Sunday March 30th: Crossing the BLVD performance

Sunday March 30, 3pm

Crossing the BLVD performance of monologues, sounds and images of new immigrants and refugees with Warren Lehrer and Judith Sloan. Post show discussion moderated by Brian Lehrer, talk show host WNYC radio and wnyc.org

Goldstein Theatre, Queens College
All seats $12. Order online or call: 718.793.8080.

About the Performance: As immigration policy is being hotly debated around the country in terms of national, economic, and cultural security, Crossing the BLVD presents the very human stories of why new immigrants and refugees have migrated to the United States and what their experiences have been since they came here pre- and post-9/11. Writer and artist, Warren Lehrer is the tour guide providing commentary and perspective as actress and oral historian Judith Sloan "channels" many of the people they interviewed on their three-year journey around the world through the borough of Queens. Sloan's vocalization work and movement bring these characters to life. Their performance is illuminated by projections of Lehrer's stunning photographs of the subjects, urban landscapes, objects they have carried with them from home to home, and Queens' landscapes, along with Sloan's soundtrack of original music, sounds, and voices.[Soundtrack includes music by Scott Johnson and Gogol Bordello.]

"Immigrant life as told in the intimate, rich, comic, ironic and sad stories so often seen but not heard in America's big cities..." The Washington Post

"A turbo-driven Eyewitness guide...BLVD is a demonstration of the way you can explore the world without leaving home." The Guardian, London

"An offbeat ethnic tour of one of the country's most ethnically diverse counties. Riveting stories..." The New York Times

"Crossing the BLVD boldly carries the tradition of oral history into the 21st Century... Electrifying! Eve Ensler, author, oral historian, performer The Vagina Monologues

Winner Brendan Gill Prize, Municipal Art Society of New York 2004

The performance is held in conjunction with Lehrer and Sloan's Multimedia Exhibition of the same name at Queens College's Godwin-Ternbach Museum. The exhibition includes 90 portraits, story excerpts, 14 sound stations, and an interactive Mobile Storybooth. It runs through June 28 and will be on view before and after the performance on March 30th.g

Queens Onstage

From reader Darren Cardosa:

I enjoy your blog. Thanks for the posting about the Sunnyside crime
spree. I live in Sunnyside and appreciate the heads up.

I am producing a show and wonder if it is something you would consider posting on the site. Both of us in the show and producing it are Queens residents. Any place we can get mention of the show is a great help. Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely,
darron cardosa

Here's the listing:

Minnie Pearl Does Broadway

Grand Ol’ Opry and Hee Haw legend Minnie Pearl is down from Heaven for three nights to sing all the Broadway songs she never got a chance to perform. From A Chorus Line to The Wiz, Minnie belts out show tunes like only she can. She’ll tell stories and jokes and there will even be a door prize! Assisting her onstage is the often talked about but never before seen Uncle Nabob. Cabaret artist Mark Alan Jones stars as Minnie Pearl with Darron Cardosa as Uncle Nabob.

Don’t Tell Mama
343 W 46th St. between Eighth and Ninth Aves.
212-757-0788
Saturday March 8, 6:00 PM
Sunday March 9, 7:30 PM
Monday March 10, 7:00 PM

Subway: A,C,E to 42nd St-Port Authority
$12 cover + two drink minimum

Sunnyside's own Jeremy Karaken on NPR

From Jeremy:

On Friday, March 14th, set your dials to NPR and Radiolab, as they discuss my play The Sweet Sweet Motherhood with Lee Silver, my collaborator. They'll be discussing the scientific, as well as the moral implications of human-animal hybridization.

As they say on the networks, check local listings.

Or, simply go to www.radiolab.org and look for Show #404

(So-Called) Life
Show #404
Friday, March 14, 2008

What are the consequences when humans start playing with life? The human imagination has always dreamed up fantastic creatures, but now biotechnology is making it easier and easier for us to actually create forms of life that have never existed before. In this hour, Radio Lab looks at the uneasy marriage between biology and engineering, and asks what counts as "natural?"

We enter the world of bioengineering with scientist Lee Silver from Princeton University. Silver tells us about a strange creature created by scientists back in the 80s, called a "geep," and shares his recent collaboration effort, a play by playwright Jeremy Kareken that explores the implications of combining humans and other animals.

Macbeth/Socrates Saturday/Sunday

Come check out The Red Door Theatre Company's production of Macbeth this weekend at Socrates Sculpture Park as part of their 7th Annual Halloween Harvest Festival.

SATURDAY 10/20: The festival takes place, rain or shine, starting at 11am
MACBETH will start at 3:30 pm

SUNDAY 10/21: two shows! One at NOON and one at 3pm.

And it's all free!

The (re)Cycle Plays: Call for Volunteers

We posted info about this event, and it turns out they could use some help:

As many of you already know, Confluence is producing a 1-day festival next Saturday called THE (re)CYCLE PLAYS. I can't tell you how rewarding this experience has been for me, the other producers, and all of the artists involved. Running a festival like this is not an easy task for a small non-profit like Confluence, which means we rely on volunteers to make sure that everything comes together and will run smoothly on the day of the event. We are still in need of some more volunteers to help us in the days leading up to the event distributing cards, hanging posters, and running errands. We also need some more volunteers on the day of the festival (Saturday, Sept. 15) to help us load in, set up, assist with the maintenance of our artist area, man the Confluence info table, assist with park clean up, and strike and load out at the end of the event.

If you are able to help us out over the next week or by signing up for a 1 or 2 hour shift on Saturday between 10am - 7pm, we would be extremely grateful for your help. Please email gabriel -at- recycleplays -dot- com.

If not, I hope that you are able to make it out to Socrates Sculpture Park to check out what promises to be a great time! All of the festival details can be found at www.recycleplays.com

THANK YOU!
Adam

Las Senoritas de Avinon at Thalia Spanish Theater

I don't know how to add the proper accent marks onto that title--ever so sorry.

THALIA SPANISH THEATRE, celebrating its 30th anniversary, presents

the BILINGUAL AMERICAN PREMIERE

(WORLD PREMIERE in English)

THE “LADIES” OF AVIGNON

LAS “SEÑORITAS DE AVIÑÓN

in celebration of the Centennial of the masterpiece by

PABLO PICASSO

by

ONE OF SPAIN’S MOST IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY PLAYWRIGHTS
JAIME SALOM
English Translation by CHARLES PHILIP THOMAS
Produced, Designed & Directed by ANGEL GIL ORRIOS

Associate Director HECTOR LUIS RIVERA

Starring
SOLEDAD LOPEZ, KATHY TEJADA, COCO NUÑEZ,
IVETTE OLIVERAS, ANGELA PEREZ, LORENA JORGE

and introducing as Young Picasso RAUL JULIA

Young Pablo Picasso, a struggling and as-yet unknown artist, finds love, comfort, and inspiration in the company of the “ladies” of a brothel in Barcelona. As he creates his masterpiece, the nude “ladies” from the canvas come to life. The great Spanish genius and his creation as you’ve never seen them before! DON’T MISS IT!

THE STORY OF THE MOST FAMOUS BROTHEL IN THE WORLD [thanks to him].
SIX WEEKS ONLY
OCTOBER 5 TO NOVEMBER 11 2007

alternating performances in ENGLISH and SPANISH

IN ENGLISH: FRIDAYS at 8 PM & SATURDAYS at 3 PM

IN SPANISH: SATURDAYS at 8 PM & SUNDAYS at 4 PM
TICKETS $25 STUDENTS & SENIORS $22

Special group rates

At THALIA SPANISH THEATRE

41-17 Greenpoint Avenue, Sunnyside (Queens)

Subway # 7 Local to 40th St. Station. Buses Q60, Q32 to Queens Blvd & 41st St.

INFORMATION & TICKETS (718) 729-3880

THE re(CYCLE) PLAYS at Socrates Sculpture Park, Saturday 9/15

Come to Socrates Sculpture Park on Saturday, September 15 for an afternoon-long theater experience that sounds really unique: THE re(CYCLE) PLAYS. Here's what I've been told:

THE re(CYCLE) PLAYS is a free festival of shows related to sustainable development at Socrates Sculpture Park. The format of the festival hearkens back to the tradition of the Medieval Cycle Play, and gathers a number of talented young theater artists and companies for a common cause. Every set piece and prop is recycled, and the lights and sound equipment are powered by bio-diesel.

Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd.
Long Island City, NY 11106
(718)956-1819


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THE LADIES ROOM/ BAÑO DE DAMAS at Thalia

THALIA SPANISH THEATRE presents the
AMERICAN PREMIERE BILINGUAL PRODUCTION OF


THE LADIES ROOM/ BAÑO DE DAMAS
By one of Venezuela’s most prestigious playwrights RODOLFO SANTANA
English translation by CHARLES PHILIP THOMAS
Directed by PEDRO DE LLANO


starring
ANGELICA AYALA, ALMA D’CRUZ, LAURA PATALANO, LAURA GOMEZ, JENNIFFER DIAZ, ANGELICA GUVERNEZ,ELKA RODRIGUEZ, ANGELA PEREZ, MARTHA OSORIO, LORENA JORGE, and FRANCISCO FUERTES as “The Seagull”


Ever wonder, “What do they DO in there that takes so long?” Here’s your chance to find out!

Carmen is the attendant of a ladies room at an upscale dance club, where the elite of the social, artistic, and political scenes meet to get seen, hustled, seduced, and smashed. She confronts a crisis in her marriage as a parade of lovely ladies streams in and out, sharing makeup, advice, secrets and more. Meanwhile, the club’s waiter, a drag queen named “The Seagull”, plans to make the most of a once-in-a-lifetime chance to perform for his idol, the inspiration for his act, when she pops in to freshen up.


SIX WEEKS ONLY!

FROM MAY 18 TO JUNE 24, 2007

alternating performances in English and Spanish

Performances IN ENGLISH: Fridays at 8 PM and Saturdays at 3 PM

Performances IN SPANISH: Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 4 PM

TICKETS: $25 STUDENTS & SENIORS: $22 Special group rates


INFORMATION & TICKETS (718) 729-3880
At THALIA SPANISH THEATRE, 41-17 Greenpoint Avenue (Queens)

Subway # 7 Local to 40th St. Station. Buses Q60, Q32 to Queens Blvd & 41st St.