The Cincinnati Fringe Festival
Presents
THE SECRETS OF AVONDALE FALLS
June 5th – 11th
Photo by Rick Poston.
Cincinnati, OH: Look out Queen City, because The O’Debra Twins are coming all the way from Brooklyn for you! You are invited to the Cincinnati Premiere of The Secrets of Avondale Falls – an absurd, over-the-top, outrageous 1980s soap opera performed radio-style. It’s like Dynasty meets The Power Rangers, but with a thousand times more quicksand. Performances are Sunday, June 5 at 3:45 PM; Tuesday, June 7 at 9:15 PM; Thursday, June 9 at 7:20 PM; and Saturday, June 11 at 9:30 PM at the Art Academy Commons (1212 Jackson St). Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door, Fringe Headquarters, www.cincyfringe.com, or by calling 513.300.5669(KNOW).
THE SECRETS OF AVONDALE FALLS
Written by The O’Debra Twins
Starring
- Gregg Bellon
- Kevin Holladay
- Antonia Lassar
- Diane O’Debra
- Tanya O’Debra
- And a secret surprise guest every show!
Avondale Falls. Where everybody knows your name. Because they’re planning to poison you for seducing their fiancé while they were in an amnesia-induced coma after falling into a pit of quicksand, and your husband, the world’s handsomest doctor, is trying to put you in a medical prison for the exceptionally beautiful and rich. Don’t worry. You’ve got the skeleton key to the Harrington Diamond Vault and a mind control laser beam. They’re all going to pay for what they’ve done to you.
THE O’DEBRA TWINS are asthmatic Irish twins who were born out of cabbages in a McDonald’s bathroom. They have no blood or guts. They are instead filled with confetti. The ECNY Award nominated comic sister duo tragically split in 2008, and have triumphantly reunited. They co-hosted the hit open mic SHOW & TELL at The Bowery Poetry Club for five years. Their wildly popular annual O’Debbie Awards Show garnered a Best of New York Award from The Village Voice. “Two of the smartest, most perverse gals in the city… They deserve more attention than most of this city’s conventional comedians.” – NY Press www.odebratwins.com
DIANE O’DEBRA is an actress/comedienne who has performed stand up and sketch internationally. She produced and starred in Skits & Tits, a monthly variety/sketch show, and co-hosted the weekly open mic, NYC Talent Show. Diane is a frequent guest on the Keith and the Girl podcast. She trained at The Upright Citizens Brigade and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Theater credits include Ellen O’Debra in Straight Up Vampire (Joe’s Pub), and multiple characters in 64 (HERE Arts Center). She played the heroin addict in the YouTube hit, I Am Drugs.
TANYA O’DEBRA is a Brooklyn-based Boston-born writer/performer. Published by Original Works, her play RADIO STAR has been produced all over the world, receiving numerous awards and accolades. Her play, Shut UP, Emily Dickinson was presented at the Orlando and Cincy Fringe Festivals, as well as Dixon Place’s Main Stage Works-in-Progress Series. Winner of the Miss Fag Hag Pageant, other theater credits include Patrice O’Debra in Straight Up Vampire (Joe’s Pub), The Evil Queen in Snow White (The New Acting Company) and Amanda McCloud in The Ultimate Stimulus (Cincy Fringe, FringeNYC, Dixon Place). www.tanyaodebra.com
GREGG BELLÓN is a performer, director, writer, designer, and production manager. Recent credits: Shut UP, Emily Dickinson (by Tanya O’Debra, Dixon Place, Orlando & Cincy Fringe Festivals), Dumporama (by Cheri Magrid, Centenary Stage); Flood (by Kirby Fields, Samuel French One-Act Festival); Conexion Sin Hilo (by Julie deGrandy, Hudson Exploited Theater Company). He is the Founder and Director of Production Consolidated, a full-service production company dedicated to a holistic approach to theater production. For more info, check out www.ProductionConsolidated.com. As always, for Nick.
KEVIN HOLLADAY studied playwriting at Indiana University. He wrote and produced several original works at the Bloomington Playwright’s Project Black Box Theatre where he also served on the board of directors. He taught with New York’s National Circus Project. Over the last 20 years, Kevin worked as a clown (where he stood on stage at the 1996 Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony for Circus America), punk rock and lounge singer, professional wrestler, roller derby announcer, and award-winning children’s storyteller and recording artist. Kevin currently serves as the Artistic Director of his theatre company, Schedule C Productions. His play, The King & I: a Hunk of Burnin’ Love, earned a Critic’s Pick at the 2014 Cincy Fringe. Kevin will be performing his latest play, VELOUR, at the 2016 festival.
ANTONIA LASSAR is first and foremost a Beyoncé enthusiast. She is also an actor, poet, playwright, and musician. Antonia spends most of her time touring solo theatre around the country, and will also be seen at the Cincy Fringe in Post Traumatic Super Delightful. She was recently featured in Marie Claire Magazine and a panelist on Glamour Magazine’s Top Ten College Women Program. Antonia has a BFA from Boston University and is based in Brooklyn with her super hot boyfriend and her Netflix account. antonialassar.com
THE CINCINNATI FRINGE FESTIVAL, produced by Know Theatre of Cincinnati, celebrates its 13th Anniversary this year May 31 – June 11, 2016. The Festival is a collaborative organization striving to provide opportunities and exposure to artists who are willing to take a risk. Our artists push the boundaries of the “norm” and continually experiment with style and content. During the festival local, regional, national and international artists invade downtown Cincinnati for 12 days of artistic celebration in both traditional and non-traditional spaces. These artists represent a variety of media including theatre, dance, music, poetry, visual art, film and beyond. www.cincyfringe.com
FROM THE CREATORS OF THE FAMOUS HAYDELL SISTERS
(CINCINNATI, OH) — As a special event in the 2016 Cincy Fringe Festival, Know Theatre of Cincinnati will host Daniel Park’s inventive performance event, YOU ARE THE HERO.
YOU ARE THE HERO was conceived in 2014 by the show’s current performer and writer, Daniel Park. On his inspiration for the project, Park says, “I created the show because I noticed in myself, as well as in others, an unreasonable fear of doing what would make us happy.” The first round of development took place during Daniel’s time as a member of the Orchard Project, which has supported the likes of Dog and Pony DC, Taylor Mac, and the Rude Mechanicals.
One of the show’s most unique qualities is that, like a videogame, the audience can get Game Over. Park, who happens to work at a room escape game, says of the piece, “It exists to give audiences a way to concretely experience Happiness, Empowerment, and Action. And not just in the fictional world created inside of the show. If the players don’t act, the world will end, and the show is over. But, on the contrary, if they discover the Courage, Wisdom, and Power that they already have, they can save the world!” Approximately 40% of audiences have gotten game over.
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