WOW Cafe Theatre: 30 years!

The Giddy Multitude more info Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:00pm, $10, $8 if in themed costume What do you think of when I say “History Lesson?” Dusty book covers and dead white guys? Not when the Giddy Multitude is teaching! Returning to our oft un-noted roots as revisionist history recreationists, TGM enlivens the ancient and recent past with clown, burlesque, poetry, and dance! Starring: Mariah MacCarthy, Lizzie Fox, Olivia Lehrman, Eros Graffiti and Airin Doll, Stanqui Sex, and Deborah Kaufmann. Hosted by Busty Kitten… Cheap drinks and excellent homemade baked goods!! The Giddy Multitude Vaudeville, Co. is reinventing vaudeville through storytelling and social commentary in the form of circus arts, burlesque, comedy, and music. We are building a place where artists of all levels and disciplines can mingle, learn, teach, and build community. TGM especially encourages female artists, queer artists, and artists of color to apply.
Rivers Of Honey more info Friday, September 3, 2010 8:00pm $10 suggested, but no one turned away for lack of funds. That's Right Hive! The River is flowing, Oshun is primping her sexy, and we are gearing up for the second great show of the year! Featuring the work of Jessica Valoris Jackie Fontaine unique Robinson Yalini Dream Ali Wong D'Lo Rajdulari Barnes Simone Davis An arianne B. & jaz C. Production For reservations call (212) 777-4280 For information, e-mail riversofhoney@gmail.com more at facebook
Hypergender Burlesque more info Saturday, September 4, 2010 10:00pm, $15 advance tickets at fabnyc.org Fourth annual back to school special! Queer your theories as brains meet brawn and and imagination frees us from gender constraints. We invite you to feel at home among the strange, the bizarre and the campy! Hosts: Award winning performer recently seen at Miss LEZ pageant, NYBF and more JZ Bich as Prof. Bich & from NY's favorite drag alliance Switch N' Play - Jonathan Bitchman as Prof. Bitchman Guests: Bianca Dagga, the winner of GO’s nightlife award for sexiest burlesque performer in NYC. Goldie Peacock, professional shapeshifting genderblender Della Dare, the queen of Double Ds Glenn Marla called "individualistic and iconoclastic" by Michael Musto The White Elephant Burlesque, multifaced and multi-state burlesque troupe visits NYC and HGB!!! And HyperGender's resident videographer Anti Social! Reservations strongly encouraged, call 917-591-6185 or email hypergender@gmail.com
This May, 2010, a month long celebration to commemorate WOW's 30th Birthday. What happened: the Pearl Festival!
Rent WOW Theatre! WOW is available to individuals and organizations for activities that resonate with our mission. The rate is a very modest $15 per hour. Additional fee applies if admission is charged to the rental event, and if additional WOW staff are required to be on-site. Hold your rehearsal, teatime, bat mitzvah, workshop, etc., in our theatre space! Contact rentalspace@wowcafe.org
The Capital Campaign In 2000, WOW launched its first large-scale fundraising effort, a capital campaign to help us buy and renovate our theater. The City of New York has sold the tenants of 59-61 East 4th Street the building for $1! The caveat: That we raise the funds to renovate the building, and bring it up to code. WOW’s share of renovation costs is about $125,000. As we have survived solely on box-office sales for 25 years, this is more money than we’ve ever had or needed in the past.	When we do succeed in securing these funds, WOW will own its own permanent theater space in a completely renovated building. One of the most exciting aspects, which we have achieved, is the addition of a functional 24/7 self-service elevator! Yet to come is a sink for the bathroom, and dare we say air-conditioning?! We have raised more than 3/4 of the total, but are not there yet! In order to make this possible, we urgently need your financial help! No donation is too small or too large, and any amount will help us ensure that theatre by women and by transgender people continues to thrive and be ever-increasingly accessible.