WhatsUp at the WorkShop (Week of 2/8/10)

Welcome to this week's edition of WhatsUp at the WorkShop!

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IN THE JEWEL BOX:

As we've all learned in life, you can never tell how long a Demon Bitch Goddess will hang around. Sometimes they're here for a fleeting moment and sometimes they're here for years. Well, guess what? This week is your LAST CHANCE to see Scott C. Sickles' wonderful new Play In Process, Demon Bitch Goddess! It's drama and laughs in three parts and audiences are loving it! See Demon Bitch Goddess while you can! Here are the deets:

Demon Bitch Goddess

By Scott C. Sickles
Directed By Thomas Coté

Wednesday thru Saturday:
February 10, 11, 12, 13
All curtains 8pm

A Play In Process (PIP) Presented In The Jewel Box Theater

Ticket Prices: $15.00 - Seniors & Students $12
Info and reservations: (212) 695-4173 ext. 6#
Buy Tickets Online Here: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/711885

A first date. A wedding. A day at the beach. The myths of Medusa (demon), Cassiopeia (bitch) and Thalassa (goddess) resonate in these three tales of unexpected love, lust and loss.

Cast:
Mick Bleyer*, Caitlin Davies*, Loren Dunn*, Ken Glickfeld*, Cam Kornman*, Marylee Martin*, Lucy McMichael*, Gerrianne Raphael*

Lighting Design: Sarah Tundermann
Scenic Consultant: Craig Napoliello
Sound Design: David Schulder
Light/Sound Board Operator: Nelson Lugo
Coordinating Producer: Lynda Berge

*member AEA

Don't wait! Come down and see Demon Bitch Goddess before she's gone like every other woman in your life. Oops! I mean, uh...hey look at this!

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FUNDRAISING PARTY:

There's a PARTY Saturday night right after the performance of Demon Bitch Goddess! Consider this your invite:

Be My Valentine...or Die, Valentine, Die!!!

Saturday, February 13th @ 9:30pm

Either way it's a Demon Bitch Goddess closing night Party! PIck your theme & come to the WorkShop on February 13th @ 9:30pm for Vodka, Beer, Wine, love-bites, and the cheesiest and most hardcore love songs of the 80's and 90's!

Tickets are 10$ for 2 drinks or 20$ for unlimited beverages and fun!

Bring a date, find a date, kiss a date... Just make the date!

Disclaimer: The WorkShop Theater Company is not responsible for heartbreak or murder. Members under the influence of love should not operate heavy machinery. Please love responsibly.

All Proceeds to Benefit the WorkShop Theater Company.

Sounds like a blast! So come down to the party with your honey...or find a new one there! Woo-hoo! Party, party, woo, party!

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VERBATIM VERBOTEN:

Everyone of us at one time or another has said something that we probably wish we hadn't. Here at the WorkShop, we demonstrate our sensitivity to this very human foible by putting the words of celebrities on stage for the rest of us to laugh at. It's time for Verbatim Verboten! Here's the dilly:

Verbatim Verboten
The Words You Were Never Meant To Hear...Uncensored!

Created By Michael Martin
Directed By Jonathan Pereira
In Association With Quade Productions, Ltd.

Friday, February 12th

DJ entertainment and drinks at 10pm
Performance starts at 10:30pm

Brooklyn playwright and performer
MAC ROGERS
(Universal Robots, Viral)
Guest Stars this month!

Also, DJ this month: Big Vern Burns!

A Special Event Presented In The Jewel Box Theater
Ticket Prices $10 (includes one drink!)
For info and reservations call The WorkShop at (212) 695-4173 ext. 6#

Buy Tickets Online Here: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/695945

Verbatim Verboten always ends up being outrageous fun. So come down THIS Friday night and have a ball laughing at the things you're glad that you didn't say!

Once a month, on every Friday the 'teenth (except when it's the 12th).

More Information Here: http://www.workshoptheater.org/verbatimverboten

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SPECIAL EVENT:

Come celebrate Black History Month with us by attending one of our Black Voice FREE readings! This week it's An August Romance! If you're a fan of August Wilson's work or always wanted to check it out then you need to be here with us on Saturday! Here's the info on the entire remaining Black Voice series:

Black Voice
Celebrating the Work of African-American Playwrights of Today and Yesterday

Four Plays By African-American Playwrights
Featuring Actors of Color Directed by Directors of Color

Saturdays in February
At 12 Noon
Encore performances at 3pm

In Celebration of Black History Month

A Special Event Presented In The Main Stage Theater
Ticket Prices: Free and Open to the Public
Reservations not Required but Seating is Limited

This week: February 13th

An August Romance
Scenes from each of August Wilson's plays on the tumult and tenderness of relationship.

More Information, Cast List and Next Weeks' Shows Found Here:
http://workshoptheater.org/mainstage/2010/BlackVoice

What a fantastic FREE reading series. Celebrate the broad cultural, social and political impact of African-Americans by attending a Black Voice reading!

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VAUDEVILLE NOUVEAU:

Vaudeville Nouveau this month is going to be an all-female cast! Yay! Sisters are doing it for themselves! So come on down Saturday night and let the ladies get you in the mood for Valentine's Day! Here's what you need to know:

As usual, we will be offering up our very special "Date Night" and "Brown Bag" raffle - with some pretty epic prizes – as well as the "Booze & Pie" after-party where you can meet and mingle with the cast. See ya at the show!

Saturday, February 13, 10pm
The WorkShop Theater Company Presents

The February Edition of
Vaudeville Nouveau

Ticket Price: 15 Bucks
As always...the First Drink is FREE!
And why not Dress Up & Drink? Wear campy, vampy, or hot-n-trampy attire and a second drink ticket is yours!

The Lounge opens at 10pm for pre-show drinking and carousing. The show starts at 10:30pm.

The Line-Up (in no particular order):

The Fiery Femme Fatale...Reina Terror
The Bubbly...Rubie Fizz
The Illustrated...Fifi Dupree
The Jocular Jesters...Mr. & Mrs. Clown

**and of course, your hosts**
The Music Man... Richard Kent Green
The Charming Trickster... Nelson Lugo

As usual, we will be offering up our very special "Date Night" and "Brown Bag" raffle - with some pretty epic prizes – as well as the "Booze & Pie" after-party where you can meet and mingle with the cast. See ya at the show!

Vaudeville Nouveau is always a great way to spend a Saturday night. So come to the WorkShop, let your hair down and see what the buzz is about!

More Information Here: http://www.vaudevillenouveau.com

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SUNDAY@SIX:

Don't have a sweetheart this Valentine's Day? Well, the WorkShop will always be here for you. THIS Sunday don't miss another FREE reading as part of our Sunday@Six series. This Sunday at 6pm we'll read Bob Manus' work, Chimes Of My Lovely. Come on down and give us your feedback!

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See you at the WorkShop...where the weather outside is frightful but our plays are so delightful!

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Show times are subject to change. Please call (212) 695-4173 to confirm.

The WorkShop Theater Company is accessible to individuals with disabilities (e.g., elevators, wheelchair access and floor & elevator inscriptions in Braille).

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The WorkShop Theater Company
312 W. 36th St., 4th fl. (between 8th & 9th Aves.)
New York, NY 10018
(212)695-4173
www.workshoptheater.org

Scott C. Sickles, artistic director
David M. Pincus, managing director
Anne Fizzard, Richard Kent Green and Christina Romanello, producing directors
Cecily Benjamin, Artistic Associate