Nosedive Productions Brings Molotov Theatre Group to New York City for “Fat Men in Skirts” Showcase Run, January 5, 6, 7, 2012

“Surprisingly Sweet Show about Rape and Cannibalism” Is the First Traveling Show from Washington DC’s Notorious Grand Guignol Horror Theatre Company

Washington, DC (December 7, 2011) Nosedive Productions, New York City’s “Theatre for Sick Little Monkeys,” will host DC-based Molotov Theatre Group, America’s second-oldest Grand Guignol theatre of horror, for a three-show run of Molotov’s critically acclaimed Fat Men in Skirts, January 5, 6 and 7, 2012.

Molotov’s Fat Men in Skirts will be performed at 8 PM each day, at the UNDER St. Marks Theatre, 94 Saint Marks Place, in New York’s East Village. Tickets are $15, and can be purchased in advance online at http://molotovtheatre.ticketleap.com/fat-men-in-skirtsnyc/.

Advance purchase for this extremely limited run is strongly recommended, although tickets may also be purchased at the door on a space-available basis.

The run time of Molotov’s Fat Men in Skirts is approximately 95 minutes with no intermission. Please pee before entering.

Nosedive Productions Co-Founding Co-Artistic Director James Comtois said, “The folks at Molotov make exactly the type of theatre that excites us here at Nosedive Central: sweet, funny and horrifying all at once. So we’re thrilled to be bringing their delightfully effed up play up to New York from DC.”

“We’re grateful to the kindred spirits at Nosedive Productions for helping us put this show on its feet in New York,” said Molotov Artistic Director Kevin Finkelstein. “UNDER St. Marks is the perfect venue for us – shadowy, quirky and right in the middle of all the action. That’s the perfect recipe for Molotov’s special brand of nonsense.”

Written by Nicky Silver, Fat Men in Skirts was Molotov Theatre Group’s fifth Capital Fringe Festival production, and the first ever Capital Fringe show to be “Helen Hayes Awards Recommended.” The Helen Hayes Awards are Washington DC’s most prestigious theatre community honors – what the heck is Molotov doing getting this kind of recognition?

Critics reviewing the Capital Fringe production of Fat Men in Skirts heaped awkward praise on Molotov’s staging of the bizarre dark comedy:

“…Surprisingly sweet for a play about rape and cannibalism…”: The Washington Post

“…Just the right tone for a Fringe play — it’s edgy, raw and a little nonsensical…”: DCist.com

“…I enjoyed [it] as much as one can enjoy a play that involves mental illness, rape, murder, and incest…”: dctheatrescene.com

“…Rethink your own revulsion when it comes to eating dead babies”: Washington City Paper

Fat Men in Skirts features DC area actors Katie Culligan, Dave Gamble, K. Clare Johnson and Matthew Marcus. The play follows the Phyllis Hogan and her son, Bishop, stranded on a desert island in an increasingly “interesting” relationship. Rescued five years later, they discover the family’s philandering patriarch involved with a young porn star. Chaos, insanity, violence, cannibalism, and sidesplitting hilarity ensue.

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE EMOTIONALLY OR PSYCHOLOGICALLY IMPRESSIONABLE OR FOR PEOPLE WITH CARDIAC OR NERVOUS CONDITIONS.

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR COUNTER-CULTURAL, UNDERGROUND AND CULT FANS WITH PROPERLY WORKING HEART AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS.

FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ACTORS AND THE SEATED AUDIENCE, PEOPLE LEAVING THE THEATRE WHILE THE SHOW IS IN PROGRESS WILL NOT BE READMITTED.

It’s the Halloween season, and Molotov Theatre Group, America’s second-oldest Grand Guignol theatre, has taken theatre fundraising to weird new heights with the introduction of the Google Android iScream smartphone application.

The application, which costs one dollar, allows users to email signature Molotov Theatre company member screams and show phrases, or set a “booby trap” on their phone to activate a scream when the phone is moved.

An iPhone version of the iScream application is now being reviewed by Apple for inclusion as an iPhone App Store offering in the near term.

Developed by Wisconsin-based high-tech wunderkind Brett Widmann, the iScream application offers a wide array of pointless and odd features, including:
* 20+ screams or sound effects (including ‘signature’ screams from Molotov company members and memorable lines or sound effects from Molotov productions).
* Set timed screams to go off when a friend (or victim) least expects it.
* Scare friends by setting a trap that plays a scream when your phone is moved.
* Send screams to friends via email.

“What the hell, spend a buck on the iScream, help out Molotov Theatre Group and wake up from your daily grind with a little screaming fun,” Zavistovich said. “It’s just the kind of pointlessly weird thing we’re becoming known for.”

For more information on the Molotov Theatre Group iScream Google Android smartphone application, visit http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/entertainment/molotov-iscream_mqqu_download.html <http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/entertainment/molotov-iscream_mqqu_download.html>