| The Brick Theater, Inc. |
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| THE BRICK EASY A Performance Benefit for Victims of the Hurricane |
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| Sunday, September 25 1-10pm Admission: $10 |
| Theatre and music in Brooklyn, dance in Manhattan, with love from New York to New Orleans! Sunday, September 25th, The Brick Theater, Inc., in association with THAW (Theatres Against War) will host a marathon event at The Brick Theater in Williamsburg on Sunday, September 25. |
With acts all day spanning from music to theater to interactive performance, there will be something for every taste at The Brick Easy (the Brooklyn arm of the festivities), with all proceeds going to BRAF (the Baton Rouge Area Foundation). The current lineup (which is being updated and revised every day) is as follows: |
1:00-2:00 Antarctica - a play written and directed by Carolyn Raship and
performed by Robin Reed and Maggie Cino. Antarctica. Well, there are
penguins. Adventure! Romance! Snowshoes! And tragedy. You can't leave
out tragedy. "Crazy and fun. The performers are completely in synch
with this completely original piece." --San Fransisco Fringe Audience
review
2:00-2:20 Ascending Bodily - written and performed by Maggie Cino. A kinetic romp through a world where geography morphs and combines, where the ultimate romance disappears and combines under mysterious circumstances, and where teeny tiny llamas are instruments of fate. "A special treat" --OOBR 2:20-2:40 Mark Sam Rosenthal - Baton Rouge's own stand up comedian and performer has performed at Upright Citizen's Brigade, Caroline's on Broadway and People Improv's Theater. www.marksamiam.com 2:45-3:00Clay McLeod Chapman - "Storyteller Chapman is like Stephen King transmogrified into a post-punk preacher poet. He performs monologues that are American Gothic tall tales of the psyche."--The Scotsmanwww.pumpkinpieshow.com 3:00-3:15 Tim Ellis - comic monologuist performs excerpts from "An Inquiry Into Human Understanding: The Meditations, Confessions, Ethics, Metaphysics, and Poetics of Tim Ellis." 3:20-3:50 Lisa Levy's Psychotherapy Live! A unique combination of comedy, improv and reality theater. "Mixing a dash of Freud with 'Who's Line Is It Anyway.'"--Time Out New York 4:00-5:00 Tickle Dracula - A concoction of comedy and rock-and-roll. A fearsome foursome hailing from Louisiana, now conveniently located in Brooklyn. www.tickledracula.com 5:00-6:00 The BloodSugars - "The New York band The BloodSugars has an uncanny ability to engage it's listeners with captivating and soulful sounds."--Toledo Free Press 6:00-6:30 This Spy Surfs - A serialized mythic opera told instrumentally with surf and spy music. 6:30-7:00 Bellydancing by Amantha and The Dunyana Dance Ensemble - Amantha May is a Middle Eastern dancer and theatre director in NYC. www.amanthamotion.com 7:00-7:30 Audrey Crabtree is Deenie Nast! - "Without Regret, Deenie Nast", is a song filled self tribute! Oscar winner, two-time Tony winner and international performance artist. After a 12 year legal battle, she has finally won the right to perform as herself below 39th St. 7:30-8:00 The Bitter Poet - He picks up his guitar to rant about 8:00-10:00 The 12th St. Playboys - A NYC band that plays traditional Cajun dance music. All songs are sung in Cajun French. "New York can do no better than the 12th St. Playboys!"--GalapogosArtsSpace.com |
The $10 admission is good for the entire day, so attendees can come and go as many times as they please. Drinks will be available for purchase. No reservations will be accepted; tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. |
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