The Syndicate Presents SYNDICATED, A Festival Of New Work

The Syndicate (Megan Paradis Hanley and Ellenor Riley-Condit, Co-Artistic Directors) is proud to announce Syndicated, a festival running August 25th through September 16th at the IRT Theater (154 Christopher Street). Over the three weeks of Syndicated, members of The Syndicate and guest artists will perform two new plays: Bluets, a solo show based on Maggie Nelson's book by the same name, and Tiny Errors at the End of the Millennium, a new, full-length play for six actors. The company will also produce First Read, a new play development and reading series that centers queer, trans, and non-binary voices.

Kicking off the festival will be Bluets, adapted from the intensely personal book of prose poetry by critically acclaimed writer Maggie Nelson (2016 MacArthur Fellow). "Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color..." Bluets takes an intimate, philosophical look at grief, loss, desire, healing, and, of course- the color blue. Actor Ellenor Riley-Condit and The Syndicate translate Nelson's singular voice for the stage in this world premiere solo performance. Performances of Bluets run August 25th through 29th, Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm, Monday through Wednesday at 7pm.

Tiny Errors at the End of the Millennium, created by The Syndicate with lead writer Alanna Coby, closes out the festival. It's 1999. On the competitive dance circuit, a dancer's obsessive attempts to perfect her routine for a panel of judges threaten to take over her life. Meanwhile, the world around her grows increasingly obsessed with Y2K, boy bands, guns, celebrity...laying the groundwork for the world we find ourselves in today. By examining the seemingly inconsequential mistakes we made at the end of the 20th century, Tiny Errors at the End of the Millennium asks, "How did we get here?" Performances of Tiny Errors at the End of the Millennium, run September 13th through 16th, Thursday and Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm and 8pm and Sunday at 5pm.

Running September 4th through 10th, First Read-a new play development workshop and reading series focusing on queer, trans and non-binary theater artists- will host rehearsals and staged readings of four new plays-The Beasts of Warren by Azure D. Osborne-Lee; the desert play (or Nothing Feels Like) by Hal C.; T(estosterone) by Kit Yan and Simone Wolff; and Hunting by Nelle Tankus. The week will also feature talkbacks pertinent to each play, as well as roundtable discussions about the state of the theater industry for queer, trans and non-binary artists.

Syndicated is produced by The Syndicate, which has a leadership team including Megan Paradis Hanley (Co-Artistic Director), Ellenor Riley-Condit (Co-Artistic Director); Alanna Coby (Development Manager) and Janouke Goosen (Marketing Manager). For the festival, the production manager is Rose Blackford; the First Read Lead Producer is Ellenor Riley-Condit. The festival's intern is Sim Yan Ying.

Tickets for Bluets and Tiny Errors at the End of the Millennium are $15 with one Pay-What-You-Can performance per show-August 28th at 7pm for Bluets, and September 15th at 3pm for Tiny Errors at the End of the Millennium. There is a $5 suggested donation to the First Read series. Advance tickets may be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets or by calling 1-800-838-3006. A festival pass is available for $25 an may be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets.

The Syndicate is an ensemble theater company that produces new plays by women, queer, and trans artists. As an international network, The Syndicate seeks to expand professional opportunities in the field for both our members and fellow artists. Our work advocates for diversity, both in how we tell stories and whose stories we tell. For more information, visit www.wearethesyndicate.com.