The Border Project

Director/Choreographer: Teresa Fellion
Composer: Christopher Cathode
Producers: T. Lion Dance/ BodyStories

The Border Project carves out a corporeal map of the space in between the familiar and the unfamiliar. Focusing on stories of immigration, it describes journeys of displacement and reworking of identity that happens on the social level and then recreates it on a magnified, human level. The dance movement, theatricality, and text are so physically, emotionally, and spiritually rich, that they provide the audience with a supreme sense of immersion, growth, and satisfaction. “The Border Project” premiered in Lyon, France to rave reviews earlier this year. It includes an accomplished and talented group of dance-theater artists and an original score composed by Christopher Cathode that mixes percussion, electronic music, and poignant French text.

Running Time: 50-60 mins.
Venue: The Archip Gallery Theater
Dates/Times: Sat 7/18 @ 8pm | Fri 7/24 @ 5pm | Sat 7/25 @ 8pm | Sun 2/26 @ 4pm

Official Website: www.tliondancebodystories.org

The Divine Will of Ryan Morgan

Director: Terra Vetter
Assistant Director & Costumes: Grace Rouhani
Music: Mike Levine
Choreography: Alison Carroll
Set Design: Rachelle Beckerman
Producer: The Lucky Artist Theater Company

In a world full of Bibles, bands and boobs what's a boy to do? Boy priest by day, vulgar, porn-addicted rockstar by night, teenager Ryan Morgan straddles two worlds, and is forced to question his destiny.

Running Time: 90 mins.
Venue: The Archip Gallery Theater
Dates/Times: Sat 7/18 @ 1pm | Tues. 7/21 @ 5pm | Fri 7/24 @ 9pm | Sat 7/25 @ 4pm

Official Website: www.theluckyartist.org

The Impulse Initiative's Down and Dirty Debutante's Ball

These BoCoCa Girls are coming out to society in the only way they know how- down and dirty! Local theatre company The Impulse Initiative takes you on a rock 'n roll filled neo-burlesque romp that's guaranteed to make you blush.

Running Time: 30 mins.
Venue: Deity Bar & Lounge
Dates/Times: Fri 7/17 @ 7:00 pm

iris

Director: Elliott Robinson
Writer: Jen Yip
Producer: Jen Yip

Iris Chang was a Chinese American historian and activist, who earned early fame for her bestselling account of a brutal—and hidden—act of genocide. Iris examines the internal struggles and contradictions of this ambitious and seemingly unstoppable young writer, wife, and mother, as her life unravels and ends in a controversial and untimely death.

Running Time: 30 mins.
Venue: Fiona & Ryan's Art Exchange
Dates/Times: Sat. 7/18 @ 5pm | Sun. 7/19 @ 5pm | Thurs 7/23 @ 7pm | Sat. 7/25 @ 7pm | Sun 7/26 @ 6pm

Official Website: http://www.jenyip.com/iris.htm

One Night, The Rain

Director: Aktina Stathaki
Writer: Gabriel G. Marquez
Music: Tom Waits
Arrangements: Jerome Simeon

This piece tells the story of Maria, a youthful 70 year old whore from Barcelona. After a fearful dream, and despite her natural love for life she lives the rest of her days preparing for death, until a chance encounter causes her to rediscover the beauty & intensity of desire and forces her to reinterpret the significance of her dream.

Running Time: 30 mins.
Venue: Deity Bar & Lounge
Dates/Times: Fri 7/17 @ 7:00pm | Sun 7/19 @ 8pm | Wed 7/22 @ :30pm | Fri 7/24 @ 7:30pm

Official Website: www.lesmanouches.wordpress.com

Plastic Only

Director: Matthew Brian Cohen & Joe Sabatino
Writer: Matthew Brian Cohen, Joe Sabatino, Gregory Binder, and Kevin Feehery
Producers: Matthew Brian Cohen, Joe Sabatino, Gregory Binder and Kevin Feehery

A comedy salad. This is where long form improv, short form improv, stand up comedy and written sketches all come together. Jam packed with audience participation and an all together great time! You will never see the same show twice.

Running Time: 60 mins.
Venue: Ceol Irish Pub
Dates/Times: Fri 7/17 @ 11pm | Sun 7/19 @ 6pm | Mon 7/20 @ 6pm | Thurs 7/23 @ 9pm

She Stoops to Conquer

Director: Malinda Sorci
Writer: Oliver Goldsmith
Producer: The CHILDREN's Theatre Company

Oliver Goldsmith's 1773 comedy of class, love, and trickery told in a lean, actor-driven production with much passion and deadly serious humor. When Mr. Hastings and Mr. Marlow, young urban socialites, take a weekend in the country to meet a pair of eligible young ladies, they encounter more than they bargained for. This 236 year old play still packs a punch as it asks questions about prejudice, social status, family, and lust.

Running Time: Approximately 100 mins.
Venue: The Archip Gallery Theater
Dates/Times: Sat 7/18 @ pm | Sun 7/19 @ 7pm | Tues 7/21 @ 8pm | Sat 7/25 @ 1pm

Official Website: www.thechildrenstheatrecompany.weebly.com

The Slick Filling of Aches and Cavities

Director: Lindsey Drury
Writer: Lindsey Drury & Michael Watkiss
Producer: GoGo Vertigoat

The Slick Filling of Aches and Cavities is about sex and food, both of which we, the creators of the piece, are fanatic consumers. Of course, fanatic consumption is modus operati. This dance operates from the premise that consumption is intimate, that it carries within it the capacity to describe who we are and how we love. And so, we describe driving through McDonalds and slipping one's hand up a skirt as comparable expressions of self.

Running Time: 40 mins.
Venue: Deity Bar & Lounge
Dates/Times: Fri 7/17 @ 7pm | Sun 7/19 @ 8pm | Wed 7/22 @ 7:30pm | Fri 7/24 @ 7:30pm

Official Website: www.gogovertigoat.org

The Third Seat

Director: Leah Bonvissuto
Writer: Sergei Burbank
Producers: Jessica Hochman, Sergei Burbank

Sean, living in the ruins of his parents’ decaying bar in Brooklyn, talks to the dead. Emily, his sister-in-law, has always been caught between both brothers but must fight to save him before tragedy claims their whole family.

Running Time: 90 mins.
Venue: Ceol Irish Pub
Dates/Times: Fri 7/17 @ 8pm | Sun 7/19 @ 3pm | Mon 7/20 @ 9pm | Thurs 7/23 @ 6pm

Official Website: www.conflicttheater.com

Tim Intravia (Stop Frontin')

Written by and starring: Tim Intravia
Director: Leslie Meisel

Take a journey into the lives of 6 different characters who all need to Stop Frontin'(g) and just be themselves. A comedic look at accepting who you are, what you are and that you indeed, are. Tim Intravia has performed Stop Frontin'(g) at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, the Network's one act fest and most recently at the Players Theatre Loft. Tim has appeared on Rescue Me, the Onion News Network, FUSE and in the online web series Echo's Wayward (companionpictures.com). He is a swing in the off broadway hit Tony N Tina's Wedding. You can catch him standing still on the streets of NY as a living statue, and you can see more at www.timintravia.com

Running Time: 25min
Venue: Fiona & Ryan's Art Exchange
Dates/Times: Sat. 7/18 @ 5pm | Sun. 7/19 @ 5pm | Thurs 7/23 @ 7pm | Sat. 7/25 @ 7pm | Sun 7/26 @ 6pm

Official Website: www.timintravia.com

Twelfth Night

Director: Barrie Gelles
Writer: William Shakespeare
Producer: Communicable Arts

A story of unrequited love, hopeful love, true love, and foolish love, Twelfth Night is a hysterical tale of the lovers, fools, and madmen of Illyria who are ruled by their passions and desires – and not much else. In its 9th season, Communicable Arts presents this comic masterpiece with their signature blend of contemporary flair and traditional text.

Running Time: Approximately 2 Hours
Venue: Brooklyn Heights Montessori School
Dates/Times: Sat 7/18 @ 6pm | Fri 7/24 @ 8pm | Sat 7/25 @ 6pm | Sun 7/26 @ 2pm

Official Website: www.communicablearts.org