Canal Park Playhouse Announces November Programming

A matinee brunch series featuring live theater and classic film screenings, short story collection GIRLS IN TROUBLE receives an inspired twist for its launch, and a revival of dark comedy ON THE LINE launch the new season at Canal Park Playhouse, NYC's newest performance venue.

New York, New York October 3, 2011-Canal Park Playhouse is the newest exciting addition to the NYC performance community. This intimate venue is located in a landmark building at 508 Canal Street in Tribeca.

The three residential floors of the building was recently transformed into the Canal Park Inn, a beautiful and whimsical bed and breakfast. The ground floor former retail space is now an intimate, state-of-the-art Off Broadway theater. Along with the charming Waffle Iron Café (open only to Canal Park Inn guests and theater-goers for the Matinee Brunch series), the Canal Park Playhouse is a vital addition to Off Broadway performance spaces in Manhattan.

Canal Park Playhouses' November highlights include the first NYC revival of Joe Roland's critically acclaimed play ON THE LINE, the NY premiere of the zany new vaudeville show PERFECT CATCH: A THROWMANTIC COMEDY and the screening of classic short films from THE LITTLE RASCALS (both during their weekend Classic Brunch Matinee series), as well as the book launch for the Grace Paley Prize -winning short story collection GIRLS IN TROUBLE by Douglas Light.

November event details:

Thursday, October 27 - November 19 ON THE LINE, written by Joe Roland and directed by Michael Tisdale
Wednesday - Saturday at 7:30 PM, with an added performance on Tuesday, November 1
Ticket Price: $18
Category: Theater
Three life-long friends take on their union, the factory they work for and the strike that is ripping apart their small town. Called "brutally funny" by Newsday when it first premiered in New York, ON THE LINE is a heart-felt, timely and topical comedy about the bonds of friendship being pulled apart by labor, management and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Saturday, November 5 - Sunday, November 27
PERFECT CATCH: A THROWMANTIC COMEDY, created and performed by Michael Karas and Jen Slaw
Saturdays and Sundays at Noon & 2 PM
Ticket price: $20 for show only
Pre Fixe brunch available $8 in advance or $10 at the door
Part of Canal Park Playhouse's Classic Brunch Matinee Series
Brunch available from 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM in The Waffle Iron Café to ticket holders
Category: Theater, Comedy, New Vaudeville, Variety, Family Friendly
Jen and Michael are co-workers who appear to have nothing in common except a love of office pranks and a general distaste for each other. But these two cubicle dwelling New Yorkers also share a secret that binds them together. This common spark ignites a love affair filled with circus, dance, music, juggling and physical comedy. Office romances have never been so magical.

Saturday, November 5 - Sunday, November 27
THE LITTLE RASCALS
Saturdays and Sundays at 4 PM
Ticket price: $9
Pre Fixe brunch available $8 in advance or $10 at the door
Part of Canal Park Playhouse's Classic Brunch Matinee Series
Brunch available from 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM in The Waffle Iron Café to ticket holders
Category: Classic Films, Comedy, Variety, Family Friendly
Those glorious imps return when the Canal Park Playhouse screens three classic shorts from Our Gang, better known as THE LITTLE RASCALS: Waldo's Last Stand, School's Out (with Jackie Cooper) and Our Gang Follies of 1938. Enjoy the exuberant shenanigans of Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Darla, Froggie and the rest of the gang screened in the intimate Playhouse theater.

Monday, November 14
GIRLS IN TROUBLE by Douglas Light
Monday at 7 PM
Ticket price: $20
Category: Performance, Music, Theater, Literary, Books
The first of Canal Park Playhouse's unique and innovative Book Launch series! Jimmie James and his innovative group of musicians and actors Playing with Actors bring excerpts of the Grace Paley Prize Award-winning new book GIRLS IN TROUBLE to vibrant life. Jimmie James and his band are interrupted by excerpts from Light's new collection of short stories, performed by actors. An eclectic mix of literature, theater and music, Canal Park Playhouse takes an inspired twist on traditional book launch events.

Canal Park Playhouse is located at 508 Canal Street, between Greenwich and West Streets in Tribeca. For tickets, call OvationTix on 1-866-811-4111 or visit www.canalparkplayhouse.com.