The Left Out Festival is an annual event presented by Cheryl King Productions at Stage Left Studio. This two-week festival presents solo shows, small cast plays and evenings of monologues, all to benefit Bailey House and GMHC.
This year's festival features new works by some of the powerhouses of previous authors and performers in the festival – such as Anthony Johnston, whose show Art's Heart was voted Best Solo Show in the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival, and Frank Blocker, who presented his solo show Southern Gothic Novel in the first Left Out Festival. Frank followed that up with a six-month run of the show at Stage Left, and garnered a Drama Desk Award nomination. Other popular writers presenting new works in the festival include Brionne Davis, Topher Cusumano, and William LoCasto.
The Left Out Festival will feature these shows:
April 14th at 8 pm - NYXY, a 3-man show written by William LoCasto
April 15th at 8 pm – Tender Pits, a new solo show by 2009 NYC Fringe Fest Best Solo Artist Anthony Johnston www.tenderpits.com
April 16th at 8 pm - Shame, Simon, Shame, a 2-man play by Topher Cusumano, performed by Topher Cusumano and Mike Thatcher
April 18th at 8 pm - Monologues/Short Plays
How We Began written by Richard Ballon, performed by Josef Wille
No Childhood Left Behind, Part One – Fits and Starts, written and performed by Robin Goldfin
One Arm: Short Story by Tennessee Williams (script adapted by Brionne Davis) performed by Brionne Davis & Frank Blocker
Shame, an excerpt from the one-man show Shame, written by Steve Morey, performed by Brionne Davis
Old Time Jazz – a 2-man play written by Topher Cusumano and performed by Topher Cusumano & Frank Blocker
June and Nancy, written and performed by Michelle Ramoni
April 19th at 8 pm - Fearless Moral Inventory, a new solo show written and performed by Frank Blocker
April 21st at 8 pm - NYXY, a 3-man show written by William LoCasto
April 22nd at 8 pm - Shame, Simon, Shame, a 2-man play by Topher Cusumano, performed by Topher Cusumano and Mike Thatcher
April 23rd at 8 pm – Tender Pits, a new solo show by 2009 NYC Fringe Fest Best Solo Artist Anthony Johnston www.tenderpits.com
April 24th at 3 pm Monologues/Short Plays –
How We Began & Wintergreen and Smoke written by Richard Ballon
No Childhood Left Behind, Part One – Fits and Starts, written and performed by Robin Goldfin
Old Time Jazz – a 2-man play written by Topher Cusumano and performed by Topher Cusumano & Frank Blocker
Jesus, Liza and Me, written by Theresa Diamond
Tickets $15 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/103073
Stage Left Studio is located at 438 W 37th Street 5A, NYC, just east of 37 Arts. Conveniently located between 9th and 10th Avenues, near the Port Authority and Penn Stations A, C or E line. Box office opens at 7 pm.
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