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A first look at the newest work by some of our favorite artists
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MONDAY, JULY 13 at 7pm |
SUNDAY, JULY 19 at 2pm |
Pinky the Pig, and a Few Hallelujahs
by Bryn Manion
directed by Lauren Keating |
Oneida: Servants of Motion
by Johnna Adams
directed by Connie de Veer
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After being abandoned by her mother, Penelope, an earnest young woman “from the wrong side of the tracks,” is propelled on a journey through a surreal urban landscape. Like an "Afterschool Special" filtered through Ionesco, a host of bizarre characters (including an imaginary monster named Beulah) ultimately show Penelope the true meaning of friendship and self-sufficiency. |
What price will we pay to live in utopia? Will we suppress our own ambitions for the greater good? Will we sublimate our own will to those of our leaders? Will we sacrifice our most personal desires in the name of sexual liberation? This fictional account of the Oneida Community, located near Syracuse, NY, delves deeply into how human nature subverted 19th century social experimentation to create a heaven on earth. |
Middle Collegiate Church, 3rd floor
50 East 7th St (east of Second Ave) |
The Garden of the Merchant's House Museum
29 East 4th St (west of Bowery) |
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SUNDAY, JULY 26 at 2pm |
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 at 6pm |
Big Hungry World
by Susan Bernfield
directed by Emma Griffin |
No One Brings Anything Small into a Bar
compiled and directed by Barry Rowell |
Three cleverly connected stories explore how we contribute to the world: Catherine, a software designer-turned-philanthropist grappling with a crisis of concscience; Peter, a rising star in Silicon Valley trapped in a self-imposed exile in his empty apartment; and Howard, a movie star turned documentarian using his fame to shed light on injustice. With each new revelation, the tension delicately builds as the individuals struggle to carve out their unique roles in the global society. |
The classic opener: "This guy walks into a bar..." From there, the possibilities of what might happen next are virtually endless. This new site specific work-in-progress mashes up texts and stories from various literary sources—plays, books, jokes and vaudevilles—that all take place in bars... because where better to explore the nature of drink and drunkenness than in an actual bar? |
Mertz Gilmore Foundation, 3rd floor
218 East 18th St (east of Third Ave) |
Jimmy's No. 43
43 East 7th St (west of Second Ave) |
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Admission: FREE
beverages are always available (and usually free), so come thirsty!
Reservations only (sorry, no walk-ups for this series):
rsvp@peculiarworks.org or 212-529-3626 |
| Peculiar Worksites are made possible in part with public support from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and with private support from the Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Mental Insight Foundation and the Nancy Quinn Fund, a project of A.R.T./New York |
*member, Actor's Equity Association |
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