Category: Road Trip

2012 United Solo

Cry of the MountianCry of the Mountain at the 2012 United Solo Festival

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Conceived and Performed by Adelind Horan, Virginia

Sun., Oct. 14 at 6:00pm (running time: 60 min.)

drama, comedy, storytelling, documentary

One performer, twelve characters, and a banjo. Verbatim stories about mountaintop removal, gathered from interviews conducted by the actor in the mountains of Appalachia. Coal miners, mining executives, artists, hillbillies, scholars, and activists reflect on the coal industry’s best-kept secret. “‘Cry of the Mountain’ balances entertainment with an environmentalist message thanks to a nuanced script and outstanding delivery.” – Georgetown Voice. (Best of the Capital Fringe 2011). Director: Ray Nedzel. Accompanied by Bud Branch. Photo by Jeremy Felson. Recommended for: teenagers, adults, elderly, theatre community, LGBT community, social/environmental activists. Links: artist, show, video, related, related2.

2012 United Solo, the world’s largest solo theatre festival, presents one hundred solo productions! All shows are staged at Theatre ROW: 410 West 42nd Street, New York City. TICKETS, with a price of $18, are available at the Theatre ROW Box Office and online through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com. You may also call Telecharge at 212-239-6200. When placing your reservation, please provide: the FESTIVAL name (United Solo Theatre Festival), the name of THEATRE (Theatre ROW – The Studio Theatre), and the specific DAY and TIME of SHOW you would like to see.

Cry of the Mountain in Greenbelt

Reel & Meal at the New Deal Café – Greenbelt

A free monthly series exploring vital social justice, environmental and anmimal rights issues

September 17, 2012

New Deal Café
113 Centerway
Roosevelt Center
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-474-5642

Cry of the Mountain

a documentary play from Appalachia about the people who live with MountainTop Removal

One woman, 13 characters and a banjo. Real stories from America’s coal fields. Verbatim. Coal miners, mining executives, mountaineers, hillbillies and protesters. Bluegrass music and cookies at every show.

Mountaintop removal is blowing up the mountain to get the coal underneath. ‘It’s like going to the barber for a hair cut, and having him cut off your head, shoulders and chest.’

  • ‘It’s like Anna Deavere Smith … with a banjo’ (NPR)
  • ‘Adelind Horan is a fantastic talent!’ (Daily Progress)
  • ‘Comparisons to the early stage work John Leguizamo are inevitable’ (C-ville Weekly).

This is wonderful, simple, powerful and true piece of theatre/performance art, in which Adelind portrays those involved with and affected by Mountaintop Removal in Appalachia. The characters are performed verbatim from interviews conducted last summer while volunteering with coal related clean up in West Virginia and Kentucky. Miners, mining executives, mountaineers, environmentalists, scientists, hillbillies and protesters.

Dirty Barbie in NYC

Dirty Barbie and other girlhood tales will make it’s NY debut as part of the East to Edinburgh Festival at 59E59.

This is a great chance to see some wonderful shows in July, in NYC, each headed to the Edinburgh Fringe — the world’s largest theatre festival in August, in Scotland

Here’s the full line up.

JUL 10 – JUL 29
59E59 Theaters presents

EAST TO EDINBURGH 2012
EAST TO EDINBURGHreturns to 59E59 with sixteen new shows on their way to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – catch them here, before they cross the pond!

DIRTY BARBIE AND OTHER GIRLHOOD TALES

In 1978, a mother, newly widowed, moved her family from the wide, open spaces of Wyoming to a tiny town in North Carolina. Spinning tales on scarlet fever, scotch over ice and girls gone wild, DeeDee Stewart puts the ‘fun’ back in dysfunctional.

$15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
July 10, 11, 12, 14 at 9

Buy tickets for DIRTY BARBIE AND OTHER GIRLHOOD TALES here

 

MICHAEL POPE IS GAY FOR PAY
Pope’s stranger than fiction tale of a mystery job in the Empire State Building and discovering himself to be the world’s greatest phone sex operator – a rollercoaster ride of absurdity, obscenity and the true spiritual meaning of ‘nothing left to lose’.$20 (59E59 MEMBERS $14)
July 10, 11, 14 at 7

Buy tickets for MICHAEL POPE IS GAY FOR PAY here

LISTEN! THE RIVER
A tough-talking cat, a one-eyed dog, a reluctant fiancé, his sexy betrothed and a bible-toting mother flow through this story of love, loss and new beginnings.

$15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
July 12, 13 at 7; July 15 at 4

Buy tickets for LISTEN! THE RIVER here

MADE FOR EACH OTHER
What kind of man proposes marriage on the first date, and what kind of man says ‘yes’? Gay marriage meets Alzheimer’s in this uplifting and funny drama about sex, love, and the power of memory.

$18 (59E59 MEMBERS $12.60)
July 13, 27 at 9; July 15, 18 at 7

Buy tickets for MADE FOR EACH OTHER here

CAPTAIN FERGUSON’S SCHOOL FOR BALLOON WARFARE
Inspired by true events surrounding WWI, this solo-performance chronicles the patriotism and misguided genius of U.S. Army Capt. Thomas Ferguson.

$18 (59E59 MEMBERS $12.60)
July 14 at 2; July 20 at 5

Buy tickets for CAPTAIN FERGUSON’S SCHOOL FOR BALLOON WARFARE here

I HEART HAMAS: AND OTHER THINGS I’M AFRAID TO TELL YOU
Join Jennifer on auditions, bad dates and across military checkpoints as she explores becoming Palestinian-ized, then politicized and eventually radicalized in this fresh, often funny, searingly honest show.

$20 (59E59 MEMBERS $14)
July 14 at 4; July 15 at 2

Buy tickets for I HEART HAMAS: AND OTHER THINGS I’M AFRAID TO TELL YOU here

EAT $H*T: HOW OUR WASTE CAN SAVE THE WORLD
The Puru plunges the depths of our constipated culture. Brown’s the New Green in the show that’s changing the world one flush at a time!

$15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
July 17 at 7; July 22 at 4

Buy tickets for EAT $H*T: HOW OUR WASTE CAN SAVE THE WORLD here

CLOONEY, COWELL, PITT AND ME: AMUSING ENCOUNTERS WITH THE A-LIST
Ever wondered what the biggest stars in Hollywood are really like? Find out from the man who has met them all, in this rollicking one man show from leading British entertainment reporter Sandro Monetti.

Watch the trailer here!

$12 (59E59 MEMBERS $8.50)
July 17, 18 at 9; July 21 at 2

Buy tickets for CLOONEY, COWELL, PITT AND ME: AMUSING ENCOUNTERS WITH THE A-LIST here

DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE
A dead man! His ringing cell phone! Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone takes up our mundane capacity to connect in a world a-twitter with technology.

$15 (59E59 MEMBERS $10.50)
July 19, 20 at 7; July 21 at 4

Buy tickets for DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE here

DIRTY PAKI LINGERIE
Sex, Religion, and Politics collide as six Pakistani-American Muslim females air their dirty lingerie… ‘Breaks down stereotypes of Muslim women in America’ – The Wall Street Journal

$20 (59E59 MEMBERS $14)
July 19, 20, 21 at 9

Buy tickets for DIRTY PAKI LINGERIE here

MOD
Fab! Irreverent! Totally Groovy! Original musical rocks 59E59 Theaters. Inspired by the British pop of the early 1960s. Teen angst set against the backdrop of the Beatles’ invasion of America.

$20 (59E59 MEMBERS $14)
July 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 at 7

Buy tickets for MOD here

A MAN FOR ALL TIMES: W.E.B. DU BOIS
Martin Luther King. Remembered. Revered. W.E.B. Du Bois, a major Civil Rights Activist, largely forgotten. Pulse Theatre remedies this with this inspiring drama.

$20 (59E59 MEMBERS $14)
July 22 at 2; July 24, 25 at 7

Buy tickets for A MAN FOR ALL TIMES: W.E.B. DU BOIS here

TENDERPITS
From the creators of FringeNYC 2009 Outstanding Solo Show Art’s Heart, Tenderpits is the incredible 100% half-true story of a young wizard’s immigration from the wilderness of Canada to New York City.

$18 (59E59 MEMBERS $12.60)
July 24, 25, 26 at 9

Buy tickets for TENDERPITS here

DEATH BOOGIE
Death Boogie is a multimedia Hip Hop Poetry Musical that follows the fictional story of Victor Spartan, a blue collar worker who lives a comatose lifestyle by day and at night, hears the poetic sounds of revolution.

$12 (59E59 MEMBERS $8.50)
July 28 at 2

Buy tickets for DEATH BOOGIE here

VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
Inspired by a study showing that hallucinogenic mushrooms can effectively treat obsessive compulsive disorder, award-winning standup Adam Strauss embarked on a program of vigilante psychopharmacology.

$12 (59E59 MEMBERS $8.50)
July 28, 29 at 4

Buy tickets for VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE here

3 BY POE
Three superb horror stories with a common theme – revenge! Cask of Amontillado and Tell Tale Heart are performed by the murderers; Hop-Frog, by Poe himself.

$12 (59E59 MEMBERS $8.50)
July 28 at 9; July 29 at 2

Buy tickets for 3 BY POE here

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What to See When Your Seeing Shows

Hi-ya!

This is Ray here, and I want to start telling you about some great shows to see (5 shows at a time – other than, of course the show you must see, Dirty Barbie) as we work our way through the summer toward August in Edinburgh.

Amy Smackhouse - SuperClaw

Well, wait, not 5 shows: 6 shows, and a fundraiser.  Because before you do anything else, you need to buy a ticket to the First Ever Nation Ladies Arm Wrestling Championship:  SUPER CLAW.  It all started here in Charlottesville, Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell and a cast of crazy, talented, artistic, community leading women.

SuperClaw

Well, first, I know that not everyone can make it to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – the worlds largest theatre festival with over 22-Hundred shows to see each day.
Selection can be tough; opportunity cost can be high.  So, why not catch Dirty Barbie as she prepares to go to Scotland.   Next lucky dates/times/places are:

Live Arts Theatre, Charlottesville, VA

Dirty Barbie and other girlhood tales

Live Arts, Charlottesville Virginia
123 East Water Street
June 20-23: 8PM

Well, while we’re on Live Arts, here’s other show number 1 to check out:

Jane Scatena and Strickly Taboo

1. Jane Scatena and the Big Band, Strictly Taboo

What’s great about this show?  Well, Jane and the Band to name two.  Jane played Drowsy, in the Virginia premiere of The Drowsy Chaperon and was fantastic.   Her big band swings like mad cats.  AND, with your ticket you get a FREE Swing Dance Lesson from the best Swing Dance Teacher in Charlottesville, Kristin Wenger.  Just go to the link above for more info.
OK on to the Fringe.

Camille O'Sullivan, Fringe 2012

2. Camille O’Sullivan: Channeling

I have seen Camille the past three years at the Fringe and she is fantastic.  Last year she was performing right beside us.  (Of course we were in one of the smallest theatres and she was in one of the biggest).  Camille brings a sultry vampy Kurt Weil meets Kurt Cobain energy to her show.  She’s a wonderful singer who turns it, and the audience, on.

Daniel Kitson3. Daniel Kitson: Where Once Was Wonder by Daniel-Kitson

Daniel Kitson is likely one of the best writer/story tellers of our generation.   I have seen his new show yet, but you know I will.  He’s a stand up comedian, yes.  He’s a man of passion, yes.  He’s got life’s big picture and life’s small nuance, yes.   In each of his previous shows I have laughed out load with the entire audience and left truly move by his words.
Speaking of Laughing, you want to laugh?

Jason Byrne - People's Puppeteer4. Jason Byrne: People’s Puppeteer

Jason Byrne is an Irish comedian who I have only seen live twice.  He packs the house – often very big houses – and somehow manages to make the audience feel at home, like it’s just a small show in your living room.  He’s funny, cause he talking to a new group each night.  Promise you laugh.
And why not stick with funny men who handle themselves on stage so professionally.

Jimmy Carr5. Jimmy Carr: Gagging Order

Jimmy looks and acts like a complete gentleman, and he has also told the most offensive joke in history.  You’ll have to Google it to find out, unless they have removed it.  He’s funny, and if you’re from England you know, but if like me you’re from America, you likely haven’t heard of him.  Well, it’s a Google world, so find out for your self and go see Jimmy.
Well, there are shows to see.  5 more next Sunday.  And, even though I love comedy, and Denise’s show is very funny.  Next week: Something different.
See you in the theatre.
Ray

Best of the Capital Fringe

Capital Fringe Fall Festival Cry of the MountainNot just us, but lots of good stuff to see in the first three weeks of November, 2011.

But us, yes: Cry of the Mountain Performances below:
Hope to see you there:
Free drink at the tent bar for anyone who mentions this post and the words 24/7.

Cry of the Maryland – Greenbelt

Cry of the Mountain - Greenbelt, Md - October 2, 2012, 3pm
Cry of the Mountain - Greenbelt, Md - October 2, 2012, 3pm

Cry of the Mountain, back from it’s wonderful month long performance in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is all cranked up to perform in Greenbelt, Maryland.

We are part of the closing celebration of their Artists in Residence:

So, come get some green in Greenbelt.

This show, presented by recreation department, is FREE.

Many thanks to Nicole DeWald, Arts Supervisor, for making this event happen.

And as always, great banjo music, this time by Charlottesville Renaissance man Bud Branch.

And everyone gets a cookie.

 

First Day in Edinburgh

Well, we made it….

Yes, one lost bag but that was mainly the fault of JFK Airport and a day later (later that day) it was delivered to our door stop.

Addie on the Royal Mile Day One
Addie on the Royal Mile Day One

We stopped by our leasing agents friend’s art gallery to pick up the keys and made our way to our flat.

Which was nice.

And then we took a walk around Edinburgh until we were beyond tired.  I mean really tired.

Tire, but yes, we are here at the world largest theatre festival.

 

One Week to Edinburgh

Well, on Saturday, July 30th, we pack up our Appalachian show and take it to the world’s largest theatre festival.  And If the results are anything like the reviews of our 5 show run at the Capital Fringe Festival, we’ll be in Scottish Heaven.

Addie in the Capital Fringe Tent. Photo by Bud Branch.
Addie in the Capital Fringe Tent. Photo by Bud Branch.

Let me post our reviews here so you can read them if you’d like:

All good.

And we closed the cap fest night on a very hot night in July, with a very hot show, and a very well deserved standing ovation for Addie (and Bud).

Thanks to all who came.

Go to the Capital Fringe.  www.captitalfringe.org

The you take the high road and I’ll take the low road….

http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/cry-of-the-mountain

 

 

 

DC Theatre Scene Loves Cry of the Mountain

Cry of the Mountain from the Fringe
Read the Review Here. Cry of the Mountain from the Fringe

The experience of being an audience member can be kind of alienating, caught behind the fourth wall. But every once in awhile along comes a performance that can truly feel intimate, in which a person communicates their ideas to the audience with breathtaking efficacy…. (read more)

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE.