The Brick Theater Presents Extends FIGHT FEST
By: Gabrielle Sierra Dec. 21, 2009
The Ninja Cherry Orchard
Presented by The Brick Theater, Inc.
Fight Directed by Qui Nguyen
Directed by Michael Gardner
Will the family sell their beloved cherry trees? Will the lovelorn affections of a fading aristocracy triumph over common sense? Or will a 16th-Century Japanese assassin slaughter everyone? From the creators of The Kung Fu Importance of Being Earnest. www.bricktheater.com/ninjacherryorchard
Thu Jan 7 @ 8pm, Fri Jan 8 @ 8pm, Sat Jan 9 @ 3pm, & Sun Jan 10 @ 7pm
"The martial arts fantasy of an adolescent boy bored to death with a stuffy production of Chekhov... Ninja Cherry Orchard is a riotous, over-the-top theatrical experience that gleefully defies traditional critical criteria. (Frankly, I laughed like a simple-minded idiot the entire time.)" Joe Bendel, JB Spins
Last Life
Presented by Big Time Action Theatre
Fight Directed by Rod Kinter
Directed by Timothy Haskell
In a borderless, burnt out world the few remaining inhabitants are at the end of a long, indefinable war. The survivors, not knowing what they are even fighting for, vow to destroy each other and wrest control for what remains. The new fightsical from the creator of Road House: The Stage Play starring Taimak (of the legendary fight film, The Last Dragon).
Fri Jan 8 @ 11pm & Sat Jan 9 @ 10pm
"The fighting is top-notch...a collection of gritty, dirty street-fights, with lots of blood, some bits of brains, and a couple of ears." Katelyn Manfre, Time Out NY
All performances are at The Brick (575 Metropolitan Avenue between Union and Lorimer Street, Brooklyn). Tickets to all shows ($18) may be purchased online at www.bricktheater.com or by calling Theatermania at 212-352-3101(212) 868-4444.
FIGHT FEST is New York City's premier theater festival dedicated to showcasing the art of Stage Combat, curated by Timothy Haskell (creator of Road House, the stage version of the cinema classic, Nightmare, the haunted house sensation, and The Jaded Assassin); Abby Marcus and Qui Nguyen of Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company (Fight Girl Battle World and Soul Samurai), and the staff of The Brick (creators of The Kung Fu Importance of Being Earnest and Macbeth Without Words).
THE BRICK was founded in 2002 by Robert Honeywell and Michael Gardner. Formerly an auto-body shop, a yoga center, and various storage spaces, this brick-walled garage in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was completely refurbished as a state-of-the-art performance space. Since then, The Brick has launched, produced and presented hundreds of world-premiere stage works from New York emerging artists and theater-makers from around the globe. The theater company is a proud member of New York's burgeoning Indie Theater community and informal home to an ever-expanding family of artists and avid theatergoers. Winner of the New York Innovative Theater Awards Caffé Cino Fellowship Award 2009.
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