congrats to the cast and crew of War Crimes

It's awards season for the second annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, and COItc will be making a return trip. Congrats to the following nominees:

Sarah Hartmann Outstanding Actress in a Featured or Cameo Role of a Play
Mike Inwood Lighting Design
Sara Wolkowitz Outstanding Use Of Projections, Special Effects, AND/OR Multi-Media Event
Eunice Inquimboy Outstanding Postcard Design
Sergei Burbank Congeniality Award

(And, of course, huge congratulations to COItc Managing Director of Stage Leah Bonvissuto and Felipe Ossa on their multiple nominations for Cake. The smart money says they'll be running the table again this year....)

The awards ceremony will be August 1 at the Players' Theatre. Tickets and a full list of nominees are available here.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [10-1]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

10. Because you have even more chances to see us -- two show dates have been added to our run
9. Because since it's our podcast, we can't record a hilarious show preview like the one released this week for Ossa, Bonvissuto & Co
8. Because you want to be able to brag about going to the Planet Connections Festivity in “the good old days”
7. Because for the love of Pete, how prescient can one script be?!
6. Because you'll want to brag about seeing these actors before they hit it big
5. Because with all the hard labor that's gone into mounting this production, it's so worth it
4. Because it's a stage, film, and radio drama all rolled into one
3. Because free t-shirts [Note: there are no free t-shirts associated with this production]
2. Because surely Cake is sold out by now, and I am the intellectual bastard child of Felipe Ossa
1. And because we open tonight.

That's it. I have no more reasons for you: buy your tickets right now.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [20-11]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

20. Because our run got extended -- two new performance dates added!
19. Because we've got a French lesbian character in it
18. Because our production supports Amnesty International, and Amnesty serves as an advocate for the innocent, like this man
17. Because the DoD doesn't want you to know about it
16. Because where else will you see Dutch, French, British and Americans milling about in the same place -- other than any given street in Midtown?
15. Because we can all agree that terrorists are assholes, and the rule of law annoys them
14. Because between this and other choice productions, finding quality plays in this festival is a piece of Cake
13. Because you know you think accents are sexy
12. Because even civil servants serving in the prestigious halls of international justice can be catty bitches

11. Because it's a great lead-in to coming to see us in Brooklyn later this month

Need more reasons? Come back next week. Otherwise, buy your tickets right now.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [30-21]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

30. Because you know the kind of intellectual laziness that leads writers to develop numbered lists instead of developing fully fleshed-out ideas? Yeah, this play is the exact opposite of that
29. Because it was prescient enough to be relevant to the legal clusterf*ck that is the state of Arizona
28. Because it's useful to see America as a strange new land sometimes
27. Because I would much rather you buy a ticket than buy me a birthday present
26. Because some of the script also turned out to be prescient in a creepy way
25. Because this cast is a revelation
24. Because tickets to a pseudo-courtroom thriller make for the perfect gift
23. Because an Arab-American is the new Miss America -- progress!
22. Because after the show you have an embarrassment of culinary riches
21. Because of all depictions of the end of the American Empire, this is the least disturbing

Need more reasons? Come back next week. Otherwise, buy your tickets right now.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [40-31]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

40. Because Amnesty issues outstanding reports like this
39. Because The Market Complex is gunning for our guy
38. Because this play illustrates that will happen once we're not listening to each other anymore
37. Because our fake trial will tide CSPAN junkies over before the Kagan confirmation hearings begin
36. Because our postcards provide tactile delight -- seek one out today and you'll be sure to agree
35. Because we're trying to get a Betty White cameo via Facebook group
34. Because you probably should get a handle on the end of the American Empire before it happens for real
33. Because certain Michigan lawmakers clearly need to see this play
32. Because you probably need solace after voting for the Lib-Dems
31. Because the male cast members are really, really tall; it's kinda unsettling

Need more reasons? Come back next week. Otherwise, buy your tickets right now.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [50-41]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

50. Because under international human rights law, all defendants have the right to a fair trial
49. Because you can support Amnesty International and be entertained (guaranteed to be more entertaining than clicking here)
48. Because Serge isn't in it, so it's not as blatant a vanity project as 2009's season
47. Because you wont be able to resist once you see the cast on the company's website
46. Because we do have a massive cleanup plan
45. Because direct address is so hot
44. Because “soothing apocalypse” will be the biggest trend of the summer
43. Because multimedia is the new black
42. Because you missed the President next door at Cooper Union the other week
41. Because the next Batman movie isn’t until 2012

Need more reasons? Come back next week. Otherwise, buy your tickets right now.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [60-51]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

60. Because if you don’t you’ll break your mother’s heart
59. Because 759 people from over 30 nations have been held at Guantanamo Bay without charge
58. Because without you there, it's not a performance -- it's just rehearsal (albeit a really awesome one)
57. Because an exceedingly reasonable ticket price for outstanding alternative theater means you can afford this place afterwards
56. Because audience members of the first performance to sell out before May 31 will be eligible to win a free Other Than Emily crew shirt (really)
55. Because finding a new political cause to get outraged over every month is exhausting, but human rights are eternal
54. Because if you don't you'll break my mother's heart
53. Because Stone Cold Said So?
52. Because the Robert Moss Theater has central air conditioning
51. Because we can kill time together until new Caprica episodes start up again

Need more reasons? Come back next week. Otherwise, buy your tickets right now.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [70-61]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

70. Because if there’s one thing your off-off-Broadway theatergoing experience has right now, it’s too much English
69. Because no animals were harmed in the making of this production
68. Because ON-STAGE NUDITY [Note: there is no on-stage nudity in this show]
67. Because the ghost of David Garrick said you should
66. Because you're as sick of identity politics as we are
65. Because the ghost of Slobodan Milosevic said you shouldn't
64. Because even if you didn't care about the last puppy (#99), you'll care about this one
63. Because musicals are overrated
62. Because vampires are overrated
61. Because because stunt casting is way overrated

Need more reasons? Come back next week. Otherwise, buy your tickets right now.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [80-71]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

80. Because our play kind of pisses off liberals
79. Because nothing caps off a day at work like 90 minutes of shouting and hallucinations
78. Because you'll fear the future less the more you know about it
77. Because (unless you squint and kind of turn your head sideways) it's not about immigration reform
76. Because we have inside info that aliens are planning a massive abduction on June 10, but wont be looking for victims inside the Robert Moss Theater (don't ask us how we know this)
75. Because it's classier than those fake documentaries that never really took off
74. Because you can't watch it on the iPad
73. Because we had nothing to do with the Vatican cover-up
72. Because FREE BEER (note: there is no free alcohol of any kind associated with this production)
71. Because Conan's tour sold out and this is practically the same thing

Need more reasons? Come back next week. Otherwise, buy your tickets right now.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [90-81]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

90. Because our play would really piss off social conservatives (if they went to plays)
89. Because you like plays with film components
88. Because you can say you were at the Public Theater and not be lying...technically
87. Because direct address tickles your soul
86. Because you love this country
85. Because with elements of time travel and by taking place in the future, it counts as science fiction
84. Because despite all that, it's really not
83. Because with a female director and non-white playwright, it's got real anti-establishment street cred
82. Because, while more expensive than a movie, it's actually a movie and a play -- a two-fer!
81. Because it's better to spend $18 on living theater artists, instead of wasting it on this

Need more reasons? Come back next week. Otherwise, buy your tickets right now.

100 reasons why you should buy tickets to war crimes [100-91]

Tickets are on sale now for our June production of War Crimes. You should buy some. Here are some reasons why:

100. Because let’s be honest: it’s been a long, cold winter without you
99. Because if you don’t, the puppy gets it
98. Because dystopias can be fun, and that fun involves gas
97. Because a portion of our ticket sales go to Amnesty International
96. Because it’s still kind of cold out and you want something to circle on the calendar in the warmer months to come
95. Because the mention of John C. Yoo’s name still makes your blood boil
94. Because you find international law riveting
93. Because our last Planet Connections Festivity show got nominated for five freaking awards and you didn’t see it
92. Because for six nights in June we’ll show you just how compelling political theater can be
91. Because it’s not about healthcare reform

Need more reasons? Come back next week. Otherwise, buy your tickets right now.