FringeNYC - "New York's Best Staycation"



My NYC Story

There are eight million stories in the Naked City... and these shows have some of the best to tell. From Staten Island to Harlem, and from hilarity to the depths of despair - this is our NYC.


A Woman of no Distinction
Claire Fleury
Writer: Claire Fleury
Director: Claire Fleury, Jantien Koenders
A phone rings...she answers. He follows her. Or she's leading? Open the door..come unhinged. A spine-chilling trip through NYC via her troubled mind, this existential thriller crawls inside your brain and holds you captive until the disturbing end.
International   Amsterdam, Netherlands   Drama   Solo Show   
Staycation:Absurdly Surrealist Dream   My NYC Story   
www.clairefleury.com   



Daddy Day
Bert Hana
Writer: Created by the Ensemble
Best of Amsterdam Fringe Daddy Day A confronting and personal slide-show Haven’t been away this summer? Be sure to head over to Daddy Day. A delightful slide-show evening where Bert Hana reports on his summer holiday with his daughter.
International   Amsterdam, The Netherlands   Performance Art      
Staycation:Family Vacation   My NYC Story   
www.berthana.nl   



FOR KINGDOM AND FATHERLAND
Shabana Rehman in Association with American Comedy Institute
Writer: Shabana Rehman
Director: Stephen Rosenfield
Witness the Kingdom of Norway's most famous Muslim comedians life-saving escape from Norway, as she recounts her own fathers journey from Karachi, Pakistan to Oslo. Where is home? Brooklyn, Oslo or Karachi? Groundbreaking,funny,sensual and provocative about migration of hearts.
International   OSLO, NORWAY   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Overseas Adventure   My NYC Story   
www.shabana.no   
Sat 15 @ 2:15
Tue 18 @ 8
Thu 20 @ 9:45
Fri 21 @ 3
Mon 24 @ 9:45



Hello, I Must Be Going
M&M Productions Acting Company, Inc.
Writer: Albi Gorn
Director: Alan Fox
Your newborn son in one arm, your stillborn daughter in the other, your stroke-ravaged father smiling inscrutably. You don't know whether to laugh or cry. Chances are when you see Hello, I Must Be Going you'll do both.
Local   Hastings on Hudson, NY   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:Family Vacation   My NYC Story   



Menny and Mila
Rosetree Productions
Writer: Book, Music and Lyrics by Paul Schultz
Director: Sofia L. Geier
Choreographer: Kate Scott
A tabloid newspaperman brings his Russian Internet girlfriend to America. She falls for New York City, but will she fall for him?
Local   Queens, NYC   Musical   Comedy   
Staycation:My NYC Story   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.myspace.com/mennyandmila   



Pigeons, Knishes and Rockettes
Writer: Diana Rissetto
Director: Ilana Becker
Sweet, idealistic Eve loves the holiday season. She falls for a boy who sings Christmas songs...but doesn't like Christmas at all. Throw-in a cynical Rockette and a handsome, clueless sidekick for a zany,heartwarming NYC holiday romance.
Local   New York, New York   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:My NYC Story   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.pigeonsknishesandrockettes.com   



Prey
Red Rope Productions
Writer: Scott Decker
Director: Geoffrey Cantor
Prey is a tense crime drama about the dark things humans are capable of. Waking up beaten and tied to a chair, Jack begins to realize he may not leave this room alive. Hell hath no fury like revenge.
Local   Manhattan, New York   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:Action Adventure Flick   My NYC Story   
www.preytheplay.com   



SOUTH BEACH RAPTURE
The Plum
Writer: David Caudle
Director: Michelle Bossy
A sultry night. A deserted beach. Meteors streak the sky. A pretty New York socialite encounters two very different men. But which meeting was written in the stars? The forty-ish artist, or the sexy Latino? Or both?
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:Fantasy Island Excursion   My NYC Story   
www.southbeachrapture.com   



Over and Over
NO HOPE Productions
Writer: Tim Aumiller
Director: Tim Aumiller
In a downtown Manhattan theatre --where relationships, both real and imagined, are forged and broken --Mitch and Jimmie meet. Two former Fordham roommates and best friends, they negotiate the complex and intimate terms of their sexual history.
Local   Brooklyn, NYC   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:In Someone Else's Shoes   My NYC Story   
www.nohopeproductions.com   



Jew Wish
Performed by Rachel Evans
Writer: Rachel Evans
Director: Mahayana Landowne
Single Jewish Female seeks audience for a night of revelry, laughs and kvetching! Journey inside Rachel's brain and bedroom as she navigates the world of online dating, while placating her nosy parents, in her elusive hunt for her modern-day mensch.
Local   New York, NY   Solo Show   Comedy   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   My NYC Story   
www.jewwishtheshow.com   



My Dad's Crazier Than Your Dad: A Scientific Inquiry
Dragonchase Inc.
Writer: Katharine Heller
Director: Nell Balaban
Think your dad's bizarre? Sit in on an interactive, multimedia experiment that dissects the relationship between a diet-guru-turned-Disney-fanatic and his bewildered family. You'll laugh, and cringe, as Katharine attempts to prove her hypothesis.
Local   Brooklyn, NYC   Comedy   Solo Show   
Staycation:Family Vacation   My NYC Story   
www.mydadscrazier.com   



A Matter of Choice
Freed Purple Monkey Theatrics
Writer: Chad Beckim
Director: Alicia Dempster and T.C. Burtt
Faced with eviction because of the construction of the Second Avenue subway, a group of roommates must reexamine their lives and friendship. What do you do when progress kicks you out on your ass? First, get high. But then what?
Local   Queens, NYC   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:My NYC Story   Trains, planes...and public bathrooms   
www.freedpurplemonkeytheatrics.com   



Together This Time
Writer: Book by Zac Kline, Music by Andrew Heyman, Lyrics by Andrew Heyman and Zac Kline
A modern rock musical about love, literature and letting go. A hot shot author's quest to reconnect with both his girlfriend and his art leads him on a crash course between real life and fiction.
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Musical   Drama   
Staycation:Rock and Roll Rebellion   My NYC Story   
www.togetherthistime.com   



Wanton Displays of Affection
Writer: Zach Smilovitz
Director: Yael Kiken, Zach Smilovitz & Liam White
Two men stand on a high-rise ledge, arguing who gets to go first. A couple goes to the doctor after the husband grows something back he shouldn’t have. Two couples in their early twenties malaise try to save a friend.
National   Ann Arbor, MI   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   My NYC Story   
www.wantondisplays.com   



The Timing Of A Day
Mind The Art Entertainment
Writer: Owen Panettieri
Director: Joey Brenneman
When an unexpected death alters the lives of three 20-somethings, time stops in the city that never sleeps. But when reminiscing over life, love and loss, is there such a thing as 'perfect timing,' or is all timing perfect?
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Drama      
Staycation:My NYC Story   Time Traveler   
www.mindtheartentertainment.com   



ALL DAY SUCKERS
New Feet Productions and Adam Blanshay
Writer: Susan Dworkin
Director: Jessica Bauman
ALL DAYS SUCKERS tells the story of Bryce, a yuppie princess: Great job; successful lover; brilliant future. Then her father has an accident. She is tossed into the dark magic of the health care system. What to do??
Local   NYC, Manhattan   Comedy   Drama   
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   My NYC Story   
www.alldaysuckersplay.com   
Mon 17 @ 7*
Thu 20 @ 9:30
Fri 21 @ 3:15
Sun 23 @ 5
Mon 24 @ 5



RUNNING
The Journey Company
Writer: Arlene Hutton
His first Marathon just hours away, Stephen needs a good night's sleep. Then his wife's attractive former roommate shows up unexpectedly. Will he be running on empty? A new adult dramedy from the award-winning author of LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC.
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:In Someone Else's Shoes   My NYC Story   
www.arlenehutton.com/running