The Manhattan Repertory Theatre announces the extended run of Sex in Mommyville, a new comedy by Anna Fishbeyn, after its initial sold out run as part of the company's Summerfest 2011. Two additional performances have been added on September 9th and 10th, 2011 at 9:00pm. The cast of seven includes Anna Fishbeyn, Felicia Masias, Frank Trezza, Kelly Calabrese, Peter Quinones, Stephanie Lovell and Elise Bernlohr. Sex in Mommyville will play at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre, 303 West 42nd Street, 3rd Floor, NYC, 10036.
In the new comedy-drama, Sex in Mommyville, a guilt-ridden, career-longing, sex-starved stay-at-home mom battles her blackberry-hijacked Wall-Street-lawyer husband, Zeus. Add to this backdrop failed sex attempts, ingenious children, over-eager Russian parents who refuse to leave, encounters with moms baring their lives on talk shows and a flock of MILFs. The result is a fearless portrayal of modern motherhood and devastating commentary on the state of feminism today.
"I realized very quickly after I gave birth to my second child that I was not alone in my struggles to juggle a career and two children," stated playwright Anna Fishbeyn. " Mothers everywhere I met struggled to achieve respect within their marriages and at work, while fashioning new identities for themselves. I felt inspired to use humor to give vo
Ice To these extraordinary women, and speak out on their behalf." Read more at mamapalooza.com.
Sex in Mommyville is presented by the
Manhattan Repertory Theatre Summerfest 2011. Assistant Director, Molly Ballerstein; Publicist: Paul Siebold/Off Off PR.
After a sold out run in July, Sex in Mommyville plays for two additional performances on Friday, September 9 @ 9pm and Saturday, September 10 @ 9pm.
Anna Fishbeyn is a playwright and performer. Her one-woman solo show, Sex in Mommyville, played at
The Flea Theater in August 2010. The show received rave reviews from critics and parents alike. Stewart Lewis of WCBS radio called Fishbeyn a "comic genius," and described the show as a poignant critique of our society's treatment of women. Mothers have called the show "The Vagina Monologues for MOMS" and "chicken soup for marriages." The show has been featured at the famed La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, Stuyvesant Town, the JCC, and played at the Museum of Motherhood Conference, sponsored by Mamapalooza. Ms. Fishbeyn has transformed the solo show into an ensemble piece for its premiere at
Manhattan Repertory Theatre in July 2011.
Ms. Fishbeyn holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago, an MFA in Fiction from
New School University, and Ph.D. from Columbia University. Ms. Fishbeyn's articles, such as, "Wall Street Makeover," "The Silence of Jane Eyre," and "The Miniskirt Dilemma," examine the media-engende
Red Pressures and socially acceptable double-standards affecting women and mothers today. Her novel-in-progress, The Matrimonial Flirtations of Emma Kaulfield, depicts a woman grappling with feminism, love and a splintered identity.
The run time for Sex in Mommyville is 90 minutes with no intermission.
Tickets are $20 and can be reserved by calling 646-329-6588.
Manhattan Repertory Theatre is located at 303 W. 42nd St. (at 8th Ave.) on the Third Floor.
Manhattan Repertory Theatre was founded in August 2005 by Ken Wolf, Artistic Director and Jennifer Pierro, Director of Productions. Since its inception, MRT has produced over 600 plays and worked with over 4000 theatre artists. MRT's mission is to help all artists get their work produced in a professional, supportive and clean environment.
For more information on the show, visit www.SexInMommyville.com
