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Re: RAT SHAMELESS PLUG
HEY! Congratulations!!!!
Lee
p.s. Bring it to L.A.!
> From: Pwpny@aol.com
> Reply-To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
> Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 11:02:28 EST
> To: Pwpny@aol.com
> Subject: RAT SHAMELESS PLUG
>
> The presentation by Dixon Place of Peculiar Works Project's new show, IT'S
> GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME, opened this past weekend to enthusiastic response. Don't
> miss it!
>
> Here are the details:
>
> *************************************************
> For Immediate Release
>
> Dixon Place presents
> IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
>
> a Peculiar Works Project
> "An intrepid force in experimental theater" - Stage Directions
>
> written by Barry Rowell
> directed by Julia Whitworth
>
> THE CONGREGATION IS IN AN UPROAR BECAUSE THEIR MINISTER CAN'T KEEP HIS PANTS
> ZIPPED, SO THE ALMIGHTY HERSELF HAS COME DOWN TO STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT!
>
> With the largest production in its 14-year history, the new Dixon Place is
> proud to present an original play by Peculiar Works Project, a theatre
> company known for putting big art in small places. Along with a 10-member
> ensemble, IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME boasts twisted hymns, vaudeville shtick -
> and even the Wrath of God! This Elmer Gantry-meets-Groucho Marx tale, written
> by PWP Co-Director Barry Rowell, examines the meaning of true faith and
> exposes how we are all accomplices to the crimes and misdemeanors of our
> leaders.
>
> The ensemble cast features Dixon Place favorites Rae C. Wright and Catherine
> Porter, plus Judith Annozine, Janet Bryant, John Marino, Derrick McGinty,
> Suzi Takahashi, Nomi Tichman, Terrell Tilford and Christopher Hurt as the
> irrepressible minister. Directed by Julia Whitworth, with music arrangements
> by Daniel T. Denver, silent movie by Fernando Maneca, sets by Ray Neufeld,
> lights by Peter Nigrini, costumes by Karin Eckert and music direction by
> Charles Eversole.
>
> Peculiar Works Project, now in its seventh season, is perhaps best known for
> their site-specific performances. They have taken their work directly into
> NYC communities by presenting compelling theatrical experiences in landmark
> buildings, gutted storefronts and other peculiar sites in the Village, Soho,
> TriBeCa, the Lower East Side and, most recently, cyber-space. Their acclaimed
> simultaneous performance marathon, BIG ART in small places, combines their
> site-based approach with a commitment to cross-disciplinary and multi-media
> work. PWP has presented projects in conjunction with such organizations as
> with Lincoln Center Theater Directors' Lab, Gertrude Stein Repertory Theatre,
> HERE, Judson Church, Nada, the Downtown Arts Festival, CHARAS/El Bohio
> Cultural & Community Center, Greenwich House Music School and The Culture
> Project, among others.
>
> IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME is presented as part of Dixon Place's acclaimed Mondo
> Cane! series of commissioned works of theatre and performance art, made
> possible, in part, with private funds from the Jerome Foundation and public
> funding from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs' Cultural Challenge
> Program.
>
> THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, FEBRUARY 3 - 26 AT 8PM
>
> DIXON PLACE AT VINEYARD 26
> 309 EAST 26TH STREET, NYC * JUST EAST OF 2ND AVENUE
>
> TICKETS $12 OR TDF
> $8 FOR STUDENTS/SENIORS/MEMBERS
>
> RESERVATIONS: (212) 532-1546, EXT. 111
> WWW.DIXONPLACE.ORG