Coming Next Week: Poetry Electric Solo Female Performance Festival

Something a little different this month at Poetry Electric: 

La MaMa presents
Poetry Electric 
Solo Female 
Performance Festival 

April 21 & April 22, 2014 

Monday, April 21, 2014
Individual performances: $10
Buy $20 package to see all 3 performances in on Monday!

6:30pm
TARGET
performed by Nikaury Rodriguez, written by Marilyn Torres
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Sandra is forever changed when an event at Target lands her in therapy. She’s forced to go back and face what’s been ailing her, her whole life.

7:30pm
WE ALL NEED SOME HELP
written and directed by Macah Coates
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This is a 9 character sketch comedy, that takes you on a randomly ridiculous ride of over the top people and situations, all using the body of one actor. It is loosely and sometimes not so loosely based on many of the real people Macah has come into contact with while living in NYC. And if you keep your eyes open for a week while going to various places on this island you may be able to point some out as you walk down the streets, or ride on the bus and subway, or parks, or nearly any public place.

8:30pm
NO VACANCY
written and directed by Clea Rivera
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Clea Rivera, creator of eccentric French chef, Michelle Cassis, and solo show, Food Of Life, is back with a new character, in No Vacancy. Meet Betty Lou Gerber from Daleville, owner of the Bed and Breakfast establishment, the Weeping Willow Inn. Betty Lou lives by her own set of rules, in a fantasy world. Explore with her the circumstances that propel her out of her small town life into a whole new adventure, and the motley crew of characters she meets along the way. Directed by Sara Berg.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Individual performances: $10
Buy $20 package to see all 3 performances on Tuesday!

6:30pm
MY LIFE IS A WOODY ALLEN FILM
written and performed by Aja Nisenson, piano by Gary Schreiner
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One 20-something female. A shrink with the name of male genitalia. 12 therapists of her past and present. A comedic and honest look at why I believe in the power of therapy… for other people.

7:30pm
OBNOXIOUS
written & performed by Melissa Murray
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What happens when old friends who become new mothers get together for a play date in the park? Things can only get obnoxious. Melissa Murray embodies the good, the band and the “Oh no you didn’t” of motherhood in the formation of 4 moms and a nanny.

8:30pm
SIGN FELT
written and performed by Alexandra Tatarsky
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A brief history of forgotten visionaries seeking and making meaning.