Horse Trade Theater Group in association with Exit Theater presents the 2009 NEW YORK FRIGID FESTIVAL: An Open and Uncensored Theater Festival A CAFF Member festival February 25th - March 8th, 2009, Monday thru Friday 6pm - Midnight, Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 1am
Tickets: $8 - $15
Tickets will be available on Smarttix @ 212-868-4444
Or online @ www.FRIGIDnewyork.info
The Kraine Theater & The Red Room at 85 E 4th St New York, NY 10003
No Wheelchair access
UNDER St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place New York, NY 10009
Basement Theater - No Wheelchair access
FRIGID SNAPSHOTS!
Not sure what to expect at this years FRIGID Fest? Then come to UNDER St. Marks on Thursday, January 29 at 8pm for FREE "snapshot" performances from selected shows in this year's festival!
Melting in Madras A darkly comic look at storyteller H.R. Britton's quixotic "pilgrimage" to India.
Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun The inspiring story of twenty-year-old Joe Bonham, a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth during his service in World War I.
habeas corpus "What would you like to be rid of?" Fueled by anonymous responses from all over the country as well as live audience responses within the theater itself, the real kim harmon performance collective creates a voracious and tender multi-media performance art experience.
The Expatriates F. Scott, Zelda Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker, and Ernest Hemingway are placed into a devilish purgatory to face their lives all over again. Flappers, booze, and jazz are the guides to untold wealth and unimaginable excess leading this fast paced show barreling towards certain destruction.
The Giant's Causeways Can the friendship between two boys, one Catholic, the other Protestant, stand up to the political and religious battles surrounding them in 1960s Northern Ireland?
The Question House If you were trapped in a house where you could speak only in questions, how long would you survive?
Recess Una Aya Osato brings us her new one-woman show Recess, an impassioned response to her experiences in NYC's public schools.
Live! ...at the Cockpit: Will at Work with the Lord Chamberlain's Men
Back stage fun during a performance of the last act of Midsummer Night's Dream at the newly built 1599 Globe Theatre.
On February 3 at 7pm come to UNDER St. Marks for a special FRIGID Fundraiser edition of Penny's Open Mike! Featuring open mike performances, a second edition of FRIGID Snapshots, and beer! All bar proceeds will go to help support the 2009 New York FRIGID Festival. Performances will include snapshots from:
Are We Freaks? 4 short stories about 8 abnormal women. Who really is normal, after all?
Dalton Trambo's Johnny Got His Gun The inspiring story of twenty-year-old Joe Bonham, a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth during his service in World War I.
habeas corpus "What would you like to be rid of?" Fueled by anonymous responses from all over the country as well as live audience responses within the theater itself, the real kim harmon performance collective creates a voracious and tender multi-media performance art experience.
Recess Una Aya Osato brings us her new one-woman show Recess, an impassioned response to her experiences in NYC's public schools.
Can't get enough FRIGID previews? Then come to UNDER St. Marks on February 24 at 7pm for the "Out-of-Towners" edition of FRIGID Snapshots featuring performances from:
How Does a Drug Deal Become a Decent 3rd Date? The story of a girl who is coming to grips with a dating life that is unraveling. Dating isn't easy.
Jihad for Vent and Dummy A deadly puppet skirmish that pulls your strings.
The Heffner Monologues In this hilarious true story, John Hefner--the estranged cousin of Hugh Hefner--finds himself in a series of misadventures and mortifications as he struggles to answer the question, "How do you make a name for yourself when someone else already has?"
End of the Trail Facing a possible Apocalypse, two old friends play a treacherous board game. The object of the game? Don't die alone!
Now, and at the Hour Join award-winning performer and critically acclaimed magician, Christian Cagigal as he takes you onto a journey through Time and Reflection.
habeas corpus, "What would you like to be rid of?" Fueled by anonymous responses from all over the country as well as live audience responses within the theater itself, the real kim harmon performance collective creates a voracious and tender multi-media performance art experience.
And MORE!
Admission to all snapshot events is FREE. For a full performance schedule and information on all of the shows in this years festival please visit www.FRIGIDnewyork.info.
