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The Showcase Showdown – Capital Fringe Festival 2010

Friday, July 16th, 2010

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After the success of last year’s “Sin Show” — the #1 top-selling show in the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival — SpeakeasyDC is back with another sure-fire hit. Come on down to this storytelling game show. Be part of contestants row and win prizes for guessing the correct ending in  Cliffhangers, choosing sides in Catapult, finding the lie in Cover Up and more. In signature SpeakeasyDC style, all stories are true, gripping, and hilarious. Hear stories about spelling bees, murder, family secrets, bad roommates, and stolen cats. John Kevin Boggs stars as our host, Rob Parker and B. Stanely (ED of DC Arts Center) will play the role of our  beloved. announcer, Todd Toddy. Directed by Amy Saidman (who directed such Fringe hits as “The Sin Show” and “Revenge of the Cat-Headed Baby”, and performed in “Chocolate Jesus”.  Showcase Showdown chosen as one of the Washington Post’s best picks of the Fringe Fest. Read review in Washington City Paper.

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Only four shows:
Friday, July 9
Saturday, July 10
Thursday,  July 15
Friday, July 16

All shows start at 8pm, doors open at 7:30p at the US Navy Memorial – 701 Pennsylvania Ave. Next to Archives/Navy Memorial Green/Yellow line. Tickets go on sale on June 21. $15 at capfringe.org. Last year we sold out fast, so get your tickets early. More info at speakeasydc.org.

Click here for Social Media/Press Release with video, photos, and info

STARRING:

BStanleyB. Stanley considers himself the man to fill the gap when necessary. He has been the director  of and acted with the experimental group, Theatre Du Jour since 1982. He directs the works of  several performance poets including Quique Aviles and Silvana Straw, acts in other’s performances when he can and is also currently the Director of the DC Arts Center in Adams Morgan.

bomani-armah-thumb-473xauto-6440 Bomani Darel Armah is a poet, songwriter, producer, performer and educator. Born in Washington D.C. and raised in the metropolitan area, Bomani uses his life experiences, mixed with his musical and poetic skills, to paint lyrical pictures of life as he sees it and the future as he envisions it. He was an English major with a concentration in poetry at the University of Maryland College Park and as a self-taught musician and producer is quickly making a name for himself in the national music scene. As he so aptly puts it “I’m not a rapper, I’m a poet with a hip-hop style”.

bw-thumb_Christyelz Christylez Bacon (pronounced: chris-styles) is a GRAMMY
Nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist and multi-instrumentalist
from Southeast, Washington, DC. As a performer, Christylez
multi-tasks between various instruments such as the West
African djembe drum, acoustic guitar, and the human beat-box
(oral percussion), all while continuing the oral
tradition of storytelling through his lyrics.
bw-thumb_Regie Regie Cabico won the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam and is a 3-time National Poetry Slam Finalist. He has appeared on two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and his work appears in over 30 anthologies. BUST magazine name him in the 100 Men We Love. The Kenyon Review most recently named Cabico the “Lady Gaga of poetry”.
bw-thumb_stephaniegaribaldi After working collaboratively as a writer, teacher, & improviser, Stephanie Garibaldi’s thrilled to be back in the game, unleashing her cutthroat competitive spirit at last on unsuspecting DC opponents. Whatever you do, do NOT challenge her to ping-pong, sudoku, or Name That Tune–she will school you as only SpeakeasyDC’s Educational Director can.
bw-thumb_Cindy Cindy Kane is a writer and aspiring housewife who blogs at Bad Mommy Moments. She once had big dreams of standing next to Bob Barker and reminding the audience to control the pet population. But thanks to a $1 bidder from New Jersey, she never made it past Contestants’ Row.
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Mike Kane is a marginally successful television writer and failed blogger.  His favorite games include “Plnko,” “Switcheroo,” and “$uper $aver.”  His actual retail price: $3.15, and all of this can be yours if… the Price is Right.
bw-thumb_ChrisLove Christopher Love used to feign illness in elementary school so that he could stay home to watch The Price is Right.  He now performs in front of a captive audience of elementary school students every day as their math teacher.  Within the last year, he has been on a date with a former contestant who later became legal counsel for TPIR.
bw-thumb_SheldonScott Sheldon Scott broke down walls when he became one of “Barker’s Beauties”!   At 5′10, 165lbs, he became one of the first “full-size” daytime TV game show models!  After unsavory pictures of Scott turned up on the internet, he was forced into retirement and moved to Washington DC where he started a PAC for retired Daytime TV and Hand & Foot models!  He is currently general manager of one of DC’s best restaurants — Marvin Bistro & Bar.  Featured artist on CapFringe site.
thumb_jessicaphoto Full time dreamer. Part time superhero. Pro-Mohawk. Jessica Solomon is reclaiming the power of the Booty one performance at a time with The Saartjie Project crew (Google them!). She’s super excited and nostalgic about “The Price is Right” because it was the only TV show she watched with her Granny…until they discovered Jerry Springer. Featured artist on the CapFringe site.

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Lonely Planet: Stories about road trips, travel, and being away from home

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

July 13, 2010 at Town Danceboutique

A night of true tales told live

  • Doors open at 6:30pm
  • Show starts at 8pm
  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • 2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 near corner of U Street
  • $10 cover at door – cash-only
  • $10 cash-only additional for all-you -can-eat buffet provided by Nellie’s Sports Bar. This month: Taco bar (meat and veggie)
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • Street parking or paid lot next door $10 or take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east (away from African American Civil War Memorial. Turn left at 8th St. (you’ll see bright yellow  Tropicana Restaurant. ) Town is less than a half a block on the right.
  • There is an ATM on the premises.

To sign up for open mic

Fill out  the online form in advance using the drop-down box to indicate the night you want to perform. You will have seven minutes to tell your story. We are strict about this, so don’t go over or you will be cut off. Also, you must tell a true story (again, it’s not a stage for stand-up, poetry, readings, fiction, or folktales) and you must incorporate the theme. You will be contacted 3-4 weeks before the specified show to arrange a  free (and mandatory) coaching session with our Education Director, Stephanie Garibaldi.  She can be reached at stephanie@garibaldi.com if you have any questions (Please do not use this address to sign up. This is only for questions.)

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows and Jessica Piscitelli of Capture Video for capturing it on video.

Tentative line-up (alphabetical order)

Our host: Stephanie Garibaldi, Jeffrey Brady, Geraldine Buckley, Julie Kraut, Nevin Martell, Nick Newlin, Jason Pittman, Kenny Reff, Matt Sherman, Karen St.Germain , Kerala Taylor

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Who’s Your Daddy: A Father’s Day Special

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Stories about Men, Masculinity, and Fatherhood

Friday, June 18, 2010 at The Atlas Performing Arts Center at 1333 H St. NE, Washington, DC 20002. Doors open at 7:30p, show starts at 8:00p. General seating.

H Street has lots of cool places to eat and hang out. Find out more about how to get there and where to go before and after the show. Parking can be challenging, so you may want to consider the shuttle from Chinatown or Union Station (or a cab).  Email info@speakeasydc.org if you have any questions or visit www.speakeasydc.org.

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THE CAST (members of our advanced Story Performance Workshop)

Geraldine

Geraldine Buckley is a speaker, writer and award winning performance poet who took part in this year’s SpeakeasyDC production for The Big Read.  She particularly loves telling stories and gathered much new material while working – until January this year – as Chaplain at the Maryland Correctional Training Center, Maryland’s largest men’s prison.

david David Hallisey spent over 20 years in the navy where he learned the
importance of a good sea story. He is most proud of being the father
of two terrific boys, Marcus and Daniel, which makes him MaD Dad.
Julie-cropped Julie Hantman appeared in last year’s Fringe Festival ensemble production “Not Your Granny’s Revolution” and she is a veteran of the SpeakeasyDC stage. By day she works to improve the nation’s preparedness for public health threats.
sofia-cropped Sofia Javed spends her days policing the use of commas, dashes and meaningless adverbs in government documents. She believes active voice, short sentences and proper subject-verb agreement can change the world. Sofia is a grammar nerd in at least four languages.
Kriya-cropped Kriya Kaping is the Creative Director for the Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center (MSIAC),  and an Editor for the M&S Journal. She comes from a long line of storytellers, with the family motto of “if it doesn’t kill you, it makes for a great story!”
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Lynda Laughlin’s main quality is that she is a sociologist and enjoys counting people. She prefers cats over dogs and stoves over microwaves.
Laurie-cropped Laurie Frederik Meer is an anthropologist and professor at the University of Maryland. She has a three month old baby named Fénix Kurush and is coming to terms with domestic chaos and a new definition of “normal.” In her spare time she competes in Ballroom Dancing.
Anne-cropped Anne Thomas A recovering lawyer probing her creativity now.  Fundamentally, Anne likes to play which is why she has been studying Improv and Storytelling the last few years.

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Ranger Rick: Stories about animals, wildlife, and nature

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

June 8, 2010 at Town Danceboutique

A night of true tales told live

  • Doors open at 6:30pm
  • Show starts at 8pm
  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • 2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 near corner of U Street
  • $10 cover at door – cash-only
  • $10 cash-only additional for all-you -can-eat buffet provided by Nellie’s Sports Bar.
  • Full bar – cash only
  • Street parking or paid lot next door $10 or take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east (away from African American Civil War Memorial. Turn left at 8th St. (you’ll see bright yellow  Tropicana Restaurant. ) Town is less than a half a block on the right.
  • There is an ATM on the premises.

To sign up for open mic

Fill out  the online form in advance using the drop-down box to indicate the night you want to perform. You will have seven minutes to tell your story. We are strict about this, so don’t go over or you will be cut off. Also, you must tell a true story (again, it’s not a stage for stand-up, poetry, readings, fiction, or folktales) and you must incorporate the theme. You will be contacted 3-4 weeks before the specified show to arrange a  free (and mandatory) coaching session with our Education Director, Stephanie Garibaldi.  She can be reached at stephanie@garibaldi.com if you have any questions (Please do not use this address to sign up. This is only for questions.)

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows.

Tentative line-up(alphabetical order) —

Ian  Farley

Dustin Fisher

Alison Hanold

Joy Haynes

Mike Kane

Kelly Keisling

Adam Meyer

Kelly Nuxoll

Adam Ruben

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I’m Not Going to Be a Doctor: Growing Up Asian in America (lunch at Library of Congress)

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Friday, May 21, 2010 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the Library of Congress, James Madison Bldg. Sixth Floor. Dining Room A. 101 Independence Ave.  Free

SpeakeasyDC is excited to partner with the Asian American Pacific Islander Collection of the Library of Congress to perform a new show for Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. Hear true, personal stories about growing up Asian in America touching on subjects like fulling your parents’ idea of the “American Dream”, fitting in, and stepping out.

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Regie Cabico won the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam and is a 3 Time National Poetry Slam Finalist. He has appeared on two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and his work appears in over 30 anthologies. BUST magazine named him in the 100 MEN WE LOVE . The Kenyon Review most recently named Cabico the Lady Gaga of Poetry. He is the artistic director of Sol & Soul, an arts and activist organization. He also runs SULU DC, a monthly Asian American performance showcase.

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Mimi Khúc is a second-generation Vietnamese American, and a PhD student in Asian American culture and religion, becoming the wrong kind of doctor – and studying why so many of her cousins are becoming the right kind.

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Comedian Vijai Nathan, a native of Maryland, has been making people laugh both nationally and internationally. She’s made the top ten lists of Back Stage Magazine and NBC’s Stand-Up for Diversity, and is honored to be part of the Smithsonian Freer Gallery events. She hosts a monthly comedy/storytelling/music series called “Fan-Freaking-Tastic”  at Chief Ike’s Mambo Room in Adams Morgan.  Look for her in this year’s Capital Fringe Festival performing a new solo show Give them Vagina: Tips from Mom, Dad & COSMO. Contact: vijai_comedy@ yahoo.com

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Say Cheese: Stories about a favorite photograph

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

May 11, 2010 at Town Danceboutique

NOTE: IF YOU PLAN TO SIGN UP, PLEASE SCAN AND SEND A COPY OF YOUR PHOTO TO INFO@SPEAKEASYDC.ORG

A night of true tales told live

  • Doors open at 6:30pm
  • Show starts at 8pm
  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • 2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 near corner of U Street
  • $10 cover at door – cash-only
  • $10 cash-only additional for all-you -can-eat buffet provided by Nellie’s Sports Bar. This month: Beef burger, Veggie burger, Hot dog, Chili, Potato salad, Pasta salad, Chips, Fixings: lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, mayo, ketchup, mustard, chocolate brownies and cookies
  • Full bar – cash only
  • Street parking or paid lot next door $10 or take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east (away from African American Civil War Memorial. Turn left at 8th St. (you’ll see bright yellow  Tropicana Restaurant. ) Town is less than a half a block on the right.
  • There is an ATM on the premises.

To sign up for open mic

Fill out  the online form in advance using the drop-down box to indicate the night you want to perform. You will have seven minutes to tell your story. We are strict about this, so don’t go over or you will be cut off. Also, you must tell a true story (again, it’s not a stage for stand-up, poetry, readings, fiction, or folktales) and you must incorporate the theme. You will be contacted 3-4 weeks before the specified show to arrange a  free (and mandatory) coaching session with our Education Director, Stephanie Garibaldi.  She can be reached at stephanie@garibaldi.com if you have any questions (Please do not use this address to sign up. This is only for questions.)

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows and Jessica Piscitelli of Capture Video for capturing it on video.

Line Up – in order of appearance

Kim Weitkamp
Brad Winter
Laura Zam
Daniel Ginsberg
Geraldine Buckley
Derek Hills
Ellouise Schoettler
JR Russ
Shira Pinsker

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The Big Read and “A Lesson Before Dying”

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Busboys & Poets (5th and K Sts. NW) at 7:00 pm. FREE!

For the fourth year in a row, SpeakeasyDC will be part of DC’s Big Read. The Big Read is designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. Each year, a new book is chosen. This year’s book, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines (1993), poses one of the most universal questions literature can ask: Knowing we’re going to die, how should we live? It’s the story of an uneducated young black man named Jefferson, accused of the murder of a white storekeeper, and Grant Wiggins, a college-educated native son of Louisiana, who teaches at a plantation school. In a little more than 250 pages, these two men named for presidents discover a friendship that transforms at least two lives. Hear true, contemporary stories that highlight the themes and subjects in the book.  Stories will be followed by a short Q&A with the storytellers.

FEATURING

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Harold Wilson

After 16 years and a total of three death sentences, DNA evidence let to the aquittal of Harold Wilson in 2005. He was the nation’s 122nd person to be freed from death row. Thanks to Witness to Innocence for putting us in touch with Harold Wilson. Witness to Innocence is the nation’s only organization composed of, by and for exonerated death row survivors and their loved ones.  These individuals are actively engaged in the struggle to end the death penalty, challenging the American public to grapple with the problem of a fatally flawed criminal justice system that sends innocent people to death row. Find out more at www.witnesstoinnocence.org.

Geraldine_croppedGeraldine Buckley

Geraldine is an award-winning performance poet. She is an ordained minister and has an MA in communications form Regent University. She live in Frederick, MD and will share a story about creativity workshops she conducted in the largest men’s prison in Maryland.

Ruby DeLillyeRuby DeLillye

Ruby, mother of four children went from state prisoner to state employee. Ruby spent four years in a Virginia prison. She now works as a supervisor at Morgan State University in Maryland. Ruby had a profound experience in prison centered around 12 chocolate chip cookies. This experience changed her life for good!


The Big Read, is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. The Big

Read – D.C. is presented by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and DC Public Libraries.

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Story Slam Showdown in Philly

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Woohoo! We’re going national. The folks from First Person Arts invited us up to…ummm… kick their asses!… in our first story slam competition on April 17, 2010. See details below and come up to cheer us on and party with the team!   Our illustrious, sure to dazzle team – Stephanie Garibaldi (aka Granny G) , Twain Dooley (aka Doo-licious T)  Meredith Maslich (aka Word Mistress), and Christoper Love (aka The Disciplinarian) .

Second Annual First Person Inter-City StorySlam: Philly vs. Washington D.C.

It’s not your mama’s StorySlam when the City of Brotherly Love goes
head-to-head against the Beltway at the 2nd annual Inter-City StorySlam!
Join master storytellers from Philadelphia’s First Person Arts as they
compete against the talented tale spinners from Speakeasy DC. They’ll be
crafting five-minute true stories on the theme “All About My Mother.” Last
year’s Slam against Chicago played to a packed house and it’s time for
round two!

Saturday, April 17th at 5pm.
Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street,
Philadelphia, PA
FREE

First Person Arts is a Philadelphia-based non-profit specializing in
memoir and documentary art. They host twice monthly StorySlams featuring
stories from real life based upon a theme.

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Survivor: Stories about getting by, toughing it out, and working the system

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

April 13, 2010 at Town Danceboutique

A night of true tales told live

  • Doors open at 6:30pm
  • Show starts at 8pm
  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • 2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 near corner of U Street
  • $10 cover at door – cash-only
  • $10 cash-only additional for all-you -can-eat buffet provided by Nellie’s Sports Bar. This month: Beef burger, Veggie burger, Hot dog, Chili, Potato salad, Pasta salad, Chips, Fixings: lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, mayo, ketchup, mustard, chocolate brownies and cookies
  • Full bar – cash only
  • Street parking or paid lot next door $10 or take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east (away from African American Civil War Memorial. Turn left at 8th St. (you’ll see bright yellow  Tropicana Restaurant. ) Town is less than a half a block on the right.
  • There is an ATM on the premises.

To sign up for open mic

Fill out  the online form in advance using the drop-down box to indicate the night you want to perform. You will have seven minutes to tell your story. We are strict about this, so don’t go over or you will be cut off. Also, you must tell a true story (again, it’s not a stage for stand-up, poetry, readings, fiction, or folktales) and you must incorporate the theme. You will be contacted 3-4 weeks before the specified show to arrange a  free (and mandatory) coaching session with our Education Director, Stephanie Garibaldi.  She can be reached at stephanie@garibaldi.com if you have any questions (Please do not use this address to sign up. This is only for questions.)

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows and Jessica Piscitelli of Capture Video for capturing it on video.

Tentative line-up (alphabetical order)

Michael Fleegler
Tom Fries
Julie Kraut
Ayanna Mackins
Michelle Orr
Jason Pittman
Adam Ruben
Niyati Shah
Adam Stellato

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American Idol: Stories about brushes with fame

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

March 9, 2010 at Town Danceboutique

A night of true tales told live

  • Doors open at 6:30pm
  • Show starts at 8pm
  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • 2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 near corner of U Street
  • $10 cover at door – cash-only
  • $10 cash-only additional for all-you -can-eat buffet provided by Nellie’s Sports Bar. This month’s menu: Tacos
  • Full bar – Credit cards accepted!
  • Street parking or paid lot next door $10 or take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east (away from African American Civil War Memorial. Turn left at 8th St. (you’ll see bright yellow  Tropicana Restaurant. ) Town is less than a half a block on the right.
  • There is an ATM on the premises.

To sign up for open mic

Fill out  the online form in advance using the drop-down box to indicate the night you want to perform. You will have seven minutes to tell your story. We are strict about this, so don’t go over or you will be cut off. Also, you must tell a true story (again, it’s not a stage for stand-up, poetry, readings, fiction, or folktales) and you must incorporate the theme. You will be contacted 3-4 weeks before the specified show to arrange a  free (and mandatory) coaching session with our Education Director, Stephanie Garibaldi.  She can be reached at stephanie@garibaldi.com if you have any questions (Please do not use this address to sign up. This is only for questions.)

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows and Jessica Piscitelli of Capture Video for capturing it on video.

Tentative line-up(alphabetical order)

Kevin Boggs

Amy Couchoud

Anders Kelto

Chris Lohse

Adam Meyer

Doug Powell

Sheldon Scott

SM Shrake

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