The Exponential Festival Opens Today

The Exponential Festival, Brooklyn's new multi-week festival promoting theatrical performances created in New York, begins today. The festival kicks off with the opening of Banana Bag & Bodice's highly anticipated LongYarn at The Bushwick Starr.

Performances take place January 13-30 in partnership with The Bushwick Starr, The Brick Theater, Chez Bushwick at The Center for Performance Research, Cloud City, and Vital Joint at The Silent Barn. The Exponential Festival celebrates the increasing growth and importance of Brooklyn venues and local artists, working together to keep theatre kicking. Participating artists/companies include Banana Bag & Bodice (LongYarn), Eliza Bent (Toilet Fire), Bread Arts Collective (Rise & Fall), Darian Dauchan (Black Sheep), Sidney Russell (Biting the Stone from the Inside), Jason Trachtenburg (Dr. Glassheart), Jeff Seal (The Goddamn Truth), and Title:Point Productions (Biter / Every Time I Turn Around), along with a special musical performance by Ziemba.

A panel discussion will take place January 16th from 4-6 PM at The Silent Barn, moderated by Andrew Dinwiddie (CATCH) featuring artists, curators, venue owners in conversation about making art in New York. Panelists include Darian Dauchan (Black Sheep), Alec Duffy (JACK/Hoi Polloi), Michael Gardner (The Brick Theater), Caleb Hammons (CATCH), David Herskovits (Target Margin), Kirstin Kapustik (Chez Bushwick), Sue Kessler (The Bushwick Starr), and Katie Melby (Cloud City/Bread Arts Collective).

For more information, including show dates, times, prices, artist bios, and venue details, please visit The Exponential Festival website at theexponentialfestival.org or email us at ExponentialFestival@gmail.com.

Prices and times vary based on the venue and show.

Black Sheep by Darian Dauchan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjJmojvm0o

Dr. Glassheart by Jason Trachtenburg: www.drglassheart.com

Toilet Fire by Eliza Bent: elizabent.wordpress.com/toilet-fire

Thursday, January 14 @ 8pm - Dr. Glassheart

Friday, January 15 @ 4 pm - Toilet Fire

Friday, January 15 @ 8 pm - Black Sheep

Saturday, January 16 @ 7 pm - Toilet Fire

Saturday, January 16 @ 11 pm - Dr. Glassheart

Sunday January 17 @ 4 pm - Black Sheep

THE BUSHWICK STARR: http://www.thebushwickstarr.org/

LongYarn by Banana Bag & Bodice: http://bananabagandbodice.org/

January 13-30, Wednesday-Saturday @ 8pm - LongYarn

CHEZ BUSHWICK at THE CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH: http://chezbushwick.net/

Biting the Stone from the Inside by Sidney Russell:
http://chezbushwick.net/2-night-shows/

Thursday, January 21 @ 7:30pm - Biting the Stone from the Inside

CLOUD CITY: http://www.cloudcity.nyc/

The Goddamn Truth by Jeff Seal: https://vimeo.com/jeffseal

Rise & Fall by Bread Arts Collective - www.breadartscollective.com

Friday, January 15 @ 8 pm - The Goddamn Truth

Friday, January 15 @ 10 pm - Rise & Fall

Saturday, January 16 @ 8pm - The Goddamn Truth

Saturday, January 16 @ 10 pm - Rise & Fall

Friday, January 22 @ 8 pm - Rise & Fall

Saturday, January 23 @ 8 pm - Rise & Fall

VITAL JOINT at SILENT BARN: http://silentbarn.org/

Biter (Every Time I Turn Around) (Title:Point Productions): www.titlepoint.org
Ziemba: http://www.theziemba.com/

Thursday, January 14 @ 9 pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)

Thursday, January 14 @ 10:30pm - Ziemba

Saturday, January 16 @ 2 pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)

Saturday, January 16 @ 8pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)

Thursday, January 21 @ 9 pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)

Friday, January 22 @ 9pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)

Saturday, January 23 @ 9 pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)

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