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A VOLUMINOUS EVENING OF BREVITY is an evening of short plays both comic and tragic dating to the beginning of the 20th Century and will begin performances March 22nd.

A VOLUMINOUS EVENING OF BREVITY is an evening of short plays both comic and tragic dating to the beginning of the 20th Century.

Santa's reindeer gather at their private North Pole watering hole, and as the booze flows, the scandal grows. Alternately hilarious & disturbing, nothing is held sacred as the reindeer expose all of Santa's (& their own) indiscretions. Screaming, crying and WAY too much eggnog... isn't that what Christmas is all about?

Santa's reindeer gather at their private North Pole watering hole, and as the booze flows, the scandal grows. Alternately hilarious & disturbing, nothing is held sacred as the reindeer expose all of Santa's (& their own) indiscretions. Screaming, crying and WAY too much eggnog... isn't that what Christmas is all about?

Santa's reindeer gather at their private North Pole watering hole, and as the booze flows, the scandal grows. Alternately hilarious & disturbing, nothing is held sacred as the reindeer expose all of Santa's (& their own) indiscretions. Screaming, crying and WAY too much eggnog... isn't that what Christmas is all about?

Oscar-nominated actress Bette Midler and director Mark Rydell will participate in an onstage discussion following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 30th anniversary screening of 'The Rose' on Friday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Last night, History Theatre was honored by the Twin Cities theatre community with the an IVEY Award for its production of Jeffrey Hatcher's play Tyrone & Ralph which premiered in the fall of 2008. The play, which was directed by Ron Peluso and starred Steve Hendrickson as Tyrone Guthrie and Mark Benninghofen as Ralph Rapson, re-imagined the dynamic relationship between the two artists who shaped the creation of the original Guthrie theater.

Actors Barry Primus and Doris Roberts and Oscar-nominated sound mixers Jim Webb and Theodore Soderberg will join director Mark Rydell in the onstage discussion following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 30th anniversary screening of 'The Rose' on Friday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Los Angeles Times film critic Betsy Sharkey will host the evening. Oscar-nominated actress Bette Midler was originally scheduled to participate in the event, but has had to cancel for personal reasons. Instead, she will provide a special video message dedicated to the cast, crew and fans of the film.

Oscar-nominated actress Bette Midler and director Mark Rydell will participate in an onstage discussion following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 30th anniversary screening of 'The Rose' on Friday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers an artistic home to a select group of independent theatre artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy while focusing on their individuality as independent companies. Based on each company's independent needs, this program provides an artistic home through rehearsal & performance space, and administrative, marketing, and artistic support. It has provided the platform for many new playwrights to be published in several editions of Plays and Playwrights, Playing with Canons, and numerous monologue books - enabling some of these works to be revived around the country. Horse Trade's residents, past and present have proven themselves as a vital asset to the independent theatre community in NYC and have gone on to tour all over the United States and Europe. Horse Trade Theater Group and their resident artists will continues to produce a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater in 2009/2010.

This classic comedy features two sweet old ladies... who poison lonely men as an act of charity. One of their nephews is a serial killer. Another thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt. The third just wants to marry his girl and keep his aunties safe from the Brooklyn Police Department. There are a slew of dead bodies buried in the cellar and another in the window seat. Because murder, insanity and family are very Dysfunctional.

FRIGID NEW YORK presents a Dysfunctional theater company production of the 'Dysfunctional Guide To Home Perfection, Marital Bliss And Passionate Hot Romance.' Keeping Couples Happy Since 1409 Written by Jennifer Gill, Rachel Grundy, Amy Overman, Amy Beth Sherman & Theresa Unfried Directed by Jennifer Gill Friday, February 27@6:00PM; Saturday, February 28@7:00PM; Wednesday, March 4@10:30PM; Friday, March 6@9:00PM; Saturday, March 7@4:00PM at The Red Room, 85 E. 4th St., New York, NY 10003 Tickets $15 are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.FRIGIDnewyork.info The ladies of Dysfunctional take a comic & critical look at romance through the ages. Playing a variety of roles, rocketing through time, and ultimately discovering that when it comes to love, the more things change, the more they stay the same. A must see for everyone who's in love, out of love or who just happens to be in the East Village looking for a good time. The Dysfunctional Guide was created as companion piece to 2001's How to Have the Ultimate Orgasm Each & Every Time. Like HTHO, The Dysfunctional Guide explores love & sex in the chaotic, surreal style which is Dysfunctional Theatre's trademark. The Dysfunctional Guide to Home Perfection, Marital Bliss and Passionate Hot Romance is based on diaries, stories and essays written by women dating back to 15th century and on new material written by the show's cast.

FRIGID NEW YORK presents a Dysfunctional theater company production of the 'Dysfunctional Guide To Home Perfection, Marital Bliss And Passionate Hot Romance.' Keeping Couples Happy Since 1409 Written by Jennifer Gill, Rachel Grundy, Amy Overman, Amy Beth Sherman & Theresa Unfried Directed by Jennifer Gill Friday, February 27@6:00PM; Saturday, February 28@7:00PM; Wednesday, March 4@10:30PM; Friday, March 6@9:00PM; Saturday, March 7@4:00PM at The Red Room, 85 E. 4th St., New York, NY 10003 Tickets $15 are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.FRIGIDnewyork.info The ladies of Dysfunctional take a comic & critical look at romance through the ages. Playing a variety of roles, rocketing through time, and ultimately discovering that when it comes to love, the more things change, the more they stay the same. A must see for everyone who's in love, out of love or who just happens to be in the East Village looking for a good time. The Dysfunctional Guide was created as companion piece to 2001's How to Have the Ultimate Orgasm Each & Every Time. Like HTHO, The Dysfunctional Guide explores love & sex in the chaotic, surreal style which is Dysfunctional Theatre's trademark. The Dysfunctional Guide to Home Perfection, Marital Bliss and Passionate Hot Romance is based on diaries, stories and essays written by women dating back to 15th century and on new material written by the show's cast.