New York International Fringe Festival News

As part of 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival (a production of The Present Company) The Plum Theatre Company presents the world premiere of SOUTH BEACH RAPTURE

Just in Time--The Judy Holliday Story will have its world premiere as part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival where it will play five performances at The Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street at 6th Avenue and Varick Street) from August 15 - August 28. Written and directed by Bob Sloan, Just in Time--The Judy Holliday Story stars Marina Squerciati as Judy Holliday, fresh from a recent tour of 39 Steps and Broadway's To Be or Not to Be.

S&G Productions has announced the world premiere of And a Wake-Up, a slyly dark comedy by Megan Condit, as part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival. The limited run will begin on Sunday, August 15 at 4:15 p.m. at The New School for Drama and Theatre (151 Bank Street between Washington and West Streets).

M.I.T. Productions presents Michelle Krusiec's Made In Taiwan at the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. Written and performed by Krusiec (Saving Face, ABC FAMILY's 'The Secret Life of The American Teenager') and directed by Andy Belser (Artistic Director of the Juniata Theatre in PA, and The Gravity Project), Made In Taiwan will play five performances, August 14th - 24th, at The New School for Drama Theater (151 Bank Street). For tickets and information visit www.FringeNYC.org.

The Potluck presents THE BATTLE OF SPANKTOWN by Jeffrey Pfeiffer as part of the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. Heidi Handelsman, who helmed MARY BRIGIT POPPLETON IS WRITING A MEMOIR in the 2007 FringeNYC and Encore Series, directs.

The dog is dead, the boy is sad, his sister is a goth, his blanket-toting best buddy's a pot-head and the rest of the gang are an assortment of sex-crazed, homophobic, narcissistic, hard-partying, institutionalised and down-right typical teenagers.

M.I.T. Productions presents Michelle Krusiec's Made In Taiwan at the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. Written and performed by Krusiec (Saving Face, ABC FAMILY's 'The Secret Life of The American Teenager') and directed by Andy Belser (Artistic Director of the Juniata Theatre in PA, and The Gravity Project), Made In Taiwan will play five performances, August 14th - 24th, at The New School for Drama Theater (151 Bank Street). For tickets and information visit www.FringeNYC.org.

M.I.T. Productions presents Michelle Krusiec's Made In Taiwan at the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. Written and performed by Krusiec (Saving Face, ABC FAMILY's 'The Secret Life of The American Teenager') and directed by Andy Belser (Artistic Director of the Juniata Theatre in PA, and The Gravity Project), Made In Taiwan will play five performances, August 14th - 24th, at The New School for Drama Theater (151 Bank Street). For tickets and information visit www.FringeNYC.org.

Four Individuals Learn (Perhaps) Too Late The Secrets Of Life in Hello, I Must Be Going, Part of the New York International Fringe Festival - A Production of The Present Company

M.I.T. Productions presents Michelle Krusiec's Made In Taiwan at the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. Written and performed by Krusiec (Saving Face, ABC FAMILY's 'The Secret Life of The American Teenager') and directed by Andy Belser (Artistic Director of the Juniata Theatre in PA, and The Gravity Project), Made In Taiwan will play five performances, August 14th - 24th, at The New School for Drama Theater (151 Bank Street). For tickets and information visit www.FringeNYC.org.

The Hamburger Theatre Company is proud to announce casting for the world premiere of Zachary Stewart's MacChin: The Lamentable Tragedie of Jay Leno, a tastelessly irreverent adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth

There's nothing like New York City during the holiday season...especially when it's 90 degrees outside!

Razors Edge Productions presents PRINCES OF DARKNESS. The show is WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY BILL CONNINGTON and DIRECTED & CHEROGRAPHED BY RACHEL KLEIN AS PART OF THE THE DREAM UP FESTIVAL AUGUST 8-14 @ THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY

Once in a New York minute does a piece of work journey along that begs the question, 'if we still haven't found what we're looking for, how long do we keep up the search?' Page 121 Productions' West Lethargy sheds light on the universal struggle between a person's desire to settle and his or her need to keep trudging through life in its 'delightful[ly] absurdist' (The Stage), 'energetic and excellent' (Three Weeks) original play performing this summer as part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival.

The dog is dead, the boy is sad, his sister is a goth, his blanket-toting best buddy's a pot-head and the rest of the gang are an assortment of sex-crazed, homophobic, narcissistic, hard-partying, institutionalised and down-right typical teenagers.

Starting July 6th at the Provincetown Theater, producer Robert Driemeyer, in association with Jim A. Landé, is proud to present David Parr's provocative new play SLAP&TICKLE. The production will be directed by Obie Award winner David Drake, whose critically acclaimed mounting of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic OUR TOWN enjoyed a extended run at the Provincetown Theater this spring.

Monkey With A Knife Productions is proud to present CLASSICALLY TRAINED, PRACTICALLY BROKE as part of the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. Franca Vercelloni performs this musical solo show, which she wrote in collaboration with Myrna E. Duarte and John David West. The show is also directed by Duarte and West. This is an Equity Approved Showcase and is not appropriate for those under 16 years of age. See listing for details.

On the heels of successfully producing critically acclaimed runs of three productions at La MaMa E.T.C. (What If? - A Musical Concert, DIE - An Existential Comedy & Under The Veil - Being Muslim and Non-Muslin in America post 9/11), Mind The Art Entertainment is teaming up with Robert R. Blume to produce the U.S. premiere of Spellbound- A Musical Adventure at the New York International Fringe Festival (August 3 - 29, 2010).

M.I.T. Productions presents Michelle Krusiec's Made In Taiwan at the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. Written and performed by Krusiec (Saving Face, ABC FAMILY's 'The Secret Life of The American Teenager') and directed by Andy Belser (Artistic Director of the Juniata Theatre in PA, and The Gravity Project), Made In Taiwan will play five performances, August 14th - 24th, at The New School for Drama Theater (151 Bank Street). For tickets and information visit www.FringeNYC.org.

The Brick Theatre in Brooklyn will be presenting two new productions this month - DEVILS and SPACEMEN FROM SPACE, as well as the return of 'Butterfly, Butterfly, Kill Kill Kill!' For more information and to buy tickets, visit their website at http://www.bricktheatre.com.