About this Event
What is a Scold’s Bridle? What is the song Delta Dawn really about? Why are there no Jews in Whoville? In this incredibly timely and subversive play, your guide, Cindy, will take you through an abridged history of men's stories in order to answer these and other pressing questions. Think American Utopia with expletives, politics, religion, Nazis, dogs, cannibals, no David Byrne, and no Utopia. And it's a comedy. And we wear our shoes. Cindy of Arc is brought to you by award-winning writer, musician, and comedian Cynthia Kaplan, Emmy-winning, Tony-nominated director Dani Davis, and three musicians named Mike. It was a finalist for the 2023 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre and has toured regionally to rave reviews."Brilliant and blistering... a special blend of the poppiest of Jello Biafra and Mojo Nixon’s Prairie Home Invasion political satire cuts, folded into Lauren Weedman’s comedic musical commentary whipped with the stalwart feminist political devotion of The Raging Grannies."-NWTheatre.org"A thoughtful, intelligent, and laugh-out-loud event... That stage is her bully pulpit and she knows it, making use of every square inch, every spotlight, every applause, and every chance she’s given to exercise her voice (and) demonstrate her deep talents."-Maryland Theatre Guide"Hilarious...Like many great comics of yesteryear (Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor come to mind), Kaplan does good things with bad words...The show gave me early 90’s riot grrl political anarcho-punk folk meets Violent Femmes-style pop-rock."-Baltimore Fishbowl"Raucously successful...A one-woman rock-n-roll tour through human history, mythology, literature, and more."-WBJC Radio, MarylandWitty, angry, sparkling... Transcendence happens."-Bully Pulpit"Ms. Kaplan is epically funny, and hyper-intelligent...Make sure to buy for your friends that might want to go. If your friends don’t then find better friends and go with them." -Folk Music Notebook RadioIf you see one comedy this year about the history of misogyny AND has a songs about migraines, avocado toast, and The Donner Party, see this. Because no other show has that.
Cast and Creative Team
Dani Davis - Director
Cynthia Kaplan - Writter/Performer
Dan Barman - Performer
Zachary Larson - Performer
Scott Stein - Performer
Christopher Jahnke - Additional Orchestrations
Scott Stein - Music Director
Nate Patton - Music Supervisor
Bob Bonniol - Lighting Design
Justin Brown - Sound Design
R. Sikoryak - Projections
About the CWP Evolution Festival
The CWP EVOLUTION FESTIVAL presents original works of theater, dance, music, comedy, and interdisciplinary performance by NYC-based artists in September and October 2025 at venues across Upper Manhattan! For more information and to view the full festival line-up, visit www.centeratwestpark.org/evolution-festival-2025
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 263 West 86th Street, New York, United States
USD 12.51 to USD 44.52
