The Brick Theater, Inc. Closes FIGHT FEST 12/22

The Brick Theater, Inc. presents FIGHT FEST A celebration of Fight Theater December 2 - December 22, 2010

FIGHT FEST is a theater festival dedicated to showcasing the art of Stage Combat. Created in 2009 by The Brick (creators of The Kung Fu Importance of Being Earnest, The Ninja Cherry Orchard and Macbeth Without Words), Timothy Haskell (Nightmare, the haunted house sensation) and Abby Marcus and Qui Nguyen of Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company (Soul Samurai and Alice in Slasherland), FIGHT FEST returns in December 2010 for a whole new year of Whoop Ass! The Festival begins on December 2nd with a FREE PREVIEW CABARET!

Participating Shows:

Free Preview Cabaret
See scenes and battles from the upcoming festival for FREE! Plus stick around for the opening night party!
Thu Dec 2 @ 9pm
60 minutes
Small amount of reserved tickets will be reservable. First Come, First Served after those are gone.

Bandage
Written by Kit Bihum
Directed by Snehal Desai
Fight Directed by Stephanie Willing
www.wix.com/mzbihun/payaso
The story of the Payaso-Gumi (The Clown Yakuza) and the epic battle that ended the war and began the journey. The play incorporates storytelling, dance, stage combat and classical clowning to tell a fast-paced tale of grudges, battles and slapstick. Costumed to accurately portray the tribal history of Jesters, Harlequins, and Augustes, BANDAGE dares to ask the question -- "What happens when clowns go bad?"
65 minutes
Sat Dec 4 @ 10:30pm
Sun Dec 5 @ 8pm
Fri Dec 10 @ 8pm
Sun Dec 12 @ 5pm
Sat Dec 18 @ 6pm

Bethlehem or Bust: How the Three Kings Teamed Up to Deliver the World's Very First Christmas Presents
Company: Piper McKenzie Productions
Written by Jeff Lewonczyk
Directed by Hope Cartelli
Fight Directed by Adam Swiderski and Alexis Black
www.pipermckenzie.com
Everyone knows about the Three Kings and their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, but not so many people know about the adventures they had on their way to the manger. Bethlehem or Bust, Piper McKenzie's first-ever family show, envisions the Wise Men as swashbucklers on an action-packed journey where they need to brave all sorts of robbers, monsters, Roman soldiers - and the occasional shepherd - on their way to meet one of history's most famous babies. (Great for kids age 7 and up!)
75 minutes
Sat Dec 11 @ 2pm
Sun Dec 12 @ 2pm
Wed Dec 15 @ 8pm
Fri Dec 17 @ 8pm
Sat Dec 18 @ 2pm
Sun Dec 19 @ 2pm

Dar and Matey's Christmas SpectaculARGH!
Written by Larry Pontius
Directed by Robert Ross Parker
Adventure! Daring! Romance! Pirates Dar and Matey brave the North Pole to rescue their friend, Professor Genius, from the torturous clutches of Old St. Nick, that bastard. Allying with an Eskimo Princess they fight their way through polar bears, the evil sidekick Tiny Tim, and finally, Santa Claus! A throw back to the Golden Age of Drama, where Pirates were Men, Bears were Women, and the Baddies were BAD. Prepare for some Yule Tide YEARGH!
Directed by Robert Ross Parker of Vampire Cowboys.
45 minutes
Sat Dec 4 @ 8pm
Mon Dec 6 @ 8pm
Fri Dec 10 @ 10:30pm
Sun Dec 19 @ 5pm
Mon Dec 20 @ 8pm
Wed Dec 22 @ 8pm

Raising Cane: A Family Portrait
Company: Pub Mike Samantha
Written by Stephen Cedars
Directed by Stephen Cedars and Christina Latimer
Fight Directed by Stephen Heskett
In the tradition of early John Waters and Troma Films, "Raising Cane: A Family Portrait" follows the familial disfunctions of simpleton in-breeds who love nothing more than beating each others brain's out. Camp humor and grotesque combat combine to explore the question of whether we stick with family cause we love 'em or if we love 'em because we can't escape.
70 minutes
Sat Dec 4 @ 5pm
Thu Dec 9 @ 8pm
Sat Dec 11 @ 8pm
Tue Dec 14 @ 8pm
Sun Dec 19 @ 8pm

Rapier Wit!
Company: En Garde Entertainment
Written by Alexandra Hastings (inspired by Shakespeare)
Directed by Alexandra Hastings and David Dean Hastings
Fight Directed by David Dean Hastings
www.engardeentertainment.com
It is 1607, and women aren't allowed to perform on the English stage...seven swordswomen gather to illegally swashbuckle their way through Shakespeare's greatest tragedies--to hilarious end. These smoking hot babes are armed to the teeth with swords, daggers, quarterstaves, whips, and of course Rapier Wit! Throw in some singing, some wrestling, some gender-bending, and some audience participation--and you have one heck of a good time! Join our all female fight troupe The Vixens En Garde in a fast-paced fantastical tribute to the Bard of Avon...Rated R for Violence, Sexuality, & Shakespearean Swearing.
90 minutes
Fri Dec 3 @ 8pm
Sat Dec 4 @ 2pm
Sun Dec 5 @ 5pm
Tue Dec 7 @ 8pm
Mon Dec 13 @ 8pm
Fri Dec 17 @ 10:30pm

Shadow Boxing
Company: Lincoln Company
Written by James Gaddas
Directed by Donald Pulford
Fight Directed by Donald Pulford
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A story of defiance in a quest for dignity and respect. The son of a boxer who couldn't win, Flynn is determined not to end up like his father. He becomes a successful fighter through utter dedication. But is his gruelling training merely an avoidance tactic? A crisis builds as he moves to the title fight and hurtles to a shattering conclusion. James Gaddas's hard-hitting play features an emotionally intense and highly physical performance from Jonny Collis-Scurll, labelled 'one to watch' by the Stage following his performance in 'Weepie' at C venues during last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
50 minutes
Wed Dec 8 @ 7pm
Sun Dec 12 @ 7:30pm
Thu Dec 16 @ 8pm
Sat Dec 18 @ 8pm
Tue Dec 21 @ 8pm

All Fight Fest shows will take place at The Brick (575 Metropolitan Avenue between Union and Lorimer, Brooklyn). Tickets ($15) may be purchased online at www.bricktheater.com
or by calling Theatermania at 212-352-3101

Press from Fight Fest 2009
"I had a blast seeing the work of all of these companies. This was truly a successful venture by The Brick, and hopefully something they explore again. Stage combat is an unsung art form, truly a niche market. So, once a year, it would be nice to have a place where, regardless of context, everyone can feel like a badass."
Katelyn Manfre Time Out New York

Read other press for last year's festival here: http://www.bricktheater.com/fightfestpress2009

See last year's lineup here: http://www.bricktheater.com/fightfest2009

Only at The Brick
Williamsburg's Theater
www.bricktheater.com

Winner of THE 2009 CAFFE CINO FELLOWSHIP AWARD, The Brick is Williamsburg, Brooklyn's destination for cutting-edge theatrical experience. Home to the critically acclaimed premieres of Bouffon Glass Menajoree (NY IT Award Winner-Outstanding Play), Samuel & Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War (NY IT Award Winner-Outstanding Play), Craven Monkey and the Mountain of Fury (NY IT Award Nominee-Outstanding Performance Art Production), Greed: A Musical Love $tory (NY IT Award Nominee-Outstanding Musical), Suspicious Package (NY IT Award Nominee-Outstanding Play), The Brick has hosted some of downtown theater's most innovative artists, including Annie Baker, Young Jean Lee, The Debate Society, Banana Bag & Bodice, Thomas Bradshaw, and Jollyship the Whiz-Bang's Nick Jones. The Brick has also hosted Fight Fest, Game Play: A Celebration of Video Game Theater, three years of the international NY Clown Theatre Festival, Gemini CollisionWorks' August repertory festival (The Collisionworks), The Too Soon Festival, The Antidepressant Festival, You're Welcome, Adventure Quest, The Nosemaker's Apprentice, The Protestants, The Granduncle Quadrilogy, Lord Oxford Presents the Second American Revolution, Live!, Third Lows' 2-year Penny Dreadful serial, Richard Foreman's Harry in Love, The Film Festival: A Theater Festival (featuring Death at Film Forum and The Stubborn Illusion of Time), Babylon Babylon, Notes from Underground, Bitch Macbeth, A Thought about Raya, Secrets History Remembers, The Pretentious Festival (including Every Play Ever Written and Macbeth without Words), Strom Thurmond Is Not a Racist/Cleansed, The Death of Griffin Hunter, Untitled Theater Co. #61's Havel Festival, Sexadelic Cemetery, The Kung Fu Importance of Being Earnest, The $ellout Festival, Adventures of Caveman Robot, The Baby Jesus One-Act Jubilee, Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, The Moral Values Festival (featuring Dear Dubya, World Gone Wrong, My Year of Porn), Tupperware Orgy, Bizarre Science Fantasy, Who Is Wilford Brimley? The Musical, Jenna is nuts, Habitat, In a Strange Room (based on William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying), Assurbanipal Babilla's Assyrian Monkey Fantasy and the Brooklyn premiere of legendary Polish playwright Stanislaw Witkiewicz's The Pragmatists.

The Brick is located at 575 Metropolitan Avenue (between Union Avenue and Lorimer Street) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on the L & G subway lines (L: Lorimer stop; G: Metropolitan stop). For more detailed directions & further information, see www.bricktheater.com.