A Sampling of Off Broadway Theater

OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE LISTINGS

"The Mutiliated" extended through December 1.

Marie Antoinette. Photo by Pavel Antonov

SOHO REP 2013-14 SEASON TO INCLUDE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF DAVID ADJMI’S MARIE ANTOINETTE AND WORLD PREMIERE OF BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS’ AN OCTOROON

Directed by Rebecca Taichman and Sarah Benson, Respectively, Shows are Among the Most Ambitious Soho Rep Has Ever Produced

SOHO REP 2013-14 PROGRAMMING

Soho Rep,
with John Adrian Selzer, presents
Marie Antoinette (New York Premiere)
by David Adjmi
Directed by Rebecca Taichman

October 9 – extended to November 24
Opening: October 20
Performance Schedule: Tues—Sun at 7:30p, Saturday at 3p
In association with American Repertory Theater and Yale Repertory Theatre

Soho Rep,
In association with John Adrian Selzer, presents
An Octoroon (World Premiere)
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Sarah Benson
April – May, 2014

Soho Rep. (46 Walker Street, Manhattan)
Tickets: Through Nov 3: $35 General / $50 Premium; Nov 5–17: $55 General / $75 Premium;
Nov 19—24: $55 General / $80 Premium; $20 Student Rush; $30 General Rush;
$0.99 Sunday, October 13, 27
sohorep.org; 212.352.3101

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"Bleeding Love", free staged readings of "a post-apocalyptic new musical comedy", book byJason Schafer, music by Arthur Lafrentz Bacon, lyrics by Harris Doran, directed by Michael Bush, presented by Amas Musical Theatre as part of the Amas Musical Theatre Lab Series, on Tuesday, October 15th at 3pm and 7pm and Wednesday, October 16^th at 1:00pm, at The Theatre at the 14^th Street Y, 344 East 14^th Street.

TICKETS: FREE

FOR RESERVATIONS EMAIL boxoffice@amasmusical.org, or CALL 212-563-2565

These performances are free

AMAS MUSICAL THEATRE

THE AMAS MUSICAL THEATRE LAB

Donna Trinkoff/Artistic Producer 

PRESENTS A FREE STAGED READING OF

FRIDA

A Musical

 by Michael Aman and Dana P. Rowe

Musical Director

Doug Oberhamer

 Directed by 

Maria Torres

Friday, October 25 @ 6:00pm

Saturday, October 26 @ 3:00pm & 7:00pm

The Theatre at the 14^th Street Y

344 East 14^th Street, New York City

(between 1^st and 2^nd Avenues)

For Reservations email boxoffice@amasmusical.org or call 212 563-2565

Visit www.amasmusical.org for more information   

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Photo by Daniel Phakos

Support the Walk.
Stay for the Dance!

In support of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, the Graham Ensemble and dancers from the Martha Graham School will premiere

"Reservoir"

a new dance work by Cynthia Anne Stanley, Founder of Bardos Ballet Theater,

Saturday, October 19, 2013

The Brooklyn War Memorial at Cadman Plaza Park 

11:15am - 2:00pm
The performance repeats every half hour

Performances are free to the public!

 Live Music by Owen Weaver

Costumes by Andrae Gonzalo

Dedicated to Brian Torrey Scott

Come celebrate, support and enjoy!
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ABRONS ARTS CENTER PRESENTS US PREMIERE OF IRISH THEATER COMPANY DEAD CENTRE

‘Souvenir’Adapts Marcel Proust’s Epic Novel Cycle Into An Hour-long Play

Abrons Arts Center Presents

Dead Centre, Souvenir (US Premiere)

Written & Performed by Bush Moukarzel

Directed by Ben Kidd

Performances: November 14–17, 20–23 at 8:00 p.m.

Abrons Arts Center Experimental Theater (466 Grand Street)

Tickets:$15, online at glob or by calling 212.352.3101
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Photo by Scott Wynn

Legendary avant-garde performers Mink Stole and Penny Arcade are set to star in the first New York revival in 38 years of Tennessee Williams's tender black comedy "The Mutilated." Directed by Cosmin Chivu, the prodcution runs Nov 1-24 at the New Ohio Theater has extended to December 1.

This is the first production in 38 years of the play, which will now continue it's run through December 1st in response to popular interest.

Penny Arcade, Male, Mink Stole in The Mutilated by Tennessee Williams, Photo by Cosmin Chivu

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The Public Theater Extends the world premiere musical 'Fun Home" to Sunday, November 17th.

Music by Jeanine Tesori, Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron, Based on the Alison Bechdel Book

Directed by Sam Gold. Single tickets, starting at $81.50, can be purchased by calling (212) 967-7555, 

www.publictheater.org, or in person at the Taub Box Office at The Public Theater at Astor Place at 425 Lafayette Street. 

Photo by Joan Marcus

What To Do?

So much to do, so little time. If this familiar refrain has you wondering how to plan your weekend, here are some suggestions from T&B On The Aisle:

Check out "ONE NIGHT STAND," opening April 26 and playing through May 2nd at the Quad Cinema, a backstage documentary, chronicling the production of The 24 Hour Musicals in which teams of top-notch musical theater talent have 24 hours to create, cast, rehearse and put on a live benefit show. See Cheyenne Jackson, Richard Kind, Rachel Dratch (among other performers) and directors like Sam Gold, along with writers and composers like Jonathan Marc Sherman and Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

A scene from "ONE NIGHT STAND"

The pressure cooker environment behind the scenes as 4 short musicals come to life was echoed by the crews behind the  camera as they plunged into  a sleepless shoot. Produced by Elisabeth Sperling and Trish Dalton with the assistance of 10 shooters, four production assistants, and three editors, "ONE NIGHT STAND" is a wonder of improvisation and inspiration.

Rachel Dratch and Richard Kind in  a scene from "ONE  NIGHT STAND."

Visit www.onenightstandthemovie.com to learn more about "ONE NIGHT STAND."

The Wild Project, a production and venue for emerging artists and new theater, film and visual arts, has on-going programming to entertain and enlighten. Catch Kara Manning's "SLEEPING ROUGH," through April 27th, for instance in which an American woman spews graffitti of discontent all over London. Next, "ALONDRA WAS HERE" by Chisa Huthcinson, takes the stage, from May 4th to the 18th, with a tale of politics and brutality.

For more information about these and other productions at The Wild Project, visit www.thewildproject.com.

You think you can dance goes on parade with the Shakedown Dance Collective, a gang of 55 people of all shapes and sizes, ages and aspirations, under the tutelage of professional dancers Jamie Benson and Deborah Lohse. 

Deborah Lohse. Photo by Peter Sperling

 The Shakedown consists of weekly 2 hour dance rehearsals that prepare would be dancers for performances throughout New York City.Lohse and Benson have declared Sunday, April 28th "International Dance Day" with a Gala at Dixon Place. On May 18th, join Shakedown for "DANCE PARADE NEW YORK," from 1pm to 7pm from Broadway to Tompkins Square Park.

This is what a Shakedown class looks like! Photo by Bonny Kahane.

For more infomration about Shakedown Dance Collective, please visit www.danceparade.org and go to 
http://7thannualinternationaldanceday.eventbrite.com/# for tickets for the International Dance Day Gala.

"I AM AN OPERA" in a photo by Tim Hailand.

"I AM AN OPERA," at Dixon Place through April 27th, takes us from a large crowd to a one man show, in which Joseph Keckler, writer/performer, sings arias of lament and exultation. "I AM AN OPERA" details Keckler's life as a portrait of the artist taunted by demons, tripping on hallucigens, and  suffering through day jobs.

Joseph Keckler in performance. Photo by Gerry Visco.

 To learn more about "I AM AN OPERA," please visit dixonplace.org.