“Cirque du Soleil meets Samuel Beckett with a dash of Monty Python.” (Orlando Weekly)

“Cirque du Soleil meets Samuel Beckett with a dash of Monty Python.” (Orlando Weekly)

Explosive, athletic, visceral physical theatre ruined by a tragic lack of understanding.

The Generic Males’ multi-award-winning Off-Broadway show returns to give usjust what we need: another god-damn show about men. It’s
war & death. It takes us into the beating heart of the failing descends into acrobatic absurdity. Described by The Orlando Weekly
du Soleil meets Samuel Beckett with a dash a Monty Python”. You’ll loud, you’ll cry your ass off, you’ll bury those feelings deep inside and speak of them again. Ugh…men.

Prior to its Off-Broadway run at the SOHO Playhouse, Generic Male winner of the “International Fringe Encore Series”, Three “Best of the
awards as well as “Critics Choice Best Show” at Orlando Fringe and “Outstanding Production” at Ottawa Fringe, a “Jenny” in Winnipeg Pick” with a 5 out of 5 star review in Edmonton have made PUSH Theatre’s masculinity satire an international sensation.

Are we just watching a couple of petty idiots or is this the most insightful piece of theatre of the 21st century? …No

This Show is Recommended for Ages 13 and Up.

“Can you bring kids? Probably… There are some swears one awkward conversation between a father and son about consent. If it were a movie it would probably be a PG 13. The underlying message for boys and girls is positive and thoughtful – there will be lots to talk about on the ride home.” – PUSH Physical Theatre

Written and directed by Ashley Jones and Darren Stevenson.
Devised in collaboration with PUSH Physical Theatre. 

Darren Stevenson (PUSH Founding Artistic Co-Director) born in England and now a U.S. citizen, co-founded and leads what has become a world- renowned physical theatre company. In addition to being the season one finalist on TruTV’s national series, Fake Off, many short works include “Red Ball,” developed at RIT’s NTID using iPad technology. Full-length works include PUSH Physical Theatre’s DRACULA, Jekyll & Hyde, and Arc of Ages, as well as choreography for two multi-media operas: Comala and No Se Culpe (Don’t Blame Anyone), the latter of which earned him the University of Rochester’s 2017 Lillian Fairchild Award. Other honors include the “Community of Color” Black History Month Anton Germano Dance Award, honoring advocates for an inclusive and diverse community who affect positive change. Darren has also spoken about PUSH’s unique creative process at TEDx Rochester Ashley Jones (Creative Director) is a physical actor, deviser and director. He trained at Rose Bruford College and Academia Teatro Dimitri; before going on to train with Phillipe Gaulier and Angela De Castro in theatrical clowning. As a physical performer, Ashley has worked and trained with international theatre companies; Gecko Physical Theatre, The David Glass Ensemble, Nonsuch Theatre, and Frantic Assembly. His recent devised work includes: LifeHack (2019), Intotheclouds (2018), The Party’s Over (2017), Eclipse (2017), the Russian Play (2017). As director; Ashley continues to develop and produce collaborative and inter-disciplinary devised work. His credits as director include Rite of Passage (2015,2016), EnCircled (2019) and TILT (2019). Ashley would like to thank the generous support of the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts and his previous awards include support from Wilton’s Music Hall and Theatre Delicatessen.

James Cunningham (Lighting Designer/Technical Director) owns and operates Rockshow Lighting, a concert lighting design company providing design and staffing for music festivals, touring acts, and venues. Recent adventures include multiple national tours with folk-rock act Carbon Leaf, international runs with pop-reggae act SOJA, and festival stage designs and staffing for Floydfest and Red Wing Roots. James uses the grandMA2 console line for lighting control, and employs Resolume Arena for video playback and live effects.

PUSH’s Generic Male was made possible by generous grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Rochester Area Community Foundation, and a growing list of people like you! The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts and NYSCA gave additional funding to support Ashley Jones.

We would like to thank the following, not-so-generic individuals for giving frank, honest, and insightful interviews back in 2019 and 2020 when this project was just a thought: Thomas Warfield, Vicki Duval, MacClurg Vivian, Desire Stevenson, Frank Staropoli, Mike Bucher, Dr. Fahad Saeed, Penny Stirling, Gerald Coleman, Linda Chaudron, Katie Davis, Hassiem Muhammad, Dominic Moore-Dunson, Bill Wade, Steven Jarose, Tanya Bakhmetyeva, University of Rochester Office of Diversity and Inclusion

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