The Corn Maiden

THE CORN MAIDEN sleeps...for now...

2008-08-26T22:20:00.004-04:00

Thanks to all of you who came out and supported our MAIDEN voyage. As many of you know, our fabulous FringeNYC production @ The New School for Drama was the first step in the life of the show...

Intrigued?

GOOD. More soon...including pictures, animation stills and other creepy goodies...

xo
The Maiden.

THE REVIEWS ARE IN...AND THEY ROCK!!!

2008-08-19T14:34:00.011-04:00

"DISTURBING!" "A FINE AND FINELY PERFORMED ADAPTATION OF A CHILLING TALE!" "THE CAST IS UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT"! "OUTSTANDING DISTORTED VIDEO, LIGHTING AND SOUND DESIGN!" "BIZARRO!"

TimeOut NY, Backstage and nytheatre.com were all at our first performance yesterday and have already posted their reviews. Check 'em out here:

nytheatre.com
Backstage
TimeOutNY

Only THREE MORE CHANCES TO CATCH IT -- come spend your hard-earned $15 seeing 95 minutes of us doing Joyce Carol Oates doing Mean Girls!

WED 8/20 @ 5:00pm

FRI 8/22 @ 7:15pm

SAT 8/23 @ 4:30pm

All performances at The New School for Drama Theatre, 151 Bank Street between West & Washington (Take the A, C, E or L to 14th Street/8th Avenue). The New School boasts comfy seats and a lovely location. Come and then have a good stiff drink with us afterward.

For industry tickets, contact Nickey Frankel at http://www.blogger.com/thecornmaiden@gmail.com.

Shout-Outs Around Town...

2008-08-13T00:57:00.007-04:00

The impeccably legendary reputation of the original Corn Maiden, Joyce Carol Oates, has garnered us some shout-outs around town:

The Village Voice
New York Magazine

Stay tuned for more. And Nickey, Justin & Jess have been tapped to appear at a FringeU (educational!) event called “Behind the Production: Zombie and The Corn Maiden” with honorary Maiden Bill Connington, adaptor/performer of Oates's novella ZOMBIE (also appearing in this year's Fest) next Monday, August 18th, 6-7:30pm @ FringeCENTRAL (201 MulberryStreet). Come be one of 3 riveted co-eds!!!

THANK YOU...

2008-08-11T06:53:00.011-04:00

...to everyone who came and corned with us, especially THE GAY AGENDA, HONGKONGATHON, SHANNA SHARP & THE BAND, SHERI MILLER, PAUL CASE and, of course, our raffle pullers extraordinaire, JUDY & JUDAS. Congrats to our winners!

...and to everyone who couldn't come but were kind enough to throw us a donation anyway. We're still accepting those, by the way. Don't be shy!

We're heading into our final week of rehearsals and our first and last week of tech -- our video, sound, animation and scenic artists have all been working separately and this is where it all starts to come together. The Maiden will be posting pictures of herself in the form of various cast members throughout the week so you'll know how to recognize her when our performance start...

THIS SUNDAY THE 17TH!!! That's right!!!

Tickets are starting to go. We'll be ready by Sunday, and we'd love to have you and your fellow theatrelovers there as part of a goodpackedpsyched first house. Here's our sked:

SUN 8/17 @ NOON

MON 8/18 @ 9:30pm

WED 8/20 @ 5:00pm

FRI 8/22 @ 7:15pm

SAT 8/23 @ 4:30pm

All performances at FringeNYC VENUE #10: The New School for Drama Theatre, 151 Bank Street between West & Washington (Take the A, C, E or L to 14th Street/8th Avenue). The New School boasts comfy seats and a lovely location. Come and then have a good stiff drink with us afterward.

For industry tickets, contact Nickey Frankel at thecornmaiden@gmail.com.

xo, TEAM CORN MAIDEN

THE GAY AGENDA and HONGKONGATHON Added to Benefit Party Line-Up!

2008-08-06T03:43:00.004-04:00

That's right, folks. Everyone's favorite showtune cum punk band duo THE GAY AGENDA and experimental rock band HONGKONGATHON will be joining the fray Saturday night at Bowery Poetry Club. And you know what that means.

A mere tenner -- less than the cost of a single posh cocktail -- gets you showtunes, bluegrass, jazz, pop, rock, EXPERIMENTAL rock, dance, stand-up and our very own Donna Reed on Crack, JUDY...not to mention drink specials and a chance at some pretty worthwhile and UNIQUE raffle prizes.

Corn it up with us, please. If you do, we'll keep The Maiden from coming to get you while you sleep. You AND your friends.

PARTY OF THE CORN (A Benefit To Feed Her)

2008-07-28T04:53:00.062-04:00

We're throwing a cheaply extravagant party to celebrate and raise money for the show with a little help from fabulous friends and the Bowery Poetry Club...

THE CORN MAIDEN PARTY OF THE CORN
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 10PM-4AM
@ BOWERY POETRY CLUB
308 Bowery (b/w Houston & Bleecker)
$10 COVER (proceeds go to the show)!
with DRINK SPECIALS!!
& GLORIOUS RAFFLE PRIZES!!!

The non-blonde gang behind upcoming multimedia FringeNYC extravaganza THE CORN MAIDEN, based on the novella by Joyce Carol Oates, take over BPC for One Long Night of Debauchery with their cohorts from the music, burlesque, YouTube and performance art worlds, including SHANNA SHARP & THE BAND, SHERI MILLER, GAIL DENNISON (of "Judy's House") and special guest PAUL CASE and featuring the visual art of VIVIAN WONG and NICKEY FRANKEL. Drink, dance, win a fabulously eclectic raffle prize, support the arts, take your clothes off and run through the corn. You know you want to.

GLORIOUS RAFFLE PRIZES INCLUDE...

--tickets to THE CORN MAIDEN!
--a tour of NY's subway tunnels inhabited by the Mole People!
by filmmaker/former mole Steve Tucker
--voice over lessons from coach Jess McLeod!
--workout sessions with NY Sports Club trainer Kate Shine!
--a haircut by BIRDS & FELLAS!
--a headshot session by Lisa Gilbar of Blueglass Photography!

...and more!! Come. Bring friends. Feed the Hungry Maiden.

THE CORN MAIDEN prepares for viewing...

2008-07-23T10:51:00.014-04:00

Our performance schedule has been announced!

Donations

2008-06-24T14:30:00.007-04:00

The Corn Maiden is still hungry for donations. Your donation is tax deductible and highly appreciated, and can never be too large ($5,000!) or too small ($5!).

2008-06-15T10:14:00.001-04:00

Coming soon to a theatre near you...

2008-06-02T15:11:00.003-04:00

THE CORN MAIDEN is an ensemble-based multimedia stage adaptation of lauded novelist Joyce Carol Oates's brutally provocative novella THE CORN MAIDEN: A LOVE STORY. We've been accepted by FringeNYC for this August (2008) and are in the throes of assembling our cast and creative team.

THE STORY
Three Westchester teen girls kidnap their 11-year-old schoolmate to be the subject of their own version of the Onigara Indian Corn Maiden ritual.

WHY WE LOVE IT
Oates's novella is a disturbing look at the inner lives of the people embroiled in Marissa Bantry's kidnapping, from Leah -- Marissa's weak-willed single mom -- to the girls -- Jude, the 14-year-old mastermind behind the plot and her two followers, Anita and Denise -- to Mikal, the aloof 30-something computer TA and unknowing object of Jude's obsession. They all live just slightly under the radar, having built their lives on little white lies that come back to haunt them when Marissa's kidnapping unleashes a floodlight of exposure.

WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH IT
Our intrepid team of videographers will be filming Leah, Jude, Anita, Denise, Mikal and Marissa's inner lives -- their secret thoughts, hopes, dreams, nightmares and individual ways of seeing the world -- toward creating a uniquely textured theatre production that imaginatively blends video and animation with live actors and elements. Our motley crew, composed of artists from the experimental, new play, indie film, visual arts, music and musical theatre worlds alike, aims to immerse you in this story and characters in exciting new ways.

2008-06-02T14:16:00.003-04:00