PHOBIA
THE SHELTER PEEP SHOW
APR 1, 2015
THE BELL HOUSE
A phobia is an exaggerated, usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects or situation. Phobias range from the common, like arachnophobia (fear of spiders), to the very uncommon, like consecotaleophobia (fear of chopsticks). They can be intense and often debilitating, but we at The Shelter find them utterly fascinating.
So we’ve decided to bring together another amazing night of stripped down theatre—this time inspired by the weird and wild world of phobias. Enjoy incredible new short plays from six of NYC’s hottest emerging playwrights: Jonathan Ashley, Ryan Blackwell, John Hayden, Christine Nyland, Kristen Olds and Jacob Marx Rice. We’ve got live music, the Peep Show photo booth and much, much more.
Mint in Package
Written and directed by Jonathan Ashley, Featuring Paco Lozano, Shaun O’Hagan and Lily Robbins
Veritaphobia
Written by John Hayden, Directed by Jenny Beth Snyder, Featuring Morgan McGuire and Maiken Wiese
The Good Old Days
Written and directed by Ryan Blackwell, Featuring Nate Dobson, Jordan Kenneth Kamp and Michael Kingsbaker
Paruresis
Written by Jacob Marx Rice, Directed by Olivia Killingsworth, Featuring Nate Dobson and Aaron Novak
Implied Monsters
Written by Christine Nyland, Directed by Stephanie Ringstaff, Featuring Amie Tedesco and Kate Warren
Who's Afraid of the Pink Retainer
Written by Kristen Olds, Directed by Allison Zajac-Batell, Featuring Belle Caplis and Thea Mccarran
- Hosted by Dave Lankford
- Stage Directions by Bob Koslby
- Music by Thug Magick
- Projection Design by Jonathan Ashley
- House Manager Liarra Michelle
