The Centrifuge

2009-12-14T13:32:00.000-08:00

SAVE THE DATE!

Well 2009 is almost done

and while we wave goodbye to our first full year of FGP

we begin to prepare for an even bigger, even fresher one

So mark your calendars

Save the date

Update your status

On Saturday January 16th

in collaboration with Epic Theatre Ensemble

we will welcome in

Fresh Ground Pepper 2010

at the Irondale Center

in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

A talk with local theatre artists about the new decade.

A sampling of upcoming work in the new year.

And dancing like it was 1999.

2009-11-30T11:23:00.000-08:00

December Fresh Ground Pepper

Dear Friends,

The turkey and stuffing have gone 'round the table and Mom has already made two dozen trips to the mall.

The holiday season is officially upon us.

But WAIT! Before you light that menorah or trim that tree or Jell-o wrestle for the Furby...

Remeber...

It's the beginning of the month of December! Which means it's time for another

FRESH GROUND PEPPER

Play Ground

Our new end-of-the-year festival of newly written plays

And our first ever TWO DAY Fresh Ground Pepper!!

When:

Friday and Saturday

December 4th and 5th

Featuring:

FRIDAY Starting at 5 - a night of One Acts

Down the Toilet by Aaron Schroeder, directed by Andrew Scoville

The Dark Reality of Horace and Millie by Brooke Bundy, directed by Sanaz Ghajjarahimi

Oran and the Infinite Bigness of the Universe by Chris Chan, directed by Gloria Johnson

SATURDAY starting at 8 - a night of Full Lengths

Masters of the Universe by Jais Brohinky, directed by David Denson at 5:15

Prep written and directed by Lorelei Ignas at 7:30

Alligator Summer by Dylan Lamb, directed by Rob Ribar at 9:45

6 new plays. 2 full days.

And the cost: FREE!!

But bring a few bucks for some cheap winter-warming drinks.

**Discounts if you come both nights!!**

Where:

FLUSHNIK STUDIOS

a new Brooklyn gallery and performance space

698 Flushing Ave, #1B

Take the JMZ to Flushing Ave and walk a block west to Throop Ave

Take the G to Flushing Ave and walk a few blocks east to Throop Ave

Come to one night or come to both but

COME OUT AND SUPPORT THESE NEW WRITERS

And help us send FGP 2009 out with a bang!

Check us out on Twitter and Facebook: TheCentrifugeNY

2009-11-06T11:07:00.000-08:00

NOVEMBER FRESH GROUND PEPPER

They always say laughter is the best medicine

So after all the injuries and bruises from October's Field Day

We decided we should probably just stick with theatre

Fresh Ground Pepper

Pull My Finger!

an evening of new sketch comedy, improv, and funny people

featuring:

Grandma 5000

(David Morris and Jonathan Clem are the world's new techno sensation)

The Consulate

(The improv talents of David Say, Drew Tarvin, Jenna Brister, Sarah Stevens, Jack Chan, Scott Stein, Katherine Maughan, & Emma Tattenbaum-Fine)

People's Sketch Association

(Todd Briscoe, Nick Carrillo, Brad Mielke, Emma Tattenbaum-Fine, & Ariana Seigel are funny)

Rural Juror

(Some interactive improvisation with Ilya Khodosh and company)

Tenured Faculty

(And just when you thought it couldn't get any better: Andrew Butler, Matt Gehring, and Jeanna Phillips)

Playtime

(and now it's your turn)

WHERE:

The Grand Theatre @ The Producers' Club

358 West 44th Street, 2nd and 3rd Floor

between 8th and 9th Avenues

WHEN:

Friday, November 6th

10:00pm til after midnight

COST:

Only $1 suggested donation!

Help keep FGP alive and well!

And just to make it even funnier

There will be a full bar with

$3 BEER and $4 WELL DRINKS!

... go ahead... pull it... you know you want to...

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Fresh Ground Pepper is a monthly development series produced by The Centrifuge.

It is a place where artists of all shapes, sizes, and mediums can

bring new work into a space for experimentation, feedback, and growth.

Visit thecentrifugeny.blogspot.com for more information!

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Halloween Festivities

2009-10-30T08:50:00.000-07:00

AND DON'T MISS

"SNOOP PROJECT" by Ellie Famutimi

(as part of the Brooklyn ARTillery!)

Click here for more information

2009-10-06T15:57:00.000-07:00

October Fresh Ground Pepper

Hello Ladies and Gents!

So this month, Fresh Ground Pepper took an unprecedented break from its First Friday offerings to bring you OUR FARM. Thanks to all who came out to The Cherry Pit last week!

To make up for it, we're hosting our first ever Saturday event:

A FRESH GROUND PEPPER FIELD DAY!

THIS SATURDAY, October 10th!

1:00 pm!

Prospect Park!

da Big Field near Grand Army Plaza!

Autumn is here. For most people, that means the World Series and football.

For theatregoers, it means more theatre.

For Fresh Ground Pepper, it means battle cries!

Events include:

Capture The Flag!

Red Rover!

Lemonade!

Three-Legged Races!

That Thing Where You Roll the Eggs with A Spoon!

...and much, much more!

If you have a game, bring it.

If you have a game face, bring it HARD.

2009-09-16T13:52:00.000-07:00

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR OUR FARM!

Led by their founding pig, The Theatrical Assembly of Self-Realized Animals, better known as TASRA, has set out to prove humans shouldn't be telling animal stories. Here they have enlisted only the most self-realized barnyard animals to introduce you to their farm and their story. But in a world where the issue of human-animal relations is rarely talked about, is there room for TASRA? More importantly, will anyone listen?

Join the assembly as they act, sing, dance, and explore their theatrical capabilities in this precious parody.

The Theatrical Aseemlby of Self-Realized Animals Presents

Our Farm

by Andrew Farmer

directed by Andrew Neisler

Featuring:

Jaclyn Backhaus, Nigel DeFriez, Grace Folsom, Rafael Goldstein, Alex Johnson, John Kurzynowski, Max Reuben, Claire Rothrock, Ryann Weir, and Alyssa Yackley

Set Design by Karina Martins

Costume Design by Ellie Famutimi

Lighting Design by Gloria Johnson

Sound Design by Rob Ribar

Projection Design by Andrew Scoville and Jonathan Solari

Stage Management by Jes Levine

Produced by Cat Machak and Emily Hammerman in association with The Centrifuge

at The Cherry Pit, 155 Bank Street, New York

Saturday, September 26

Wednesday, September 30

Thursday, October 1st

Friday, October 2nd

Saturday, October 3rd

**ALL PERFORMANCES AT 9:00pm**

Tickets are only $15

go to smarttix.com for reservations

Thanks to all for some REELPLAY!

2009-09-08T21:01:00.001-07:00

SHOUT OUT!

2009-08-30T17:14:00.000-07:00

Fresh Ground Pepper September

Have you ever workshopped a screenplay?

Yeah, neither have we.

Fresh Ground Pepper partners with Room404 Media and The Grace Space to bring you

REELPLAY:

A Night of Screen-On-Stage

An experimental workshop of selections from screenplays in-development.

The guinea pigs are!

-
Michael Lister's What the Dickenson?
directed by Sanaz Ghajarrahimi

Jaclyn Backhaus' War According to Phillip
directed by Alyssa Yackley

Shal Ngo's The Musicians
directed by Andrew Scoville

Kevin Armento's Two Queens Beat a Straight
directed by Zach Stewart

NEXT FRIDAY! September 4th, 2009
9-11:30 pm
-
at The Grace Space
840 Broadway, in Brooklyn
Take the JMZ to Flushing
Walk 3 blocks east on Broadway.
Between Ellery St. & Park Ave, 2nd floor.
-
Cost: FREE!

And, On the Cheap: There Will Be Beer.
-

Fresh Ground Pepper is a monthly development series produced by The Centrifuge. It is a place where artists of all shapes, sizes, and mediums can bring new work into a space for experimentation, feedback, and growth.

thecentrifugeny@gmail.com

ONE PERFORMANCE LEFT!

2009-08-25T08:42:00.001-07:00

There is one performance left of "The Office and the Metal Blob"

FRIDAY AUGUST 28th, 9:15!!!

"Take one part The Office, one part Office Space, a smidgen of Dilbert, a dash of Brazil (the movie, not the country), a whisper of the "Mr. Roboto" video, a little of the Schrödinger's Cat Thought Experiment, a shake of What the Bleep Do We Know!?, put in a little Stomp, give it all to a cast with a talent for musical comedy and top it all off with a Metal Blob named Roxanne and what do you get? You get a musical, wrapped in a comedy, hidden in a satire, standing behind an enigma wrapped in a riddle shrouded in mystery. Basically, it's the recipe for one really fun night."

...read the rest of the review here:

THE FAB MARQUEE

2009-07-29T08:06:00.000-07:00

A mysterious delivery arrives at the office of a nuclear energy company...

- Performed and written by:

Elizabeth Alderfer

Stevo Arnoczy

Nikki Calonge

Yung-I Chang

Ilya Khodosh

Preston Martin

Barrie McLain

Kate Weber

Cherry Lane Theatre

38 Commerce Street

New York NY, 10014

SAT Aug. 15 @ 4:30pm

TUE Aug. 18 @ 10:15pm

FRI Aug. 21 @ 9pm

MON Aug. 24 @ 5:15pm

FRI Aug. 28 @ 9:15pm

Original Music by: Corey Michener

Costume Design by: Lorelei Ignas

Lighting Design by: Andrew Neisler

Media Design by: Kate Freer and Dave Tennent

Set Design by: Matthew Gliva

Stage Managed and Assistant Directed by: Karina Martins

Dramaturged by: Sarah Rose Leonard

Produced by: Rachel Marder

In Association with: The Centrifuge

FOR TICKETS PLEASE VISIT www.fringenyc.org

This show is for anyone who has ever day dreamed about being somewhereor someone else while working at an office and for thosewho know the secrets of what can happen behind thecubicle walls. - Want to know more? Visit theofficeandthemetalblog.blogspot.com

Tickets on Sale NOW!

2009-07-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

Tickets are now on sale for

the next production from The Centrifuge

"The Office and the Metal Blob"

at FRINGE NYC!

CLICK HERE and PICK A DATE TO PURCHASE IN ADVANCE

For more info check out : FRINGE TICKET INFO

2009-06-26T10:49:00.000-07:00

July Fresh Ground Pepper: All-American Cabaret

What are your plans this Independence Day Weekend?

I'm thinking three thoughts:

1. Beer

2. BBQ

3. ...Burlesque?

Fresh Ground Pepper

All-American Cabaret

An cabaret-style evening of performances

with a good 'ole patriotic kick

featuring: Jessie Barr, Todd Briscoe, Nikki Calonge, Keiko Green, Kristine Lee,

Preston Martin, Barrie McLain, Cyndi Perczeck, Marissa Wallin, and others

and a showing of

An O'Neill Project

A brief exploration of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night

directed by John Kurzynowski

with Stevo Arnoczy, Jaclyn Backhaus, Stacy Jordan, Grant O'Brien, Anastasia Olowin, and Soren Stockman sound by Kate Marvin -

all hosted by the fabulous Spanxxx La Tusheee and company

WHERE:

The 45th Street Theatre

354 West 45th Street, 2nd Floor

between 8th and 9th Avenues

WHEN:

Friday, July 3rd

8:00pm - 11:00pm

COST:

as always... FREE!

with some down home American drinks! (beer)

If you don't come, then the terrorists have won, guys.

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Fresh Ground Pepper is a monthly development series produced by The Centrifuge.

It is a place where artists of all shapes, sizes, and mediums can

bring new work into a space for experimentation, feedback, and growth.

visit thecentrifugeny.blogspot.com for more information!

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2009-05-26T23:15:00.001-07:00

June Fresh Ground Pepper: ON PARADE!

We're tired of sitting in dark, little theaters.

How about you?

Come one! Come all!

To a celebration of summer livin' in NYC

FRESH GROUND PEPPER

ON PARADE!

A musical romp through Manhattan's Lower East Side

And true to FGP form, an afternoon of developing works

of art, music, theatre, puppetry, and dance.

ALL OUTDOORS!

featuring: Anal06ue, Stewart Spencer Pidass, Matt Mazur, Eliza Laytner, Seth Tanner Slick, Stevo Arnoczy,

Sashi Gollub, Dave Tennent, Katharine Elkington and Yael Miriam, and the Movement Workshop Group

WHERE:

We'll start at the ASTOR PLACE CUBE on Astor Place and Lafayette Street

**The parade route can be found below**

WHEN:

Friday, June 5th

Parade starts at 5:00pm and goes until approximately 9:00pm.

So in other words, be at the cube at 5:00 or meet us somewhere along the route.

(rain date is Saturday, June 6th)

COST:

FREE!

HUZZAH!

visit www.outdoorfgp.blogspot.com for more details and updates as the day nears!

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Fresh Ground Pepper is a monthly development series produced by The Centrifuge. It is a place where artists of all shapes, sizes, and

mediums can bring new work into a space for experimentation, feedback, and growth.

thecentrifugeny@gmail.com

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One More Week for Gertrude Stein's 'Geographical History!'

2009-05-17T09:17:00.000-07:00

In this new adaptation of Stein's humorously dizzying novel The Geographical History of America, Human Group plays with the ways we conceive, contextualize, and perform our identities. Employing dance, music, and digital photography, The Geographical History of America is a communal experience for the Facebook age.

THE GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF AMERICA by Gertrude Stein, directed by Randi Rivera, will feature Julia Crockett, Phil Gasper, Lindsey Hope Pearlman, the musical stylings of Dylan Scott, and set and lighting design by Jonathan Cottle.

*The production, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group and produced by Human Group in association with The Centrifuge, will begin in The KGB Bar and then continue upstairs in The Red Room (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery)

May 14-23, Thursday through Saturday at 9pm.

Tickets ($15) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info

2009-05-02T22:19:00.000-07:00

Fun Design with Svelte! opens Thursday May 7!

Meet Svelte, Fun Designer, and make your own Fun! Svelte Designs Fun for any gathering of bodies by using eight simple elements: Trust, Company, Lighting, Clothing, Music, Specificity, Surprise and Risk. Combining these elements, Svelte will conduct an evening of Fun Designs built to bring joy and liberation for You! And You! And probably You! Play music so hip, so smooth with your very own Air Orchestra! Bump to the beat in da Club! Meet the love of your life! What? The love of your life! That sounds so Neat! And it's going to be how Easy? So Easy! Can you believe how Fun this is?!

To maximize your Fun, bring a posse! That you create! With people you like! And hate! And it doesn't start until 9 so a glass of wine at 8 sounds great! I love the scarf that you are wearing!

It's a great Reunion event, a Ladeez Night, a Boyz Club venture, an AWESOME DATE [I can't even tell you how awesome of a date this is], just grab all of the people you love to party with and come party onstage with me!

When are you doing this?!

Thursday May 7th 9pm

Saturday May 9th 9pm

Sunday May 10th 4pm

Monday May 11th 9pm

Wednesday May 13th 9pm

Where are you doing this at so you know where to be?!

@ the DR2 Theater in Union Square, 103 East 15th Street

HOW DO I COME HERE TO DO THIS?!

With a ticket that you got here!:

http://www.telecharge.com/BehindTheCurtain.aspx?prodid=7388

$20 General Admission

$15 Students!

Fun DesIgn wIth Svelte!

[Conceived and Performed by Preston Martin]

[Presented by terraNOVA Collective

as part of the 2009 SoloNova Arts Festival]

[Produced by Andrew Neisler for The Centrifuge]

follow Svelte here:

www.canyoubelievehowfunthisis.com

www.terranovacollective.com

2009-04-22T14:04:00.000-07:00

May Fresh Ground Pepper: A New Asylum

What are you doing this May Day?

FRESH GROUND PEPPER presents

a World Premiere reading of

A NEW ASYLUM

by Pete Forester

Directed by Jenny Beth Snyder

Featuring: Jessie Barr, Bruce Bluett, Laura Lashley, Michael Lister, Molly McAdoo, Ronald Peet, and Kim Rosen

WHERE:

SOHO REP Walker Space

46 Walker Street, between broadway and church

(walker is a smidge below canal)

(take the NQRW/JMZ/6 to canal)

WHEN:

Friday, May 1st

Doors open at 8 pm.

We'll start off with a musical act! and begin the reading around 8:30.

COST:

FREE

As always, we've got our cheap and yummy beer and wine on hand.

Fresh Ground Pepper is a monthly development series produced by The Centrifuge. It is a place where artists of all shapes, sizes, and

mediums can bring new work into a space for experimentation, feedback, and growth.

thecentrifugeny@gmail.com

2009-04-10T09:22:00.000-07:00

The Voice of the City in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Pelagia Productions

and The Centrifuge

present:

Conceived and Directed by Jonathan Solari

Featuring Elizabeth Alderfer, Stevo Arnoczy, Nigel DeFrieze, Chelsey Donn, Michael Lister, Andrew Neisler, Glenn Norgen, and Kate Weber

With choreography from Heather Caruso and Benjamin Hobbs

Video Design by Andrew Scoville

Lighting Design by Andrew Neisler

Opening at the Geneva 4 Theatre

244 Broad Street

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Thursday 4/16 through Sunday 4/19

All shows at 8:00pm

2009-04-01T16:01:00.000-07:00

April Fresh Ground Pepper: Shorts!

It's springtime, and warm weather is starting to creep in. That means it's

time to bust out the

SHORTS

Fresh Ground Pepper's Short Play Festival!

Come see our lineup of ten-minute plays:

Drunk by Bekah Brunstetter. Directed by Moira Boag.

The Lion and the Bull by Matt Burns. Directed by Jonathan Solari.

Cinnabon Girls Won't You Come Out Tonight by Emily Schwend. Directed by Laura Lashley.

White Like Silver, White Like Bone by Sarah Todes. Directed by Lorelei Ignas.

Ka Splat by Chris Chan. Directed by Gerritt Turner.

Eggs by Alyssa Yackley. Directed by Andrew Scoville.

A Diner, A Shiner by Dan Moyer. Directed by Brian Hedden.

THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD

Joria Productions' Mainstage Theater

260 W 36 Street, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10018

Time: 8 - 11 pm

Cost: FREE

WINE AND BEER FOR CHEAPS

The Forgetting of Things

2009-03-15T09:21:00.001-07:00

by Jaclyn Backhaus

Conceived and directed by Andrew Neisler

Produced for The Centrifuge by Andrew Scoville

THE BUSHWICK STARR

207 Starr Street

(L Train to Jefferson, Half Block South on Starr Street)

Thursday March 26- Sunday March 29

All Performances at 8:00pm

$15 Tickets at door.

$10 with code ACORN

to make reservation email: thecentrifugeny@gmail.com

This new play by Jaclyn Backhaus, follows the journey of Peter Pan as he lives and relives an age-old story that everybody knows their place in, save for himself. While he may escape the uncertainty and the hardships of adulthood, those around him see what he will lose—the heartache that gives way to true love, the silence found in fond memory—and they also see one girl with the power to make him remember. In this fast-paced, whimsical, multi-disciplinary theatre experience, The Centrifuge explores the nature of stories, their power to construct the past, their liberation of the present, and their crucial role in growing up.

Featuring: Stevo Arnoczy, Jessie Barr*, Cherrye Davis, Lena Hudson, Michael Lister, Yael Miriam, David Morris, Claire Rothrock, and Turner Smith

Creative Team: Ellie Famutimi, Laura Lashley, Andrew Scovile, Jenny Beth Snyder, Drew Vanderburg and Alyssa Yackley

March FGP: MIDNIGHT CLASH Clips

2009-03-07T23:03:00.000-08:00

...so what exactly happened at the MIDNIGHT CLASH?...

We packed the house and rocked out Under St. Marks.

Hard.

Premiered Pieces:

"Friends collapse"

"AnOde Rapscallion"

"Bellyflop busstops"

"Running BAM"

"Memory BOB"

"Blueberry Ladies"

"Analo6ue BAWLAY"

curated by Andrew Scoville

Check out the montage below to see clips from each performance:

Thanks to everyone who came, performed, and conquered!

check out full videos at:

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

2009-02-26T15:20:00.000-08:00

What happens when you give musicians a month to create 10 minutes of original music?

What happens when you give choreographers a month to create 10 minutes of original dance?

What happens when you put those musicians and choreographers in a room together

For the first time. For one night only. In front of a full house?

What happens when you pair them up at random. On the spot.

And all they can do is go?

These questions will be answered, in part or in full,

Before your very eyes at

MIDNIGHT CLASH!

FRIDAY, MARCH 6th

MIDNIGHT – 2 A.M.

Under St. Marks

St. Marks between 1^st and A

Cost: FREE

(Bring a few Washingtons for some cheap drinks)

The Musicians

Jerome Ellis and James Monaco

Matt Mazur

Jo Lampert and Damon Duanno

Analo6ue

Drew Vanderburg and Corey Michener

Barrie McClain and Matthew Marsh

The Black on Brown

The Choreographers

Kelly Samara

Heather Caruso

Jenny Beth Snyder

Ani Niemann

Chloe Kernaghan

Nikki Calonge and Mieke Duffly

Morgan Murphey

The Order:

To. Be. Decided.

Come and be witness to sloppy firsts

Happy accidents

Harmonious mistakes

And results thrown up to chance

TOOBIES RESULTS

2009-02-23T10:42:00.001-08:00

Thanks to everyone for joining us for THE TOOBIES.

Here are the results for your viewing pleasure:

Funniest Solo

NATALIE PORTMAN RAPS

Funniest Ensemble

JIZZ IN MY PANTS

Best Music Video

OK GO- HERE IT GOES AGAIN

Best Animated

FOR THE BIRDS

Best Election '08

AT LAST

Best Foreign

BENNY LAVA

Best Direction/Composition

BEYONCE- SINGLE LADIES

Best Fail

STATS FAIL

Best Video Yet

KITTENS INSPIRED BY KITTENS

Best Original

BEATBOXING FLUTE: video by Kate Freer

ANNOUNCING: THE FIRST ANNUAL TOOBIE AWARDS

2009-02-19T13:26:00.000-08:00

You are cordially invited to the first ever viewer nominated YouTube Awards Ceremony! This Saturday, we of the Centrifuge and 1138 Bergen are throwing a 21st century awards show ceremony to end all 21st Century awards show ceremonies, where we'll screen and name the top YouTube videos in an assortment of fun categories AS VOTED BY YOU!!! It's sure to be the g-chat of the town!

All this towards mounting the upcoming production of

THE FORGETTING OF THINGS

a new play by Jaclyn Backhaus, directed by Andrew Neisler, produced by The Centrifuge.

(check back for more information on this production soon)

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

1. Check out THE EVENT You click Attending. You know you wanna.

2. Send an e-mail to TheToobies@gmail.com that contains your votes for best Video in each of the categories (or as many as you want to) at the bottom of this section. You will also receive a reduced ballot/open bar price of $8 for doing this.

3. We compile all of the most popular submissions into ballots that you vote on upon your arrival to the party!

4. We screen your picks, and some honorable mentions, via projector (we're legit!) at 11:30pm, Saturday February 21st 2009

YOUTUBE AWARD CATEGORIES

(send us an email and VOTE!! You can submit the same video for multiple categories!!!):

Funniest Video by an Ensemble or Group

Funniest Video by a Solo Artist

Best Animated Video

Best Music Video

Best Election '08 Video

Best Video Direction/Composition

Best Foreign Video

Best FAIL Video

Best Video Yet

and last but not least:

****Best Original Video****

- this is specifically for those of you who've created a video. Post a link on the Wall of this event so we can all see your work and submit!

This event is sponsored by Sixpoint Craft Ale.

Price for a bottomless cup and a ballot: $10

*Discounted price for submitting to TheToobies@gmail.com: $8*

We sincerely hope you join us and vote in this most momentous of events!!

We can't wait to see you there and what the night shall bring.

See you on Saturday!!!

DIRECTIONS:

Take the A/C train into Brooklyn to the Nostrand Avenue stop. Walk on Nostrand Avenue with traffic, uphill until Bergen St. (about 7 blocks). Make a left, our house is on the right, almost at New York Avenue. **quickest way**

Take the 3/5 into Brooklyn to Nostrand Avenue or President Street. Find your way to Eastern Parkway and Nostrand and walk against traffic until Bergen St. (about 10 blocks). Make a right.

The B44, B43, and B65 buses also take you right in the vicinity of the party!!

FGP February: Things Are Warming Up

2009-02-08T23:59:00.001-08:00

Thanks to everyone for coming

and for all the body heat at The Cell in support of new playwrights:

Alex Johnson and Andrew Farmer.

Congratulations on a job well done to everyone involved!

Congratulations to the raffle winners!

(How's that Mystery Box treating you, Eduardo?)

--- Check back soon for ---

Fresh Ground Pepper's

MARCH MIDNIGHT CLASH!

presented by the New York Frigid Festival

Under St. Marks

The Forgetting of Things

by Jaclyn Backhaus

March 26-26 @ The Bushwick Starr

February: Fresh Ground Pepper

2009-01-30T07:18:00.000-08:00

Baby, it's cold outside. And we at Fresh Ground Pepper have just the remedy for your shivering soul.

Come one, come all, to our Salon D'Hiver!

What is a salon d'hiver, you ask? Well, howsabout a vocab lesson!

Sa·lon, n.

1. A large room, such as a drawing room, used for receiving and entertaining guests. (Check)

2. A periodic gathering of people of social or intellectual distinction. (Did you SEE January's open mic? We are a fierce bunch!)

3. A hall or gallery for the exhibition of works of art. (Check, check, and check!)

4. A commercial establishment offering a product or service related to fashion. (Okay, we'll ignore this one)

Hi·ver, n.

1. winter, en francais!

The Centrifuge is very excited to invite you to February's Fresh Ground Pepper! On Friday, February 6th, we will be hosting a night of play readings by two incredibly talented playwrights.

What You Are

by Alex Johnson

Starring: Lauren Albert, Stevo Arnoczy, Nigel DeFriez, Maxwell Eddy, Audrey Hailes, Patty King, Emma Koenig, Alex Kveton, David Morris, Justin Nestor, and Chinaza Uche

and

Animal Farm by Snowball

by Andrew Farmer

Starring: Sylvi Arndt, Alex Coppola, Grace Folsom, Sanaz Ghajarrahimi, Rafael Goldstein, Eddie Gutierrez, Laura Lashley, James Monaco, Max Reuben, and Andrew Scoville

The Date: Friday, February 6th

The Time: 7:00-11:00 pm

The Place: The Cell Theatre on 23rd Street between 8th and 9th.

What to Bring: Your ears, your minds, and your artistic appetites.

Cost: FREE!

As always, some cheap and winter-worthy refreshments will be served.

We look forward to casting away this winter gloom with you on this night of exciting new work.

See you at the Salon!

Thanks to All

2009-01-03T16:07:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone for making the first Fresh Ground Pepper a tremendous success!

Remember to email thecentrifugeny@gmail.com for application information.

Check back soon for February specifics featuring two new plays:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 2009

Animal Farm: The Lie

A True Account by Snowball

by Andrew Farmer

What You Are

by Alex Johnson

Announcing: Fresh Ground Pepper

2008-12-11T20:21:00.001-08:00

Fresh Ground Pepper's

Inaugural Open Mic Extravaganza!

presented by The Centrifuge

on The First Friday of 2009!

January the 2nd.

The 45th Street Theatre

354 West 45th Street

between 8th and 9th Avenues

2nd Floor

Cost: FREE!!!!

We will have drinks, new-year merriment, and a variety-show style evening of works-in-development

The night begins at 7 pm

Featured Artists: You.

Otherwise, the mic will be open for you to bring new artistic works of all shapes and sizes.

Seriously.

Bring anything and everything. If you don't have something yet, you have TEN days to CREATE. It's not every day we have an THEATRE TO OURSELVES and a roomful of artists! Even if you want to bring writing, find actors there, and have them read for us, that's perfect.

We can't wait to see you!

We can't wait to see what you bring to the table!

Let's kick in the New Year with some Fresh Ground Pepper!

for more information email:

thecentrifugeny@gmail.com

Two Performances Left

2008-12-07T23:36:00.000-08:00

JUDITH

by Howard Barker

"these artists have created a beautiful piece"

-nytheatre.com

CHECK OUT FULL REVIEW

Ten dollar tickets at box office with the secret password: BOSOMTWUNCE

Kraine Theater

85 e. 4th st.

Remaining performances:

Monday December 8th at 8:00pm

Tuesday December 9th at 8:00pm

Judith coming to Kraine Theater

2008-09-10T21:56:00.000-07:00

Judith

by Howard Barker

Directed by Jonathan Solari

Produced by Kristen Luciani for The Centrifuge

Kraine Theater

85 E. 4th Street

(Between 2nd Ave. and Bowery)

Sunday November 30th 2:00pm

Monday December 1st 8:00pm

Tuesday December 2nd 8:00pm

Sunday December 7th 2:00pm

Monday December 8th 8:00pm

Tuesday December 9th 8:00pm

Tune Up, Faulty Piston! Extended from Fringe 2008

2008-08-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

Access Theater Spotlight Series Presents

TUNE UP, FAULTY PISTON!

Wednesday September 3

Thursday September 4

Friday September 5

Saturday September 6

Sunday September 7

*ALL PERFORMANCES AT 8:00pm

The Access Theater

380 Broadway @ White St

(2 blocks south of Canal)

Tickets $15

Ticketing Services by Smarttix

www.smarttix.com

Read reviews at:

nytheatre.com

Time Out New York

Tickets On Sale Today

2008-07-18T09:44:00.001-07:00

Tickets for "Tune Up, Faulty Piston!" are available today at www.fringenyc.org

Saturday August 9, 9:45 pm

Monday August 11, 4:00 pm

Sunday August 17, 7:30 pm

Wednesday August 20, 5:00 pm

Sunday August 24th, 1:45 pm

CSV Cultural Center

The Flamboyan Theater

107 Suffolk Street

(Rivington and Delancey)

Subway: F Train to Delancey Street or J, M to Essex Street

Conceived and Directed by Andrew Scoville

In collaboration with:

Liz Alderfer, Stevo Arnoczy, Sanaz Ghajarihimi, Daniel Wood, and Alyssa Yackley

Original Music by: Matthew Gliva and Drew Vanderburg

Produced by Jonathan Solari (The Centrifuge)

Stage Managed by Jenn Tash

Upcoming

2008-06-27T13:09:00.000-07:00

So here's a little peek at what will be coming up in the next few months with The Centrifuge:

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Tune Up, Faulty Piston!

August 2008

CSV Cultural and Educational Center

107 Suffolk Street, New York, NY

Andrew Scoville's "Tune Up, Faulty Piston!" breaks through the rigid confines of a society obsessed with efficiency, into one man's imagination. In here noise becomes music, grey becomes color, and a seemingly faulty guy can become a hero.

Created & Directed by Andrew Scoville. Featuring Nathan V. Koch, Liz Alderfer, Alyssa Yackley, Stevo Arnoczy, Sanaz Ghajarrahimi. Original Music by Drew Vanderburg and Matthew Gliva. Design by Andrew Neisler.

www.fringenycdata.com/basic_page.php?ltr=T

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Judith: A Parting From The Body

December 1st-2nd & 8th-9th @ 8pm. November 30 & December 7 @ 2pm

The Kraine Theater

85 E. 4th Street, New York, NY

Howard Barker's complex retelling of the Apocryphal tale comes to life under Jonathan Solari's direction.

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Stay tuned for more info on these and other productions.