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June 21 - July 15, 2012
at the Manny Fried Playhouse

It's baaaaaaack!

 
sUBVERsIVE sHORTs 2012
-14 provocative new shorts by playwrights from all across America
-2 separate line-ups
-9 different directors
-Over 30 different actors

June 21 - July 15
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays @ 8pm  Sundays @ 4pm

THREE STARS!!!
"It incites our anger, it provokes our reaction, it gives us permission to be louder than we might otherwise be."
-Ben Seigel  BUFFALO NEWS  6/24/12

     sUBVERsIVE sHORTs -- one of the world's only new play showcases devoted exclusively to American political theatre -- is back and stronger than ever with another batch of brand spankin' new shorts by radical playwrights from all across the Country!  

     This year's showcase -- installment #6 -- offers an unstoppable smorgasbord of political theatre taking on every controversial subject you could ask for.  With so much great material, we couldn't fit it all into one night.  So this year's sHORTs feature two separate line-ups ("Artaud Night" and "Brecht Night") playing on alternating nights. 

HERE ARE THE LINE-UPS:
(click on each title to read more about that project along with bios & headshots of the authors, directors, and actors as well as playwright's notes and photos of each show)

ARTAUD NIGHTS playing June 21, 23, 29 July 1, 5, 7, 13, 15 with pantomime sequences performed by  Jim McLaughlin, directed by Kurt Schneiderman* ROCKET'S RED GLARE by Jason Furlani of Brooklyn, New York Directed by Kelly Beuth* Starring Jack Agugliaro*, John Aramini,  Virginia Brannon*, Britney Kucala* THE QUALITY OF MERCY  Written & Directed by Christopher LaBanca of Buffalo, New York Starring Charlene Budziszewski and Danica Riddick A SCENE FROM THE FACTORY by Howard Kingkade of Columbia, South Carolina Directed by Virginia Brannon* Starring John Aramini and Murry Galloway HARD CELL by Donna Hoke of Buffalo, New York Directed by Virginia Brannon* Starring Hasheen DeBerry* and Lewis Sepulveda HE IS GONNA SEE STARS by Lavinia Roberts of Queens, New York Directed by Kelly Beuth* Starring Erin Crowell and Britney Kucala* SELDOM IS HEARD by Mary Steelsmith of Los Angeles, California Directed by Christopher LaBanca Starring John Aramini, Shayna Raichilson-Zadok, and Danica Riddick COINTELPRO VISITS THE CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES by Trace Crawford of Hilliard, Ohio Directed by Kelly Beuth* Starring Jack Agugliaro*, Virginia Brannon*,  and Murry Galloway*

BRECHT NIGHTS playing June 22, 24, 28, 30 July 6, 8, 12, 14, 15 A MATTER OF NATIONAL INTEREST by Cary Pepper of San Francisco, California Directed by Kurt Schneiderman* Starring Jamie Lynn Nablo with cameo appearances by Leo DiBello, Angel Izard, Eric Madia, and Leanne Troutman KINDERGARTEN PHILOSOPHY: COMMON CENTS by Andrew Baer of Woodbridge, Virginia Directed by Brianna Simmons* Starring Cierra Cappas, Erin Crowell, Perris Fortson, Marty Gartz, Brianna Simmons, Kajana Stover, and Diamond Turner WATER/SHOT IN THE DARK by Christopher Kent of Southborough, Mass. Directed by Michael Lodick Starring Andre Colon and Michael Morel TWO MINUTES OF HEROISM by Matt Hanf of Elk Grove, California Directed by Bob Van Valin* Starring Leo DiBello, Angel Izard, John Jacoby,  Sara Jo Kukulka, Eric Madia, Sean Marciniak, Jamie Lynn Nablo, Maura Nolan, and Peter Sorkin IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER by Jonathan Graham of Richmond, Indiana Directed by Chelsea Bath Starring Carol Alaimo, Holden Bath, Lauren Frank,   and Leanne Troutman THE RABBIT LESSON by Christopher Kent of Southborough, Mass. Directed by Annise Celano Starring Patrick J. Tighe ONE, THREE, TWO by Michael Weems of Houston, Texas Directed by Kurt Schneiderman* Starring John Jacoby and Diane McNamara

    
    It's an extraordinary line-up of plays -- come to both evenings and see 'em all!  The final performance (Sunday, July 15th starting at 4pm) will be a marathon performance featuring BOTH line-ups back-to-back.  

    sUBVERsIVE sHORTs 2012 is brought together by Overall Director Kurt Schneiderman* with Set Design by Ashley Bobbett*, Sound Design by Bob Van Valin*, Lighting Design by Emily Pedersen*, and Movement Choreography by Monica Karwan* .  This year's sHORTs was curated by Gina LaChacz, the selection committee was comprised of Gina LaChacz* and Caitlin McAneny.

    Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 4pm from June 21st through July 15th.  All shows are at Subversive Theatre's regular performance venue The Manny Fried Playhouse at 255 Great Arrow Avenue on the third floor of the Great Arrow Building in North Buffalo.

    Tickets are $20 general admission or $15 for students, seniors, and Subversive Theatre members.  Bring your playbill when you come back to see the other line-up of shows are receive a $5 off discount with the purchase of your next ticket.  Doors open one half hour before each performance.

    For more information, give us a call at 716-408-0499.

* = indicates members of the Subversive Theatre Collective