NY Madness Announces The Fascist Playbook Madness

The theme for the May edition of New York Madness is "The Fascist Playbook" Madness. The show will take place on Sunday, June 24th at 8pm at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). Cheryl Paley is co-producing the June edition of New York Madness and chose this month's theme.

The lineup will include Kari Bentley-Quinn (Paper Cranes, The Unlikely Ascent of Sybil Stevens) directed by Ben Ferber (Emily Dickinson: Paranormal Investigator/PowerOut and For the Lulz/Williamstown Theatre Festival); Libby Emmons (How to Sell Your Gang Rape Baby for Parts and Puss Collective's upcoming #FriendBox) directed by Rebecca Nyahay (ReelMavens,The FilmmakeHers); Tanya Everett (We Were Never Meant To Survive, Without Scars/short film) directed by Christopher Burris (The Brothers Size/Luna Stage, Ducklings/Jack); Judith Leora (Showpony, Elijah) directed by Ali Ayala (puss & puss productions, Sticky); Mark Loewenstern (Dorothea Puente's Murder Jukebox, Near Nellie Bly), directed by Cheryl Paley (November 9th Forever, Red Sky); Aleesha Nash (The ABCs/LadyFest, Yellow Banter/The Flea Theater) directed by Michele O'Brien (Park Plays, Love Drunk) and Duncan Pflaster (The Underpants Godot, Strapped For Danger) directed by Daniela Thome (INTAR, Gallery Players).

Cheryl Paley (Co-Producer, Director, Theatre for Social Change/November 9th Forever) began directing, curating and creating devised Theatre for Social Change in 1990. Five Artistic Directorships include NiteStar, Star Theatre at The Director's Company, SPARK Arts in Counseling Team, Family Arts Forum and Dream Catchers, and produced the creation of over 100 short plays and 20 full length pieces for Community and At-Risk audiences, with special pieces created for The United Nations, SAYSO in Union Square Park, St. John the Divine for World AIDS Day, The NYS Attorney General's Office and 3 productions of Vagina Monologues with HIV positive women and their caregivers. Her piece, Under the Veil: Muslin and Non-Muslim in New York City Post-9-11 went up at LaMama in 2008 and she has had a longstanding relationship directing the works of playwright Fernando Manon in multiple venues. Cheryl currently serves as Program Director for Blackbird at The Women's Prison Association, and is beginning public readings of the musical, Red Sky. She lives in Washington Heights with daughter Zoe.

New York Madness is a raw and unpredictable show of short plays by an ensemble of playwrights presented fully staged with scripts in hand. They write a short play and cast it, rehearse it, and bring it in on its feet. The collected works create a kaleidoscope of cultural moments reflecting this moment in time, framed by a theme that is chosen just one week in advance of the show. The primary goal of Madness is the exploration of modern American Playwriting through the use of theatrical storytelling.

New York Madness takes place every last Sunday of the month at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). Tickets ($10) may be purchased in advance at www.horseTRADE.info. Visit the New York Madness Facebook page for discount codes!

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade is a theater development group with a focus on new work that produces a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater every season. FRIGID's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. FRIGID New York grew out of the annual FRIGID Festival, the first and only festival of its kind in New York City to offer artists 100% of their box office proceeds, and Horse Trade Theater Group, a self-sustaining theater development and management group. www.horseTRADE.info

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