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In this line-by-line reinvention of August Strindberg's classic MISS JULIE, writer and director Robert Cucuzza distills an essential tale of class and sexual power dynamics and transports it to modern-day Pittsburgh. Set during a failed car dealership's liquidation party, CATTYWAMPUS traces the rise and fall of Julie (Jillian Lauren), the owner's wife, as she tries to escape the flaccid clutch of her disinterested husband. She sets out to seduce the unsophisticated detailer, Donnie (D.J. Mendel), and gets much more than what she bargained for-a dance partner, a goofy playmate, a cuckold-maker, and a partner in crime. Determined that Donnie and his restored Ford Pinto are her escape hatch out of married misery, she makes a last ditch effort and gambles it all on his cracked plan to relocate to Florida. But in a world that is so economically out-of-whack, she finds that her dreams of escape are no match for what seems like a predetermined fate.

Incubator Arts Project aims to further innovative performance by serving independent artists based in NYC who create original work.

Incubator Arts Project aims to further innovative performance by serving independent artists based in NYC who create original work.

In this line-by-line reinvention of August Strindberg's classic MISS JULIE, writer and director Robert Cucuzza distills an essential tale of class and sexual power dynamics and transports it to modern-day Pittsburgh. Set during a failed car dealership's liquidation party, CATTYWAMPUS traces the rise and fall of Julie (Jillian Lauren), the owner's wife, as she tries to escape the flaccid clutch of her disinterested husband. She sets out to seduce the unsophisticated detailer, Donnie (D.J. Mendel), and gets much more than what she bargained for-a dance partner, a goofy playmate, a cuckold-maker, and a partner in crime. Determined that Donnie and his restored Ford Pinto are her escape hatch out of married misery, she makes a last ditch effort and gambles it all on his cracked plan to relocate to Florida. But in a world that is so economically out-of-whack, she finds that her dreams of escape are no match for what seems like a predetermined fate.

La MaMa proudly presents Made in China's American debut of STATIONARY EXCESS. Partnered with STATIONARY EXCESS will be special performances of KAREN DAVIS DOES LAMAMA (w/Special Guest Jenny Fresh!)

La MaMa proudly presents Made in China's American debut of STATIONARY EXCESS. Partnered with STATIONARY EXCESS will be special performances of KAREN DAVIS DOES LAMAMA (w/Special Guest Jenny Fresh!)

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

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, 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, 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, experimental theater company, performs favorite songs from their recent productions in an all-girl band line-up at Union Hall in Park Slope, 702 Union Street at 5th Avenue on Thursday, June 10 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $8 at the door. The Half Straddle 'band' includes Chris Giarmo, Eliza Bent, Julia Sirna-Frest and special guests -- Kate Marvin and comedian and singer Glennis McMurray (from I EAT PANDAS) with music by Giarmo and lyrics by playwright/director Tina Satter. For more information visit http://unionhallny.com/calendar.php.

Half Straddle, experimental theater company, performs favorite songs from their recent productions in an all-girl band line-up at Union Hall in Park Slope, 702 Union Street at 5th Avenue on Thursday, June 10 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $8 at the door. The Half Straddle 'band' includes Chris Giarmo, Eliza Bent, Julia Sirna-Frest and special guests -- Kate Marvin and comedian and singer Glennis McMurray (from I EAT PANDAS) with music by Giarmo and lyrics by playwright/director Tina Satter. For more information visit http://unionhallny.com/calendar.php.