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No need to hop in your car, these plays will take you from North Carolina to North Dakota and all the way out to sunny California. A collection of Southern and Western tales told through song, magic, and myth. . . and a magic kiss. |
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| West Lethargy
Page 121 Productions
Writer: Stephen Kaliski
Director: Stephen Kaliski
Old West pioneer lovers hit a roadblock when they collide with two contemporary hedonists searching for a long lost brother. Does the Empire State Building hold the answers? Don't miss this whimsical 2009 Edinburgh Fringe sensation. "A wonderful work." -William Hurt
Local Manhattan, NYC Drama Comedy
Staycation:Absurdly Surrealist Dream Down South & Out West
www.page121productions.org
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| The River Valeo
DOG P!SS Theatre Company
Writer: Trey Tatum
Director: Bridget Leak
Valerie Scarborough is a drained, lost woman, tired of running. When the TVA empties a nearby lake, her haunted past reemerges, leading Valerie back to her childhood home and to answers that lie buried at the bottom of the lake.
Local Queens, NYC Drama Comedy
Staycation:Down South & Out West Absurdly Surrealist Dream
www.therivervaleo.com
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| STAND FAST
Barrow Street Productions
Writer: Ron Brawer & Tom Wirtshafter
Director: Michael Page
HOTTY-TODDY! GOSH-ALMIGHTY! To save his political dynasty, Mississippi Governor Jerry Davis plunges his National Guard into a War on Nutria (swamp rats), thereby thrusting the President -- and one Strangelovian General -- into a Constitutional miasma. Stand fast, America.
Local New York, NY Comedy Multi-Media
Staycation: Down South & Out West
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| The Boogyman Thumbs A-1-A
Glass Bandits
Writer: Carl Holder, Carter Hudson and Eddie Prunoske
Director: Eddie Prunoske
A Floridian love saga that cuts to the heart of the sunshine state. A haunted obituary writer takes you through a surreal lecture-journey documenting his relationship with a serial killer on death row.
Local Brooklyn, NYC Comedy Drama
Staycation:Absurdly Surrealist Dream Down South & Out West
www.gbtheater.com
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| The Hurricane Katrina Comedy Festival
Batture Productions
Writer: Rob Florence
Director: Dann Fink
In 2006, New Orleans’ mayor proposed celebrating Hurricane Katrina’s 1st anniversary with a Comedy Hour. This didn’t happen. Drawn from the words of five New Orleanians, experience the heartbreak, humanity, and yes, comedy,
through those who rode out the storm.
National New Orleans, LA Comedy Drama
Staycation:Battleground Tour Down South & Out West
www.KatrinaComedy.net
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| My Three Moms
Performed by Virginia Bryan
Writer: Virginia Bryan
Director: Leslie Collins
One birthed her, one nursed her, one raised her. A daughter is called back to the red clay of Georgia to bury three moms and shape her own identity. Good Lord Almighty, who are all these crazy people at the funerals?!
Local Manhattan, NYC Solo Show Comedy
Staycation:Down South & Out West Through Heaven & Hell
www.mythreemomstheshow.com
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| the means
Plaid Wall
Writer: Kirk White
Director: Jim Wren
"Selling suicide to the sick is easy; pain closes! If I could get a church to go along...we're talking a literal DEATH BOOM!"--Unidentified Executive, Peach Grove Insurance Company. A (not so) sardonic look at the future of healthcare.
Local Jersey City, NJ Comedy Drama
Staycation:Absurdly Surrealist Dream Down South & Out West
www.letuskillyou.com
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| Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories
Writer: Faye Lane
Director: Jay Rogers
She grew up in a Texas Beauty Salon... and lived to tell!
The glittered up memories of a Green Bean Queen! BEDAZZLING TRUE STORIES! HILARIOUS SONGS! FREE PRIZES!
"They were howling, crying, falling in love with her." New York Magazine
Local Manhattan, NYC Solo Show Musical
Staycation:Down South & Out West Summer Camp(y)
www.BeautyShopStories.com
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| high five
Writer: Angela Hanks
Two siblings battle over their childhood home as one desires to move forward in their present while the other is nestled firmly in the terrifying events of the past.
, Drama Comedy
Staycation:Down South & Out West Haunted House
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| GARAGE
Dive Theatre
Writer: Dive Theatre
Director: Michael Hogwood
Garage: [guh-rahzh. Verb.] Male initiation into manhood. To set upon in a forceful, violent, or hostile way. Usually instigated by the father. Resulting in the dropping or shrinking of testicles.
For occurrences later in life see (Atonement).
Local Queens, NYC Drama Comedy
Staycation:Down South & Out West "Dude" Ranch
www.divetheatre.com
Thu 20 @ 5:30
Fri 21 @ 10:30
Mon 24 @ 3
Sat 29 @ 7:45
Sun 30 @ 12
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| Interfaith Understanding with The Rev. Bill & Betty
Really Christian Broadcasting Network
Writer: Martin D. Hill, with Jen Ryan, Rik Sansone, Mike MacEachern
Pretzel logic, intolerance, and misunderstanding make the Rev. Bill and Betty America's most outrageous preachers. Their twisted "Interfaith Understanding" explores the strange and unusual practices of non-Christians. By the end, you'll be a believer!
Local Queens, NYC Comedy Improv/Sketch/Stand-up
Staycation:Down South & Out West Through Heaven & Hell
www.revbillandbetty.com
Fri 21 @ 4:15
Fri 21 @ 8:45
Sat 22 @ 2:45
Sat 22 @ 10:15
Mon 24 @ 5:45
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| 23 Feet in 12 Minutes: The Death and Rebirth of New Orleans
Word on the Street Productions
Writer: Mari Brown
Director: David Travis
On the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, meet six real-life New Orleans characters whose lives were irrevocably changed by the storm. Their raw, poignant, compelling stories are based on interviews conducted with over 60 Katrina survivors and New Orleans transplants.
National Boulder, CO Solo Show Drama
Staycation:In Someone Else's Shoes Down South & Out West
www.wordonthestreetplays.org
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| PROTECTED
Algonquin Productions
Writer: Timothy Scott Harris
Director: Timothy Scott Harris
What do a protected witness, an obsessive-compulsive, and a drag queen have in common? - ALBUQUERQUE. Oh yeah, and their loneliness. WELCOME TO ALBUQUERQUE - a great place to HIDE ... but if you are always in hiding, can you find yourself?
Local Manhattan, New York Comedy Drama
Staycation:Down South & Out West Through Heaven & Hell
WWW.PROTECTEDthePLAY.com
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| SOUTH PATHETIC
New Conservatory Theatre Center Of San Francisco/Trash de Blanc
Writer: Jim David
Director: Peter Smith
An unemployed comedian directs North Carolina's worst community theatre in "Streetcar Named Desire." Blanche played by "family values"
crusader, Stella's a stripper, Stanley's a porn star. Nominee Outstanding Solo Show, San Francisco Theatre Critics. "Hilarious." - SF Weekly "Sidesplitting." - TalkinBroadway.com
Local Manhattan, NYC Comedy Solo Show
Staycation:Backstage Down South & Out West
www.jimdavid.com
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