SoHo Think Tank's Ice Factory Presents Half Straddle's NURSES IN NEW ENGLAND, 7/28-31

Half Straddle, a New York based experimental theater company, follows up their critically-acclaimed show, FAMILY (A Top 10 of 2009 by Time Out New York), with Nurses in New England, an intimate, unexpected look at a coastal New England hospital run entirely by nurses, July 28 - 31, 7 p.m. presented by Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory 2010, at the Ohio Theatre 66 Wooster St. Tickets are $15 General Admission, $10 Students & Seniors. Half Straddle is the only first time ICE Factory participant in this year's lineup.

Nurses in New England is a musically-enhanced glimpse into an idiosyncratic coastal hospital where female nurses run surgeries, secret-smoke, and balance friendship, forgotten love, and conflicted ambition-with the daily stakes of life and death. A comedic and poignant look at the desire to make amazing miracles.

With an original live score by Chris Giarmo, soul-searing songs, and favorite downtown performers including Erin Markey, Jess Barbagallo, and Annie McNamara, among others, Nurses in New England is the latest piece from writer/director Tina Satter.

Nurses in New England was written and directed by Tina Satter.

Original music by Chris Giarmo (Big Dance Theater, Witness Relocation).

Featuring Jess Barbagallo (Big Dance Theater, Theatre of the Two-Headed Calf), Eliza Bent, Emily Davis, Erin Markey (FAMILY, Puppy Love: A Stripper's Tail), Annie McNamara* (Elevator Repair Service), Lena Moy-Bergen*, Julia Sirna-Frest, and Greg Zuccolo.
*Members of Actor's Equity Approved. Equity Approved Showcase.

Andreea Mincic / Set Design
Zack Tinkelman / Lighting Design
Nathan Lemoine / Technical Director
Eliza Laytner / Stage Manager

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

HALF STRADDLE is a critically-acclaimed New York-based company that makes plays, performances, videos and music written and directed by Tina Satter. Since 2008, Half Straddle has staged three full-length shows in New York City, FAMILY(Ontological-Hysteric), The Knockout Blow (HERE Arts Center, Ontological-Hysteric) and, upcoming, Nurses in New England (ICE Factory, Ohio Theatre). Additionally, they have been invited by various venues to show several works-in-progress and shorter pieces which include Sliding Whores, Football, and Girl Detective Agency. All of these pieces include original songs with lyrics by Tina Satter and music by Chris Giarmo.

TINA SATTER (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) is a playwright and director based in Brooklyn, New York. Tina attended the graduate playwriting program at Brooklyn College with Mac Wellman. She has shown work at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, HERE Arts Center, Dixon Place, and the CATCH! performance series. Her show FAMILY was named a Top 10 show for 2009 by Time Out New York. She received a B.A. in English from Bowdoin College and an M.A. in Liberal Studies from Reed College.

Press for Half Straddle's FAMILY:

"Ridiculous, enchanting musical Family... full to the brim with killer talent."
- HeLen Shaw, TIME OUT NEW YORK

Named a Top 10 Show of 2009 by Time Out New York!

"FAMILY re-invents downtown experimental theater for the new millennium-and has a
tremendous lot of fun doing it."
- Heather J. Violanti, NYTHEATRE.COM

For more information, visit www.halfstraddle.com.

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