New York is the theater capital of the English-speaking world, and it earns that title every night of the week. Broadway gets the marquee attention, but the city's real theatrical heartbeat runs deeper -- through the Off-Broadway houses of Chelsea and the West Village, the scrappy Off-Off stages in Brooklyn and Queens, and the nonprofit institutions that have shaped American drama for generations.
A live show from ICYMI, Slate’s hit internet culture podcast, about the evolution of online influence.
How to Swallow a Volcano is a solo show written and performed by Anne McDermott about anger, love, a...
Whether immigrating to the United States, returning home after years abroad, coming back from travel with a renewed perspective, or rediscovering a sense of connection to the country during challenging times. These stories foster understanding, empathy, and meaningful conversation about identity, home, and the shared experiences that connect us all.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his ...
Enjoy a free interactive series featuring author conversations, community gatherings, and exclusive surprises
An unforgettable memoir of fatherhood, grief, and the life-saving power of love and art in the wake of unimaginable loss. “This is a story that nobody should ever have to tell, yet Matthew Schnippe...
An unforgettable memoir of fatherhood, grief, and the life-saving power of love and art in the wake of unimaginable loss. “This is a story that nobody should ever have to tell, yet Matthew Schnippe...
A monthly event featuring a variety of emerging and established writers reading from their current works.
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry & performance texts by the most adventurous, cross-genre established & emerging writers.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his ...
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry & performance texts by the most adventurous, cross-genre established & emerging writers.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s theme is PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s Theme: PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
Bobby is a small Puerto Rican/Italian kid from Long Island with a big dream. Soon he’s galloping headlong into the strange, obsessive world of professional horse racing. But the track is as dangerous as it is exciting, full of colorful characters and powerful beasts. The jockeys and their associates form a makeshift brotherhood even as they wrestle with the extremes of their sport. But will Bobby outgrow his dream or be consumed by it?SMALL is a tour-de-force about finding and losing yourself in the messy process of growing up as one young man’s dreams unexpectedly lead him from the Belmont racetrack to the Broadway stage.
A critically acclaimed new one-woman show from the actor, comedian, activist and talk show trailblazer. Witty, personal and sharply observed, Common Knowledge is a richly told hour that balances big laughs with deep insight.
How to Swallow a Volcano is a solo show written and performed by Anne McDermott about anger, love, a...
The weekly solo reading series returns to the Art Center this summer! All tickets are $23 (advance sales only), and readings will be done on the lawn of the Art Center. Bring your own blanket or lawn chairs, picnic, and/or snacks!
Francis Morrone leads this exploration of Neoclassicism and the Picturesque from the glorious golden age of architecture and landscape architecture during the long 18th century.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s theme is PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s Theme: PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
Bobby is a small Puerto Rican/Italian kid from Long Island with a big dream. Soon he’s galloping headlong into the strange, obsessive world of professional horse racing. But the track is as dangerous as it is exciting, full of colorful characters and powerful beasts. The jockeys and their associates form a makeshift brotherhood even as they wrestle with the extremes of their sport. But will Bobby outgrow his dream or be consumed by it?SMALL is a tour-de-force about finding and losing yourself in the messy process of growing up as one young man’s dreams unexpectedly lead him from the Belmont racetrack to the Broadway stage.
A one-woman show about a good girl who meets her soulmate, gets in way over her head, suffers a brain injury, and comes roaring back.
A one-woman show about a good girl who meets her soulmate, gets in way over her head, suffers a brain injury, and comes roaring back.
I Almost Died for This?! is a one-woman show about a good girl who meets her soulmate, gets in way over her head, suffers a brain injury, and comes roaring back.
Sarah McNally and Michael Cunningham chat about Unsayable, an intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours and Day.
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art and The Generations Project invite Caribbean LGBTQ+ creatives to participate in a storytelling workshop and live performance. We are seeking storytellers of all ages, identities, and artistic disciplines to share original 5–7 minute pieces reflecting on their creative practices, queerness, and the layered intersections of Caribbean identity, memory, and expression.
An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours and Day.
An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours and Day.
In the spirit of liberation and celebration what’s a time when you were on top? Prepare a story about your craziest party, a victory you didn’t see coming, or that mountain you finally climbed after 5 years of planning.
Discover why this dazzling verse novel was a formative influence on Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Susan B
Daytime Today is part of the PIT FRINGE FEST! featuring New York’s most talented solo artists and performers.
Bobby is a small Puerto Rican/Italian kid from Long Island with a big dream. Soon he’s galloping headlong into the strange, obsessive world of professional horse racing. But the track is as dangerous as it is exciting, full of colorful characters and powerful beasts. The jockeys and their associates form a makeshift brotherhood even as they wrestle with the extremes of their sport. But will Bobby outgrow his dream or be consumed by it?SMALL is a tour-de-force about finding and losing yourself in the messy process of growing up as one young man’s dreams unexpectedly lead him from the Belmont racetrack to the Broadway stage.
The theme for the july salon is “nightmares & dream logic in the apocalycene”. Apocalycene is the term i am using to identify the moment of time we are in, perpendicular to the holocene, inside the anthropocene, and shivering from the grasp of the cthulhuc...
Daddy wants to give you something, but Daddy doesn’t know that what he has to give is even what you want. So here’s a playlist, America.
Robyn Hitchcock will be appearing in person at Rough Trade Below, on Friday, July 24th at 6pm, in conversation with Simon Shaw and signing in support of his new book Stranded in the Future.
Prolific poet Mahogany L. Browne curates an evening of conversation, poetry, music, and community, closing out her Seen, Sound, Scribe series.
A tender, searching collection that breaks open notions of faith to ask how a daughter, alienated from kin, can find love and a home in the world, from the award-winning author of If They Come for ...
Join us for No/pen Mic, hosted by Ed Lin. Sign-ups start from 7:30 PM. Five-minute time slots. All performers welcome!
A tender, searching collection that breaks open notions of faith to ask how a daughter, alienated from kin, can find love and a home in the world, from the award-winning author of If They Come for ...
A tender, searching collection that breaks open notions of faith to ask how a daughter, alienated from kin, can find love and a home in the world, from the award-winning author of If They Come for ...
Daddy wants to give you something, but Daddy doesn’t know that what he has to give is even what you want. So here’s a playlist, America.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s Theme: PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s theme is PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
Bobby is a small Puerto Rican/Italian kid from Long Island with a big dream. Soon he’s galloping headlong into the strange, obsessive world of professional horse racing. But the track is as dangerous as it is exciting, full of colorful characters and powerful beasts. The jockeys and their associates form a makeshift brotherhood even as they wrestle with the extremes of their sport. But will Bobby outgrow his dream or be consumed by it?SMALL is a tour-de-force about finding and losing yourself in the messy process of growing up as one young man’s dreams unexpectedly lead him from the Belmont racetrack to the Broadway stage.
Daytime Today is part of the PIT FRINGE FEST! featuring New York’s most talented solo artists and performers.
Prolific poet Mahogany L. Browne curates an evening of conversation, poetry, music, and community, closing out her Seen, Sound, Scribe series.
It would be easier to arrest him if he wasn’t guilty of the same crime.
Bobby is a small Puerto Rican/Italian kid from Long Island with a big dream. Soon he’s galloping headlong into the strange, obsessive world of professional horse racing. But the track is as dangerous as it is exciting, full of colorful characters and powerful beasts. The jockeys and their associates form a makeshift brotherhood even as they wrestle with the extremes of their sport. But will Bobby outgrow his dream or be consumed by it?SMALL is a tour-de-force about finding and losing yourself in the messy process of growing up as one young man’s dreams unexpectedly lead him from the Belmont racetrack to the Broadway stage.
An unexpected cat turned award-winning monologist Bob Brader's life upside-down. After weeks of hissing and growling from under Bob’s bed, his brand-new surprise feline, Jade, is determined to be alone, inspiring Bob to confront his own desire for isolation. A funny and touching examination of rage, love, and healing.
The East Village Wordsmiths is a monthly salon for artists to share their work. We welcome writers of prose, poetry, memoir, or song to perform a five-minute original work.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s Theme: PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s theme is PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
Every Monday, the independent and internationally known InspiredWordNYC presents an open mic for all art forms in our state-of-the-art venue right here in Clinton Hill Brooklyn! Just 25 slots, 7 minutes apiece for anything spoken, 8 minutes for singers/musicians (if you have backing tracks please bring them).
The independent and internationally known InspiredWordNYC presents an open mic for all art forms in our state-of-the-art venue right here in Clinton Hill Brooklyn! Just 25 slots, 7 minutes apiece for anything spoken, 8 minutes for singers/musicians (if you have backing tracks please bring them).
Guggenheim Poet-in-Residence Patrick Rosal performs the first ever live reading of his work Brooklyn Antediluvian followed by a conversation with poet Ross Gay.
Don’t miss acclaimed author Valeria Luiselli ( Lost Children Archive , The Story of My Teeth ) when she visits...
Don’t miss acclaimed author Valeria Luiselli ( Lost Children Archive , The Story of My Teeth ) when she visits...
From a New York Times media correspondent, a dishy history of the Condé Nast magazine empire, home of Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and more, focusing on its glitzy heyday from the 1980s thr...
Join us for a conversation with Rosa Campbell to celebrate the launch of The Miraculous Season Selected Poems by V.R. "Bunny" Lang, an exquisite collection of poems by the eccentric V. R. "Bunny" Lang, most of which are never-before-seen.
From a New York Times media correspondent, a dishy history of the Condé Nast magazine empire, home of Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and more, focusing on its glitzy heyday from the 1980s thr...
Explore three landmark novels that chronicle midlife escapes centered on transgression and pose serious questions about the...
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s Theme: PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s theme is PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
Directors Yvonne DeMare and Jim Hoskinson, Associate Directors Stefani Cohen and Karen Yaeger and Stage Managers Jeffrey Leib and Mark G. McKenna took the audience behind the scenes of the iconic late-night show in a conversation moderated by DGA Sixth Vice President Lily Olszewski.
Heidi Becker’s debut poetry collection follows one chronically online twentysomething’s journey from filming “brain rot” skits in her parents’ living room to sparking an anti-capitalist awakening across social media.
The weekly solo reading series returns to the Art Center this summer! All tickets are $23 (advance sales only), and readings will be done on the lawn of the Art Center. Bring your own blanket or lawn chairs, picnic, and/or snacks!
From the author of the bestselling phenomenon Dietland comes a razor-sharp, subversive thriller about motherhood, obsession, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Violet “West” Shelley ...
Join Annie Jacobsen in conversation with Elliot Ackerman as they discuss Jacobsen’s new book, Biological War: A Scenario.
From the author of the bestselling phenomenon Dietland comes a razor-sharp, subversive thriller about motherhood, obsession, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.
A critically acclaimed new one-woman show from the actor, comedian, activist and talk show trailblazer. Witty, personal and sharply observed, Common Knowledge is a richly told hour that balances big laughs with deep insight.
How to Swallow a Volcano is a solo show written and performed by Anne McDermott about anger, love, a...
The weekly solo reading series returns to the Art Center this summer! All tickets are $23 (advance sales only), and readings will be done on the lawn of the Art Center. Bring your own blanket or lawn chairs, picnic, and/or snacks!
Francis Morrone leads this exploration of Neoclassicism and the Picturesque from the glorious golden age of architecture and landscape architecture during the long 18th century.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s theme is PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Tonight’s Theme: PLOT TWIST: Prepare a five-minute story about unexpected developments.