Redbeard and Domicella
Presented by Hearth Gods
Written by Kasia Nikhamina
Directed by Michael Rau
Two high school sweethearts deliver a bold retrospective of their young marriage in "he said, she said" fashion. The witty, irrepressible Redbeard works in a bicycle shop near Brighton Beach; the slightly-built, titanic-hearted Domicella splits her time between a desk at the District Attorney's Office, and the kitchen table where she writes. This is the story of the old man and the noise. It speaks (too soon?) about instances of loss as disparate as September 11th and Michael Jackson's death, as well as Domicella's own close scrape on the wild streets of New York.
Sat 6/5 @ 6pm, Tue 6/8 @ 7pm, Sat 6/12 @ 7pm, Sun 6/13 @ 4:30pm, & Wed 6/16 @ 9pm
RIP JD: A Celebration of Death
Presented by Plastic Flamingo Theatre Company
Written by Erin Austin & Ross Evans
Directed by Ross Evans
JD Salinger has finally kicked the bucket. Join the Plastic Flamingo Theatre Company as we say good riddance, and celebrate the life and death of the renowned author of Catcher in the Rye. Expect funeral dancing, keening, angst, and artistic piracy. It's a licensing free post-Salinger utopia, and we're not waiting around for no stinkin' public domain. So, bring your favorite dog-eared copy of Franny and Zooey and some Kleenex, you phonies. RIP JD: A Celebration of Death is waiting for you.
Sat 6/5 @ 3pm, Sun 6/6 @ 7pm, Sat 6/12 @ 4:30pm, Sat 6/19 @ 9:15pm, & Fri 6/25 @ 9pm
That Old Soft Shoe
Presented by Blue Coyote Theater Group
Written by Matt Freeman
Directed by Kyle Ancowitz
Playwright Matthew Freeman, director Kyle Ancowitz, and Blue Coyote Theater Group return to the Brick with That Old Soft Shoe, a redacted comedy. Their previous appearances include the much ballyhooed productions of Glee Club and An Interview with the Author. In That Old Soft Shoe, a Senator from the Pacific Northwest arrives to inspect the goings-on in an undisclosed location, throwing the staff into turmoil. Will their dancing lessons prove sufficient? Or will they all wind up working at a phone bank in Dallas? After all, it's a new administration.
Sun 6/6 @ 2:30pm, Tue 6/8 @ 8:45pm, Wed 6/23 @ 8:45pm, Sat 6/26 @ 7pm, & Sun 6/27 @ 4pm
The Wedding of Berit Johnson & Ian W. Hill: A Theatre Study by Ian W. Hill & Berit Johnson
Presented by Gemini CollisionWorks
Written, directed & designed by Ian W. Hill
Ian W. Hill and Berit Johnson have been making theatre as partners in life and work for ten years - Ian in front as director and actor; Berit, who only wants anonymity, behind-the-scenes. Seven years later, though neither believed in it, they decided on marrying for practical reasons. In order for it to have actual meaning for them, they've chosen to make their marriage a piece of experimental theatre, with a 4-performance run, and a cast of Brick Theater regulars. Is this marriage possibly happening too soon, or too late, and will Berit actually agree to participate in the ceremony itself?
Sat 6/19 @ 4:45pm, Sun 6/20 @ 3pm, Tue 6/22 @ 8:45pm, & Sat 6/26 @ 4:30pm
THE BRICK was founded in 2002 by Robert Honeywell and Michael Gardner. Formerly an auto-body shop, a yoga center, and various storage spaces, this brick-walled garage in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was completely refurbished as a state-of-the-art performance space. Since then, The Brick has launched, produced and presented hundreds of world-premiere stage works from New York emerging artists and theater-makers from around the globe. The theater company is a proud member of New York's burgeoning Indie Theater community and informal home to an ever-expanding family of artists and avid theatergoers. Winner of the New York Innovative Theater Awards Caffé Cino Fellowship Award 2009.
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