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Update #20: The March Speakeasy Dollhouse Show Is All About Luck
The February show was about LOVE. Below you can read my love letter to NYC which was projected on a building in the Lower East Side.
The March show (3/4/2012) is all about LUCK. Good luck and bad luck. The actual death of my grandfather (bad luck) and birth of my mother (good luck) occurred on St. Patrick's Day in 1935. Step back in time and help me figure out my family mystery.
If you attended already you should COME BACK. New characters have been added, new evidence will be revealed, and I miss you.
Buy your tickets now. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/214593 Use the secret code HELP ME to get $5 off the $20 general admission price.
XXCynthia
Photo of Cynthia von Buhler by Kamila Harris.
Update #19: New Yorkers, Speakeasy Dollhouse is Back (and it is evolving)
If you have already seen the show you should come back. Each show is evolving as the mystery is revealed through my research.
February's special guest singers are Annie Darcy & Hayley Jane. These Bostonian chanteuses were last seen in NYC singing at Sleep No More's bar.
I'm offering a special promotional discount to my Kickstarter backers and friends. If you enter the code HELP ME when you purchase tickets you will receive $5 off the $20 admission. The VIP tables are sold out. There are still a handful of general price tickets left.
On Monday February 6th the theme is LOVE.
Tickets: Call Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006 or order online by clicking HERE.
Speakeasy Dollhouse will be held on the first Monday of every month beginning in February 2012 from 7:30PM – 11PM at a secret location. The address and password are revealed when tickets are purchased.
Speakeasy Dollhouse has a new website. Click HERE
P.S. to Dewdroppers. The postcards are being printed this week.
Update #18: Speakeasy Dollhouse is Back as a Ticketed Off-Broadway Play
Speakeasy Dollhouse is Back as a Ticketed Off-Broadway Play
Thanks to the success of my August 2011 Kickstarter the Speakeasy Dollhouse is back, but this time the shows will be ticketed and open to the general public. If you backed the project and came to the show, come back! The show is constantly evolving, and as you know, you can't see all of the action in one night. The 2012 season will feature special guest actors and singers!
Sip cocktails from teacups and enjoying cannolis fresh from Spano’s Bakery. Mingle with flapper floozies, infamous mobsters, corrupt magistrates, and questionable cops. Live prohibition-era music by The Howard Fishman Quartet. From decor to music to characters, it's a mind-blowing trip back in time. Dress the part, and you become part of the family - and book!
The show runs from February - June in 2012.
Tickets are limited and they are selling fast! Call 1-800-838-3006 or order them online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/214593
Visit the Speakeasy Dollhouse website for more information and pictures.
Update #17: The Speakeasy Is Our Dollhouse & The Actors Are Our Dolls
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Posted on November 17, 2011
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Update #16: Song & Evidence Booklet Download Urls For All
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Dewdropper. A Speakeasy Dollhouse postcard featuring one of the book’s photos (suitable for framing) mailed to you with a personal note written on it by Cynthia von Buhler. You will be listed in the book at the contributor level of “Dewdropper.”
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Famiglia. One ticket and book. If you are a relative of a Speakeasy Dollhouse actor (or of Cynthia) you may receive tickets/books for your family members at a reduced rate. Please indicate your family tie when I send out the date request on Oct 1. I'm sorry, but friends are still required to pay the normal price. If you need VIP seating because of a handicap, please let me know.
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Sailor. One copy of the book signed by Cynthia von Buhler and access to download Prohibition-era songs by Amanda Palmer, Howard Fishman, and Kim Boekbinder. You will be listed in the book at the contributor level of “Sailor.”
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$40 Ducky. One ticket, one signed book, and access to download Prohibition-era songs by Amanda Palmer, Howard Fishman, and Kim Boekbinder. You will be listed in the book at the contributor level of “Ducky.”
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Spiffy. Two tickets, two signed books, and access to download Prohibition-era songs by Amanda Palmer, Howard Fishman, and Kim Boekbinder. You will be listed in the book at the contributor level of “Spiffy.”
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Hotsy-Totsy. Two signed books, two tickets at a shared VIP table, extra evidence, and access to download Prohibition-era songs by Amanda Palmer, Howard Fishman, and Kim Boekbinder. You will be listed in the book at the contributor level of “Hotsy-Totsy.”
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Ritzy. Five signed books, five tickets with your own VIP table, a complimentary bottle of champagne (with a toast given to you by Cynthia von Buhler), and access to download Prohibition-era songs by Amanda Palmer, Howard Fishman, and Kim Boekbinder. You will be listed in the book at the contributor level of “Ritzy.”
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Cat’s Pajamas. Two signed books, two tickets at a shared VIP table, extra evidence, access to download Prohibition-era songs (by Amanda Palmer, Howard Fishman, and Kim Boekbinder), AND a Prohibition-era doll created in your likeness will appear in the book (and in an upcoming stop-motion film). You will be listed in the book at the contributor level of “Cat’s Pajamas.”
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Bee’s Knees. Five signed books, five tickets at your own VIP table, a complimentary bottle of champagne (with a toast given to you by Cynthia von Buhler), extra evidence, a private viewing of the Speakeasy Dollhouse sets, and an Italian dinner with Cynthia von Buhler the Bronx. You will be listed in the book at the contributor level of “Bee’s Knees.”
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Heavy Sugar. What do you want? Oh, the possibilities! You will be listed in the book at the contributor level of “Heavy Sugar.”
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Hailed by the press as "multitalented and eccentric" (Boston Globe), a "rising star," (NY Arts), and "one of the top contemporary surrealists" (Art & Antiques), Cynthia von Buhler has made a name for herself as an award-winning and critically acclaimed fine artist, author, and illustrator. Cynthia's work has been likened to a trip down an ornate rabbit hole -- her three-dimensional paintings have been displayed in galleries and museums around the world, and have been reproduced and featured in books, magazines, and newspapers from TIME to The New Yorker.
Cynthia has written and illustrated two critically acclaimed children's books for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, "The Cat Who Wouldn't Come Inside" and "But Who Will Bell the Cats?" She has illustrated several picture books, including Anne Rockwell's "They Called Her Molly Pitcher." Her work has also graced the covers of dozens of young adult book covers, including two Newbery Medal winners, Elizabeth George Speare's "The Bronze Bow" and Elizabeth Marie Pope's "The Perilous Gard." Cynthia recently illustrated "Evelyn Evelyn, A Tragic Tale in Two Tomes." It will be released by Dark Horse Comics in October. The graphic novel was written by the musicians Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley. Neil Gaiman wrote the afterword.
