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From: Anita Durst (anita.durst chashama.info)
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| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:40:16 -0700 (PDT) | |
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217 presented by collective P.A.S.T. @chashama
chashama, 217 East 42nd Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
1 free literary pamphlet, chock full of
goodness
15 free performances at 2 different locations on 9 different days 3-5 baby chickens lots and lots of lovely artwork more than one apocalypse (we couldn't find the plural form of the word) Announcing several free
performance/installations in conjunction with the launch of the first issue
of
NEW ACQUISITION a free literary pamphlet WHAT: FREE performances in conjunction with the
launch of the first issue of New Acquisition
FIRST GO ROUND
WHEN: (performances will be ongoing throughout the day, drop in for any portion) Thursday, 6 September, 2007, 1:00-6:00pm Friday, 7 September, 2007, 1:00-6:00pm Saturday, 8 September, 2007, 1:00-6:00pm WHERE:
chashama, 217 E. 42nd Street, New York,
NY
[ SECOND GO ROUND
WHEN: (our project will be one part of each of these hour-long performances) Tuesday, 11 September, 2007, 7:00 & 9:00pm Wednesday, 12 September, 2007, 7:00 & 9:00pm Thursday, 13 September, 2007, 7:00 & 9:00pm Friday, 14 September, 2007, 7:00 & 9:00pm Saturday, 15 September, 2007, 7:00 & 9:00pm Sunday, 16 September, 2007, 7:00 & 9:00pm WHERE:
One Million Forgotten Moments Project, 38 Park Row, New York, NY ] WHO: Alexis Clements, writer and
playwright; Dyana Kimball, director; Beth
Royer, poet; Julia Vallera, artist and
illustrator
That even an apocalypse can be made to seem
part of the ordinary horizon of expectation constitutes an unparalleled violence
that is being done to our sense of reality, to our humanity.
-Susan Sontag
New Acquisition is a
series of free literary pamphlets?brief pamphlets filled with writing and art
focused on a variety of themes. Design inspiration and themes for each issue are
drawn from early and contemporary American religious and political
pamphlets.
The theme for its first issue of New
Acquisition is Your Own Personal Apocalypse. Inspired by perhaps
the most enduring subject of American pamphlets, Your Own Personal Apocalypse
considers the peculiar American pastime of worrying that the world as we know it
is coming to an end very soon.
In conjunction with the launch of the first issue
of New Acquisition the group is mounting a performance and installation from
1:00-6:00 pm from September 6-8 at the 217 East 42nd Street space of Chashama.
In addition, excerpts of the performance of Your Own Personal Apocalypse will be
featured in the One Million Forgotten Moments project, running twice every
evening from September 11-15 at 38 park Row. For more information about this
event visit www.omfm.org .
During the performances audience members and
passers-by will enter the world of a pamphleteer and amateur chicken-farmer who
hopes to prepare all those she meets for the coming of their own personal
apocalypse. The performance will feature chickens, video, art, people, and
propaganda galore. There will be plenty of opportunities for the audience to be
entertained, perplexed and forewarned.
Funding for this project has been made possible by
the Puffin Foundation.
The performance and installation are supported by
Collective PAST at chashama, who have provided residency support for the
creation of Your Own Personal Apocalypse. chashama is a NYC arts organization
whose mission is to support artists of all genres. chashama "adopts" vacant
properties that are donated by their owners and converts them into theaters,
galleries, studios, and window performance sites; chashama then regrants this
space for free or at heavily subsidized rates. Since 1995, chashama has
transformed more than 20 vacant properties and has given more than 5,000 artists
access to space.
Read more about the project here: www.newacquisition.org
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Supported by CollectiveP.A.S.T. and
chashama, The 24Seven Lab presents:
The 25th Hour Readings of two new plays developed during our workshop rounds Thursday, September 6, 2007, 7p Latham Prince by Ashlin Halfnight Directed by Rick DesRochers Featuring: Polly Adams, Brian Coffey, Maria Dizzia, Albert Jones, Robert LaVelle & Trevor Long When his father is shot in the ear, a young archaeologist moves home to find the killer sleeping in his mother's bed. Or so he thinks. He is faced with a hysterical high-school girlfriend, a best friend who sees ghosts, and a mom who makes porn in the living room. LATHAM PRINCE is a fragmented look at the disasters that occur when we stop growing up and start going home. Friday, September 7, 2007,
7p
Odile's Ordeal by Lucas Hnath Directed by Linsay Firman Featuring: Sean Dougherty, Edith Freni & Ralph Pochoda A scheme to scam a rich, dying man out fo his money backfires in the worst possible way. What follows involves dogs, lies, voodoo, the French, and a lot of lip-synching. ODILE'S ORDEAL is a mind-bending comedy about love and death and why we are the way we are. SUGGESTED DONATION: $5 NO RESERVATIONS NECESSARY WINE RECEPTION AFTER EACH READING literary [at] 24sevenlab.com www.24sevenlab.com --------------------
**STILL RUNNING**
Ateh Theatre Group & CollectivePAST @chashama present:
"Long
Distance"
Based on three stories by Judy Budnitz Adapted by Bridgette Dunlap Directed by Bridgette Dunlap and Alexis Grausz FOUR-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT August 9 - September 1, 2007 Thu-Sat at 8PM Get tickets at www.Smarttix.com, or call Smarttix at 212-868-4444. Tickets: $15.00 Starring: Diana Lynne Drew*, Kathryn Ekblad, Charley Layton, Madeleine Maby, Sara Montgomery, Elizabeth Neptune, HUGH SCULLY, Jake Thomas, Jesse Wilson. *performing courtesy of actors equity Long Distance consists of three short plays:
In Skin care, Amy's little sister went off to college and
caught leprosy; in Visitors, Meredith's parents won't ask for
directions and don't know a mass murderer when they see one; and in
Flush, Lisa's mom will get out of her mammogram even if she has
to break the laws of space and time to do it. These funny and frightening
plays ask us: how do you protect a loved one from a chaotic
universe?
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