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Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street  10/1/2009 to 7/30/2010

With its ever-changing “menu” of plays, Too Much Light... is an attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes—an original concept by Greg Allen and the Neo-Futurists. The audience is fully part of the act, deciding the order that these plays are performed. Each week, these plays shift as ensemble member... view full listing details

 

The Cradle Will Rock Theater Ten Ten, 1010 Park Avenue  2/12/2010 to 3/14/2010

This 1937 fierce and riveting musical comedy about the fight of the everyman against the power of corruption has a history as exciting as the musical itself. It was originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, and was directed by Orson Welles, and produced by John Houseman. When the original pr... view full listing details

 

The Cherry Orchard Gloria Maddox Theatre, 151 W. 26th St.  2/25/2010 to 4/4/2010

The Cherry Orchard centers on the attempts of Madam Ranevsky to save her Russian country estate and her beloved cherry orchard. Through the interactions of fourteen characters, Chekhov tells a story of loss and death, but also of hope and new beginnings.... view full listing details

 

Clothes for a Summer Hotel Hudson Guild Theatre, 441 West 26th Street  2/5/2010 to 2/21/2010

Clothes for a Summer Hotel, Mr. Williams’ highly theatrical and evocative “ghost play”, imagines an ethereal final meeting between the restless ghosts of literary great F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda. Set on a windy hilltop at the gates of the Asheville, NC asylum where Zelda was institution... view full listing details

 

Fêtes de la Nuit Ohio Theater, 66 Wooster Street  2/8/2010 to 2/27/2010

A deliciously naughty valentine to Paris, Fêtes de la Nuit celebrates life, love and all things Parisian, weaving together a pulsating collage of dance, live music, tango, language, video and drama. Set in a sidewalk café in 21st century Paris, Fêtes reveals that from first kisses to eternal bonds, ... view full listing details

 

Dark Rapture Connelly Theater, 220 E. 4th St  1/22/2010 to 2/6/2010

The Attic Theater Company presents Dark Rapture. “In classic noir manner, the story advances tableau by moody tableau from Baja bedroom to Key West bar deck to Tampa kitchenette, each offering its sharply etched character cameo, its fragment of information, its new complication, straight to a co... view full listing details

 

Daddy TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor  1/28/2010 to 2/13/2010

Colin McCormack, a popular newspaper columnist, is handsome, confident and athletic. Law professor Stewart Wisniewski is less so. Virtually inseparable since college, these friends have managed to go more than twenty years without really examining their relationship. But now Colin has fallen for a m... view full listing details

 

Romeo and juliet Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St.  1/21/2010 to 2/6/2010

It is the classic tale of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet... view full listing details

 

Afterclap Seventh Street Small Stage, 41-43 East 7th Street  2/8/2010 to 2/22/2010

Haskell King in Afterclap A man wakes up naked on the floor in the backroom of a bar at 4 am, not immediately clear how he got there, both trying and dreading to remember. He dresses, he drinks, he self-medicates and he recounts, in a quest for self-exoneration. Grappling with the gnawing feelings of his culpability, poring ... view full listing details

 

For the Love Of Flamboyan Theatre - CSV Cultural Center, 107 Suffolk Street  2/4/2010 to 2/14/2010

For the Love Of... is a constellation of three visceral and absurd dance plays. In a mash-up of classical text, contemporary movement and pop culture, the profound becomes pedestrian and the mundane, magnetic. It’s about dead guys like Chekhov and Kafka and Shakespeare. It’s about loving a bookca... view full listing details

 

Radio Star Red Room, 85 East Fourth Street  1/7/2010 to 2/20/2010

Radio Star by Tanya O'Debra Radio Star is a 1940's radio detective spoof.... view full listing details

 

The Average-Sized Mermaid Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street  2/3/2010 to 2/14/2010

In THE AVERAGE-SIZED MERMAID, kindergarten teacher Miriam Moselle loses it in front of her class the day after she’s dumped by her erous fiance. After possibly traumatizing the six-year-olds indefinitely with a tirade about male chauvinism in “The Little Mermaid,” Miriam inexplicably turns into a me... view full listing details

 

A Midwinter's Tale American Theatre of Actors, Sargent Theatre, 314 West 54th Street  3/3/2010 to 3/13/2010

Point of You's staged adaptation of A Midwinter's Tale by Kenneth Branagh. An out-of-work actor makes a last-ditch effort to redeem himself by producing, directing and starring in HAMLET at Christmas. Is it a lost cause or will the magic of theatre prevail? Adapted for the stage by Johnny Blaze Leav... view full listing details

 

Titus Andronicus American Globe Theater, 145 West 46th Street, 3rd Floor   2/25/2010 to 3/21/2010

Titus Andronicus, the revenge tragedy by William Shakespeare. It all begins when victorious general, Titus Andronicus, returns to Rome with hostages: Tamora, Queen of the Goths and her sons. Then ensuing maelstrom serves up tongue, hands, rape, adultery, racism and Goth-meat pie. Not for the faint o... view full listing details

 

Hot Cripple American Theatre of Actors, Sargent Theatre, 314 West 54th Street  2/5/2010 to 2/21/2010

Hot Cripple Salman Rushdie called Hot Cripple “An immensely impressive piece who’s satire of the American medical system hits its mark” when it premiered in the 2008 NY International Fringe Festival and won Hogan Gorman the Fringe's best actor award. A wild ride complete with a stalker ambulance driver, short... view full listing details

 

When We Have Gone Astray American Theatre of Actors, Sargent Theatre, 314 West 54th Street  2/6/2010 to 2/21/2010

When We Have Gone Astray Hysterically poignant, When We Have Gone Astray provides an entertaining look at the modern-day struggles of three twenty-something New Yorkers in the current economic recession. In the play, Ira Trask (played by Brandon Walker), a lonely and struggling actor, decides that New Year’s Eve, 2008 wil... view full listing details

 

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Richmond Shepard Theatre, 309 E. 26th St.  1/15/2010 to 2/7/2010

Simultaneously pious and profane, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot follows the Trial of the Millennium. Between Heaven and Hell, two attorneys argue the fate of the Bible's most infamous sinner, Judas Iscariot. Mother Theresa, Satan, and Pontius Pilate are among the witnesses called to testify in Ste... view full listing details

 

REVOLUT¿ON ! Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue   3/4/2010 to 3/21/2010

In this new creative work that bridges puppetry, object theatre, and circus arts, Czech and Czech-American theater artists join together to offer their perspectives on the 1989 Velvet Revolution and an overview of the idea of revolution through the ages. Revolution! is performed in the tradition of ... view full listing details

 

Caroline, or Change Gallery Players of Park Slope, 199 14th Street (btw 4th & 5th)  1/30/2010 to 2/21/2010

Caroline, or Change at The Gallery Players This production of the Tony Kushner-Jeanine Tesori musical is the first NYC revival since it was on Broadway in 2004. Set in 1963 in sleepy Lake Charles, Louisiana, Caroline, or Change centers its action on the Gellman family and their African-American maid, Caroline. “Nothing ever happen undergrou... view full listing details

 

The Importance of Being Earnest The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St.  2/10/2010 to 2/20/2010

Ken Hailey returns as to The Secret to direct Wilde's hilarious play. With sometime Charles Busch collaborator and original Vampire Lesbians cast member, Arnold Kolodner as Lady Bracknell you can expect a show high on laughs and complete absence of dullards.... view full listing details

 

Julius Caesar Access Gallery, 380 Broadway, 4th floor  2/18/2010 to 2/28/2010

graphic design by kelsey mcmahon The Bushwick Shakespeare Repertory (BSR) will present Julius Caesar from February 18 - 28th at the Access Theatre in Tribeca. Julius Caesar, is a psychological drama exploring the human struggle for power, security, trust, and friendship. Eight actors from this all-female collaborative will play ... view full listing details

 

Servant of Two Masters The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St.  2/4/2010 to 2/19/2010

Alberto Bonilla takes Gildoni's Servant of Two Masters and puts a red nose on it. The Queens Players explores this comedia del arte play through the world of the clown. This production will be a brave, fresh, and irreverent tribute to the beloved play about a servant who tried to serve two master... view full listing details

 

Too Little Too Late HERE Arts Center, 145 6th Avenue  2/3/2010 to 2/14/2010

Too Little Too Late is the first theatrical venture from the young company, Red Elevator Productions. Featuring original and premiere short plays from six of the most promising and arresting young writers on the New York theater scene, Too Little Too Late explores the problem of (dis)connect in a c... view full listing details

 

MOMENTS and LEMONS Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue   2/18/2010 to 3/7/2010

Casper makes a mistake -- he wants to help his family in a time of crisis. His intention is right; his execution is wrong; jail is his new home. MOMENTS and LEMONS colors Casper’s world of mishap. Pepper is here to help Casper tell the story; she agrees to be everyone in Casper’s life; everyone w... view full listing details

 

The Power of Birds Milagro Theatre -- CSV Cultural Center, 107 Suffolk Street  2/19/2010 to 3/13/2010

A world premiere family drama about the ties that bind and the love that sets you free. Any way the wind blows, when the birds begin their winter migration, the Fogarty family will never be the same again.... view full listing details

 

GraceNotes presents Prescription Strength Theater Milagro Theatre -- CSV Cultural Center, 107 Suffolk Street  2/23/2010 to 3/13/2010

GraceNotes presents PRESCRIPTION STRENGTH THEATER - 2 World Premieres commissioned by 3Graces about Healthcare - because healthcare is no laughing matter... or is it?... view full listing details

 

Carl & Shelly, Best Friends Forever Theater 3, 311 W. 43 St., 3rd fl.  2/18/2010 to 2/28/2010

With a little help from 80s sitcoms, poetry, and hot glue, Carl and Shelly, hosts of the outrageously popular public access show Poetry Craft Corner, are bonded for life. When the "other woman," a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and ravenous roaches threaten their relationship, will they remain Carl ... view full listing details

 

Sex & Violence Theater 3, 311 W. 43 St., 3rd fl.  2/17/2010 to 2/28/2010

A love story. Yeah, it's f**ked up. Clair and Chris really need to stop seeing each other but can never figure out how to end their off-and-on-again affair. Some people think lying, cheating and manipulation are bad, so one night Clair decides to come clean with Jimmy, her husband, and the result is... view full listing details

 

Anaphylaxis IRT Theater, 154 Christopher St., 3rd floor  3/10/2010 to 3/21/2010

Anaphylaxis Ana is allergic to everything. She was designed that way. Frank is under orders to replace her memory every few days; he's not doing a very good job. When tinkering with DNA has gone too far, human nature takes a turn for the worse.... view full listing details

 

Shakuntala and the Ring of Recognition La MaMa Experimental Theatre, 74A East 4th St  2/11/2010 to 2/27/2010

Soneela Nankani as Shakuntala La MaMa ETC in association with The Magis Theatre Company presents Shakuntala and the Ring of Recognition, Kalidasa's classic of the Sanskrit theatre. In the fifth century, India 's master poet Kalidasa composed an epic of love, fidelity, courageous faith, hope in spite of despair, and memory. ... view full listing details

 

Garage La MaMa Experimental Theatre, 74A East 4th St  1/28/2010 to 2/7/2010

Garage The play, directed by Ivica Buljan, is based on the popular contemporary Croatian novel of the same name by Zdenko Mesaric, which has been described as "moving, dark, cold, Sisyphean." The play will be performed in English and a boxing ring will be set up center-stage. There will be live music by Cr... view full listing details

 

Elephants on Parade 2010 Teatro IATI, 64 east 4th St  3/10/2010 to 3/20/2010

design by Montgomery Sutton Elephants on Parade 2010 features five world premieres and one New York area premiere that examine the peculiar difficulties of communication and connection in the 21st century. Erin Austin’s “Buddha Nosh” is a comedy about spiritual, social, and emot­ional independence at a trendy Pan Asian restaur... view full listing details

 

Hamlet The Paradise Factory, 64 East 4th Street  2/25/2010 to 3/6/2010

Hamlet (Stacy Jordan, center) and the ghost of his father (Tina Shepard, right) watch the memorial for Ophelia (Tommy Heleringer, center). A cast of eleven actors explores the corrupt and grief-stricken world of Shakespeare's tragedy through meticulous structure and free experimentation in order to figure out what's really so rotten in the state of Denmark.... view full listing details

 

Rudolf II Bohemian National Hall, 321 E 73rd St  3/5/2010 to 3/28/2010

Rudolf II is the story of a bisexual, bipolar emperor in 1600 Prague obsessed with alchemy, astronomy, his longtime mistress, and his newest lover and valet, a converted Jew. The production uses the vast expanse of the Bohemian National Hall to create an environmental production in the center of it... view full listing details

 

Oh, Those Beautiful Weimar Girls! La MaMa Experimental Theatre, 74A East 4th St  12/4/2009 to 12/1/6473

Oh, Those Beautiful Weimar Girls! The New Stage Theatre Company (www.newstagetheatre.org) makes its La MaMa debut with a re-imagined theatrical cabaret version of its 2008 play" Oh, Those Beautiful Weimar Girls." It is an evening of music and dance inspired by the life and artistry of Anita Berber, the dancer/poet who epitomized for... view full listing details

 

Craven Monkey and The Mountain of Fury The Brick Theater, 575 Metropolitan Ave  2/26/2010 to 3/13/2010

Craven Monkey realizes his fellow monkeys are not his friends. A Darwinian Martial Arts Fairy Tale in Which Monkeys and Monsters Beat the Crap Out of Each Other.... view full listing details

 

The Soup Show HERE Arts Center, 145 6th Avenue  3/4/2010 to 3/27/2010

Desiree Buch, Erica Livingston, & Cara Francis "The Soup Show" features Cara Francis, Desiree Burch, and Erica Livingston naked in a giant pot of self-made soup. Instantly creating intimacy and tension with the audience, the atmosphere of the play draws from interaction with this sensual centerpiece. Incorporating ingredients from interviews, li... view full listing details