SIDES: The Fear is Real...
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 9, 2005
Closed May 1, 2005
Opened Apr 9, 2005
Closed May 1, 2005
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Running Time:
1hr. 25min.
1hr. 25min.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Ma-Yi Theater Company presents SIDES:The Fear Is Real... by Mr. Miyagi's Theatre Company, a comic parade of the horrors of actors' auditions, including nervous performers, bizarre casting directors and every manner of mishap. Winner of the New York International Fringe Festival's Best Ensemble Award and hailed by critics as "Whip-smart comedy - a bull's eye (Wall Street Journal)," "High speed, chokingly funny (Washington Post)," "Smart, current and unapologetic--if you enjoy laughing out loud, go see it (NYtheater.com)," SIDES: The Fear Is Real... is one not to be missed.
Appropriate For Ages: 13 and up
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
P.S. 122
1st Ave
New York, NY 10003
Boasting two theaters with presentation programs of dance, performance, music, film and video, professional technical and administrative staffs, a national touring program, an active commission program, dance and movement improvisational sessions and [...] Read More
1st Ave
New York, NY 10003
Boasting two theaters with presentation programs of dance, performance, music, film and video, professional technical and administrative staffs, a national touring program, an active commission program, dance and movement improvisational sessions and [...] Read More
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A poor man's version of Christopher Durang's The Actor's Nightmare, Mr. Miyagi Theater Company's SIDES: The Fear Is Real... strains to find comedy in stereotypes about actors. Sometimes, the play hits the mark, but the company mostly settles for easy punchlines. There's the requisite parody of Hamlet's "to be or not to be" speech, a nervous actor in sweat-drenched clothes, and haughty, classically trained thespians flashing their Ivy League credentials. If you enjoy hearing such old jokes rehashed, this may be the show for you, but it offers little else for downtown theatergoers. That's too bad, because Ma-Yi Theater Company -- the Obie Award-winning troupe whose name is attached to the pr[...]