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13 FAT GIRLS AND A DEAD CAT

A play by Lena Cigleris about an onslaught of plus-sized ghost-zombies.
Performances begin May 17.

155 FIRST AVENUE (THE EPIC ADVENTURES OF THE THEATER FOR THE NEW SYNZGY)

Saving your theater's a cinch when you've got the ghosts of Molly Picon, Pieter Stuyvesant, Caroline Astor, Walt Whitman and Jake the Peddler in your basement.
Performances begin May 3.

36 HOURS

In this new play by Amy E. Witting, a couple reunite four years after a brief rendezvous and discover how life-changing 36 hours can be.
Performances begin May 31.

4 SUSTENANCE

This new play by four playwrights examines the complexity of our relationships with the planet and with each other.
Performances begin May 30.

4:48 PSYCHOSIS / LETTER TO MY FATHER

Two plays--one by Sarah Kane, preceded by another based on works of Kafka.
Performances begin May 10.

4000 MILES

A play by Amy Herzog about a young man who takes solace after the death of a friend with his grandmother.
Performances begin Mar 15.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

A revival of Lorraine Hansberry's famous play, presented by The Morningside Players.
Performances begin May 10.

ACCOMPLICE: NEW YORK

An interactive theatre experience combining a scavenger hunt and a walking tour of Manhattan.
Performances begin Mar 17.

ACTS OF LOVE

An evening of short plays by Mark Jason Williams and Gabrielle Fox.
Performances begin May 31.

ADRENALIN...HEART

A play by Georgia Fitch about an intense affair between a single mum and a reluctant drug dealer on a north London estate.
Performances begin Apr 26.

ANGELINA BALLERINA THE MUSICAL

A return engagement of the musical based on the famous dancing mouseling and her friends created by Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig.
Performances begin Jan 15.

B=ESSENCE

This new play by Roi "Bubi" Escudero mingles vérité and fantasy with a fictitious touch to create a make-believe based on real events in the artist’s life.
Performances begin Jun 14.

BABY PLAYS THE BANJO

This new play by Kimberly Pau chronicles the misadventures of a girl in love with the pop star Justin Bieber.
Performances begin May 30.

BED AND THE CLOSET

A program of two plays by Dana Sumner-Pritchard and Amy Gray Piper.
Performances begin Jun 2.

BIG EXCELLENT 20TH REUNION

A new musical comedy by Ks Stevens about a reunion of once-closeted high school friends.
Performances begin Jun 6.

BODY LANGUAGE

A new dark comedy by Jennie Contuzzi about a woman who has been trying to become the person she thinks her boyfriend wants her to be.
Performances begin May 25.

BRIDEZILLA STRIKES BACK!

Cynthia Silver, the unwitting star of the inaugural season of FOX TV and WE Network's hit series "Bridezillas," returns to the stage with her award-winning Reality TV expose.
Performances begin Apr 21.

BRIDGE TO BARAKA AND NAKED BRAZILIAN

A new play by Yvette Heyliger and a one-man show by Gustavo Pace.
Performances begin Jun 5.

CHIMICHANGAS AND ZOLOFT

In this play by Fernanda Coppel, a woman suffering from a profound sense of disappointment after her 40th birthday flees her family and goes on a binge of prescription Zoloft and greasy chimichangas.
Performances begin May 23.

CONVERGENCE

A solo piece by Jennifer Lane, performed by Avery Pearson, that tells a haunting story of fear and love, faith and reason.
Performances begin Jun 8.

DESTRUCTO SNACK USA

Writer/performers Theresa Buchheister and Sarah Graalman reconstruct moments, both terrifying and hilarious, with the men and women who have entered and exited their lives in Oklahoma, in NYC, and the places in between.
Performances begin Jun 1.

EAVESDROPPING ON DREAMS

Rivka Bekerman-Greenberg’s haunting play about three generations of women in one family and their struggles with coming to terms with the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Performances begin Apr 20.

EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS/IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES

A new play by Caridad Svich, based on the novel by Julia Alvarez.
Performances begin Feb 10.

ESCAPE

A new play by Susan Mosakowski that threads together three stories about liberation.
Performances begin Jun 7.

EVOLUTION

A new play written and performed by Patricia Buckley that combines the paleontological history of whale evolution with a contemporary tale of a woman’s extraordinary transformation and her family’s attempts to prevent it.
Performances begin Apr 26.

EXPRESS YOURSELF

A stylized depiction of a performance in progress.
Performances begin May 24.

FAITH

One woman’s gut-wrenching struggle to cope with the expectations and turmoil of coming of age.
Performances begin Jun 14.

FIREWORK FOR REAL

As Firework’s secret writing strategy bubbles to the surface before the public, those close to her are forced to believe in one thing: the music or the truth.
Performances begin Jun 1.

FISHIN’IN BROOKLYN

A one-woman play written and performed by LaTonia Phipps about a mother and daughter’s love.
Performances begin Jun 9.

FOOD AND FADWA

A play about a Palestinian woman and her family living in Bethlehem in the politically volatile West Bank.
Performances begin May 18.

GLASS CORD

A NuyoRican play by Evelyn Díaz Cruz, set on a rooftop in the Bronx during the searing 1970s.
Performances begin May 2.

GRAPEFRUIT

Sally Lambert began plotting her escape to New York where she met her man, fell in love with his brother, was diagnosed with cancer, told she must wait until her health insurance kicked in before she could be treated, waited for that to happen, was then informed it was too late to be saved, wrote this play about the experience of being alive on this earth and then succumbed to the cancer.
Performances begin Sep 28.

GRAVITY

A superhero party show about a broken world ruled by an evil underlord and the four heroes who band together to defeat her and save their planet.
Performances begin Jun 7.

HOME IN HER HEART

Margaret Morrison's new play tackles the survival of lesbian bi-racial loves surviving the black-white divide.
Performances begin Apr 23.

HUMAN FRUIT BOWL

This solo show investigates the relationship between artist and model through the mind of nude female model.
Performances begin Jun 8.

I AM A TREE

A play written and performed by Dulcy Rogers about a women who discovers she has three family members she never knew existed.
Performances begin May 25.

I HEART ALICE HEART I

Amy Conroy's heart-warming tale of two Irish women in love.
Performances begin Feb 29.

IN THE COMPANY OF JANE DOE

In this play by Tiffany Antone, when a woman consults with the wrong doctor, the results could push her further over the edge, or they might just save her life.
Performances begin May 17.

LEAVING IKEA: A PLAY IN TWO CANTOS

As two couples venture through their local Swedish superstore, they become trapped in a blue and yellow purgatory.
Performances begin Jun 7.

LOVE GOES TO PRESS

A 1947 comedy by Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles about women war correspondents.
Performances begin May 26.

MAMMA MIA

A musical comedy about a woman who invites three men who may be her father to her wedding, with lots of songs by ABBA.
Performances begin Oct 18.

MARIELA EN EL DESIERTO

Repertorio Español presents this mystery play set in an empty artists' colony in the Mexican desert in 1950.
Performances begin Feb 4.

MISS ABIGAIL'S GUIDE TO DATING, MATING, & MARRIAGE

A new comedy about advice about relationships, based on Abigail Grotke's popular book of the same name.
Performances begin Oct 7.

MISS HOPE'S

Nylon Fusion Collective presents a new play by Jack Karp, Alisha Silver and Joseph Samuel Wright set in a small-town diner where wistful wannabes with half-forgotten dreams meet, mingle and tell their stories.
Performances begin May 23.

MOONBITE...A MEDLEY OF RADIANT LUNACY

A collection of comic vignettes written and directed by Ariana Johns, previously seen at the Woodstock Fringe.
Performances begin May 18.

MOTEL CHERRY

A new play by Peggy Stafford about the guests at a roadside motel deep in the woods of the Olympic Peninsula.
Performances begin Jun 21.

MUSEUM

A revival of Tina Howe's play, presented by Unity Stage Company.
Performances begin May 12.

NO SECOND ACTS: A COLLECTION OF SHORT AMERICAN LIVES

Two programs of one-act plays that take on themes of U.S. history, politics and culture.
Performances begin Jun 1.

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

A revival of the musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, set on a stormy night on an island in the Caribbean.
Performances begin May 30.

PAGEANT PRINCESS

Join three young aspiring pageant princesses and their off-beat families in their quest for the crown.
Performances begin Jun 5.

PATRICK BURNS: FROM FOSTER CARE TO FABULOUS

A one-man musical about the author's experience living with four foster families while growing up.
Performances begin Jun 8.

PINKALICIOUS

Vital Children's Theatre presents a musical by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann and John Gregor about a girl who can't stop eating pink cupcakes.
Performances begin Nov 1.

PRATFALLS

A new comedy by Holly Webber set on a rooftop in Brooklyn that explores four mismatched characters and the ups and downs of their lives.
Performances begin Apr 27.

RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN

This new comedy by Gina Gionfriddo is an unflinching look at gender politics in the wake of 20th century feminist ideals.
Performances begin May 18.

REAL EYES

A new performance by Rebecca Patek that uses caricature, fictionalization of the author and satire as a vehicle to create a critical discourse.
Performances begin May 31.

RECALL

This play by Eliza Clark explores our need to feel connected, understood, and loved.
Performances begin Jun 8.

REVISITING WILDFIRE

A play by Kari Floren about two college roommates who reunite thirty years later.
Performances begin Jun 1.

SAFE

A new play by Penny Jackson about the hellacious life of an Upper East Side teenager.
Performances begin Jun 1.

SEE BOB RUN

A new production of Daniel MacIvor's play.
Performances begin Jun 6.

SISTER ACT

A new musical based on the hit film comedy about a woman who is placed in a convent for protective custody.
Performances begin Mar 24.

SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK

A musical based on the famous comic action hero.
Performances begin Nov 28.

SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS: A TALE FROM THE LAND BEYOND THE VEIL

This movement-based spectacular tells the story of a woman combating a variety of sleep disorders, phantasmagorical night terrors, and hypnotic horrors.
Performances begin Jun 7.

TAKARAZUKA!

A new play by Susan Soon He Stanton about the star of a Japanese theater that stages all-female Western style musical extravaganzas.
Performances begin May 26.

TAKE WHAT IS YOURS

A new play by Erica Fae and Jill A. Samuels about how American women fought for and won the right to vote.
Performances begin May 3.

THE AMERICAN PLAY

This new play by Ashley J. Jacobson is described as a sinister tale of a burgeoning friendship in an increasingly sociopathic society.
Performances begin Jun 4.

THE BACHELORS’ TEA PARTY

An absurd and absurdly intimate new comedy by Kiran Rikhye, inspired by the relationships of Elsie de Wolfe (Lady Mendl) and Bessie Marbury, who referred to themselves as “The Bachelors,” after they took up joint residence sans men in the first years of the 20th century.
Performances begin Apr 8.

THE BAD GUYS

In this new play by Alena Smith, five childhood buddies reunite on a late summer afternoon for some beer, grilling and weed, but deep within their friendship lurk ghosts that rock the patio beneath them.
Performances begin May 22.

THE BOWERY WARS, PART 2

An outdoor site-specific musical by Ryan Gilliam and Michael Hickey inspired by the gang warfare in NYC's Lower East Side at the turn of the last century.
Performances begin Apr 28.

THE COLLECTED RULES OF GIFTED CAMP

A new play by Valerie Work that explores academic summer programs for gifted teenagers.
Performances begin May 16.

THE GOLDEN VEIL

This new show from the National Theater of the United States of America is a violent and lusty revenge fantasy, unfolding via the traditional domestic arts of reading aloud, singing along, making faces, charades and parlor tricks.
Performances begin May 31.

THE HOUSE OF MIRTH

A revival of Clyde Fitch's dramatization of the novel by Edith Wharton.
Performances begin Apr 21.

THE ORANGE PERSON

This show uses music and various performance mediums to tell the story of an orange baby.
Performances begin May 19.

THE PERIPHERALS

In this new musical from The Talking Band, Sluice and Suzy Q—well past their youth—perform a subterranean pop music concert accompanied by back up singers and a rock band.
Performances begin May 3.

THE SECRET GARDEN

A revival of the musical based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Performances begin May 3.

THE TUTORS

A play by Eric Lipez about two young people who work as tutors.
Performances begin May 18.

TINY DYNAMITE

A play by Abi Morgan about two friends and the woman who comes between them.
Performances begin Jun 7.

TINY LIGHTS: MEMORY’S STOREHOUSE/INFINITE MINIATURE

A theatrical collaboration containing dual solos by playwrights/performers Lenora Champagne and Lizzie Olesker.
Performances begin May 17.

TRAFFICKED

This new play from Project Girl Performance Collective tells the story sex slavery and child exploitation through the eyes of fifteen young women across the globe.
Performances begin Jun 4.

UNCLE VANYA

A new adaptation of Chekhov's famous play, by Annie Baker.
Performances begin Jun 7.

UP TO YOU

TADA! presents the world premiere of this new musical about a school in 1977 that deals with issues like bullying and stereotyping.
Performances begin Apr 27.

WE PLAY FOR THE GODS

A new play created by the Women's Project Lab about four ordinary women working in a research institute and one trickster goddess who messes around with their lives as only a deity can.
Performances begin Jun 1.

WHAT WE DO FOR LOVE OR OTHER DESPERATE MEASURES

A fast-paced musical about relationships, looked at through nostalgic Top-40 hit songs of the past four decades.
Performances begin Jun 13.

WHEN THOUGHTS ATTACK

In this uproarious tragic new show, Kelly Kinsella is caught in a whirlpool of anxiety. Armed with a good sense of humor, she goes to battle with her mind.
Performances begin May 30.

WICKED

A new musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman in which we learn the story of the early life of Elphaba, who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz.
Performances begin Oct 30.

WILD IN WICHITA (LOCURAS EN WICHITA)

In this new play by Lina Gallegos, an elegant Puerto Rican woman and an irreverent Mexican man fall in love when they meet at an assisted living center in Wichita, Kansas.
Performances begin Jun 2.