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FLYING SOLO 3: Ripple of Hope
Back by popular demand....The Secret Theatre presents its 3rd Flying Solo Festival! Multiple one-performer shows to whet your solitary appetite, see how captivating one person can be ...and then VOTE on it! Yes, we will be rating these singular gems, so pay attention to the details, the nuances, the subtleties....help us to find the king or queen to reign over all soloists!
RIPPLE OF HOPE: One Teacher's Journey to Make an Impact
Karen Sklaire: performer, writer
Padraic Lillis: director
60 min
An idealistic drama teacher discovers the obstacle is not the inner city students she must conquer but a troubled NYC school system. Can she overcome "test prep" to engage and inspire?
BIOGRAPHY
KAREN SKLAIRE *
Karen is an actress, singer, and comedienne who has toured the country with Theatreworks/USA and has been featured Off-Broadway at The Promenade Theatre, Town Hall, The Soho Playhouse, and The Film Forum. She has performed stand-up comedy in clubs throughout NYC and hosted such comedians as Judah Freidlander("30 Rock") and Colin Quinn, as well as touring with comedian Rob Bartlett and the Bartletts. She has appeared on "Saturday Night Live," "In the Mix," and on "The Imus in the Morning."
Karen wrote and performed her first one-woman show, "Bangin'" in 2003 at The People's Improv Theater. Another prominent work of hers is "Drama at the Point," originally conceived with Peter Michael Marino, and it has been presented at The New Emerging Artist Festival, Woman at Work Festival, The One Festival, as well as been featured in Selected Shorts at Stage Left Studio, all through the direction of Cheryl King.
In July, "Ripple of Hope" was named one of Best of Fringe*, and Best Performance* at The Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC(*DC Metro). In August, it premiered in a sold-out run at The New York International Fringe Festival, where it was named Best of Fringe*(*Broadway Blog).
She is a theater curriculum writer for the RFK human rights organization "Speak Truth to Power" and is currently starring as a drama teacher at PS2 in Manhattan.
*Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association.
LINKS
Ripple of Hope WEBSITE
Twitter @ripplehopeshow @KarenSklaire
Ripple of Hope FACEBOOK
OTHER SHOWS IN THE FLYING SOLO 3 FESTIVAL
If you would like to see any other shows in the festival, follow these links. We offer a Festival Pass for $75 that may be used to see ANY AND ALL shows linked below.
It Ain't Pretty
Wild Child in the City
The Funeral of Enerio Lopez
'This Gonna Be on the Test, Miss?'
The Bad German
Ripple of Hope
The Boy from Bantay
Ferdinand
I Am Hope
Screw Your Courage!
Do This One Thing for Me
The Real Coyote Ugly
GarbageMan
The Hungry Ghost
The Question of My Virginity
Browngirl. Bluegrass.
RANT!
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LocationThe Secret Theatre (View)
44-02 23rd Street (between 44th Road and 44th Avenue)
Long Island City, NY 11101
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 13 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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