1 at 2:30PM; Sunday September 2 at 2:30PM; Tuesday September 4 at 7PM; Wednesday September 5 at 9:30PM; Friday September 7 at 9PM; Saturday September 8 at 8PM; Sunday September 9 at 5:30PM

Piaf: Love Conquers All
LVR Productions
Writer: Roger Peace
Director: Naomi Emmerson
For those who have loved, suffered and survived. Come share a cocktail with a French legend as she shares her passion for music, men and morphine! "Top Ten of the 2005 Toronto Fringe". Experience the power of 'chansons' and l'amour!
2-hour, 2-minutes: Thursday August 30 at 9:30PM; Friday August 31 at 7PM; Saturday September 1 at 8PM; Sunday September 2 at 4:30PM; Monday September 3 at 9:30PM; Wednesday September 5 at 7PM; Saturday September 8 at 5PM

Riding the Bull
Flux Theatre Ensemble
Writer: August Schulenburg
Director: Kelly O'Donnell
A love affair between a devout rodeo clown and a hellraising rancher leads to Graceland, prophetic sex, and cows that rise from the dead in what nytheatre.com called "a charming and unconventional look at the nature and definition of belief."
1-hour, 50-minutes: Sunday September 2 at 7PM; Monday September 3 at 7PM; Friday September 7 at 11PM; Saturday September 8 at 2:30PM; Monday September 10 at 7PM; Tuesday September 11 at 9PM; Wednesday September 12 at 9:30PM; Saturday September 15 at 5PM; Sunday September 16 at 9PM

Note: The FringeNYC Encore Series is not a production of The Present Company or The New York International Fringe Festival. The FringeNYC name is used with permission.