[This is the Introduction of the nine part Safa Boy Series] The pests of New York City are notorious. Sewer rats, pigeons (“flying rats”), squirrels (“rats with cuter outfits”), bed bugs, cockroaches, and the guys who sell comedy tickets in Times Square. Tourists fall for their crafty sales pitches, locals avoid them, I fell for one’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Times Square’
Stand-up Sellers and Seducers
Posted in I <3 NY, You have to kiss a lot of frogs: Dating, tagged accents, my type, NYC, pests, promoters, Safa Boy, scams, stand up comedy ticket sellers, Times Square, tourists on February 7, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A New Leading Man Scene ii
Posted in I <3 NY, You have to kiss a lot of frogs: Dating, tagged Cute Theatre Boy, dates, Grand Central, Gypsy, moon, romance, skyscrapers, star gazing, Times Square, Toys R Us on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So we see Gypsy and both more or less (him more, me less) hate it. “Not my kind of theatre,” I say and he agrees. Which is fortunate- can anything happen between two actors who have completely different theatrical tastes? (I’ll let you non-theatre types in on a little not-well-kept secret- the average actor is [...]
Stories left from Summer
Posted in Bringing home the bacon: Day Jobs, tagged crazies, Disney princesses, Jesus freaks, promotions, rude New Yorkers, Times Square on December 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes when I’m surrounded by the silicone preserved bodies of the exhibition I now work at. Sometimes when it’s 22 degrees out and it’s been raining all day. Sometimes when I make some trivial mistake and my boss makes me feel like a five year old little girl. Times like these make me miss the [...]
Frankenstein is My Friend
Posted in All the world's a stage: Theater, Bringing home the bacon: Day Jobs, tagged celebrities, day jobs, mistaken identities, New York City, NYC, promotions, theatre, Times Square, Young Frankenstein on August 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The truly technical term for my line of work is “street team member.” Any show with any kind of budget these days has one (including the guy who stands on the corner for “Private Eyes Gentleman’s Club”. Total creeper.) You see us loitering street corners dressed in the-show-that-owns-us paraphernalia handing out fliers or fans or yelling [...]
Working the Streets
Posted in Bringing home the bacon: Day Jobs, I <3 NY, tagged actors, Broadway, day jobs, Naked Cowboy, NYC, street performers, Times Square on August 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I got a day job.Here is my office: Here are others who occupy the building: Yes ladies and gentlemen, I am working the streets. Oh God, we always joked the only thing a theatre BA would qualify you to do was suck cock and that “Become a whore.” was a fun answer to “So what are you going to [...]
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