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February 2011

Christel Bartelse in ONEymoon (photo by Shawn McPerson)

The road to self can be a very bumpy one – even bumpier is the road to finding your other half – unless that other half is yourself? The need for that special someone is the favorite topic of most of our happiest mediums, being the center crux in hundreds of books, movies and theatre. ... Read The Full Article...

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Joe the Perfect Man featuring Rachelle Elie  (Photo credit: Sandy Nicholson)

Why are so many people repulsed by (and fearful of) clowns? Could it be because the barbaric humor they deploy is played, in part, to mock the audience? Who, after all, but fools would be entertained by such crude gestures and antics? Or is it because those white, white faces, with broadly drawn features, are ... Read The Full Article...

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JapJAP written and performed by Una Aya Osato (photo by Ari Issler)

When we first meet JapJAP (Una Aya Osato) she’s a green blob projected onto a screen – rolling around joyfully and joyously.  Cleverly, her projected image rolls from the screen in two dimensional form onto the stage in glorious 3-D.  This is a device that Osato will continue to use throughout the performance, and it serves ... Read The Full Article...

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By now we’ve all heard the tale of how that little statue came to be known as “Oscar” (“He looks just like my uncle Oscar!”) and whether it’s true or not it’s just yet another testament to the fact that we love to make comparisons. Today, in honor of the 83rd Academy Awards we bring ... Read The Full Article...

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According to The Bitter Poet (real name, Kevin Draine) when the audience first meets him, he makes it clear that this is no “show”, and that he has no “narrative”. He has no pretenses, just poetry. He also has a ruffled red shirt as well as a beautiful and rich perspective and the “luck” to ... Read The Full Article...

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We Might Be Experimenting On You featuring Kym Bernazky and Melanie Jones

I could say SO MUCH about We Might Be Experimenting On You – but I’ve been sworn to secrecy. Seriously. I have been. Doctors (and writers) Kym Bernazky and Melanie Jones are very clear about this. But I can tell you this much – We Might Be Experimenting On You was a delightful surprise and ... Read The Full Article...

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Denmo Ibrahim (Photo by Wesley Cabral)

Titling a show FUNNY A Trunk Show is perhaps somewhat daring, if not theatrical wishful thinking. Some people’s funny is other people’s camp. So it’s a good thing that Denmo Ibrahim’s one-woman show, just opened in the FRIGID New York Festival, knows what it is about, and blithely transcends its title. Related Posts:FRIGID New York ... Read The Full Article...

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Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A!  We’ll be running these throughout February, so be sure to check back to read all about the great shows that will be taking part in the festival.  Also – don’t miss the winner-take-all game of Rock Paper Scissors! Today’s Q&A is with Olivia Lehrman, ... Read The Full Article...

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Flora (Tali Custer) is so sweet when she shows up at the door of Willard (Jeffrey Coyne) selling White Sexy Face Toothpaste that it’s easy to see why he can’t resist her.  Just look at her.  So peppy.  So bright.  So nubile.  Why, she’s the exact kind of 14 year old a man could find ... Read The Full Article...

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Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A! We’ll be running these throughout February, so be sure to check back to read all about the great shows that will be taking part in the festival. Also – don’t miss the winner-take-all game of Rock Paper Scissors! Today’s Q&A is with Jayson ... Read The Full Article...

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Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A! We’ll be running these throughout February, so be sure to check back to read all about the great shows that will be taking part in the festival. Also – don’t miss the winner-take-all game of Rock Paper Scissors! Today’s Q&A is with The ... Read The Full Article...

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Frigid Festival:  Paradise Lost, Insight Found There are times in our lives when it feels like we are trapped in a place where we can’t seem to get a handle on anything, and we just wish we could go back to simpler times when choices were clearer and there weren’t so many things to distract ... Read The Full Article...

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