OUR ALL FEMALE FIGHT TROUPE
The Vixens En garde
OUR ALL FEMALE FIGHT TROUPE
The Vixens En gardeare currently performing
at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire
Every Sat & Sun through May 22nd!!
Babes. Bodices. Blades.
Need we say more?
Three smokin’ hot swordswomen swashbuckle their way through Shakespeare using daring swordplay, witty repartee, and a naughty sense of humor---all in an interactive fast-paced show that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
(four shows a day : 11:40am, 2:15pm, 3:45pm, 5:15pm)
Besides catching us in action, there is an impressive line-up of performers, some wonderful vendors, and tasty food and drink!
MORE FAIRE INFO: http://www.ctfaire.com/spring/
the website includes directions, discounts on local lodging, tickets...
General admission is $15
For PHOTOS OF THE VixenS...
check out the photogallery on this website
To CONTACT the THE VIXENS...
FACEBOOK: VIXENS EN GARDE
TWITTER: @VIXENSENGARDE
EMAIL: www.EngardeEntertainment@gmail.com
To follow the VIXENS...
TO FOLLOW THE DAILY ADVENTURES OF THE VIXENS IN NYC PLEASE VISIT OUR BLOG: WWW.VIXENSENGARDE.POSTEROUS.COM
MARCH
--The Vixens in pre-production for their appearance this summer at the NY Renaissance Faire...details to follow!
FEBRUARY
They were seen last month in two different venues:
--"Bottom's Up!" for the Manhattan Shakespeare Project
and
--"Valentine's Day Sonnet-A-Thon" for the Curious Frog Theater Company.
JANUARY
Before that all seven Vixens appeared in the January extension of the successful show "RAPIER WIT!"which originally thrilled audiences at Fight Fest 2010...
"An all-female Elizabethan verse-and-smackdown extravaganza!"
--Time Out NY
“Why then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.”-- William Shakespeare
It is 1605, and women aren't allowe d to perform on the English stage... seven swordswomen gather to illegally swashbuckle their way through Shakespeare's greatest tragedies-- to hilarious end. These smoking hot babes are armed to the teeth with swords, daggers, spears, whips, and of course Rapier Wit! Throw in some singing, some wrestling, some gender-bending, and some audience participation--and you have one heck of a good time! Join our all female fight troupe The Vixens En Garde in a fast-paced fantastical tribute to the Bard of Avon...
Written by Alexandra Hastings (inspired by Shakespeare)
Co-Directed by Alexandra & David Dean Hastings
Fight Directed by David Dean Hastings
Featuring The Vixens En Garde :
Pandora...Alexis Black *
Persephone...Tarah Blasi
Calypso... Alexandra Hastings
Psyche...Lara Ianni
Athena...Lisa Kopitsky
Hippolyta... Emily Rouch
Hera...Molly Thomas.
* = AEA
Rated R for Violence, Sexuality, & Shakespearean Swearing.
Running time is 90 minutes.
Company Bios
Tarah Blasi -- Originally from Texas, Tarah is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. Tarah has studied acting, dance & also stage combat including whip cracking, rapier, hand-to-hand combat and broadsword. Find out more at www.tarahblasi.vpweb.com
Lara Ianni --Fight Fest 2009: Evolution. NYC: Oberon Theatre Ensemble, Stolen Chair Theatre. Regional: Geva Theatre, Blackfriars Theatre, Renaissance Entertainment. TV: As the World Turns, Guiding Light. BFA Musical Theatre Ithaca College.
Lisa Kopitsky --is the En Garde Academy Administrative Coordinator and an Advanced Actor Combatant with the SAFD. Selected fight choreography credits: The Wife (Access), Oliver Parker (Cherry Lane), Neighbors (The Public). Performer; NY Rennaisance Faire 2010, Evolution (Fight Fest 2009).
Emily Rouch --NY Renaissance Faire Performance Company Member for eight seasons, Dance Choreographer for three. BFA: Drama, NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Special thanks to Sarah Walsh & Joe Brigante, for all their support.
Molly Thomas Favorite credits include any movie with a post-credit final scene, Visa, and being the all-roles swing in The Taming of The Shrew (NY Renaissance Faire). BFA NYU Tisch (Atlantic Theater Company). For Steve.
Alexis Black Credits include Dorset Theatre Festival, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, American Globe Theatre. Upcoming: Boston Marriage (Shaker Bridge Theater, NH). Fight Fest choreography: Bethlehem of Bust. Actor-Combatant (SAFD). AES member.
Alexandra Hastings -- (see EGE bio page) most recently seen as "Fanny" in Intermezzo (NYCO) at Lincoln Center. Special thanks to co-founder of the Vixens, my partner in crime and husband, David, without whom this never could have happened.