NEW SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY ONE NIGHT ONLY AND ON TOUR IN SPRING
NEW SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY ONE NIGHT ONLY AND ON TOUR IN SPRING
WOMEN CENTER STAGE NEW YORK
WHAT:
THE LAST DAYS OF DESMOND ‘NANI’ REESE:
A Stripper’s History of the World”
written and performed by Heather Woodbury, directed by Abigail Deser
A series of interviews between a one hundred and eight-year old stripper, holed up in a bramble-covered shack in Los Angeles and a young feminist academic, in the year 2014.
WHERE:
In New York City, Albuquerque, Austin.
WHO:
Award-winning playwright and solo performer Heather Woodbury (*winner of the first Spalding Gray Award, and a 2007 OBIE-Outstanding Achievement in Off-Broadway Theatre- recipient), performs her new one-woman play , directed by Abigail Deser, in four cities.
WHY:
About Last Days…critics say:
"MESMERIZING....not only vibrantly performed but also delicately written....Woodbury has a poet's way with words and a comic's naughty wit....the show demonstrates the power of the solo artist in tantalizing flight."
--Charles McNulty, LA TIMES
“Woodbury remains A LOS ANGELES TREASURE....(the play) captivates and challenges--while including plenty of laughs....(with) fascinating and detailed characters....Woodbury packs plenty of punch."
--Jeff Favre, BACKSTAGE WEST, PICK OF THE WEEK
"Flat out: SHE'S BRILLIANT!”
-KellyHargraves, EYESPYLA.COM
About Woodbury’s past work:
“Breathtaking.”-Jason Zinoman, NY TIMES
“A tender writer…vivid and assured...”-Alexis Soloski,VILLAGE VOICE
“Thrillingly poetic and daring.”-Terry Morgan, VARIETY
“Wildly funny and infinitely sad.” -Fintan O’Toole, THE IRISH TIMES
WHEN: Tuesday, April 22nd at 8 p.m. The Culture Project’s annual WOMEN CENTER STAGE FESTIVAL in New York City.
Culture Project 55 Mercer St., NY, NY, 10013 Box Office 212 925 1900 www.cultureproject.org
WOMEN CENTER STAGE NEW YORK
WHAT:
THE LAST DAYS OF DESMOND ‘NANI’ REESE:
A Stripper’s History of the World”
written and performed by Heather Woodbury, directed by Abigail Deser
A series of interviews between a one hundred and eight-year old stripper, holed up in a bramble-covered shack in Los Angeles and a young feminist academic, in the year 2014.
WHERE:
In New York City, Albuquerque, Austin.
WHO:
Award-winning playwright and solo performer Heather Woodbury (*winner of the first Spalding Gray Award, and a 2007 OBIE-Outstanding Achievement in Off-Broadway Theatre- recipient), performs her new one-woman play , directed by Abigail Deser, in four cities.
WHY:
About Last Days…critics say:
"MESMERIZING....not only vibrantly performed but also delicately written....Woodbury has a poet's way with words and a comic's naughty wit....the show demonstrates the power of the solo artist in tantalizing flight."
--Charles McNulty, LA TIMES
“Woodbury remains A LOS ANGELES TREASURE....(the play) captivates and challenges--while including plenty of laughs....(with) fascinating and detailed characters....Woodbury packs plenty of punch."
--Jeff Favre, BACKSTAGE WEST, PICK OF THE WEEK
"Flat out: SHE'S BRILLIANT!”
-KellyHargraves, EYESPYLA.COM
About Woodbury’s past work:
“Breathtaking.”-Jason Zinoman, NY TIMES
“A tender writer…vivid and assured...”-Alexis Soloski,VILLAGE VOICE
“Thrillingly poetic and daring.”-Terry Morgan, VARIETY
“Wildly funny and infinitely sad.” -Fintan O’Toole, THE IRISH TIMES
WHEN: Tuesday, April 22nd at 8 p.m. The Culture Project’s annual WOMEN CENTER STAGE FESTIVAL in New York City.
Culture Project 55 Mercer St., NY, NY, 10013 Box Office 212 925 1900 www.cultureproject.org
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