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SHOWS BY NAME 2018 SPRING/SUMMER FESTIVAL

All plays, one act performances & musicals appearing in the New York Spring/Summer Theater Festival in the 2018 performance season. 2018 shows listed by Name.

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    • 11 0811.08

         by Ahtiya Liles   When the country is going to hell, why not spend   the night with your ex? Raeanna and Dashawn’s   relationship ended abruptly, in confusion and with   no closure. Now they’re back in the same room for   the first time since the break up to watch the 2016   Presidential Election. They soon realize, though,   that they have a lot more to talk about than politics.     July 12, 2018 @ 9pm       July 14, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       July 15, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434702  

    • A day in a the lifeA DAY IN THE LIFE

         by Uzunma Udeh     This show is simply 24 hours with a black woman.   Even through the ups and downs, she stays optimistic   and proves her resilience. The show exaggerates art   forms (rap, haiku, etc.) as a tool to celebrate daily   survival while black and female through art.         August 23, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 24, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 26, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3478020  

    • A Lovely Damaged QualityA LOVELY DAMAGED QUALITY

         by Mackenzie McBride       In A Lovely Damaged Quality, Jody descends into   the dark depths of her imagination as she tries   to make sense of her father’s suicide. Overwhelmed   with grief, she finds herself in a chaotic and magical   world where her dad still lives inside   of the pages of her notebook.           August 20, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 24, 2018 @ 9pm       August 26, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3469594

    • A Match Remade in Heaven final 1A MATCH REMADE IN HEAVEN

         by Amanda Terman       Forty years after her untimely death, Anna waits   in heaven to reunite with her beloved husband Brian.   However, when he arrives, Anna’s plan for eternal   bliss is complicated by unexpected news.         August 9, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 10, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 12, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3462352

    • A new play from will greenA NEW PLAY FROM WILL GREEN

         by Daniel Park       Will Green is a frustrated playwright trying to come   up with a new play. He conjures up an imaginary girl,   Olivia, who in turn tries to convince Will to   quit writing. A short dark meta comedy.           August 16, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 17, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 19, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3468187

    • A Shot of Rhythm and BluesA SHOT OF RHYTHM AND BLUES

           by Thomas Blumenfeld       Hamburg 1962 – The new drummer for Liverpool’s   Blizzards, has been murdered. His bandmates accuse   a club owner, since they broke their contract. The   old drummer’s biggest fan shows up, supposedly   to support another band. The guitarist insinuates   that he suspects her. But did the boys themselves   do it, crazed on speed or coolly   calculating the publicity value?         Sept. 18, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 22, 2018 @ 8:30pm       Sept. 23, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3506154

    • A Southern FairytaleA SOUTHERN FAIRYTALE

         by Ty Autry   Based on true events, this is a story of a gay Christian   growing up in the Deep South. Through this piece you   see him go through coming in and out of the closet   multiple times, excommunicated, conversion therapy,   and even his dad asking if there is a demon inside of him.         Sept. 13, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 15, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.         Sept. 16, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3500670

    • A Watch finalA WATCH

           by  Youlim Nam      On a beautiful, but brutally hot day, Shannon summons   April to a small park along the Brooklyn waterfront. The   two girls, more sisters than friends, gnaw, clamor, and   cry their way through a night against the   backdrop of Manhattan skyline.           Sept. 20, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 21, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 23, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3510464

    • A Wound in timeA WOUND IN TIME

         by Stephanie Lynn Wilson         Negra, pressured by a suspicious mother, a strange   bedfellow, and an amorous co-worker struggles to keep   a childhood secret while a restless spirit and   the African gods of Santeria seek justice.         October 4, 2018 @ 6:15pm       October 5, 2018 @ 6:15pm        October 7, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3525160

    • Al finalAL

         by Nicole Murray      How ludicrous — The Feminine Mystique is still being   explored in the 21st century, as Betty Friedan defined   in 1963: “the problem that has no name.” You will   meet Al, a millennial woman with “Al” on one shoulder   who represents her obedience and on the other,   “Alyssa” who represents her independence.   Husband vs wife. Family vs career. Al vs. Alyssa.         Sept. 27, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 28, 2018 @ 6:15pm         Sept. 30, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3518958

    • Angelin the skyANGELS IN THE SKY

         by Tenaj Smith         Charlie is an American poet of relative notoriety who   lives alone after losing his wife. His son has moved out   to pursue his own path. His best friend Laura tries her   best to support him, but nothing seems to work. She   begins to accept his new demeanor as a fact of life.           August 30, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 1, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       Sept. 2, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3488050

    • Anne Frank Lives finalANNE FRANK LIVES

         by Lawrence Kessenich It’s a haunting question: If Anne Frank had survived, who would she have become? When a 33-year-old woman in New York in 1962 claims to be her, to have survived the death camp unbeknownst to the world, dare we hope it’s true? Listen, watch, decide for yourself.        July 10, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 14, 2018 @ 8:30pm       July 15, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434696  

    • artura veraniARTURA VERANI

         by Hayden Stearns       A space crew is instructed to move a distant planet   to make it habitable for humans. But when they   discover the planet is alive, they are forced to choose.   Should they save this life form or act for the good   of mankind? What does it mean to   be alive, and is each life equal?       August 9, 2018 @ 9pm       August 11, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       August 12, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3461165

    • bad luck break upBAD LUCK BREAK-UP

         by Zachary Rogers       Bad Luck Break-up is an absurdist comedy about   a normal day function of society. Today, break-ups   are more common than first dates. They hold a   commonplace role in modern relationships. But what   happens, when something so normal, goes so,   insanely wrong? When Lizzie goes to break up with her   boyfriend of 4 years, she thinks  its the worst thing   that could happen to him.       July 26, 2018 @ 9pm       July 28, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       July 29, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3449085

    • Betwwen Panic and desireBETWEEN PANIC AND DESIRE

         by Bear Kosik       Mark’s disability benefits are cut, triggering his PTSD.   Older sister Caridad picks up younger sister Esperanza,   hospitalized for psychological evaluation. While waiting   for Dr. Greene to make a house call, they talk about   their family’s quirks and history. Dr. Greene arrives   and tells Mark he has no sisters.   Except he does. Where lies reality?       August 7, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 11, 2018 @ 8:30pm       August 12, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3470334

    • blazed and amused posterBLAZED AND AMUZED

         by Skylar Beirne   Tweenagers Lily and Jack receive their first hit of   adulthood…literally. Drew and Bev must come clean   about a dank secret they have been hiding from their   children. This play is a high-stakes coming-of-age story   about the increasing popularity of recreational drug use   in the United States, and what happens when family   secrets kept on a “weed”-to-know basis, are revealed.         Sept. 13, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 15, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.         Sept. 16, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3500701

    • Boy meets girlBOY MEETS GIRL

      .: Musical Festival :.    by James Feinberg       In this musical romantic comedy, a self-abnegating   comedian and headstrong actress become close   friends as they simultaneously evolve as a   rom-com screen pairing. But the unconventional   friendship hits rocky territory fast as sudden fame   plays hell with their already considerable neuroses.   Can love muscle its way in between these   two cynics, who know all the angles?         August 6, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 10, 2018 @ 9pm       August 12, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3457300

    • Broken dolls And Robotic Hearts high res jpgBROKEN DOLLS AND ROBOTIC HEARTS

         by Lorisse Alicia Ortiz-Bentiné     In this Afro-futuristic universe, there is no clear   line between artificial intelligence and humans   who need mechanical parts to survive. They have   all been treated unfairly by the powers that be.   In a world where love, magick*, and spirituality thrive,   the characters in this story must come to terms with   the grim notion that light can only emerge via darkness.         July 17, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 21, 2018 @ 8:30pm       July 22, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3446154

    • brunch in babelBRUNCH IN BABEL

         by Derek Nicoletto         This play is comedy addressing the lack of real   communication in todays supposedly evolved society,   is set in a New York City diner. The patrons, many   smothering in their own egos, suffer from either   the inability to listen or the inability to be heard.         Sept. 6, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 7, 2018 @ 6:15pm        Sept. 9, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3499007

    • caligulaCALIGULA

         by Jake Gonnella        A portrait of the infamous third emperor of Rome,   Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula. This play   portrays Caligula not as an insane tyrant, but as a   young man at the mercy of forces far beyond his control,   personal and political. Nihilistic, eccentric, and charming,   the man, not the monster, has his story told in Caligula.         August 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 17, 2018 @ 9pm       August 19, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3465199

    • canarsieCANARSIE

         by Andrew Barnes       Being in your mid twenties and living in New York City   trying to figure out who you are is hard enough. To make   it just a bit harder, Eileen is diagnosed with Leukemia   and decides she doesn’t want to get treatment. Canarsie   explores loss at the most human level. How   does grief effect our relationships?            August 20, 2018 @ 9pm       August 22, 2018 @ 9pm       August 25, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3469562

    • ChoicesCHOICES

         by Nell Komlos   It is estimated that an average adult will make 35,000   decisions in any given day. Most of these decisions   most trivial: Soup or salad? Can one wear white after   Labor Day? Perhaps some of the most difficult decisions   are the ones people must make on the behalf of those   incapable of speaking for themselves.         Sept. 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 14, 2018 @ 6:15pm         Sept. 16, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3504095

    • Clara Confessions finalCLARA: CONFESSIONS

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Viktoriya Papayani     This play is about the legendary pianist and composer   Clara Schumann. An exploration of an extraordinary   life of one of the few influential female composers   and musicians of the 19th Century.         July 16, 2018 @ 9pm       July 18, 2018 @ 9pm       July 21, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3446136

    • Coming OutCOMING OUT

         by Lauren Winnenberg         Charlie and Liz have been best friends since kindergarten,   so a rooftop conversation together isn’t completely out   of the ordinary. It’s only when Charlie reveals the secret   he’s been holding onto for years that they face a crossroads   in their friendship that Liz is totally unprepared for.       Sept. 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 14, 2018 @ 6:15pm         Sept. 16, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3503730

    • ConfessionsCONFESSIONS OF A NIGGAH IN DISTRESS

         by Ramón Guzman         “ Yo! I herd Ronnie and Tre ain’t friends no more. That’s crazy,   cuz they been friends for a minute. I herd Tre did sum fucked   up shit 2 Ronnie. Shiid, all I kno is dey bettah   squash dah beef, cuz dis shit lyf or def.”       Sept. 6, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 7, 2018 @ 6:15pm        Sept. 9, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3499021

    • ConsciousCONSCIOUS

         by Kimberly Singleton       Conscious, a young thriving poet, tries to come to   terms with living with HIV. Those closest to him do   not know that he has the disease and he must confront   the one responsible. Through the use of poetry, Conscious   tries to overcome his demons. The show was originally   a film script, but has been adapted for theater.       August 16, 2018 @ 9pm       August 18, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat       August 19, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3466897

    • Logo thespisCORIOLANUS

         by Peter Hargrave       1 man. 5 characters. 35 minutes of Shakespearean rap.   In a Hamilton style musical format, Tullus Aufidius   leaps out of William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus to   examine the similarities of 2018 America and 450 B.C.   Rome. Acted through the lens of his archenemy,   meet Coriolanus; a brash warrior turned politician   forced to conspire with a foreign country.   Does history repeat itself?         August 9, 2018 @ 9pm       August 11, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       August 12, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3461377

    • Could Have BeenCOULD HAVE BEEN

         by Rita Posillico        Daisy decides to leave her past and move to NYC to   pursue a career in acting. Escaping from the comfort of   home in North Carolina, she has a slew of new experiences   at a theater company in NY. Through heartache, alcoholism,   and failure, Daisy must fight for herself and decide what   she wants in life before it is too late.       August 14, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 18, 2018 @ 8:30pm       August 19, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3466881

    • Cows NuttyCOW’S NUTTY CHRISTMAS

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Michael MacKenzie Wills     The music of Tchaikovsky, a talking cow, a milk-hating   villain, a morning talk show host, a pop psychologist,   and Santa all come together to expose last year’s   plot to ruin Christmas. Based on two award-winning   children’s books by Amber L. Spradlin, the show includes   shadow puppets, a wild chase scene, and audience   inclusion to delight both children and their parents.         Sept. 24, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 28, 2018 @ 9pm         Sept. 30, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3512334

    • CrocsCROCS! THE MUSICAL

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Kelly Flatley and Maddie Powell Crocs!  The Musical     This Musical is the zany story of Jordan, a young   man recently inspired by the beauty of Crocs. He meets   and quickly falls in love with Kate, a girl who shares   his passion, much to the dismay of her friend Darb,   hopelessly in love with her. The group is heartbroken   when Kellin, the local Crocs cashier, informs   them the store will be shut down.         August 13, 2018 @ 9pm       August 15, 2018 @ 9pm       August 18, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3463730

    • Cry LoveCRY LOVE

         by Christina Stroeh     Sarah invites her 2 sisters, Grace & Jane to celebrate   her 40th birthday. Present day shifts to memories of   their younger selves and back again. Imaginary world   vs reality. It becomes clear that Sarah’s dying, and a former   love Eli enters to this news, tries to deal with Sarah’s   unraveling and the family dynamics.        Sept. 11, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 15, 2018 @ 8:30pm         Sept. 16, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3499933

    • Dependent CLausDEPENDENT CLAUS

         by Emily Hupp       A typical American Christmas is interrupted when Santa   Claus actually shows up following being kicked out   by his wife. Determined to keep magic alive for their   grandchildren, aging Phil and Dody allow the Christmas   legend to stay in their home despite the growing tension   between the trio due to political differences.         August 30, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 31, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 2, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3488127

    • Drama book shopDRAMA BOOK SHOP

         by Matthew McLachlan       After Josh and Daniel are forced to be partners   in their acting conservatory, they attempt to find   the perfect scene that will showcase their skills   to their renowned acting professor. When another   classmate arrives, their discussions (and arguments)   give us a glimpse into what really drives these actors,   the realities of the acting business today,   and what it’s like “making it” as an actor.     July 26, 2018 @ 9pm       July 28, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       July 29, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3449259

    • DUMPSTER DIVERDUMPSTER DIVER THE MUSICAL

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Kris Kemp Dumpster Diver the Musical    Musical: Confronted by the truth about his company, a well-paid   software engineer has to make the ultimate decision-   -continue working at the company and living a life of   comfort, or abandoning everything to join a rogue   group who intend to shut down the company. Find out   what happens in this story of friendship,   adventure, and dumpster diving.         October 1, 2018 @ 6:15pm       October 5, 2018 @ 9pm        October 7, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3522592

    • El SuenoEL SUENO (THE DREAM)

         by John McCaffrey & Mark Singer     Columbian cocaine king Pablo Escobar is struggling   with a recurring dream: he is a cat on a high red roof,   reading a letter from his lover before falling to his death.   To help make sense of the dream, he turns to   Miami-based psychologist Dr. Ronald Splat.       Sept. 27, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 29, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.         Sept. 30, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3518928

    • EllipsesELLIPSES

         by Natalie Hunter       This play is an exploration of how the roles of gender   and communication impact today’s dating world.   The play consists of vignettes which explore the   application of these themes to stalking, online dating,   sexual assault, open relationships, long distance   relationships, and friends with benefits relationships.         August 23, 2018 @ 9pm       August 25, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       August 26, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3472190

    • eternal youthETERNAL YOUTH

         by Niamh Ryan      At 17, Darren & Ashley have the world at their fingertips   but their deep obsession with Peter Pan & whats   left of their childhood leaves them struggling to   grow up. Ashley breaks free but lack of direction   & anguish cause Darren to spiral & fail.         July 31, 2018 @ 9pm       August 1, 2018 @ 6:15pm        August 4, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3522479

    • Figuring Out WillFIGURING OUT WILL

         by Alec Kerr     In a world full of emotional pitfalls, one geeky teen will   join forces with his two best friends to face his insecurities   and escape the friend zone by realizing it never even   existed in the first place. Comedy. Drama. Doritos       August 23, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 24, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 26, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3477932  

    • five WomenFIVE WOMEN

       by Richie Abanes Five Women covers five years in the lives of a lawyer,   her artist sister, their uptight mother, a fashion model,   and her ex-lover (a rising New York attorney). This humorous,   yet often heart-rending, play deals with sexual harassment,   family dynamics; spirituality; friendship; love; forgiveness;   and grief. Surprises abound as the women discover   more about themselves and each other.       July 9, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 13, 2018 @ 9pm       July 15, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.   All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater   http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/       To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434639

    • GIFTEDGIFTED

         by Pamela L. Robbins     In 1968 Amanda Kimble, a new teacher stuck with   a difficult class, “motivates” them by fabricating   their I.Q. scores. The students, believing they are   exceptionally smart, go on to accomplish great   things. Many years later the fabrication comes to   light, scandal rocks the school and the students   are crushed to learn that they were   “never bright.” Now what??       Sept. 27, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 29, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.         Sept. 30, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3518940

    • Good morning NY finalGOOD MORNING NEW YORK

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Jacklyn Thrapp      This is musical is about journalists working the overnight   shift — inspired by real people. The musical puts a spotlight   on the people behind the scenes — exploring   why we work jobs we hate.       July 30, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 3 , 2018 @ 9pm       August 5, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3454008

    • he sheHE AND SHE

         by James Sappho     An intelligent, witty, loving husband and wife experience   the worst possible tragedy….the loss of their precious   daughter. HE & SHE examines, with lively imagination,   how this fascinatingly complex couple with the help   of their daughter’s ever-present and vibrant spirit,   chose to light a candle, rather than curse the darkness.       July 17, 2018 @ 9pm       July 18, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 21, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3446148

    • HEAVEN SENTHEAVEN SENT

         by Bambi Everson         An innocent young angel-in-training is assigned the task   of improving the life of a surly malcontent – but with no   further instructions. It’s raucous and irreverent but   at its center is sweet and even uplifting.       Sept. 4, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 5, 2018 @ 6:15pm        Sept. 8, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3496378

    • HornayHORNEY

         by Feng Jang       This is a comedy about a sex cult worshipper throwing   a workshop on orgasm. Their deity is a sex goddess,   Orgie. In the workshop, Hornay penetratingly discloses   the poor sex life of modern people and teach them   how to regain their sexual well-being with meditation.   In the meantime, they is constantly indulging   in their own sexual daydreams.         August 9, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 10, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 12, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3461865

    • Immigrantson finalIMMIGRANT SON

           by  PG Pillitteri     This is the story of three generations of an immigrant   family coming to America to build a new life in the new   world. Starting at the turn of the 20th century through   the 1960’s, they struggle to leave the past behind   and find the “American Dream.”         Sept. 25, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 29, 2018 @ 8:30pm         Sept. 30, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3518876

    • In Your DreamsIN YOUR DREAMS!

         by Matt Sanders and     Ariel Aliza Sanders       Poor Addie and Stan! All this married couple wants   is to get a good night’s sleep— for a change. But,   alas, that’s not in the cards. As soon as they get   in bed, Addie and Stan are joined by two nightmare   figures, Fred and Marla. Is there room for everybody?   And will anyone get any rest tonight?         August 16, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 17, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 19, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3468194

    • Insanity In The CityINSANITY IN THE CITY

      .: Musical Festival :.      by Harper Craven   Connor Van Holden, lives in New York City and wants to   write musicals but his parents want him to act on stage,   for that’s what he has a degree in. After singing an   original song to his best friend, Rhiannon, director Jack   Michaels and writer Nicole Winters hear him   and decide to work with him on it.         Sept. 18, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 19, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 22, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3506148

    • INSOMNIAINSOMNIA

       by Nadia Levin         Erin is a struggling writer and bartender who finally   finds love. Then she finds she can’t sleep… Giacomo is a   violin maker who want to be a master. Problem is,   he suffers from a curse… Erin and Giacomo both suffer   from a disease called Fatal Familial Insomnia.       Sept. 10, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 12, 2018 @ 9pm         Sept. 15, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3499907

    • IntermissionINTERMISSION

         by Barry Morris       It should have been a routine scene change for   a touring theatre company at intermission of the   matinee performance. But a leading actor is unconscious   backstage and the producer has 12 minutes to   figure out how to deal with this potential disaster,   before the second act curtain goes up   and his play goes down the tubes.     July 12, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 15, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434774

    • Johnny finalJOHNNY

         by Tal Shashoua        I finally understand what you mean now about giving back.   It’s . . . fulfilling. I’m making people feel alive.” Bereft   at the loss of the one person who truly understood him,   our protagonist finds purpose in a misguided quest   to heal other human beings. However, his emotional   isolation leads him to form a unique expression of   love that inflicts pain on everyone it touches.         August 16, 2018 @ 9pm       August 18, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat       August 19, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3467554

    • Keep CallingKEEP CALLING

         by Chelsea Ingram         What happens behind closed doors? After the death   of their father estranged siblings are forced together   to unravel and confront their forbidden past”       Sept. 6, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 8, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.        Sept. 9, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3496401

    • Lack Of MilkLACK OF MILK

         by Ivan Faute       This is a dark, surreal comedy about loss and family.   When GUS’s father dies, he negotiates with   mother BARBARA who seems unmoved. As the   years pass, they force their anger, sorrow, and   confusion inside and attack each other until the   hole in their lives is no longer avoidable. With word   play and surreal humor, the play examines the   absurdity of death, moving on, and growing up.         August 23, 2018 @ 9pm       August 25, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       August 26, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3472520

    • lazarusLAZARUS

         by Tom Anastasi         This play is based on the biblical story of the life of   Lazarus, his friendship with Jesus, Lazarus’ death and   resurrection, and the time after. While true to the   biblical text, it imagines details of this relationship,   including Jesus “‘with his hair down” sharing meals,   playing games and joking around.       Sept. 10, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 14, 2018 @ 9pm         Sept. 16, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3499913

    • Let There Be LightLET THERE BE LIGHT

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Brianna Barnes      This is a folk-rock musical in the vignette style with   book and score written by Brianna Barnes. Based   on real life interviews, Let There Be Light brings the   true stories of experiences, discoveries, and   problems various kinds of people have with religion—   specifically Jesus and Christianity—to life on stage.   Through each character’s story, the audience experiences   a messy and broken, but colorful and beautiful mosaic.       July 31, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 4, 2018 @ 8:30pm – Sat.       August 5, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3454185

    • Leurana JPGLEURANA

         by Enrique Huili     In the aftermath of their children’s murders, Jean   and Leurana struggle to navigate their life together.   While Jean seeks to find redemption, Leurana   resists his forgiveness. As their relationship crumbles,   they are plagued by visions of their dead children and   are forced to confront the ever-present question:   Can they forgive one another?       July 24, 2018 @ 9pm       July 25, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 28, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3447287

    • lincolns birthdayLINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY

         by Johnny Culver        Goofy inmates, Larry and Carl, scheme to get   their favorite show tunes record into their hands.     July 26, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 27, 2018 @ 6:15pm        July 29, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3450400

    • Lord of Good PosterLORD OF GOOD

         by Julia Curtis     Ian is an acolyte at a local church who desperately   wants to do good in the world. He and Leo, his priest,   discuss what it means to be good, when Elliot   interrupts them, claiming Leo did not finish his   confession. After a fight breaks out, Ian gets to   decide for himself what being   a good person really means.       July 12, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 15, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434744  

    • Lost and FoundLOST AND FOUND

         by Yiqing Zhao      After a dark secret has been revealed, Tommy   separates with his girlfriend. Meanwhile, he meets   with Maggie, now a successful writer, who was in   love with him in high school. As he is inspired by   Maggie and ready to start a career with her, he is   devastated by the multiple blows that   come at him. Will he survive?         July 30, 2018 @ 9pm       August 1, 2018 @ 9pm       August 4, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3451188

    • LoyaltyLOYALTY

         by Rob Ackerman      A political fixer picks an honest man to protect the   President, and all hell breaks loose. Agent James   Sloan must manage a power-hungry Attorney General,   a doting assistant, a suspicious First Lady, the   President’s mistress, and a gun-loving Secretary of   the Interior. Loyalty means everything in the Harding   White House, formerly known as the   most corrupt in American history.           October 1, 2018 @ 9pm       October 3, 2018 @ 9pm        October 6, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3521317

    • Mary 4 Martha 3 no footnotesMARY 4 MARTHA 3 NO FOOTNOTES

         by Cate Belleveau       This play explores the lives of the Hemingway women,   his four wives, mother, granddaughter, and the   female literary critics. The  pinching masks of fame,   mental health and alcoholism’s  impact  on these women’s   lives and a larger question. When do you stay and when do   you leave as a woman because soon you will disappear?           August 21, 2018 @ 9pm       August 22, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 25, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3470773

    • MaximalistaMAXIMALISTA

         by Ash Sanborn         Davi is a painter, a lover, a dreamer, who tries to hide   her struggle with hypersexuality. A manifestation of   her mental illness, the painful and pleasurable problem   puts her life in a shambles. Can she paint   her way to an elusive peace?       August 30, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 1, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       Sept. 2, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3488068

    • meadowsMEADOWS

         by Miles Gutierrez-Riley       Three teenagers sit in a field waiting for an Angel   they all swear they’ve seen. They aren’t exactly sure   what the Angel looks like, but they know it is beautiful,   glorious, and must be murdered. Meadows is a   dreamlike, epic, and visceral exploration of the ecstasy   we experience in isolated moments and the   emptiness that fills us after the climax.         August 9, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 10, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 12, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3462244

    • Moondance Poster FINAL SmallMOONDANCE

         by Marsha Johnson  Moondance is an urban fairy tale for grownups. A dead wife’s wish sets our play in motion. She casts a spell to bring her husband new love and hilarity ensues. As our magical plot unfolds, the quirky diverse characters reveal timeless truths about friendship, challenge, love, and the power of neighborhood.     July 9, 2018 @ 9pm       July 11, 2018 @ 9pm       July 14, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434575

    • Murder on streetMURDER ON _____STREET

         by Clovis Kabongo        A couples relationship is tested when two friends   from a mysterious past arrive for dinner, distorting   the life they’d built…       August 7, 2018 @ 9pm       August 9, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 11, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3461083

    • My Golden GirlMY GOLDEN GIRL

         by Charlotte Volage      This is the story of Mae who has been thrown out   of her apartment with all of her belongings on a   street corner. She is an elderly woman and as she   sifts through her belongings, she remembers her past.   It was she thought a “flamboyant life.”   But was it really?       July 19, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 20, 2018 @ 6:15pm        July 22, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3446203

    • Newsie BluesNEWSIE BLUES

         by Marcus Shacknow     Two young men sit in their small shoe box apartment   waiting to hear back from a crush. While planning and   discussing and navigating the anxieties that come with   potential romance, the boys exemplify all that is   charmingly flawed with millennials, actors,   gay men, and Hells Kitchen.           August 16, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 17, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 19, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3468131

    • Night of Neutron DanceNIGHT OF THE NEUTRON DANCE

         by Sharifa Williams     This play takes place in an alternate timeline, 40 years   into a war that began in 1985. Holed up in an abandoned   roller skating rink, a resistance leader leaves   her post to plan an 80’s dance party.         July 12, 2018 @ 9pm       July 14, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       July 15, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434719  

    • Normal PeopleNORMAL PEOPLE

         by Brett Michael Bullard        The play normalizes the queer population with common   issues such as commitment and career troubles, to   more uncommon problems like drug overdoses. The goal   is for the audience to almost forget about the character’s   sexualities and differences and focus on their more   universal issues to hopefully influence a   more effortless idea of equality.         August 28, 2018 @ 9pm       August 29, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 1, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3483224

    • nutellaNUTELLA

         by Anthony Noto         “Nutella” is a 10-minute scene that takes place   during the “Me Too” movement. Jonas has a romantic   night planned, but in an effort to make boundaries   crystal clear his boyfriend Glenn insists on using   digital contracts to document all “proof of consent.”   This leads to a heated argument between the two.   Will Glenn’s dependence on technology lead to a breakup?       July 26, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 27, 2018 @ 6:15pm        July 29, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3450712

    • O NEGATIVEO NEGATIVE

         by Bella Florence     O Negative follows the Palmer family and how   they cope with the loss of their youngest member.   When 6-year-old Charlotte falls and hits her head,   ugly truths are revealed and the family implodes.   Theirs is a world of love, loss, and loyalty, and   a wound that spills more than just blood.         July 16, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 20, 2018 @ 9pm       July 22, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3446139

    • ONE Night StandingONE NIGHT STANDING

           by Ashley Hutchinson   Girl and Guy meet at a bar. Girl and Guy go back to   Guy’s apartment to have a one night stand. Girl and   Guy fail. Miserably. One Night Standing is a new play   about expectations, insecurity, and take out.         Sept. 20, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 22, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       Sept. 23, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3507154

    • Ozone parkOZONE PARK

         by S. D. Vourakis        Two sisters in need of a little independence, one from   a bottle, the other from a wheelchair. Mae Connelly   is trapped in the role of caretaker to her demanding   crippled sister Eileen. When Mae meets an eager suitor,   she realizes she may still have a path to happiness even   if that path threatens to take her away from Eileen.       August 2, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 3, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 5, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3457088

    • paper dollsPAPER DOLLS

           by  Kati Schwartz      Barry and Jane, two teenagers of the 1960s who   have been friends for their whole lives, take refuge   from a rain storm in Barrys room. While waiting   out the weather, costumes, old photographs, and one   very special ring are pulled from the closet as the   past and future of their friendship is put on the table.           Sept. 20, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 21, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 23, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3510448

    • PillsPILLS

         by Jack Sabido       J.R. and Danny, two best friends with a rampant opiate   habit, spend their days navigating the delicacies and   indelicacies of their friendship and the constant search   for the next high. The doldrums of drug addiction start   to shift when their new dealer, Alex, starts becoming a   more permanent figure in their daily   life at Monteleone Park.         August 16, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 17, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 19, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3468117

    • play ground finalPLAYGROUND THE MUSICAL

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Jessica Ann Carp      This musical examines the changing relationship of lifelong   best friends, Pad & Pen, as they struggle to figure out   what went wrong with their friendship. As other characters   appear, the narrative interweaves the past and present,   grappling with sexuality, bullying, parental pressure,   figuring out who you are and where   you fit in as you grow up.     www.PlaygroundTheMusical.com       October 2, 2018 @ 6:15pm       October 6, 2018 @ 8:30pm       October 7, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3524938

    • Precious MetalsPRECIOUS METALS: BEAUTY IN BROKENNESS

         by C.E. Harrison      This play highlights the parallel nature of struggles   and victories experienced by women regardless   of their historical, geographical or cultural context.   It gives voice to many of the every day women who   are often unheard or misunderstood. Their fragility,   strength and beauty is celebrated through   thought-provoking unconventional storytelling.         July 23, 2018 @ 9pm       July 25, 2018 @ 9pm       July 28, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3447221

    • PretendingPRETENDING

         by David Beardsley        Bob is an aspiring writer whose fear of failure   has become artistically and emotionally paralyzing.   Susan, his frustrated wife, needs to see that Bob   can commit to something… anything. As their   marriage reaches a crisis point, Pretending explores    the corrosive nature of fear and self-loathing.     July 26, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 27, 2018 @ 6:15pm        July 29, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3449339

    • Proverbs 1129PROVERBS 11:29

         by Matthew Yee         This play follows Mark who returns home post his   father’s death for Christmas. He has one goal in mind and   that’s to introduce his new boyfriend to his family. The   only downside is: his religious mother   and sister don’t know he’s gay.         Sept. 3, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 7, 2018 @ 9pm        Sept. 9, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3491805

    • raptRAP’T

         by Tom Hoefner       Jesus Christ appears at the apartment of two guys   from Queens, NY, to let them know that 1.) he’s   bringing about the apocalypse,   and 2.) it’s all their fault.       August 14, 2018 @ 9pm       August 15, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 18, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3465218

    • RavenhookRAVENHOOK

         by Carl Oprey     Brentwood, 9:10 am, March 23rd 2015; a young   man was knocked from his motorcycle and killed.   I was a passenger in a car traveling south texting   late into work. Guided by police across the intersection,   without thinking I turned my phone to the covered   body a few feet away and took a photograph.   Ravenhook is my adaptation of that photograph.         July 12, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 15, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434735  

    • RedRED: A NEW MUSICAL

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Lawrence Dandridge Red: A New Musical       This musical follows a group of teenagers who, brought   together by a web of life altering circumstances, try to   stop their neighborhood community center from being   closed by the new Mayor. Inspired by Brothers Grimm t ales, RED takes us on a journey of friendship, bravery,   and just how many colors life can bring us.       Sept. 4, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 8, 2018 @ 8:30pm        Sept. 9, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3496385

    • RepREP

         by Thalia Sablon      Amiri enlists his college friends Langston and   Malcolm to help him remove a confederate statue   in his hometown down south. A 28 hour long bus   trip tests their friendship and if their really down   for the cause. Throughout the play these friends   challenge each other to act on the things they say   they are going to do and to think differently on   what they think will hold them back.       July 19, 2018 @ 9pm       July 21, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       July 22, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3446199

    • ROLL THE DICE finalROLL THE DICE

           by Danny Shot and Lawrence Kelly     Over a game of Strat-O-Matic baseball, two lifelong   friends explore the vagaries of life, death, memory,   and the split fingered fastball. In the process,   old and new wounds are revealed.           Sept. 20, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 21, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 23, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3510140

    • Run on sentenceRUN-ON SENTENCE

           by Cathy Tempelsman      A woman visits her aging father in prison and finds that,   despite his penchant for telling jokes, coming   home is no laughing matter.         Sept. 20, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 21, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 23, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3510383

    • Self PreservationSELF PRESERVATION

         by Josh Coleman   A businessman arrives into a small town to   reinvigorate the local economy, stirring up a   secret that will cripple the family hell-bent   on keeping the past buried.         July 24, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 28, 2018 @ 8:30pm       July 29, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3448976

    • final poster sign of the times finalSIGN OF THE TIMES

         by Howard Zuckerman       Richard Deeds II has become the president of a   New York City co-op board and furthers his   self-aggrandizement by creating a building sign   that is both enormous and enormously expensive.   From there, things go poorly for him and the building.           August 16, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 17, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 19, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3467565

    • sister pirate sisterSISTER PIRATE SISTER

         by Roger P. Ziegler        When an aspiring woman and her boyfriend are held   hostage by her #metoo boss, their only hope arrives   as a special time-traveling pirate. But will the marauder   take mercy or feel like pillaging these   grog-snarfin’, scurvy swabs?       July 26, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 27, 2018 @ 6:15pm        July 29, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3449405

    • So Fast It Goes finalSO FAST IT GOES

         by Ilene Starger     The world accelerates; the past retains its grip. Two   women – strangers – of different generations and   backgrounds wait at a bus stop. In a whirring, impersonal   city, human connection is vital; yet people can remain   oblivious to the world around them, and   to each other, until life intervenes.       Sept. 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 14, 2018 @ 6:15pm         Sept. 16, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3504056

    • Some assembly requiredSOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

           by Stephanie Salazar-Amaro   Typically, customer service centers are wellsprings of   disappointment and manipulation for customers wanting   to return a damaged item. There are hoops and hurdles   and other ridiculous obstacles placed between the   customer and any sense of satisfaction. In Some Assembly   Required, a desperate woman seeks customer service   assistance in resolving an issue of vital importance:   a defunct reproductive system.       Sept. 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 14, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 16, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3462151

    • Start from HelloSTART FROM HELLO: A NEW MUSICAL

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Michaela Vivona     After a car accident, Jenny forgets the past year   of her life, including her fiancé Alex. Led by lies,   Jenny becomes involved with her femme fatale ex,   Diane. Two Months later, Alex runs into Jenny and   learns of her amnesia and the lies she was fed.   But, is it worth it to fight for a future when   Jenny doesn’t remember their past?       July 23, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 27, 2018 @ 9pm       July 29, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434765

    • Suicidal Life CoachSUICIDAL LIFE COACH

         by R. K. Rich        It’s life coach Fred Sigman’s wedding day. His fiancée   is histrionic, mercurial, and already planning their   annulment! No wonder he’s depressed! Believing that   laughter is, indeed, the best medicine, this play employs   over-the-top humor to address the serious realities of   depression while offering strategies to help loosen   the grips of despair, hopelessness, and helplessness.           August 27, 2018 @ 9pm       August 29, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 1, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3478769

    • Swan Song Final 2SWAN SONG

         by Dan Kavulish       Philip visits his aging mom, now in a Florida retirement   facility, where they lock horns as they frequently have   throughout the years. Despite her being confined   to a wheelchair, Philip finds he is still no match   against her overpowering personality. But the stakes   are much higher now and he is forced to make   some life-altering decisions on her behalf.       August 6, 2018 @ 9pm       August 8, 2018 @ 9pm       August 11, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3457217

    • TarrareTARRARE

         by Emilio Minichiello     This play tells the story of a young man during the first   few years of the French Revolution, who, for reasons   unknown, has an unnatural hunger that cannot be   satisfied. He eats anything that he comes across   and will feast until he can no longer stay awake.           Sept. 25, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 26, 2018 @ 6:15pm         Sept. 29, 2018 @ 6pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3512367

    • that book Aint Been writtenTHAT BOOK AIN’T BEEN WRITTEN

           by Franklin L. West      A hundred year old story of fathers and sons. Portraying   the life and times of four African American men and   their struggle against the riptides of systemic racism,   poverty and the ever muddy waters of misogyny.   Surfing the waves of joy and pain they stake their   claim in a journey to reach the American dream.         October 2, 2018 @ 9pm       October 3, 2018 @ 6:15pm         October 6, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3522692

    • The amazing Fantastic BombasticTHE AMAZING, FANTASTIC, BOMBASTIC STEPHANI-NI!

         by Jeremy Kole         Join Stephani-ni, straitjacket-clad escapist, as she   pulls off her most daring feat. yet: escaping her clinical   depression, in front of a live audience! A darkly comedic   magic show mixed with a heaping dose of “mania”.       Sept. 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 14, 2018 @ 6:15pm         Sept. 16, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3503832

    • diveTHE DIVE

         by Wendy Tesoroni       After years of dead end jobs in a poorly run bar, employees   finally have the chance to change their direction in life.   Will not wanting to leave their comfort zone hold them   back? Or are they strong enough to risk everything to   find their happiness and take that dive?       Sept. 11, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 12, 2018 @ 6:15pm         Sept. 15, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3499925

    • The ghost light soireeTHE GHOST LIGHT SOIREE

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Patrick Simas         Alex sweeps the stage every night after the grand   finale of the lavish musical Champagne Wishes.   One night he and the show’s star Olivia Stans strike   up a conversation which leads them   to a world they never expected.       July 26, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 27, 2018 @ 6:15pm        July 29, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3450990

    • The happeningTHE HAPPENING

         by Roy Ruiz        What if aliens are entering our dreams? What if you’re   just going crazy? What if your wife found out? What if   you had no other choice than to hire a maniac to help you   make sense of this happening? This is precisely what’s   happening to Dr. Anthropus. His life is falling apart   and you should come see it. Cuz’ it’s hilarious”           August 27, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 31, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 2, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3478881

    • The heistTHE HEIST

         by Pamela Scott         A couple of gangsters rob a church. But, not before   they find religion, go to confession and   maybe whack a couple of priests.         Sept. 6, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 8, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.        Sept. 9, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3496408

    • THE INN AT THE ENDTHE INN AT THE END

         by Gina Keys         This play  is the story of a son struggling to decided   the moral thing to do for his elderly father. A recent house   fire linked to Mr. Washington’s late night drinking and   cigar smoking, forces Jonny his son to conclude   full-time nursing care is required.         Sept. 6, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 7, 2018 @ 6:15pm        Sept. 9, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3499024

    • The Jew who hates chinese foodTHE JEW WHO HATES CHINESE FOOD

           by Liv Glassman      The Kleinbergs partake in the Jewish tradition of eating   Chinese food on Christmas, which happens to fall on   Hanukkah this year. Zack doesn’t like Chinese food–or   Christmas or winter for that matter–and becomes   increasingly annoyed with his family. But, his bad mood   changes when Lily, the Chinese delivery   girl, gets stuck at the house.           Sept. 20, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 21, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 23, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3510418

    • the lakeTHE LAKE

           by Kelsey Marshall   To interview secretive actor August, Jude agrees to take   a weekend away at his new lake house. However, the   motivations behind both Jude and August’s need to   escape their realities reveal themselves.       Sept. 20, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 22, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       Sept. 23, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3507166

    • The PackageTHE PACKAGE

         by Ken LeSure  An aging man can’t tell who sent him a package containing unknown personal mementos. He asks his aloof older brother to help him find out. Soon he learns a shocking secret about his family that his brother has kept from him since childhood. Later, he confronts his brother about the mystery that has haunted him all his life.       July 10, 2018 @ 9pm       July 11, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 14, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434682  

    • The tragidy of Mr FranklinTHE TRAGEDY OF MR. FRANKLIN AND LLOYD

         by Brandon Burk       Mr. Franklin, an out of touch wealthy curmudgeon   who speaks only in alliteration is not a good swimmer.   This does not stop him, however, from enjoying his   leisure on his privately-owned cruising yacht. When   his personal assistant, the young and ever rule-oriented   Lloyd finds Mr. Franklin sans life preserver, a struggle   ensues to keep Mr. Franklin safe from oceans harm.         August 9, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 10, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 12, 2018 @ 8:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3463006

    • The Winters fail finalTHE WINTER’S FAIL

         by Phil Schiff and     Elizabeth Rose Sehring        In their hilarious adaptation–comedy, crazy antics   and climate control help The Silly Shakespeare Company®   figure out if William Shakespeare picked the best title   and what he was thinking when he wrote The Winter’s Tale.           August 28, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 1, 2018 @ 8:30pm       Sept. 2, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3483827

    • This is whyTHIS IS WHY

         by Michelle Kuchuk      A woman is asked to speak at her ex’s funeral, in   case he doesn’t wake up from a coma. Against her   better judgment, she searches through the past   for answers that she’s not even sure exist.       July 19, 2018 @ 9pm       July 21, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       July 22, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3446189

    • Tickling the ivoriesTICKLING THE IVORIES

         by Anna Smith        Taking place in 1920s New York City, “Tickling the Ivories”   tells the comedic tale of an innocuous Russian pianist,   Sergei Kozlov, who gets a bit too close to a mob doll   and ends up on the run from some Wisconsin gangsters.       August 2, 2018 @ 9pm – Thurs.       August 4, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       August 5, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3456262

    • TrustTRUST

            by Christopher Morris     Boris decides to take his life into his own hands   by kidnapping his ex-lover Jay. Despite the gruesome   circumstances, Jay and Boris form a sense of trust,   which Jay can use to his advantage. With trust comes   vulnerability. And when you’re vulnerable anyone can   take advantage of you…Boris learns this the hard way.        July 12, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 13, 2018 @ 6:15pm       July 15, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3434760  

    • 2000 milesTWO THOUSAND MILES

      .: Musical Festival :.    by Alyssa Williams      Two Thousand Miles tells the story of illness, strength, and   life altering experiences. Set in New York City, the musical   follows four estranged friends from California as they   find themselves working on a musical together   six years after high school graduation.       October 4, 2018 @ 9pm       October 6, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat       October 7, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater       To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3525135

    • UTOPIAUTOPIA

         by Ty Baumann       Adolf Hitler and Walt Disney are 16-year-old   roommates at an art conservatory. Both had visions   of a perfect world. One involved a mouse.   The other, a palette of blonde and blue.       August 2, 2018 @ 9pm       August 4, 2018 @ 1pm – Sat.       August 5, 2018 @ 6pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3456891

    • Wait EsperaWAIT (ESPERA)

         by Veronica Picone and Jenifer Badamo       An act of fate reunites Veronica with her familia after   a thirty-year estrangement. She soon discovers her   mother’s forgiveness is due to Alzheimer’s memory loss,   and her combative elder sister is less than happy   to have her back. As they rebuild relationships, each   woman must confront the secrets, lies, and sexual   shame at the root of the family rift.         August 21, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 25, 2018 @ 8:30pm       August 26, 2018 @ 1pm – Sun.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3471942

    • WhatWeAreWHAT WE ARE

         by Oliver Lehne     Three 30 year olds who’ve been friends since college   meet for a weekend in New York City. Their lives have   been inextricably bound up in each other for over a   decade, and although they all love each other deeply,   the excessive closeness is beginning to take its toll.           Sept. 24, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 26, 2018 @ 9pm         Sept. 29, 2018 @ 3:30pm – Sat.     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3512222

    • What Youve DoneWHAT YOU’VE DONE

         by Allison Flom       Two women are abruptly turned away at their final   wedding dress fitting when the store owner discovers   that they’re a lesbian couple. A Twitter rant sparks an   unexpected protest outside the bridal shop and forever   changes a community overnight. How will the women   respond to the growing chaos around them   knowing the world is watching?       August 30, 2018 @ 6:15pm       August 31, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 2, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3488077

    • Winter in coney islandWINTER IN CONEY ISLAND

           by José Luis Useche     Alicia and Aurora are a couple of immigrants who dream   of a better future in search of a new life. Filled with   nostalgia, they decide to start from scratch, accepting   the obstacles and new experiences that fate has for them;   an uncertain destination and hard changes for both.         Sept. 17, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 21, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 23, 2018 @ 3:30pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3505299

    • Women and GunsWOMEN AND GUNS

           by Steve Gold   A war drama from a woman’s point of view:  A female   Marine serves in Iraq during the recent conflict while her   civilian  boyfriend is safely home in California.  The   psychological effect of this arrangement is examined.         Sept. 17, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 19, 2018 @ 9pm       Sept. 22, 2018 @ 6pm     All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets   https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3505159

    • Words create realityWORDS CREATE REALITY

         by Don Stitt     A writer creates a humorous biblical allegory for a satirical   magazine. He is attempting to complete it before the   publication’s 5 o’clock deadline. But one of his literary   creations comes to life and arrives in his office unexpectedly.   The character confronts the writer regarding the harsh reality,   which has been created for his “tribe,” and   things take an unexpected turn.         Sept. 27, 2018 @ 6:15pm       Sept. 28, 2018 @ 6:15pm        Sept. 30, 2018 @ 8:30pm      All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater     To purchase tickets     https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3521264

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