THE 2008 SHOWS
BLANCHE SURVIVES KATRINA IN A FEMA TRAILER NAMED DESIRE
Written by Mark Sam Rosenthal
One natural disaster strikes another! A refugee story whose politics and pathos you have read but never experienced through the eyes of Tennessee Williams' tragic heroine, the desperately deliberately fragile alcoholic codependent sex-addicted Blanche DuBois - America's most broken woman." Sept. 11-14 at the Soho Playhouse. The Complete Performer: "Stand-up comic Ted Greenberg dazzles audience with a rapid-fire array of feats including magic, mind reading, napping, improv, escape artistry and the always-popular audience awards.
BOY IN THE BASEMENT
Written by Katharine Heller
In this live action romance novel, four co-eds find a sexy stranger trying to rob their house. His punishment? One weekend in the basement - as their sex slave!
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Written by Dave Jay
The Beatles are having a press conference — and you are invited! Solo performer Dave Jay takes questions from the audience as he seamlessly morphs between members of the Fab Four.
KRAPP, 39
Written by Michael Laurence
Reeling on his own 39th birthday, Michael Laurence conducts a multimedia reflection on his kinship with Beckett's famous character Krapp: his fears, his failures, and his search (and forfeiture) of love, all in preparation to record a version of the 39 year-old Krapp's soliloquy to be used in an imagined production of Krapp's Last Tape in the year 2038, thirty years from now.
MONSTERS IN THE WOOD
Written by Brad Lawrence
Written and performed by Brad Lawrence, this one-man show takes the audience on a tour of the author's family and their memorial services in the dark woods of the Ozarks. From bad drug deals to orange babies, you won't forget this trip to forgotten America.
PEREZ HILTON SAVES THE UNIVERSE (or at least the greater Los Angeles area)
Written by Randy Blair, Timothy Michael Drucker, and Connor Gallagher
It's just a normal day in the life of celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Well, were it not for the evil plans of Islamic terrorists. Oh, and Kathy Griffin.
SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL I AM: The Return of Jackie Susann
Written by Paul Minx
The author of the original trashy 'blockbuster' 'Valley of the Dolls' has returned to NYC to reveal all - her loves, life & the truth about being the first women to write honestly about sex. Direct from the UK, comes this wisecracking comedy about the Queen of the 60's; her roller coaster ride to stardom, her sizzling books, her revolving bedroom door open to men, women & even her poodle. She couldn't act and she couldn't sing, but her lack of talent did nothing to deter her ambition to become the biggest star of all!
THAT DOROTHY PARKER
Written by Carol Lempert | Directed by Janice Goldberg
A one woman show that weaves together hilarious anecdotes of the ten years Mrs. Parker spent lunching at New York's famed Algonquin Round Table, her involvement in the Spanish Civil war and selections of her writing.
THE COMPLETE PERFORMER
Written by Ted Greenberg
THE FABULOUS KANE SISTERS IN BOX OFFICE POISON
Written by Marc Geller and Bill Roulet
Murder, mayhem and muscular bodies fill the stage as the Fabulous Kane Sisters attempt to solve a mystery and prevent their own murders in this bawdy, burlesque comedy.
THE REDHEADED MAN
Written by Halley Bondy
A gifted young architect is plagued by visions that inspire his designs, yet render him a walking social disaster. He calls it 'insight,' others call it insanity. A darkly funny multimedia experience about navigating the secrets our minds keep.
THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
Written by Duncan Pflaster
Stories by Ray Bradbury and others are told with actors, puppets, light bulbs, bed sheets, live video and an upright bass.