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Surf Reality

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from 1993 to 2003. A laboratory for experimental performance of all kinds, Surf Reality was known for comedy,
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Tom Tenney: Surf Reality resident producer and sound artist for 64 Paintings/64 Plays
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1996 NY Times article about Surf Reality and Alternative Comedy
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2003 Village Voice article about the closing of Surf Reality
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Open Mic. Other acts that passed through Surf include
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Coordinates
40°43′17″N 73°59′20″W / 40.7214°N 73.9890°W / 40.7214; -73.9890
Capacity
Manhattan
Lower East Side
performance art
burlesque
vaudeville
Faceboyz
The Upright Citizens Brigade
Todd Barry
Dave Chappelle
Maggie Estep
Jonathan Ames
alternative comedy
Pareles, Jon
"The New Bohemia: It's East of SoHo And Still Unspoiled"
Surf Reality website

1996 NY Times article about Surf Reality and Alternative Comedy
2003 Village Voice article about the closing of Surf Reality
Tom Tenney: Surf Reality resident producer and sound artist for 64 Paintings/64 Plays
Collective:Unconscious
Queens Bridge Theater
Categories
Performance art venues
Performance art in New York City

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