Siobhan O’Loughlin’s THE ROPE IN YOUR HANDS revisits Hurricane Katrina as part of Frigid New York theater festival
Kraine Theater, the Red Room, 85A St. Marks Pl. between Second & Third Aves.
Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Pl. between Second & Third Aves.
February 22 – March 4, $8-$16
www.frigidnewyork.info
Founded in 2007 by Horse Trade and Exit Theatre, this year’s Frigid New York festival features thirty productions in three downtown theaters over the course of twelve days. A member of the U.S. Association of Fringe Festivals, Frigid takes place February 22 through March 4 at the Kraine Theater, the Red Room, and Under St. Marks, with tickets for all shows, which run between forty and sixty minutes, only $8 to $16, with proceeds going directly to the artists. On February 21 at 7:00, Under St. Marks will present “Snapshots,” offering snippets from various shows in order to help attendees select what they want to see. Among the shows to choose from are Bricken and Birch Productions’ Death, it happens: A girl’s guide to death, in which four women discuss the loss of their fathers; the love story Coosje, inspired by the relationship between artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen; Musical Pawns, which delves into what happened to composer David Nowakowsky’s musical manuscripts; Siobhan O’Loughlin’s one-woman show The Rope in Your Hands, about thirteen survivors of Hurricane Katrina; Hard Sparks’ sexual paean Love in the Time of Chlamydia; Theatre Arlo’s Man Saved by Condiments! about a stranded dude who made it through an accident by eating packets of condiments he found in his car; Theatre Reverb’s futuristic multimedia Initium/Finis; the hit Montreal Fringe solo show Afternoon Tea with Jane Austen; and Una Aya Osato’s wacky LOL: The End. At the ridiculously cheap prices and relatively short running times, Frigid New York offers adventurous theatergoers plenty of opportunity to check out some great low-budget indie productions that are deserving of an enthusiastic audience. Under St. Marks will also be home to Canuck Cabaret, six midnight gatherings hosted by Canadian comic Paul Hutcheson in which anything can, and probably will, happen.