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Ride the Rollercoaster of Love

Your stomach drops, you heart skips a beat - and you know you're in for quite a ride! This theme park of shows includes lost love, camp crushes, messy mates, and love so bad it hurts.


Stripes: The Mystery Circus
Wayward Productions
Writer: Sarah Hayward, in collaboration with Marguerite Witvoet
Director: Johanna Mercer, Music Director: Marguerite Witvoet
Choreographer: Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
People-pleasing Pollyhymnia will do anything to get into the circus. She brazenly reinvents eight iconic circus acts: The Two-Headed Lady, High-Wired Act... "The shows defining moment, which hangs like a suspended breath, is her juggler..." E.Clarke -See Magazine, Edmonton
International   Vancouver, B.C., Canada   Comedy   Solo Show   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   In Someone Else's Shoes   
www.sarahhayward.ca   



One Thumb Out
Kitta Cunningham Productions
Writer: Tom MacLachlan
Director: Zoe Carides
"It's like I've always got a collar round my neck." Olly has fled a war he doesn't believe in and a brother he's afraid of. But what do you do when the war follows you home? Touching, original & funny.
International   Sydney, Australia   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:Action Adventure Flick   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.onethumbout.com   



Menny and Mila
Rosetree Productions
Writer: Book, Music and Lyrics by Paul Schultz
Director: Sofia L. Geier
Choreographer: Kate Scott
A tabloid newspaperman brings his Russian Internet girlfriend to America. She falls for New York City, but will she fall for him?
Local   Queens, NYC   Musical   Comedy   
Staycation:My NYC Story   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.myspace.com/mennyandmila   



How Alfo Learned to Love Women
Broken Bat Productions
Writer: Vincent Amelio
Director: Kathleen Bishop
I'm Alfo Idello. And I have an addiction to women. Does it stem from growing up in my family's estrogen-fueled Italian bakery? Revisiting that wacky world of wedding cakes and women just might help me give up the sugar.
Local   Brooklyn, NYC   Comedy   Comedy   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   Down the Aisle   



Friends Like These
Theatre Unleashed
Writer: Gregory Crafts
Director: Sean Fitzgerald and Vance Roi Reyes
"GO" - LA Weekly. "...a fresh twist on teen angst." - Backstage. The story of a particular group of kids and what happens when the secrets, lies and deception between them spiral out of control, exploding into violence and tragedy.
National   Los Angeles, CA   Drama   FringeHIGH   
Staycation:
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   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.friendsliketheseplay.com   



When Lilacs Last
Writer: Tony Devaney Morinelli
Director: Tony Devaney Morinelli
A hard-hitting confrontation: two promising young men struggle with abusive fathers, sexual orientation, and bigotry while coming of age. Set against poetry of Walt Whitman: a searing experience of devastation--innocence and desire overwhelmed by ignorance and brutality.
National   Bryn Mawr, PA   Drama   FringeHIGH   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   In Someone Else's Shoes   
www.whenlilacslast.com   



My Name is Ruth
The 34 West Theater Company
Writer: Stephen W Baldwin, Adapted from the book of Ruth
Director: Stephen W Baldwin
It's 1950's Minnesota don'tcha know? Young widow Ruth moves to the big city and lands a job at Fields. Can the bashful businessman Boaz save her home and heart from the conniving K.R.? Gosh-o-willikers we hope so!
Local   Queens - Long Island City, NYC   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Literary Lane   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.34west.org   



Hearts Full of Blood
The New Colony
Writer: James Asmus
Director: Andrew Hobgood
A horrifying secret forever affects the lives of a couple and their two single friends. Chicago's The New Colony brings their critically-acclaimed hit to Fringe. "Quite the riveting show." (Chicago Tribune) "Gut-wrenchingly tragic and very, very funny." (TimeOut Chicago)
National   Chicago, IL   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   Through Heaven & Hell   
www.thenewcolony.org   



Pigeons, Knishes and Rockettes
Writer: Diana Rissetto
Director: Ilana Becker
Sweet, idealistic Eve loves the holiday season. She falls for a boy who sings Christmas songs...but doesn't like Christmas at all. Throw-in a cynical Rockette and a handsome, clueless sidekick for a zany,heartwarming NYC holiday romance.
Local   New York, New York   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:My NYC Story   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.pigeonsknishesandrockettes.com   



Jen and Liz in Love
BlondeBrunetteRedhead Productions
Writer: Jesse Weaver
Director: Lory Henning
It's closing time at the county fair. Jen discovers Liz, her childhood friend, trapped in the kissing booth. As they wait for rescue, their secrets are revealed, and we see Liz hasn't yet had her last kiss of the day.
Local   New York, NY   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   In Someone Else's Shoes   



VIVA LA EVOLUCION!
AtomicTuna Productions & Travel Large
Writer: Diana Yanez, developed by Diana Yanez & Marjorie Duffield
Director: Marjorie Duffiled
Don't tell my mother about my one-woman show! First generation Cuban-American comedian Diana Yanez makes 'mojitos out of the limones' of her life with hilarious yet poignant tales of growing Cuban and queer in Miami. (1st Prize, Drama Queens Competition)
National   Los Angeles, CA   Comedy   Solo Show   
Staycation:Family Vacation   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.vivalaevoluciontheshow.com   



In the Schoolyard
Paulanne Simmons
Writer: Paulanne Simmons, Music by Rachel Kaufman, Lyrics by Paulanne Simmons
Director: James Martinelli
Choreographer: James Martinelli
Larry, Jerry, Dave, Eddie and Manny have been basketball buddies for decades. When conflicts threaten their yearly reunion in P.S. 8's schoolyard, their friendship is seriously challenged. Will they figure out what makes life worthwhile before it's too late?
Local   Brooklyn, NYC   Musical      
Staycation:"Dude" Ranch   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.intheschoolyard.com   



My Broken Brain
DreamStem Productions
Writer: Michael Hirstreet, Developed with Leah Benavides
Director: Leah Benavides
Growing up, it was a struggle for Michael to fit in. He fell in love with the wrong girl, strayed from his homie JC, and couldn't find his identity. It was enough to make his head explode. Literally.
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Solo Show   Comedy   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   Spa Getaway (Mind & Body)   
www.michaelhirstreet.blogspot.com/   



BUNKED!: A New Musical
Proctor and Kunin Productions
Writer: Alaina Kunin and Bradford Proctor, Music by Bradford Proctor
Director: Seth Sikes
Sponsored by LogoTV, Bunked features the exploits of five summer camp counselors as they embark on their first taste of adulthood. Fatal secrets, impassioned jealousy and triangular love trysts entangle the counselors as the bittersweet end of summer approaches.
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Musical   FringeHIGH   
Staycation:Summer Camp(y)   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.bunkedthemusical.com   



I Don <3 U Ne Mor
The Awakening Project
Writer: Daren Taylor, Music by Frank Grullon & Cathy Thomas
Ronald Thomas wants what we all want: a true connection. But he's having trouble finding that because everyone's always so... "connected". I Don <3 U Ne Mor, a musical comedy about humanity in the tangled cables of modern society... and zombies.
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Musical   Comedy   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   Outer Space Zombie Adventure   
www.idonheartUthemusical.com   



Jew Wish
Performed by Rachel Evans
Writer: Rachel Evans
Director: Mahayana Landowne
Single Jewish Female seeks audience for a night of revelry, laughs and kvetching! Journey inside Rachel's brain and bedroom as she navigates the world of online dating, while placating her nosy parents, in her elusive hunt for her modern-day mensch.
Local   New York, NY   Solo Show   Comedy   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   My NYC Story   
www.jewwishtheshow.com   



MISS KIM
Writer: Gina Kim and Ryan Tofil
Director: Matthew Corozine
"Memoirs of a Geisha" meets "Saturday Night Live!" Enter at your own risk and be prepared to laugh through your tears. MISS KIM takes audiences into the deeply private and brutally honest world of sex, lust, love and personal identity.
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   Through Heaven & Hell   
www.misskimtheplay.com   



The Mission
Curan Repertory Company
Writer: Jules Tasca
Director: Ken Terrell
The lies we tell ourselves...the lies we tell others. A conjugal visit room is where a dangerous game of lust and revenge happens between a priest and a convict. "...a meticulousy written exploration of honesty, faith, and sexuality..." - Flmedianews
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Drama      
Staycation:Through Heaven & Hell   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.curan.org   



Trick Boxing
Sossy Mechanics
Writer: Megan McClellan and Brian Sostek
Director: Megan McClellan and Brian Sostek
Choreographer: Megan McClellan and Brian Sostek
David Danielovich, bamboozled by hustlers, bookies, and a dance hall girl, unwittingly becomes a championship boxer in this 1930's knockout hit. Rapid-fire dialogue, ebullient dances, ridiculous puppetry, true love, and boxing. "Fred and Ginger of the prize-fight circuit." (London Observer)
National   Minneapolis, MN   Comedy   Dance   
Staycation:"Dude" Ranch   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.SossyMechanics.com   



The Morning After / The Night Before
Cracked Windshield Productions
Writer: Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jeff Bienstock
Director: Diana Glazer
Todd awakens after a wild party to discover best friend Cynthia in bed beside him. What exactly happened Saturday night--and why can't anybody remember anything Sunday morning? Secrets are unearthed and hangovers are nursed in this raunchy, rollicking musical comedy.
Local   Brooklyn, NYC   Musical   Comedy   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   In Someone Else's Shoes   
www.tmatnb.com   



The Beatitudes
Eidolon Ballet
Writer: Justin Allen with poetry and jazz from the Beat Generation
Director: Justin Allen
Choreographer: Melanie Cortier
Set to poetry and music from the Beat Generation, "The Beatitudes"contemplates the post-war splintering of American values, and the birth of wild new ideas about what's holy, sacred...Beat.
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Dance   Drama   
Staycation:Literary Lane   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.thebeatitudes.weebly.com   



Strange Love in Outer Space
The Contasia Players
Writer: Janyia Antrum, Music by Nick Morgan
Director: Christopher Mirto
A one-armed, four-eyed alien princess. A four-mile-long, mad-scientist worm. It was love at first fight ... until a bloodthirsty merman and a doggish pirate stole their hearts away! Love just got a whole lot stranger in this new musical!
National   New Haven, CT   Musical   Comedy   
Staycation:Outer Space Zombie Adventure   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.strangeloveinouterspace.com   



As You Like It
BAMA Theatre Company
Writer: William Shakespeare
Director: Greg Thornton
Once again BAMA Theatre Company is BACK bringing you a genderbending good time! In true BTC style 8 actors pull 21 Characters out of 1 trunk making the impossible possible in this wild comedy. This ain't your traditional love story!
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Comedy   FringeHIGH   
Staycation:Literary Lane   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.bamatheatrecompany.org   



Baristas
Evan Twohy
Writer: Evan Twohy
In a lackluster coffeehouse, two baristas discover a mutual fascination with serial killer couples. As they retell stories of history's wickedest paramours, the baristas fall in love; but can their vanilla-latte romance compare to the passions of cold-blooded killers?
National   Chicago, IL   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Action Adventure Flick   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.baristasplay.com   



When Last We Flew
DRD Theatricals & Eric Louie
Writer: Harrison David Rivers
Director: Colette Robert
After stealing his library's only copy of Angels in America, misfit teenager Paul begins reading and discovers that his dull Midwestern life is about to take flight. WHEN LAST WE FLEW was developed at Lincoln Center and Sundance Theater Lab.
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Comedy   FringeHIGH   
Staycation:Cross Country   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.WhenLastWeFlew.com   



Heterosexuals
Up Top Productions in Association with the Rude Pundit
Writer: Lee Papa
Director: Mark Creter
A man and a woman enter an apartment and make sexual small talk. Then the woman invites the man to touch her. And we're off into a scathing, obscene comedy about how much we just want to fuck.
Local   Manhattan, New York   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   Through Heaven & Hell   
heterosexualstheplay.blogspot.com/   



Wanton Displays of Affection
Writer: Zach Smilovitz
Director: Yael Kiken, Zach Smilovitz & Liam White
Two men stand on a high-rise ledge, arguing who gets to go first. A couple goes to the doctor after the husband grows something back he shouldn’t have. Two couples in their early twenties malaise try to save a friend.
National   Ann Arbor, MI   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   My NYC Story   
www.wantondisplays.com   



Tristan & Isolde
The Shore Theater
Writer: Josie Peterson
Director: Josie Peterson and Lio Sigerson
Warrior Tristan carries beautiful Irish Princess Isolde across the sea to marry his uncle, Mark, in a symbolic political alliance. But Tristan and Isolde fall deeply in love along the way. A poetic tragedy set against ancient times.
Local   Ocean County, NJ   Drama   FringeHIGH   
Staycation:Literary Lane   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.theshoretheater.com   



Love in the Time of Swine Flu: A comedy about sex, dating and everything else terrifying
Stupid Time Machine
Writer: Derek Dupuy, CJ Hunt, Mike Spara, Grace Blakeman, Alison Phillips
So much to fear these days: STD’s, Wall Street bankers, vampires. Comedy ensemble Stupid Time Machine gives our social phobias the finger. Come on this satirical romp through a recession-soaked world where anything - hell, everything - can kill you.
National   New Orleans, LA   Improv/Sketch/Stand-up   Comedy   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
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www.stupidtimemachine.com   



PICTURE INCOMPLETE, a new musical! Starring Trent Armand Kendall
Onemoe Music, LLC in association w/originally produced at David A. Straz Jr. Center formerly TBPAC
Writer: Trent Armand Kendall (book & addt'l lyrics), Michael Polese (music & lyrics), Adam Klipple (Music Director & Arrangements)
Director: Greg Ganakas
Choreographer: Greg Ganakas with Trent Armand Kendall
PICTURE INCOMPLETE is the laugh out loud, soul-stirring, foot-stomping original One-Man Musical! Meet colorful characters as one New Yorker on the edge journeys through an insightful, but comedic full blown midlife crisis "FUNNKY, FIERCE & FABULOUS!" NEXT MAGAZINE
Local   New York, New York,    Musical   Comedy   
Staycation:Rock and Roll Rebellion   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.PICTUREINCOMPLETE.com   



The Girl in the Park
Dalliance Theater
Writer: Matt Owen
Closets have skeletons. Marriages have lawyers. Brothers have keepers. Coins land heads or tails, and Allan's perfect day could ruin his life in this twisted dark comedy.
Local   New York, NY   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:"Dude" Ranch   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.DallianceTheater.com   



The Swearing Jar
The Bridge Theatre Company in Association with 6AM Tango Productions
Writer: Kate Hewlett; Music and lyrics by Kate Hewlett, arranged by Christopher Stanton
Director: Rosemary Andress
"You are the love of my life, you asshole." When Carey performs at Simon's fortieth birthday celebration, she is forced to come to terms with the greatest lie her husband ever told. A comedy about marriage, music, migraines...and swearing.
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   Family Vacation   
www.thebridgetheatrecompany.com   



No One Finer Than Frank Shiner
The Ladies of Caos
Writer: Sinead Daly
Director: Danielle Kourtesis
Marla and Kate love the same man. And not just any man. They love Frank Shiner, "the-best-singer-slash-poet-slash-cook to inhabit the earth." These two lovesick fans are so consumed by fantasy, they forget to duck when reality comes a-swingin'.
Local   Brooklyn, NYC   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:Celeb-reality TV in Hollywood   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.noonefinerthanfrankshiner.com   
Sun 16 @ 8:15
Mon 17 @ 5:45
Wed 19 @ 2
Fri 21 @ 10:45
Sat 22 @ 2:15



MADE IN TAIWAN
MIT Productions
Writer: Michelle Krusiec
Director: Andy Belser
"A Chinese American Sandra Bullock" (NY Post). Krusiec's comedy-drama entwines dysfunctional family, cultural confusion, and suburban desperation. Pimped out by a Chinese mother, cowed by an American naval father, this coming of age story is both poignant and hilarious.
National   Los Angeles, CA   Comedy   Drama   
Staycation:Family Vacation   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.michellekrusiec.com/mit.html   



CATS DON'T GRIN
Writer: Francois Carre
Director: Francois Carre, Assistant Director: Ellie Famutimi
A scorching Valentine's Day in New York City. A man in high heels and a woman wearing a man's suit pretend that they just met in the Parisian subway. What if perfect strangers are perfect just because they're strangers?
Local   Manhattan, NYC   Drama   Comedy   
Staycation:Absurdly Surrealist Dream   Ride the Rollercoaster of Love   
www.francoiscarre.com   
Sat 15 @ 3:15
Sun 16 @ 12
Wed 19 @ 10:30
Wed 26 @ 5:15
Thu 27 @ 7:30
Fri 28 @ 7