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THE E.N.C. Will Receive Premiere Reading at Pearl Studios


by Stephi Wild - March 06, 2024

The Directors Company have announced today that THE E.N.C , a new play by Matthew Freeman (Silver Spring) will receive a premiere reading on Wednesday, March 6 at 1:00pm at Pearl Studios....

Calvin Knegten Completes the Cast of PRIDE HOUSE at TOSOS


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 18, 2024

TOSOS launches its 50th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of 'Pride House,' a new play by Chris Weikel. ...

TOSOS Announces 50th Anniversary Season PRIDE HOUSE Premiering January 18


by A.A. Cristi - December 18, 2023

New York City's oldest and longest producing LGBTQIA+ theater company TOSOS (Artistic Director Mark Finley) has announced the launch of their 50th Anniversary Season, including two full productions, an expansive reading series, annual gala, and several impactful events activated to celebrate the com...

New Play FLAWLESS Comes to Theater for the New City in November


by Stephi Wild - October 02, 2023

Theater for the New City presents Flawless, a tale of enchantment written by Robin Goldfin, based on and inspired by an award-winning essay by Canadian writer David J. Lawless. Learn more about this new play and find out how to get tickets here!...

Lone Star Theatre Returns With New Artistic Collective


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 06, 2023

Lone Star Theatre Company, which has presented 'Texas Pages on New York Stages' since 2012 is making its triumphant return post-covid shutdown with a new team at the helm....

Metropolitan Brings The East Village Up Close Next Month


by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2023

Metropolitan Playhouse presents new solo-performances drawn from oral histories of East Village residents May 18 - June 4, 2023.  Directed by Sidney Fortner and Alex Roe, performances  will be in-person at the Playhouse home at 220A E 4th Street....

Stu Richel Brings VIETNAM...THROUGH MY LENS to Metropolitan Playhouse This Month


by Stephi Wild - March 21, 2023

In honor of Vietnam Veterans Day, Metropolitan Playhouse welcomes Stu Richel for one week only March 29 - April 2, 2023, presenting his solo-journey into and through Vietnam as a combat photographer.  ...

Theater Resources Unlimited Announces Casts For The 2023 TRU Voices New Plays Virtual Reading Series


by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2023

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) partners with Cate Cammarata of CreateTheater to present the 2023 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series, with the generous support of RK Greene and The StoryLine Project on Sundays, February 12 & 19, 2023 at 3pm. ...

Metropolitan Playhouse Presents THE SEA LADY, October 6 - 30, 2022


by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2022

Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse has opened  the world premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY, a 1935 play bound for Broadway that never reached its opening, in limited run from October 6 - 30, 2022, in person at the Playhouse: 220 E 4th Street. Alex Roe (Thunder Rock, Poor of New York, Virt...

Metropolitan Playhouse to Present THE SEA LADY in October


by Blair Ingenthron - August 27, 2022

Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse returns with the world premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY, a 1935 play bound for Broadway that never reached its opening, in limited run from October 6 - 30, 2022, in person at the Playhouse. Alex Roe (Thunder Rock, Poor of New York, Virtual Playhouse) di...

Past Shows

East Side Stories, Actually
East Side Stories, Actually
5/19 - 5/29/2022


A collection of 5 new works based on the rich history and eclectic character of New Yorks East Village and Lower East Side...


The groundbreaking reading series continues as Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents its next free "screened" readings, live-streamed at no charge, with talkback to follow: ...

The Rector
11/14 - 11/18/2020


The rector is the most eligible bachelor in the parsonage, but he will not be bullied into a union by the town's grand dames. He ...

Shell Shock


SHELL SHOCK, by Eugene O'NeillA veteran of The Great War lives with tormenting compulsions rooted in memories of the valorous act that made him a ...


Metropolitan presents the original radio script for the famous broadcast: a 1938 Hallowe'en special for Orson Welles's Mercury Theater. Renowned as "the night that panicked ...


It is time for a new moon, and the citizenry of a small burg must vote. As for the past 72 cycles, one votes for ...

Thunder Rock
1/16 - 2/9/2020


Metropolitan Playhouse: Thunder Rock...

The Climbers
The Climbers
9/8 - 10/8/2017


Upon the death of its patriarch and facing financial ruin, the Hunter family struggles to maintain their social and economic standing. Funds are stolen for ...

On Striver's Row
5/19 - 6/18/2017


Abram Hill....


dir: Alex Roe, Hondo Weiss-Richmond. World Premiere...

End of Summer
10/7 - 11/4/2016


S.N. Behrman; dir: Alexander Harrington....

End of Summer
10/7 - 11/4/2016


S.N. Behrman; dir: Alexander Harrington....

Injunction Granted
5/29 - 6/28/2015


Arthur Arent; dir: Alex Roe....

East Side Stories
4/14 - 5/4/2014


World Premiere...

The Hero
2/22 - 3/23/2014


Metropolitan Playhouse: Gilbert Emery; dir: Alex Roe....

Gilded Age Festival
1/13 - 1/26/2014


Metropolitan Playhouse:...

The Witching Hour
11/10 - 12/9/2013


Metropolitan Playhouse: Augustus Thomas; dir: Alex Roe....

Gettysburg: One Woman's War
12/3 - 12/4/2013


Metropolitan Playhouse: adapt: Michele LaRue from Elsie Singmaster....

A Man's World
9/14 - 10/13/2013


Metropolitan Playhouse: Rachel Crothers; dir: Michael Hardart....

Alphabet City IX
4/15 - 5/5/2013


Metropolitan Playhouse: - Various ; dir: Various ....


Metropolitan Playhouse: - Various ; dir: Various ....

Videos


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Carnegie Hall (5/23 - 5/23)

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On the Heart of Being, Amidst Machines in Off-Off-Broadway On the Heart of Being, Amidst Machines
St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church - The Actors' Chapel (5/17 - 5/17) Tracker
Pygmalion in Off-Off-Broadway Pygmalion
Trinity Church (5/16 - 5/25) Tracker
Sound and Fury and Shakespeare in Off-Off-Broadway Sound and Fury and Shakespeare
The Parkside Players (5/18 - 6/2)

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The Lady on the Stairs in Off-Off-Broadway The Lady on the Stairs
The Stonewall Inn (5/25 - 5/29) Tracker
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE in Off-Off-Broadway A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
MCS Theatre (5/2 - 5/19) Tracker
INDIA MOTHER'S DAY CONCERT in Off-Off-Broadway INDIA MOTHER'S DAY CONCERT
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts (5/11 - 5/11)
Adelphi Orchestra - Complexity & Simplicity in Off-Off-Broadway Adelphi Orchestra - Complexity & Simplicity
Broadway Presbyterian Church (5/11 - 5/11)
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Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School in Off-Off-Broadway Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School
The 92nd Street Y, New York (7/14 - 7/21)
MARLEY'S MIND - Weekly queer comedy, music, drag & more! in Off-Off-Broadway MARLEY'S MIND - Weekly queer comedy, music, drag & more!
Knitting Factory at Baker Falls (4/16 - 6/5)
Carnegie Hall Presents The Knights
Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall (5/16 - 5/16)
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