Pryor, Jr. Headlines SEX ENCOUNTERS in CringeFest, 7/23-8/4

Richard Pryor Jr. (1st-born son of the late great) stars in International CringeFest '10, the seriously irreverent annual festival presented by NY Artists Unlimited at the Producers' Club, 358 W. 44 St., July 19-August 8. Richard appears in multiple roles in the theme evening SEX ENCOUNTERS OF A DISTURBED MIND, directed by Robert Bartley. SEX ENCOUNTERS opens on Friday, July 23rd, the night the Honorary Golden Pineapple Awards will be presented to Broadway, off-Broadway, and independent theatre movers 'n shakers...

Admission for the show, Honorary Golden Pineapple Awards, and the splendiferous party in the theatre's Iluras Lounge is only $40. Proceeds go to support the company's dedicated mission of taking professional theatre to under-served audiences. Last year, Pineapples went to Taylor Mead, Mink Stole, Joe Franklin, Ginny Louloudes, and Michael Musto. In 2008, it was legendary actress Marilyn Sokol, cabaret star Sidney Myer, and Warhol muse Ultra Violet. Director Tom O'Horgan (Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar) was honored in 2007.

The first 500 festival-goers July 19-August 8 get stunning black buttons with the screaming woman festival logo. There will be talk-backs and food parties surrounding some evenings. Plays are arranged in theme evenings and given quirky titles by artistic director Melba LaRose. Schedule: www.NYartists.org or www.Theatermania.com. Audience votes nightly for winners of the Golden Pineapple, Silver Tomato, Bronze Banana... and Jack Lemons for the actors. Surprise 5-minute entr'actes stop by, e.g. naughty songstress Jessica Delfino and mock-rocker Huck DeMilo. The Producers' Club has a charming bar & lounge where you can mingle with the stars.

A silent auction will be launched on July 14 and run throughout the festival. To get an advance look at the exciting items up for grabs, visit: http://www.biddingforgood.co/NYArtistsAuction2010.

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"The Boss Gets Some Bad News," a 4-min. film by David Schrag, opens every evening.

PSYCHO BITCH PARTY
July 19, July 24 (5pm & 8pm), July 30; August 5
Ashley Saves the World -- Lovelorn Ashley finally finds Mr. Right, but there's a devilish catch.
The Surprise Party -- Devoted wife stages birthday party for husband... but what is in that package?!
Lori at a Fetish Party (MUSICAL) -- Naughty (spank me, cowboy) Lori encounters expressive party-goers.
Psycho Bitch & the Throbbing Blue Veiner -- Will it end in the big bang or a failure to launch?

New Rochelle -- Mother tries to keep it together, but in the end it's a blast!
IS THAT A CORNCOB IN YOUR POCKET?
July 20, July 28; August 2, August 7 (5pm & 8pm)
Sweet Talk -- Country girl has naughty secret that only city slicker can pull out of her.
Red Dirt, White Trash -- Tobacco Road meets Here Comes Abe Lincoln.
Whittlin' Dixie (MUSICAL) -- Country hicks search in-house & out-house for birthday present with hours of fun.
The Clothing Line -- Talk show host Maxi Pad welcomes designers with new take on wife beater couture.

The Great Pig Robbery (MUSICAL) -- Whole danged town comes out for the fair, but Homer's pig has gone a'missin'!

DOW JONES MEETS DEEP THROAT
July 21, July 25 (4pm & 7pm), July 29; August 3
The Alopecia Plot -- Secret agents meet in basement to uncover terrorist threat.
The Hedge Fun -- East Hamptonites enjoy money, power, and society, but one ends up with golf stroke.
Sarah Opts Out! -- Sayonara, baby, from former governor of a very northern state.
Small World -- Wall Street vets meet in elevator and one goes to bat for the other.
The Patent Application -- Tapdancing octopod and inventor search for patent letter in this slapshtick comedy.

SEX, THUGS & ROCKIN' ROLES
July 22, July 26, August 1 (4pm & 7pm), August 6
69 Stories -- Writer and a publisher tangle. Is integrity the name of the game?
Torrid Taxes -- Sparks fly between CPA and client, who just can't get no satisfaction.
Godot, Act 3 -- Vladimir and Estragon finally get closure -- or do they?
Four Characters in Search of a Play juxtaposes family drama with the stuff of bad playwriting.
The Greatest Play Ever (If You Don't Think So, You're a Basket of Farts) -- Megalomaniacal director is set to debut politically incorrect, tapdancing masterpiece.
Nanny Lends a Hand (MUSICAL) -- Local celebrity drops in for bawdy spoof.
Fingerman -- With a finger for a dad, will Dex Pointer ever realize his potential? And, where does Wayne Newton figure in?
Don't Write a Bad Play, or a Cautionary Tale about the Brutality of the War on Terror and the Futility of Using Violence to Stop Violence -- Plot riddled with bullets, blondes, bombs, and worst of all -- rewrites.
Artistic Integrity of a Damned-Fine Love Story (aka Zombie Chicken) -- Screenwriter pitches fowl love story.

SEX ENCOUNTERS OF A DISTURBED MIND
July 23, July 27, July 31 (5pm & 8pm); August 4
Bagel Shopping -- Man shops for present for wife and encounters salesgirls from Twilight Zone
Would Ya? -- Two dudes hang at mall sizing up chicks... but at mention of a sister, all becomes relative.
Clean Up, Aisle Six -- Meanwhile, back at the mall, 2 chicks bond over a turkey baster.
The Chat Room -- He wants to touch; she wants to iTouch. Can techno-sex work?
Phil in Customer Service is dedicated to his job, but there's been a corporate defacement.
Jump! -- A rooftop in Manhattan, a jumper talks suicide -- but is he dead serious.
After Life -- Upon death, a guy discovers a terrifying reality... with cameos by key historical figures.
Zombie Strippers (MUSICAL) -- The Undead scare life out of a stripper and her K-Fed wannabe boy toy.

NO HOLES BARRED
July 24 & July 31 & August 7 (Sats. 10:30pm); Sun., August 8 (4pm)
Oh My Josh! -- Patient meets new shrink and comes out bottoms up!
The Queen's Privy (MUSICAL) -- Queen Catherine & consorts engage in ménage a quatre, but Anne Boleyn is the cat's meow.
"The Ass Scent of Man," a docurectomy
It Came from Uranus (MUSICAL) -- Dick & Pat Nixon, Linda Lovelace, King of Uranus, tapdancing, toilets & funnilingus.

Tony Spinosa, Resident Director for La Cage aux Folles, is Supervising Director of the festival.
Kate MacCluggage, currently starring in The 39 Steps, appeared in Down Goes Rocky, Bronze Banana winner in the 2007 festival. The company is supported in part by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Nancy Quinn Fund, Puffin Foundation, Dramatists Guild Fund, corporate and individual contributors. For more information: 212-242-6036 or www.nyartists.org. Online ticketing: www.theatermania.com. Grand Theatre at the Producers Club, 358 W. 44 St., betw. Eighth/ Ninth Aves., July 19-August 8. Tickets: $25 M-Sat. @ 8 p.m.; student tix $15; $20 Sat. @ 5 p.m. & Sun. @ 4 p.m.; $18 Sat. @ 10:30 & Sun. @ 7 p.m.; and $18 Sun., Aug. 8, @ 4 p.m.