Toni Schlesinger

Toni in "Beach Boys" performance Jan 23 & 24 NYC

2012-01-13T18:39:00.003-05:00

 A Puppet Playlist “Beach Boys” night — a presentation of Sinking Ship Productions and The Tank, a brilliant group. (Founders and curators and producers: Josh Luxenberg, Jon Levin, Brendan Yi-Fu Tay) There are a number of acts in the evening with many musicians, singers, puppeteers. Toni’s piece is:

“Good Vibrations: How High We Were
And A Brief Discussion Of The Theremin”

Written and designed by Toni, performed by Toni and Bobby Brower.

The Tank@Kraine Theater, above KGB Bar, 85 E 4th Street, NYC,

Monday, January 23: 8:00 p.m and Tues, January 24: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

Puppet Playlist/Sinking Ship tickets sell out fast!

www.sinkingshipproductions.com

Jim Henson Foundation grant awarded for stage adaptation of Five Flights Up

2011-12-27T12:15:00.005-05:00

The Jim Henson Foundation just awarded a grant to Toni for her concept, writing, and design of a five-act, large scale puppet work for the stage, a fictional adaptation of her book Five Flights Up (Princeton Architectural Press), the collection of her award-winning columns from the Village Voice about how people live and survive in the city.

Act I, "The Woman Who Lives By The Sea," will be developed to present in Spring 2012. Dates, times, place, actors, puppeteers TBA. The full length work including "The Richest Man In The World," "The Many," "Mr. and Mrs. Kalabash," and "The Man With The Knife In The Wall," will be presented in 2013-2014.

Tom Hanks and Fiv

2011-06-01T15:39:00.000-04:00

Toni's new essay in HiLo series on comic artist Jack Kirby

2011-03-07T17:24:00.003-05:00

http://hilobrow.com/2011/03/07/kirb-your-enthusiasm-22/

Toni's New York Times cruise ship stories & a Pearl Street story

2011-02-17T09:45:00.004-05:00

http://mrbellersneighborhood.com/2011/02/the-whip-and-the-bonnet

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/travel/13allure.html?hp

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/travel/13Captain.html

Toni's forthcoming writing: essays, fiction, and non-fiction:

2010-09-24T22:17:00.006-04:00

. "Mystery," an essay, The Word, edited by Molly McQuade, Sarabande Books.

. "4-Tile," a short story, Significant Objects, Fantagraphics Books (2012).

. Lobster Village (graphic novel), Shotopress.

. The Mystery of Oyster Street (fiction).

. The Letters Of Manuel de Pombal To His Mother Concerning His Recent Sea Voyage, (fiction).

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2010-05-01T16:22:00.001-04:00

"The Palace" by Toni Schlesinger, June 4 & 5, 2010, St. Ann's Warehouse

2010-04-21T11:16:00.017-04:00

The Palace by Toni Schlesinger

Friday, June 4 & Saturday, June 5, 2010,

St. Ann's Warehouse, 10 pm

The epic story of a grand and aging, miniature movie palace as she fights for survival through the Moorish years, the noir years, the porn years, and the Straub and Huillet years. One day, before real estate developers try to destroy her, a mysterious film about love is left in the lobby and, not only is everyone moved, but life changes.

Performed by Toni Schlesinger, Chris Maresca, Esme von Hoffman, & Bobby Brower with special appearances by George Blecher, Erin Orr, & Chris Green . Builder: Chris Maresca . Graphic consultant: Nicholas Pavkovic --- - presented by the Great Small Works Toy Theater Festival, St. Ann's Warehouse, 38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NYC - For tickets: www.stannswarehouse.org -- Box office: 718-254-8779, 866-811-4111

2010-03-13T10:00:00.009-05:00

"2011 Must List"
--- Tom Hanks
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer

“Fantastic”
— Michael Calderone, The New York Observer

“Toni Schlesinger’s book describes this relationship of the accidental to the profound, the domestic to the totally weird; she visits, draws out and celebrates this permanent impermanence better than anyone ever has.
— Tony Kushner, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, “Angels In America”
"What the photograph Weegee did for New York sixty years ago with his camera, Toni Schlesinger has done for twenty-first-century New York with her words. These portraits of Gotham's people caught in their habitats limn the city's spirit and essence as nothing else written in a long, long time. They are hypnotic reading."— Nicholas Von Hoffman, columnist, The Nation, etc.author, Radical: A Portrait of Saul Alinsky
For more on Five Flights Up, read Jenny Davidson in The Believer.
"Toni Schlesinger is almost too desirable to be real."— Kenny Wisdom, Who Walk In Brooklyn

2010-03-13T09:43:00.012-05:00

"Kansas O'Flaherty ...Secret Agent" @ Salon.com
By Toni Schlesinger & drawings By Tom Bachtell

(Note: Anyone participating in unauthorized use or posting the unauthorized use of Toni Schlesinger's concepts, writing, scripts, or photographs or Tom Bachtell's drawings or the photographs of any other artists on this website, will be liable. For publicity and permissions, please contact toni@tonischlesinger.com).

Forthcoming writing from Toni:

. "Mystery," an essay, The Word, edited by Molly McQuade, Sarabande Books.

. "4-Tile," a short story, Significant Objects, Fantagraphics Books, 2012.

. The Mystery of Oyster Street (fiction).

. Lobster Village (graphic novel), Shotopress.

. The Letters Of Manuel da Pombal To His Mother Concerning His Recent Sea Voyage (fiction).

Appearances, Original Plays, Performances

2010-01-26T22:24:00.020-05:00

. Toni reads new work, New York Society Library, Nov 9,

2010, Tuesday, 6 pm, Members Room, 53 E. 79th, 212-288-6900 x244.

. "The Palace," by Toni Schlesinger, St. Ann's Warehouse, NYC, 2010

. Toni emcees Writers Night — New York Society Library — March 18, 2010
. Toni performs as a "Player" in Tino Sehgal's piece at the Guggenheim Museum — January 30 –March 10, 2010
. “When The World Broke In Two” by Toni Schlesinger, The Metropolitan Playhouse, NYC, January 2010

Other Original Plays Written, Designed, and Performed by Toni
Full-length:
“The Long, Slow Death of Lila Remy,” St. Ann's and HERE, NYC
Series:
“The Toni Schlesinger Show,” St. Ann's Warehouse, NYC 2007
Short Plays & Monologues:
“James Bond's Old Girl Friends” (published in Smith & Krauss’ Best Monologues For Women), performed at La Mama, Ohio Theater, West Bank Cafe --- NYC
“Fallen Branches,” The Great House, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 2007
“The Biggest Play In The World,” St. Ann's Warehouse, NYC, 2004
“Lobster Village,” HERE, NYC
“Professor Simone,” Galapagos, NYC
“The Mysterious Disappearance of Lawrence Castle,” The Kitchen, St. Ann's, PS 122, BRIC, Don't Tell Mama, Los Kabyitos -- NYC
“The Spaceship Glue Is Mine,” West Bank Cabaret, NYC
“Two High-Heeled Ice Skates In Conversation,” The Culture Project, West Bank Caberet --- NYC
“Cocktails In Mombasa,” La Mama, NYC
“Shifty As Smoke,” Ohio Theater, NYC
“She Buys Her Perfume In Ensenada,” The Vineyard
“Hot Caviar,” La Mama, NYC
“Hasta La Vista,” La Mama, NYC
“A Post-Conscious Film Noir,” West Bank Cabaret, NYC
“Jeb and Sandy Shoulders,” The Culture Project, NYC
“The Strange Matter of Marcie Glenn,” HERE, NYC
“Margaret's Song,” Harold Clurman, West Bank Cabaret, NYC
“The Sophisticates,” La Mama, Harold Clurman, NYC
“Mrs. Sophisticate Gets A Letter,” West Bank Cabaret, NYC

Forthcoming Plays:

"Paradise, New Jersey"

"The Palace -- Parts I & II"

"Willa Cather"

"The French Detective"

"Royal Licorice Works"
“The Ticking Clock”
“Mary Colter and The Grand Canyon”

"The Good Earth"

2009-11-20T11:21:00.003-05:00

Toni's series on Slate's DoubleX.com...the season's finale!
http://www.doublex.com/content/house-calls-good-earth
http://www.doublex.com/section/life/house-calls-intimate-portraits-economic-survivors

In The Belly Of The Pig

2009-11-13T11:03:00.003-05:00

Today, Toni on Slate's DoubleX.com...http://www.doublex.com/content/house-calls-belly-pig-album
http://www.doublex.com/section/life/house-calls-intimate-portraits-economic-survivors

"After the Storm"

2009-11-06T08:27:00.003-05:00

Toni's new story & photos on Slate's DoubleX

http://www.doublex.com/content/house-calls-after-storm-album

http://www.doublex.com/section/life/house-calls-intimate-portraits-economic-survivors

The New Hungry

2009-11-02T10:52:00.003-05:00

Toni's new episode on Slate's DoubleX

http://www.doublex.com/content/hungry-call-jacksons

http://www.doublex.com/section/life/house-calls-intimate-portraits-economic-survivors

The Goose Laid Them

2009-10-23T11:02:00.005-04:00

Another episode in Toni's series on Slate's DoubleX.com

http://www.doublex.com/section/life/house-calls-intimate-portraits-economic-survivors

The Painted Lampshade

2009-10-16T11:52:00.004-04:00

Today in Toni's new weekly series on Slate's DoubleX.com

http://www.doublex.com/content/house-calls-painted-lampshade-album

House Calls

2009-10-09T04:25:00.004-04:00

Toni Schlesinger’s new weekly series, “House Calls: Intimate Portraits of Economic Survivors,” begins today on Slate’s Double X.com.

http://www.doublex.com/section/life/house-calls-intimate-portraits-economic-survivors

2009-09-13T16:29:00.011-04:00

"Kansas O'Flaherty ...
Secret Agent" @ Salon.com
By Toni Schlesinger & drawings By Tom Bachtell

Significant Object Story

2009-08-26T05:15:00.005-04:00

“I have something for you,” she says. “For me?” he asks. “For you!” she says. “Wait, waiter, I’ll have a pale gold drink.” “For you?” asked the waiter. “I’ll have one that’s blue.” He coughs. “I’m so excited…” Click here to see the rest of the story.

Coming Soon…Mysteries That Must Be Solved

2009-07-28T12:44:00.000-04:00

By Toni Schlesinger
With artist Tom Bachtell drawing
“The Clues Which Will All Be Yours” –
Also a special section on the long-awaited
“True Crime Café”