The Wau Wau Sisters
** Directed by Trip Cullman **
Limited Off-Broadway Run! May 8 - June 26

"The Wau Wau Sisters prove as skilled on that proverbial tightrope [between kitsch and comedy] as they are on the trapeze" --Time Out New York

"highly skilled circus performers and aerialists who unleash their lewd material with singular archness" -- Village Voice

Ars Nova presents the Off-Broadway debut of THE WAU WAU SISTERS, written, created and performed by Tanya Gagné and Adrienne Truscott, directed by Trip Cullman. Named "the new faces of Vaudeville" by New York Magazine, The Wau Wau Sisters bring a lot of bad behavior and a sisterly love that knows no bounds to midtown for a limited engagement beginning May 8th. Opening night is scheduled for Thursday, May 20th.

In the alternative tradition of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Donkey Show and De La Guarda, THE WAU WAU SISTERS fuse circus, burlesque, comedy and music in a modern vaudeville style. Through gin-soaked smiles, these lascivious siblings offer a deliciously defiant mix of hell-raising humor, scintillating circus routines, original songs ranging from country to rock to rap, and outrageous acts like their schoolgirl striptease that promises to tickle any Pope’s fancy.

The Wau Wau (pronounced "vow vow") Sisters have developed a cult following performing at venues ranging from Joe’s Pub, Irving Plaza and Bowery Ballroom to the Obie Award Winning Galapagos Art Space, CBGB’s and of course, the Brooklyn Dog Parade. They have served as opening act for such performers as Kiki & Herb, Le Tigre, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, and The Butchies. They have also made appearances on The Isaac Mizrahi Show, Good Morning Japan, The Sharon Osborne Show and NPR’s "The Next Big Thing." Imagine Bertold Brecht’s strong man Mr. Wau having a one night three way with Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton and you are starting to get the picture.

Trip Cullman’s recent directing credits include Roulette, Smashing, The Last Sunday in June, The Vortex and 2XTennessee. Cullman has directed at Empty Space Theater and Williamstown Theater Festival, as well as readings/workshops at New York Theater Workshop, The New Group, MCC Theater, and Cherry Lane. He was Associate Director to Joe Mantello on Take Me Out (Donmar Warehouse, Public Theater, Walter Kerr), the Assistant Director for Mike Nichols on The Seagull (Public Theater) and creative assistant on Angels in America (HBO Films).

Ars Nova (selected as "Best of New York 2004" by New York Magazine) was built in the memory of Gabe Wiener. Ars Nova produces theater, comedy and music events including a weekly showcase for up-and-coming Broadway talent (Broadway Spotlight), a reading series (Out Loud), a singer/songwriter series (Uncharted), and a comedy series (Automatic Vaudeville).

THE WAU WAU SISTERS runs May 8 - June 26th, Thursday and Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at 8PM & 10PM. Tickets are $20. To purchase, call 212-868-4444 or go to smarttix.com. Ars Nova is located at 511 West 54th Street (just west of 10th Ave. -- accessible from C, E, to 50th Street, N, R, Q, W to 57th Street, or 1, 9 to Columbus Circle).