Series of One: A Solo Performance Festival

A Series of One is a platform for provocative, challenging solo performances presented at La MaMa during our 56th season, which is centered around storytelling and personal narratives.  These courageous artists exemplify La MaMa’s mission by continuing to create adventurous and engaging art which allows audiences to experience the dynamism of a single performer–no distractions.

BLAKE SUGARMAN

Feb 1 & 2 at 8pm | Feb 10 at 8pm | Feb 11 at 3pm

Prelude to the Apocalypse (For What It’s Worth)

Prelude to the​ Apocalypse (For What It’s Worth) engages​ ​with​ ​the​ ​climate​ ​crises​ ​in​ ​a number​ ​of​ ​unexpected​ ​ways:​ ​through​ ​the​ ​lens​ ​of​ ​evolutionary​ ​time,​ ​the​ ​biblical apocalypse,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​process​ ​of​ ​growing​ ​up​ ​as​ ​a​ ​person​ ​and​ ​a​ ​society.​ ​It​ ​all​ ​takes​ ​place in​ ​the​ ​shadow​ ​of​ ​a​ ​giant​ ​hourglass.​ ​Nevertheless,​ ​the​ ​universe​ ​breathes​ ​on.

Written and Performed by Blake Sugarman
Directed by Jacob Sexton
Sound Design by Lawrence Schober
Choreography by Louisa Barta
Lighting Design by Megan Lang

“Stand-up-existentialism​ ​stumbling​ ​through​ ​the​ ​looking​ ​glass.”​
– ​​Broadway​ ​World

JOHN JARBOE

Feb 3 at 8pm | Feb 4 at 3pm | Feb 8 & 9 at 8pm

You Can Never Go Down The Drain:
a Musical Children’s Program for Adults in 2018

Mr. Rogers was known for saying no matter how bad things are “You can never go down the drain.”  Using and abusing iconic songs from the program, Philadelphia’s Bearded Ladies Cabaret, puts this to the test.  For this workshop performance, expect a gold fish funeral, gay romps into the land of make-believe, and some earnest questions about irony.

Created by The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Written and Performed by John Jarboe
Musical Arrangement and Keyboards by Heath Allen
Directed by Suli Holum
Set and Costume Design and Construction by Rebecca Kanach
Production Manager: Calvin Anderson
Stage Manager: Katie Pidgeon
Photo by Kate Raines at Plate3 Photography

MARINA CELANDER

Feb 15 & 16 at 8pm | Feb 24th at 8pm | Feb 25th at 3pm

Mermaid’s Howl

Mermaid’s Howl by Marina Celander is a fantastical One-Woman piece, full of magic and dreams. The characters are WOMAN and DAUGHTER. They speak to each other through time and space, through ocean divers and earth creatures, through madness and memories, remembering their way back to their matriline in Korea.

Written, Directed & Performed by MARINA CELANDER
Music & Soundscape by INFINITE DÅKOT-TA
Projection Design by YOUN JUNG KIM
Live Music by NEJMA NEFERTITI
Costume Design by JANE CATHERINE SHAW
Set Design by GIANMARCO LO FORTE

“The tireless Marina Celander, as the Narrator, speaks all the dialogue; the other actors express only the occasional battle cry.”
~ The New York Times

MEGAN METRIKIN

Feb 17th at 8pm | Feb 18th at 3pm | Feb 22 & 23 at 8pm

Finding Fellini
Written & Performed by Megan Metrikin

Finding Fellini centers around a Jewish woman’s escape from the brutal realities of apartheid South Africa into a Fellini infused cinematic landscape. Projection images from the maestro’s films, as well as Fellini quotes, weave together representing the creativity, freedom and vibrancy Fellini symbolizes to a woman running from the horrors of her home country where repression is the suffocating norm.

Directed and Designed by Guy De Lancey
Dramaturgy by Jack Feldstein
Created in Workshop under Direction of Carol Kaplan

2017 Best Actress & Best Production Design at United Solo Festival

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