Previously known as LadyFest, LimeFest is a zesty digital festival to celebrate new works by some of the most exciting womxn, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists with stories that we believe must be centered, exalted and provided resources. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit The Tank’s website.
"Why Limes?? Why LimeFest??"
Let's be honest – Limes are upfront, tangy, zesty and make everything better. Limes have a diverse genetic makeup and come in all shapes and sizes throughout the world. In the world of cooking, limes are an ingredient that enhances and transforms. In the realm of health, limes provide nourishment. In history and mythology, limes fall from feminine trees and have represented love and justice. What better fruit then to carry the name of a festival intended to bring underrepresented genders together to tell stories in the name of radical love and a constant striving for justice?
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LimeFest 2020 will include the following new works:
SAMMIE JAMES DEALING WITH IT
By Sammie James
Friday August 7 at 7PM ET
Free
Available via CyberTank
Join Sammie for stand up and stories about self-love, trans identity, things that happen in the bathroom and so much more.
Sammie James is a comedian and storyteller from New Jersey where she hosts and produces the podcasts “All of My Friends Are Animals” and “Boo Haha.” Sammie also hosts the NYC Trans Variety show We Are Trans and has run shows and mics all over NJ, NYC and Philadelphia. Sammie has performed all over the country, including past appearances at Cinder Block Comedy Festival, Charm City Comedy Festival and Bechdal Test Fest, and she is soon to be your favorite disabled, nerdy, butch trans woman in comedy.
ROSELINA ALBINO SAYS "HI. FT BAD MIME, STORIES and TUNES.”
By Becca Beberaggi
Thursday August 13 at 8PM ET
$5
Available via CyberTank
Becca Beberaggi is an Ecuadorian - American writer, comedian, playwright, visual artist, and occasional singer born and raised in New York City and based in LA. Her musical persona Roselina Albino takes over for an evening of song and stories.
HIGH-KEY
By Miriam Pultro
Friday August 14 at 7PM ET
$10
Available via CyberTank
As part of LimeFest this year, High-Key serves vibrant vocals with lady legato. Actor/singer/writer Miriam Pultro presents a collaborative cabaret performed by friends of the feminine persuasion, including songs from her folk song cycle Comings & Goings, renaissance prog rock musical Stardust, and comedy jazz from ever-evolving Quarantine: The Musical. A femme fix for your Friday night!
TIGHT (HAHA NICE)
By Rebecca Kane
Sunday August 16 at 7PM ET
Available via CyberTank
RULE OF 7X7: LIMEFEST EDITION
Hosted and produced by Brett Epstein
Friday August 21 and Saturday August 22 at 8PM ET
Available via CyberTank
RULE OF is an ongoing series that premieres 7 brand-new 10 minute plays by 7 different writers. For each show, every playwright comes up with one rule, then the 7 playwrights create new plays using all 7 rules. For this LIMEFEST edition, the show will feature the work of all womxn and non-binary artists.
THE EVENING MELODY
By Deniz Khateri
Sunday August 23 at 2PM ET
$5 suggested donation (Free for Viewers in Iran)
Available via CyberTank
The Evening Melody is a short virtual performance between Iran and the US. New York-based, Iranian Theatre Artist Deniz Khateri has designed and produced it to experiment with the online theatre medium. The two performances happen simultaneously based on an Iranian play by Mahsa Talebi and the audience can watch both Iranian version and American version simultaneously while choosing the language they want to hear. Deniz experiments with audience participation in virtual theatre as well as the role of language and culture in theatre and how different aesthetics based on geography changes a production.
WITH DIGNITY
By Victoria M. Fragnito
Tuesday August 25 at 7PM ET
$5
Available on CyberTank
If you knew you were dying, wouldn't you want a say in how you go? Marti is faced with the task of telling her Italian-Catholic family that she is taking advantage of her state's new Death with Dignity law. Join the Antonelli family for the most uncomfortable Sunday Dinner they've ever had. Developed with the support of The Bechdel Group, a writer’s group in residency at The Tank.
SIS. AMISS.
By Brianna Gagne
Thursday August 27 at 7PM ET
$5
Available via CyberTank
Brianna Gagné is a Cuban-American actress and writer. Most recently awarded best-actress in NY Winterfest 2019 for her original one-woman play Sis. Amiss which she is now bringing to The Tank’s Virtual Platform, CYBERTANK She is a member of B4 The Other Creations, a divisive theater company that specializes in work reinforcing “play and creating a personal language.”
FEM FILM FEST
Friday August 28 at 7PM ET
$8
Available via CyberTank
An virtual evening of short films by female-identifying forces of nature, Fem Film Fest is back for another year of the festival. Showcasing work by emerging NYC-based filmmakers, these short films are written and directed by all-womxn.
CYBERTANK VARIETY SHOWS
Tuesdays at 4PM ET
Available via CyberTank
The CyberTank Weekly Variety Show is a remote, multidisciplinary variety arts gathering open to everyone. The arts community has been presented with a challenge to re-examine theatricality, and The Tank has reframed this as the gift of an opportunity to grow and choose community over despair. Each weekly installment is centered around a specific question and features guest artists who will perform and facilitate conversation.
The August 11 edition of the CyberTank Weekly Variety Show will be hosted by Deby Xiadani!