If you’re into no frills low-cost theatrical performance, then SoLow Fest is right up your alley. Running today, June 18 through 28, its DIY experimental shows happen in varied locales throughout the city, including personal homes and outdoors.
Now in its fifth season, this year’s slate presents a panoply of one-person performance.
The shows that make up the festival cover all sorts of subjects. Guests of the festival can catch A Brief History of Food, Augusta ME to Philadelphia PA, 1983 to the Present; Or, Let Me Cook You Dinner, a one man show by Steve Gravelle that pairs stories about his food-related life events with a eight-course tasting menu.
Also during the festival, guests can watch Ann-Marie Gover and Antonia Z Brown, a dance performance where Brown performs a solo she created that’s also been remixed by five of her favorite local choreographers: Nora Gibson, David Brick, Christina Gesualdi, Gina Hoch-Stall, and Jumatatu Poe.
Other festival highlights include Boneyards, a humorous autobiographical paranormal monologue by Jeffrey Stanley, who tells tales about growing up in Southern Gothic Appalachia. A spooky spoof, the show ends with an audience-led sance and The Mysteries of Jean the Bird-Catcher, where Julius Ferraro performs an offbeat production of this script by Jean Cocteau. It’s a swift poetic exploration into self-destruction occurring in assorted places across the city, including a record store, book stores and an artist studio space.
The full rundown of shows is available right here. Most tickets are pay-what-you-can (such a deal) and no ticket exceeds $25.
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