SPLIT BILL: ‘Neverbird,’ ‘Bill’s 44th,’ & ‘Mine’ Dorothy James, Andy Manjuck & Shayna Strype
About This Show
Neverbird- Inspired by J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy (and its many adaptations), Neverbird follows a female-identifying protagonist as she attempts to navigate a world that equates womanhood with motherhood.
Bill’s 44th- It’s Bill’s 44th birthday today! Well, actually it was on Tuesday, but parties are best reserved for weekends, right? Bill certainly hopes so. After all, he sprung for the larger party platter from his local grocery store. Not to mention all the balloons, special napkins, disposable plates, utensils, and party hats he managed to acquire. The oven is preheated; the table is set; the ‘No Shoes’ Policy has been temporarily waived – now all there is for Bill to do is to await the arrival of his guests.
Mine- After a mine collapse, the rubble of the mountain wakes up, dusts herself off, and attempts to reassemble a sense of home. She navigates through a universe plagued with consumerism, corruption, and lack of empathy. The rubble meets some unlikely pals to accompany her on her journey, including a groundhog hoarder and a no-nonsense crystal healer. This one-woman-show uses humor, marionette puppetry, miniature sets, wearable sculpture, and live feed projections to create a cautionary myth for future generations, trying to salvage some humanity from beneath the rubble.
PLAYBILL of this show HERE!
About the Artists
Dorothy is a Brooklyn-based puppeteer whose NYC credits include ‘Made in China’ (Wakka Wakka, 59E59), ‘The New York Spectacular…’ (Radio City), and ‘The Poofs’ (Kate Brehm, imnotlost). Outside the city, her work has brought her to Washington DC for ‘Snow Child’ (Arena Stage) and ‘Women of Troy’ (Kennedy Center); Detroit for ‘Hansel & Gretel’ (Basil Twist, Michigan Opera Theatre); and internationally to Norway and the Czech Republic. Her puppetry can also be seen on the small screen in BBC’s new children’s series ‘Moon and Me,’ Amazon’s ‘Patriot,’ and various music videos.
Andy Manjuck is Co-Artistic Director of Eat Drink Tell Your Friends, and company member of the award-winning Wakka Wakka. Selected Credits include: ‘Saga’ (Drama Desk Special Award), ‘Baby Universe’ (Obie Special Award, Drama Desk Nomination, Helen Hayes Nomination), ‘The Pigeoning,’ ‘The Plastic Bag Store,’ ‘Made in China,’ ‘Chimpanzee,’ and ‘Petrushka.’ Recently, Andy co-developed ‘Lectures on the Physics of Reversibility’ for Puppet Labapalooza at St. Ann’s Warehouse which since has received a Henson Foundation Workshop Grant.
Shayna Strype a theater/film/puppet artist based in New York City. Her original work has been presented at The Bushwick Starr, Dixon Place, The Tank, and The Center at West Park. She has worked with Pig Iron, Trusty Sidekick, The Civilians, Patti Bradshaw, David Neumann, and Ping Chong. Shayna was an Artist in Residence at the Object Movement Puppetry Festival in 2018, in which she created Antrak, a multimedia puppetry show. MFA, Sarah Lawrence College. www.shaynastrype.com
Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 7:30pm
General Admission
$15 in advance
$18 at the door
Stu./Sen./idNYC
$12 in advance
$15 at the door
70 minutes
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