Audience participation at Puppetry of the Penis

[WestVillage]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 11:20am

Yep ... its true! The 2 "puppeteers" asked if any guys in the audience wanted to try one of the tricks ... the hamburger to be specific, and after some instigation by women sitting around him, a guy from the first row got up and said "i'll do it". And he did. Walked on stage, dropped his drawers, pulled his shirt over his head, and with his back to the audience and instruction from one of the guys, manipulated his junk into hamburger and bun! He turned to face the audience, and his hamburger was on the video screen for all to see.

[TimesSquareRegular]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 11:21am

I spasmed simply reading the title of this thread!

[Letstalk]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 11:32am

Tuesday night they are promoting the fringe and of course there will be participation with the fringies.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 12:11pm

I need to see this.

[Letstalk]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 1:09pm

spread the word among your fringe friends, this is the promotion that will get them talked about AND in the press.
HY's

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 3:20pm

I wish I could see this. The current cast looks far more promising than the original guys.

[WestVillage]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:34pm

The current cast is younger and cuter than the original cast, but they are not nearly as talented (or as well-endowed). The tricks they do really don't look like what they're supposed to look like, while with the original cast, they did. After the first few tricks, it got very ho-hum ... another one? It was a relief actually that someone from the audience participated ... it added some diversity.

[EugLoven]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:54pm

That guy was me.


j/k (but I would so do it, if I had a ticket)

[winston89]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:54pm

I can't believe that this show even exists.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 6:11pm

winston, admit it, you wanted to participate at a previous performance, but when the cast saw what you had to offer, they rejected you on the spot! They reminded you that the show as called PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS and not TINY ALICE. I

Updated On: 8/24/09 at 06:11 PM

[Letstalk]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 9:41pm

How many fringe actors do you guys think will participate tomorrow night?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 10:08pm

Has anyone been injured during this show?

Letstalk, if this was a vaudville routine, I'd say:
2 bills and a dick.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 10:27pm

Does anybody know where the best seat is to get penis interaction?

[Leia947]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 10:43pm

I just don't get how this can be done without serious injury. Penises aren't THAT flexible, are they?? Just the idea of it makes me cringe.... and makes me really want to see the show.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 8/24/09 at 10:54pm

"Penises aren't THAT flexible"
I guess it depends on how much time you spend pulling, bending and twisting it.

"Does anybody know where the best seat is to get penis interaction?"
There are just too many straight men online.

[WestVillage]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 9:32am

"Does anybody know where the best seat is to get penis interaction?"

You won't have any specific "interaction", but front row is naturally the best view. I was in the front on the side (the theatre is a thrust stage .. no pun intended), and when the guys are "creating" the tricks, they turn their backs to the audience, but from the side you can see them twisting and turning and stuffing and pulling to get the desired shape. Kinda gross actually.

There was another bit with audience participation ...a woman having a bachelorette party was brought on stage, and her bit was to hold the legs of one of the guys as he did a handstand in front of her. She was short and her face as pretty much just above his crotch, with his willy dangling upside down. But the gross part was that he spread his legs wide (in the handstand position), and, well, you get the picture. She did not look too pleased, and there were lots of groans from the audience.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 9:37am

Best thread ever.

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 9:45am

I've never been to the show. Tell me, do they do the Lonely Goatherd number from Sound Of Music?

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 10:21am

Question: should I wear underwear to this show?

[WestVillage]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 11:15am

Wear just a cape and nothing underneath .. just like the cast members.

[EugLoven]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 2:27pm

The PotP boys were at Splash last night.
The shorter guy is totally cute.
The crowd got such a hit out of it!!!

I was a mix between shock, awe and almost throwing-up (but that coulda been the 4 vodkas)

They found a volunteer in the crowd to do the "hamburger" with them (won a comp ticket).

Mildly amused that I can do all the same tricks (haha) so I really don't need to see the show now... instead, I could start charging admission to my apartment!
Updated On: 8/25/09 at 02:27 PM

[WestVillage]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 2:51pm

Maybe you should audition when they have replacement calls!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 3:05pm

There's an audition link on the website...

[Letstalk]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 3:19pm

Or just show up tonight.

If you don't have a show to promote tell them you want to audition. You could go on.



FESTIVAL STARS DROP THEIR PANTS

TO PROMOTE FRINGE SHOW AT

45 Bleecker Street Theatre

BEGINNING TONIGHT at 7PM





New York: Performers, producers, and directors from far and wide have been relentlessly pounding the pavement in an effort to garner some attention for their New York International Fringe show, hoping to set themselves apart form the 150+ productions happening around town simultaneously. These shameless self promoters are upping their game and dropping their pants at Puppetry of the Penis. As part of Puppetry?s ?audience participation? segment the Fringe show representative will join the ?professionals? Rich Binning and Chris Cannon on stage and present to the entire audience their best ?hamburger,? the signature installation at Puppetry of the Penis. After successfully presenting their ?hamburger? to the audience of 200 people, the participants will be allowed to mention their Fringe show and distribute postcards to the masses. This fringe invasion will begin tonight (Tuesday, August 25) at 7PM at 45 Bleecker Street Theatre with more dates to come.



The recently extended Puppetry of the Penis has been called "dementedly good fun!" by Vanity Fair and ?Comedic brilliance!" Time Out NY. Puppetry of the Penis continues its run at 45 Bleecker through September 13th with its brand new All-American Puppeteering duo, Chris Cannon and Rich Binning. Requiring amazing concentration, astonishing stamina, an unbelievable stretch factor and a remarkable level of testicular fortitude, this show leaves women and men gasping at over 40 heroic and hilarious penis installations including the Pelican, The Windsurfer, The Eiffel Tower, Loch Ness Monster, and their signature installation, the Hamburger. Puppetry of the Penis was created in 1996 by Simon Morley and introduced the world to the ancient Australian art of genital origami. It has been experienced by over well-over 1 million people in over 14 countries, celebrities like Hugh Grant, Naomi Campbell, Posh Spice, Bono and Elton John have joined the crowds and witnessed the magic of Puppetry of the Penis.



PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS

Starring Rich Binning and Chris Canon

NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Performances Schedule:

Tuesday at 7PM; Wednesday ? Friday at 8PM; Saturday at 7PM; Sunday at 7PM



45 Bleecker Street Theatre

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Puppetry of the Penis is produced by Foster Entertainment

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[blueroses]

Posted: 8/25/09 at 3:30pm

Do the penises stagedoor?