Singularity Stage ’03 Festival

Singularity Stage ’03 Festival is a festival of contemporary theatre featuring the following productions:

PROGRAM 1
The Administration is a comedy in three people. Sketch comedy at its smartest, from Kristen Schaal, Dan Mahoney and Ryan Harrison.

John S. Hall: My Life on the Farm is a performance of short and very short spoken word pieces (some of which could be described as “poems”) from the vocalist and lyricist of King Missile, best known for “Detachable Penis” and “Jesus Was Way Cool.”

Schedule:
Tuesday, April 22 at 7pm
Wednesday, April 23 at 9pm
Thursday, April 24 at 9pm
Saturday, April 26 at 7pm

PROGRAM 2

Magnetic North: Survival of the Fittest is four short pieces that constitute a wild adventure in social Darwinism, combining art with a dash of science to test the theory of natural selection. Inspired by headlines from the tabloids and conversations from the streets of New York.

Schedule:
Monday, April 21 at 8pm
Wednesday, April 23 at 7pm
Friday, April 25 at 9pm
Saturday, April 26 at 3pm

PROGRAM 3
Live from their living room, Fattie and Skinny present Fattie & Skinny Show, written and performed by Fattie and Skinny. From Wakka Wakka Productions.

The Woodsman is a series of short stories told through the art of silence. The body is used to express what is beyond words. Conceived and Performed by Gautham Prasad.

Schedule:
Tuesday, April 22 at 9pm
Thursday, April 24 at 7pm
Friday, April 25 at 7pm
Saturday, April 26 at 9pm

PROGRAM 4
Gift is written by Mark Schultz and directed by Daniel Talbott. It’s Sylvie’s birthday and Larry has a surprise. It has two legs, two arms, and a pair of beautiful eyes. Will it lead her to redemption or to her own destruction?

Schedule:
Tuesday, April 29 at 7pm
Wednesday. April 30 at 9pm
Friday, May 2 at 9pm
Saturday, May 3 at 3pm

PROGRAM 5
The Jesus Side is a twisted comedy about love and mass murder. Haunted by memories of molestation, Alexander is encouraged by his “therapist” Mary to seek out the perpetrator. More than a “bad touch” bubbles to the surface when son confronts would-be father Frank. Written and Directed by Ken Urban. Presented by the committee.

How to Act Around Cops is directed by Jon Schumacher. The second scene of Logan Brown’s captivating puzzle features a young man, an off-duty cop, and a video camera.

Schedule:
Tuesday, April 29 at 9pm
Thursday, May 1 at 7pm
Friday, May 2 at 7pm
Saturday, May 3 at 9pm

PROGRAM 6
One Person is by Robert Patrick and performed by Patrick Mellen. Ever dream of confronting your ex? Watch one man do just that, in front of an entire audience. Sullivan Canaday White directs.
Kirby by Ellen Shanman, is a deliciously disturbing whodunit set in a lavish Long Island summer cottage in the late 1920’s. Sometimes murder is ‘just the thing’. Moritz Von Stuelpnagel directs.

The Fall, written and directed by Liza Steinberg, is a brief investigation of the nature of magic using movement and puppetry. One winter night a newish baby falls from a highish window in a whitish house on a nearish street?somewhere. The next morning, he is found without a scratch. Presented by Toad Productions.

Schedule:
Monday, April 28 at 8pm
Wednesday, April 30 at 7pm
Thursday, May 1 at 9pm
Saturday, May 3 at 7pm