THEATRE

Awesome-A-Thon Vol. 3

April 2019

Flying V’s Awesome-A-Thon is back with 24 straight hours of Flying V themed programming!

The event features original performances and staged readings, explosive stage combat, adorably erotic superhero stories, an early morning clown parade, live podcasts, a game lounge, a silent auction, a full bar, and so much more!

Join your friendly neighborhood indie theater in celebrating a year of expansion and new creative outlets – from podcasts to professional wrestling. Stay for one event or the entire
time!

There will be a Silent Auction for all sorts of awesome Flying V experiences!

WHERE

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center
4805 Edgemoor Lane, 2nd Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814

WHEN

Flying V’s third annual 24-hour festival is scheduled to run from 10pm, Saturday April 13th through 10pm, Sunday April 14th at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Building.

TICKETS

All events are Pay What You Can! Donations gladly accepted!

DETAILS

Schedule of events

DISNEY CABARET (10PM – 12AM)

Someday my Prince will come, and that night is tonight! Join Artistic Advisory Board member Michael Bobbitt and a bunch of Flying V artists to serenade and entertain you, singing some of
their favorite Disney tunes to you.

AVENGERS AFTER DARK (12AM – 1AM)

With great power, comes great sex. It’s the Marvel Universe like you’ve never experienced before. Leave the kids at home and grab a drink for some erotic tales of the X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four and more! “Spiderman I never knew you were so…flexible!”

FLYING V COFFEEHOUSE (1AM – 2AM)

A time to relax and rewind with a warm beverage and some late night performances from singer/songwrighter/magician Zia Hassan, Comedian Farrell Parker, and The Rustic Riot. Grab some caffeine as the night is just getting started.

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (1AM – 8AM)

(GAME ROOM) Come ready for battle and bring your favorite dice and #2 pencils! Dungeon Masters Nerissa Sarah Hart and Scott
Turner take you away to fantasy worlds to role play against goliaths, dwarves and more!

LATENIGHT MONSTERFIGHT (2AM – 4AM)

The Flying V Fights: Combat Gym team teaches you how to fight like a monster, use found weapons, and create choreography to defend yourself from horrible nightmare beasts!

CHILLEN W/ NAVI (2AM – 4AM)

Whatever the mad brilliance of Company Member Navid Azeez has in mind.

AUGIE ALONE MARATHON (4AM – 7AM)

Company member / writer Augie Praley’s brilliant YouTube series “Augie Alone” played in full!

AWESOME YOGA (7AM – 8AM)

After a night of music, movies, and adventure, it’s time to hit the reset button and take a moment to breathe, find your center and greet the sun. The morning begins with a calming and centering Yoga class presented by a fantastic Flying V artist.

WAXING GIBBOUS (8AM – 9AM)

DO YOU LOVE A PARADE?! Lucky for you, Company Member Madeline Key will be hitting the streets with an intrepid band of people! Come get dressed up in costumes, grab a musical instrument, get some fresh air & journey around the block!

SMASH BROTHERS TOURNAMENT (8AM – 10:30AM)

(GAME ROOM) SMASH, BASH, and CRASH as Mario, Kirby, Link, and more join the royal rumble of video game battles in a tournament for the ages!

SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS (9AM – 10:30AM)

Grab a bowl of cereal and milk, take a seat next to your kids as we present live action readings of 3 of your favorite cartoons. First up Batman: The Animated Series; then, Kim Possible; and, finally we finish off with 2 episodes of The Powerpuff Girls!

PARK BENCH (10:30AM – 11:00AM)

The French Graphic Novel PARK BENCH is brought to the stage with music and movement in this Workshop Performance by Ruben Vellekoop. A man sits for lunch, addicts perform drug deals, and the homeless sleep, all on a single park bench.

THUNDERBIRDS! THE GAME (10:30AM – 12:00PM)

(GAME ROOM) Flying V Advisory Board member Pete Miller will teach everyone a favorite board game of his, based on the 70’s Saturday morning TV show, THUNDERBIRDS!

PAPERLESS PULP (11:00AM – 12:00PM)

Flying V is getting into the fictional Podcast game, and we want you to join us as we launch our newest series, PAPERLESS PULP. Listen to our first batch of episodes and hear from the creators!

THE ORIGINAL CAST – MUSICALS BASED ON COMICS (12:00PM – 1:00PM)

Join host Patrick Flynn and guests Kari Ginsburg, Don Mike Mendoza & Anna Grace Nowalk with Heather Hurley accompanying and special guest Chris Klimek as they discuss and sing songs from some of your favorite musicals based on comics! Listen to Recording

MAGIC THE GATHERING DRAFT (12:00PM – 5:00PM)

(GAME ROOM) Planeswalkers, Dragons, Demons and more. Come draft the newest set of Magic: The Gathering

THE BIG GOLD BELT PODCAST (1:00PM – 3:00PM)

A panel of experts and professional wrestlers will be talking about the intersection of theater and professional wrestling and what it is like to be an up and coming indie wrestler hosted by The Big Gold Belt Podcast!!

SUCKER (3:00PM – 5:00PM)

What do a vegan vampire, a disillusioned dungeon master, and an atheist rabbi have in common? When a whimsical tragedy crushes a small town (literally), this band of misfits will forever be changed…find out in a staged reading of Canadian playwright Kat Sandler’s epic play.

COLD EQUATIONS (5:00PM – 5:30PM)

The future is here and space travel is real. A man is sent on a mission to deliver supplies to a mining planet, but surprises abound as he must make hard decisions to stay on the course or let go of his ethics in this adaptation by Flying V bassist Jason Wilson.

FLYING V FIGHTS – THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN! (5:30PM – 7:00PM)

Batman vs Mary Poppins, Wonder Woman vs Maximus, and more! Have you ever wondered who would win when your favorite fictions come to life? We have! Come see them battle it out to find out who is best in our own NERDFIGHT TOURNAMENT! (Card subject to change.)

WHAT SHE SAID (7:00PM – 8:00PM)

Dating is hard, even harder coming back to a city you used to live in. Come see a new work in process as company member Michelle Polera tests out material from her one woman show she is creating with fellow company member Patrick Flynn.

FLYING V DOES BATMAN FOREVER (8:00PM – 10:00PM)

Riddle me this…what happens when you mix Flying V with the 1995 classic Joel Schumacher film BATMAN FOREVER? You will have to join us to find out as we put our spin on this two faced bat classic! Directed by Associate AD Lee Liebeskind.