SHU: Life Among the Natives • September 9, 2007
Written by ML Kinney • Directed by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer |
Each family member of the Native tribe is more outrageous than the next: Tinkerbell, the Grandmother, a pill popping Elvis groupie who believes Elvis is alive and living next door; Azalea, Jewel's mother, a Big Game Huntress; Richard, Jewel's Dad, a local politician running for city assembly who has adopted a platform of cross dressing; Lulu, Jewel's younger sister a student of the military with a mouth of a sailor; and Adam the Monkey Boy, an adoptee into the tribe, raised by apes and saved by the Natives.
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By Oscar Micheaux • October 20 - November 4, 2007
Written by Cheryl L. Davis • Directed by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer |
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"This money . . . it's no more than a tip to you. Like the nickels and dimes you give the men who carry your bags. But if you give it to me - I'll carry your dreams. All our dreams. And I'll put them on a movie screen for the world to see."
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Our Fifth Birthday Party! • October 24, 2007 |
We decked out the rehearsal room in paper streamers and plastic table cloths. Between the cupcakes, the adult beverages, the party hats, and the sparkling company, a good time was had by all!
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P.O.V. • October 20 - November 4, 2007
Written by Sharon E. Cooper, Cheryl L. Davis, Bethany Larsen, and ML Kinney • Directed by Riv Massey |
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One Story.
Four Versions.
Which One Will You Believe?
Inspired by Kurosawa's 1950 movie, Rashomon, P.O.V. explores the murder of Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello, from four different perspectives. Watch as Othello, Desdemona, Emilia, and Iago, each try to convince Shakespeare to see things their way.
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SHU: Hefetz • December 18, 2007
Written by Hannoch Levin • Directed by Riv Massey
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The play deals with the human condition, suffering, degradation, sex and death. The characters humiliate and/or are humiliated to help them cope with their own self-worth and immortality.
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SHU: Consequences • May 5, 2008
Written by ML Kinney • Directed by Riv Massey |
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As the hour of Wade's execution nears, his brother Denny waits at the prison with attorney Scott Reese.
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SHU: Common Sense • May 12, 2008
Written by Bethany Larsen • Directed by Ryan Ratelle |
"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense
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The 5 Borough Plays • May 3-18, 2008
Written and Directed by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Sharon E. Cooper, Colleen Darnall,
Cheryl L. Davis, ML Kinney, and Bethany Larsen |
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"Within minutes of the start of this festival of short plays, one gets the impression that the Milk Can Theatre Company is a multitalented, imaginative group of theatrical artists. The 5 Borough Plays is a 75-minute ode to a beloved New York by an adoring New York theatre company. For this program, five playwrights were randomly assigned a borough. The results are inspired and highly entertaining." -NYTheatre.com
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Running • May 2-17, 2008
Written by Sharon E. Cooper • Directed by Pat Diamond |
Three gay men, a widow, and a funeral. This is a play about coming out, not just about your sexuality, but about whatever secrets you're holding onto. It's about living honestly and being straightforward.
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Spring Fling 2008 • May 10, 2008 |
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Food, dancing, and lots of fun at our annual fundraising party at O'Lunney's Times Square Pub: The Spring Fling!
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