| SOHO PLAYHOUSE presents FULL CASTING for "THE VILLAGE! A DISCO DAYDREAM" - by NORA BURNS and directed by ADAM PIVIROTTO - running IN REP with "DAVID'S FRIEND", 7/10-8/10 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:46 pm EDT 06/13/24 | |
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| SOHO PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS A SPECIAL DOUBLE BILL "THE VILLAGE! A DISCO DAYDREAM" AND " DAVID'S FRIEND" TWO PLAYS BY NORA BURNS AND DIRECTED BY ADAM PIVIROTTO RETURNING BY POPULAR DEMAND AND RUNNING IN REP JULY 10 TO AUGUST 10 FULL CASTING FOR "THE VILLAGE!" ANNOUNCED SoHo Playhouse has announced casting for the upcoming production of The Village! A Disco Daydream, which is being presented as part of a special double bill this summer with David's Friend. These two acclaimed theater pieces by downtown veteran Nora Burns (Unitard) and directed by Adam Pivirotto are returning to the city by popular demand. They will run in rep from Wednesday, July 10 to Saturday, August 10. Tickets, which are $36 per show or a package of both for $60, are available at www.sohoplayhouse.com. The cast of The Village! A Disco Daydream will feature Jack Barrow, Chuck Blasius, Kevin Boseman, Glace Chase, Ashley Chavonne, Antony Cherrie, Eileen Dover, JMV, Chris Patterson Rosso, and Drew Timberlake Hill. Set in New York City in 1979, The Village! A Disco Daydream – which enjoyed three sold-out runs at Dixon Place – is loosely based on Our Town (if Thornton Wilder had lived on Christopher Street). A colorful collage of characters drink, drug, dream, and dish about love, life, death and taxis, and, of course, break out into disco dance numbers. The show is a valentine to fashion, fantasy, fun, New York City and Donna Summer. The Village! features choreography by Robin Carrigan (Trick), sets by Steven Hammel and costumes by Paul Alexander. TheaterMania called The Village! "a joyous new play, refreshingly transgressive." DC Metro Arts praised its "over-the-top humor and hilarious hedonism." The Queer Review reported, "The Village! is a continually impressive piece of ensemble storytelling. The entire talented cast brings Burns' zingy script to life. There's certainly plenty of potential here for a long-running hit." In addition to press adulation, The Village! boasted many celebrity fans. Cynthia Nixon called it "hilarious, charming and heartfelt." "I laughed, I cried, I danced in my seat," proclaimed Marc Jacobs. "A revelation, specular – a stellar cast leaving you ecstatic and deeply moved," enthused Sandra Bernhard. David's Friend, lauded as a New York Times "Critic's Pick" when it debuted at La MaMa in 2017, is the story of a crazy friendship in 1980s New York City, a restless city during a reckless time. It's a comic odyssey about cruising, disco, drag queens, strippers, sex, love, loss, and AIDS, told with music, videos, costumes, characters, tall tales and torrid truths. Written and performed by Nora Burns with direction by Adam Pivirotto (originally by Adrienne Truscott), and featuring adult entertainer Ricky Romano, this fast-paced show is a multi-media celebration of friendship, fun, freaks, fag hags, youthful passion, changing times, emotions, memories, Manhattan and music that moves your feet to a disco beat. David's Friend was hailed as "a feisty and funny one-woman show" by Charles Isherwood in The New York Times, who added: "her odyssey will bring alive the period and its pleasures (and poisons) with pungent animation." New York Theatre Guide raved, "the beauty of David's Friend is, you didn't have to be there. Burns was, and she brings it alive for the rest of us." According to Kenneth in the 212 , "the show delivered on all fronts – it's funny, it's nostalgic, it's touching, it's poignant and it's smart." The David's Friend photo was taken by Patrick McMullan and The Village! collage was created by Scott Ewalt. The Village! A Disco Daydream and David's Friend will run in rep from Wednesday, July 10 to Saturday, August 10. The Village! A Disco Daydream is performed on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM (July 10-17) or 9:00 PM (July 24-August 7) and Fridays at 9:00 PM. David's Friend is performed on Thursdays at 7:00 PM (July 11-18) or 9:00 PM (July 25-August 8) and Saturdays at 9:00 PM. . Tickets, which are $36 per show or a package of both for $60. SoHo Playhouse is located at 15 Vandam Street in NYC. www.sohoplayhouse.com ------------------------------------------------------ Nora Burns (Writer/Performer) is a writer, performer, comedian, actress, and archivist who has lived in New York City since 1979. She is a founding member of the comedy groups Unitard and the Nellie Olesons. She has performed in the comedy festivals Just for Laughs in Montreal, We're Funny That Way in Toronto, and the Aspen Comedy Festival (now HBO). Nora curated and hosted the series "New York Stories" at the historic Stonewall Inn. Her most recent show, "Candied Camera LIVE!," had a sold-out run at La MaMa in February 2024. Adam Pivirotto (Director) is a theater and filmmaker based in New York City. He was director and producer of drag performer Cleo Berlin's cabaret series, presented at Pangea through TWEED Theaterworks. His short films have been screened at Richmond International Film Fest, Genreblast Film Fest, NYC Poetry Festival, LA Cinefest, Sixth Sense Film Festival, Filmshortage, and Shondaland. His one-act This Place was presented at Dixon Place HOT! Festival. He has been a featured director for the Visible Poetry Project and completed an arts and education fellowship at NYU Abu Dhabi. Robin Carrigan (Choreographer) is a NYC choreographer, writer, performer, and ceramic artist. Choreography includes "Club Dada/Kabaret Kaput" at La MaMa and Dixon Place, Trick (feature film), Hater (Ohio Theater), Bedbugs!!! (NYMF), 1966 (El Flamingo), Jesus and Mandy (FringeNYC, co-written with Eric Bernat), Blood Orgy of the Carnival Queens!!! (co-written with Jim Fall, Vortex/Sanford Meisner) and Hamlet of Bank St., Girls Town (writer, Actor's Playhouse), drag performer Love Connie, Ronnie Spector, music videos, concert staging, and Nan and Her Boys. About SoHo Playhouse – Continuing in the spirit of the theater's original tenant, Edward Albee and his Playwright Unit Workshop, SoHo Playhouse is committed to presenting the brightest and most talented artists from New York, with its Lighthouse Series, and around the world, with the International Fringe Encore Series, to give the theater-going audience of New York important stories told with unique style, and evolving what the concept of Off-Broadway Theater is in the 21st century. For info visit www.sohoplayhouse.com. |
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