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RE-OPENING FOR THREE WEEKS ONLY! JAN 7-25

THE FLAMBOYAN THEATER@

Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center

107 Suffolk Street
New York, NY 10002
(Rivington-Delancey)

Showtimes:
WED JAN 07 7:30PM
THU JAN 08 7:30PM
FRI JAN 09 7:30PM
SAT JAN 10 7:30PM
SUN JAN 11 4:00PM
MON JAN 12 5:00PM*
MON JAN 12 7:30PM

WED JAN 14 7:30PM
THU JAN 15 7:30PM
FRI JAN 16 7:30PM
SAT JAN 17 7:30PM
SUN JAN 18 4:00PM

TUES JAN 20 7:30PM
WED JAN 21 7:30PM
THU JAN 22 7:30PM
FRI JAN 23 7:30PM
SAT JAN 24 7:30PM
SUN JAN 25 4:00PM

* special 70 minute APAP presentation

Participants: $20

Observer: $25

RECESSION RELIEF

MONDAY: $5

Tickets available at: Smarttix.com

212-868-4444

"A MASTERFUL ACHEIVEMENT ON ALL FRONTS!" Philippa Wehle, NY Theater Wire

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Will I get yelled at like in basic training in the movies?

No.  That's just in the movies.

 

2.  Can all ages/types come to SURRENDER? 

This is about war. Physical participation in this show is not appropriate for anyone under 16. All types are welcome, of course.  Some portions of SURRENDER contain adult language and content.

 

3. Does this involve strenous physical activity?

No.  There is physical activity, walking quickly and carrying a rifle, but strenuous physical actions are not required.

 

4. What if I don't want to wear a uniform?

The uniform is a fundamental part of the training, so it's required.  We have uniforms and boots in all regulation sizes.  There will be a place for you to change in private and lock up your valuables. Limited observer-only tickets are available for those who do not wish to participate in the full experience, who will not be required to wear uniforms.

 

5. Should I be a participant or an observer?

Both are very intense and worthwhile experiences.  Many of our participants have come back to the show as observers to see what it's like on the outside, and many of our observers came back to participate once they saw how exciting it is to do the training and go through the experience of being on the inside.  We encourage everyone to do what they are most comfortable with

 

6. What if I am anti-war? What if I am pro war?   

All the more reason to come.  We hope to surprise you and challenge assumptions.  This event hopes to create a conversation between people of different points of view. Opinions are encouraged and are welcome in the theater.

 

 

7. HowWOW COMPANY?

 

If you got something out of SURRENDER, we are offering several ways of continuing to be involved in the dialogue the show creates.

 

1) Blog with us.

We are creating a SURRENDER blog, for audiences to weigh in an talk about their experiences, give us suggestions, continue to be a part of the community that the show creates.

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2) Join the SURRENDER Facebook member group.facebook can be a hell.  But it can also maybe connect us.  Meet other people who have gone through SURRENDER, invite your friends to join.

TO JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP CLICK HERE 

 

3) PASS ON OUR EMAIL BLAST and THIS WEBSITEthink would appreciate the experience of the show.  The limited extended run of the show is filling up really quickly so pass it on fast!

 

4) VOLUNTEERin January.

Please email wowhausspace@gmail.com to find out more.

 

5) CONTRIBUTE to International WOW Company.continue to produce our work because of the generosity of individual donors.  Even small donations help.

HitPal account, we take credit cards! ALL DONATIONS are TAX DEDUCTIBLE to the fullest extent of the law.

 

 

Thanks again so much for being a part of the show.   Again, please don't hesitate to write us if you want to become more involved.

 

Thanks so much,

Josh Fox, Jason Hartley

and the cast and crew of SURRENDER and the producing team at International WOW Company

MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO INTERNATIONAL WOW COMPANY VIA PAY PAL!

 

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To support or volunteer with International WOW Company info@internationalwow.com

...You could go check out:
JASON CHRISTOPHER HARTLEY'S TOUR OF DUTY IN IRAQ
www.justanothersoldier.com

THE EXPLOSIVE HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL WOW COMPANY
 www.internationalwow.com

THE DRAMATIC KARAOKE STYLINGS OF SANFORD WINTERSBERGER
www.sanfordw.com 

or you could spend the afternoon watching falling Tickets at Smarttix.com   
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SURRENDER
At THE FLAMBOYAN THEATER

 

at the Clemente Soto Velez Ctr January 7th-12th
Conceived and Directed by Josh Fox
Written by Josh Fox and Jason Christopher Hartley
Dramatic Karaoke Concept and Design by Sanford Wintersberger
Lighting by Charles Foster and Scott Needham
Set Design by Nicolas Locke
Dramaturgical Advisor: Morgan Jenness
Executive Producer: Donald Guarnieri and Matrix Art Collective, Inc.
Associate Producer: Brandon Ackermann
Field Operations: Nathan Lemoine
Assistant Director: Melissa Crespo
Media Content by Liquid Lux Works

Two for One Tickets

STUDENT TIX:
5 Dollars off with ID

 

BACKGROUND:

Josh Fox and members of International WOW Company trained in combat techniques with Jason Hartley when filming MEMORIAL DAY the company's first feature film. We decided to offer that training experience to the general public. 

 

JASON CHRISTOPHER HARTLEY

I joined the Army at the age of 17 while I was still in high school. I went to boot camp between my junior and senior years, finished high school, then completed Infantry and Airborne schools with the Army. I have been an infantryman for over fourteen years. In that time I have led and trained soldiers in weapons training, infantry tactics, and most all common warrior tasks. In addition to the technical aspects of soldiering, there are also certain social skills that are implicit to effectively leading troops and garnering cooperation to perform tasks that might seem absurd, counter-intuitive, or impossible.

Just after 9/11 I was stationed between buildings 4 and 5 of the World Trade Center in front of the wreckage of Ground Zero that came to be known among those who worked there as "The Pit". I spent the first eleven days after the attack as part of the de facto perimeter guard. It was there that I sensed I would be wearing a uniform quite a bit over the next few years. Two years later my New York Army National Guard unit was activated to be sent to Iraq.

For the better part of a year I performed as an infantry team leader, leading troops on more than 200 combat missions, including scores of raids and direct contact with the enemy, while in Iraq. We were stationed at Ad Dujayl (aka Dujail), 45 miles north of Baghdad in the heart of the Sunni triangle. Part of our work included gathering countless witness statements from residents who survived the massacre perpetrated upon them in 1982. Our work was crucial in the prosecution and execution of Saddam Hussein. (Being opposed to the death penalty, I find this a dubious honor.)

For the duration of my deployment, I wrote extensively and posted my stories to a blog: justanothersoldier.com. The blog was shut down by the Army after being online for five months, but I continued to write, sending my stories out to a private emailing list. During the penultimate month of my deployment, I resurrected the blog, only to be shut down again by the Army. When I returned, my writings were compiled and published by HarperCollins under the same name. My stories have appeared in numerous periodicals, both in print and online.

Because of the book and blog, I have been interviewed and been part of panels dozens of times on national radio (NPR, Air America), also to include continued regular appearances on BBC radio. I have also appeared on television a handful of times, to include CNN and Fox News.

With Josh Fox, I worked as a military technical adviser on the film "Memorial Day". The training sessions I gave for the actors were filmed and will appear on the bonus features of the DVD when it is released. 

 

JOSH FOX

Josh Fox is the founder and Artistic Director of International WOW Company. Since graduating from Columbia University with a degree in Theater Arts, he has lived in four countries in Asia and traveled to 20 others, creating and producing original international theater works in ten languages.

With International WOW Company he has conceived, written, directed, and/or produced over 30 productions in Thailand, Indonesia, The Philippines, Japan, Germany, France and New York City, which have included You Belong To Me, Death of Nations Part V, "Heimwehen," The Comfort & Safety of Your Own Home (Top Ten of 2004, NY Theatre Wire), Limitless Joy, The Expense of Spirit; Death of Nations, parts 1-4 and The Trailer; Orphan On God's Highway; The BOMB;HyperReal America (Top Ten Shows of 2001, Time Out NY); Soon My Work; This is Not the Ramakian; The Sleeping and the Dead; Stairway to the Stars; and American Interference (Best in the Fringe Festival, Village Voice).

In 2007 Josh completed his first feature film, Memorial Day, produced by Artists Public Domain, Journeyman Pictures and Jim McKay and Michael Stipe's C-Hundred Film Corp. Memorial Day is a genre-bending examination of American culture and the atrocities of Abu Ghraib, where war is a party and partying is a war.

Fox is in development on a Feature Documentary, The Rage of Nature, about the horrors of Natural Gas Drilling which may soon destroy New York City's water system. He collaborated with Jason Hartley in SURRENDER andMemorial Day. 

 

INTERNATIONAL WOW COMPANY

International WOW Company is a theater, film and cultural dialogue organization that was created in 1996 by an international group of theater artists to express, represent, question and examine the growing consciousness of international cultural, social, political and aesthetic inter-dependence in the era of globalization. The company was founded by Artistic Director Josh Fox and a group of performing artists from Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, France, Germany and Palestine, to explore the theatrical and social possibilities of long-term international collaboration. In 11 years, International WOW has grown into a vast network, cultivating ongoing relationships with more than 100 actors, dancers, musicians, and technical and visual artists from 31 countries on 5 continents who meet periodically to create new work. Together, we maximize the physical, visual, and aural aspects of theatre to create plays and dramatic events that expand from our most intimate experiences to address issues of a global scale. International WOW projects ask audiences and collaborators to examine their cultural backgrounds and influences, presenting dramatic events that highlight the connective tissue between cultures today and throughout history with a special emphasis on current global crises.

International WOW plays, films, and site-specific dramatic events are devised by international ensembles, which are synthesized by a director or playwright into a dramatic, cathartic whole. Performances exhibit International WOW's theater training and exchange initiatives, which combine physical and narrative performance forms from around the globe to create a highly energetic, explosive and symphonic new form of drama.

Most recently YOU BELONG TO ME (2007) a collaboration with theater artists from Germany, USA, and the Dominican Republic which premiered at PS 122 recieved raves: "Masterful" (Time Out) "Ferocious Passion... Provocative" (NY Times) and "utterly compelling" (Theatermania) as didLIMITLESS JOY (2006) "Visionary" (Time Out) "A theatrical feat of immense proportion, a knockout" nytheatre.com THE EXPENSE OF SPIRIT (2004-5) was hailed as "very powerful" (NY Times), an "astonishing tour-de-force," and "a visceral adventure" nytheatre.com. THE BOMB(2002) was called a "bursting epic" (Time Out NY) and "a world-encompassing theatrical tour-de-force" (Theatermania). International WOW itself has been called "fearlessly inventive," and "virtuosic" (NY Times); "furiously inventive" and "meteoric" (Time Out NY); and "one of the most innovative and prolific theatre companies around" (Theatremania). Most recently, International WOW was cited in Time Out's guide to arts and culture as one of the city's "reliable handful of envelope-pushing ensembles."For info on International WOW's first feature film:

www.memorialdaythemovie.com 
and for our second film (in progress):
www.waterunderattack.com 

Thanks, man:

"Had writer-director Josh Fox been supported over the last few years by, say, the Public Theater or another Off-Broadway institution..." read more

 

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