DAINTY CADAVER, COLLISIONWORKS, et. al. Set for Brick Theater

Piper McKenzie's DAINTY CADAVER, COLLISIONWORKS, NERDLESQUE, and more are set for upcoming performances this week at the Brick Theater in Brooklyn. The full schedule includes:

PIPER McKENZIE's DAINTY CADAVER

PIPER McKENZIE'S DAINTY CADAVER is an Exquisite Corpse-style playmaking project in which multiple playwrights collaborae on a single work without knowing what the hell the others are doing. Each writer reads the previous scene, writes a new scene and passes it on to the next writer - who doesn't see any of what came earlier. Beautiful madness ensues.

After a sold-out run in 2011, Piper McKenzie returns with one-night-only performances of three completely new plays written in this unique collaborative style, with results ranging from inspired chaos to eerie synchronicity - all tied together by the unique voices of 18 hot playwrights, to be staged by three intrepid directors!

TEAM A: Fri 2/3, 8pm
Joshua Conkel (MilkMilkLemonade)
Adam Scott Mazer (Death Valley)
Timothy McCown Reynolds (The Lycanthrope)
Laura Noni Rohrman (Reporter Girl)
Trav S.D. (Willy Nilly)
Jen Silverman (Crane Story)

TEAM B: Sat 2/4, 8pm
Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons (All I Want Is One More Meanwhile)
Nina Mansfield (Clown Therapy)
Chance Muehleck (LIVE/FEED)
Roger Nasser (Roger Nasser Is the One-Man
10-Minute A Streetcar Named Desire)
Adam Szymkowicz (Nerve)
Temar Underwood (The Lady Drug Dealer and the Heist)

TEAM C: Sun 2/5, 3pm
Gyda Arber (Red Cloud Rising)
Julia Barclay (Besides, you lose your soul
or the History of Western Civilization)
Nat Cassidy (The Eternal Husband)
Tim Errickson (Endless Summer Nights)
Marc Spitz (P.S. It's Poison)
Leah Nanako Winkler (Flying Snakes in 3-D)

Tickets: $10

The Brick Theater, Inc. and Gemini CollisionWorks present

COLLISIONWORKS 2011 DO-OVER (slight return) 2011

These "Three Ultimate Plays," though indeed about finality, mortality, and the conclusion of all things, contain the caveat that each tragic ending can bring the possibility of a glorious new beginning. At turns both funny and heartbreaking, the sprawling, violent ObJects, the touching Antrobus, and the poetic Gone all face the reality of their terminal endings with a smile and the belief that there will always be someone left to carry on, remember history, and start again.

Written, directed and designed by Ian W. Hill
Assisted by Berit Johnson

ANTROBUS

At the end of the world, or soon after, or soon before, as the ice rises and the food grows scarce, the six members of a "family" that has banded together for survival begin to turn on each other as the years of hardship, cabin fever, and resentment catch up with them, and neither the old or young members of the family are sure what to do next: stay still and avoid risk, or move forward and search for other people and ways of living in a changed world. The one thing they have to hold onto are the pages of a thick history book, telling the story of how the world came apart, which mysteriously comes apart itself every night and must be ritually restored, every single day.

Fri 2/3 @ 10:30pm
Thu 2/9 @ 8pm
Sat 2/11 @ 8pm

Tickets: $18 (on a double bill with Gone)

GONE

At the end of a life, two dear old friends sit at a cafe table and reminisce. One of them will not be leaving. But before that, and before, during and after night falls, they will share, argue, debate, and discuss the details of their shared and separate lives, in a form of the English language that is nearly unrecognizable, made of almost nothing but portmanteau words and echoes of familiar sounds. But these sounds may become understandable and meaningful, if you really listen to them. But be careful how close you listen, as the pain is never far away.

Fri 2/3 @ 10:30pm, Thu 2/9 @ 8pm, Sat 2/11 @ 8pm

Tickets: $18 (on a double bill with Antrobus)

OBjECTS

At the end of the Nation, the United States is ruled by geographic/corporate fiefdoms that can't hold the place together anymore (and a practically non-existent government), with a populace so overwhelmed by technological future shock and infotaining bread & circuses that it has lapsed into near-catatonia, and can no longer actually DO anything anymore. One visionary, an eccentric capitalist diva, Mrs. Franklin - founder and CEO of the Kronos Corporation - secretly plans with brilliant young biohacker Miss Lee Lightfoot to create a "positive plague" - a modified contagious disease that will infect the brains of US citizens and make them process the modern world better and faster (and make them once again better producers and consumers). The top dozen members of Kronos - a collection of MBAs, surgically-modified psychics, backbiters, yuppies, and body servants - debate the pros and cons of the plan, and try to figure out how to make their names and/or fortunes as part of it, as the disease turns out to have unexpected consequences.

Sun 2/5 @ 8pm
Fri 2/10 @ 8:30 pm
Sat 2/11 @ 3pm

Tickets: $18

NERDLESQUE: The Fast and the QWERTYest

These are the days of miracle and wonder, of lasers in the jungle and just-in-time inventory management, and they demand a nerd-themed burlesque equal to the needs of the modern frantic fellow or gal-on-the-go. Enter NERDLESQUE VIII. Our crack geek squad features some of ...the New York burlesque scene's hottest, most ferociously intelligent men and women, each of them with a minimum typing speed of 85 wpm.1 On February 4, these keyboard cats will play you off with gusto at Williamsburg's Brick Theater. So come power up your warp drive, double-check your carpal-tunnel-immobilizing splints, and experience the tantalizing geekfest that is NERDLESQUE.

Featuring Our Headliner, Bea B Heart

and
Stella Chu
Jonny Cochring
Iris Explosion
Ginny Gems
Alice McCoy
James Van der Pen

Hosted as always by Makin' Whoopie and Dick E. Lovejoy!

Sat 2/4 @ 11pm

Tickets: $10

MOTHER TONGUE

MOTHER TONGUE is a multi-character, autobiographical performance piece written and performed by actor and bestselling author, Jillian Lauren. Revolving around the themes of adoption, blood, tribe and identity, Mother Tongue traces Jillian Lauren's circuitous and humorous journey to get pregnant and, when that proves unsuccessful, to adopt her son in Ethiopia.

Author and performer Jillian Lauren grew up in suburban New Jersey and fled across the water to New York City. She attended New York University for three minutes before dropping out to work in downtown theater, where she performed with Richard Foreman's Ontological Hysteric Theater, among others. She is the author of the novel, PRETTY, and of the New York Times bestselling memoir, SOME GIRLS: My Life in a Harem, both published by Plume/Penguin. SOME GIRLS has since been translated into fourteen different languages.

Written and Performed by Jillian Lauren
Directed by D.J. Mendel

Mon 2/6 & Tue 2/7 @ 8pm

Tickets: $15
$12 presale tickets available online until 2/5 with the discount code TRIBE. Or click HERE to purchase.

The Brick's Interactive Puppet Show for Babies! (ages 0 to 4)
PUPPETSBURG!

Puppetsburg is EVERY THURSDAY with a NEW SHOW EACH WEEK!

Puppetsburg this week revamps the classic tale of. . .THE TOOTH FAIRY! When Clementine looses a tooth, she devises a scheme to see the elusive Tooth Fairy with her own eyes. But when he comes out in his full-fledged fabulousness, Clementine is asleep! Lucky for Clementine, the Tooth Fairy leaves a glimmering surprise under her pillow. Help us open it, and see whats inside. . .

Two Performances for Kids Age 0-4
Thu 2/2 @ 11am & 12:30pm

Tickets: $16 for Kids - ADULTS INCLUDED FREE!