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A
(Bearded) Lady
BLESSING
HER HEART
Break-Upocalypse
Carnival
Of Chaos: "Survival Tips For The Reckless"
Cemetery
Golf
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Rerum Natura; Or, Love The One You Whip
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Fists
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FOOL
FOR A CLIENT
The
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Frank Diary of Anne
The
Godling
Hell,
The Musical
I
Prefer Fur
Inside
Private Lives
J.Lo.Hew
JESUS
IN MONTANA: Adventures in a Doomsday Cult
Knitting
LandEscape
Legs
and All
Marriage:
a queer institution
MISSING:
fugue #9: wear a warm coat
No
Ordinary Nut
Open
Season, A Queer Performance Spectacular
Play
4 Play
Poste
Restante
PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Comedy and Justice for All
Pulp
Scripture
Recess
Searching
for the Voice of the Third
Show
No Show
Spider
Baby the musical
Suicide
Me!
The
Surprise
The
Tao of Everest
Tater
Stew
tempestuous(ness)
or HIStory is Told by the Victors
The
Texas Chainsaw Musical!
Theatre
of the Battle
Ticonderoga
The
Unbearable Lightness of Raya
| The Surprise EXIT Theatre THURSDAY 10 8:30 PM SUNDAY 13 2:30 PM TUESDAY 15 7:00 PM THURSDAY 17 7:00 PM SATURDAY 19 1:00 PM SUNDAY 20 7:00 PM |
by Martin Dockery SOLO PERFORMANCE, NOT FOR PEOPLE UNDER 16 |
Set amidst the ruins of Angkor Wat, The Surprise is the true and comic
story of an uncertain girlfriend, an enigmatic father, and a most epic game
of emotional chicken. It is the tale of a family rife with secrets, and
clueless as to how to reveal them. "Truly vivid." The New York
Times
"Funny, entertaining… superlative." nytheatre.com
"Travels, girlfriends, ecstasies and disappointmnts are masterfully
layered with his own brand of neurotic, self-effacing humor." nytheatre-wire.com
The Surprise was awarded the 2009 soloNOVA Breakthrough Performer of the
Year, and the 2009 NYC Frigid Fest Audience Choice Award.
website: www.martindockery.com
Reviews of THE SURPRISE:
"Deftly constructed... tight structure and quiet thematic echoes,
bursts of spontaneity and metaphorical flourishes... a likeable performer.
Truly vivid."
The New York Times on The Surprise 5/9/09.
"Martin Dockery's The Surprise is a funny, warm, and entertaining
hour of storytelling. Directed with economy by Jean-Michele Gregory, the
piece... deftly holds our interest until the final moment... It's never
less than entertaining... A superlative storytelling show, one that offers
plenty to laugh about, relate to, and ponder long after the storyteller
has left the stage."
Nytheatre.com on The Surprise 2/25/09
"Wit, humor and an honest sensitivity to relationships... A fascinating
hour of gossip and glamour... hilarious... Dockery is a master at weaving
his own personal life into his family saga. Travels, girlfriends, ecstasies
and disappointments are masterfully layered with his own brand of neurotic,
self-effacing humor. "
Nytheatre-wire.com on The Surprise 3/7/09.
"His relentless energy is so engaging, you want to hang on his every
word."
New Theatre Corps on The Surprise 5/16/09.
"One of the most well crafted monologues I have ever seen. Balanced
in emotion and pace, never too long on one point, a satisfying arc that
raps up neatly without being trite. Really is a top notch example of the
form.... It is brilliant."
billyjoesboy.com on The Surprise 3/8/09.
"The theatrical hybrid of the website F My Life and a David Sedaris
novel... Reminds us that even the cruelest of life's brutalities can be
laughed at."
Washington Square News on The Surprise 3/10/09.
BIOS:
MARTIN DOCKERY (Creator & Performer) has told stories on many stages in and around New York City. The Surprise is his third monologue, and it won The Audience Choice Award when it was produced as part of the 2009 NYC Frigid Fest. It was subsequently selected by terraNOVA to be a part of the soloNOVA Festival, where Dockery won the Breakthrough Performer of the Year award. In May, he traveled to the Orlando Fringe Festival and won Best in Venue. He'll be spending the rest of the summer traveling to fringe festivals in London, Toronto, & Winnipeg.
JEAN-MICHELE GREGORY (Director) works as a director, editor, and dramaturg, focusing on unscripted, extemporaneous theatrical works that live in the moment they are told. Working primarily with solo artists, for the last decade she has collaborated with monologuist Mike Daisey, directing his many monologues at venues across the globe, including the Public Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, the Under the Radar Festival, Yale Repertory Theatre, the Barrow Street Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Cherry Lane Theater, the Noorderzon Festival, American Repertory Theatre, Intiman, ACT Theatre, Performance Space 122, Portland Stage Company, the T:BA Festival, Ars Nova, and many more. She also works with New York storyteller Martin Dockery (Wanderlust, The Surprise) and the Seattle-based performer and writer Suzanne Morrison (Yoga Bitch, Your Own Personal Alcatraz). Upcoming in 2009/10: The Last Cargo Cult at Philly Live Arts, PlayMakers, Alliance, the Public, and Woolly Mammoth.