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UNITED SOLO THEATRE FESTIVAL™ is an annual international festival for solo performances held in New York City. Through a variety of one-person shows, the Festival explores and celebrates the uniqueness of the individual. Productions are selected from openly solicited submissions and presented at the highly acclaimed Theatre Row in the heart of the New York City theatre district on 42nd Street. Renowned solo performers as well as new talents bring their works in many categories (e.g. storytelling, puppetry, dance, multimedia, documentary, musical, improv, stand-up, poetry, magic, performance art, drama: tragedy or comedy).
2015 United Solo is the world’s largest solo theatre festival, currently in its 6th season. All shows are staged at Theatre Row: 410 West 42nd Street, New York City. TICKETS, with a price of $19.25 (including a $1.25 theatre restoration charge) are available at the Theatre Row Box Office and online through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com. You may also call Telecharge at 212-239-6200.
Performed by Simon Bracken, CANADA
Tue 9/22 9:00pm
drama, comedy, 75 min.
One insomniac’s struggle to maintain a daily routine born of emotional denial in the face of a home invasion. By day, Gordon forges systematically ahead, assiduously in control of every aspect of his life. But by night, the scratching which he has begun to hear in his walls is unravelling him, driving Gordon to the edge of cosmic desperation. Playwright & Director: Matthew MacKenzie. Choreographer: Monica Dottor. Show image by Jonathan Bartlett. Recommended for: adults. Link: show.
Performed by Chilko Tivy, CANADA
Wed 9/30 7:30pm
musical, 55 min.
The Queen of the Universe is in love with Gravity – but it keeps bringing her down… to Earth. Her hopes of restoring Paradise are dashed as Gravity pulls her down, through levels of society, into the gutter and the abusive depths of an inescapable attraction. Rhapsodic, daring musical with humor, antics, and attitude all the way down. Director: Jesse Stong. Set Design & Project Manager: Adam Polstein. Design: Anais West. Show image by Krysteena Demarco. Recommended for: teenagers, adults, elderly, theatre community. Links: show, video.
Written and Performed by Nonnie Griffin, CANADA
Sat 10/3 4:00pm
drama, 90 min.
Marilyn Monroe comes back from the dead as an octogenarian to tell us about her life, her loves and her untimely death. Performed by 81-year-old Canadian iconic actress Nonnie Griffin. Director: Peggy Mahon. Producer: Darren Stewart-Jones. Show image by Yuri Dojc. Recommended for: teenagers, adults, elderly, theatre community, LGBTQ community. Links: show, artist, video.
Performed by Bridget Hogan, CANADA
Sun 10/4 6:00pm
music, classic, 49 min.
Our soprano reminisces about poverty, dysfunction, and the great artistic heights where she performed on glamorous world stages with resounding orchestras, sumptuous theatrical sets, and tales of love, triumph, tragedy, and poignant deaths. Later, she backpacked solo across India to Calcutta’s House of the Dying. Now her voice falters. She lives the irony of her own muted tragedy. Director: Peter Skoggard. Conductor & Pianist: Charles Prestinari. Stage Manager: Jenny Lazer. Videographer: Trish Dalton. Recommended for: opera aficionados, human rights interests, musical theater lovers, women's right issues.
Performed by Edith Acker, CANADA
Sun 10/4 7:30pm
drama, 60 min.
Based on the life of Sarah Bernhardt, the great French actress of the late 19th/early 20th century. In the solitude of her Paris apartment, during her final days, she relives the private and public moments of her life by writing her memoirs. Through Sarah’s eyes, we see the Paris of her childhood, her triumphs, her loves, her secret vulnerabilities. We glimpse the human being who rose to international fame and became a goddess – the immortal Sarah Bernhardt. Director: Mario Tenorio. Stage Manager: Nadia Tenorio. Recommended for: teenagers, adults, elderly, theatre community.
THE COCKWHISPERER…A Love Story
Written and Performed by Colette Kendall, CANADA
Tue 10/13 7:30pm
drama, comedy, storytelling, 60 min.
“Get past the title, this show should not be missed!” – Theatre in London. 3-time Canadian Comedy Award-nominated performer. The story of one woman’s quest to find the love and the penis of her dreams. A phallic journey both humorous and dark. ***** Edmonton Sun. 4/4 – The Beat. “Hilarious and haunting” – Edmonton Journal. “Both funny and striking” – The Vue. Stage Manager: Keith Toms. Show image by Kevin Thom. Recommended for: adults, theatre community, LGBTQ community. Links: show, artist, twitter.
Written and Performed by John Arthur Sweet, CANADA
Wed 10/28 9:00pm
comedy, storytelling, 65 min.
A comedic monologue about gay love and relationships. A hit at the 2014 Prague Fringe. A journey through Montreal’s Gay Village, with detours into science, religion and psychiatry, in search of illumination about sex and attraction. “Sweet’s ability to let us experience some of his uncomfortable situations through an absurdist perspective is wonderful” – Prague Post. Show image by Nora Grace. Recommended for: adults, LGBTQ community. Links: video, facebook, review.
Written and Performed by Donna Creighton, CANADA
Sun 11/1 4:00pm
drama, music, 60 min.
Northern Daughter: Canadiana drama that delivers an emotional wallop; you’ll laugh, then find yourself on the edge of tears. Creighton brilliantly and powerfully portrays rough-around-the-edges bushmen, genteel and wise women, and a child on the edge of innocence. This one-woman show is riveting. The original songs accompanied by guitar are a real treat. Enjoy this deeply moving and entertaining experience. Director & Co-Playwright: Louise Fagan. Stage Manager: Krisanne Nunes. Technical Director and Sound Design: Andrew Mawdsley. Lighting Design: Karen Crichton. Set Design: Eric Bunnell. Costume Design: Julie McGill MacArthur. Show image by Tina Capalbo & Cairenn Russelo. Recommended for: adults, theatre community. Links: show, artist, video, facebook, twitter.
Written and Performed by Izad Etemadi, CANADA
Wed 11/18 7:30pm
comedy, 60 min.
The agonizing tale of a Persian woman with unwanted facial hair and a larger-than-life nose searching for a Prince to sweep her away from her plastic surgery-obsessed parents. WARNING: this show contains nuts! Show image by BeattyOei Photography. Recommended for: teenagers, adults, elderly, theatre community, LGBTQ community, ethnic community (Middle Eastern). Links: facebook, twitter.
For more information, visit http://unitedsolo.org/us/.
Photo: Nonnie Griffin in Marilyn - After. ©2014 Yuri Dojc.
2015-09-02
New York: Nine Canadians have shows at the 6th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival