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Word on the Street Theater

What happens when a transportation engineer and an artist team up for safer streets? "Word on the Street Theatre" is an interactive NOTA neighborhood festival of music, drama and dancing. Your journey begins in the Intersection Intervention Crosswalk Dance Party. Next, Merriman Street comes alive in a series of short plays submitted by local playwrights, and you might win a walk-on role! Then, the Exercise Express Flag-Dance Team ushers in peace, love and unity with a whirlwind fanfare finale.

Length: 120 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Merriman Street (between Atlantic and University)
Genre: Multidisciplinary

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The Writer's Fairytale (by Kindred Soles)

A writer creates an educational show about the structure of a story, with a fairy tale setting. All bets are off when the prince fights with his words, the princess is not all that she seems, and the evil queen just wants to show off. The duo of Aspie Works founder Justin Rielly and ex-Geva Comedy Improv artist Danielle Erway create this freeform love letter to writing, and what happens when “once upon a time” gets silly and fun.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Avyarium
Genre: Theatre

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YOGA MUSIC & UNWORLDLY DANCE

"Yoga Music & Unworldly Dance" expresses contemporary sounds and movements to enrich and elevate the spirit. The live performance is led by Heather Roffe Dance, national award-winning dance educator from Nazareth College. Music is composed and performed by Tommy Gravino and Mary Monroe. Their yoga-inspired music is widely available on YouTube, Spotify and SoundCloud. See a preview, captured by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Timothy Brown on YouTube (https://youtu.be/eleTWk39D4U).

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre
Genre: Multidisciplinary

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You are (Still) No Match for Me

In a follow-up to last year’s show, Erin Julian shares even more dating horrors and hilarity in "You Are (Still) No Match For Me." Still searching for a prince, she has kissed a lot of frogs. Lucky for you, she’s not afraid to kiss and tell!

Length: 30 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Nox
Genre: Comedy

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You Gotta Try This!

A madcap love letter to juggling, full of mayhem. Rochester's Ted Baumhauer touches on the history of juggling and the FAQ’s people ask jugglers as he delightfully manipulates multiple objects and the audience. He keeps the entire family entertained and on the edge of their seats wondering, “what’s next?!”

Length: 50 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre
Genre: Comedy

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You Gotta Try This! The Workshop

Learn some of the skills Ted Baumhauer uses in his show. Even if you’ve tried to juggle before, this workshop is for you! Starting at your level, Ted coaches you forward. Using scarves, balancing feathers or bean bags, he'll have you pushing the boundaries of what you thought you could do. As a bonus, Ted shares a method of breaking down tricks so that you can teach yourself any trick you want to learn.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture Alliance @ Lincoln Library: Lincoln Library Community Room
Genre: Theatre

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You Know the Old Slaying

When a mysterious death befalls a cast member of a theater troupe's production, everyone is a suspect and everyone has a motive to commit the dastardly deed. Was it the director? Or the starlet? Perhaps the stage diva? This interactive and open-ended play requires audience participation to help solve the mystery, so it's up to you to decide who slayed our poor friend!

Length: 90 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Nox
Genre: Theatre

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You're Being Watched Encore Performance

First presented in the 2017 Fringe, "You're Being Watched" consists of three short plays by author/illustrator Chuck Harrison: "Nowhere," in which a young woman is the catalyst for three strangers' sudden moral dilemma; "Cage Meet," an English teacher encounters an animal rights activist during his public protest (new this year!); and "42 A.C.E.," a snapshot of a family living under the threat of corporate control in the year 42 After Common Era.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: MuCCC
Genre: Theatre

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Zing! A Tribute to Judy Garland

ZING! The iconic songs she sang. The legendary stories she told. There will never be another Judy Garland. BUT – what would happen if someone took some of those old songs and sang them in a new way? Or revisited some of those old stories while sharing some new ones? Rochester’s own Dawn Sargent (vocalist) and Mark Alan DeWaters (pianist/composer) hope to find out! Together they share their unique interpretations of Judy Garland’s legacy while celebrating her immeasurable influence.