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Photo Flash: First Look at the Return of THE BOX SHOW at The People's Improv Theater
By: BWW News Desk Sep. 29, 2017
The Box Show will return to The People's Improv Theater on Monday, October 2nd for a limited run. The award-winning show premiered at FringeNYC in 2016, and was created by Dominique Salerno who also stars in the production. The play won an award for Overall Excellence in Solo Performance at FringeNYC and was selected to be in the Encore Series. In September 2016, the comedic show played at the United Solo Festival on Theatre Row where it was awarded best comedic script.
Check out photos from the show below!
The production is directed by Sash Bischoff who has worked with Ars Nova, Naked Angels, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and the national tour of SHREK. Scenic design is by Ann Beyersdorfer whose design credits include The Dodgers (starring Corbin Bleu, Song for a Future Generation (Williamstown Theatre Festival), and the national tour of 50 Shades! A Musical Parody.
In this hilarious solo show, one woman plays over 25 different characters from inside a kitchen cupboard. (Yes, you read that correctly: the whole show takes place inside of a cupboard!) Each time the doors open the audience discovers an entirely new reality, ranging from a drunken couple in Las Vegas to the entire Greek Army inside the Trojan Horse, a lonely Giantess, a lost Pope, and so much more! With sketch-style characters and musical numbers, THE BOX SHOW is a fast-paced roller coaster ride that plunges its audience into vastly different worlds without ever leaving the physical space of The Box. The space is limited, but the comedic possibilities are endless. The New York Times hailed THE BOX SHOW as "The most purely delicious production... relentlessly inventive...a paragon of Fringe form."
Awards
Overall Excellence Award - Solo Performance, FringeNYC 2016
Best Comedic Script - United Solo Theatre Festival 2016
Best Set Design - United Solo Theatre Festival 2016
All performances take place at The Peoples Improv Theater - The Striker, 123 East 24th Street (Between Park Ave. & Lexington Ave.), New York, NY 10010. Subways: 6/N/R/F/M to 23rd Street. Tickets are $18.00 and are available at www.thepit-nyc.-com/box-show - Running time 80 minutes.
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