59E59 Theaters Presents 6TH Annual EAST TO EDINBURGH Fest 7/14 - 8/2

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) announces the 2009 line up for the 6TH annual EAST TO EDINBURGH festival, taking place from Tuesday, July 14 through Sunday, August 2 at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). The performance schedule and ticket prices vary. 59E59 Theaters is located at 59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues.

Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. Visit www.59e59.org or www.easttoedinburgh.com for more details.

59E59 Theaters is proud to host numerous innovative American productions each year before their journey across the Atlantic to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe during 59E59's annual EAST TO EDINBURGH festival.

Created as a way to help shows get on their feet before flying off to Scotland, EAST TO EDINBURGH simulates the same production constraints that all shows experience during the Festival, while giving them a clean, comfortable and nurturing space to fine-tune their productions. This whirlwind three-week festival reflects some of the most adventurous theater from artists across the United States and gives New York audiences a small sampling of the cultural extravaganza that is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Featured in this year's festival include the return of last year's East to Edinburgh sensation Jeff Kreisler with JEFF KREISLER'S GET RICH CHEATING, a hilariously topical primer on bilking billions out of unsuspecting rubes. Carlo D'Amore's beautifully rendered solo show NO PAROLE, based on his flamboyant, con-artist mother, comes to New York from a sold out run in San Francisco prior to heading to Scotland. 59E59 favorite Austin Pendleton returns to direct Susan Stein's new play ETTY, which is the fascinating story of Etty Hillesum, considered the adult counterpart to Ann Frank.

This year, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe launches on August 7 and runs through August 31. With a record-breaking 2,098 shows descending on the beautiful city of Edinburgh for three short weeks, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest and most famous arts festival in the world. For more information on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, visit www.edfringe.com.

2009 EAST TO EDINBURGH Line Up

July 14 - July 22
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A ROCK MUSICAL
Written by George Griggs. Directed by Paul Andrew Perez.
With Maxine Builder, Erin Nelligan, Christine Barnwell, Conner Ives, Natalie Tiffany, Carlie Yaroscak, Rachel Farmer, Elizabeth Campolongo, Matt Rodriguez, Christopher Goodwin.
Tue July 14 at 7, Wed July 15 at 7, Thur July 16 at 7, Fri July 17 at 7, Sat July 18 at 7, Sun July 19 at 2 & 7, Tue July 21 at 7:15, Wed July 22 at 7:15
Tickets: $15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
The Mayor's re-election, Hermia loves Lysander, Dmitri loves Hermia, Helena loves Dmitri, Bottom and The Crew search for the lost Hermia, Tytania and Oberon battle, Puck plies her mischief, Bottom with a donkey head, will anything ever be the same? Madcap adventure and magic, underscored by a rock and roll theme.

July 14 - 19
NO PAROLE
Written and performed by Carlo D'Amore. Directed by Margarett Perry.
Tue July 15 at 7:15, Wed July 15 at 9:15, Sun July 19 at 7:15
Tickets: $20 (59E59 MEMBERS $14)
NO PAROLE takes you on a wild, hilarious and gut-wrenching journey through the real life of a flamboyant con artist mother. From Peru to New York, NO PAROLE provides a look into the life of an extraordinary woman, and the son who must save her from herself. The San Francisco Bay Guardian praised it as "a black-box blend of Martin Scorsese and Pedro Almodóvar."

July 16 - July 18
MILES & COLTRANE: BLUE (.)
By Concrete Generation. Directed by Quentin "Q" Talley.
With Sultan Omar El-Amin, Randolph Ward, Quentin "Q" Talley, Chris Pennix, Charles "CP Maze" Perry, Filmore Johnson, Boris "Bluz" Rogers, Kendrea "Mekkah" Griffith, Carlos Robson, Sherry "Swan" Cole, Stephen Gordon Quintet.
Thu July 16 at 9, Fri July 17 at 9, Sat July 18 at 9
Tickets: $20 (59E59 MEMBERS $14)
Concrete Generation and the Stephen Gordon Quintet, award-winning poets and musicians, explore the genius, experiences and differences of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, two of jazz's most influential figures, using theatre and music.

July 16 - July 30
JEFF KREISLER'S GET RICH CHEATING
Written and performed by Jeff Kreisler. Directed by Jeff Kreisler and Anne Teutschel.
Thu July 16 at 7:15, Tue July 28 at 7:15, Thu July 30 at 9:15
Tickets: $15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
Bill Hicks Spirit Award winner reveals proven schemes to make you filthy rich and ruin the world. Everyone's cheating: Why not you? GET RICH CHEATING was published as a book by Harper Collins, which was called "very funny, very timely" by Terry Jones (Monty Python). MSNBC's Rachel Maddow said, "You'll be laughing all the way to the bank!"

July 16 - July 18
52 MAN PICKUP
Written and performed by Desiree Burch. Directed by Isaac Byrne with Jessica McVea.
Thur July 16 at 9:15, Fri July 17 at 9:15, Sat July 18 at 9:15
Tickets: $20 (59E59 MEMBERS $14)
A salacious evening of storytelling and stand-up created by acclaimed performer Desiree Burch. The alt-comedy diva deals out card games and dirty stories with her deck of experience from the city that never sleeps with the same person twice.

July 17 - July 25
WEST LETHARGY
Written and directed by Steven Kaliski.
With Joie Bauer, Mikaela Feely-Lehmann, Jeffrey Feola, Graham Halstead, Suzanne Lenz.
Fri July 17 at 7:15, Sat July 18 at 7:15, Fri July 24 at 7:15, Sat July 25 at 7:15
Tickets: $15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
This comic take on American pioneers follows two couples who have stalled on their Westward journeys.

July 18 - July 26
LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S JONATHAN PRAGER!
Written and performed by Jonathan Prager.
Sat July 18 at 2:15, Sun July 29 at 4:15, Sat July 25 at 4:15, Sun July 26 at 4:15
Tickets: $15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
New York Times featured comedian Jonathan Prager's insight into families, relationships, politics and life's incongruities is both touching and hilarious.

July 19 - July 22
BROWN AMBITION
Written and performed by Carolyn Castiglia. Directed by Baron Vaughn.
Sun July 19 at 2:15, Tue July 21 at 9:15, Wed July 22 at 9:15
Tickets: $10 (59E59 MEMBERS $7)
A mix of stand-up, characters and hip-hop, BROWN AMBITION chronicles the life of Carolyn Castiglia (Miss CKC from MTV, VH1) as she moves from her small town in Upstate NY to the streets of Harlem and back again. A black comedy about a white girl you won't soon forget.

July 23- July 26
ETTY
Written and performed by Susan Stein. Directed by Austin Pendleton.
Thu July 23 at 7:15, Fri July 24 at 9:15, Sat July 25 at 2:15, Sun July 26 at 7:15
Tickets: $15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
Etty Hillesum, seen by many as an adult counterpart to Anne Frank, asks us not to leave her at Auschwitz, but to let her have a say in what she hopes will be a new world.

July 23 - August 1
LADYBUG WARRIOR
Written and performed by Vicki Ferentinos.
Thu July 23 at 9:15, Sat July 25 at 9:15, Thu July 30 at 7:15, Sat August 1 at 9:15
Tickets: $15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
Vicki Ferentinos takes audiences on a journey to find her inner superhero.

July 28 - August 2
THE MONTANA RANCH
Written by Dylan Dougherty.
Tue July 28 at 9:15, Wed July 29 at 9:15, Sun Aug 2 at 2:15
Tickets: $18 (59E59 MEMBERS $12.60)
Saving the planet has never been so wrong. Two eco-scam artists turn Obama's Green idealism into a money machine. But a darkly comical change of heart could ruin everything. Greed, betrayal and a dead tortoise.

July 29 - August 2
A LONGHARDT LOOK AT LOVE WITH CHAD LONGHARDT
Written and performed by Brianne Berkson. Directed by Daniel Kutner.
Wed July 29 at 7:15, Fri July 31 at 9:15, Sat Aug 1 at 2:15, Sun Aug 2 at 4:15 & 7:15
Tickets: $20 (59E59 MEMBERS $14)
Before "Flavor Flav" or "Rock of Love," there was Chad Longhardt: the first Rock-Superstar to seek love on a televised dating-love-competition-show... and there's a reason this show never aired.

July 31 - August 1
COUPLES COUNSELING
By Carey Lovelace. Directed by Judith Stevens-Ly.
With Kyle Fabel, James Kennedy and Anna Margaret Hollyman.
Fri July 31 at 7:15, Sat Aug 1 at 4:15 & 7:15
Tickets: $18 (59E59 MEMBERS $12.60)
Boy loves girl, boy gets therapist, therapist gets girl...and then? This quirky comedy explores psychotherapy, New York-style. A fast-paced, language-driven journey into relationships, love triangles and Freud.

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