DIRTY BOOKS World Premiere Enters Final Performances at Bated Breath Theater
Find out how to get discounted tickets to Dirty Books.
The world premiere of Dirty Books, written and directed by Lieberman (Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse-Lautrec, Chasing Andy Warhol) will take its final bow on Saturday, June 27 at Bated Breath Theater (39 W 14th Street, #301).
Dirty Books is an immersive performance that plunges audiences into the heated battles over anti-obscenity laws and censorship in America. Inspired by the true stories of erotic fiction writers of the 1960's and using Supreme Court-inspired transcripts, Dirty Books reveals the ingenuity and resilience of artists who thrived in the shadows of America's anti-obscenity laws working in the soft-core adult publishing industry. Inside an intimate world of secret bookstores, banned novels, and underground desire, the audience collaborates with the company to compose an erotic story.
Beginning each performance morning at 9 AM ET, $29 rush tickets for Dirty Books are available for the same day's performance via the TodayTix app. More tickets may open for purchase throughout the day. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person and subject to availability.
Dirty Books stars Alaina Bozarth, Alexis Pratt, Sammy Rivas, Laura Walter, and Grayson Willenbacher; with understudies Elisa Grace Davis, Claire Hampsey, and Camilo Zuqui.
Alongside Lieberman, the production team includes Jacob P.S Lemmenes (technical director), Yung-Hung Sung (set and lighting design), Tojo Rasedoara (sound design), Stephanie Lopez (costume design), Lauren DeLeon (intimacy coordinator), Ansley Jackson (stage manager), Karyme Herrera (assistant stage manager), with Table 7 (marketing and social media) and India Stachyra (marketing assistant).
To purchase tickets for the remaining 16 performances, please visit dirtybooksplay.com.
ABOUT Mara Lieberman
Mara Lieberman has been the Executive Artistic Director of Bated Breath Theatre Company since 2012, serving as director and lead writer for all of the company's productions. Her credits include the award-winning, pandemic-era hit Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse-Lautrec, Chasing Andy Warhol, Unmaking Toulouse-Lautrec, Beneath the Gavel, the award-winning Freedom: In 3 Acts, The Pride of Christopher Street (co-written with Jamie Roach), and Wild Things. For Voyeur, she was honored with “Best Director” by Broadway World's 2021 Off-Broadway Awards, and Time Out named her a “Future Maker” in 50 Amazing People Changing the World. www.maralieberman.com.
ABOUT BATED BREATH THEATRE COMPANY
Bated Breath Theatre Company creates immersive, participatory theatre that wakes up the body, resurrects sleeping histories, and electrifies non-traditional theatre spaces. At the height of the pandemic, Bated Breath premiered Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse-Lautrec, inspired by their site-specific hit, Unmaking Toulouse-Lautrec. It went on to become the longest-running pandemic-friendly theatrical experience in NYC. Voyeur was awarded the 2021 BroadwayWorld, Off-Broadway Awards for Best Play, Best New Production, and named Mara Lieberman, Best Director. Its success spawned the long-running hit Chasing Andy Warhol. The Company premiered its interactive art auction play Beneath the Gavel Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theatres in 2017 and has performed the play on a recurring basis at Feinstein's/54 Below.
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