Coming straight off of its extended run at the New York International Fringe Festival Encore Series, the award-winning 5 Le****ns Eating a Quiche has been called "sharp, smart and hysterically funny" by Time Out Chicago and was given 4 stars by Time Out New York. Written by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood with contributions by Mary Hollis Inboden, Megan Johns, Thea Lux, Beth Stelling and Maari Suor
sa, directed by Sarah Gitenstein, and directed by Tony Award winner John Arthur Pinckard (Clybourne Park, Silence! The Musical), 5 Le****ns Eating a Quiche will feature some of the finest comic actors in the Tampa Bay area, who take us to 1956 where the Susan B. Will they be able to keep their cool when Communists threaten their idyllic town?
5 Le****ns Eating a Quiche began as a 10 minute play in Collaboraction’s Sketchbook 10, and was developed by popular demand into a full length play which broke box office records and has gone on to enjoy regional premieres from San Francisco to Omaha to Charleston. The play sold out its entire run at this summer’s FringeNYC, winning the Outstanding Production Award. Performance Times:
Thursdays 8pm
Fridays 8pm
Saturdays 8pm
Sundays 3pm
PRESS:
TheaterMania.com: 5 Le****ns Eating a Quiche, Independents Among FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award Winners
TimeOut New York: Four Stars and Critic's Pick!
5 Le****ns Eating a Quiche was a cult hit in Chicago last year, and arrives at the Fringe gleaming with comic polish. New York Theatre Review: FringeNYC Review
For the sake of New York audiences in desperate need of smart satire and strong female pieces, 5 Le****ns Eating a Quiche deserves a longer run after the festival. This show could be a downtown hit in the upcoming season. One of the funniest shows to ever grace FringeNYC - one of the finest comedic ensembles currently on any NYC stage. NoRedLipstick.com: Absolutely hilarious, Whacky, Interactive, Thoroughly entertaining. Expect to laugh. Expect to laugh again. Expect to laugh some more. Expect to laugh even more. Expect to laugh, laugh, laugh and then hear male audience members proudly proclaim “I AM A LESBIAN!” … what?? Backstage.com: FringeNYC Review ..an interesting balance between period political drama and laugh-out-loud exaggerated scenarios that works rather well. Broadway World: Fringe Announces Sold Out Shows
