FringeNYC Encore Series 2013: Solo in the City – Location, Tickets

FringeNYC Encore Series 2013: Solo in the City

FringeNYC Encore Series 2013: Solo in the City – Location, Tickets

FringeNYC Encore Series provides another opportunity to see some of the most critically-acclaimed and crowd-pleasing shows from the 2013 New York International Fringe Festival. Solo and group shows are presented separately. Click here for the group shows.

SOLO SHOWS

Melting in Madras
Overcoat Theater (Boston, MA)
Writer: H.R. Britton / Director: Rajeev Varma
A naive young American travels to India to explore yoga, meditation, and music. After three months, his quest for enlightenment takes a detour when he becomes ill. Storytelling and live music tell the tale of this confusing and beautiful pilgrimage. Thursday 9/12 @ 1 PM & Friday 9/13 @ 8:30 PM.

They Call Me Q!
eyeBLINK (Bronx, NY)
Writer: Qurrat Ann Kadwani / Director: Claudia Gaspar and Obaid Kadwani
Proclaimed “A Theatrical Force” by Orlando Weekly for her uncanny embodiment of 13 characters, award-winning actress Qurrat Ann Kadwani searches for identity in this emotional affecting tour-de-force. Winner Best Play 2013 Maui Fringe Festival. Friday 9/13 @ 7 PM & Sataturday 9/14 @ 1 PM.

En Avant! An Evening with Tennessee Williams
Writer: William Shuman / Director: Ruis Woertendyke (Boynton Beach, FL)
2013 FringeNYC Excellence in Solo Performance Award winner. I’ll fix myself a drink then we’ll talk. You’ll hear about mother, Edwina, who believed she was Amanda, father, Cornelius and dear sister Rose. Then we’ll explore some of my work, my loves and my demons. En Avant! Saturday 9/14 @ 8PM & Sunday 9/15 @ 3PM.

What’s An Anjan?
Writer: Anjan Biswas (New York, NY & Calcutta, India)
2013 FringeNYC Excellence in Solo Performance Award. Previously performing for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Comedy Central Asia, Anjan draws upon his life as a young brown man in the U.S., Singapore and the U.K. for a hilariously un-PC exploration of sex, racism, drug-ventures, and self. Sunday 9/15 @ 7 PM & Tuesday 9/17 @ 6:15 PM.

Human Fruit Bowl
EREnglish Productions
Writer: Andrea Kuchlewska / Director: Jessi D. Hill
Winner: 2013 FringeNYC Excellence in Solo Performance Award & Best Production at Prague Fringe. A tub, a scarf, a stool and a naked woman. Monologue, mystery, live fine art modeling session; this fast-paced solo work asks: What are the stories we tell about artists and their muses? Thursday 9/19 @ 7 PM & Friday 9/20 @ 8 PM.

The Unfortunates
Vertical Tasting Productions (Hoboken, NJ)
Writer: Aoise Stratford
London, 1888. Mary Jane Kelly, a young prostitute, enters a Whitechapel pub to sell her last possession. Will a mysterious stranger buy her safety for the night? Or turn out to be Jack the Ripper? A provocative, poignant, true story. Saturday 9/21 @ 8 PM & Sunday 9/22 @ 3 PM.

Recipe for Success
Writer: Peter Grosz / Director: Mark Sam Rosenthal (New York, NY)
Wannabe celebrity chef Denardi (former Colbert writer Peter Grosz) shares misguided methods for achieving fulfillment… until this cooking demo gets derailed by demons from his past! Wednesday 9/25 @ 7 PM & Friday 9/ 27 @ 8 PM.

LOCATION

Baruch Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of Baruch College
55 Lexington Ave (East 25th Street between Lexington & 3rd Aves), New York City

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TICKETS

$18 (click for tickets)

DATES

September 12 – 27

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

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