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The Shalimar

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About Me

The Shalimar won the 2007 Stage Award for BEST ENSEMBLE at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival for our production of LA FEMME EST MORTE or Why I Should Not F%!# My Son.www.shalimarproductions.org theshalimar.blogspot.comThe Five Members of the Permanent Security Council of The Shalimar are Matt Bridges, Shoshona Currier, Kim Gainer, Jen Taher, and Joey Williamson.The Shalimar's plays include "stirring" which has played at One Arm Red, The 2004 New York International Fringe Festival, 59e59, The Interart Annex and The Underbelly at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. "stirring" is available for touring.The Shalimar's newest original show LA FEMME EST MORTE or Why I Should Not F%!# My Son (a modern day Phaedra adaptation) has played the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival, 59e59, and The Pleasance at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. LA FEMME is also available for touring.Past Shalimar shows include plays by Adam Rapp, Deb Margolin, Sibyl Kempson, Michael Garces, Kirk Lynn, Katie Douglas, Charles Forbes, Nastaran Ahmadi, Deron Bos, Cheryl Davis, Andrea Lepcio, and Louis Cancelmi.The Shalimar does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, status with regard to public assistance, disability or age.Except when we do.Layout made by dimes.five at CreateBlog.com .

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

furries, girls in bikinis, immigrants (illegal), Winston Churchill, people who play the trumpet, Mrs. Beckham's plastic surgeon.

My Blog

new show...tickets on sale!

You People (Short Plays About Those People)The Interart Annex500 West 52nd Street 2Wbtwn 10th and 11th Aves Nov 30-Dec 16Thurs - Sunall performances at 8pmonly$10get your tix hereor call 212-352-3101 ...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:36:00 GMT

seeking male singers

The Shalimar is currently seeking submissions for its evening of new short plays. The show features a "band" of guys who narrate the entire evening with comedic 80s rock songs by Tommy Smith.The show ...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:20:00 GMT

INTERNS NEEDED!

Seeking InternsAward winning NYC based theater company The Shalimar seeks 2 Productions Interns for fall/winter 2007 to work with Artistic Director Shoshona Currier. Please send resume and letter of i...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:38:00 GMT

great OnStageScotland review!

La Femme est Morteor Why I Should Not Fuck My Son Shalimar Seneca's ancient Greek tragedy Phaedra done as a satire on American celeb and macho cultures, with pop songs and boxing  frankly this shoul...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:49:00 GMT

Culturewars!

it's a great blog. check it out!..> La Femme est Morte Pleasance, Edinburgh Andrew Haydon posted 28 Augu...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:45:00 GMT

THE STAGE cover article

US theatre triumphs at The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence Published Wednesday 29 August 2007 at 11:45 by Matthew Hemley Full coverage of the Edinburgh Festivals American visitors to the Edinburgh ...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:16:00 GMT

THE STAGE AWARD WINNERS!

The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence 2007 Scroll to the results: Best Actor, Best Actress, Ensemble, Solo Performance. Despite complaints of a drop in the number of US visitors to the ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:04:00 GMT

New York Sun review!

Another unlikely musical is the Shalimar's version of èacine's "Phedre" Â-- "La Femme Est Morte or Why I Should not F%! My Son." Artfully updated by Shoshona Currier, the doom-laden tragedy becomes a ...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:45:00 GMT

Financial Times - an amazing article and review!

Fraying of the FringePublished: August 24 2007 16:53 | Last updated: August 24 2007 16:53Just as every year brings "West End in crisis?" stories, the corresponding annual phenomenon up north each Augu...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:05:00 GMT

nominated for THE STAGE AWARD for BEST ENSEMBLE!

The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence 2007 Threatened Edinburgh site the Assembly Rooms has dominated nominations for this year's Stage Awards for Acting Excellence at the Festival Fringe, rec...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:15:00 GMT