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"But for the Grace..." to be at 2008 FringeNYC
"But for the Grace..." was based upon over 100 interviews in August of 2005 with food pantry clients, volunteers and staff. It has played to standing ovations at all venues. Most importantly, people are moved to action by its vital message. Providence Journal: "entertaining as they are instructive ... Eliet has managed to strike a nice balance here, telling believable, engaging stories about those who face hunger on a daily basis. ... 10 characters in all, and Jaffe manages to put a different and convincing spin on each of them, skillfully swapping voices and body language from part to part." "But for the Grace..." will be a part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), running August 8-24th.

"Green Eyes" - Loving Ambiguities
"Green Eyes," an original song cycle by Brian Mazzaferri, choreographed by Lizzie Leopold.

"Green Eyes" - What Tomorrow Will Hold
"Green Eyes," a new song cycle by Brian Mazzaferri, choreography and direction by Lizzie Leopold

"I Like it A lot!" Edgar Allen's song from The Gargoyle Gard
www.GargoyleGarden.com A New Childrens Musical making its debut at the 2008 NYC International Fringe Festival! "The Gargoyle Garden tells the tale of Edgar Allen Densmore, a weird and lonely little boy who has trouble fitting in with the other students at the Piedmont Private School. Spending his free time alone among the fascinating and broken down stone statues on his dormitory rooftop, he one day receives a mysterious invitation to attend a strange and raucous moonlit party in the decaying garden..." Recorded with Garret Eucker as Edgar Allen and with the Astoria Symphony conducted by Silas Huff. Music by B. Allen Schulz and Book and Lyrics by Jeff LaGreca

"Life... Death... and Entertainment" performed by Susan Damante to be @ fringeNYC 2008
"Life, Death and Entertainment by Susan Damante is an invitation into a courageous woman's journey of triumph. It will make you laugh, cry and ponder the power of your own life!" "Susan Damante's invitation into her triumphant journey through a life filled with seemingly impossible odds will move you to tears, make you laugh out loud and inspire you to live a life where the word impossible does not exist." "Life, Death and Entertainment is story telling at its most profound. Susan Damante reveals how one women's strength, faith and determination can change the destiny of an entire family. Go see this show!!!!"

"Tough Guys Don't Shoot Blanks"
"Tough Guys Don't Shoot Blanks" is coming this August to the Barrow Street Theatre, as part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival. For more information about the show, including our performance schedule and how to purchase your $15 tickets, please visit www.fringenyc.org or www.toughguysdontshootblanks.com

Anais Nin Goes to Hell
MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS (MTWorks) is pleased to announce the world premiere production of David Stallings' ANAÏS NIN GOES TO HELL, directed by Cristina Alicea. ANAÏS NIN GOES TO HELL will play a limited engagement as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC at The Connelly Theater (Venue # 17; 220 East 4th Street-between Avenue A & Avenue B). Performances begin August 8th and continue through August 24th. Imagine an island in hell where Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, and Queen Victoria...wait for their men. What happens when women's lib icon Anaïs Nin arrives to turn their afterlife upside down? David Stallings' new comedy, Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell explores the question of whether Sartre was right and hell really is other people, or whether we carry around our potential for damnation or salvation within ourselves. The production stars MAGGIE BENEDICT, SHELLY FELDMAN, JEREMY KING, MADALYN MCKAY, COLLEEN PIQUETTE, MARNIE SCHULENBURG and ALY WIRTH. The production features scenic design by Stephanie Tucci, costume design by David Withrow, lighting design by Dan Gallagher. Martha Goode is the sound designer, Stuart Shefter is the Stage Manager, and Jonathon Saia is the Assistant Stage Manager. Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell plays the following schedule through Sunday, August 24th: Friday, August 8th at 9:45 pm Sunday, August 10th at 9:30 pm Sunday, August 17th at 7:15 pm Thursday, August 21st at 5:15 pm Sunday, August 24th at 2:45 pm Tickets are $15.00. $10 senior citizens (65 years or older), and for those who purchase groups of 20 or more tickets to a single performance. Tickets can be purchased at www.FringeNYC.org or 866.468.7619. Tickets may also be purchased in person at FringeCENTRAL, the main box office for the Festival, up until 24 hours before the actual performance. On the day of the performance, tickets must be purchased at the venue where the show is playing. Venue box office opens 15 minutes before the performance. (Cash only.) Please check www.fringenyc.org and www.mtworks.org for updates.

Backstory of "But for the Grace..." 2008 FringeNYC
This is a brief interview conducted by David Eliet (playwright / director) with Bob Jaffe (performer) about the genesis of "But for the Grace..." NOTE: Some names have been faded - there is nothing wrong with the soundtrack.

Britney talks about her new musical
www.becomingbritney.com Britney talks about her upcoming musical and lets us inside her process.

Bye Bye Bombay Promo
A promo video for the play Bye Bye Bombay.

FringeNYC Presents: America 20XX in The Right (Invisible) Hand of Doom
Check out this Sneak Preview for AMERICA 20XX, the Off-Broadway sci-fi political satire written/directed by Cyriaque Lamar and performed by Wacky Hijinks Sketch Comedy of Rutgers University as a part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival from August 8-18 at the Players Theater (115 MacDougal Street, NYC)! Phew, that was long. ANYWAY... AMERICA 20XX follows America's last superheroes, The Power Patriots, as they battle the twin dangers of an evil computer virus and civic apathy. Influences: John Carpenter's Escape from New York, Walter Benjamin's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, The Last Dragon, the Mega Man video game series, Ultraman, Samurai Shodown, Kraftwerk, High Plains Drifter, Chaka Khan, Giorgio Moroder, the Darkstalkers video game series, Children of Men, Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone, Bob Fosse, Mark Millar's tenure on The Authority and The Ultimates, The Justice Society of America, 2000 AD, Jerry Bruckheimer... Starring: Samantha Ahearn, Jon Bershad, Greg Bing, Matt Heron, Cyriaque Lamar, Justin Restivo and Dave Rothstadt GO TO www.America20XX.com for dates and times!

Gaitzerdi Teatro - 20 urte / años
La compañía GAITZERDI TEATRO surge en Bilbao en 1988. Desde su creación, sus bases de trabajo se han caracterizado por la búsqueda de nuevos lenguajes teatrales en cada una de sus facetas escénicas. Esto unido a un interés por consolidar un equipo humano estable, es lo que ha hecho que la compañía mantenga un trabajo vivo, en continua renovación y que después de 18 años de trayectoria sigue lanzando a este colectivo a nuevos retos en los que seguir creciendo artísticamente.

Gargoyle Garden (Chimney Man's Song)
www.GargoyleGarden.com A New Childrens Musical making its debut at the 2008 NYC International Fringe Festival! "The Gargoyle Garden tells the tale of Edgar Allen Densmore, a weird and lonely little boy who has trouble fitting in with the other students at the Piedmont Private School. Spending his free time alone among the fascinating and broken down stone statues on his dormitory rooftop, he one day receives a mysterious invitation to attend a strange and raucous moonlit party in the decaying garden..." Recorded with Al Gillespie as the ChimneyMan and with the Astoria Symphony conducted by Silas Huff. Music by B. Allen Schulz and Book and Lyrics by Jeff LaGreca

Johnny Law - Courtroom Cruisader
JOHNNY LAW, Courtroom Crusader, the newest solo show from Tim Ryan Meinelschmidt whose last solo show ALL THE HELP YOU NEED, The Adventures of a Hollywood Handyman was honored with the Overall Excellence Award in the 2004 NY Fringe Festival. JOHNNY LAW, directed by Christopher Fessenden, will play a limited engagement as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC at The Schaeberle Studio Theatre (Venue #2, 41 Park Row at William Street). Performances begin August 9th and continue through August 22nd. JOHNNY LAW is a streetwise, savvy and somewhat cynical criminal defense attorney. Having seen it all, from corporate clients dripping in smug privilege to the urban gang-bangers thrown under the wheels of the legal system Johnny nonetheless remains, a tireless advocate for social justice and the rights of the individual. In this "election year FringeNYC," with so many issues of personal freedom and social justice hanging in the balance and before the public eye, JOHNNY LAW is the right-show for right-now. JOHNNY LAW is loosely based on the Johnny Law Stories by attorney Thomas L. Fox, whose colorful career has lead him from the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington DC, to the L.A. County Public Defenders office and everywhere in between. A longtime supporter of the arts as producer and legal advisor, Fox, is the rare criminal defense attorney who effortlessly segues in and out of the entertainment world. JOHNNY LAW plays the following schedule through Friday, August 22nd: Saturday, August 9th at 1:45 pm Thursday, August 14th at 9:30 pm Friday, August 15th at 7:30 pm Sunday, August 17th at 6:30 pm Friday, August 22nd at 5:00 pm Tickets are $15 and are now available online at www.fringenyc.org or by calling 866-468-7619. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at The Schaeberle Studio Theatre, 1/2 hour prior to showtime.

Life... Death... and Entertainment
Susan Damante's Out Our Way Production presents Life, Death and Entertainment. An invitation into a courageous woman's journey of triumph. It will make you laugh, cry and ponder the power of your own life! Susan Damante reveals how one women's strength, faith and determination can change the destiny of an entire family. The show presents at fringeNYC from August 8 to August 24, 2008

Lucasville: The Untold Story (NEW YORK)
Selected to participate in the annual New York City International Fringe Festival in August 2008. This is the true story, taken from transcripts, testimony and letters, of the events surrounding the deadly riots at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in 1993.

Lydia's Funeral Video: Trailer #2
A trailer of sorts for the upcoming 2008 New York International Fringe Festival production of LYDIA'S FUNERAL VIDEO, written and performed by Samantha Chanse and directed by Thomas Connors, using footage from an earlier production directed by Wilma Bonet. Information: www.LydiasFuneralVideo.com

Nightlight Jesus - NYC Fringe Festival
LA spoken word artist, Rich Ferguson, will be bringing his show "Nightlight Jesus" to the NYC Fringe Festival in August. In his latest spoken word/music video, "All The Times," Ferguson rantchantingly enumerates how often he has and hasn't done various things in his life--like being threatened at gunpoint, or receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor... Final Note: Soundscape artist, Paul Garrison, will be joining Ferguson at the Festival. He plays one badass laptop. Seriously.

Nudists In Love
Have you heard about what's been happening in Gardenia, USA?

Operation Adelmo
Adelmo Guidarelli's one man opera comedy show "Operation Adelmo will have its WORLD PREMIER at the World famous "Deluxe Theater" at Spiegelworld located at New York City's historical South Street Seaport as part of The NY International Fringe Festival in August of 2008. FRI August 8th @ 10pm TUE August 12th @ 9:15pm SAT August 16th @ 12:15pm TUE August 19th @ 7:15pm WED August 20th @ 5pm For tickets call 1.866.468.7619 or go to www.OperationAdelmo.com and click on the future engagements page...Hope to see you there!!

SHOTS: A LOVE STORY AT FringeNYC 2008
Newest promo trailer for SHOTS: A LOVE STORY

Silent Theatre: Noir Trailer
Trailer for Silent Theatre's Production of Noir at the Strawdog Theatre. Video Shot by: Krzystzof Piotrowski, and Victor Holstein. Edited by Dave Cullen Directed by tonka todorova Featuring the members of the Silent Theatre Company

Steve promo
Here's a little promo piece for my one-man show The Chronicles of Steve: the bossy bottom.

Ted Greenberg - Improv
Ted Greenberg improv comic. See my solo show, THE COMPLETE PERFORMER. Go to www.TedGreenberg.com

That Dorothy Parker Coming to Fringe NYC
Carol Lempert stars in That Dorothy Parker at The New York International Fringe Festival. August 8th to 24th A MUST SEE one woman tour-de-force! For tickets... go to www.CarolLempert.com or www.fingeNYC.org

The 70% Club
This is the trailer for the stage play "The 70% Club".

The Dershowitz Protocol
I Got Da Beat Productions/The Beat Project is proud to present THE DERSHOWITZ PROTOCOL as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival -- FringeNYC. Written by Robert Fothergill, Directed by Anthony Frisina. Pace University -- Schaeberle Studio Theatre, 41 Park Row, 12th Floor. Performances are 8/14-7:30; 8/16-7:15; 8/17-noon; 8/21-5:15 and 8/23-noon. THE DERSHOWITZ PROTOCOL debates the suspension of due process under ticking bomb circumstances and the enactment of a protocol legalizing "humane torture" in hopes of regaining the United State's global dignity through our fight against terrorism. www.fringenyc.org www.igotdabeat.org

The Dershowitz Protocol
I Got Da Beat Productions/The Beat Project is proud to present THE DERSHOWITZ PROTOCOL as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival -- FringeNYC. Written by Robert Fothergill, Directed by Anthony Frisina. Pace University -- Schaeberle Studio Theatre, 41 Park Row, 12th Floor. Performances are 8/14-7:30; 8/16-7:15; 8/17-noon; 8/21-5:15 and 8/23-noon. THE DERSHOWITZ PROTOCOL debates the suspension of due process under ticking bomb circumstances and the enactment of a protocol legalizing "humane torture" in hopes of regaining the United State's global dignity through our fight against terrorism. www.fringenyc.org www.igotdabeat.org

The Gargoyle Garden, "Take Me With You"
www.GargoyleGarden.com A New Childrens Musical making its debut at the 2008 NYC International Fringe Festival! "The Gargoyle Garden tells the tale of Edgar Allen Densmore, a weird and lonely little boy who has trouble fitting in with the other students at the Piedmont Private School. Spending his free time alone among the fascinating and broken down stone statues on his dormitory rooftop, he one day receives a mysterious invitation to attend a strange and raucous moonlit party in the decaying garden..." Recorded with Elizabeth Mondragon(Gritchpoo), Maddie Weinburg(Annabel Lee), Marshall York (Grindl) and Bill Caleo (Grokk) and with the Astoria Symphony conducted by Silas Huff. Music by B. Allen Schulz and Book and Lyrics by Jeff LaGreca

The Johnny Musical Promo
http://www.thejohnnymusical.com The authors of the new musical, The Johnny, discuss their work.

The Johnny Musical Rehearsal Video
www.thejohnnymusical.com The Johnny musical examines what might have happened after the blonde bully lost to the underdog in those 80s movies. This is rehearsal footage. See the show in August 2008 for tickets and more information: www.thejohnnymusical.com