Friends at Fringe
June 25 @ The Bitter End
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At this special New York preview, audiences will get an early look at two original new musicals heading to the Edinburgh Fringe festival this summer: TRUNK SONGS (book, lyrics & music by Maria DiFabbio) and MUSIC & MURDER BY… (book & lyrics by Jessica Welsh, music by Wikus van der Hoven, directed by Emma Canalese)
Presented as a double-bill showcase of select songs, the set features performances by friends and colleagues of the writers, many of whom are affiliated with the @bmi_mt_workshop. Join us for an intimate evening of new works before they travel overseas.
Featuring:
Connor Marsh, Hannah Bakke, Maria DiFabbio, Matthew Lowy,
Meredith Brandt, Nick Chiapparino, Sean Kiely, Rocky Paterra
And This One’s True
written and performed by Laura Hooper
June 29th, 30th and July 4th
Midtown International Theater Festival
Ninety two year old Mamie Rae has reached death’s door but is reluctant to enter, despite her organs failing and turning '“waxy and yellow”. She must share her extraordinary life story, with an audience ON A STAGE - it is, she believes, her destiny. She needs the audience to participate, and their acceptance and admiration, before she can let go and pass on to the other side. From humble beginnings with a violent father in London, to an unlikely career as a fit model, to a farmer’s wife in New Zealand, Mamie committed herself whole heartedly to everything, and lived an extraordinary life because of it. One thing that she can’t quite commit to is her belief in her spiritual guide, without which she is terrified of going into her looming afterlife. Using a variety of storytelling styles from puppetry to audience participation to knee acting (you’ll find out!), this innovative show is like no other.
A Sad Affair
written by Sean O’Leary
July 12th 1pm, 4pm, 7pm
Rogue Theater Festival
Over 20 years ago John and Megan had a passionate affair. When it ended, they split and lost contact with each other. Then a chance encounter brings them together. Both are in unhappy marriages and feel trapped in their lives. They decide to treat themselves to a one-time fling to bring back some excitement, but in a motel room they discover they have different memories of their relationship and what this affair means to them as they move forward in their lives.
Music and Murder By…
Book and Lyrics by Jessica Welsh
Composed by Wikus van der Hoven
August 7-15th
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
A last-ditch writer’s retreat to finish writing a new musical turns deadly when two of the writers decide the only way to save their show is to rid themselves (permanently) of their insufferable collaborator – only to find the plot spiral out of control when his faded Broadway diva mother crashes the retreat with a sinister scheme of her own.
A new original musical to die for…….
SOUND OF SIREN
SPIES, DRUGS AND ROCK N’ ROLL
Join us for an hilarious audio adventure that will take you into the dangerous, seedy and somewhat ridiculous world of international politics and a sweet guitar rift.
Sound of Siren is an original multi episode podcast series written by Maximillian Gill.
Includes work from 17 actors recorded from all over the world and developed over the past eighteen months by The Artist Experiment.
