NEW ISLAND FESTIVAL Welcomes Boom Chicago 'All Stars' Meyers, Sudeikis, Grosz & Peele 9/13
By: Gabrielle Sierra Sep. 03, 2009
Seth Meyers and Jason Sudeikis from Saturday Night Live, Pete Grosz from The Colbert Report, and Jordan Peele from MadTV will appear as part of BOOM CHICAGO: ALL STARS, a special one night only show from the critically acclaimed Dutch-based comedy troop Boom Chicago, on Sunday, September 13th at 8:30 p.m. on Governors Island. The ALL STARS show promises a mix of fast-paced long and short form improvisation. The high energy comedy show will involve the current cast and the famous alumni and suggestions from the audience. Get ready for a comedy roller coaster! Meyers, Sudeikis, Grosz and Peele lived in Amsterdam and are former members of the Boom Chicago company.
Since 1993, Boom Chicago has mixed sharp writing, quick thinking and high production values to create funny shows and videos. Boom Chicago performs nightly in Amsterdam and at theaters, festivals and corporate events all over the world. From their production studios, they create video content for broadcast, broadband and mobile. For more information about Boom Chicago, visit www.BoomChicago.nl.
The New Island Festival will provide many theatrical shows, art installations and music acts that can be enjoyed by people of all ages on New York's Governors Island from September 10-13 and again from September 17-20. The festival will kick off the fall with provocative theatre, stunning site specific performance, dazzling visual arts and exhilarating DJ sets, performed by world class Dutch performers. More than 150 artists will perform during the festival. Governors Island is easily accessible via a FREE and very short ferry ride.
The New Island Festival is part of NY400, which celebrates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage from Amsterdam to New York Harbor, and commemorates 400 years of enduring friendship between the Netherlands and the United States.
PRODUCERS/SPONSORS
New Island Festival comes to New York under the artistic leadership of Joop Mulder (Oerol Festival) and Terts Brinkhoff (de Parade/Mobile Arts). David Binder is the producer, and Henk Scholten (Theater Instituut Nederland) is the executive director. Co-presenters are The Joyce Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Performance Space 122, St. Anne's Warehouse, Dance New Amsterdam, The Figment Festival, HERE Arts Center and The Under The Radar Festival.
Amstel Light, Heineken, ING, Time Out New York and TheaterMania.com are the official sponsors of the festival.
New Island Festival is made possible by NY400, Oerol Festival, Mobile Arts, Netherlands Theatre Institute, City of Amsterdam, Flanders House, The Province of Fryslân, and the Consulate General of The Netherlands in New York.
New Island Festival thanks the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York.
HOURS OF OPERATION
New Island Festival will play Thursday-Sunday on the following schedule:
Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
PASSPORTS / TICKETING
To experience the full range of theatrical productions and events at the New Island Festival, it is recommended that patrons purchase a $35 all-access one-day Passport. When you arrive on Governors Island and pick up your Passport at the Festival box office on the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", you'll have a chance to choose from a wide variety of shows taking place at the Festival that day. With your Passport, tickets to nearly everything are FREE and will be provided by the box office exclusively to Passport holders on a same-day, first-come, first-served basis until one hour prior to showtime. For additional information and to purchase Passports, visit www.NewIslandFestival.com.
To view the program guide for the festival, click the following link to download the PDF from the Boneau/Bryan-Brown website: http://boneaubryanbrown.com/FinalNIFProgramGuide.pdf
Photo credit: Walter McBride
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