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2012 Planet Connections Festivity

  See Bob Run Benefiting: RAINN Produced by Dancing Torero Productions Written by Daniel MacIvor Directed by David Gautschy “A dark and edgy dramedy about a young woman hitchhiking across the Canadian prairies. Determined to meet her estranged Father at the water, Bob is talkative, paranoid and full of secrets. Told through direct address, monologues ... Read The Full Article...

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  Smacker and the Highway Benefiting: Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services Corporation (GCNSSC) Produced by Waving Cat Productions Written by Hope Weiner Directed by Molly Ballerstein “America is undergoing a facelift, and anything that is regarded as ugly or undesirable is being put out to pasture. Internal migration has reached its highest levels as the ... Read The Full Article...

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Naked Brazilian  Benefiting: United Nations Environment Programme Written and Performed by Gustavo Pace Directed by Lou Liberatore   “Struggling against his father’s wishes to become a lawyer, a young man journeys from Rio to NYC to fulfill his own dreams to become a clown.” Show Times: Tues 6/5/12 – 6:00pm Fri 6/8/12 – 8:30pm Sun ... Read The Full Article...

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The Closet Benefiting: WIN [Women in Need] Produced by LifeDream Productions Written by Amy Gray Piper Directed by Melissa Skirboll “Ruth thought she buried her past, but in a series of conversations with her long-dead mother, she struggles to hold onto her illusions before being forced to remember the truth. We watch as her fragile ... Read The Full Article...

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Ye Elizabeths Benefiting: Girls, Inc. Produced by Easter Punny Productions Written & Performed by Alicia Barnatchez and Erin Leigh Schmoyer Directed by Leah Bonvissuto “Elizabeth and Elizabeth are historical re-enactors, on a low-rent version of Plimoth Plantation. When it goes the way of the buffalo, they must learn how to marry their Pilgrim lives to ... Read The Full Article...

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Acts Of Love  Benefiting: The Arc Produced by Mark Jason Williams and Gabrielle Fox “Acts of Love make us laugh, smile, swoon, cry, feel insecure, and drive us crazy. This evening of short plays uncovers the humor, kindness and raw emotions we share with one another while finding romance in the office, revisiting the one ... Read The Full Article...

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Bubby’s Shadow Benefiting: Jewish Social Services Hospice & Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice and Palliative Care Produced by White Rabbit Theatre Written by Andrew Rothkin Directed by Greg Cicchino An unexpected knock and Jonny’s home again… to his sister, his niece, and the past he left behind. Join the Cohens as their Bubby ... Read The Full Article...

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Bridge To Baraka Benefiting: Frank Silvera Writers Workshop Produced by Twinbiz Written by Yvette X (aka Yvette Heyliger) Against all odds and emboldened by the 1960′s Black Arts Movement, Yvette X comes to terms with her politically-incorrect ancestry and stakes a claim as a dramatist in the American Theatre. Show Times: Tue 6/5/12 – 6:00pm ... Read The Full Article...

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  The Empress of Sex Benefiting: Planned Parenthood Produced by G-Money Productions Written by Duncan Pflaster Directed by Glory Kadigan “In Ancient Greece, a woman spurned in love finds a deserted island and sets herself up as the Empress Salacia, decreeing that there shall be no love allowed in her domain, only sex. She gathers some ... Read The Full Article...

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Falsettos Benefiting: Pride For Youth & The Long Island Crisis Center Produced by Off Sides Entertainment & Marketing, Inc. Co-Produced by Ann Bass & The Lantern Theatre Co. Music/Lyrics by William Finn Book by James Lapine & William Finn “Marvin wants it all: a loving ex-wife, an adoring son, and a handsome lover- all living ... Read The Full Article...

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        Deuteranomaly Benefiting: Adam R. Spector Foundation Produced by Mind the Gap Theatre Directed by Paula D’Alessandris “When the Greenbergs discover that their young son, David, suffers from Deuteranomaly (red-green colorblindness), the couple’s opposing views on love and limitation come to light. Twenty years later, a grown-up David struggles with this legacy ... Read The Full Article...

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Pageant Princess, The Musical Benefiting: Adam R. Spector Foundation Produced by Violet Productions Music by Joni Ernst Book by Abigail Taylor Book, Lyrics, and Music also by Lorelei Mackenzie & Kristen Penner “At Little Miss Glamour and Glitz – Texas it’s what’s on the OUTSIDE that counts. Join three young aspiring pageant princesses and their ... Read The Full Article...

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