About the Show

Part of FringeNYC: "Houseless in Paradise" (Po'okela Award Best Play), an entertaining documentary drama incorporating song, and "The Unsalable Thing" (William Faulkner Best Play Award), a poignant comedy, expose Hawaii's dark secret: it has the highest rate of homelessness in the country.

Categories: Drama, Comedy, National. From Mark Tjarks in Association with Hawaii Pacific University and PlayBuilders of Hawaii. Written by Mark D. Tjarks. Directed by Dennis Gleason.

FROM THE ARTIST:
FIND THE SURPRISING HUMOR, HUMANITY, AND HOPE OF THE HOMELESS in HOUSELESS in Paradise
(Po’okela Award, Best Play)

“This overwhelmingly moving play brings to light real stories of real homeless people” (Hitting the Stage).

“If my story can help somebody just one person. All the things I went through, the pain, it’s worth it.” (Cindy)

Bonus Feature:
The Unsalable Thing
“What would Jesus do if he won a storage locker with an elderly, ex-transvestite, ex-burlesque-dancing language scholar in it?”
(William Faulkner Best Play)

WRITTEN BY MARK TJARKS
DIRECTED BY DENNIS GLEASON

WHEN
• August 12, 2016, Friday 8-10 pm
• August 15, 2016, Monday 9:30-11:30 pm
• August 17, 2016, Wednesday 4:30-6:30 pm
• August 19, 2016, Friday 4:45-6:45 pm
• August 20, 2016, Saturday Noon—2 pm

WHERE
• Teatro SEA at the Clemente, 107 Suffolk St #202, New York, NY 10002

TO BUY TICKETS ($18)
• NY International Fringe Festival website
• Be sure to line up at least 15 minutes before the performance at the ticketholder flag outside the VENUE. Have your mobile or printed ticket ready to be scanned and enjoy the show! NO LATECOMERS ARE ADMITTED at FringeNYC.

SOCIAL MEDIA
https://www.facebook.com/Houseless-in-Paradise-122925728150270/

Critic Reviews (1)

“One of the most powerful pieces of documentary theatre I’ve seen. It doesn’t show projections or statistics, nor does it overwhelm the audience with visual aids and special effects. The simplicity of the production highlights the tenderness and authenticity of the stories. I was drawn to every one of the individuals...Theatre has the power to heal, to connect, and to transform. Tjarks and director Dennis Gleason, as well as everyone in this impressive cast, understand that completely.”
Read more

About the Show

Critic Reviews (1)

Trailer

Creative team