Frigid New York Presents Leslie Goshko's VODKA SHOES, 2/25-3/7

Rather than abuse her, Leslie's alcoholic father would buy her shoes, drag race the lawnmower, and burn the neighbor's bills, while her mother managed a doomed Christian bookstore and prayed in tongues over Leslie's ailing sister. Leslie's storytelling navigates a humorously tragic journey through childhood with frighteningly endearing characters.

"Vodka Shoes" will run:
Thursday, February 25th, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 27th, 4pm
Thursday, March 4th, 9pm
Friday, March 5th, 7:30pm
Sunday, March 7th, 1pm

@ Under St. Marks Theater
94 St. Marks Pl.
between 1st Ave. & Ave. A
(part of The 2010 New York FRIGID Festival, February 24 - March 7.)

Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.FRIGIDnewyork.info or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444.

LESLIE GOSHKO (writer/performer) is a NY performer who loves all things comedy. She is a
Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion, recipient of the NY Fringe Excellence Award, and host of the monthly storytelling show at Comix Comedy Club, Sideshow Goshko, which has been hailed as a "top comedy pick." She performs storytelling at such NY staples as The Liar Show, Risk!, and Speakeasy, and has performed with NY improv troupes, Start Trekkin', the Headshop Guerillas, and The Red Tie Mafia. Her original one-woman show, S.C.A.B.s Stick Together, debuted at the renowned UCB Theater, and in 2007 she wrote, directed, and produced the original full-length musical comedy, 16 Bars. She's contributed her comedy writing to the NY Metro Funny Page and funnynotslutty.com. She's also pretty proud to have performed on Broadway with the cast of Hairspray. Yeah, that was pretty cool.
(www.ohmygoshko.com)

KYLE ERICKSON (director) is legally obligated to help Leslie with this show because he married her. When he's not busy dealing with Leslie's neuroses or paying the bills, he puts his degrees in theatre and writing to use by directing shows like this. Oh, and he used to live on a farm and raise rheas, these giant birds that look like ostriches.

The FRIGID New York Festival was founded by Horse Trade and EXIT Theatre in 2007. Since
founding The San Francisco Fringe Festival - the 2nd oldest fringe in the United States - nearly 17 years ago, EXIT has learned a thing or two about festival running. They introduced Horse Trade to the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF) in mid-2006. Besides feedback from dozens of thrilled CAFF participants and artists, Horse Trade was drawn to its main principle: "...to provide all artists, emerging and established, with the opportunity to produce their play no matter the content, form or style and to make the event as affordable and accessible as possible for the members of the community," Horse Trade is proud to sign on to the tradition and chill out the New York independent theater scene's ideas of what a theatre festival can be. In true support of theatre on the fringe of the mainstream, the artists take home 100% of their box office, and the festival producers do not receive royalties from future performances. The festival's producers are proud to support self-Producing Artists' growth and future success. New York City is an indisputable hotbed of groundbreaking talent and we're proud to once again invite artists to take advantage of this opportunity to let their ingenuity thrive in a venue that values freedom of expression and artistic determination.

Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle