Sheila and her sister Abigail work for their mother's small family business. Sheila's job used to be a source of joy and exhilaration; now she's questioning everything. But when you're an assassin, being uninspired means getting sloppy, and getting sloppy means getting killed. Kill Local is a pitch-black comedy about blood ties, revenge and trying to get unstuck - especially when your life is dedicated to ending others'.
Netflix Inc., the world's leading Internet television network, today announced two new Netflix original series from India; SELECTION DAY, based on the book by acclaimed author Aravind Adiga (WHITE TIGER); and AGAIN, a supernatural, female-led detective series set in New Delhi and written by Marisha Mukerjee (QUANTICO).
Dramahound Productions and Open Source Gallery are pleased to announce the world premiere of a one-act play by Anne Phelan, The Ikarus Play. It will be performed Sunday, August 6th at 6 and 7 pm, and Monday, August 7th at 7 and 8 pm at Open Source Gallery, 306 17th Street (near Sixth Avenue), Park Slope. Admission is free.
Join the Alliance and some of NYC's fiercest Asian American women comedians for Flipping the Script: Tiger Ladies Strike Back! Equal parts screening event and panel discussion, this event features APA women in comedy reflecting, responding, and roasting film clips depicting Asian Americans in television shows and movies throughout history.
Downtown Boys will release their third album, Cost of Living, August 11 on Sub Pop. Produced by Fugazi's Guy Picciotto, one of indie-rock's most mythological figures (he also produced Blonde Redhead, The Gossip, and others), Cost of Living shows a sense of maturity without compromising the band's righteous assault and captivating presence.
Fresh off its run at the Hamilton Fringe Festival, Apsara Theatre Company in association with Dreamwalker Dance Company will present Someone Between at the Summerworks Performance Festival.
Breathtaking displays of highly skilled acrobatics and juggling combine with expressive clowning, evocative of the cream of the silent comedy double acts like Laurel and Hardy, in this European smash-hit making its Fringe debut at Underbelly's famous upside down co the Udderbelly in George Square.
BRIC is pleased to announce full programming for the 2017 BRIC JazzFest, the third annual edition of the celebrated Brooklyn jazz festival, conceived and curated by Jack Walsh, Lia Crockett and Brice Rosenbloom. As it expands even more in its third year, the Festival continues to deliver on the promise Nate Chinen suggested in The New York Times when he wrote, "Given what's still a limited infrastructure for jazz in Brooklyn, BRIC JazzFest could be an important force for good." The Festival takes place over the course of a week (October 14-21), featuring film, dance, panel discussion and student workshops, and culminates with a three-day concert marathon, with performances taking place simultaneously in the various spaces comprising BRIC House (647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn).
Bob Ost of Wildly Productive Productions and Xoregos Performing Company, have announced the complete casting for the N.Y. premiere of Romance of the Western Chamber, a musical adaptation (in English) of the fabled Chinese classic Xi Xiang Ji.
In honor of Jerry Garcia's 75 th Birthday, the Jerry Garcia Foundation has commissioned luthier and artist Tom Lieber to create an eco-friendly, plastic-free electric guitar.
La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of Kill Local, by UC San Diego MFA playwriting graduate Mat Smart, directed by Jackson Gay (Kingdom City), running August 1 - 27 (press opening: Sunday, August 6) in the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre.
Breathtaking displays of highly skilled acrobatics and juggling combine with expressive clowning, evocative of the cream of the silent comedy double acts like Laurel and Hardy, in this European smash-hit making its Fringe debut at Underbelly's famous upside down co the Udderbelly in George Square.
The Movement Theatre Company, a Harlem-based nonprofit committed to showcasing emerging artists of color, opened their production of And She Would Stand Like This by Harrison David Rivers, directed by David Mendizabal, choreographed by Kia LaBeija on July 23rd. The show continues its run until August 6, 2017 at the new A.R.T./NY Theatres in the Mezzanine Theatre, located at 502 West 53rd Street and 10th Avenue.
Developing Artists, in partnership with Vineyard Theatre, welcomes a lineup of stars to their 13th annual REBEL VERSES Youth Arts Festival, with performances today, July 27, Friday, July 28, Saturday, July 29, Thursday, August 3, Friday, August 4, and Saturday, August 5 at Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15th St.).
Fresh off its run at the Hamilton Fringe Festival, Apsara Theatre Company in association with Dreamwalker Dance Company will present Someone Between at the Summerworks Performance Festival.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood LIVE: King for a Day! The award-winning, No. 1 PBS KIDS series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood springs to life on stage in this interactive, all-new musical adventure for young audiences.
Atlantic Theater Company has announced complete casting for the New York premiere of Tony and Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens' (Harper Regan, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) Olivier Award winning play On the Shore of the Wide World, directed by Neil Pepe (Marie and Rosetta, Hands on a Hardbody).
Dorset Theatre Festival incubates new works for the American stage through its New Play Reading series, which continues with Lauren Yee, playwright of King of the Yees and past Dramatist Guild Fellow.
Developing Artists, in partnership with Vineyard Theatre, welcomes a lineup of stars to their 13th annual REBEL VERSES Youth Arts Festival, with performances Thursday, July 27, Friday, July 28, Saturday, July 29, Thursday, August 3, Friday, August 4, and Saturday, August 5 at Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15th St.).
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