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A new theatre piece by Catherine Dill that dismantles the television editing process as well as our complicity in giving this official storyteller its power. more...
A program of four new one-act plays, presented by Rising Sun Performance Company. more...
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A new production of Jason Stuart's play about a little girl who gets trapped in a washing machine. Presented by Fist in the Pocket. more...
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A new play by Napoleon Ellsworth about a young woman who interviews for a job as zookeeper. Presented by Rising Phoenix Rep. more...
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A mashup of the Electra myth and Kandinsky’s "Yellow Sound," created by Red handle. This is part of the Incubator Series. more...
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A "clown noir" in which a clown trio attempts to stage a film noir. Directed by Eric Davis (Red Bastard). more...
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New sketch comedy from two different house teams, each performing alternate weeks. more...
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A one-woman show written and performed by Jae Kramisen about a little girl who at various ages has been neglected and mistreated. more...
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A comedy/variety show by the sketch troupe Drop Six. more...
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A new theatre piece written and directed by Lenora Champagne described as a meditation on identity and the inability to remember national history. This is part of Ice Factory 2008. more...
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A new play by Natalie Mosco about the life of the famous American painter. more...
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A new play by Brooke Berman about three best friends and their young next door neighbor. Presented by Women's Expressive Theater. more...
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The 17th annual celebration of Queer Culture, featuring theatre, dance, literature, and homoeroticism for the whole family. more...
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Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot presents a free outdoor revival of the famous romantic comedy of mistaken identity. At the Municipal Parking Lot at Broome and Ludlow St. more...
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Youth on Target Theater Company presents a new dramatization of the fairy tale, rooted in the Italian traditions of the story. more...
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A new play by Robert Gulack that depicts an alternate universe in which England's Queen Elizabeth I experiences motherhood and romance with a series of English history's notables. Presented by The Supporting Characters. more...
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A new improvised comedy show from Centralia. more...
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A workshop production of a new play by Matt Pelfrey, adapted from Jim Carroll's famous book. Presented by Godlight Theatre Company. more...
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A new play by British author Anthony Nielson about a couple who love each other so much that they're literally driving one another crazy. more...
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Dog Run Rep presents a revival of Shakespeare's famous comedy as part of the second annual Seaport Theatre Festival. more...
Hit shows from last month's Film Festival: A Theatre Festival at the Brick extend their runs into July. more...
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A new "anti-social comedy" by Larry Kunofsky about a guy who hates all his friends. Presented by Four Chairs Theatre. more...
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A program of new short plays by Susan Melinda Dunlap, Trish Harnetiaux, Matthew Korahais, and Valerie Work. more...
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A solo play written and performed by Joe Hutcheson about a 33-year-old gay man whose body is inhabited by a Southern belle. more...
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A festival of new work from about 10 indie theater arists, curated by Paul Bargetto. more...
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Hudson Warehouse presents a free outdoor revival of Shakespeare's romantic comedy. Performances are at the North Patio of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park. more...
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A return engagement of the clown-style parody of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. more...
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The Queens Players presents two evenings of original comedic one-act plays, in rotating repertory. more...
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A one-man show written and performed by David Lee Nelson that interweaves comedic monologues and videos to explore the mind and misadventures of a man called Lucky. more...
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A musical by Nick Jones, described as an underground-pirate-puppet-rock spectacular. more...
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Undermain Theatre presents a stage adaptation of Neil Young's song cycle. This is part of Ice Factory 2008. more...
Israel Horovitz's one-act dark comedy about a group of people who are waiting on line, though they don't know for what. Now in its 32nd year. more...
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A double bill of two short plays: Crave by Sarah Kane and Somewhere in the Pacific by Neal Bell. Presented by Potomac Theatre Project. more...
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A site-responsive produciton of the play by Caridad Svich, at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn; admission is free. more...
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The annual summer festival of gay-themed theatre and comedy. more...
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Inwood Shakespeare Festival presents a new free outdoor drama based on the novella by Johnston McCulley. At Inwood Hill Park Peninsula. more...
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The ninth installment of this annual serial that examines the interior life of a man in a terminal coma. more...
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A revival of John Henry Redwood's play about a black family in the American South who invite a Jewish researcher to board in their home. Presented by Nicu's Spoon. more...
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A new play by Margie Stokley about a squirrel on his quest to collect the biggest nut. This is for kids ages 2 - 9. more...
A program of 30 plays in 60 minutes, presented by the Neo-Futurists. more...
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Kinderdeutsch Projekts presents a new physical theater piece about a reporter who watches the 20th century pass by from hotel bars and the scaffolding of unremembered buildings. more...
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A new play written and directed by Francisco Solorzano based on the same true story that inspired the famous film of the same name. more...
Potomac Theatre Project presents a revival of Howard Barker's play about a Venetian artist who gets in hot water with the government for a controversial painting. more...
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A revival of William Shakespeare's fantastical comedy/romance, with the roles of the fairies all played by NYC kids. Presented by Sonnet Repertory Theatre. more...
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A comedy improv show featuring Nate Starkey and Chris Grace. more...
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A revival of Christen Clifford's solo show about how having a baby affects a mother's life. more...
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A weekly comic book talk show featuring NYC comedians talking shop with industry professionals from all corners of the comic book world. more...
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NY Artists Unlimited presents a festival of musicals that are bad (in the sense of "naughty"); this is part of the International Cringe. more...
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A two-actor, 28-character play by David Sisco about gay speed dating in contemporary NYC. more...
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PLG Arts presents free outdoor performances of this shortened version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, ideal for kids and their families, at Prospect Park's Imagination Playground. more...
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A new play by Brian MacInnis Smallwood described as "an outrageous new play about life's most maddening event." Presented by Two Guys and a Credit Card Productions. more...
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Two works by pastiche performance artist Taylor Mac in repertory: The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac and The Young Ladies Of. more...
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Boomerang Theatre Company presents a free outdoor production of Shakespeare's comedy; performances are weekend afternoons in Central Park. more...
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A tragi-comic pop song opera of Prince songs, sex, and the coming of the Messiah. more...
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A comedy by Andrew Grosso and The Essentials about high schoolers involved in an a cappella singing championship. This show premiered at the 2006 FringeNYC festival. more...
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Radiotheatre presents aural stage play versions of King Kong and The Island of Dr. Moreau. Tuesday nights. more...
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A new play by David Ian Lee that explores the cultural divide separating 2003 and 2008. Presented by Small Pond Entertainment. more...
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Two programs of new short plays, presented by Turtle Shell Productions. more...
A program of magic by Maritess Zurbano and dance by DynamiQ Faction. more...
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