American Premiere of Nina Conti: In Your Face Set for Barrow Street Theatre
The New York premiere of Nina Conti: In Your Face is set to play off-Broadway at Barrow Street Theatre from December 12-December 23 with an opening night on December 14. The show is produced by Staci Levine of Groundswell Theatricals and Barrow Street Theatre.
Nina Conti is a ventriloquist who started performing stand-up ventriloquism in January 2002, winning the BBC New Comedy Award that same year. Conti has gone one to win numerous comedy awards for her writing, acting, and ventriloquism.
In Nina Conti: In Your Face "Conti brings her edgy flair and original touch to a classic art form. With handcrafted masks that transform audience members into 'live puppets,' along with her sidekick, the foul-mouthed Monkey, Conti creates a hilarious new show nightly."