1) Adjust the Procedure Premieres 2/15 - 2/17
2) Ballet Hispanico Calls for Submissions for Latinx Choreographers & Filmmakers Through 3/1
3) Ballet Hispanico Winter Watch Party Continues with Cafe America 2/10
4) Broadway Advocacy Coalition Announces What Now Forum
5) The Fabulous Invalid Releases Epic Jerry Herman Two-Part Episode
6) Greg Diamant Launches Virtual Online Magic Show
7) Inside the Wild Heart Continues Its Interactive Art and Theatre
8) Jason Suran's Reconnected Extends Through July
9) Nai-Ni Chen The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute 2/8 - 2/12
10) Nai- Ni Chen Year of the Golden Ox Family Lunar New Year Celebration 2/11 - 2/13
11) Post Theatrical Play Schedule Set Now Thru June 30
12) The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island in February
13) South Street Seaport Monthly Sea Chanteys 2/10 and Additional Dates Through May
14) Two River Theater Presents Upcoming Virtual Event 2/9
15) Voyeur Celebrates Valentine's Day with Special Live Show 2/13
16) York Theater Presents Marriage The Up and Downs ... in Song 
1) An Outbreak Infects Higher Education in Pandemic Drama Premiere
ADJUST THE PROCEDURE
Streaming February 15 - March 7 on Stellar
ADJUST THE PROCEDURE
Streaming February 15 - March 7 on Stellar
Spin Cycle in association with JCS Theater Company presents the World Premiere of ADJUST THE PROCEDURE, a new play by Jake Shore (The Devil Is On The Loose With An Axe In Marshalltown, Holy Moly, and Down The Mountain And Across The Stream) conceived during the pandemic and created with Zoom theater in mind. The fully realized production will run February 15 – March 7 on Stellar. Tickets are $20, available at www.SpinCycleNYC.com
It's early Fall 2020 and the pandemic consumes a Manhattan university. In addition to tracking rising cases of COVID on campus, the school's administrators face immigration problems, suicide threats, and professors losing their minds. But in the midst of all the madness, it's the internal bureaucratic battles that threaten the school's preservation. Over the course of two conflict-ridden Zoom meetings, ADJUST THE PROCEDURE gives audiences a rare peek into the business of higher education at a moment of multiple reckonings.
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2) Ballet Hispánico Calls for Applications
From Emerging Latinx Choreographers and Filmmakers
For 2021 Instituto Coreográfico
DEADLINE: March 1, 2021
Instituto Coreográfico gives a voice to young Latinx artists
and opens access to the dance-making process for all audiences.Ballet Hispánico, the nation's leading Latino dance organization since 1970 and recognized this year as one of America's Cultural Treasures, is accepting applications from emerging choreographers and filmmakers for the Instituto Coreográfico. Now in its ninth year, the Instituto has helped to provide an important platform for 11 choreographers. The program provides young Latinx artists a supportive environment in which to explore process, cultural identity, and movement invention through the creation of dance. Now accepting applications for submission online at http://bit.ly/instituto-2021 by March 1, 2021 at 5pm EST.
Instituto Coreográfico is open to applicants 18+ who identify as Latinx(a,o), Hispanic, Latin American, who have fewer than five years of professional experience, and who have availability from May 17-28, a minimum of five hours daily between 9am and 6pm ET.
For more information, visit http://bit.ly/instituto-2021.
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3) Ballet Hispánico's
B Unidos Facebook Watch Party Series
Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Archival Performance Treasures Take Center Stage
"Vibrant Storytelling" - The New York Times
Winter Watch Parties Continue with
Café America on February 10, 2021 at 7:30pm
Followed by Conversation with
Tony Award-winning choreographer George Faison
Ballet Hispánico, the nation's renowned Latinx dance organization recognized this year as one of America's Cultural Treasures, kicks off 2021 with a glimpse into the company's past. The 50th Anniversary Celebration continues with a series of entertaining archival repertory pieces, inviting audiences to look back at vibrant performances from the 80s and 90s with the Ballet Hispánico Watch Party Series on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, available atballethispanico.org, and on YouTube and Facebook.
Enjoy a Company performance from the comfort of your own home, followed by live Q&A sessions with Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Hispánico Eduardo Vilaro, choreographers and Company and alumni dancers. The piece features Mr. Vilaro himself, during his years as a dancer with the Company.
February 10, 2021 at 7:30pm
Café America by George Faison (Tony Award winner forThe Wiz), followed by a conversation with the choreographer himself and the trio of three dancers, Jose Costas, Pedro Ruiz, and Eduardo Vilaro.
Café America is a bittersweet envisioning of the "American Dream." Three immigrants make their way to a new life dawned in brilliant-colored suits with a sense of determination evoked by Faison's expansive, jazzy choreography.
Choreography by George Faison; Music by Ruben Blades and Julio Iglesias; Set Design by Pepon Osorio; Costume Design by Bernard Johnson; Lighting Design by Tim Hunter; Dancers: Jose Costas, Pedro Ruiz, Eduardo Vilaro, and Amir Levy
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4) BROADWAY ADVOCACY COALITION
“WHAT NOW”
Monday, February 15 at 6PM ET
Registration Now Open
The Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC) announces Part I of its next #BwayforBLM Forum What Now, to be held on Monday, February 15 at 6PM ET. Details for Part II will be announced at a later date.
Celebrate the recent inauguration, and continue the fight for equality and equity in the political landscape and the industry. Part I of our What Now Forum asks us all to examine our commitments to supporting BIPOC leadership in the theater industry as they prepare to reopen and begin a new year.
Join BAC as they gather for an open dialogue with industry leaders on the work that’s brought us here, the work ahead and how we stay engaged in the fight for change.
To RSVP please visit the registration page here or visit BwayForBLM.com.
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5) BROADWAY’S PODCAST
THE FABULOUS INVALID
RELEASES EPIC TWO-PART EPISODE
JERRY HERMAN:
POET OF THE SHOWTUNE
AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE LIFE AND WORK
OF BROADWAY LEGEND AND CREATOR OF
“HELLO, DOLLY!”; “MAME”; “LA CAGE AUX FOLLES”;
AND MANY MORE
BOTH PARTS ONE AND TWO
NOW AVAILABLE
Broadway’s podcast, The Fabulous Invalid, has today released an epic two-part episode, Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune, celebrating Broadway legend and creator of hits such as Hello, Dolly!; Mame; La Cage aux Folles; and many more. Both Part One and Part Two of Poet of the Showtune are now available.
Listen and download HERE.
In Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune, co-hosts Jamie DuMont and Robert Russo take an in-depth look at the life, work, and legacy of Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman – “the poet of the showtune.”
In this special, two-part show, Jamie and Rob speak with performers including Academy and Tony Award winner Joel Grey, Florence Lacey, Lee Roy Reams, and Alix Korey; music director of the Tony Award-winning revival of Hello, Dolly! Andy Einhorn; producer Barry Brown; and actress and cabaret star Molly Pope.
New episodes, and the complete archive of episodes from Season One and Two of The Fabulous Invalid, are available on iTunes and Spotify, and everywhere one downloads podcasts.
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6) Magician to the Stars Gregg Diamant to Launch Live Interactive Virtual Magic Show
Join one of Dallas’ most in demand magician’s, Gregg Diamant, for the first in a series of Live Virtual Magic Shows on Friday, 12th February 2021 from 4:00pm – 4:30pm CST. To kick off his new series of Live Virtual Magic Shows, Gregg will be offering the first show complementary full of fun and laughs for all!
For a magic filled gift idea ahead of St. Valentines Day, Gregg’s Live Virtual Magic Show will offer non-stop fun with a selection of traditional magic acts from balloon tricks, and fire to thrilling entertainment through optical illusions that leave audiences amazed. The varied entertainment of Gregg’s shows captivates all ages and incorporates the best of the best of his highly popular live show. At the end of the show, Gregg will teach you how to do your very own magic trick and will also show you how make a Valentine’s heart balloon – the perfect gift for someone special.
You can purchase your very own Gregg’s Magic balloon kit direct on https://www.virtualmagicshows.
Go to https://www.virtualmagicshows.
Go to https://www.virtualmagicshows.
lso available from Gregg Diamant is Gregg’s Virtual Magic Show’s Founded by Gregg Diamant, Gregg’s Virtual Magic Show’s is a one-of-a-kind personalized experience that provides audiences with a 37-minute, family-friendly interactive magic performance.
The show is non-stop fun with a selection of traditional magic acts from balloon ticks, flying tables and puppeteers to thrilling entertainment through optical illusions that leave audiences amazed. The varied entertainment of Gregg’s Virtual Magic Show captivates all ages and incorporates the best of the best of his highly popular live show. Prices start at $99. About Gregg Diamant Gregg grew up surrounded by the world of showbiz, with his father being a theatrical director and mother an actress. He was instantly captivated by the creative arts and was always encouraged to perform from a young age. Through combining decades of practice as a scriptwriter and puppeteer for a globally renowned, award-winning television series, Gregg’s magic career flourished when also working as a self-supporting missionary in Japan in 1990, creating spectacular magic shows, voice-overs, and performances on Japan’s NHK network entertaining kids.
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7) GROUP DOT BR EXTENDS THE IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE
INSIDE THE WILD HEART
GROUP DOT BR, New York's only Brazilian theatre company, is pleased to announce the extension of the streaming production of Clarice Lispector’s INSIDE THE WILD HEART, adapted for the stage by Andressa Furletti and Debora Balardini, directed by Linda Wise. The virtual performance of INSIDE THE WILD HEART will play a limited engagement online platform, gather.town. On the site, audiences will be able to navigate through the virtual brownstone and enjoy three floors of video performances, photography, and audio, simultaneously much like the live show which occurred in person during a New York run in 2018. Performances continue Friday, February 12 and continue through Sunday, March 28. Tickets for all performances are $15-$50 and available at Group.BR.com.
INSIDE THE WILD HEART is an immersive theatrical experience based on the works of Clarice Lispector, Brazil's most acclaimed female writer, presented in New York in 2016 and 2018. The show transported the audience directly inside Lispector’s heart creating an experience that encouraged them to engage with literature on a sensory level. Now the 2018’s filmed performance is available for viewers around the world through the gather.town platform, allowing the audience to navigate through the three virtual floors of Aich Studio, a preserved 19th-century space in the heart of Gramercy Park. Similar to the live show, the audience will be able to access 11 different journeys and choose whom to follow, where to go, and how much time to spend in each room. In doubt of what to do just ask "If you were you, how would you be and what would you do?".
The show integrates visual arts, film, music & performance art, which embodies the writer’s deepest feelings, serving as an entry point to Clarice's incredible work, still mostly unknown in the US. The performers embody the writer's biggest themes such as identity, solitude, madness, faith, time, violence, maternity, childhood and freedom accompanied by the awarded violinist Mario Forte.
Tickets are $15-$50 and are now available online at www.Group.BR.com.
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8) RECONNECTED
EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND
A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE
PERFORMED BY
ACCLAIMED MENTALIST
JASON SURAN
NOW THROUGH JULY 23, 2021
Reconnected, an unforgettable evening of psychological astonishments by acclaimed mentalist, Jason Suran, is proud to announce that virtual performances have been extended by popular demand. Since opening to critical acclaim in October, 2020, the hit show has been a sell out and now has been extended through July 23, 2021. Produced by Carl Moellenberg, Adam Rei Siegel and Alan Cumming, Reconnected is held every Friday night entirely on Zoom.
For all information go to www.jasonsuran.com/reconnected
Reconnected is an intimate, interactive and irresistible experience where sophisticated acts of mind-reading and unique immersive elements meet, bringing you a show that asks you to engage with yourself and your fellow audience members. There are no muted mics and no back-row seats. Come together with friends old and new for an experience that you will never forget…and no one else will believe.
Tickets are available at www.jasonsuran.com/reconnected at $50.00 per Zoom screen for an intimately sized group. Once registered, a Zoom link and audience instructions will be sent to ticket buyers. Reconnected is recommended for ages 13+ due to language. This virtual experience is also available for private groups and corporate teams.
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9) NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY Announces The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of boundary-breaking dance experiences Free One-Hour Company Class on Zoom Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level February 8-12, 2021 |
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has established a new dance institute through Zoom, The Bridge. The Institute's aim is to bring together dancers, choreographers and directors around the world to experience the master teachers of color whose practices are embedded in the community and are focused on advancing the art of dance that transform the personal, environmental and metaphysical spaces. Interested dancers can join the class by registering on Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company's website: http://nainichen.org/company-
As a virtual dance institute, The Bridge will invite world renowned as well as up and coming dancers and choreographer to come to guest teach the class. Advanced/Intermediate level professional or pre-professional dancers who are looking to explore beyond their own boundaries and looking for new dance experiences are encouraged to participate. The core program is based on Nai-Ni Chen's Kinetic Spiral, which is a cross-cultural dance vocabulary that integrates the Chinese martial arts philosophy in TaiChi with contemporary dance practices she studied in America. Guest artists will cover a wide range of folk and classical dance styles.
The Bridge Class schedule are as follows:
Week of 2/8/2021
Monday Seyong Kim (Ballet) at 11am
Tuesday Yuka Notsuka (Kinetic Spiral) at 11am
Wednesday Nai-Ni Chen (Kinetic Spiral) at 11am
Thursday Rei Akazawa-Smith (Modern Dance (Taylor Inspired) at 11am
Friday Greta Campo (Kinetic Spiral) at 11am
In this trying time of change and uncertainty, the arts is a source of healing and unity, we would like to encourage everyone to support dance as dance is an essential medicine for the society to recover from the pandemic that has caused injury to our bodies and our hearts. Support for The Bridge can be sent through https://nainichen.org/
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10) NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY
Announces
Year of the Golden Ox
In Celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year
February 11-13, 2021
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company announces Year of the Golden Ox, a family-friendly production on the arrival of the Chinese Lunar New Year on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, February 11, 12, and 13, 2021. Year of the Golden Ox is an all-day virtual celebration suitable for children ages 6-15. A one-hour special celebration that highlights the Company's repertory and guest artist's past notable performances will be featured Thursday, February 11 at 7:30pm. Three one-hour sessions will be offered each day at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm. For more information and to register, visit https://www.nainichen.org/
The audience will also be able to engage the artists live to discuss the music and dance they saw on stage. The program aims to highlight the beauty, creativity and diversity in Chinese American community by showcasing some of the most respected artists who are advancing and preserving the classical and folk traditions in America. It will be an eye-opening, informative and entertaining experience for audiences of any age.
The program is free, with recommended donation beginning at $10. C Contribution of $50 will receive a Nai Ni Chen Dance Company T-Shirt in the mail. More Info about the performance and the Company can be found online at www.nainichen.org
For additional Company information, visit www.nainichen.org; write to Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, P.O. Box 1121, Fort Lee, NJ 07024; or call (800) 650-0246.
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11) Festival of Plays-by-Mail Premieres
POST THEATRICAL
** featuring 13 projects from 6 states and across the globe **
February - June, 2021
POST THEATRICAL
** featuring 13 projects from 6 states and across the globe **
February - June, 2021
A collective of 13 theater groups and over 50 artists originating in 8 cities across the globe will join forces for RealTime Interventions’ POST THEATRICAL, a festival of works that use mail as a theatrical medium. The festival, which launched February 1 and will run through June 30, 2021, features a diverse range of works that use the medium of mail in a broad range of ways.
POST THEATRICAL was conceived and is coordinated by Pittsburgh's RealTime Interventions. Tickets range from Pay-What-You-Can to $100. Complete details on individual projects within the festival are compiled and continually updated at www.PostTheatrical.org
The lineup for POST THEATRICAL includes:
THE MAILBOX
Tiny Box Theater/Ya Chin Chang (New York, NY / Hong Kong)
Tickets available February 1 - 22. Mailings begin March 1. Ends April 1.
Tiny Box Theater presents a new interactive theatrical piece in collaboration with visual artist Ya Chin Chang, David Lamoreux and Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew. What happens when all of the mailboxes in the world disappear overnight? The artists will post drawings and narrative to participants who will pick up the story’s trail by initiating a response. Audience submissions will affect the conclusion which will be revealed in an online finale event on April 1.
Tiny Box Theater/Ya Chin Chang (New York, NY / Hong Kong)
Tickets available February 1 - 22. Mailings begin March 1. Ends April 1.
Tiny Box Theater presents a new interactive theatrical piece in collaboration with visual artist Ya Chin Chang, David Lamoreux and Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew. What happens when all of the mailboxes in the world disappear overnight? The artists will post drawings and narrative to participants who will pick up the story’s trail by initiating a response. Audience submissions will affect the conclusion which will be revealed in an online finale event on April 1.
A TUNNEL YEAR
Karinne Keithley Syers (Amherst, MA)
Tickets available February 23. Ends when last ticket is sold (limit 100).
A play built from a few years’ worth of interrupted thoughts crammed into one-line scenes voiced by animals. It asks: Did I escape? Or am I lost? Originally conceived as a walk-through comic book paired with a live radio play at The Chocolate Factory Theater in Queens, NY, it now changes scale to become a book with an audio link to a recording of the 2016 live radio play.
Karinne Keithley Syers (Amherst, MA)
Tickets available February 23. Ends when last ticket is sold (limit 100).
A play built from a few years’ worth of interrupted thoughts crammed into one-line scenes voiced by animals. It asks: Did I escape? Or am I lost? Originally conceived as a walk-through comic book paired with a live radio play at The Chocolate Factory Theater in Queens, NY, it now changes scale to become a book with an audio link to a recording of the 2016 live radio play.
JOURNEY OF A DREAM
Irina Kruzhilina (New York, NY)
February 1 – June 30, free on Post Theatrical website.
A virtual global performance which connects UN representatives and the audiences to the aspirations of youth. Children from around the globe were asked to express their dreams and obstacles via digital and photographic storytelling. The collective image of their dreams formed a postcard which was delivered to the UN representatives in October 2020, making them accountable for making the kids’ dreams come true. This ongoing project is currently available as a virtual exhibit on the Post Theatrical site, which includes a video featuring the children and an archive of the children’s photos and letters.
Irina Kruzhilina (New York, NY)
February 1 – June 30, free on Post Theatrical website.
A virtual global performance which connects UN representatives and the audiences to the aspirations of youth. Children from around the globe were asked to express their dreams and obstacles via digital and photographic storytelling. The collective image of their dreams formed a postcard which was delivered to the UN representatives in October 2020, making them accountable for making the kids’ dreams come true. This ongoing project is currently available as a virtual exhibit on the Post Theatrical site, which includes a video featuring the children and an archive of the children’s photos and letters.
SPITE & MALICE
Chelsea Sutton & Slipped Beyond Productions (Los Angeles, CA)
Tickets available March 1 – Apr 4. Mailings begin March 22, end April 5.
A fantastical branching narrative that utilizes playing cards, found objects, new media, and mail-based interaction to lead you through a tangled correspondence between the King, the Queen, and Jack, who are racing to win a never-ending card game. You’re part of the game now. Good luck.
Chelsea Sutton & Slipped Beyond Productions (Los Angeles, CA)
Tickets available March 1 – Apr 4. Mailings begin March 22, end April 5.
A fantastical branching narrative that utilizes playing cards, found objects, new media, and mail-based interaction to lead you through a tangled correspondence between the King, the Queen, and Jack, who are racing to win a never-ending card game. You’re part of the game now. Good luck.
PARTY LINE
Scott Adkins & Let’s Make a Theatre Company (New York, NY)
Tickets available February 15 - March 8. A single performance starts March 8 and ends March 15.
One day your phone rings and you hear two strangers talking on the other end. They can’t hear you, but you can hear everything they are saying. Playwright Scott Adkins, missing the joy of overheard conversations, brings you a series of eight everyday phone calls (one per week at a fixed time) to connect with random fictional people. With your ticket, you will receive an SASE to send a note or questions to your favorite character in the series. Every audience member who writes will get a response from that character.
Scott Adkins & Let’s Make a Theatre Company (New York, NY)
Tickets available February 15 - March 8. A single performance starts March 8 and ends March 15.
One day your phone rings and you hear two strangers talking on the other end. They can’t hear you, but you can hear everything they are saying. Playwright Scott Adkins, missing the joy of overheard conversations, brings you a series of eight everyday phone calls (one per week at a fixed time) to connect with random fictional people. With your ticket, you will receive an SASE to send a note or questions to your favorite character in the series. Every audience member who writes will get a response from that character.
ALL LIGHT ON EARTH COMES FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE
The Wallpaper Company (Troy, NY)
Tickets available March 15 - April 8. Mailings begin April 8. Ends May 19.
“all light on earth comes from somewhere else” seeks to reclaim lost queer futures from the wake of scrubbed archives, burned evidence, fabricated ephemera, and rot. Immerse yourself in six intertwining storylines told through a series of letters, parcels, and transmissions that ask: would you recognize your own loneliness if you found it in someone else?
The Wallpaper Company (Troy, NY)
Tickets available March 15 - April 8. Mailings begin April 8. Ends May 19.
“all light on earth comes from somewhere else” seeks to reclaim lost queer futures from the wake of scrubbed archives, burned evidence, fabricated ephemera, and rot. Immerse yourself in six intertwining storylines told through a series of letters, parcels, and transmissions that ask: would you recognize your own loneliness if you found it in someone else?
AS YET TO BE DETERMINED
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School (New Haven, CT)
Tickets available April 9-30. Begins April 30.
A year into being forced to do remote learning, a high school drama class tries to reimagine what the theatre experience can become outside of the physical space. Utilizing the tactile and ancient medium of the post, they will attempt to recreate what makes theatre special to them. How can they leverage available technology, can they capture their voices in this new form, and who is the audience they want to reach? It is as yet to be determined.
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School (New Haven, CT)
Tickets available April 9-30. Begins April 30.
A year into being forced to do remote learning, a high school drama class tries to reimagine what the theatre experience can become outside of the physical space. Utilizing the tactile and ancient medium of the post, they will attempt to recreate what makes theatre special to them. How can they leverage available technology, can they capture their voices in this new form, and who is the audience they want to reach? It is as yet to be determined.
DREAM/HOME
New Georges, Emerie Snyder & Lina Younes (New York, NY)
Tickets available March 29 until sold out (limit 50). Mailings begin April 19.
An object-based theatrical exploration of your own home and surroundings, led by a playfully mysterious map that connects you to others across the country, inviting us all to look at the world a bit differently. You receive a package from an artist far away...oh look, there's a map inside... maybe a few clues...might as well see where they lead?
New Georges, Emerie Snyder & Lina Younes (New York, NY)
Tickets available March 29 until sold out (limit 50). Mailings begin April 19.
An object-based theatrical exploration of your own home and surroundings, led by a playfully mysterious map that connects you to others across the country, inviting us all to look at the world a bit differently. You receive a package from an artist far away...oh look, there's a map inside... maybe a few clues...might as well see where they lead?
THE COMMUNITY FOREST
Melisa Tien (New York, NY)
Tickets available April 20 until sold out. Virtual orientation Tuesday, May 11. Continues for the life of the living plant contained in the mailing.
A mail-based work that invites recipients to participate in plant cultivation and interaction with a living text as a reflection on change, growth, legacy, and impermanence.
Melisa Tien (New York, NY)
Tickets available April 20 until sold out. Virtual orientation Tuesday, May 11. Continues for the life of the living plant contained in the mailing.
A mail-based work that invites recipients to participate in plant cultivation and interaction with a living text as a reflection on change, growth, legacy, and impermanence.
CAPRICORN 29
The Tank and Alex Hare with Julia Izumi (New York, NY)
Tickets available April 29 – May 30. Virtual performances May 20-23 and May 27-30.
A digital musical experience loosely inspired by the dystopian 1976 cult film Logan's Run, set in a society that kills people when they turn 30. After receiving that fateful birthday card in the mail, you decide to escape, and the ensuing journey leads not only to frozen caves and violent robots, but also to a radical questioning of the self and the world that shaped you. CAPRICORN 29 reimagines the not-quite-midlife crisis as an opportunity to embrace the terror and joy of blowing up your life.
The Tank and Alex Hare with Julia Izumi (New York, NY)
Tickets available April 29 – May 30. Virtual performances May 20-23 and May 27-30.
A digital musical experience loosely inspired by the dystopian 1976 cult film Logan's Run, set in a society that kills people when they turn 30. After receiving that fateful birthday card in the mail, you decide to escape, and the ensuing journey leads not only to frozen caves and violent robots, but also to a radical questioning of the self and the world that shaped you. CAPRICORN 29 reimagines the not-quite-midlife crisis as an opportunity to embrace the terror and joy of blowing up your life.
THE BIRTH OF PAPER
RealTime Interventions (Pittsburgh, PA)
Tickets available March 21 – June 3. Virtual performances Thurs-Sat, June 3-12.
A live virtual/postal experience that physically connects humans in Pittsburgh to humans in Beirut, Lebanon. Beirut residents living the fallout of the 2020 explosion will receive gifts in real time designed by Pittsburgh makers from Handmade Arcade, Pittsburgh's largest independent maker community. A celebration of paper, ink, and the postal service as an ancient, global technology of connection. In collaboration with City of Asylum featuring a performance by Milia Ayache in Beirut, Lebanon
RealTime Interventions (Pittsburgh, PA)
Tickets available March 21 – June 3. Virtual performances Thurs-Sat, June 3-12.
A live virtual/postal experience that physically connects humans in Pittsburgh to humans in Beirut, Lebanon. Beirut residents living the fallout of the 2020 explosion will receive gifts in real time designed by Pittsburgh makers from Handmade Arcade, Pittsburgh's largest independent maker community. A celebration of paper, ink, and the postal service as an ancient, global technology of connection. In collaboration with City of Asylum featuring a performance by Milia Ayache in Beirut, Lebanon
BLACK MARY
Demaskus Theater Collective (Pittsburgh, PA)
Tickets available February 1 - April 1. Mail experience April 12 - May 7, Virtual finale June 17-19.
An interactive above ground journey to personal freedom through community correspondence and connectivity. Based upon the life of Mary Fields (known also as "Black Mary"), the first Black mail carrier, participants will receive a satchel of items in the mail that evoke remembrance and rebellion. Journal entries received from participants will be pieced together to create a live virtual performance during Juneteenth 2021. Deemed "one of the freest souls ever to draw a breath, or a .38," the Star Route Stagecoach carrier Black Mary will be remembered through the performance of the works created in community. Actors will cultivate meaningful experiences for each participant through daily text messages and weekly challenges meant to guide each participant along their personal path to liberation.
Demaskus Theater Collective (Pittsburgh, PA)
Tickets available February 1 - April 1. Mail experience April 12 - May 7, Virtual finale June 17-19.
An interactive above ground journey to personal freedom through community correspondence and connectivity. Based upon the life of Mary Fields (known also as "Black Mary"), the first Black mail carrier, participants will receive a satchel of items in the mail that evoke remembrance and rebellion. Journal entries received from participants will be pieced together to create a live virtual performance during Juneteenth 2021. Deemed "one of the freest souls ever to draw a breath, or a .38," the Star Route Stagecoach carrier Black Mary will be remembered through the performance of the works created in community. Actors will cultivate meaningful experiences for each participant through daily text messages and weekly challenges meant to guide each participant along their personal path to liberation.
MONDAYS IN THE CLUB WITH LANCE
Lance Horne (New York, NY)
Ongoing.
A collective born from gathering each week to sing around a piano turns instead to a medium as old as America and can reach much farther than any footlight.
Lance Horne (New York, NY)
Ongoing.
A collective born from gathering each week to sing around a piano turns instead to a medium as old as America and can reach much farther than any footlight.
For the most up-to date info on POST THEATRICAL visit www.PostTheatrical.org.
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12) Education & Excitement over February Winter Break at
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
As a way to overcome pandemic fatigue, enjoy the great outdoors and take a socially distant trip with the family, Statue Cruises runs boats to both islands seven days/week with service from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM daily for locals to enjoy right in their own backyards. From the great outdoors, to the history, very light crowds and being able to safely social distance, here are five reasons why now might be the right time for a winter excursion:
· Making Up for the Missed School Trip – With most school trips cancelled, including the annual trip to Liberty and Ellis Island, take the kids on a fun boat ride to a priceless educational experience that many students are missing out on because of the pandemic.
· Open Space Galore – Plenty of open space on both islands to enjoy the great outdoors and the spectacular views of New York Harbor. It may be cold, but you have Lady Liberty to warm you up.
· Lean and Clean – With strict social distancing guidelines and cleaning protocols in place, including deep cleanings of vessels throughout each day, mask requirements and more, Statue Cruises is taking all the necessary precautions to help keep guests safe.
· Alone Time with Lady Liberty - When can you visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island with no wait times and lighter crowds.
· Timed and contactless ticketing via statuecruises.com helps manage capacity while providing easy flexibility to change the date/time of a reservation.
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13) South Street Seaport Museum
Announces Monthly Virtual
Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music Live Sing-Along
Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 2pm ET
Additional Dates Through May 2021
South Street Seaport Museum's monthly sea-music event Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music - the original NYC chantey sing, now made popular on TikTok - continues virtually on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 2pm ET. From our living rooms and kitchens, join a round-robin of shared songs featuring members of The New York Packet and friends. Listen in, lead a song, and belt out the choruses for your neighbors to hear on the first Sunday of every month. The event is FREE. Sign up here to receive the Zoom link 24 hours prior: southstreetseaportmuseum.org/
Upcoming virtual Chantey Sings will take place on:
- Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 2pm ET, hosted by Deirdre Murtha
RSVP at bit.ly/ChanteyMar7.
- Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 2pm ET, hosted by Bonnie Milner
RSVP at bit.ly/ChanteyApr4.
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14) Two River Theater Upcoming Virtual Event
MY FUNNY WORLD WITH RODGERS AND HART BY BARBARA ANDRES
TUE, FEB 9 | $10 | 7PM | ZOOM
Award-winning stage and screen actress Barbara Andres (I Remember Mama) shares her whirlwind experience in the 1975 Broadway musical revue, Rodgers and Hart, saluting the iconic musical theater compositions of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
For more information, visit https://tworivertheater.org/whats-on/myfunnyworld/
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VOYEUR: THE WINDOWS OF TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
February 13, 2021
Bated Breath Theatre Company will present a special Valentine’s Day edition of its live hit VOYEUR: THE WINDOWS OF TOULOUSE-LAUTREC on February 13, 2021. In addition to this acclaimed intimate performance experience, each ticket holder will also receive a red rose provided by Starbright Floral Design (starbrightnyc.com), a glass of Prosecco, and chocolate truffles. Tickets are $100 at www.unmakinglautrecplay.com.
VOYEUR is an open air, immersive theatrical experience that guides an intimate eight-person audience through the dreams of iconic artist Toulouse-Lautrec as he recalls his final absinthe-laced years living and working in Montmartre – and his love for can-can dancer Jane Avril. It is a unique blend of theater, dance, art, walking tour, live music and puppetry. The sidewalks, doorways and windows of Greenwich Village become the setting for VOYEUR as live accompaniment collides with the city’s soundscape, transporting attendees into the romantic, bohemian world of 1899 Paris.
In an effort to maintain additional safety during the Covid-19 pandemic, audience members will be required to wear a mask at all times and maintain a safe social distance for the duration of the performance. Hand sanitizing stations will be available at stops throughout the tour. This immersive performance is hosted primarily outdoors, with one short venture indoors into a spacious atmosphere capable of safe social distancing. A flexible ticket exchange policy will be offered to those who may feel ill in order to facilitate responsible event participation. Audience members are asked to check local weather forecasts and dress accordingly.
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16) VALENTINE BENEFIT EVENT!
THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
MARRIAGE, THE UPS AND DOWNS... IN SONG
A CABARET VALENTINE
FEATURING DIANE LOVE AND JAY NICKERSON
WITH GERRY DIEFFENBACH ON PIANO
STREAMING ON DEMAND
BEGINNING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 AT 7PM (ET)
CONCLUDING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021 AT 7PM (ET)
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO BENEFIT THE FLOOR RECOVERY FUND
Special Valentine Benefit Event! The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director) presents *MARRIAGE, The Ups and Downs...in Song, a cabaret valentine featuring Diane Love and Jay Nickerson with music direction and accompaniment by Gerry Dieffenbach.*
The streaming on-demand benefit performance for The York begins Friday, February 12, 2021 at 7:00PM (ET) and will conclude on Monday, February 15, 2021 at 7:00PM (ET). Following the premiere the show will be available to view through February 15. Suggested minimum donation is $10, or pay what you can. Make a difference by donating at a higher level: $30 pays for one storage unit for one day; $50 pays for hour of moving expenses; $100 pays for restoring one damaged musical script for the York’s archive; $250 helps pay for new lobby furniture. We plan to survive, but need your help! All proceeds go to benefit the Flood Recovery Fund.
Reservations may be made by visiting OvationTix at web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/
We’ve heard about marriage since Adam and Eve, but there’s a connubial conundrum: sometimes it’s bliss and sometimes it’s an abyss. *MARRIAGE, The Ups and Downs...in Song, featuring Diane Love and Jay Nickerson, examines the vagaries of wedlock through songs from Broadway to Pop. The pair trade barbs, flirtations, and vows of love, weaving their marital journey into a sophisticated tapestry of song and conversation worthy of Nick and Nora Charles. Who would have thought the story of a couple of a certain age could be so delicious and insightful? Music Direction is by Gerry Dieffebach. _MARRIAGE, The Ups and Downs...in Song*_ was originally produced at The Duplex.
For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org.
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