by Francois Maree Guy, a mid-20s South African immigrant living in New York City, navigates one week of his life after experiencing some recent tragedy. This play taps into the aching cavities that are as misunderstood, unpredictable, interesting, and …
MAGGIE
.: Musical Festival :. by Nathan Liu Desperate for money, a struggling lesbian musician goes home to visit her estranged, homophobic father in the hopes that he will help her. August 22, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 23, 2019 @ …
THE SUMATRAN DANCER
by Anthony Barone Erotic dance has delivered Mata Hari from poverty. She's famous in Paris among generals and aristocrats. But World War I changes everything. The clubs are empty and debts mount. Before she and her Russian lover can escape the horrors she's …
RUNNING: A NEW PLAY
by Sean Chandler A married, closeted-gay mayoral candidate who is outed in a very public manner must contend with it's effects on his campaign and family. August 20, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 24, 2019 @ 9pm August 25, 2019 @ 1:30pm …
EMERGENCY
.: Musical Festival :. by Jeff and Jacob Foy Justin Marks, M.D. has one night to save his career. Emergency is a modern-day American musical that follows Dr. Marks through this 12-hour shift and allows the audience to experience the laughs, love, …
STEEPLECHASE
by Chris Nelson Step right up! The big top is open for business! Join Viv and her companions in bacchanalian NYC. We're treated to a circus of past and present pleasures, vying for attention like barkers at Coney Island. August 19, 2019 @ …
Bella Florence, Playwright of – O NEGATIVE
This summer, I had the pleasure of taking part in the 2018 Spring/Summer Festival. My play O Negative came to life thanks to the support of Robert and the Festival team. O Negative is a project I began 15 months ago, a total labor of love, and I've spent countless nights dreaming about the day it …
Marsha Johnson, Playwright of – MOONDANCE
I had never produced a show but now found myself needing to produce a full, ninety -minute musical. I knew we needed to begin; we needed to get our show on its feet. The confines of a festival made me reluctant to go that route. Would the show even resemble itself with a minimal set, honed down to …
Sean Welch, Playwright of – RAVENHOOK
The New York Theater Festival was truly the most wonderful experience. The leadership, productions, theatre space, tech crew, and everyone involved created the most pleasurable Spring/Summer Festival As an actor, this production allowed me to simply perform with absolute freedom. Additionally, …
BOY IN THE WINDOW
by Michael Jones His past stolen, future slow to arrive, a meth-head boyfriend, confused and angry, Andre leaves the Bronx for San Francisco at the height of the plague. Free-spirited non-apologetic friends offer Andre permission to live his truth but first, …
SOUL MATES
by Ardina Cerra A love story with a twist that has gone on for a life time. August 15, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 16, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 18, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater To purchase …
SELF-DEFENSE
by Alexandra Montesino Eli, the daughter of a blacksmith, has no interest in armor and wants to learn how to defend herself physically, but her stubborn father does not believe in fighting and forbids her from learning. August 15, 2019 @ …
THE SAMPLE
by Sean O'Leary This play is a comic tale set at the intersection of modern medicine and pornography. In a couple’s quest for a baby a middle-aged man arrives at the fertility clinic to provide a semen sample for analysis. Sometimes humanity is lost and even …
EL CAMPEON: POLITICS CON POLLO
by Tammy Green Sal's restaurant is home to the local Honduran community. When a stranger visits, Sal is faced with a difficult choice. He can embrace fame and fortune, or choose to be the champion of his people August 15, 2019 @ …
CHIMERA
by Emmanuel Martin Di Feliciantonio It's 1933, Two brothers and a woman live around a couch, in the middle of the desert. A plane crashes and three strangers enter their world, progressively colliding with each individual's personal demons and …
SETTING: TEACHERS’ LOUNGE
by Azariah Coppin Three elementary school teachers cross paths during their school day visits to the teacher’s lounge. There, they collectively grapple with the routine of their lives, exacerbated by the state of their current profession. Which calls them …
SIX-SOUTH
by Julian Deroyce Bliss This play is a coming of age story that focuses on five teens growing up with mental illness, set in an adolescent psychiatric ward. Told through the eyes of Joby, who has just attempted suicide on his seventeenth birthday, the play …
SIGH NO MORE
by Tess McGuinness A group of regional theater actors perform a production of Much Ado About Nothing while engaging in a Shakespearian comedy of their own backstage - one filled with love triangles, mistaken identities, betrayals and …
ABBY DREAMS OF HUMANS
by Michelle Sarkany A yoga posing artificially intelligent robot refuses to accept that humans have gone extinct. August 8, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 9, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 11, 2019 @ 9pm All Shows at the Hudson Guild …
MOVE THE LOGO
by Jenita Spirtovic A young graphic designer at a Manhattan ad agency struggles to get her opinion across to dim-witted corporate colleagues. She eventually has a breakdown, resorting to use of complex and nonsensical marketing jargon and finally gets through to …
WHO’S YOUR DADDY
by Art Pesin Jesus takes a DNA test on a channel 11 type morning show to resolve a 2000 year old family dispute, with some surprising results. August 8, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 9, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 11, 2019 @ …
A LINDA BELL CHRISTMAS
by Lee Brodie Although she’s rich, successful and a huge celebrity, pop singer Linda Bell isn’t happy. After an argument erupts during rehearsals for her annual Christmas TV special, a mysterious stranger befriends Linda, with the relationship taking an …
HAIRCUT
by Elizabeth Kurtz One night, twenty two year old Jordan gets a frantic knock on his door. It's Sylvia, his best friend since middle school clutching a pair of scissors begging him to cut her hair. The two argue around her hair and their friendship until it's …
SUNDAY DINNER
by Davide Ferrari 5 very different members of an authentic traditional Italian family trade quips, stories, and remarks during their weekly Sunday dinner. August 6, 2019 @ 9pm August 7, 2019 @ 6:15pm August 10, 2019 @ 4pm - …