New York City Binge Festival Begins in August

Working Man's Clothes Productions, the New York Innovative Theatre Award winning company that has presented To Nineveh, fuckplays, Penetrator, New York Is Dead, and the upcoming 52 Man Pick-Up with Desiree Burch at the NY International Fringe Festival, will be bringing the 3rd and Final Annual New York City Binge Festival: BINGE Olympiad to the West Village in mid-August. A Late-Night Alternative to the NY International Fringe Festival, BINGE Olympiad is designed as an irreverent and quality escape for the thousands of Fringe Festival Participants – out of towners looking to let loose after their performances, local patrons who are looking to network with Fringe artists, and NYC-based theatre companies with productions in the NY Fringe.

This year's festival has also been expanded to compliment the Summer Olympics in Beijing which will be occurring in synch with both the NY International Fringe Festival and BINGE Olympiad. In honor of this international event, the Binge will include competitive eating and drinking-based theatrical events all with a trusty E.M.T. on hand for fun and safety. Keg masters in the aisles and great work from New York City's most talented young emerging playwrights, directors, musicians, actors, and comedians!

Short plays written by Bekah Brunstetter (NY IT award winning playwright, 2 time Samuel French Festival Short Play Publishing winner), Jason Grote (Soho Rep writers lab, Clubbed Thumb, Rutgers University Playwright), Tommy Smith (Edinburgh Fringe, Williamstown Theatre Company, HERE Arts Center, Under the Radar Festival), Delaney Britt Brewer (Youngblood Playwright), L. Pontius (Stolen Chair Theater Company, recently Umbrella presented by Alchemy Theater Company), Casey Wimpee (NY IT award nominated playwright, Samuel French Festival selected playwright), Kalli Newman (Icelandic filmmaker, Everybody Row Productions), William Meny (fuckplays, New York is Dead), and Eric Sanders (Ixomia at Crown Point Festival, NY Fringe Festival, Williamstown Theater Company).

Directors include Stephen Brackett (asst director Passing Strange at the Public, Crown Point Festival, Ice Factory 2007), Matthew Hancock (Chashama, fuckplays, Williamstown Theater Company), Alexandra Hogue (New York is Dead), Michelle Bossy (Dewey's Nightmare), Jake Witlen (Brick Theater Baby Jesus Festival), and Steven Gillenwater (Subjective Theatre Company, fuckplays).

Guest Artists include comedy by Carla Rhodes (Late Night with David Letterman, Last Comic Standing), Badlands Booker (Competitive Eater / Hip Hop Artist), The O'Debra Twins (Bowery Poetry Club), Lumberob (Dixon Place Development / Nature Theater of Oklahoma), Sputnik Sweetheart (Kyle Jarrow – OBIE award winning playwright/musician and composer for Hostage Song) The Wild Yaks (Brooklyn based Blues/Punk), C Phineas (NYC-based soul music ensemble), Avant Garde Restaurant (Brooklyn-based culinary performance arts group) Big Girls Club (Everywhere Theater Group) and many more!!

SHOW INFO: Wings Theater–154 Christopher Street btwn Greenwich and Washington, West Village, NYC. Limited Engagement: Fri and Sat, August 15, 16, 22, and 23. @ 11pm-3am. Tickets: $5 CASH at DOOR. All you can drink special available at admission for extra fee. www.WorkingMansClothes.com for more info. Mature content. Trains: 1,2 to Christopher St. 4 Blocks East. A.B.C.D.E.F.V. to West 4rth.