Event

Lady Liberty Theater Festival

Aizzah Fatima and Monica Bauer join forces to present entertaining comedies and dramas aimed at curing the disease of Islamaphobia in America, tied together by the ideals represented in the Statue of Liberty. The center of the Festival is an evening of three short plays about immigration. "Dirty Paki Lingerie", a solo show written and performed by Aizzah Fatima is the centerpiece: at the intersection of religion, sex, and politics, Aizzah's characters destroy stereotypes as she delves deep into the lives of Muslim-American women. Joining "Dirty Paki Lingerie" are two shorts by award-winning playwright Monica Bauer: "Lady Liberty's Worst Day Ever", starring Frances McGarry as the Statue of Liberty, and J.Dolan Byrnes as her agent, Vinnie. He breaks the news to Lady Liberty that she's been purchased by Donald Trump, and is going to be rebranded as the Trump Statue of Liberty. Watch her fight back!
No Irish Need Apply, starring Ali Andre Ali as a Syrian refugee looking for a job in Queens, and Frances McGarry as Rose Fitzgerald, a crusty old woman who needs help running her bodega. NOTE: on September 16th ONLY, guest artists production: a performances of the new play "I Come from Syria," by the Polybe+Seats theater company.