After a sold-out run last autumn, Dixon Place is bringing back The Village! A Disco Daydream for four weekends starting on Thursday, February 2 at 7:30 PM and running through Friday, February 24. The show is a meta musical comedy filled with high jinx, low kinks and go-go boys, with a cast of ten diverse actors and dancers. The Village! is written by Nora Burns (David’s Friend, Unitard) and directed by Adam Pivirotto, with choreography by Robin Carrigan (Trick).
Set in New York City in 1979, The Village! is loosely based on Our Town—if Thornton Wilder had lived on Christopher Street. A colorful collage of characters drink, drug, dream and dish about love, life, death and taxis, and, of course, break out into disco dance numbers. The cast features Jack Bartholet, Chuck Blasius, Glace Chase, Ashley Chavonne, Antonie Cherrie, Eileen Dover, Valton Jackson, Antwon LeMonte, and Richard Schieffer.
Nora Burns is a writer, performer, comedian, actress, and archivist and who has lived in New York City since 1979. She is a founding member of the comedy groups Unitard and the Nellie Olesons. Her solo show David’s Friend had an extended run at LaMama Theater where it received rave reviews. Dixon Place, a creative nucleus since 1986, is a non-profit institution committed to supporting artists by developing and presenting original works of theatre, dance, puppetry, music, circus arts, literature, hybrid performance, and visual art.
Tickets are $20-$28. Run time is approximately 60 minutes. To purchase, go to Dixonplace.org
Dixon Place is located at 161A Chrystie Street between Rivington and Delancey, NYC
