The Jerome Foundation is pleased to announce the first recipients of the new Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program. 60 Fellowships are being awarded (10 each in the disciplines of dance, film/new media, literature, music, theater/performance/spoken word, and visual arts) to early-career artists based in Minnesota and New York City.
More info here.
The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep's Center for the Creation and Development of New Work announced the 20 projects selected for its 2019 Summer Residency Lab. Chosen from over 620 submissions, these projects represent an expansive array of voices and theatrical forms and bring an innovative spirit to the eighth summer of the Lab.
SPACE on Ryder Farm announced its 2019 Season Extension Resident Artists. I'll be there in February, using the residency to further develop "Ike's Wonderful World of Leisure".
Read more about SPACE on Ryder Farm and the other residents here.
Explore the wide world of words, in this new series of educational shorts, "Words with Ike".
Starting October 30, 2017, you check for new episodes about twice a week on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.
Director Editor Co-Writer - Graham Mason
DP - Matt Clegg
Original Music - Bennett Young
Graphics - Patrick Hosmer
Camera Assist - Peter Samuels
Consigliere - Nicole Boettcher
Consigliere - Colin Burgess
Consigliere - Alex Goldberg
As Ike Ufomadu walks Brett through the history of laundry, he accidentally stumbles upon the history of Brett.
Dale tunes into the strange frequencies that make late night talk shows so compelling on this special live episode of Deep Night, recorded at the Slipper Room in NYC. The garrulous guru of gab begins the evening with a conjuring thanks to ancient instructions sent via the all-seeing Zardulu. Spooked by his own powers, he ends up summoning comedian Amy Zimmer who demonstrates her own considerable mystic abilities that quite simply have to be seen to be believed. Dale then speaks with the New York Times comedy critic, Jason Zinoman, whose new book Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night, is a terrific look back through the influential years of the Late Night with David Letterman program and a guide to its enduring comedic legacy. Rising comedian and late night impresario Ike Ufomadu drops in for some deep night thoughts about his unique approach to hosting and some of the theatrical essentials of late night TV. Comedian, writer, and all around delight Maeve Higgins joins the group to dish on the high-flying life of a podcast host and share some of the things she’s learned about American history, ancestry, and more. This Deep Night episode also features music on the theremin by Cornelius Loy.
To buy Jason’s book Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night visit your local bookstore, or choose convenience and make your purchase at a reputable online resource like this one. Catch Ike Ufomadu at Joe’s Pub or elsewhere around town by staying up to date with his appearances via his website www.ikehimself.com/. Maeve Higgins hosts the fabulous podcast Maeve in America: Immigration in Real Life and co-hosts Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Find both on itunes or whatever podcast platform is best for you. Amy Zimmer performs regularly throughout NYC, but you can follow her on Twitter @oneamyzimmer.
A short film written and directed by Graham Mason
Featuring Ana Fabrega and Ike Ufomedu
Director of Photography Chris Teague
Music: Jason Klauber
Sound Mix: Matt Giordano
Location Sound: Zach Bishop
Color: Nat Jencks
Sorry: Jean Eustache
From the Joe's Pub website:
JOE'S PUB WORKING GROUP (JPWG) aims to enrich the sustainability and growth of New York-based emerging and established artists’ careers by providing administrative resources, physical space and curatorial services, further cultivating a community atmosphere wherein those artists can create and sustain new and developing work.
Click here to read more about the program and 2017 Class.
Ikechukwu Ufomadu (Ike at Night, The Special without Brett Davis)talks the White House, memorable TV theme songs, and Jean-Pierre Melville's long delayed French Resistance drama Army of Shadows.
Director Ian Bell filmed one of Ike at Night's shows at The Bushwick Starr in Virtual Reality. From May 2016.
Nightcap | by Ike returns to Joe's Pub on April 11 and July 21, 2016. Tickets are on sale now.
Nightcap | by Ike returns to Joe's Pub on January 25, 2016. Tickets are on sale now.
Ike Night - a one-man variety hour - heads to San Francisco Sketchfest.
Read more on the festival here. Ike Night plays Friday thru Saturday, January 8 and 9, 2016, at 9:00pm.
Tickets go on sale Sunday, November 22, 2015, at 1:00pm Eastern / 10:00am Pacific.
Directed and orchestrated by Brett Davis.
The Los Angeles workshop production of Vegas Nocturne will culminate in showings on October 25, 27 and 30, 2015. Shows are at 7:30pm nightly, with an additional 9:30pm show on the 27th, at the venue "Three Clubs" in Hollywood.
Read more about the show here.
Read more about the production here.
Nightcap | by Ike - a new evening of entertainment - will play Joe's Pub on September 14, 2015. Tickets are on sale now.
Directed and orchestrated by Brett Davis.
IKE AT NIGHT, that singular concoction of late night entertainments, heads to the Public Theater this January for the Under the Radar Festival. The whole team is back, and our hope is to knock this thing straight out of the park. Read more on The Public's website.
An audio comedy project, orchestrated by Mary Houlihan and Mike Nigro.
Here's the album:
And here's my track: