The Dirty Blondes Announce Their Fourth One-Day-Play Festival, 3/23

The Dirty Blondes announce their fourth one-day-play festival, F*** The Summit on March 23, 2014 at the new The Celebration of Whimsy (The C.O.W) in the Lower East Side. At a recent conversation with DC area artistic directors about representation of women and people of color on stages titled #TheSummit, the idea was shared that there just aren't enough plays by women in the pipeline out of London and New York. In response, The Dirty Blondes, a Brooklyn-based,all-female company will bring together the best of New York's avant-garde female playwrights to collaborate with directors and actors across all genders to work intensively on creating a night of original work over the course of only one day. The culminating performance will feature six original 10-minute plays by outstanding female writers, 20 actors and six directors, centered on a specific theme, as well as a special presentation of new work from The Dirty Blondes.

Play-In-A-Day festivals by The Dirty Blondes focus on the writing and rehearsal process as an extremely fruitful, efficient development period where individual artists randomly come together to collaborate and create an unpredictable new play. The goal is to encourage artists to produce their best work possible in a very short amount of time. The final result will be a performance based on raw emotion, first instincts, and uncensored creativity. The evening will be filled with drinks, spontaneous theater, and a jumping after-party.

The mission of The Dirty Blondes is to develop beautiful and subversive new works of theater by fostering a community of diverse artists dedicated to creativity and collaboration. This is the fourth Play-In-A-Day festival for the group with previous events featuring the work of more than 120 artists, bringing in more than 1000 audience members, and garnering a listing in The New York Times and as a Critic's Pick in The L Magazine. Each participating artist is selected based on their outstanding merit, eclectic resume and proven ability to create dynamic works outside conventional thought.

For more information: http://thedirtyblondes.org/

The Dirty Blondes was founded with a mission to develop beautiful and subversive new works of theater by fostering a community of diverse artists dedicated to creativity and collaboration. Founded by Elizabeth Sarkady and Ashley Jacobson, The Dirty Blondes have presented sold-out works at The Secret Theater, The Bleecker Street Theater, and The Brick Theater. The American Play, a premiere work based on the famed novel, American Psycho, garnered top honors (Outstanding Production of a New Play) at the 2012 Planet Connections Theater Festivity, along with awards for Outstanding Lighting and Outstanding Direction. Productions by The Dirty Blondes have been declared "truly poetic" (AndrewAndrew) and "chilling, dark and bitingly funny", and "stunning from the first moment to the last,"(Karen Tortara-Lee, The Happiest Medium). The Dirty Blondes have reached more than 1000 audience members and supported the work of more than 106 writers, actors, directors, and designers. http://thedirtyblondes.org

The Celebration of Whimsy (C.O.W) This whimsical venue promotes artists of the past, present and future. Owners; Stephen Michael Rondel & Tyler Maganzini advertise reasonable and competitive rental rates. The bar and cafe offers a variety of affordable beer/wine and light food fair before, during and after all performances. The architectural hallway and inviting lobby entrance into this 3,500 square foot basement is decorated with a rotating art show. Visual artist throughout the New York area and the world are showcased and on a bi-monthy basis. All displayed artwork is for sale. Monthly, daily and weekly shows include dance, comedy, drama, burlesque, drag, improvisation, film screenings, lectures, meditation and yoga societies. We are happy to boast being the home of "The New Acting Company", a reputable and critically acclaimed children's theater. The C.O.W. supports the New York community with any and all whimsical based ventures.