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Worried because school is about to start and you haven't gotten through your summer reading list? Put on your backpack and stroll down Literary Lane - where you'll meet Voltaire, Shakespeare, Melville, Ginsberg, Grimm, Poe, Buchner, and a literary imposter. |
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| A Gilgl Fun a Nigun (The Metamorphasis of a Melody)
Le Theatre en l'Air/Der LufTeater
Writer: I. L. Peretz
Director: Pascal Holtzer
A solo performance in Yiddish with English translation supertitles, based on the classic short story of a melody's journey from singer to singer, from folk song, to religious hymn to popular tune.
International Strasbourg, France Solo Show Multi-Media
Staycation:Literary Lane In Someone Else's Shoes
lufteater.com
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| ETERNITY IN AN HOUR
Theatre of Eternal Values
Writer: Tim Bruce (after the works of William Blake), Music by Victor Vertunni
Director: Eric Loren and Monia Giovannangeli
Choreographer: Monia Giovannangeli and Marja Merisalo
“Hold infinity in the palm of your hand.” Explore the life of William Blake – visionary imagery, live music, passionate movement, deep human drama – at once breath-taking in its complexity whilst child-like in its wonderment. Blake’s story in his own words!
International Piacenza, Italy Drama Dance
Staycation:Literary Lane Time Traveler
www.eternityinanhour.info
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| THE MAD 7 - A Mystical Comedy with Ecstatic Dance
The Mad 7 Team
Writer: Yehuda Hyman
Director: Mara Isaacs
Choreographer: Yehuda Hyman
A modern-day riff on a 19th century Hasidic tale. Elliott Green, San Francisco office drone turned reluctant hero takes a coffee break and meets 7 mystics. Comical, off-beat, spiritually moving. Inspired by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov's "The Seven Beggars."
Local Brooklyn, NYC Solo Show Comedy
Staycation:Through Heaven & Hell Literary Lane
www.themad7.com
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| In Loco Parentis
Writer: Michael DeVito
Director: Jonathan Warman
When her mother died three years ago, Carly thought she'd learned everything she needed to know. Now she's studying Hamlet with Mr. Browning. Getting an A is going to be tougher than she thinks.
Local New York, NY Drama FringeHIGH
Staycation:Family Vacation Literary Lane
www.inlocoparentisplay.com
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| Just In Time - The Judy Holliday Story
Writer: Bob Sloan
Director: Bob Sloan
A fast-paced romp through the life of the Original Dumb Blond and one of the funniest actresses of all time. Featuring such exalted cohorts such as Orson Welles, Katherine Hepburn, Comden & Green, Gloria Swanson, and Jimmy Durante.
Local Manhattan, NYC Comedy Drama
Staycation:Backstage Literary Lane
www.thejudyhollidaystory.com
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| 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
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| An Idiot
Propinquity Productions, LLC
Writer: Jeff Tabnick's modern retelling of Dostoevsky's The Idiot
Director: Eric Nightengale
Prince Myshkin runs for U.S. Senate to incite a Christian revolution based on infinite pity. As his fame grows, he helps a recovering alcoholic win a porn-star's love. But when she falls for Myshkin instead, can compassion prevent murder?
Local Brooklyn, NYC Comedy Drama
Staycation:Absurdly Surrealist Dream Literary Lane
www.propinquityproductions.com
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| MacChin: The Lamentable Tragedie of Jay Leno
The Hamburger Theatre Company
Writer: Zachary Stewart
Director: Zachary Stewart
Jay Leno: loveable all-American funnyman or ruthless power-hungry killer? This tastelessly irreverent adaptation of Macbeth sheds new light on the Late Night Wars. Find out what happens when the cameras stop rolling. For one king to rise, another must die.
Local Manhattan, NYC Comedy Drama
Staycation:Celeb-reality TV in Hollywood Literary Lane
www.macchin.tumblr.com
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| RICHARD 3
Less Than Rent Productions
Writer: William Shakespeare, adapted by James Presson
Director: James Presson
Betrayal! Bloodlust! Punk Rock! Shakespeare's classic tragedy re-imagined in a nuclear wasteland. Nineteen-year-old Richard Gloucester is trying to get ahead in post-WWIII England, and he wants the crown...really effing bad. It'sTheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt!
Local Manhattan, NYC Drama Musical
Staycation:Rock and Roll Rebellion Literary Lane
www.LessThanRentProductions.com
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| 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
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| 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
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| Heron & Crane
DA! Theatre Collective
Writer: Kirk German, Music by Travis Cooper
Director: Kirk German & Heather Huggins
Choreographer: Lisa del Rosario
Two strong-willed swamp-birds discover that becoming friends requires a little give-and-take... or maybe a lot! This dynamic, interactive comedy explores diversity, problem-solving and ecology. Adapted from a Russian folktale, with a new ending every time!
National Austin, TX FringeJR Comedy
Staycation:Literary Lane To the Zoo
www.datheatrecollective.org
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| 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
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| 12 Incompetent Men (And Women!)
Writer: Ian McWethy
Director: Jeff Glaser
When a man is accused of abducting half a dozen cats, it's a simple open-and-shut case. And yet, Juror #8, a wannabe lawyer, believes that the "Cat Burglar" is innocent. Will he be able to sway the other jury members?
Local New York, NY Comedy
Staycation:Literary Lane
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| Hamlet Shut Up
Sacred Fools Theater Company
Writer: Story by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Jonas Oppenheim and the Ensemble, Music by Josh Senick
Director: Jonas Oppenheim
Classic tragedy. Silent comedy. Shakespeare's masterpiece, without all that pesky dialogue. Award-winning production from Los Angeles-based Sacred Fools features vaudeville, puppetry, live original piano score, and a shark. Holy shhhhh!
National Los Angeles, CA Comedy Clown/Mask
Staycation:Literary Lane Fantasy Island Excursion
www.hamletshutup.com
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| By Hands Unknown
Brava Company/Chelsea Rep LAB
Writer: Created by Kym Gomes
Director: Harvey Huddleston, Mary Workman, Kym Gomes
A powerful collection of American historical dramas, written by witnesses of the era. These stories of prejudice and fear reveal the shocking practice of lynching and the haunting legacy of violence that pervades our society even today.
Local Manhattan, NYC Drama Multi-Media
Staycation:Time Traveler Literary Lane
www.byhandsunknown.com
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| Namely, Muscles
Claire Porter / PORTABLES
Writer: Claire Porter
Director: Claire Porter
Choreographer: Claire Porter
A rollicking ride through Dr. Nickie Nom's latest book of poems, NAMELY, MUSCLES. All the muscles of the body (and then some) are enacted by this award winning forensic-orthopedic-autopsy-muscular-anatomical-surgical-specialist.
Local Teaneck, NJ Spoken Word/Poetry Dance
Staycation:In Someone Else's Shoes Literary Lane
www.cportables.com
Sat 15 @ 9
Sun 16 @ 1:30
Sat 22 @ 11:45
Tue 25 @ 10
Fri 28 @ 6
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| A Separate Peace
Running Horse Productions
Writer: John Knowles (based on his novel), adapted by Brian Foyster
Director: Jason McConnell Buzas
Gene was an introverted academic. Phineas was a handsome, daredevil athlete. Their lives collided at school one summer and boys at play became men on the brink of war.
"Vividly alive ... heartbreakingly beautiful."
-Los Angeles Times
National Los Angeles, CA Solo Show FringeHIGH
Staycation:Literary Lane Battleground Tour
www.aseparatepeace.info
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| Julius Caesar: The Death of a Dictator
The Gangbusters Theatre Company
Writer: Based on text by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Orson Welles, with Music by Metallica
Director: Leon Shanglebee
Choreographer: Nicole Langevin
The Gangbusters Theatre Company bring their trademark Speed & Violence to Orson Welles' adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece. Set in a militant future and scored to the music of Metallica, this one-act production will punch you in the throat.
National Los Angeles, CA FringeHIGH Drama
Staycation:
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Literary Lane
www.gangbusterstheatre.com
Sat 15 @ 12
Sun 16 @ 7
Thu 20 @ 7:30
Mon 24 @ 3
Wed 26 @ 9:15
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