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Dishwasher (Florida Premiere)
Brian Feldman's first-ever job was as an actor with Orlando Shakespeare Theater. His second? Dishwasher at a chain restaurant in Winter Springs.
This September, in advance of the 25th anniversary of his professional acting debut and a major new project premiering in Orlando in March 2016*, award-winning D.C.-based conceptual artist Brian Feldman returns home to present the Florida premiere of "Dishwasher," the most talked-about and best reviewed show of the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival.
At a mutually agreed upon time, Brian will go the ticket buyer's home (Must be in Lake, Orange, Osceola or Seminole County) and hand wash the dirty dishes in their kitchen sink. Once completed, they will hand him a monologue of their choosing which he will cold read on the spot. Finally, Brian will pose them a question: "Am I a better actor or dishwasher?" After receiving their answer, he will depart their home; posting the verdict on social media.
Only 4 tickets are available for the Florida premiere of "Dishwasher" (one per day). If you're unable to get a ticket and let's face, you're not getting a ticket, take heart, Brian is already looking at dates to bring this - his newest signature project - back to Central Florida in the near future. Follow him on Twitter @BrianFeldman to be among the first to find out exactly when!
If you only watch one show in your home this year, #WashDishShow (twitter.com/hashtag/washdishshow?f=realtime).
*"Brian Feldman's William Shakespeare's Macbeth" premieres on March 20, 2016 at the Walt Disney Amphitheater in Orlando's Lake Eola Park (facebook.com/events/1426140924363853).
WHAT
Dishwasher
WHEN
Sep. 16 - 19, 2015 (4 shows only)
One performance per day at a time mutually agreed upon between Brian Feldman and the ticket buyer. Showtimes listed on this ticketing page are to indicate date only. Performance is not confirmed until you arrange your actual showtime with the artist. Following ticket purchase, Brian Feldman will contact you directly via email to discuss possible showtimes. Online sales via Brown Paper Tickets end 1 hour before listed performance time.
WHERE
Your Home (Must be in Lake, Orange, Osceola or Seminole County)
TICKETS
$30.00 (only 1 ticket available per day, no service fees)
Call 1-800-838-3006 (Available 24/7) or visit brianfeldman.com
LINKS
j.mp/dw_fl_fb (Facebook Event)
j.mp/dw_fl_docs (Media Release)
twitter.com/BrianFeldman (@BrianFeldman)
twitter.com/hashtag/washdishshow?f=realtime (#WashDishShow)
REVIEWS FROM 2015 CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
"Dishwasher" might seem like an odd premise for theater, but it is not out of character for Feldman, who has made a career out of a series of similarly interactive and bizarre projects. His endurance work follows in the tradition of great performance artists such as Tehching Hsieh and Marina Abramovic, but it's more playful..."
(Maura Judkis, The Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2015/07/18/for-fringe-actor-brian-feldman-all-the-kitchens-a-stage-and-all-the-dishes-merely-dirty
"Don't get me wrong - this endeavor is certainly abnormal, but long after our dishwasher left, my roommates I sat about, dirtying more dishes with over-easy eggs (and missing our washer), discussing central questions of life and art and where lies the divide. By tidying a few kitchens over the next few weeks, Feldman is challenging the very definition of reality."
(Anne Larimer Hart, Washington City Paper)
washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/fringe/2015/07/13/what-its-like-to-have-brian-feldman-wash-your-dishes/
"The 18 patrons who scored tickets to "Dishwasher" should consider themselves among the festival elite. This performance is, unsurprisingly, the most talked about show this summer. However, rest assured that "Dishwasher" will leave its mark on Washington not for having an eyebrow-raising concept, but for being intimate, engaging, and delightful."
(Jonelle Walker, DCist)
dcist.com/2015/07/capital_fringe_2015_dishwasher_your.php
"(5 Stars: Best of the 2015 Capital Fringe) The monologue I chose for Brian to read (at my mother's suggestion) was a passage from Yeats' "Celtic Twilight," very much about music and magic. He looked it over a few times, and then delivered it tremendously well to a quiet and rapt audience of otherwise very noisy people."
(Eames Armstrong, DCMetroTheaterArts)
dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2015/07/10/2015-capital-fringe-review-dishwasher
"(5 Stars: Pick of the Fringe) My answer to my editor's question (rate the experience on a scale of one star to five stars) will be five stars. I like that there's nothing comparable to this in the festival. I liked that I didn't have to do my dishes Monday night. I liked not having to leave my house for the show. I liked not having to dress up or wear shoes. I like that it got me thinking meta-thoughts about performance. I like being in a very exclusive group, the eighteen "Dishwasher" viewers. We few. We happy few."
(Christopher Henley, DC Theatre Scene)
dctheatrescene.com/2015/07/17/dishwasher-part-of-capital-fringe
ABOUT BRIAN FELDMAN PROJECTS
Brian Feldman, an award-winning conceptual artist working primarily in time-based performance, has presented over 100 projects since August 2003 through Brian Feldman Projects, the premiere presenter of experimental time-based art in the nation's capital. He is best known for leaping off of a ladder 366 times over 24 hours ("Leap Year Day"), eating dinner on stage with his real life family - in front of paying audiences - over 40 times ("The Feldman Dynamic") and - five years prior to same-sex marriage being legally recognized in the state of Florida - legally marrying a stranger in support of marriage equality via a game of spin-the-bottle ("Brian Feldman Marries Anybody*"). For 2015, aside from presenting "#txtshow" - the longest-running independent production in D.C. theater history - every Sunday at 7pm at the American Poetry Museum, you can participate in Brian's next project "...after the tone" as part of Art in Odd Places 2015: TONE Orlando (Sep. 17-19). facebook.com/BrianFeldmanProjects (FB) twitter.com/BrianFeldman (@BrianFeldman) brianfeldman.com
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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