Come learn about women from Bobby McMan. Believing he is an expert on women, Bobby teaches men to treat women with respect, but he always misses the mark.
Is this world too much? Can't figure out the order or what you want to do or how to make enough money? Simply leave and start again in the lost dimension. In this world, the "lost" go to the Lost Dimension where they start a seemingly different life in a parallel world to our own. These lost individuals never return or contact the people that they left behind. The only way to find them is under the helm of the Agency of the Lost, a quasi-detective firm with a founder (Gennifer) who has a penchant for cigarettes and egg salad sandwiches. When Gennifer and her trusty employee find who they believe is Mae’s dad, her world seems to change as she listens to his raw and uncensored quasi-fatherly lessons. Mack, however, doesn’t believe he is her father, continually professing that he wants to return to the Lost Dimension, urging Mae to do the same and leave her life behind that perhaps he did.
In the Valley by Morris McLennan, directed by Quinn Riggs, is a play about finding connection in a post-apocalyptic world not too detached from our own.
SERIALS is a raucous night of 5 serialized plays featuring the hottest theatermakers in the indie scene--but it’s up to you to vote for the 3 that will return with a brand new episode.
Half 40th birthday party, half self-promotion, all piano emo, Miriam returns to The Tank nearly three years after they produced her original musical, Glass Town, to show off some talented friends singing a variety of her original songs.
New Year, New Art
February 1, 3PM & February 2, 7PM
Alex Schmidt: Co host
New Year New Art’ is a festival by Malia Lam and Alex Schmidt to give artist’s the opportunity to share their work. The festival will be hosted at The Tank Theater February 1st & 2nd.
February 1 Program: Catherine Messina in collab with Teryn Trent, Brando Ortiz, Ingebord Kolstad in collaboration with Sonja Hovik Brendas, Steven Camacho, Sky Pasqual and Riley Haley, Miguel Miranda, Victoria Sepiashvili, Morgan Mccrear, Nick Alselmo, Juliette Rafael with live musician
February 2 Program: Kristalyn Gill, Joey Mattar in collab with Eric, Matt, Sean, Heather Dutton in collab with Abbie Linnemeyer, Cat Cogliandro, io Ermoli, Rileigh Timmerman, Morgan McCreary, Darius Corbett, Sami Frost
Performed with live drawing and painting, THE DRAW is a multimedia, interactive brawl between two actor-artists.
Ratz is a live comedy special meets cooking show! Danielle Breitstein prepares the beloved French comfort food Ratatouille, while performing from memory the entire script of the Pixar film.
May 7th, 2025, 7pm
May 11th, 2025, 3pm
May 12th, 2025, 7pm
Alexandra Rogers - Playwright/Co-Director
Alex Olesky - Co-Director
Ghost Light Theatre Company - Producer
Kat Sloan Garcia - Producer
Logan Malczynski - PSM
Ethan Foley - Lighting Designer
Bella Alatore - Sound Designer
Anna Keeley - Props Designer
CAST
Jaden Lily Branson - Nick
Zack Cambronne - Leo
Sophia Carlin - Susan
Jess Jaffe - Charlie
Katie Kendrick - Stan
Aeris Lihau - Auctioneer
Liann Yu - Maxine
STAN is a fantastical romp based on a real life dinosaur, a real life auction, and a rumored feud. It tells the story of Maxine, a personal bidder working for a big auction house, who is called upon by two high profile celebrities to bid on the same lot— a T Rex fossil named STAN. Through prehistoric asides, childish taunting, and dangerous games, STAN warns us about the dangers of selling off our histories to the highest bidder.
This interdisciplinary work combines storytelling, drawing, and movement as an exercise in loving, remembering, keeping, being, and forgiving.
Now, women get to rule the earth. Will they achieve Utopia, or is it all still just a lost cause?
"Fast and Furious" is a variety show where theatre artists can come together and perform art that helps us process, cope with, and make fun of living amidst ""current events.""
Ghost Light Theatre Company presents: The Laundry Play! Told largely through both characters' conversations with a therapist, The Laundry Play paints a portrait of a relationship on the verge of either connection or collapse, and the emotional landscape of intimacy with clinical anxiety.
Novak and Deckert are minor league baseball players with selves to better, issues to solve, and - most importantly - another couple hundred pages of the Great Gatsby to get through.
Join us for a darkly humorous trip through one queer person’s effort to build a life after losing their whole family- at the ripe age of 40.
The Cut Edge Collective was founded in 2020 to provide a space for non-traditional, experimental playwrights. These plays represent the work of our playwrights from our 2024 collective.
Counterbalance: A family’s journey through wealth, power, forgiveness and love.
Jake Barnsley is an Autistic theatre artist who has managed to have an “inspiring” career. Ethan, his higher-needs twin brother, has lived in his shadow their whole lives. Things are about to get messy.
A new play exploring queer erasure and nonbinary visibility. With Caileigh missing, their family relives their final few days to uncover the truth about their disappearance… and who’s to blame.
THE SCOUTS OF AMERICA DON’T SELL COOKIES, B*TCH is a 90-minute dark comedy that interrogates the relationship between capitalism and violence through the lens of american youth.
In a psychiatric institution for the politically confused, a cosmonaut and a wayward youth find themselves fighting for a chance to see the outside world again.
Touch is an intergenerational comedy about people in their sunset years living in the Sunshine State
Emily Dickinson might not be a star employee at Build-A-Buddy, but her penchant for literary craftsmanship may just turn a corporate prison into a den of liberation.
The Blu Room Show: A one-man multilingual variety play exploring our overstimulated world with humor, heart, and sharp commentary through the lens of a late-night talk show host, challenging us to find our voice.
Who was the butch who took Georgia O’Keeffe camping, was an intimate friend for nine years, designed and built the internationally renowned house in Abiquiu—and did it all for love?
Get ready to experience the music of Wes Anderson’s films like you never have before! Marty Isenberg’s Wes Anderson Playlist combine modern jazz with a theatrical performance that is funny and heartfelt, like a Wes film.
Since he was a young boy, Benny Winner dreamed of hosting a talk show like his heroes -- Jerry Springer, Steve Wilkos, and Maury Povich.
revelations from the first and last ever rehearsal of THEY SAY I DID SOMETHING BAD: an unauthorized taylor swift parody musical about the life of the unabomber ted kaczynski presented by the bridgebrook college drama club
The Tank will present the first workshop production of "revelations from the first and last ever rehearsal of THEY SAY I DID SOMETHING BAD: an unauthorized taylor swift parody musical about the life of the unabomber ted kaczynski presented by the bridgebrook college drama club" written by Courtney Taylor and directed by Abby Davis on March 15th and 16th at 3pm.
In revelations… Riley (Emi Lulley), an edgy playwright in love with her closeted best friend Cheyenne (Sara Abebe), creates an unruly new musical about the Unabomber – written after the arrest of the high school teacher who groomed her. The piece takes a surreal turn with the arrival of Ecoterrorist Taylor (Paige Flottman) and the Unabomber (Regina Famatigan), forcing Riley and Cheyenne to search for connection and tenderness at the end of the world.
March 15 @ 3pm
March 16th @ 3pm
Director - Abby Davis
Playwright - Courtney Taylor
Lighting Designer - Wren Durstock
Actors - Emi Lulley, Sara Abebe, Regina Famatigan, Paige Flottman
Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7PM
Friday, March 21, 2025 at 7PM
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 7PM
Librettist and Composed by Jason Cady and Anna Heflin
Vocals by Sarah Daniels
Vocalizing Cello by Aaron Wolff
Directed by Shannon Sindelar
Costumes by Krista Intranuovo Pineman
SOLOperas is a double feature of new operas for solo performers. The two premieres will be performed back to back in a seamless evening of music and theater.
The INcomplete Cosmicomics
The INcomplete Cosmicomics is a stand-alone opera by composer/writer Anna Heflin for vocalizing cellist/actor and electronics in which author Italo Calvino’s mystical entity Qfwfq continues his journey. After being stuck in a void for thousands of years with only a cello and a looper, the incongruous and multifaceted Qfwfq comes to life. Upon exiting the void, he faces a choice: he can either explode into existence as all beings or end linear time. Inspired by Calvino’s The Complete Cosmicomics, Heflin’s work is an original creation in which Qfwfq takes the reins of his own narrative. Equipped with a sharp sense of humor and sensuality, Qfwfq ruminates, charms and hypnotizes in his quest to break the loops of life.
The work showcases Juilliard-educated cellist Aaron Wolff as Qfwfq, whose acting credits include Danny Gopnik in the Coen brothers’ A Serious Man.
If you haven't read Calvino, don't fret. Everyone will be thrown equally into the void in this new non-adaptation.
This Is Not About Natalie
This is Not About Natalie is a one-act opera with words and music by Jason Cady. It features a solo singer with a ventriloquist doll and guitar. She portrays a songwriter who uploads a new, original song everyday to Youtube and introduces each song in dialogue with her puppet. She was formerly one half of the underground duo, “Kris and Natalie.” Her former partner, Natalie, went on to become a famous popstar. But this is not about her.
Sarah Daniels, soprano and guitar, stars in this one-woman opera.
Astronauts Wanted
April 3, 2025-April 27th, 2025
Saki Kawamura - Director
Heloise Wilson - Playwright
Bentley Heydt - Lighting Designer
Lana Boy - Set Design
Chase Knifen - Projection and Sound Design
Inspired by the Mars One Project, which aimed to send the first human beings to Mars, Astronauts Wanted is a theatre piece mixing projections and physical theatre. The piece is based on real-life interviews with the Mars One project participants and in collaboration with the scientific community. Three volunteers, Sol, Sorcha and Tallulah are on their way to Mars. Playing with their fate, they push the boundaries of their own humanity and look deep within as they embark on a no-return mission.
The summer before their senior year of high school, two boys come to God’s porch to process life and the impending future.
Nora loves Patti Smith. Nora is Patti Smith. Nora is stoned out of her mind in the Chelsea Hotel, no, the Chelsea Hotel is her mind, actually, the Chelsea Hotel is an out-of-use portable classroom in the Pacific Northwest, but that portable is a breeding ground for lobsters young women.
Kallan Dana - Playwright/Producer
Hanna Yurfest - Director/Producer
Emma Richmond - Producer
April 25th , 26th, & 29th @ 7:00 PM
May 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8-10th, 12th, 15-17th @ 7:00 PM
Mine by Anna Evtushenko is set in Russia and here, in the past and now. Originally produced at Cornell and presented here as a pro-shot followed by a Q&A.
World Premiere by internationally acclaimed Matei Visniec. Two men trapped in a pit, attempting to make sense of it all. A third appears, offering them freedom. Mayhem ensues.
Swallow Me Whole explores how we learn to love our bodies when we have been taught to hate them.
OUR DIRTY WAR is a documentary-inspired love story infused with magical realism, examining trauma and identity through the playwright's bond with her father, who escaped Argentina’s dictatorship.
Best friends, unfiltered internet access, and the summer before 8th grade. Growing up is virtually impossible.
A first-look reading of a new bitingly dark comedy written by Layla Khoshnoudi. Featuring performances by Brett Epstein & Layla Khoshnoudi.
The CEO of Slaps Energy® gives an investor pitch that goes spectacularly wrong in this psychedelic satire. This one-ish man show breaks the fifth, sixth, and seventh walls with audience participation, psychedelic visuals and yes, even puppetry, for a fluid, form-bending performance that’s never the same twice.
Eating your favorite food as hot and as fast as possible increases its savoriness, and thus increases its potential for an emotional energy release. A scientist attempts to prove this theory.
In 1974 a murderer stalked the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco. He had sex with gay men and then stabbed them to death. The killer was known as the Doodler. DOODLER is the story of an eighteen year old boy who looses a friend to the Doodler and decides to catch the killer. He’ll catch the Doodler by using himself as bait. This play is based on the true story of the Doodler Mystery.
John Fisher, solo performer, plays all the rolls. John is the winner of the Best Actor Award from the United Solo Festival, as well as being a recipient of the GLAAD Media Award and an NEA Project Grant.
Peregrination: noun /ˌpɛrɪgrəˈneɪʃən/
A long journey or period of wandering, especially in foreign lands; from the Latin: peregrinus, meaning “foreigner”.
Peregrinations is a wordless play with original music and sound design exploring journeys of displacement and migration. It is drawn from interviews with displaced people and personal stories of our international performance collective and performed in masks. Peregrinations uses the poetic, metaphoric language of the masks to explore shared experiences of journeys across borders.
In a Massachusetts college town during winter break, three young people vie for each other's affection under the looming shadow of gentrification.
A neat late night showing of three little cute plays such as:
Non-Advice to a Boat by Addison Vaughn
Inspired by the works of Suzan-Lori Parks and the poem “Blessing The Boats” by Lucille Cliffton, Non-Advice to a Boat is a non-linear discussion of personhood kinda
Zap! by Rhett Goldman
Madeline just got zapped! She’s turning green! She needs an antidote. NOW!
Baby Fish Mouth by Grace "Juice" O'Rourke
Should old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot
In the days of auld lang syne?
Experience "Inside Joke," a 45-minute play exploring a South Asian artist's emotional journey. Join us on December 17th at The Tank, followed by a Q&A with the cast and Life Coach.
International Human Rights Arts Festival: Ten Minute Performance Festival
International Human Rights Arts Festival: What to do? An evening of dance curated by Charly Santagado
International Human Rights Arts Festival: Celebration of Human Rights
International Human Rights Arts Festival: Celebration of Human Rights
International Human Rights Arts Festival: TRANSforms: Celebration of Trans Artists
International Human Rights Arts Festival: Human beings are members of a whole, Dance event curated by Tina Bararian
The International Human Rights Arts Festival: Climate Change Action
International Human Rights Arts Festival: CELEBRATION OF WOMEN
IHRAF: Celebration of LGBTQIA+
IHRAF: Celebration of Immigration
The International Human Rights Arts Festival: Pride Residency and Performance by WADE Dance
The International Human Rights Art Festival:
TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
Monday, December 9th @ 7:00pm
Featuring:
Passed Tents presented by Scene 24 Productions
Emily Seibert - Caitlyn,
David Macharelli - AJ
An unhoused person attempts to sell “affordable, available city real estate” to a successful nurse trying to downsize.
Catastrophe presented by Hattimatim-Team, Inc.
Written and Directed by Abhisek Bhattacharya
Stage Managed by Sayantan Bhattacharya
CAST
Didhiti Mukherjee (Cat)
Anushila Bagchi (Astro)
Nabamita Pal (Phoebe)
"Catastrophe" revolves around Phoebe, an international worker in a company, Astro, a young surgery resident, and Cat, who might or might not be a soft toy. When a severely stressed-out Phoebe muses about her work-related "issues" and potential impending death, Cat and Astro try to cheer her up, though in a dramatically opposite manner.
Requiem for the Wretched presented by Robert Galinsky
written, produced, and directed by Robert Galinsky
performed by Alexis Sadé Sailes and Robert Galinsky
In the oppressive heat of a 1987 summer day, a young woman, unraveling from the agony of having her prescribed medication withheld by her doctors, stumbles into a park. The air is suffocating, 102 degrees, and her desperation grows with every breath. Drawn by some skewed instinct or blind hope, she seeks comfort in a seemingly benign hot dog vendor. She begs for advice, some semblance of relief from her mental and physical torment. The conversation begins innocently, touching on small talk, but soon the vendor’s words grow disturbing. As his demeanor shifts from friendly to almost sinister, the woman, trapped in her own unraveling thoughts, starts to challenge the very nature of the man standing before her. What seemed like a moment of potential solace takes a macabre turn, leaving her second-guessing whether the pain from the medication withdrawal, the heat, or the encounter with the disturbing figure is the greater danger.
You Can Untie Them The Guards Can't Stop You presented by Wolf Mountain Workshop, Monte D. Monteleagre
Chase Guthrie Knueven
Katie Ploetz
Jimmy Kohlmann
You Can Untie Them The Guards Can't Stop You is a play where you can untie them because the guards can't stop you. Like most plays, there are prizes at the end.
Today's América presented by Zareh Artinian, Jr.
Written, Produced, and Directed by Zareh Artinian, Jr.
Annie Hartkemeyer *- América Jonze
Mark Coffin* William G. Bowman
"Today's América" pits Gen Z Congresswoman and disabled shooting survivor, América Jonze, against a Boomer career politician in a behind-the-scenes battle on Capitol Hill over legislation to curb gun violence. Dramatizing the stark differences between politicians at extreme ends of the generational spectrum, this play goes beyond the familiar public vigils and speeches, the hackneyed social media debates and "thoughts and prayers" posts and gives you a peek into the drama that occurs behind Washington's closed doors.
Cast:
Annie Hartkemeyer* (América Jonze) (she/they) is an actor, director, and curious spirit based in New York, NY.
Mark Coffin* (William G. Bowman) (he/him) is a proud member of AEA, SAG/AFTRA and The Actors Center, and is represented by Dulcina Eisen and Associates.
Crew:
Zareh Artinian (Writer/Director) (he/him) is an award-winning playwright (Shattered! An American Fairy Tale) who believes theatre can be a transformative force that fosters empathy and prompts conversations about social justice.
Leela S. Munsiff (Assistant to the Director) (she/they) is a Stage Manager and Singer-Songwriter known for her commitment to racial and disability justice and their community care, disability-first approach to theatre.
Marci Diamond, M.P.A.,SAG-AFTRA, AEA, (Intimacy Choreographer) (she/her) is a Vermont-based IC, actor, circus artist, and educator.
Andy Kasana (Stage crew) (he/him) is a student writer/filmmaker from Slovakia.
Barbare Sturua (Stage crew) (she/her) is an aspiring filmmaker and writer from the Republic of Georgia.
*These actors are members of Actors’ Equity and appear in this Equity-approved Showcase courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.
Across The Lake presented by Equity Library Theater of New York
Directed by Johnny Culver
CAST
Sasha Henriques
Jonathan Beebee
Regina Yeager
An encounter on a railcar brings old memories to the surface.
Angelic Virtues presented by Rhys Collins
Rhys Collins (he/they), writer and director
Mia Vongsavang - Mabel
Emily Savona - Zeraquiel
In Angelic Virtues, Mabel prays to the Heavens above to ask if she’s allowed to be a lesbian. To her surprise, an angel answers. Through humor, queer joy, and religious revelations, the play tackles homophobia and religious trauma in order to prove that being both religious and gay is perfectly okay.
Sixth Annual International Human Rights Art Festival - an open space for performance artists-activists in New York City to tell their stories and influence society.
Ivy and Jones should be dead. But 4 tries in, they're still breathing. Sometimes the universe has other plans for you. A pitch black comedy about finding a way out.
1 and 2 are brothers. They haven't seen each other in a few years. 1 is stuck in here. 2 moved back home, and he can't stop visiting.
A workshop presentation of Mari: A solo show about time, trauma, family, aging, healing, and arriving that blends deep humor with stories of humiliation, survival and love. Marisela began to develop this piece at the MT+NYC Collaborative Montana writers' retreat in the Fall of 2023. Marisela continued to develop the piece; writing, editing and rewriting in preparation for this first ever showing, with the Tank Presents.
Five teams perform original, short plays. The audience votes for their favorites. Plays with the most votes come back with a brand new episode of the same storyline.
