NEWSFLASH: “Saving Tania’s Privates” @ the 2011 Frigid Hangover

WHEN: Tuesday March 8^th @ 8pm

WHERE: The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003

Tickets are $18 at www.smarttix.com or 212-868-4444

Funny, outrageous and true! This critically acclaimed comedy hit from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival will have you laughing till you weep. It’s a show about far-out families, quirky girlfriends and boobs…not necessarily in that order.

The Happiest Medium says, “Theatre magic doesn’t happen every day or in every show. Those instances when time stops and you are transported from every day life into the world of a writer or a performer are happening right now at the FRIGID New York festival in a basement theater called Under St. Marks. The mastermind behind all this power brought to the stage is Tania Katan with Saving Tania’s Privates.” http://thehappiestmedium.com/2011/03/saving-tanias-privates-the-bravura-of-ms-katan-frigid-new-york-2011/

nytheatre.com says, “What do you do when you lose both breasts to cancer by the age of 31? Writer-performer Tania Katan’s answer seems to be: have a laugh, because seriously, what’s the alternative? Katan’s focus and energy as a performer, and her sharp sense of the absurd as a writer, help keep what could be harrowing material in different hands consistently funny. There isn’t a shred of self-pity in her tale.” http://www.nytheatre.com/showpage.aspx?s=savi12134

Hey, we just found out we are going to be in the Frigid Hangover, a Best of the Fest kind of thing. Here are the deets:

WHEN: Tuesday March 8^th @ 8pm

WHERE: The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003. Tickets are $18 at www.smarttix.com or 212-868-4444

Funny, outrageous and true! This critically acclaimed comedy hit from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival will have you laughing till you weep. It’s a show about far-out families, quirky girlfriends and boobs…not necessarily in that order.

The Happiest Medium says, “Theatre magic doesn’t happen every day or in every show. Those instances when time stops and you are transported from every day life into the world of a writer or a performer are happening right now at the FRIGID New York festival in a basement theater called Under St. Marks. The mastermind behind all this power brought to the stage is Tania Katan with Saving Tania’s Privates.” http://thehappiestmedium.com/2011/03/saving-tanias-privates-the-bravura-of-ms-katan-frigid-new-york-2011/

nytheatre.com says, “What do you do when you lose both breasts to cancer by the age of 31? Writer-performer Tania Katan’s answer seems to be: have a laugh, because seriously, what’s the alternative? Katan’s focus and energy as a performer, and her sharp sense of the absurd as a writer, help keep what could be harrowing material in different hands consistently funny. There isn’t a shred of self-pity in her tale.” http://www.nytheatre.com/showpage.aspx?s=savi12134

Read entire review here.

Theatre magic doesn’t happen every day or in every show. Those instances when time stops and you are transported from every day life into the world of a writer or a performer are happening right now at the FRIGID New York festival in a basement theater called Under St. Marks. The mastermind behind all this power brought to the stage is Tania Katan with Saving Tania’s Privates. A personal, witty, no-nonsense recount of a Jewish lesbian’s challenge with cancer since the age of 21.

The play starts with an invasive TSA airport pat down by a male security officer; Tania suggests the female security officer must be uncomfortable with the fact that she looks like a boy and has no breasts. Thus we are automatically introduced to the subject at hand and how it will be handled in the next 58min (give or take).

Read the entire review.

Here’s the schedule for this week:

Tuesday, March 1 @ 6:00pm
Wednesday, March 2 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 5 @ 10:00pm

Saving Tania’s Privates

nytheatre.com review

Danny Bowes · February 23, 2011

Pictured: Tania Katan in a scene from Saving Tania’s Privates(photo © Josiah Epstein)

What do you do when you lose both breasts to cancer by the age of 31? Writer-performer Tania Katan’s answer seems to be: have a laugh, because seriously, what’s the alternative?

Read the entire review.

www.velvetparkmedia.com

In the span of 20 minutes, Tania Katan managed to scare, amuse, and enlighten me. I can only imagine what she can do in an hour.

“Saving Tania’s Privates” bills itself as a comedy, but the one-woman show is always treading on dangerous ground. Within this “comedy about family, boobs, and most importantly… Love” are conversations that are deeply moving, full of intensity and quite possibly, unforgettable.

Read full preview.

Tuesday, February 22 at 7pm

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Ave and Ave A)

30 shows to see, but which ones do you choose? Kick off the 2011
FRIGID New York Festival with host Penny Pollack featuring snapshot
performances from: There Is No Good News, My Pal Izzy, Scarlet Woman,
Funny a trunk show, ONEymoon ( A Honeymoon for One), Year of the Slut,
Saving Tania’s Privates, I Love You, (We’re Fucked), Tired Wave Stop!,
We Might Be Experimenting On You, and John Milton’s Paradise Lost.