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WYSIWYG: IMHO

Curated by Andy Horwitz with Dan Rhatigan

Moderated by Jeff Jarvis

PANELISTS:

John Aravosis 
Cam Barrett
Jen Chung
Jay Rosen
Douglas Rushkoff
Julian Sanchez

This event is presented as part of the Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues & Ideas, a citywide cultural festival designed to inspire, instigate and support civic engagement. From August 28–September 2 the Imagine Festival will present over 100 cultural events in 6 days including concerts, performances, forums, town meetings, exhibits, screenings, and other issue-based artworks.

I’m Gonna Kill The President

“I’m Gonna Kill the President!” A Federal Offense is a guerrilla comedy written by Hieronymous BANG for the Imagination Liberation Front.  A confused college student and a paranoid radical try to overthrow the government while on the run from The Man.  The plan:  kidnap the president and demand an end to war and greed or else…

“President!” was performed across America from 2003 to 2007.  Aside from BANG, no one in the ILF is ever identified, for security reasons.  The 2004 PS122 production was particularly charged, with the Republican Convention in town.  The ILF was the subject of a piece by Fox News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOa6ki1NrWU

The play went on to tour the Midwest, as well as a run in Los Angeles that garnered the show an LA Weekly Award: https://www.laweekly.com/2006-05-25/stage/guerrillas-in-our-midst/

WYSIWYG: That’s SO Gay

The WYSIWYG Talent Show is a monthly showcase for the oft-overlooked genius of bloggers in or visiting New York City. Although our events are comprised mostly of readings, any sort of performance is welcome, be it an original song, a dramatic scene, sketch comedy, burlesque, or whatever your twisted little minds can come up with. If you have a great idea for a performance, just let us know. If it sucks, we won’t tell anyone, promise.

with

Jim Barrett, Kythryne Aisling, Kiri, Bob Merckel, Charlie Owens, Dan Rhatigan, The Hazzards, Faustus, M.D.

Charlie Victor Romeo

Called “a remarkable performance” by Flying Magazine, the painstakingly researched, produced and directed Charlie, Victor, Romeo allows audience members to enter into the tension filled cockpit of real in-flight emergencies. What the audience witnesses are remarkable portraits of courage, human frailty, and grace under fire. Presented by request to groups ranging from healthcare and flying professionals to West Point students and members of the US Air Force Charlie, Victor, Romeo is not only an exceptional theatrical piece: “It has lessons in it that are universal.” -Col. Jim Brooks, Chief of Operational Training, USAF, Air Force Times. Charlie Victor Romeo “is about the triumph of the human spirit, and calm in the middle of chaos.”-The New York Times.

with Bob Berger, Patrick Daniels, Irving Gregory, Matthew Eggleston

Set: Patrick Daniels

Sound: Jamie Mereness

WYSIWYG: Ladies First

The WYSIWYG Talent Show is a monthly showcase for the oft-overlooked genius of bloggers in or visiting New York City. Although our events are comprised mostly of readings, any sort of performance is welcome, be it an original song, a dramatic scene, sketch comedy, burlesque, or whatever your twisted little minds can come up with. If you have a great idea for a performance, just let us know. If it sucks, we won’t tell anyone, promise.

with

Girly NYC, Jessica Delfino, Eurotrash, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Sarah Lewitinn, Nichelle, Linday Robertson, Jamye Waxman,

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