Synopsis: “The law said we had to be wearing three pieces of women's clothing. But we knew, and so did you, what was coming. We needed our sleeves rolled up, our hair slicked back, in order to live through it.” A collaborative play inspired by Leslie Feinberg's seminal novel Stone Butch Blues, Morgaine Gooding-Silverwood’s Stone honors Leslie and other overlooked butch heroes of the 1960s. The inter-generational piece is a devised work of historical fiction based on the very real legacy of butch solidarity and gay community organizing that took place as a response to the police violence and anti-crossdressing ordinances of the era. Stone is an homage, a celebration, a love letter and a reflection. 

Stone is being presented as part of the Corkscrew Theater Festival

Director: Katherine Wilkinson
Playwright: Morgaine Gooding-Silverwood
With: Enette Fremont, MX Jordan Ho, Gavel Phoenix, Gil Rodriguez, Dani Romeo-White, Aleigha Spinks, Jordan Underwood

Synopsis: Creative Time is excited to present The Privilege of Escape, Risa Puno’s largest and most ambitious installation to date. Referencing escape rooms—immersive environments where groups solve a series of hands-on puzzles against the clock—this project distills the complexity of privilege by placing it in context of a thrilling game. Upon arrival, attendees find themselves cast as subjects in a study conducted by a cutting-edge institute. In the experiment, groups will race against the clock to solve a series of interactive, sculptural puzzles designed by the artist that resemble popular board games.

While seemingly familiar, attendees discover that in this adventure, the rules have changed. As the clock ticks, players must adapt to the new conditions, unlock clues, and solve their way out of the room. Puno’s aim is to use this disarmingly playful environment to create pathways of exchange and understanding around the topic of social inequity.

Artist: Risa Puno
Director & Playwright: Ran Xia

Synopsis: "Send this to 7 people and you live" is a normal chain letter and things normally don't happen but, what happens if you don't respond and the letter is possessed with the soul of a Professor who loved the 90s?...nah that can't happen (lol). From the Mind of Mark Levy comes this absurd dark comedy where the only thing that kills you more than silly references is well, death. Just make sure you send the letter to 7 people....please.

CC You In Hell is being presented as part of Horse Trade Theater Group’s FRIGID Festival

Director: Janet Bentley
Playwright: Mark Levy
With: Caroline Burke, Sara Detrik, Taylor Graves, James Kennedy, Mark Levy, Kayla Mason, Sam Mercer & Stevie Roetzel,

Synopsis: It is 1938. Hollywood star Anna May Wong has just returned to the US after a discouraging tour in China. Drinking herself into a stupor, Wong’s dreams transport her back to her time on the film set of “Daughter of the Dragon”, grappling with the constrictions placed upon her because of her race and sex. There, memories entwine with imagination, as she relives moments with key figures in her life. This dreamscape is an exploration of the tensions and unease of making it big as a Chinatown girl amidst a world not made to accommodate her. The Actress Who Died a Thousand Deaths utilizes ‘live cinema theater’ to both recreate and reimagine moments from Wong’s films and life; to subvert type-casted and Orientalist tropes of the original and offer a ‘re-framing’ on stage.

Anna May Wong, The Actress Who Died a Thousand Deaths is being presented as part of Mabou Mines’ performance initiative SUITE/Space.

Creator: Cinthia Chen
Director of Photography: Ben Haven Taylor
With: Michael Anderson, Nellie Blue, Rebecca Wei Hsieh, Elizabeth Sun, Matt Ting & Randall Trang

Synopsis: Lee and Leo are trying. They want This Thing To Work Out, they swear. Watch them test every conceivable answer to the equation: him + her + x = Love [solve for x] -- or die trying. A slice of meta-theatre featuring both the Martial and Performance Arts, Naughty Language, Silly Voices, and Love Triumphant (maybe).

This short play is being presented as part of The Arctic Group's New York International Fridge Festival. All tickets are under $20, but more importantly, half of all performances will be FILL OUR FRIDGE nights. Instead of paying money, tickets can be purchased with non-perishable goods. These donations will be delivered to a local food bank by the theater.

The festival will also feature new works from playwrights Daniel Talbott, Katie Cappiello, Korde Arrington Tuttle, Jordan G. Teicher, Jenny King (The Barrington Collective), Glenn Marla, Steven McMahon, Suzanne Willett, and MJ Halberstadt. 

Director: Kate Hopkins
Playwright: Matthew Minnicino
With: Rachel Lin

Synopsis: In the midst of an unexpected double shift (on Christmas Eve, no less) a group of degenerate hotel employees stumble their way through an unusual night of service. It’s a “coming of age when you’re already of age” story. Sometimes it takes a miracle to grow the hell up. Wake Up Call is a 90 minute contemporary play set in the lobby of a luxury boutique hotel in New York City. In the respect that hotels are transitional places for the guests, the same is true for the people that work there. Navigating through the misadventures of the evening, from outlandish guests to unpredictable coworkers, we follow their journey into adulthood. Sort of.

Director: Adam Thomas Smith
Playwrights: Veronica Cooper & Adam Thomas Smith
With: Veronica Cooper, Chris Gebauer, Jory Murphy, Brian Reilly, and Jennifer Teska

Synopsis: In the Event of My Death is about eight small-town twenty-somethings, who know each other from high school, who share an impromptu time of mourning and celebration after the suicide of a mutual friend.  This play was originally developed through The Farm Theaters College Collaboration program , under the artistic direction of Padraic Lillis.

Director: Padraic Lillis
Playwright: Lindsay Joy
With: Lisa Jill Anderson, Lillith Fallon, Breanna Foister, Cory Kosel, Ian Poake, Samantha Strelitz, and Kara Young
Runtime: 105 min

Synopsis: First performed in 1773, She Stoops to Conquer shares many stylastic similarities with the slightly older Restoration Comedies of the late 1600's early 1700's.

Hudson Warehouse productions perform outdoors at the Sailors and Soldiers Monument in Riverside Park at W. 89th St. and Riverside Drive in New York City. No tickets are necessary and admission is pay what you can. It's a beautiful venue to sit back, relax, and enjoy some silly, farcical comedy as the sun sets over the Hudson River.

Director: Ian Harkins
Playwright: Oliver Goldsmith
With: Roxann Kraemer, Jeffrey Guyton, Theodore Moller, Cori Hundt, Rafe Terrizzi, Eve Marie Mugar, and R. Scott Williams

There are things more important than love / Name them / Diamonds

Synopsis: There is a diamond as big as your fist, as heavy as your heart, and touring through Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's time to steal it. Or it's time to keep it safe. 

Pitting diamond heist against museum intrigue,Untameable follows the story of two young women: one trying to repatriate an old jewel and the other trying to keep old nemeses at bay. The audience is free to wander the space and pick which side of the story to follow. Untameable offers an immersive romp between a criminal den and a modern museum, where the audience, like the characters, must decide between love and diamonds, honesty and victory.  Untameable is an investigation into what we will do to achieve our magnum opus and what gets lost in the winning.

Director: Elana McKelahan
Playwright: Daria Miyeko Marinelli
With: Vicki Rodriguez, Denise Yolén, Irene Rivera, J Moliere, Annie-Sage Whitehurst, Stacy Salvette, Nancy Ellen Reinstein, Nikita Chaudhry and Ian F. Stewart