CultureBot Interview With Sam Alper of LovePlay/Play Money

Sam Alper's LovePlay/PlayMoney begins performances at The Club @ La MaMa this Friday, February 13th.  Sam spoke with Jerry Lieblich of CultureBot about the shows:

"[LovePlay] was a way for me to explore this tension between intimacy and performance. For instance being an actor and having a sense of self-consciousness in intimate moments – of seeing myself perform the expression of my emotions, even while I really felt those emotions."

You can read the full interview HERE.

And get your tickets quickly, the show is selling fast!  It's a great Valentines Day show - especially for single people!

La MaMa presents
LovePlay/
PlayMoney
by Sam Alper
directed by Knud Adams

February 13-22, 2015
Fridays & Saturdays at 10pm; Sundays at 6pm
Running Time: 80 minutes

The Club @ La MaMa
74A East 4th Street
(between Bowery and Second Avenue)
New York, NY 10003

Tickets: $18 Adults/$13 Students/Seniors; ten tickets priced at $10 each are available as part of La MaMa's 10@$10 ticketing program - 10@$10 tickets are available in advance only, while they last, via web, phone or at the box office.

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

Video Preview: The Playground NZ's SLEEP/WAKE

Check out the video trailer for The Playground NZ's SLEEP/WAKE, coming to The Ellen Stewart Theatre as part of The New Zealand Performance Festival.

Art and science meet to investigate the worlds of the sleeping body. 

Sleep/Wake is the result of a collaboration between sleep scientist Philippa Gander and performance designer Sam Trubridge. The dynamic set forms an integral part of each performance: moving walls, projections, somnographic machinery, liquids seeping across the stage, and the play of light in the space are all live performances that are synthesised with the movements of the performers.Through the languages of movement, image, and science a unique journey begins: into the unknown territory of sleep, where we spend one third of our lives.

La MaMa presents
SLEEP/WAKE
by The Playground NZ
Part of The New Zealand Performance Festival

March 19 - 22, 2015
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 4pm

Tickets: $25 Adults; $20 Students/Seniors; 10@$10 tickets available, in advance only, while they last.

Buy a NZ Festival Package and see 3 shows for only $50: AVAILABLE HERE

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

L Magazine Talks to Molly Pope About HORSEPLAY

 

L Magazine's Dan Callahan chats with Molly Pope, star of HORSEPLAY: or, The Fickle Mistress which begins performances this Friday, February 13th, at The Ellen Stewart Theatre:

"I went to NYU for drama, where I took Dan Safer’s class on solo performance. That class turned out to be super-important for how I wound up creating my own work and developing this neo-retro cabaret persona. I am inspired by Elaine Stritch, Bobby Short, Charles Busch, 30 Rock, The Bee Gees, Bill Claxton, The Judy Garland Show, Dostoyevsky, Carol Burnett and, most of all, Sarah Vaughan.”

Read the full article HERE.

And grab your tickets to HORSEPLAY!

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La MaMa in association with Theatre Askew present

HORSEPLAY:

or, The Fickle

Mistress

by Trav S. D.

directed by Elyse Singer

February 13 - March 1, 2015

The Ellen Stewart Theatre

66 East 4th Street

(between Bowery and 4th Street)

New York, NY 10003

Tickets: $18 Adults; $13 Students/Seniors; ten tickets priced at $10 each are available for every performance as part of La MaMa's 10@$10 ticketing initiative - in advance only via web, phone or at the box office - not available day of show

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

Trav S.D. on the opening of HORSEPLAY this week

Trav S.D. talks about the production of his play, Horseplay: or, The Fickle Mistress which begins performances this Friday, February 13th at The Ellen Stewart Theatre.

"I feel like an expectant mother whose water is about to break. This week is a climax of sorts, a moment of truth (even as we celebrate artifice).

On Friday we begin previews of Horseplay a play I’ve been working on (off and on) for about fifteen years. Work in earnest began about four years ago when Tim Cusack of Theatre Askew commissioned its completion, and brilliant director Elyse Singer came aboard. We’ve workshopped the hell out of it, winnowed it down from an original six hour length (it was originally written as a six episode serial), shaped it, honed it, and brought on the most talented collaborators we could find to bring it to life."

Read all about the fantastic cast and the rest of Trav's thoughts about this epic production: HERE.

And get your tickets to the show!

La MaMa in association with Theatre Askew present

HORSEPLAY:

or, The Fickle

Mistress

by Trav S. D.

directed by Elyse Singer

February 13 - March 1, 2015

The Ellen Stewart Theatre

66 East 4th Street

(between Bowery and 4th Street)

New York, NY 10003

Tickets: $18 Adults; $13 Students/Seniors; ten tickets priced at $10 each are available for every performance as part of La MaMa's 10@$10 ticketing initiative - in advance only via web, phone or at the box office - not available day of show

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

Video Preview: LovePlay/PlayMoney

LovePlay/PlayMoney from La MaMa on Vimeo.

Here is a trailer for Sam Alpers' LovePlay/PlayMoney, coming to The Club @ La MaMa on Friday, February 13th for two weeks only!

A pair of immersive performances that blend humor, poetry & audience interaction in order to talk about the basics: love and money. You might leave with a date and a pocket full of cash to pay for it. LovePlay seamlessly blends theater, poetry, and improvisation to build intimacy between audience and performer and destroy inhibitions. PlayMoney is a gameshow spectacular that will fill your pockets while toasting the twilight of the American dream.

La MaMa presents
LovePlay/PlayMoney
by Sam Alper
directed by Knud Adams

February 13-22, 2015
Fridays & Saturdays at 10pm; Sundays at 6pm
Running Time: 80 minutes

The Club @ La MaMa
74A East 4th Street
(between Bowery and Second Avenue)
New York, NY 10003

Tickets: $18 Adults/$13 Students/Seniors; ten tickets priced at $10 each are available as part of La MaMa's 10@$10 ticketing program - 10@$10 tickets are available in advance only, while they last, via web, phone or at the box office.

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE