Final Show of SUMMERWORKS Announced at the Wild Project
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 15, 2017
The final show of SUMMERWORKS and Fresh Fruit Line Up Announced at the Wild Project.
On Now:
Now - July 1SUMMERWORKS 2017
Tickets: $25 ($20 for students) Clubbed Thumb's annual summer festival of funny, strange and provocative new plays by living American writers. Tuesday, June 21 - Saturday, July 1 at 8 PM
(No performance Tuesday, June 27)
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME by Heidi Schreck, directed by Oliver Butler
(a co-production with True Love Productions)
With Heidi Schreck, Danny Wolohan, and Rosdely Ciprian It's 1989 and Heidi is trying to earn enough money to go to college by giving speeches about the Constitution in American Legion Halls across the country. When she loses the first round to Becky Dobbins because her speech isn't personal enough, she decides to go deep. Starting with her great great grandmother, a mail-order bride who died of "melancholia," she traces the effects of a single sentence of the Ninth Amendment on generations of women in her family - and on the violent men they married.
Coming Soon:
FRESH FRUIT FESTIVAL The 15th Anniversary festival of LGBT arts features two weeks of theater, dance, musicals, cabaret, art, and more! Friday 7/14 @ 5:30pm; Saturday 7/15 @ 4:30pm; Sunday 7/16 @ 8pm
ALL MIXED UP by John J. Enright Beth and Carrie, an interracial couple on the brink of parenthood, had agreed to have a mixed-race baby by using a white sperm donor. But days before the very pregnant Beth is due, she reveals that she secretly found a black donor. When their fight is interrupted by the donor himself, hijinks ensue. The situation is all mixed up (even if the baby isn't). This modern comedy explores the challenge of maintaining love and trust in an era of nontraditional relationships.
Monday 7/10 @ 8pm; Thursday 7/13 @ 7pm; Sunday 7/16 @ 4pm
CUSTODY by Patrick McCarthy, directed by Patrick Aran A new play from award-winning playwright Patrick Thomas McCarthy (Fresh Fruit Festival Outstanding Playwright 2012 & 2013).
Three men pursue one woman - and each other - for CUSTODY of their children, memories and photo albums. Featuring the issues & fashions of the early 90s, including straight women who love gay men, and the straight men who love them - and try to be more like gay men to get women to love them back. In an effort to provide something for everyone, CUSTODY even includes America's only child with Dutch Elm Disease.
Wednesday 7/12 @ 7pm; Saturday 7/15 @ 2:30pm; Sunday 7/16 @ 6pm
THE DIPLOMATS by Nelson Diaz-Marcano Two days before election night 2016, close friends Annie and Carlos are having a reunion on his first visit back. At first it seems their relationship hasn't changed. That is until Carlos brings an unexpected guest - Annie's estranged friend Gary. This is the story of three friends, two candidates and one chicken . . . And what happens next will blow your mind!
Tuesday 7/11 @ 9pm; Thursday 7/13 @ 9pm; Sunday 7/16 @ 2pm
FISTFUL OF CAKE, POCKET FULL OF MIRACLE by Larry Phillips Why WATCH a romantic comedy when you can LIVE one?
Nathan hasn't shown up for work in weeks. Fearing the worst, his office sends Evan to check in on him. Evan finds a sad and depressed Nathan who is hiding a massive break-up from everyone. Determined to get Nathan out of his funk, Evan decides to introduce Nathan to the modern Gay Dating World.
Wednesday 7/19 @ 6:30pm; Saturday 7/22 @ 4:30pm; Sunday 7/23 @ 3:30pm
THE PHILLIE TRILOGY by Doug DeVita Growing up gay in the "fabulous" 70s was no picnic for the precocious Phillie McDougal. Through nuns, priests, bullying classmates, parents - and years later the realization his best friend may not be the person he thought she was - he lived to tell the tales, with results no one bargained for. Including him. Monday 7/17 @ 7pm; Tuesday 7/18 @ 9pm; Thursday 7/20 @ 8:30pm
STRINGS by Charles Curtis Inspired by the death of Trayvon Martin and countless other black men, STRINGS follows one man's road to execution, and hopefully, another's toward redemption. As Man awaits his impending hearing and execution for cleaning up his neighborhood, the only person that seems to want Man to live is his brand new lawyer, Derek. While Derek prepares to defend a man he just met, they each find that some things are inescapable and no one is truly innocent.
SOLO SHOWS Saturday 7/22 @ 7pm
ASHER RHYS GOT MARRIED written and performed by Adin Lenahan A sort of modern epistolary, this multigenerational tale is told in layers: Rott Mellevold goes on a conspiracy theory podcast to refute rumors that his wealthy family are secretly psychic healers (they are). Asher Rhys leaves voicemails for his friend over a period of 20 years (mainly about his partner Luke and their son Rott). Luke's mother and father have intimate conversations with their son (both before and after his death). and Asher's own parents fight their demons at (separate) Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. A crushing but hopeful story of parenthood, sacrifice, and forgiveness, in a bravura solo performance by Adin Lenahan. Saturday 7/15 @ 7pm
SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL! written and performed by Tova Katz, directed and choreograped by Tricia Brouk Three outlandish women grapple with the seductive illusion of control. Dina (the charming gay compulsive liar), Medusa (the washed up Diva determined to make her comeback), and Gittel (the Holocaust survivor and oldest living dominatrix) invite you into their world of secrets. Tova Katz takes the audience on a twisted, howling, unforgettable ride. You only die once-don't miss it! Thursday 7/20 @ 7pm
LOVE LETTERS TO NOBODY OR INSIGNIFICANT OTHERS written and performed by Maybe Burke "People hide real feelings in a lie they call love." In this series of letters to and from their insignificant others, Maybe Burke tells pieces of a story about how identity, love, sex, and trauma all influence each other. A multilayered look at abuse, happiness, disappointment and hope through the lens of love, and sometimes, the lack thereof.Maybe Burke is an award-winning New York based director, choreographer, writer, performer, and trans advocate telling the stories that have yet to be told in mainstream American theatre. MUSICALS & CABARETS Wednesday 7/12 @ 9pm; Friday 7/14 @ 9pm; Saturday 7/15 @ 9pm
wRETCH - the Final Concert - "fierce body tour"
Featuring Pandora Scooter and her band Pan is a queer punk rock diva and this is her last concert. Or is it? Her band can't tell - this suicide talk's not serious, is it? While they try to figure it out, they play their set of riot grrrl style proclamations on drugs, lesbianism, eating disorders, and taking up space. Get ready to smash the patriarchy, and maybe a guitar or two, at this bombastic all-woman rock extravaganza. Tuesday 7/18 @ 6:30pm; Friday 7/21 @ 6:30pm; Saturday 7/22 @ 2pm
LA MAUPIN book by Jessica Field; music by Jared Field Julie d'Aubigny. Swordswoman. Opera Singer. Bisexual badass. In LA MAUPIN the legendary heroine Julie d'Aubigny lives again, in a fast-paced musical adventure. At her peak, Julie was a force to be reckoned with - bashing bigots, tumbling chambermaids, and performing some of Opera's most iconic roles. Accounts vary; was she a lunatic or a martyr? A hero or a cautionary tale? Only one fact goes undisputed about Julie: She is a legend.
Featuring Fight Direction by Jared Kirby! Monday 7/17 @ 9pm
DO YOU DREAM IN SPANISH? A cabaret by Roberto AraujoRoberto Araujo is a photographer, singer, gay man, actor, New Yorker, dancer, and Immigrant.
But the one question he hears more than anything is "Do you dream in Spanish?" Come along with him as he takes you on a unique journey through his life, with music, dancing, and photography! Wednesday 7/19 @ 9pm
UNDER THE 'C A cabaret by Courter Simmons
Featuring Cacophany Daniels and her Trio, directed by Jonathan Hadley, with music direction by Kyle Branzel, Join Fruitie Award-winning Broadway bombshell and drag darling Cacophony Daniels (aka Jersey Boys'Courter Simmons) celebrates the loveable misfit in us all in her tribute to to Grammy and Oscar-winning playwright and lyricist Howard Ashman. UNDER THE 'C includes some of Ashman's award-winning standards from Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Little Shop of Horrors, as well as lesser-known gems from Smile, Babe, and Diamonds. COLLECTIONS Tuesday 7/11 @ 7pm; Friday 7/14 @ 7:30pm
THE HISTORY OF LOVE [A Collection of One-Acts] DAMN FOOL by Richard C. Aven
Produced by FIG Productions.
In a southern jail cell in 1944, two women wait for dawn. Anna is the sheriff's daughter; Hattie is the editor of a radical black newspaper-and Anna's lover. Their relationship's strength and honesty are tested as they talk through their night of captivitity, and the morning brings the biggest test they'll face. Who will emerge with their identity intact? VILLAGE ORPHEUS by Mickey Bolmer
Produced by Poetic Theater Productions
Greenwich Village has long been a hotbed of artistic daring and sexual exultation. Few embody both as fiercely as Frank O'Hara, whose poetry lit up the neighborhood throughout the 40s, 50s, and 60s. In this neoclassical fantasy, O'Hara takes on the role of Orpheus, as he, his lover Joe, and a chorus of New York bohemians sing the Village back to life and love. Friday 7/21 9pm; Saturday 7/22, 9pm
AFTER HOURS [A Collection of One-Acts] BLOOD ORANGE by Marcus Scott
Before he heads off to college Dorian, an African-American high school senior, wants to confront (and perhaps make amends with) his first love Vladimir. But Vladimir has plans of his own to get him back and they involve beefcake lothario Tanner. Blood Orange explores the fetishization of black male bodies, gay stereotypes, hook-up culture, interracial gay relationships, power play and upward mobility-all in 10 minutes overlooking the hills of San Francisco. 21ST CENTURY FAGGOT by Shelton Lindsay
Writer/performer Shelton Lindsay (NY Neo-Futurists, Pickle Day) he explores sex, gender, and desire-and his life as a self-proclaimed "faggot." From first break-ups to bath house orgies, Shelton pinpoints singular moments in his experiences as a gay man, and throws in a heaping dose of music, dance, and raucous humor to create the ultimate post-modern queer variety show. KILL YOUR LOVERS by Anais West, with video by Shauna Griffin
An aspiring camera operator finds herself on set for an indie fem-dom porno, starring and directed by bisexual "entreporneur" Gillian De Rey. Her co-star is Charlie, a pornstar facing disturbing allegations on social media. As they begin shooting, the audience and the camera operator become voyeurs in a morally ambiguous act of sexual violence. KILL YOUR LOVERS is a video/play hybrid exploring the queer female gaze and the ethics of what turns us on.
Sunday 7/23 @ 2pm HIGHLIGHTS: THE SHORT PLAYS CONTEST The Audience and Judges have spoken! The most outstanding from a two-day contest of (very) short LGBT (and rather Q) plays: THE WHOLE by Conlan Carter
AT SEA by Carolyn Gage
A GAY THING by Joshua James
A SEMICOLON IS A DOUBLE by Larry Rinkel
BOIL, EXPLODE, REPEAT? by Rob Romero
DOUBLE RAINBOW by Marcus Scott
July 24
THEATRE THROWDOWN: Amelia EarhArt Day Edition
Produced by the wild project & The Brooklyn Actor's Troupe
Schedule: Monday at 8 PM
Tickets: $10
"A ten-minute play festival meets poetry slam and they both go for a beer." Indie theatre companies are given three weeks and five writing prompts to create a brand spanking new play. This edition of Theatre Throwdown will be a celebration of Amelia Earhart in recognition of July 24th, Amelia EarhArt Day.
July 27
YOU GET A SPOON! hosted by Chris Duffy
Schedule: Thursday at 8 PM
Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
Hosted by Chris Duffy, You Get A Spoon! is a night of NYC's best performers sharing their work and the things they love. After each set, the performer enthusiastically endorses a prize that they love and gives it away to audience members in an Oprah-style giveaway! Previous prizes include candy bars, books, magazine subscriptions, kitchen appliances, CDs, and gaff tape. Every show, one lucky audience member receives a Tovolo mixing spoon, the greatest spoon in the universe. You Get A Spoon! was an LA Weekly "Pick of the Week", was featured in Seattle's The Stranger, and called one of the "100 Best Things in Comedy" by The Comedy Bureau.
July 29
SEASONED: World Premiere, directed and choreographed by Audrey Rachelle and Alex Jenkins, director of photography, Blake Horn, composer Jon Mackey
With Jon Ole Olstad, Cameron Mckinney, Nicholas Korkos, Alex Jenkins, Audrey Rachelle
Produced by AnA Collaborations (Alex Jenkins and Audrey Rachelle, Artistic Directors)
Schedule: Saturday at 3pm & 8pm
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door SEASONED is a hybrid dance film and performance which navigates the spectrum of emotions that arise from human relationships. As one dancer moves through time, people and seasons shift, and viewers catch glimpses of distinct, intimate moments. Feelings of joy, vulnerability, frustration, desperation, chaos, and nostalgia emerge from the four nuanced, highly contrasting yet cohesive duets, allowing the audience to connect with their own experiences of love, loss, and friendship.
All performances are at the wild project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B).
Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.thewildproject.com.
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