La Mama E.T.C.
PARTY CLOWN OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS and THE HUNGRY MIND BUFFET Come to Theater for the New City (May 16, 2024)
NewYorkRep Presents THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE At Royal Family Performing Arts Space (May 3, 2024)
Melody Bates And 5th Wall Studio to Present ALL THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD (Mar 13, 2024)
BIO
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is dedicated to the artist and all aspects of the theatre. Founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, La MaMa is recognized as the seedbed of new work by artists of all nations and cultures. To date, La MaMa has presented more than 150,000 artists from over 70 nations. Each season, we offer more than 80 productions and receive 34,000 visits from people of all ages and all backgrounds who attend performances, exhibitions, educational activities and the Archives. We support the people who make art, and it is to them that we give $2 million of in-kind support including free theatre and rehearsal space, and audio/visual package, tech support, marketing support, and ticketing services.
We enable artists explore their ideas and translate them into a theatrical language that can communicate to any person in any part of the world. La MaMa is the place where emerging artists learn from established artists and where artists from around the globe share work and ideas. Our East Village campus has grown to include four theatres, an art gallery, artist work and living space and an extensive Archive.
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La Mama E.T.C.
La Mama E.T.C.Balletto Stiletto
La MaMa E.T.C.Saint Oedipus
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Videos
Backstage Bite with Katie Lynch: James Davis Whips Up OKLAHOMA! Brown Butter Cornbread!
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-06-07 11:16:31
STAGE TUBE: New Clip from Ben Rimalower's PATTI ISSUES at the Duplex
by Stage Tube - 2012-10-26 16:36:53
STAGE TUBE: Trailer - Ben Rimalower's PATTI ISSUES at the Duplex
by Stage Tube - 2012-10-01 22:37:09
News
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2024
From May 30 to June 16, Theater for the New City (TNC) will present 'Party Clown of the Rich & Famous and The Hungry Mind Buffet,' a two-part evening of short plays.
by A.A. Cristi - May 3, 2024
Get ready for THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE, a powerful new play presented by NewYorkRep. Explore themes of trauma, connection, and the complexities of hook ups from
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2024
Melody Bates, in partnership with 5th Wall Studio, will present All the Birds of the World, part of her Enchanted Islands. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2024
What Will the Neighbors Say? and Culture Lab LIC will present the World Premiere of Third Law, an interactive theatrical experience created by What Will the Neighbors Say?. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2024
'The Script in the Closet,' a new farce written and directed by Joyce Griffen, follows the misadventures and jealousies of a Pulitzer Prize-winning, husband-and-wife writing team who discover untitled pages of a mystery screenplay on their shared laptop. Catch the show from March 1 to 17, 2024 at La MaMa E.T.C. (Downstairs Theatre), 66 East Fourth Street.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2024
Join John Hume and Friends for an evening of movie-themed music at The Green Room 42.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2024
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and Kinding Sindaw present a new exhibition, 'In Honor of the Ancestors: Indigenous Living Traditions from the Philippines in Diaspora,' open now through Sunday, January 26, 2024 at La MaMa Galleria.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre presents the world premiere of 'a home what howls (or the house what was ravine)' by Matthew Paul Olmos.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2024
Experience the stunning production of MEDEA THE MUSICAL at Green Room 42 this weekend. Learn how to purchase tickets!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2023
The 6th Act has announced that Natalie Lander, Liza Seneca, Andy Robinson and Jonathan Slavin will star in the world premiere of SUKKOT, written by Matthew Leavitt (The Boomerang Effect) and directed by Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding).
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2023
Signature Theatre today will present an all-star benefit reading of Sam Shepard’s contemporary classic True West, led by acclaimed actors Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear, Girls) as Austin, David Harbour (Stranger Things, Black Widow) as Lee, Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale, Compliance) as Mom, and Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story, True Blood) as Saul.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2023
Following the 2022 presentation of Luna and the Starbodies at last year’s Festival of Firsts, Lincoln Center will host the world premiere of Bachman's next great origin story within their multiversal mythos, Skyward: An Endling Elegy.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2023
Piper Theatre will present an upcoming staged reading of a new musical, 'Aftermath,' as part of their Spotlight Series. Learn more about the upcoming reading and find out how you can attend!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2023
James Clements (he/him), a Scottish actor, writer, theatremaker, arts educator and producer, has been named the 2023-2024 Teaching Artist in Residence and the Arts Entrepreneurship Fellow at the NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development's Creative Career Hub in residence at the NYU Production Lab.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2023
Along with Doric Wilson's play Forever After Playwright Danielle Frimer's play A Marriage Is A Story We Tell And Keep Telling will hit the stage at The Siggy at The Flea Theater this August. In this production a queer couple hides in the supply closet moments before what they hope will be their perfect wedding. Their jitters rocket them into a metaphysical meta theatrical manic meditation on the heteronormative nature of the marriage industry complex.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2023
Something magical is happening for families of all ages in the Deer Isle woods this summer from July 23-31, 2023.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2023
Truth Future Bachman (The Public, Lincoln Center) and their starry crew of vocalists will celebrate pride on June 20th at 7pm in Bachman’s “Queer Time Rhapsody”.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2023
Vassar College has announced the lineup for the 37th Powerhouse Theater Season. The annual summer season brings together some of todayʼs most influential theatrical voices and welcomes the next generation of theater artists as members of the renowned Powerhouse Theater Training Program.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2023
Eco-Ennis will present Death of a Salesman: A New Play written by Austen Halpern-Graser and directed by Caroline Burkhart.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2023
Launching its 50th year, Time & Space Limited / TSL begins with a reception for an exhibit of photographs, gleaned from the archives and enlarged for the gallery walls, that document some of the venues in New York City and in Hudson NY where Linda designed the sets and lighting.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Regional Theatre Award (Tony Awards), Outstanding Performance Art Production (IT Awards) for Balletto Stiletto, Outstanding Performance Art Production (IT Awards) for Saint Oedipus, Special Awards (Drama Desk Awards) and Special Citations (Obie Awards).
La MaMa E.T.C. has received several prestigious awards, including the Regional Theatre Award from the Tony Awards, Special Awards from the Drama Desk Awards, and Special Citations from the Obie Awards.
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