So, what exactly is a FRIGID Hangover?  Well, if you’re me, it’s the pounding headache you woke up with this morning after celebrating at the FRIGID Closing Ceremonies last night.

But if you’re one of the lucky ones a FRIGID Hangover means that – by popular demand – yours was picked as one of the shows to have an encore presentation.  We’re thrilled that these wonderful performers get another chance to show off their stuff:

• Fate, Fury and Musical Theatre: A Kind of Cabaret
• Goodnight Lovin’ Trail
• Mendacity
• Paradise Lost
• Saving Tania’s Privates
• The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West!
• We Might Be Experimenting On You
• Wonder Woman: A How-to Guide for Little Jewish Girls

CONGRATULATIONS to all the shows!

FRIGID Hangovers will run March 7-13 at The Kraine & The Red Room (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery).

Tickets ($18/$15 students & seniors) may be purchased online at www.FRIGIDnewyork.info or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444.

For more details about the shows, keep reading  -

MARCH 7-13 at THE KRAINE and THE RED ROOM

I could say SO MUCH about We Might Be Experimenting On You – but I’ve been sworn to secrecy. Seriously.

Click here for full review . . .

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“More than 350 years ago John Milton created the work Paradise Lost to investigate this timeless question in a timeless way. Paul Van Dyck now brings this gem to us infusing this classic with modern artistic techniques as well as with time-honored ones.”

Click here for full review . . .

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“If you only have a chance to see one show at the FRIGID this year, make Saving Tania’s Privates the one – you won’t regret it.”

Click here for full review . . .

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“Walk into Fate, Fury and Musical Theatre: A Kind of Cabaret expecting to be drunk on talent and damn – you’ll get your elixir and more. Much more. Written and performed by front-woman Liz Wasser, Fate, Fury is Fabulous, Fun and Fantastic.”

Click  here for full review . . .

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“…though experience with the game may help you enjoy the many inside jokes regarding the original game mechanics, this play succeeds in ways the game couldn’t….”

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Goodnight Lovin’ Trail

“A perfect gem found along a dusty trail; Goodnight Lovin’ Trail will leave you remembering the things you’ve lost along that road that stretches out behind you.”

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Welcome back to another installment of FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A!  We’ll be running these throughout February until the Festival starts, 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 Ryan Emmons (Director/Book) and Julie Congress (Actor/Book) of The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West!

Inspired by the iconic game, The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West! is an interactive comedy with music. Join our five brave pioneers on a grueling journey as they fight snakebites, dysentery and meager rations. Will YOU ford the river?

Oregon Trail

answers by Ryan Emmons (Director/Book) and Julie
Congress (Actor/Book)

Antonio Asks: What makes FRIGID such a warm and welcoming experience for your production?

This is our third FRIGID festival and we love it! There is such a sense of community and support surrounding FRIGID. This is the perfect size festival. Not only do we love performing in this festival, but we love getting to see all of the other great work that is being done.

Diánna Asks: What about this play do you feel most drawn to personally, and because of that, what message do you hope the audience walks away with?

We wrote The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West! because everyone we know played the computer game. It is a shared experience. We all have inside jokes and stories about playing this iconic game but it has never been addressed on stage. We are excited to present something that is not only a fun interactive experience but also highlights the strength of the human spirit and the importance of hope. We hope people walk away with the courage to approach their lives with a more game-like attitude. You gain points, you lose points, but in the end the point is to enjoy the journey.

Karen Asks: That’s some title.  How did you come up with it – and what does it mean?

The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West! is a historical reference to the journey brave pioneers took during the early 1800’s as they sought a
better life. It also conjures memories of our favorite childhood computer game.

Stephen Asks: You must have a favorite part of your show.  What makes it your favorite?

Our favorite part of the show is the first river crossing. How will the brave pioneers cross the Kansas river?!?! The audience must choose if they should caulk the wagon and float across, pay to take a ferry, or ford the river. We love the spontaneity of never knowing what the audience will choose and subsequently what will happen onstage.

Lina Asks: How much of your show was inspired by true events?

Almost all of it! The interpersonal relationship are our own invention, but the historical aspects of the show are true to life.

THM Bonus Question: If you could play a virtual game of Rock, Paper, Scissors with another FRIGID Show which show would you take on?  And what would you throw?

We would like to take on The Mysterious Mystery of Mystery Street because we like mysterious nature of their title. And we would have to throw a rock, because out here on the frontier, that’s all we’ve got.

Thanks The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West! – for participating in The Happiest Medium’s FRIGID New York Festival 2011 Q&A.  And for playing our game!  You’re officially ROCK and you challenged The Mysterious Mystery of Mystery Street who threw down SCISSORS. Guess what, Oregon Trail? You won this round of the game!  This is how it works in the crazy world of the VIRTUAL ROCK PAPER SCISSORS TOURNAMENT!

Meanwhile, for the rest of you – don’t forget to check out The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West!

FRIGID New York Festival 2011 will run February 23-March 6 at The Kraine Theater & The Red Room (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery) and UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1sr Ave and Ave A). Tickets ($10-$16) may be purchased online at www.FRIGIDnewyork.info or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444. All shows will run 60 minutes long or less.

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