soul samurai: the world premiere
In Februay of 2009, Vampire Cowboys teamed up Ma-Yi Theater Company to unleash their most popular & critically acclaimed show yet, SOUL SAMURAI. A show about a young samurai girl and her fight through the mean streets of Brooklyn wow'd crowds and sold out houses. Once again mixing Vampire Cowboys award-winning blend of stage combat, puppetry, and multi-media, the undead wranglers and NYC's favorite Asian American theatre company created a post-apocalyptic vision of NYC filled with hip-hop, jive, vampires, and samurai that had folks cheering and coming back for more.

GLAAD Award Nominee for Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off-Broadway

"Explosively Funny! Time Out New York Critic's Pick!"
– Helen Shaw, TIME OUT NEW YORK

"Exhilarating! Side-splittingly funny and slyly intelligent!"
– Andy Propst, VILLAGE VOICE

"Has HIT written all over it. NYTheatre.com Critic's Pick!"
– Martin Denton, NYTHEATRE.COM

"Theatre at its best. Backstage Critic's Pick!"
– Mark Peikert, BACKSTAGE

"A wildly funny, action-packed delight!"
– Dan Bacalzo, THEATERMANIA

"Sexy, and full of noisy joy!"
– Jon Sobel, BLOGCRITICS

"You'd be hard-pressed to find two more frenetic & engaging hours of entertainment in this city!"
– Liz Gorinsky, TOR PUBLISHING

"Delivers a perfect combination of funk, vampire-ass-kicking, and bittersweet romance!"
– Jenn Kim, PINK RAYGUN

"Delivers a satisfying blend of humor and violence!"
– Joe Bendel, J.B. SPINS

"One of THE best shows in the city! A New York Theater Corps Top Pick!"
– Aaron Riccio, NEW THEATER CORPS

"An extremely exciting piece of theater. See it before it's too late!"
– Samantha O'Brien, OFFOFFONLINE

"Required viewing for every queer woman within driving distance. Go see it. Make it your mission!"
– Laurel Fantauzzo, AFTERELLEN.COM

"A wonderful post-apocalyptic live-action supernatural samurai film! I recommend it!"
– Ian Randal Strock, SFSCOPE

"Get tickets NOW! I'll be going again soon!"
– Jimmy Aquino, COMIC NEWS INSIDER

Production: Februay 14th - March 15th, 2009 at HERE Arts Center
Playwright/Fight Director: Qui Nguyen
Director: Robert Ross Parker
Producers: Abby Marcus & Suzette Porte
Scenic/Lighting Designer: Nick Francone
Costume Designer: Sarah Laux & Jessica Wegener
Sound Designer: Sharath Patel
Puppet Design/Construction: David Valentine
Production Stage Managers: Lyndsey Goode & Kat West
Assistant Stage Manager: Danielle Buccino
Production Manager: Gregg Bellon
Crew: Pete Boisvert, Stephanie Cox Williams, Matthew Tennie, Charles Timko
Publicity/Press Rep: Jim Baldassare
Photographers: Jim Baldassare, Theresa Squire
Cast: Sheldon Best, Jon Hoche, Maureen Sebastian, Bonnie Sherman, Paco Tolson

A Feature from "The Fight Nerd"

new york comic con 2009
Most of the year, Vampire Cowboys spends its energy bringing the wild world of comic books, pop-culture, and geeky fun to the land of theatre. However, one weekend of every season is devoted to the opposite. In February 2009, Vampire Cowboys returned to the New York Comic Con to play with their like-minded geeky peers and exhibit some new fights at NY's biggest convention for all things pop-culture. This year's fight force featured talented Rabid Vamps: Sheldon Best, Alexis Black, Jon Hoche, Tom Myers, Maureen Sebastian, Bonnie Sherman, Adam Swiderski, & Paco Tolson

Production: February 6 - 8, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Center
Fighters: Sheldon Best, Alexis Black, Jon Hoche, Tom Myers, Maureen Sebastian, Bonnie Sherman, Adam Swiderski, Paco Tolson
Booth: Sheldon Best, Alexis Black, Pete Boisvert, Chris Brown, Brent Cox, Stephanie Cox-Williams, Emily Edwards, Lex Friedman, Jon Hoche, Maggie MacDonald, Abby Marcus, Tom Myers, Kelley O'Donnell, Qui Nguyen, Robert Ross Parker, Daniel Rech, Maureen Sebastian, Patrick Shearer, Bonnie Sherman, Adam Swiderski, Paco Tolson, Jessica Wegener, Christopher Yustin

the saturday night saloon: season 2
In September 2008, Vampire Cowboys brought back its extremely popular series, THE SATURDAY NIGHT SALOON, a free monthly party at the company's studios which included ongoing serialized plays by scores of NYC hottest young writers, directors, and actors. Created to be a theatrical playground for VC's extended family artists from companies such as Ma-Yi, LAByrinth, Developing Artists, Nosedive Productions, Piper McKenzie, and others, every performance included cheap drinks, capacity crowds, and an exciting atmosphere for new artistic collaborations. The six shows for the 2008-2009 SALOON were (in order of performance):
VCS RADIO MONSTER THEATRE PRESENTS by Robert Ross Parker
CYNTHIA AND THE DREADFUL KITE by Webb Wilcoxen
ASSYMETRIC by Mac Rogers
SPEED DEMONS by James Comtois
RED ROVER by A Rey Pamatmat
KILL YOUR MESS by Megan Mostyn-Brown

Production: September 2008 thru January 2009 at The Battle Ranch in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Producers: Abby Marcus, Qui Nguyen, & Robert Ross Parker
Hosts: Lynn Berg, Hope Cartelli, Audrey Crabtree, Robert Honeywell, Jeff Lewonczyk
Writers: James Comtois, Megan Mostyn-Brown, A Rey Pamatmat, Robert Ross Parker, Mac Rogers, Webb Wilcoxen
Directors: Pete Boisvert, Dominic D'Andrea, Jill DeArmon, Abe Goldfarb, Josh Hecht, Matt Johnston, Meredith McDonough, Robert Ross Parker, Patrick Shearer, Jordana Williams
Performers: Alexis Black, Elizabeth Canavan, TJ Clark, James Comtois, J. Eric Cook, Stephanie Cox-Williams, Andrea Day, Jaden DeArmon, Danelle Eliav, William Jackson Harper, Jon Hoche, Jinn S. Kim, Jamie Klassel, Joshua Koehn, Michael Kohn, Daryl Lathon, Leah Lees, Jason Lindner, Nick Micozzi, Qui Nguyen, Kelley O' Donnell, Matt Park, Robert Ross Parker, Margo Brooke Pellmar, Jocelyn Pierce, Justin Reinsilber, Mac Rogers, David Spangler, Paco Tolson, Christian Toth, Aaron Roman Weiner , Scott Williams, Sean Williams, Sidney Williams, Max Woertendyke, Christopher Yustin, and others