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Desiree Burch

DESIREE BURCH

  
Nationality:    African American
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Desiree Burch is a writer, comedian and actress, best known for her full-length solo shows--like the critically-acclaimed 52 Man Pickup--which have toured NY, L.A., San Francisco, Seattle, New Orleans, London, Amsterdam and Edinburgh. Her stand-up and solo work have been featured at various NYC venues including Carolines, Gotham, Joes Pub, Bowery Ballroom, 59E59, Ars Nova, LaMama, P.S. 122, Dixon Place, the New Museum and the Greene Space, as well as on VH1, MTV, Comedy Central, NBC and E4. She has been profoundly influenced by performing as a New York Neo-Futurist in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. Other favorite theater experiences include playing Miriam in Tennessee Williams In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel (Columbia School of Theater) and Lu in Rip Me Open (written with Michael Cyril Creighton for Galapagos/Dixon Place Hot! Festival), as well as creating The Soup Show with Neo-Futurists Cara Francis and Erica Livingston. She has worked regionally and nationally as educator (American Place Theater) and speaker (TEDx), and is the former host of Smut at Galapagos Art Space. She received her B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale University.

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         52 Man Pickup         Careless         Rip Me Open         Soup Show, The         Tar Baby

52 Man Pickup

Synopsis:
Sex and chance find their blessed union in this daring, fast-paced, memoir-manifesto, "52 Man Pickup", a salacious evening of story telling, stand-up, and sex toys - a high-spirited romp through the city that never sleeps with the same person twice. www.52manpickup.com 1h 20m, Manhattan, NYC Solo Show, Comedy
- http://www.fringenyc.org/

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Working Man's Clothes Productions

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1h 20m, Solo Show, Comedy

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Careless

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Mae West Fest    -

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Rip Me Open

Synopsis:
inspired by the works of Dennis Cooper and Haruki Murakami.

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written by Desiree Burch, Michael Cyril Creighton, Kyle Jarrow, Brian Mullin

1st Produced:
Galapagos, NY    2006

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eVOLVe Theater Series

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Parody/Comedy

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Soup Show, The

Synopsis:
New York Neo-Futurists Desiree Burch, Cara Francis, and Erica Livingston serve up a cure for what ails you in this Neo-Medicine show, performing in and around a giant pot of self-made soup. Bottling this soup, as well as a series of elixirs, potions, tonics, and products, they heal and reveal the female experience live, honest, and in the flesh. Incorporating ingredients from interviews, living newspaper, personal stories, circus acts, and freak shows, the women of the Soup Show ultimately feed their audiences with a question "How far has the women's movement moved us?" the fierce trio honor the 30th anniversary of Women's History Month. aDVISORY: adult language and nudity.
- nytheatre.com

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Written And Performed By Desiree Burch, Cara Francis, erica Livingston

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New York Neo-Futurists

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Tar Baby

Synopsis:
Celebrated Huffington Post and NY Magazine comedian Desiree Burch presents TAR BABY--the story of America's black & white love affair from shotgun wedding to "post-racial" relationship. Speaking to a growing majority of minority experiences in America, TAR BABY effortlessly weaves games, audiences, laughter and insight in an interactive carnival of Race & Capitalism--where no one's a winner, but everyone's still playing! Our setting is an all American old time carnival that has managed to continue touring way past its prime, our leader, is the funny and lovable Desiree Burch. As she takes us through an audience participatory experience, each of the carnivals side shows represents a story she shares of her own experiences with race in America. Using comedic metaphors and touching personal stories Desiree captivates and engages an audience in an exploration of what racism does, where and how it shows today in society and politics, and finally she presents a new approach to change the conversation revolving around race to be more productive and educational.

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written by Dan Kitrosser And Desiree Burch

1st Produced:
New Orleans Fringe Festival    Nov 2013

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Genre:
comedy

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