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Illuminating Artists: One Woman Standing
Illuminating Artists: One Woman Standing
A developmental series for one woman shows.
Artistic Director: Paul Adams
Festival Co-Curators: Stacy Mayer and Jessica Carr Phillips
Production Coordinator: Stacy Mayer
Stage Managers: Alison Carroll* and Julie Feltman
*Please note that each show listed below has only one performance date & time, reserve carefully.
*Each evening runs approximately 1 hour, followed by a 30-minute discussion, for which all are welcome to stay.
Tuesday, April 20th at 7:00pm
THE FUNERAL CRASHER
Stacy is back to tell us how it all began with hilarious new stories of her funeral obsession.
Written and performed by Stacy Mayer*+
on the bill with
WOMAN IN THE DARK
The comic and poignant tale of a young woman trapped in an elevator above Grand Central Station during The Blackout of 2003.
Written and performed by Elizabeth Murray
Directed by Erika Iverson
Saturday, April 24th at 7:00pm
DRAWN
A descendant of legendary animator, Max Fleischer, learns there is more to Betty Boop than just boop-oop-a-doop.
Written and performed by Jess Phillips+
Directed by Tzipora Kaplan+
on the bill with
CHANNELING CAMILLE CLAUDEL
A middle-aged American channeler "manifests" a middle-aged Camille Claudel on a historically important day.
Witten and performed by Lyn Coffin
Wednesday, April 28th at 7:00pm
TRIBUTARIES
A sweet, rambunctious and vulnerable foray into the lives of a choreographer, a dancer and a clown... who just happen to share the same body.
Written and performed by Rachel Wynne
on the bill with
QUESTIONS MY MOTHER WONT ANSWER/CANT ANSWER
A documentary-based collage from the true mythologies of women from her mother's generation and her search to fill in the blanks of her own mythology.
Written and performed by Andrea Caban*
Directed by Thom Rivera
Thursday, April 29th at 9:00pm
TURBULENCE
What awaits a businessman and his wife at the end of a bumpy international flight - the Russian mafia or the F.B.I.?
Written by Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro; Directed by June Lewin; Performed by Geralyn Horton
on the bill with
A YEAR WITH THE EVER SO SLIGHTLY CRAZY (AND BRITISH) VERONICA SEXTON
With Gin in her blood stream, Cosmo as her Bible and Shirley Temple as inspiration, surely there is no way Veronica can fail to meet her goal of getting of job and a man within one year!
Written and directed by Victoria Ann Saxton; Music and lyrics by Julian Blackmore; Performed by Barrie Kreinik*
Friday, April 30th at 9:00pm
THE COMPANY OF MYSELF
The lines between reality and fantasy begin to blur as three women attempt to heed the advice of a celebrity talk show guru and find their destiny.
Written and performed by Sarah Marcus*; Directed by Scott Illingworth
Saturday, May 1st at 7:00pm
RUNAWAY HEART
What happens when a wealthy, upper east side woman finally has the door opened on a secret shes been hiding for years?
Written by Tina Esper Kolomatsky
Performed by Maria Cellario*
Directed by Sharon Lennon
on the bill with
EMERGENCY USED CANDLES
An unconventional, intergenerational love story peppered with sex, meatballs, grumpy old men, crazy old ladies, and wonder bread.
Written and Performed by Chiara Montalto; Directed by Theresa Gambacorta
Saturday, May 1st at 9:00pm
BEAUTY IS PRISON-TIME
A prison. A beauty pageant. The winner gets out.
Written and performed by Zoe Mavroudi; Directed by Terra Vandergaw
Wednesday, May 5th at 7:00pm
AASANA
A humorous look at one woman's experience of yoga and sobriety.
Written and performed by Lynne Rosenberg*; Directed by Hugh Sinclair
on the bill with
ONE JOURNEY: STITCHING STORIES THROUGH THE MEXICAN AMERICAN BORDER
A young girl witnesses how the geopolitical border of El Paso/Ciudad Juarez affects her family everyday through immigration, violence and trans-border lifestyles.
Written and performed by Yadira De La Riva
Directed by Mekeva McNeil
Choreographed by Chelsea M. Gregory
Thursday, May 6th at 7:00pm
VIVA A LA EVOLUCION
Miami born first generation Cuban-American performer/writer Diana Yanez makes mojitos out of the limones of her life with hilarious tales of growing up Cuban and Queer in America.
Written and performed by Diana Yanez; Directed by Marjorie Duffield
Thursday, May 6th at 9:00pm
HOW CAN YOU NOT LAUGH AT A TIME LIKE THIS?
A humorous, musical romp through surviving illness - and the medical system.
Written and performed by Carla Ulbrich
on the bill with
IT'S ALL ABOUT HER
It's not the past that determines the future; it's the present.
Written and performed by Katie Kreisler*
Friday, May 7th at 9:00pm
DIRTY GIRL
What does a teenage girl REALLY want for her birthday? You'd be surprised.
Written by Harrison David Rivers; Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh; Performed by Lauren Hines*
on the bill with
MARK MY WORDS
Ditched in a backwoods beauty parlor, a jilted bride gets by with a little help from her friends.
Written and Performed by Jessi Blue Gormezano*
Directed by Hannah Wilson and Joe Jung
Saturday, May 8th at 9:00pm
STRAIGHT BLACK BOX SIZE 22W
Heroes really do come in all shapes and sizes and sexualities. NOT!
Written and performed by Erica Bradshaw*
Directed by Robb Leigh Davis
*Actors Equity Association
+ EAT Ensemble Member
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LocationTADA! Theatre
15 West 28th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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