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SUPERHEROES WHO ARE SUPER - HOLIDAY EDITION
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Following up on their inaugural visit to the Brooklyn Lyceum in October, Superheroes Who Are Super returns for another round at the Lyceum Holiday Marketplace, bringing word-for-word comic book readings alive. |
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The Brooklyn Lyceum is proud to bring back Save the Day Productions's Superheroes Who Are Super!, a unique family-friendly comic-book themed comedy show featuring Spider-Man and more!
Philadelphia Magazine Best In Philly 2010, Superheroes Who Are Super! delivers word-for-word stage
readings of comic books that at once celebrate and parody the soap operatic qualities of classic comics.
Each performance runs approximately one hour and features comic books brought to life with the best in
low budget costumes and special effects, witty word play and absurd physical hijinks alike.
Since its inception in 2007, Superheroes Who Are Super! has performed to sold out audiences of families, comedy fans and comic book aficionados alike at its Philadelphia home Plays & Players Theatre, including a run in the 2009, 2010, & 2011 Philly Fringe. Additionally, Super Heroes Who Are Super! performed at the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC in 2010 and The Dark Room Theater in San Francisco, CA in 2011.
About the Holiday Edition Performances : Marvel Team-Up #1 featuring Spider -Man and The Human Torch, " Have Yourself a Sandman
Little Chr istmas" written by Roy Thomas
Spider-Man and The Human Torch team up to keep the Sandman from ruining Christmas but all he
really wants to do is get home to his mama. Now if they could only find their own Christmas spirits and
stop bickering with each other.
Marvel Holiday Special #2, "The Big X-Mas Blackout" written by Richard Howell and Stan Lee
Electro wants to put the light out on the Rockefeller Center Tree. Oh and also all of New York City. Not
if Spidey can help it.
Marvel Holiday Special #3, "Revisionist History" written by Peter David
Doctor Leonard Samson tells the story of Hanukah. You know the story that involves Captain America,
The Hulk, and Wolverine. And robots. You know. THAT story of Hanukah.
*Superheroes Who Are Super is proud to be FAMILY FRIENDLY, though it will offer a "PG-13"
version of the performance on Saturday, October 15th at 9pm.
Performance Dates: Saturday December 17th and Sunday December 18th. Performance Times: KIDS SHOWS: 3PM & 6PM both days ADULT SHOW (PG): 9PM on Saturday the 17th
Tickets: $10 (online or at the door) $30 for a four pack(online only) $5 with a proof of purchase from the Lyceum Holiday Marketplace on the same weekend.
"Critics of "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" complain that it's an expensive, self-serious production with little heart. So, what would happen if a show about superheroes tried to do the exact opposite? Save The Day Productions is on it." - Molly Eichel, Philadelphia Daily News Daniel Student is the Artistic Director of Save The Day Productions, the creator and frequent director of SuperheroesWho Are Super! and a freelance theater director from Philadelphia, PA. He serves as Producing Artistic Director at Plays & Players, for whom he has directed A New Brain, Take Me Out, Early in the Mourning (World Premiere), and Oleanna, and starred as Shakespeare in the East Coast Premiere of William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead. Other programs he has created and produced at Plays & Players include the Philly Fringe Preview Series, the Philly Bake-Off and PIFA NewPlay Festival, and the Playwright in Residence program. Other recent directing credits include The Pillowman (Bootless Artworks), Bug (All College Theatre at The College of New Jersey) and Angels In America, Part One: Millennium Approaches (CCBC Essex Academic Theatre). He is a graduate of Vassar College and attended the 2007 Lincoln Center Director's Lab.
Save The Day Productions specializes in comic book superhero performance art that celebrates the rich history of characters, fantasy, and wonder delivered by this truly American medium. If you are interested in Superheroes Who Are Super performing at your venue, corporate event, or party, please contact Daniel Student at daniel@savethedayproductions.org. More info at www.savethedayproductions.org Tix at BrooklynLyceum.com |
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