Squeaky Bicycle Productions Kicks Off 2016-17 Season in Residence at Theater for the New City

Squeaky Bicycle Productions will present their seventh season as the newest Company in Residence at downtown stalwart, Theater for the New City.

Squeaky Bicycle's 2016-17 season will include a short play festival, a new works play reading lab, the World Premiere of W.M. Akers' Dead Man's Dinner, and a themed scene competition.

All performances will take place at Theater for the New City, which is located at 155 1st Avenue, between East 9th and East 10th Streets. For more information and to purchase advance tickets, visit www.squeakybicycleproductions.com.

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The Unconventional Convention: Short Plays with Tons to Say

Tonight, October 13 @ 8pm; Friday, October 14 @ 8pm; Saturday, October 15 @ 8pm & Sunday, October 16 @ 3pm $15

The inaugural public performance by the Squeaky Bicycle Resident Velodrome Company Members. The Unconventional Convention features 7 New Short Plays including the work of our resident playwrights. In spite of their length and true to Squeaky Bike form, these plays tackle critical subjects in daring ways. Featuring plays by W.M. Akers, Dylan Lamb, J. Boyett, Emily Daly, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Myron Klopman, and Robert Zander Norman.

By definition a velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Bicycles for velodromes have no brakes, which means they are constantly moving forward at varying speeds. Squeaky Bicycle's Velodrome is an artistic community in which every member is encouraged to continue moving forward in his/her art. Every person's place in "the race" is honored: playwrights develop new material, directors provide feedback and explore their technique, and actors investigate old and new works alike, exploring their unique approach to their craft. We explore, we support, and we offer an environment in which all artists are able to fearlessly hone their craft and spur each other on to new artistic heights.

Winter Reading Lab

December 2016

Squeaky Bicycle's 6th Annual Reading Lab! Presenting a sneak peek at two brand new plays performed for an audience for the very first time. The Reading Lab provides playwrights with opportunities for collaboration and development, giving them the opportunity not just to see their work produced, but see it elevated. With the help of our Resident Dramaturg, world-class directors and actors, and a dynamic talk-back experience with our Lab audiences, six new plays have gone on to World Premieres with Squeaky Bicycle, with another coming in the spring of 2017. Come see a preview of tomorrow's indie theatre gems!

All the Guts, and Some Glory

January 2017

A quarterly Velodrome event. Velodrome participants compete with scenes, and are judged by the audience to determine the Grand Champion of each themed theatrical event. Our audience will judge which piece has the most originality, collaboration, entertainment value, and overall cojones.

Dead Man's Dinner

Written by W.M, Akers, Directed by Kate McConnell & Brandi Varnell

World Premiere Spring 2017

After ten years of siege, three women are trapped in the middle of the most dangerous war zone in the world: the Upper West Side. In a frigid rent-stabilized apartment, Olympia and her daughter Petra have spent years surviving any way they can. When Petra falls in love with Jackie, an injured soldier, their food supplies are stretched to the limit. As death creeps closer, each woman will be torn between love and hunger-and hunger always wins. After its presentation during the 2016 Reading Lab, Squeaky Bicylce is thrilled to bring this riveting comedy to life for its World Premiere production!

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Squeaky Bicycle Productions creates vibrant theatre for vibrant audiences. We value the process of development, recognizing that collaboration offers immeasurable gifts. We seek to nurture every contributor's artistic journey, offering a safe place to take risks and explore the depths of their talents. We commit to projects that challenge our audiences to examine and assess new institutions, values, perspectives, and ideas. We believe that under served populations deserve a voice, and that through theatre the human condition can be more genuinely explored and understood.

Founded in 2010 by Kathryn McConnell and Brandi Varnell, Squeaky Bicycle Productions is proud to celebrate its 5th Anniversary season. Squeaky Bicycle Productions has honored its mission by presenting world premieres and productions including Alligator Summer by Dylan Lamb; For Better or Worse by Michael Burgan and J. Boyett; The Victim by J. Boyett (MITF), Feedback by Jane Miller; The Tragedie of Cardenio by Ben Bartolone; Tales of Love & Lasers by W.M. Akers; Poisoned by J. Boyett; Pop Dies in Vegas by W.M. Akers; R for Roxy by W.M. Akers (part of the Bad Theatre Fest); Private School by Dylan Lamb; Ground Glass by Jonathan Kravetz, and Ten Ways on a Gun by Dylan Lamb.

For more, visit www.squeakybicycleproductions.com.

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