Mr. Nutterbocker’s 7-Year Plan
Mr. Nutterbocker likes to think of himself as a composed tenacious squirrel set on making the best out of life. Now that he’s met the squirrel of his dreams – Squirrelina – he’s ready to settle down. Will she be ready, too? Love, like the perfect recipe, needs the right ingredients. Follow Mr. Nutterbocker as he frettingly tries to grow his nut empire on his quest to win over Squirrelina’s…
MOUTH ROT
MOUTH ROT is an attempt at describing the indescribable, a yearning for the unknown, forgotten about, and deeply cherished after to the point of laughter + fatigue til the bodys taken over, & all thats left is green light, black leisure, an intrusive thought, and a solo-ish dance theater routine. Its about doing nothing until something happens and knowing that it will because it just always does. Its an opportunity…
MOM*
*a one-woman absurdist circus show about motherhood Is anyone satisfied with their mother? What does it mean to be a (step)mother? Should I (or you?) have a baby?! MOM* shines a light on the secret inner thoughts that we have as potential mothers, stepmothers, bio-moms, and as children of mothers. What did we expect things to feel like, and how do they actually feel? Join Shir in this absurdist take…
MK + A Rewatch Podcast
Sharing one role on a popular 90s sitcom, lovable twins MK + A rose to stardom before they could even talk. Now, 30 years on, ‘You’re Invited’ to their first public appearance in a decade. In front of a live studio audience, MK + A navigate a crash course down memory lane of their famous fictional childhoods. Part illustrated audio concert, part psychological thriller, MK + A Rewatch Podcast asks:…
Miss Angie’s Burlesque Bingo
Everyone’s a winner at Miss Angie’s Burlesque Bingo! This isn”t your nanna’s bingo show! Join us for a night of debauchery and friendly competition at our debut fringe arts show. Our fabulous host is sure to lead you through not just bingo, but fun and sexy surprises at every turn! Music to get you dancing, games to get you grooving, and fun twists coming at any moment! And of course,…
Michael John Ciszewski: IF MEMORY SERVES
SOBRIETY, SEX, AND PROFOUND STUPIDITY… the horrors are indescribable, but you’ve still got to serve! And if memory serves, NYC comedian Michael John Ciszewski made a fine mess of things before getting sober six years ago. Help him remember everything he wishes he could forget—from transformative pop culture and hookups with radical leftists to queer villainy and accidental car theft. Make new memories on the scorched earth of a gay youth quite…
METER: Experiments in Poetry, Music, & Movement
A night of verbal, sonic, and kinetic experimentation. Local poets reading live. Musicians and dancers improvising performances in response. Crafted verse collides with spontaneous composition.
Men Come Inside of Me
Men, come inside of me is a comedy show starring social media star Toni Nagy during which she embodies all the men that have come inside of her, both metaphorically and literally. While exposing the faults and traumas of these men through a variety of methods, including interactive audience engagement, clown, storytelling, and dance, she also plays herself in order to deconstruct what she has just constructed out of construction…
Me and You and a Bear Named Baloo
“Me and You and a bear named Baloo” is one man’s story about how an animated character resonated with a shy boy who was capitvated by a lovable bear. He served as a surrogate friend in a hostile world. The artists will retell the story of the Jungle Book with songs and stories for kids of all ages. It will also serve as an introduction to Phil Harris, the singer…
Maid Made Madame
Clumbsy Theater presents a radical adaptation of this French classic in the American style. Two maids and their Madame. An eccentric gay writer gives an interview. Gloves for the fashion and the crime. A corded phone on the floor. A fat blunt flicking ash onto your bosss picture. A rehearsal to eat the rich and burn it down crossdressed to the nines. Gaming a plan or planning a game? Jean…
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