Here are the longer productions of this year's
27th annual FronteraFest (as opposed to the nightly smorgasbord of the
Short Fringe), with performers and companies taking the stage at
Ground Floor Theatre to offer a variety of new shows on a diversity of subjects. This is what's coming up::
Possibilities: Storytelling with Poetry, Improv, and Song (90 mins.)
Jennifer Bloom shares poetry, songs, and stories to weave a tapestry of connection on her exploration of what it means to be human. In Our Prime Improv (
Paul Normandin,
Ryan Hill, and
Gloria Rabil Bankler) embody characters from Bloom’s poetry and audience input. "Each show offers a new possibility … and a hug for your soul."
Wed., Jan. 29, 8:45pm; Fri., Jan. 31, 7pm; Sat., Feb. 1, 5:30pm; Sun., Feb. 2, 3pm. $15.:
Stand-Up Jesus (60 mins.) Making his first appearance in more than 2000 years, Jesus of Nazareth returns with razor-sharp satire for sinners. Let anyone who is without sin cast the first heckle! "It’s a second coming blessed with punchlines where god is the god of funny. Come battle the hypocrisy of false prophets and praise the truth that hurts!" Written and performed by
Robert Dubac for
Moment-to-Moment Productions.
Wed., Jan. 29, 7pm; Sat., Feb. 1, 3:45pm; Sun., Feb. 2, 1:15 & 7:30pm. $20.:
Straitjacket: Variations on a Theme of Horror (90 mins.) This is a monodrama – produced, written, directed, and performed by
Charles P. Stites – in which a prisoner, tortured by a sadistic warden, is locked away in solitary confinement and sealed in a straitjacket for days at a time. In order to escape the horror of his reality, he astral projects out of his body to relive his past lives. It's "a riveting story of madness, escape, and the terror of eternity," adapted from
The Star-Rover by
Jack London.
Thu., Jan. 30, 8:30pm; Sat., Feb. 1, noon & 9:15pm; Sun., Feb. 2, 5:15pm. $10.:
Transhumance (45 mins.) In this "playful, heartfelt exploration of gender," NYC-based theatre artist
Ania Upstill dives into the absurd in a surreal journey across the landscape of gender in search of a place to call home.
Thu., Jan. 30, 7pm; Fri., Jan. 31, 9:15pm; Sat., Feb. 1, 2:15 & 7:45pm. $15.