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New York, NY 10018

Hang It Up
Hang It Up
7/11 - 7/27/2025


Hang It Up written by Taina Carrion-Perez and directed by Edgar Alvarez will be playing in Program 13 at The Chain Theatre as a part of ...



Filmmaker Oriana Ng Debuts ECLIPSE at the Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival


by Stephi Wild - July 03, 2025

In filmmaker Oriana Ng's provocative short play debut, 'Eclipse,' a high school student, her boyfriend, and her teacher each share their perspective of an alleged incident of sexual abuse....

HUFF PUFF MUFFIN Premieres In Program #5 At Chain Theatre's Summer One Act Festival


by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2025

Huff Puff Muffin will make its world premiere this July as part of the Chain Theatre’s Summer One Act Festival. Performances will take place July 10, 16, and 26 at Chain Theatre in Midtown Manhattan....

HANG IT UP Begins to Play The Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival


by A.A. Cristi - June 30, 2025

The Chain Theatre will present Hang It Up, a new one-act play by Taina Carrion-Perez, as part of its Summer One-Act Play Festival. Performances will take place on July 11 at 8pm, July 19 at 5pm, and July 27 at 8pm, with the final performance also available via livestream....

THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT To Premiere At The Chain Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 30, 2025

The Chain NYC will present 'The Graveyard Shift' in Program #24 part of their One Act Festival. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here! ...

PETER DOYLE’S INCREDIBLE HEAD World Premiere Extended at The Chain Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - June 26, 2025

The world premiere of Peter Doyle’s Incredible Head, the newest comedy from David Andrew Laws (Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern, Attack! of the Killer Man from the Sun!), has been extended through July 31 at The Chain Theatre’s Summer One-Act Play Festival due to popular demand....

Youlim Nam's LAST BIRTDHAY To Have World Premiere At Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival


by A.A. Cristi - June 26, 2025

Last Birthday, a new one-act play written and directed by Youlim Nam, will have its world premiere at the Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival in New York City. See photos from the production....

Cast Set for For Sophie McIntosh's ROAD KILLS With Good Apples Collective At Paradise Factory


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 26, 2025

Good Apples Collective and producer ryan duncan-ayala has revealed the cast for their World Premiere of Road Kills by Sophie McIntosh. Learn more here!...

UPTOWN EXPRESS to Debut At Chain Theater Summer One-Act Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 25, 2025

Uptown Express, a new play written by Kevin Cheng will premiere at the Chain Theatre this July as part of the 2025 Summer One-Act Festival. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

O'ERWATCH to be Presented At The Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 24, 2025

O'erwatch, written by Patrick Troy-Brandt, Gray Thurstone, and Harrison Tipping, and directed by Patrick Troy-Brandt, Gray Thurstone, and Harrison Tipping will be presented at One-Act Festival. ...

PETER DOYLE'S INCREDIBLE HEAD to be Presented at Chain Theatre's Summer One-Act Play Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 24, 2025

Durnmoose Entertainment will present the world premiere of Peter Doyle's Incredible Head, a new play by David Andrew Laws. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...

Past Shows

Hellish Delights
Hellish Delights
5/2 - 5/10/2025


Theatre Beyond Broadway proudly announces the highly anticipated revival of Hellish Delights, a gripping play by acclaimed playwright Scott C. Sickles under the direction of ...

Hellish Delights
Hellish Delights
5/2 - 5/10/2025


Theatre Beyond Broadway proudly announces the highly anticipated revival of Hellish Delights, a gripping play by acclaimed playwright Scott C. Sickles under the direction of ...

EXES: The Musical
EXES: The Musical
4/2 - 4/8/2025


deegie, a powerhouse pop punk princess, takes a deep dive into her past relationships through her real diaries in the one-woman rock opera, EXES: The ...

EXES: The Musical
EXES: The Musical
4/2 - 4/8/2025


deegie, a powerhouse pop punk princess, takes a deep dive into her past relationships through her real diaries in the one-woman rock opera, EXES: The ...

Little Lina
Little Lina
2/16 - 3/1/2025


LITTLE LINA Written by Taina Carrion-Perez Directed by Gaia Cooper Starring Katie Parkinson and Lucia Rogerson SHOW DATES: February 16th @ 8pm, February 20th @ 6:30pm, March 1st @ 5pm** ...

A Hollywood Ending
A Hollywood Ending
2/12 - 2/23/2025


A HOLLYWOOD ENDING by Emerson Riter debuts at the Chain Theatre!

Be A Good Little Widow
Be A Good Little Widow
10/10 - 10/13/2024


A multimedia interpretation of a young woman's journey navigating an unexpected loss, and the ways in which we cope with grief and longing.
Limited Tickets Remain

Bella Kouds, Ryan O'Toole and Denycia Thompson to star in Edward Allan Baker's Face Divided


Playwright Edward Allan Baker dedicates this play to children born to seventeen-year-old mothers.

Stop Kiss
Stop Kiss
9/10 - 9/15/2024


Diana Son's play "Stop Kiss" is a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of love, identity, and the consequences of a single moment.

Then and Now by Jessica Carmona (The Chain Theatre: One Act Festival 2024)


In the Bronx, an immigrant Irish woman of the past visits a current Mexicanimmigrant family currently living in a historic mansion.

TRUE WEST
TRUE WEST
12/14 - 12/16/2023


This holiday season, The Pelican Players NYC are happy to present Sam Shepard’s  TRUE WEST.  The production, directed by Barrett Crowder, boasts a stellar cast ...

Aztec Pirates and the Insignificance of Life on Mars


Johnny Montenegro is an ICE agent accused of being a traitor to his race. After an ugly incident in the field gets him suspended from ...

The Beholden
The Beholden
10/26 - 10/29/2023


From Trapezoid Theatre Co., the team that brought you the surreal journey, EGG FRAME, comes a new, magical dramedy steeped in witchy history and folklore. ...
New Play

The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis


  Hats Off Productions presents…The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis August 18 - September 2, 2023. Location: The Chain Theatre 312 W ...

Macbitches
Macbitches
8/19 - 9/10/2022


"What's done, cannot be undone." When a freshman acting major is unexpectedly cast as Lady Macbeth, a few upperclassmen invite her over to celebrate. As ...

Bonefruit
Bonefruit
7/9 - 7/21/2022


In a chapel in the middle of the desert, two girls meet for the first time in years. Together, they must grapple with the grim ...

The House Where Nobody Lives


The House Where Nobody Lives is a heartfelt story of a man who returns to his childhood home in Buffalo, New York, to find it ...

Videos


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Hudson Guild Theater (7/14 - 7/20) Tracker
PHOTOS
Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton in Off-Off-Broadway Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton
Palladium Times Square (8/22 - 8/23)

LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN Tracker
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The Nubox Theater (7/10 - 7/19) Tracker
The Wrestle in Off-Off-Broadway The Wrestle
Hudson Guild Theatre (7/8 - 7/12) Tracker
An Outrageous Outcome in Off-Off-Broadway An Outrageous Outcome
Hudson Guild Theater (7/22 - 7/26)

COMEDY NEW MUSICAL OFF-OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE Tracker
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MicroTheatre Festival—four new one-act plays presented back-to-back in a single 60-minute program—on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at The Producers Club (358 W 44th Street, New York) in Off-Off-Broadway MicroTheatre Festival—four new one-act plays presented back-to-back in a single 60-minute program—on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at The Producers Club (358 W 44th Street, New York)
Producers Club (7/26 - 7/26) Tracker
VIDEOS
Little House in Off-Off-Broadway Little House
Asylum NYC (7/7 - 7/22) Tracker
PHOTOS
If We Really Were Witches in Off-Off-Broadway If We Really Were Witches
The Rat NYC (7/16 - 7/19)
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International Beats Plaza Party at 71st Ave Plaza, Ridgewood in Off-Off-Broadway International Beats Plaza Party at 71st Ave Plaza, Ridgewood
71st Ave Plaza (7/13 - 7/13)
BARE DANCE COMPANY - The Evolution of Separation in Off-Off-Broadway BARE DANCE COMPANY - The Evolution of Separation
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (7/18 - 7/20)
Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar in Off-Off-Broadway Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar
Poster House (3/13 - 9/7)
UNIQLO Friday Nights in Off-Off-Broadway UNIQLO Friday Nights
The Museum of Modern Art (3/14 - 9/12)
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