Sunday Scoop Week of 8/7/22 Beginning Performances, Closing Soon, What Happening This Week and More

Beginning Performances

Don't Do This to Us

In Don’t Do This To Us! it’s 2022 and Rachel is worried about the growing anti-Semitism in the US and around the world. She blames Jared Kushner for making the world more dangerous for Jews because his public image embodies the worst of Jewish stereotypes: he's wealthy, avaricious, and ominously wields world power behind the scenes. She devises a plan to go back in time to 1999, hook up with teenager Jared, and break his penis, preventing him from marrying Ivanka – saving the lives and reputation of Jews around the world.

The Tank (312 W 36th St.)

Beginning Performances 8/12

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.TheTankNYC.org

That Physics Show

Based on the hundreds of physics experiments that are presented at physics conferences and in classrooms across the country, That Physics Show features segments on motion, momentum, vacuum, friction, energy, density, fluid motion, sound waves and sound vibration, light waves, temperature, and many more from the world in which we live - a world controlled by physics. From its critically acclaimed 5-year run in New York City to its tour of theatres in China, That Physics Show has thrilled more than 50,000 people.

Theater 555 (555 West 42nd Street) 

Beginning Performances 8/13

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 

www.sciencetheatercompany.org.

Closing Soon

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof  follows an afternoon in the life of the dysfunctional Pollitt family as they celebrate their patriarch’s sixty-fifth birthday. As they come together, everyone knows about Big Daddy’s terminal cancer diagnosis except for him and Big Mama.

The Theater at St. Clements (423 W. 46th Street)

Closing date 8/14

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.Ruthstage.org/cat

Tina the Tina Turner Musical

Lunt Fontanne Theatre (205 W. 46th St.)

Closing 8/14

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://tinathemusical.com

What's Happening This Week and More

1) BAAND Together Dance Festival

8/9 - 8/13

2) Ballet Hispanico Company Auditions

8/15

3) Ballet Hispanico School of Dance 2022/2023 Dance Programs Open for Registration

Through 9/1

4) Battery Dance Festival

8/13 - 8/20

5) Blurring Boundaries 2022

8/13 & 8/14

6) Bryant Park Reading Room 

August 2022

7) Garment District Free Walking Tours

August 2022

8) Nai-Ni Chen Dance Co. The Bridge Virtual Dance Schedule 

for 8/8 & 8/10

9) Sarah Bareilles & Entire Company of Into The Woods Extends Contracts

Through 9/4

10) To Free Mockingbird to Stream by Grace Aki to Stream 

8/9-8/15

11) New York No Limits Film Series Returns to the wild

One-Night-Only 8/11

1) Five of New York’s Most Celebrated Companies,

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 

American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, 

Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet,

Join Forces Again as part of 

Summer for the City at Lincoln Center

Featuring a World Premiere Lincoln Center Commission

by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa with Dancers from All Five Companies

FREE: August 9-13, 2022 at 7:30pm

Five of NYC’s most iconic dance companies—Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem—return for the second BAAND Together Dance Festival, sharing the spotlight and an outdoor stage as a part of Summer for the City, Lincoln Center’s new program that activates the entire campus under one banner offering hundreds of free live shows this summer season.

From August 9–13, audiences will see repertory favorites as well as a new World Premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa each night. One for All, commissioned by Lincoln Center and featuring dancers from each of the five companies, is set to Manteca by Funky Lowlives/Dizzy Gillespie. Each unique and exciting evening of programming has been curated collaboratively by the artistic directors of the five companies. In the afternoons, each organization will also bring its unique teaching style to the Lincoln Center campus with daily education workshops, appropriate for all ages! The Festival is made possible by CHANEL, whose engagement with dance was forged over a century ago by its founder, Gabrielle Chanel.

For schedule and more information, visit http://www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/s/BAAND%20Together%20Dance%20Festival

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2) Ballet Hispánico Announces 

Company Auditions

August 15, 2022

Ballet Hispánico is seeking male and female dancers to join the Professional Company immediately. Auditions will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 167 W. 89^th Street, NYC. All dancers must register prior to the audition. For more information and to register, visit ballethispanico.org/audition.

Due to the high volume of people anticipated, dancers will be designated a time slot between 10:30am-1:30pm. Dancers will receive an email confirming Ballet Hispánico received their form, and a second email within 48 hours containing their check-in time for the audition. If no email with a check-in time is received after 48 hours, please email auditions@ballethispanico.org.

There is NO FEE to attend this audition. Dancers are REQUIRED to provide a negative COVID test (taken within 24 hours of the audition) and proof of vaccination upon arrival to the audition. To locate a testing site, visit NYC Testing Locations or LabQ Testing Locations

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3) Ballet Hispánico School of Dance Announces

2022-23 School Year Programs

Now Open for Registration

Registration Deadline: September 1

Ballet Hispánico School of Dance announces that registration is now open for its 2022-23 school year programs, for dancers from early childhood through young adult. The registration deadline is September 1, 2022. For more information and to register, visit ballethispanico.org/school.

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4) Battery Dance

presents

The 41st Annual Battery Dance Festival

at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park

Battery Dance celebrates the 41^st Anniversary of its free summer festival from August 13-20, 2022, in partnership with Battery Park City Authority. The 41^st Annual Battery Dance Festival will feature in-person and live-streamed performances, staged at Wagner Park, Battery Park City, New York City at 7PM ET from August 13-19. A closing night event and VIP reception will be held on August 20, 2022, at 6PM at The Schimmel Center. Reaching both local and international audiences, the Festival promotes Battery Dance’s mission of connecting the world through dance. For more information, visit batterydance.org/battery-dance-festival.

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5) BLURRING BOUNDARIES 2022

 a short play festival from 

New Ambassadors Theatre Company, begins at Tada! Theater in August

New Ambassadors Theatre Company is thrilled to return to live programming with their third annual short play festival BLURRING BOUNDARIES 2022. BLURRING BOUNDARIES 2022 begins on Wednesday, August 10 for a limited engagement through Sunday, August 21. BLURRING BOUNDARIES 2022 features two programs performed in rotating rep, with a regular schedule of Wednesday – Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 4 pm & 8 pm; Sunday at 4 pm & 8 pm. Performances are at Tada! Theater (15 West 28^th Street, between Broadway and 5^th Avenue). Tickets to BLURRING BOUNDARIES 2022 are $35 for one program; $50 for both. Tickets can be purchased by calling (646) 637-2709 or online via NewAmbassadorsTheatre.com. The running time for each program is 90 minutes with one intermission.

BLURRING BOUNDARIES 2022 features the best in new, original, and unconventionally-themed short plays and celebrates characters who think, dwell, identify, evolve, are born, love, or live outside the box. Split into two programs, A and B, the festival features 14 new short plays that amplify marginalized voices and reflect a true representation of our community.

The 2022 BLURRING BOUNDARIES lineup is:
 
Program A
Week 1: Wed & Fri at 8 pm; Sat & Sun at 4 pm
Week 2: Thur, Sat & Sun at 8 pm
 
THE ENTERTAINER by John Peña Griswold, directed by Jennifer Downes
With David Adam Gill and tba
An entertainer arrives at a child's birthday party to entertain. The father, expecting a clown, is uncomfortable with the entertainer just…entertaining.
 
CIVICS by Maximillian Gill, directed by Sydney Burtner
With Mark Hofmaier and tba
While taking her citizenship test, Sunita, an immigrant from India, finds out that the price of belonging to the American nation may be more than she can bear.
 
TUB THERAPY by Caitland Winsett, directed by Mandy Murphy
With Matthew Menendez and tba
Molly is freaking out about doing it for the first time, and she's doing so in front of the
person she lost her virginity to in the first place - the person she believes shouldn't
count.
 
DEFYING LORELAI written and directed by David Adam Gill
With John Peña Griswold and tba 
A trans woman rushes to stop a young boy from making a decision that would impact
both their lives irrevocably.
 
SKIM by Jennifer Downes, directed by Perryn Pomatto
With Erin Moughon, Saadiq Vaughn, Mandy Murphy, and Maile Binion
You probably have a news compilation email sitting in your inbox right now. The heady dignity of journalism meets millennial workflow. When democracy is on the brink, you have to skim just to keep up.
 
FALLING by Evan Edwards, directed by Mia Y. Anderson
With Nick Varricchio and Saadiq Vaughn
In the midst of downsizing, two of the best employees, both made for their jobs, broke the no fraternization rule. With both vying for the one position left available, who is going down for this crime of passion?
 
WHAT YOU WILL by Erin Moughon, directed by David Adam Gill
With David Michael Kirby, Maile Binion, Erin Moughon, Perryn Pomatto, Saadiq Vaughan, and Mandy Murphy
When Rosalind reveals herself as a woman in an attempt to win Orlando and dissuade Phebe's love, Phebe says she still loves Rosalind. And Orlando? He preferred her as a boy. What's Rosalind to do?
 
Program B
Week 1: Thur, Sat & Sun at 8 pm
Week 2: Wed & Fri at 8 pm; Sat & Sun at 4 pm
 
IPHIS AND IANTHE AT THE COURTHOUSE by Aly Kantor, directed by Jonathan Wong Frye
Cast tbd
This contemporary retelling of the myth of Iphis and Ianthe from Ovid's Metamorphoses is a slice-of-life play about gender, love, and queerness hiding in plain sight.
 
SONS AND FATHERS by Mark Hofmaier, directed by Susanna Frazer
With Paul Pakler and Michael Gnat
A revelation threatens the tight bond between a father and son.
 
PROMETHEUS FOUND by Michael Narkunski, directed by Perryn Pomatto
With Todd Butera, Daniel Hidalgo, and Liz Jasicki
Jacob beseeches the ancient gods for a drastic change, but it takes a chance encounter with a drunken Titan to give a lifetime of confusion an epic new name.
 
BUILDING BLOCKS by Arielle Beth Klein, directed by Jennifer Downes
With Florence Friebe and Betsy Regus
On the day of her wedding, Kayla visits her closeted, 10-year-old self to share the news.
 
SHAKESPEARE RECALIBRATED by Amanda Hanna, directed by Sydney Burtner
With Liz Jasicki and tba
To abort, or not to abort? Mother-daughter discord - in classical pentameter.
 
AVA HEARTS RILEY by Cris Eli Blak, directed by Syona Varty
With Kendra Augustin and tba
Ava and Riley had a great relationship...until Riley's parents met Ava. A raw conversation about what it means to live in certain skin in uncertain times.
 
REDHEAD-ONLY ORGY by Ruthie Rado, directed by Todd Butera
With Juliana Forrest and Daniel Hidalgo
How do you throw a redhead-only-orgy with only two roommates? Especially when only one of them is a ginger?

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6) BRYANT PARK READING ROOM

ANNOUNCES

AUGUST’S READING ROOM LINEUP

 

LATONYA YVETTE

TO JOIN LINEUP ON AUGUST 10

WITH NEW BOOK

“THE HAIR BOOK”

 

CAMP KIDS SERIES TO TAKE PLACE

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS FROM 12-1:30 PM

 

AUTHOR, POETRY, BOOKCLUB, AND REEL TALKS SERIES CONTINUE

ALONG WITH STORYTIME, NON-FICTION, AND WRITERS WORKSHOP

The Bryant Park Reading Room has announced August’s lineup during a monumental year celebrating Bryant Park’s 30^th anniversary.

The 2019 African American Literary Award’s Break Out Author Of The Year, LaTonya Yvette, joins this month’s lineup on August 10^th with her new children’s book, “The Hair Book,” along with Emily St. John Mandel, who has just been added to Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List, joining on August 3^rd to discuss her latest book, “Sea of Tranquility.” Award-winning poetry by established and emerging poets Vievee Francis, Jee Leong Koh, Matthew Olzmann, and Victoria Redel will take place on August 9^th at 6pm.

 

The Camp Kids series will take place on Saturdays and Sundays on the Upper Terrace in the park, just behind the New York Public Library, bringing kids fun-filled afternoons.

 

Poetry, BookClub, and Reel Talks also continue this month, along with Non-Fiction, Writers Workshop, and StoryTime with Cali Co Cat - perfect for children and families.

 

August’s Reading Room series details as well as additional September programs can be found below.

 

Tuesday, August 2

6pm

Poetry

Judith Baumel, Felice Belle, Philip Brady, Stephen Mills

Hosted by Jason Schneiderman

 

Wednesday, August 3

10:30am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

12:30pm

Author

NYPL & National Book Foundation Present

Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility

Rumaan Alam, Leave the World Behind

Threa Almontaser, The Wild Fox of Yemen: Poems

Hosted by Idra Novey, Poet and Author of Those Who Knew and Ways to Disappear

Produced in partnership with New York Public Library and National Book Foundation

7pm

Non-Fiction

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West

Produced in partnership with New-York Historical Society

 

Thursday, August 4

6:30pm

Writers Workshop

Memoir

With David Seigerman 

Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers

 

Saturday, August 6

Camp Kids

12pm

Magician: Mike Patrick

Followed with Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz

 

Sunday, August 7

Camp Kids

12pm

Magician: Lee Barrett

Followed with Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz

 

Monday, August 8

12:30pm

Reel Talks

Tom Shone, The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan

Hosted by Scott Adlerberg, Resident Film Expert

 

Tuesday, August 9

12:30pm

Reel Talks

David Mikics, Stanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker

Hosted by Scott Adlerberg, Resident Film Expert

3pm

Classics BookClub

The Sun Also Rises: The Library of America Corrected Text 

Hosted by Kelly Coyle-Crivelli, Penguin Random House

Free books while supply lasts

Produced in partnership with Penguin Random House and Library of America

6pm

Poetry

Vievee Francis, Jee Leong Koh, Matthew Olzmann, Victoria Redel

Hosted by Jason Schneiderman

 

Wednesday, August 10

10:30am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Special Guest LaTonya Yvette, The Hair Book

12:30pm

Author

Literary Fiction

Michelle Herman, Close-Up

Adam Langer, Cyclorama

Ann Leary, The Foundling

Elizabeth Nunez, Now Lila Knows

Hosted by Kathy Curto, Writing Teacher and Author of Not for Nothing

7pm

Non-Fiction

Richard K. Rein, American Urbanist: How William H. Whyte's Unconventional Wisdom Reshaped Public Life

Produced in partnership with New-York Historical Society

 

Thursday, August 11

6:30pm

Writers Workshop

TV Writing

With Laura Cahill

Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers

 

Saturday, August 13

Camp Kids

12pm

Comic Con Kids

Produced in partnership with Penguin Random House

Followed with Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz

 

Sunday, August 14

Camp Kids

12pm

Magician: Chris Capehart

Followed with Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz

 

Monday, August 15

12:30pm

Reel Talks

William Boyle, Conversation on Brooklyn in Film

Hosted by Scott Adlerberg, Resident Film Expert

2:00pm

Reel Talks

Megan Abbott, Conversation on Peeping Tom  

Hosted by Scott Adlerberg, Resident Film Expert

 

Tuesday, August 16

6pm

Poetry

Jameson Fitzpatrick, James Fujinami Moore, John Murillo, Sam Ross

Hosted by Jason Schneiderman

 

Wednesday, August 17

10:30am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

12:30pm

Author

Historical

Addison Armstrong, The War Librarian

Patrice Nganang, A Trail of Crab Tracks

Bill Shaffer, The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Gilded Age Grifter, A Founding Fathers Disgraced Descendant and a Trial at the Dawn of Tabloid Journalism

Alan A. Winter, Sins of the Fathers

7pm

Non-Fiction

Daniel S. Levy, Manhattan Phoenix: The Great Fire of 1835 and the Emergence of Modern New York

Produced in partnership with New-York Historical Society

 

Thursday, August 18

6:30pm

Writers Workshop

Fiction

with Varud Gupta

Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers

 

Saturday, August 20

Camp Kids

12pm

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

featuring Actor Julio Torres, I Want to Be a Vase

Followed with Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz

 

Sunday, August 21

Camp Kids

12pm

Ben Bryden and The Redbirds

Followed with Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz

 

Monday, August 22

12:30pm

Reel Talks

Alex Segura, Conversation on Batman Films: From Michael Keaton through Robert Pattinson

Hosted by Scott Adlerberg, Resident Film Expert

 

Tuesday, August 23

3pm

Graphic Novel BookClub

Captain America

Alex Zalben, Host, Comic Book Club - Live! Podcast

Hosted by Kelly Coyle-Crivelli, Penguin Random House

Free books while supply lasts

Produced in partnership with Penguin Random House

6pm

Poetry

Peter Coyote, Kate Gale, Tawanda Mulalu, Tom Sleigh

Hosted by Jason Schneiderman

 

Wednesday, August 24

10:30am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

12:30pm

Author

Dog-Day Suspense

Cate Holahan, The Darkness of Others

Kathleen Marple Kalb, A Fatal Overture

Casey Sherman, Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod

Niko Wolf, Birthday Girl

Hosted by Ilana Levine, Actress and Podcaster of Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine

7pm

Non-Fiction

Nancy Foner, One Quarter of the Nation: Immigration and the Transformation of America

Produced in partnership with New-York Historical Society

 

Thursday, August 25

6:30pm

Writers Workshop

Character

with Alexander Steele

Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers

 

Saturday, August 27

Camp Kids

12pm

Hopalong Andrew

Followed with Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz

 

Sunday, August 28

Camp Kids

12pm

Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band

Followed with Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz

 

Tuesday, August 30

6pm

Poetry

Carly Joy Miller, Diannely Antigua, Brionne Janae, Tommye Blount

Hosted by Nathan McClain

 

Wednesday, August 31

10:30am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

12:30pm

Author

UnSlushed!

A panel of Editors meet and vie for manuscripts by formally rejected authors. You help decide.

7pm

Non-Fiction

Lucy Sante, Nineteen Reservoirs: On Their Creation and the Promise of Water for New York City

Hosted by Sasha Frere-Jones, Musician and Writer

Produced in partnership with the New-York Historical Society and New York Public Library

 

Tuesday, September 6

6pm

Poetry

John Hennessy, Soren Stockman, Julia Guez, Doug Anderson

Hosted by Nathan McClain

 

Saturday, September 17

12pm

Writers Workshop Teens

Produced in partnership with Writopia Lab

 

The Bryant Park outdoor Reading Room is located at the 42^nd Street allée – between 5^th & 6^th Avenues – under the London Plane trees. Because of the outdoor locale, there is ample seating for all to enjoy.

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7) Free Garment District 

Walking Tours

For August, 2022

10:30am

Meet Up at NE cor. W. 39th St and Seventh Ave.

Tues, 8/9

Thurs. 8/18

Wed. 8/31

For more information, visit www.Mikesnyctours.com

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8) Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Announces

The Bridge

Virtual Dance Institute

 of boundary-breaking dance experiences

Free One-Hour Company Classes on Zoom

Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level

August 8 & 10, 2022

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 here.

The Bridge Class schedule:

Monday, August 8, 2022 | Rio Kikuchi (Kinetic Spiral) at 10am

Tapping into the creative energy of the universe through Kinetic Spiral. Nai-Ni Chen's signature technique is based on the principle of ever-changing universal forces of Yin and Yang to cultivate the dancer’s vital energy Chi (Qi) allowing the dancer to achieve higher performance with less effort. By focusing on breathing and images, Kinetic Spiral also balances the spiritual, mental and physical energy of the dancer. The Kinetic Spiral Technique forms the foundation of Nai-Ni Chen’s style of cross-cultural movement and embodies her efforts to work in the intersection of culture and race, advocating for equity with grace and power.

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 | Tina “Tino” Zoccoli-Mayers (Yoga) at 10am

Tina “Tino” Zoccoli-Mayers will teach their first Yoga class with NNCDC, focusing on restorative practices to prevent and/or heal injuries for dancers and athletes. They will pair Vinyasa and Yin yoga–"Yin and Vin”-- to stretch, condition and heal the aerobic anatomical system. S/he will help students prepare, simply, wherever they practice, a psycho-somatic space and body consciousness for the gentle, extended cool-down with Yin yoga, invented by American yogis along the Pacific Ocean coast, incorporating Chinese Medicine. Please prepare if possible to bring: a yoga mat; blankets/towels; 2 yoga blocks (or: books, soup cans); a yoga strap (or: fabric belt, towel) and any other soothing or healing object.

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9) ENTIRE ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF

NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES!

PRODUCTION OF

JAMES LAPINE AND STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S

REVIVAL OF

INTO THE WOODS

TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 WEEKS

THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4

 

200 FREE TICKETS TO BE DISTRIBUTED

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 

HARRIET TUBMAN EFFECT       

Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, announced that the entire original cast of the hugely acclaimed and much beloved New York City Center Encores! production of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s revival of Into the Woods at the St. James Theatre will be extending for an additional two weeks through Sunday, September 4^th. As previously announced, the production has been extended for an additional eight weeks. Tickets are now on sale through October 16^th.

Tickets are available via SeatGeek.com/into-the-woods. Additional casting announcements will be made soon.

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10) New York No Limits Film Series The Art of the Short returns to wild project with eight short films making their NYC premieres
One-night only on Thursday, August 11

wild project (Ana Mari de Quesada, Producing Artistic Director) welcomes the return of the New York No Limits Film Series with The Art of the Short Film. New York No Limits Film Series The Art of the Short takes place on Thursday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m. at wild project (195 E. 3^rd Street, between Avenues A & B). Tickets are $9 and are available by visiting TheWildProject.org.

New York No Limits Film Series is an on-going showcase of film events throughout the year with a mission to sustain diversity in film, create discussion among the audience, and inspire filmmakers to push forward to perfect their craft to their fullest potential. For the New York No Limits Film Series The Art of the Short, eight short films — spanning drama, comedy, documentary, and experimental — are presented, showcasing the breadth of possibilities in short format movie-making.

New York No Limits Film Series The Art of the Short lineup:
 
AARON WITH 2 A’s
Michael Goldburg, director | Steve Lichtenstein, Michael Goldburg, Mark Resnik, Montana Rock, co-writers 
Aaron retires from his day job to pursue his lifelong dream to be an actor. When he finally manages to land a major role, he discovers he's his own worst enemy as his long-repressed inner doubts threaten to derail his second career and the relationships that matter most to him.
17 minutes | comedy | U.S.

BELONGINGS
Alex Coppola, director | Morgan Talty & Alex Coppola, writers
After the death of his mother, Morgan Talty, an author and citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation returns home to a house that may or may not be haunted. Conjuring the spirits of the past, Morgan searches for answers about where his mom might have gone in the things she left behind.
10 minutes | documentary | U.S.

CRACKLE
Anais Thomassian, director & writer
A young girl's innocence is torn when she discovers her mother having an affair.
8 minutes | comedy/fantasy | U.S.

EVE, EVE
Ruoyun Chen, director & writer
In a futuristic setting, every family owns a live-in AI maid. They are all designed to have a female appearance. “Eve, Eve” tells a story about two humanoid maids who get out of their host home.
15 minutes | sci-fi | U.S.
 
THE GAME
Aldo Vassallo, director & writer
Set in early 2000’s suburbia, The Game portrays a bewilderingly tense period in eight year old George’s life. One night, as he attempts to drown out his parents' constant and escalating conflicts by gluing his eyes to his Gameboy, he's startled by the sound of a deafening scream coming from his mother's bedroom. Based on a true story.
21 minutes | drama | U.S.

LAST NIGHT
Maria Prieto, Ximena Prieto, directors | Allegra Venturi & Michael M. Alva, writers
Childhood friends, Ali and Adrian, have recently started to develop a deeper level of intimacy with each other. As Adrian prepares to fly back home in the morning, we follow the two on their last night together in New York City.
15 minutes | drama | U.S.

SAD GIRL ON CRUISE
Daniel Belkin, director
A short film about despair and being on a cruise.
3 minutes | experimental | U.S.

WHILE WE WAIT
Kamilla Alnes, director & writer
A woman reflects on her rosy relationship.
6 minutes | comedy/drama | Norway
 

COVID Safety protocols at wild project
Upon entry all audience members must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination & Photo ID. The wild project welcomes the NYC Covid Safe App and the New York State Excelsior Pass, which provides secure, digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination & photo ID. For more information on Excelsior Pass, visit: Epass.NY.gov.

Audience members are required to wear masks at all times within the theater.

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11) Grace Aki’s To Free a Mockingbird to Stream

August 9th - 16th

via the SheNYC Festival

of New Plays

After rave reviews and packed houses at The Connelly Theater, Grace Aki’s To Free a Mockingbird will stream Tuesday, Aug 9 at 8:00 pm – Tuesday, Aug 16 at 11:59 pm EDT. Filmed LIVE at The Connelly Theater as part of the SheNYC Theater Festival! Streaming tickets are available here.            

To Free a Mockingbird is a play combining storytelling and stand-up. We follow Grace’s family’s journey across the sea and through the south with family secrets and lessons on how our stories get told. To Free A Mockingbird is a vulnerable and daring piece, filled with effortless humor and honesty. This is her story and maybe yours as well. After all, generational trauma is…funny. 

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And that's the scoop. Tune in tomorrow for another Talking Topic.