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THE FALL AND RISE OF THE RISING FALLEN - Performance Space 122 - April - May 2007 "Brutally scathing, brilliant satire that sends up conventional thought about irony, sincerity, contemporary theatre, and society norms, while kicking up buckets of piss and vinegar throughout" - FlavorPill "Its gorgeous stuff" THE SEWERS - Ontological Theater, June – July 2006 “The Sewers is the most breathtaking and beautifully original play I've seen Off-Off-Broadway this year. Rarely is work this challenging and innovative also so sumptuously entertaining. The ambiguity is rich and tantalizing, and opens the play to countless new levels of interpretation...The Sewers is self-conscious in the way of much postmodern meta-fiction, yet uses its self-consciousness to be genuinely funny rather than glibly ironic... If only all plays could be as pregnant with meanings.” “The febrile imaginations of the Banana Bag & Bodice collective, one of downtown’s most intelligent, anarchic new additions, spits up this tale of a childless town bewitched by its own septic system.” PANEL.ANIMAL - Collapsable Giraffe & Ontological Theater, May – July 2005 “NYC theater needs them…BB&B delivers its poetic barrage as a kind of modal-scale, post-bop quintet of the spoken word, scattering a dancing pattern of word-notes over a deep, swelling octave of desire.” “Stab whom you have to for a ticket...play-making at its meatiest....it would make Bertolt Brecht proud.” THE YOUNG WAR – Dublin Fringe, San Francisco Fringe September 2004 “Wonderfully theatrical, superbly performed, at times hilarious, erotic, physical and very funny, this is a challenging and very entertaining production by Banana Bag & Bodice, a US company. It takes imaginative liberties with form and content, delves deliciously into gender issues and sex, and delights with a crackling, sometimes punning humour – all the while staying precise and avoiding cliché. It is what fringe theatre should be about: challenging conventions, including theatrical ones. One simple but very effective example is a sparkling use of the stage whisper in one vignette. A must-see for anyone who loves theatre.” “Beautifully staged and adroitly performed, this is a standout piece of theater…let the final word on the ineffable go to Fringe Festival champs Banana Bag & Bodice” “it's a multifaceted, fragmented, evocative piece that manages to be funny, edgy, affecting and oddly sexy as well.” SANDWICH – San Francisco Fringe Festival 2003, Exit Theatre 2004 “It's deceptively crisp, remarkably tight, cagily convoluted and curiously refreshing.” “...this is theater that lets us see ourselves, a phrase I've always thought of as hokey but now find quietly troubling. Highly recommended.” GULAG HA HA – SF Fringe, New York Fringe 2003 “...Gulag is a rough risk-taker that restores your faith in the Fringe festival as a showcase for art with integrity.” “...these four performers exemplify true collaborative and ensemble work.”
ARTICLES ABOUT BBB Time Out New York, April 2007 - an article about Jason Craig -pdf The Brooklyn Rail, June 2006 - an interview of Jason Craig by Alec Duffy - pdf American Theater, Fall 2005 - an article by Jeffery Jones about the state of plays today- pdf
full reviews of each show can be found in the show's production file - just click on the show title to get there
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