STAGE LEFT STUDIO SHOWCASE Schedule
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 08:36PM 
Hit Shows Extended! Frank Blocker returns! Stage Left Showcase Premiere!
It's a jam-packed schedule that is guaranteed to please!
MARCH 5, 10, 17 & 24 AT 8 PM
"FIRST TIME, LONG TIME", BY JEREMY STUART, WHICH PREMIERED IN FEBRUARY, AND SOLD OUT FOUR SHOWS, IS EXTENDED FOR FOUR MORE SHOWS!
FEATURING AMANDA BYRON, MAXWELL LEONARD, AND JEREMY STUART
Harland West sits in a radio station, at his microphone, taking the calls of the last people on earth.
The radio station is unknown, but the signal is clear. You're tuned in to the Harland West Show, and the topic is disaster. All those straddling the brink are welcome. Caller be patient. The wait can be long at the far end of the dial, but Harland will get to each one eventually. No voice will be left in the darkness.
TICKETS $15 at www.smarttix.com or click on the smarttix logo at the bottom of this page
MONDAYS IN MARCH AT 8 PM
FRANK BLOCKER WITH FEARLESS MORAL INVENTORY
PREVIEWS FEB 26, 27 AND MAR 1
OPENING NIGHT MARCH 8
“FEARLESS MORAL INVENTORY” is 75 minutes long and introduces the general public to 64 characters all of whom are channeled through Mr. Blocker; the single man on stage ruining his health to deliver this comedy about a group of people, who have been forced to take complete honest stock of their lives and the lives of those around them.
There is Marvin, the blind guy who dates redheads. Followed Closely by The Very Right Reverend Doctor Raymond B. Smythe who loathes pervs. Richard, the serial banker. Anna Mae, the reluctant widow. Jon-Paul R. Georges, the ingrate son. The much too involved Mother on a mission to ruin a honeymoon. Joe Tennent, the murderous landlord. Sister Aloysius and Sister Theresa. Iona Winchester, the mad hatter. Franklin Ian Brown, a performer of sorts. Jackie Oh. Henrik, Jr., the clairvoyant cab driver. Carl Joe, the honorary Blood. Lois, Lottie’s best friend. nd Sue-Sue Daniels the addicted Everywoman from the deep South.
TICKETS $20 AT www.smarttix.com or click on the Fearless Moral Inventory graphic at the bottom of this page
THURSDAYS, MARCH 11, 18, 25 & APRIL 1 AT 8 PM
THREE IRISH WIDOWS VS. THE REST OF THE WORLD
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY ED MALONE
DIRECTED BY ROB WELSH
EXTENDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!
Three Irish Widows versus The Rest of the World is a darkly comic look at what it takes to be an Irish Catholic feminist in the modern world.
Three working class 65-year-old Irish women-- Maura, Margaret and Breda--journey throughout Europe, New York City, and all over the world in search of the fulfillment that always eluded them in the backwaters of Ireland.
Le-Anne Garland at nytheatre.com says of this show, "Malone, like a whirling dervish, bounces from one character to the next with precision and deftness. A man possessed, he embodies twenty-five different characters in seventy-five minutes. The acting is superb and incredibly focused. BOTTOM LINE: An exciting, face-paced, very physical, one-man show."
Tickets $15 at www.brownpapertickets.com
Click on the Three Irish Widows graphic at the bottom of the page to buy tickets.
MARCH 19 & 26
"180 DAYS",
WRITTEN BY TAREN STERRY, DIRECTED BY CHERYL KING, RETURNS AFTER FOUR SOLD-OUT RUNS.
180 Days is the story of Taren Sterry's first six months working in hospice. While attending the University of California at Santa Cruz she embarks on a six month ethnographic field study to work with terminally ill patients and their families. Taren eagerly anticipates having deeply spiritual encounters, but first she must learn how to survive in a foreign land, face the past and savor the taste of humble pie.
TICKETS $20 http://www.tarensterry.com/ or click on the 180 Days graphic at the bottom of the page
MARCH 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 & 21 AT 5 PM
FIFTIES GIRL,
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY SUSAN LAUBACH, DIRECTED BY GRETCHEN CRYER
Corn-fed girl from the Middle West comes to New York to fulfill her dream of going on the stage - that dream which has defined her short life, undergirded her every decision...oh, wait. It's the 50's. A girl didn't actually make decisions. But she had her dream. This is a simple story about that dream. And about New York in the late 50's when off-off-Broadway was just beginning to blossom."
"Funny and wise, Susan brings a sparkling self-deprecating wit to her solo piece. Her considerable writing skill is matched by her
ebullience as an actress. It's a completely engaging coming-of-age
adventure with a new twist." Gretchen Cryer
TICKETS $15 AT www.smarttix.com or click on the smarttix logo at the bottom of this page
IN ADDITION TO THESE RUNS OF PLAYS AND SOLO SHOWS, FORBIDDEN KISS: THE EROTICA SERIES - MARCH 6 AT 8 PM
Featuring these artists performing these pieces:
Brian Longwell – Chicks and Broads
Alithea Howes & Michael Makarius – dance
DeeAnne Gorman & AC Haley – song
Dan Gallant – with two sexy songs
Carl Kissin – comic monologue
Lori Pendleton – erotic story
Cheryl King & TC Corwin – Dubbers, Scenes 4 & 5
Topher Cusumano & Frank Blocker – Old Time Jazz
See why the Village Voice named Stage Left Studio "New York's Best Sexy Theatre". Showtime 8 pm.
TICKETS $18 at http://www.smarttix.com
For more info, visit www.forbiddenkiss.info or click the forbidden kiss graphic at the bottom of this page
AND ANNOUNCING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTAL LAB AT STAGE LEFT
THE STAGE LEFT ARTISTS COMMUNITY
FIRST SHOW MARCH 13 AT 8 PM
An exclusive group of artists who have presented their shows here in the last four years. This hand-picked group of artists will meet twice a month to develop new material and will present the results of that work in a once-a-month Stage Left Showcase. The first performance will be Sat, March 13 at 8 pm and will feature these performers premiering original works in progress.
INTO NIGHT
written by Susan Ferrara
performed by Zack Calhoon
"From the tip of his bar stool Jamie O'Neill jokes, laughs and remembers his life - stepping out from under the shadow of his much favored brother, Eugene. From the pages of two of O'Neill's greatest tragedies, comes his brother, Jamie. In the flesh. And ready to tell his version of the story."
HERE'S YOUR G*DDAMNED TIE
written and performed by Susan Ferrara
"Lucy's been slinging hash at Phil's Nook n' Cranny for 30 years. But she knows her lineage. She's a woman with history. Join Lucy as she travels through time from behind the counter to the fields of Ireland, the steppes of Russia and the great battlefields of France without ever taking off her apron."
BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU
written and performed by Theresa Gambacorta
Theresa Gambacorta wIll perform a segment from her work in progress "Bite The Hand That Feeds You" which takes a comic and heartfelt look at her climb to the top of a four-star restaurant and the kicking and screaming along the way.
THERE'S NO DA-DA LIKE SHOW DA-DA: The Doris Rosenblatt Story
Written and Performed by Michael Shattner
Directed by Susan Ferrara
"You know, I was a Ziegfeld girl..." Beloved stage legend Doris Rosenblatt takes you on a journey from the ridiculous to the sublime and back again. Dish, deconstruct and delight in the magic of theatre with a woman who witnessed - and shaped - much of its history. From the Follies to the flops to the PHANTOMs, she's seen it all and she ain't afraid to spill it, sweetie.
THE THEORY OF 6TH GRADE RELATIVITY
written and performed by Taren Sterry
A young girl's desire to save her best friend from falling in with the mean girls.
THE HOLESALER
written and performed by Paul Obedzinski
Paul will take you on a journey through the dark parts of the mind as he explores what it is we REALLY need in our lives.
CREATE THE DREAM
written and performed by Cheryl King
Stacy lives in a dream world, but not the way you think....Join Stacy and Jack as she takes him on a moon tour
The show will also feature new material from Marlene Nichols and Frank Blocker.
TICKETS $15.
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