THE 2014 SHOWS
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Written by Gianmarco Soresi
Gianmarco and Laura star in a completely factual play about the end of their five-year relationship. Everything is exactly as it happened, is happening, and will happen.
ABSOLUTELY FILTHY
Written by Brendan Hunt
CHEMISTRY
Written by Jacob Marx Rice
Steph is a recovering depressive. Jamie overachieved himself off the deep end. When they meet in their psychiatrist's office, they can't deny their chemistry, but can they survive it? A pitch black and piercingly insightful comedy about being crazy in love.
FATTY FATTY NO FRIENDS
Written by Serrana Gay, Christian DeGre, and Joseph Reese Anderson
As the fattest kid in school, Tommy lives a lonely, living nightmare. When the skinny kids’ taunting goes too far, Tommy takes revenge without amends. A dark spoken-word Tim Burton-esque musical diving into the lunchtime of life, where bullies are delicious. FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award winner.
HELD MOMENTARILY
Written by Oliver Houser and James Zebooker
Trapped on a stalled New York subway, seven strangers realize it's not just the train that's stuck. A poignant musical comedy about making connections, living in the moment and moving on in life... and a woman just went into labor.
JUMP MAN
Written by Samuel Pitt Stoller
A musical parody of the Mario Brothers world. When a crime wave hits their Brooklyn neighborhood, Mario and Luigi have their heroism tested. Jump Man addresses age-old questions like "What defines a hero?" and "Do plumbers love to sing?" FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award winner.
MOSES, THE AUTHOR
Written by Andrew R. Heinze
Meet Moses. He has family problems (gay son, rocky marriage), God problems (existential), and career problems (writer’s block, a hellish deadline). To make a better Bible he must become a better man. A love story, with scrolls. Don't miss it.
MOTHER’S DAY
Written by Colin Drucker
Acid-tongued New York drag queen Helen Back incites a nuclear family meltdown when she comes home to New Jersey for Mother's Day. The debut of a pitch black comedy/drama that explores the rules of engagement for a family at war.
NO ONE ASKED ME
Written by Kate Ballen
Illegal. No papers. They are not supposed to be here, yet for thousands of undocumented children, the U.S. is the only home they know. They face an uncertain future, fearing deportation. Based upon stories of "illegal" NYC students. FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award winner.
SMASHED: The Carrie Nation Story
Written by James Barry and Timothy Braun
A beer-soaked, absurdly comic opera loosely based on the hatchet-wielding temperance leader Carrie Nation. Raise your frothy brew high!
THE IMBIBLE: A Spirited History of Drinking
Written by Anthony Caporale
Join world-renowned mixologist and raconteur Anthony Caporale (Art of the Drink TV) for a boozy romp through the history of alcohol. Cocktails and comedy combine for an utterly unique musical theatre experience! “An absolute must-see!” raves The Huffington Post.
THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE
Written by Vivienne Walshe
Two teenagers collide like a modern day Orpheus and Eurydice in a dead-end Australian town. A dark, moving comedy infused with the rhythm of beat poetry. Australia's Paperbark Theatre Company presents this US premiere, which won the 2012 Griffin Award. FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award winner.
URBAN MOMFARE
Written by Pamela Weiler Grayson and Alice Jankell
Why don't we ever hear songs about moms not actually liking their kids? This romp through motherhood on Manhattan's Upper East Side spans 17 years: "Music For Gifted and Talented Babies" to bra straps and Bellinis. Sling on your stilettos! FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award winner.
WARM ENOUGH FOR SWIMMING
Written by Maggie Cino
Mom drowned years ago. Grandma died yesterday. Eddie fled his wedding. And Bridget can't make coffee. Can estranged siblings clean the living room when the bride arrives with a post-recession pyramid scheme and a Russian Mafioso stalks their childhood home?