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Jake Shore's THE SLIDE IS THE NEGATIVE is being presented at The Chain Theatre as part of the Factory Series. See photos here!

The world premiere of Jake Shore's THE SLIDE IS THE NEGATIVE will be presented at The Chain Theatre as part of the Factory Series. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Axial Theatre and JCS Theater Company in association with the Oberon Theatre Ensemble will present the world premiere of Jake Shore's THE SLIDE IS THE NEGATIVE at The Chain Theatre. Learn more!

JCS Theater Company has released photos of Jake Shore’s CON. This new drama about the impact of conspiracy theories will begin performances July 19 at Brooklyn Art Haus in Williamsburg.

Jake Shore's new drama CON, exploring the impact of conspiracy theories and personal trauma, premieres July 19 at Brooklyn Art Haus. Directed by Paul Smithyman, the play stars Tracey Beltrano and Miguel Bertrand.

Psycho Clan and ETR Ventures' latest immersive horror venture, 'Nightmare Dollhouse,' is chilling, to say the least. With twenty-one seasons under their belt, it's safe to say they know a thing or two about delivering spine-tingling thrills. What sets this venture apart is its unique concept. While haunted houses often feature the expected blood, gore, monsters, and zombies, I've never encountered one 'inspired by the weirdest and scariest roadside oddities.'

Psycho Clan and ETR Ventures' Nightmare Dollhouse begins performances this weekend, returning to its original home in the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Teatro SEA @ The Clemente.

Psycho Clan and ETR Ventures present Nightmare Dollhouse, a theatrical immersive horror experience inspired by the weirdest and scariest roadside oddities, returning to its original home in the lower east side of Manhattan at Teatro SEA @ The Clemente (107 Suffolk Street between Rivington and Delancey).

Notable agents of chaos, Psycho Clan, will return this summer with their ridiculous story of an 80’s/90’s action hero in Timothy Haskell’s The Rise and Fall, Then Brief and Modest Rise Followed By A Relative Fall Of… Jean Claude Van Damme As Gleaned by a Single Reading of His Wikipedia Page Months Earlier (can be shortened to The Rise and Fall Of Jean Claude Van Damme). 

The 1/52 Project, the new financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected the first seven early-career designer recipients to benefit from $100,000 in grants.

Spin Cycle, Frigid & JCS Theater Company are presenting the World Premiere of HIT THE WALL, a new play by Jake Shore, directed by Timothy Haskell. HIT THE WALL runs through August 11, Thursday - Saturday at 7pm. Get a first look at photos below!

The title refers to the 53% of white women who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, but that's just the starting point.

Spin Cycle, Frigid & JCS Theater Company present the World Premiere of HIT THE WALL, a new play by Jake Shore, directed by Timothy Haskell.

Psycho Clan, the creative team behind many well-known NYC immersive productions, will present THE DARK HOUSE, a horror experience just in time for the Halloween season.  

 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced casting for the world premiere of You Are Here, a free public sculpture, sound, and live performance installation conceived by Andrea Miller, award-winning choreographer and artistic director of movement-based production company GALLIM.

Episode 31 of 4Wall Entertainment's Sunday Roundtable features Production Managers, Technical Supervisors, and Producing Directors from Broadway, Lincoln Center, Disney, and Regional Theatre.

Psycho Clan, the creative team behind many well-known NYC immersive productions, will present I CAN'T SEE, an all-new heart pounding immersive horror theater experience just in time for the Halloween season.

Creative Women New York will present the world premiere of 'Spin Off' by Bernard Pomerance, author of 'The Elephant Man,' in a production directed by Ron Canada from September 21 to October 13 at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Avenue.

Psycho Clan, the creative team behind the NYC Halloween institution, Nightmare Haunted House (in the lower east side for 13 years) in association with Studio 153 announces THIS IS REAL: A CHRISTMAS NIGHTMARE, the Christmas version of This Is Real that opened September 8th and has sold out practically every performance since then.

Psycho Clan, the creative team behind the NYC Halloween institution, Nightmare Haunted House (in the lower east side for 13 years) in association with Studio 153 announces THIS IS REAL, a heart pounding horror experience by Nightmare Haunted House creator Timothy Haskell. This intimate and unnerving simulated abduction allows for only 8 people to participate at a time. Performances begin on September 8th, 2017 for an open-ended run and take place in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn (an area of NYC one would likely be taken to if they actually were abducted) at 153 Coffey Street, between Ferris and Conover Street.  Performances are Tuesdays-Sundays at various times, with tickets ranging from $95-$110.  Visit www.thisisreal.nyc for complete details.