The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is pleased to announce the world premiere of Manufacturing Mischief, a new satirical play by Pedro Reyes that features puppet characters based on Noam Chomsky, Karl Marx, Ayn Rand, Elon Musk and "Tiny Trump." Making its world premiere at MIT's Simmons Hall on April 26 and 27, 2018, the work was conceived as part of Reyes' residency as the inaugural Dasha Zhukova Distinguished Visiting Artist at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology. This position was established to support artists in the development of new work through contributions made by MIT's renowned faculty and students.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present The Arctic Group's ECHO, written and audio designed by Ran Xia and directed by Nicholas Orvis at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) April 12-21. Performances will be Thursday through Saturday at 7pm. Tickets ($15) are available for advance purchase at www.thetanknyc.org.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present the New York Premiere of LEISURE, LABOR, LUST, written and directed by Sara Farrington at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), March 28-April 22.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors), The Renovationists, and Parity Productions will co-present the World Premiere of Corbin Went's OLD NAMES FOR WILDFLOWERS, directed by Emma Rosa Went at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), May 11-25. Performances will be Friday, May 11 at 8pm, Saturday, May 12 at 8pm, Sunday, May 13 at 7pm, Thursday, May 17 at 8pm, Friday, May 18 at 8pm, Saturday, May 19 at 8pm, Sunday, May 20 at 7pm, Wednesday, May 23 at 8pm, Thursday, May 24 at 8pm, and Friday, May 25 at 8pm. Tickets ($25) are available for advance purchase at www.thetanknyc.org. The performance will run approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.
What Makes Us Feel Good begins with a cow attempting to put the audience at ease. In reality, however, this is an actor looking for self validation. We cannot be certain how the audiences at The Tank will respond, but Johnny the Cow will most certainly ignore them. Especially once he has asked them a question. You see, he wants to get to the good stuff. A trauma involving his mother. A lifetime of self doubt. Forgiveness. Anyway, there's another actor on stage now. They are preparing to present an educational children's theatre show based on the life of murderer William Bradford Bishop. They are certain that it will be both marketing and compelling. The resulting performance is an amalgam of children's broadcast programming, live educational theatre, and William Bradford Bishop's violent acts in Bethesda, Maryland in 1976.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present a limited engagement of Celeste Cahn's solo show, A Lady Does Not Scratch Her Crotch at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) April 11-18. Performances will be Wednesday, April 11 at 7pm, Thursday, April 12 at 9:30pm, Tuesday, April 17 at 7pm and Wednesday, April 18 at 7pm.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present the World Premiere of Brazillian playwright Rodrigo Nogueira's dark comedy, The Ideal Obituary at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) March 8-24. Performances will be Thursday through Saturday at 8pm. Tickets ($20/$15 students & seniors) are available for advance purchase at www.thetanknyc.org.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) is pleased to a limited engagement of a new kids show, Layer the Walls. Performances will take place at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Thursday, March 1 at 11am & 8pm, Friday, March 2 at 11am & 8pm, Saturday, March 3 at 3pm & 8pm, and Sunday, March 4 at 3pm. Tickets ($18 for adults; $10 for children) are available for advance purchase at www.thetanknyc.org. Layer the Walls is appropriate for ages 7 and up.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present Reveries: An Immersive Theatrical Experience at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) on February 1st, 2018 with six performances through February 4th, 2018.
After several exciting and successful shows in the fall of 2017 (Only You, A Queer Cabaret; Love: A How (Not) To Guide; and No Way To Say Goodbye by artists Donnie and Rebecca Cianciotto, Jen Anaya and Deepali Gupta) The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) is launching a full season of monthly cabaret events for 2018! Tank-aret: A Taste of Something Different, a new cabaret series featuring underrepresented artists, will kick off on Saturday, January 20 at 10:30pm, in the 99-seat theater space at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues). Tickets ($14, with a 1 drink minimun) are available for advance purchase at www.thetanknyc.org.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present Jordan Temple's mash-up comedy The Color Urkel, for a limited engagement February 22-24 at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues). Performances will be Thursday, February 22 at 9:30pm, Friday, February 23 at 10:30pm, and Saturday, February 24 at 10pm Tickets ($7) are available for advance purchase at www.thetanknyc.org.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present the World Premiere of Rebecca Patek's CHASM, directed by Meghan Finn at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) February 28-March 4. Performances will be Wednesday, February 28 at 7pm, Thursday, March 1 at 11am & 7pm, Friday, March 2 at 7pm, Saturday, March 3 at 7pm, and Sunday, March 4 at 4pm & 7pm. Tickets ($20/$15 students & seniors) are available for advance purchase at www.thetanknyc.org.
Following the opening of the Company's first permanent home, Target Margin Theater has announced that 13 diverse artists, via three distinct programs, will be supported in 2018. The Company's new home, located in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, enables Target Margin Theater to deepen their support of the next generation of theater makers through its annual incubator LAB festival, it's five-year-old fellowship program, and its new artist-in-residency program.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present Theatre of War's experimental reconstruction of Amiri Baraka's (Flying) Dutchman, directed by Christopher Stevenson at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) February 9-24. Performances will be Friday, February 9 at 7pm, Saturday, February 10 at 7pm, Thursday, February 15 at 7pm, Friday, February 16 at 7pm, Saturday, February 16 at 7pm, Wednesday, February 21 at 7pm, Thursday, February 22 at 7pm, Friday, February 23 at 7pm, and Saturday, February 24 at 7pm. Tickets ($25/$15 students & seniors) are available for advance purchase at www.thetanknyc.org. The performance will run approximately 45 minutes, with no intermission.
Kyoung's Pacific Beat and The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will co-produce the World Premiere of PILLOWTALK, written and directed by Kyoung H. Park at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) January 11-27, as part of The Exponential Festival. Set in Brooklyn in 2017, PILLOWTALK brings to life one night in the lives of Sam and Buck, a recently married interracial couple.
The Exponential Festival presents and promotes theatrical performances created by New York-based artists and exhibited across Brooklyn (and now sneaking into Manhattan). The Exponential Festival celebrates the increasing growth and importance of Brooklyn venues, unique Manhattan spaces and local artists, working together to keep theatre kicking.
The Tank will present the second screening in their new Staging Film series tonight, December 5th, at 7pm at 312 West 36th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues).
The Tank will present the second screening in their new Staging Film series on Tuesday, December 5th at 7pm at 312 West 36th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues). The screening will feature the films We Will Be Ephemeral, This Thing of Ours, and 16 Words or Less, followed by a talkback with the creators of the films, including playwright Mallery Avidon, director Meghan Finn, and actor Black Eyed Susan.
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) in association with Rebel Playhouse is thrilled to present the World Premiere of LOUDMOUTH, a new devised show for young audiences, directed by Suzannah Gratz and Clara Kundin with choreography by Phoebe Rose Sandford, at The Tank's new home at 312 West 36th Street. Performances will be Today, November 16 at 6:30pm, Friday, November 17 at 6:30pm, Saturday, November 18 at 10am, and Sunday, November 19 at 2pm. Weekend shows will be followed by an optional workshop for kids. Tickets ($30 for adults; $20 for children) are available for advance purchase at www.thetanknyc.org.
Barker Room Rep announced today that Sam's Tea Shack, an interactive play originating in New York, will be presented at the Atwater Village Theater, November 16 18. The exclusive late night showings are part of a trio of performances produced by Barker Room Rep, Los Angeles-based experimental theater company, which also includes the West Coast premiere of Erin Courtney's A Map of Virtue, November 2 18 and Real Talk / Kip Talk with Kippy Winston, executive produced by Eliza Bent and directed by Sarah Hughes, November 10 & 11.
