A Celebration of Women
Monday Nights @ 7pm
Speed Queen Special Performances @ 8pm
Solo Shows & More. Written & Performed by Women.
Speed Queen Special Performances @ 8pm
Solo Shows & More. Written & Performed by Women.
 | Scared SkinnyWritten / performed by Mary Dimino, directed by Christine Renee Miller
June 20, 2011 July 18, 2011 August 22, 2011 Sept 26, 2011 Dec 12, 2011 Growing up fat, funny, and afraid in an Italian family from Queens, starring 2010 MAC AWARD Winner for “Outstanding Female Comedian” and 2008 Gracie Allen Award Winner Mary Dimino. |
**2010 NY International Fringe Festival’s Overall Excellence Award for Outstanding Solo Show**
- “Mary Dimino shares her story of weight loss and maturation with riotously funny delivery... a natural comedic performer.” The Wall Street Journal
- “Utterly captivating... Dimino captures the essence of this struggle with humor and honesty like I’ve never seen before. Definitely catch this one.” nytheatre.com
- “Sensationally riveting... indisputably magical. Yes, it’s just THAT fantastic.” Nite Life Exchange
- “Dimino creates an atmosphere of good will and cheer that wins the audience, who root for her through and through.” Show Business Weekly
Etty PlayWritten / performed by Susan Stein, directed by Austin Pendleton
June 27, 2011 - talk-back with playwright July 11, 2011 - talk-back with playwright Dec 5, 2011 - talk-back with playwright Based on the 1941-1943 diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, a young Jewish woman about to be deported out of Holland. Complex. Loveable. Courageous. Her insights and beliefs reach out from the Holocaust exuding the power of hope and individual thought in the most extreme circumstances. |  |
- “A powerful and moving 60 minutes... Stein’s performance is impeccable... one can’t help but believe she is Etty.” The Epoch Times
- “This entire smart script is from Hillesum’s own words, in letters she wrote and a diary she kept. Stein’s spot-on performances clearly honors both her subject and anyone who has died at hatred’s hellish hands.” The Philadelphia Inquirer
 | The Speed QueenWritten / performed by Anne Stockton
Adapted from the novel "The Speed Queen" by Stewart O'Nan Directed by Austin Pendleton Sept 12, 2011 - 8pm Sept 19, 2011 - 8pm Marjorie Standiford is on Oklahoma's Death Row, answering questions posed in writing by one of America's most popular horror novelists – questions about the wild life she led that put her on Death Row. This is her chance to set the record straight. |
*Outstanding Performance – Solo Show Midtown International Theatre Festival – NYC, 2007
- “Directed with a keen understanding of the humanity within the monster.” Theatermania
- “A riveting tale... Stockton portrays this decadent and destructive character with humanity and dignity.” Li Murillo MNN HI-DRAMA
- “A solid portrayal of a desensitized society and wasted youth.” Show Business
Hijabi MonologuesWritten by Sahar Ullah and others
Project founded by Sahar Ullah, Daniel Morrison and Zeenat Rahman Directed by Lorraine Moller August 15, 2011 True stories of Muslim-American women who wear the headscarf (hijab) told through a dramatic offering of humor, seriousness, and heartfelt emotion |  |
Tickets for All Shows: $20 for Adults; $15 for Students & Seniors
