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Rape, Rape, Rape, AIDS, AIDS, AIDS, Genocide, Genocide, cats. Like a strong dose of smelling salts mixed with a sugary dessert, this specially curated evening of the show Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind mines the depths of short plays that deal with the very worst life has to offer, paired with the most light-hearted of pet-themed escapism. The New York Neo-Futurists present a deathly serious, absolutely adorable and specially curated 30 Plays in 60 Minutes presented for ONE WEEKEND ONLY, tonight and Saturday, March 29th and 30th, 2013.

Rape, Rape, Rape, AIDS, AIDS, AIDS, Genocide, Genocide, cats. Like a strong dose of smelling salts mixed with a sugary dessert, this specially curated evening of the show Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind mines the depths of short plays that deal with the very worst life has to offer, paired with the most light-hearted of pet-themed escapism. The New York Neo-Futurists present a deathly serious, absolutely adorable and specially curated 30 Plays in 60 Minutes presented for ONE WEEKEND ONLY, Friday and Saturday, March 29th and 30th, 2013.

Metropolitan Playhouse, Obie Award winner for exploring American culture through theater, hosts The Founder's Festival, the theater's eighth annual Living Literature Festival of performances inspired by the lives and works of the individuals who helped to shape America. The Festival is a collection of eight new works by artists and companies from near and far taking their inspiration from the Founding Father's public and private lives. Each new work is presented four times over the festival. (Project descriptions and schedule follow.) Several evenings will be complemented by readings of salient documents.

Metropolitan Playhouse, Obie Award winner for exploring American culture through theater, hosts The Founder's Festival, the theater's eighth annual Living Literature Festival of performances inspired by the lives and works of the individuals who helped to shape America. The Festival is a collection of eight new works by artists and companies from near and far taking their inspiration from the Founding Father's public and private lives. Each new work is presented four times over the festival. (Project descriptions and schedule follow.) Several evenings will be complemented by readings of salient documents.

To celebrate the conjunction of its 10th anniversary and the "end" of the Mayan calendar, Immediate Medium is creating an immersive, interdisciplinary group performance called The Future at the End of the World. Working with guest curator Andrew Horwitz, Immediate Medium has selected nine makers of dance, theater, performance, music and media to join them in the largely abandoned offices of the James A. Farley Post Office in Midtown Manhattan.

To celebrate the conjunction of its 10th anniversary and the "end" of the Mayan calendar, Immediate Medium is creating an immersive, interdisciplinary group performance called The Future at the End of the World. Working with guest curator Andrew Horwitz, Immediate Medium has selected nine makers of dance, theater, performance, music and media to join them in the largely abandoned offices of the James A. Farley Post Office in Midtown Manhattan.

The Chicago Neo-Futurists get presidential in 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. The show opens tonight, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

The Chicago Neo-Futurists get presidential in 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. The show opens Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Victory Gardens presents …and the whole train was like…, written and performed by The VG Poets Conservatory.

Victory Gardens presents …and the whole train was like…, written and performed by The VG Poets Conservatory.

Victory Gardens presents …and the whole train was like…, written and performed by The VG Poets Conservatory.

The critically acclaimed performance collective New York Neo-Futurists, creators of the long-running phenomenon Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, are proud to present the world premiere of LOCKER 4173b, written and performed by Joey Rizzolo and Christopher Borg, directed by Justin Tolley.

The critically acclaimed performance collective New York Neo-Futurists, creators of the long-running phenomenon Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, are proud to present the world premiere of LOCKER 4173b, written and performed by Joey Rizzolo and Christopher Borg, directed by Justin Tolley.

Strap on your moon boots for LAIKA DOG IN SPACE, opening Saturday, February 5, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Strap on your moon boots for LAIKA DOG IN SPACE, opening Saturday, February 5, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Strap on your moon boots for LAIKA DOG IN SPACE, opening Saturday, February 5, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Strap on your moon boots for LAIKA DOG IN SPACE, opening Saturday, February 5, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Strap on your moon boots for LAIKA DOG IN SPACE, opening Saturday, February 5, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Currently celebrating its 5th season under a new mission statement, LiveWire Chicago Theatre proudly presents its 3rd annual short play festival of new work that emphasizes audience feedback and community interaction.

Currently celebrating its 5th season under a new mission statement, LiveWire Chicago Theatre proudly presents its 3rd annual short play festival of new work that emphasizes audience feedback and community interaction.

Currently celebrating its 5th season under a new mission statement, LiveWire Chicago Theatre proudly presents its 3rd annual short play festival of new work that emphasizes audience feedback and community interaction.

The Neo-Futurists announce their 22nd Season to include Daredevils' Hamlet by Ryan Walters, Laika Dog in Space by NY Neo-Futurists Rob Neill, Eevin Hartsough, Jill Beckman and Carl Riehl, and Performing Tonight! Liza Minnellis Daughter by Mary Fons. Also on the books is another great year of the smash hit, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind.

Lisa Kron, actress and member of the Five Lesbian Brothers, returns to host the Sixth Annual New York Innovative Theatre Awards (the IT Awards), in a ceremony dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway.

HOWL! Arts Project and The Actors Fund present HOWL! ARTS PROJECT 2010, a month-long series of theater, performance art, music, poetry, film, entertainment for and by kids, and much more at Theatre 80 (80 St. Marks Place). Proceeds benefit HOWL! HELP, an emergency services assistance and health fund for eligible and qualifying East Village artists, administered by The Actors Fund.

HOWL! Arts Project and The Actors Fund present HOWL! ARTS PROJECT 2010, a month-long series of theater, performance art, music, poetry, film, entertainment for and by kids, and much more at Theatre 80 (80 St. Marks Place). Proceeds benefit HOWL! HELP, an emergency services assistance and health fund for eligible and qualifying East Village artists, administered by The Actors Fund.