All plays, one act performances & musicals appearing in the New York Fall/Winter Theater Festival in the 2017 performance season. 2017 shows listed by Date.
OUR DEAD FRIEND’S PORN
OUR DEAD FRIEND’S PORN by Connor D. Wright January 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 6, 2017 @ 9PM Jan 8, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun. In the cornfields of Pennsylvania, a once tight-knit trio breaks into the bedroom of their dead …
PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED
PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED by Irene Hernandez January 2, 2017 @ 9PM January 4, 2017 @ 9PM January 7, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat. Children are a joy… right? Not to Irene, the daycare teacher’s assistant at the center of the comedic …
AND THIS IS HOW YOU BREAK MY HEART
AND THIS IS HOW YOU BREAK MY HEART by Jelani Cornick January 3, 2017 @ 9PM January 4, 2017 @ 6:15PM Jan 7, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat. All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/ …
TWO CONCEIVE
TWO CONCEIVE by Jake Kevrick January 5, 2017 @ 9PM January 7, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. January 8, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. Two Conceive is a play about the battle between our age old attachment to God and the growing advancement of …
A PHILOSOPHICAL PROTEST
A PHILOSOPHICAL PROTEST by Camilla Crawford January 5, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 6, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 8, 2017 @ 8:30PM A Philosophical Protest revolves around a stereotypical businessman who happens upon a woman named Phoebe in the midst of her staging a protest …
EMERSON AT BIGMART
EMERSON AT BIGMART by Hope Weiner January 5, 2017 @ 9PM Jan. 7, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. Jan 8, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/ To purchase tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2717633
MOTHER’S PEAK
MOTHER’S PEAK by Gabe Rodriguez January 5, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 6, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 7, 2017 @ 8:30PM While visiting Peru, two bickering sisters from the US encounter and older expatriate. This fragmented family engage in a conversation about ruins, South America, and the inevitably-tragic history of Machu Picchu; …
BLAIR
BLAIR by Gayther Myers January 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 13, 2017 @ 9PM Jan. 15, 2017 @ 3:30PM – SUN. A rich old man, not a family man, summons his children to offer apologies and give them their inheritance. A daughter he does not …
DRAGON SLAYER
DRAGON SLAYER by Anthony R. Scialli January 9, 2017 @ 9PM January 11, 2017 @ 9PM Jan 14, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. January 18, 2017 @ 9PM Jan.21, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. Lenny wants to get his show …
EMERALD EYES
EMERALD EYES by Josh Brady January 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 14, 2017 @ 8:30PM Jan 15, 2017 @ 1PM – Sun. Loosely inspired by the characters and themes of The Wizard of Oz; Two patients in a mental hospital are weighed down by inner …
SNOBBISH NEGROES
SNOBBISH NEGROES by Steve Gold January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM January, 2017 @ 8:30PM Snobbish Negroes is a rollicking farce which shows snobbery to be a universal human trait, an equal opportunity employer: Two male servants …
WHEN LOVE GOES SOUR
WHEN LOVE GOES SOUR Music & Lyrics by Conor James Book by Maya Holliday January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM January, 2017 @ 8:30PM Relationships are tough, and we all say things we don’t mean. But when Emily …
STORIES WE TELL TO NIGHT
STORIES WE TELL TO NIGHT by Holly L Provance January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 15, 2017 @ 8:30PM Two couples. Two second chances. Zach and Heath are soldiers, back from their deployments, now fighting a battle against PTSD. Carrie …
I LOVE YOU… GO
I LOVE YOU… GO by Leslie Corn January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 15, 2017 @ 8:30PM In 1939 Warsaw, young newlyweds–the wife Jewish, the husband Christian–face heartrending decisions about her safety and their marriage. Does he, a Polish …
LARK
LARK by Jordan Wolfe January 12, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 13, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 15, 2017 @ 8:30PM LARK is a powerful drama exploring love, free will, and the difficult choice artists face. After a young writer’s great success, his fantasy world comes …
HEALING FRACTURES
HEALING FRACTURES by Monica Meaux Hope January 12, 2017 @ 9PM January 14, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat. January 15. 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. Monica Meaux Hope is a single woman of a certain age. A talented writer and singer, she’s faced frustrations …
PRIMER
PRIMER by Misha T. Sinclair January 16, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 20, 2017 @ 9PM Jan 22, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun. A 19 th century love story between an aspiring but mediocre artist and a lonely woman whose manipulative cousin along with a failed suitor connives …
WALK-INS WELCOME
WALK-INS WELCOME http://walkiinswelcome.wixsite.com/play Music by Paul Rajeckas & David Darling January 17, 2017 @ 9PM January 18, 2017 @ 6:15PM Jan. 21, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat. As the Kajecks family faces the impending death of their matriarch, a …
THE WEEKEND WILL END
THE WEEKEND WILL END by Larry Phillips January 17, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 21, 2017 @ 8:30PM January 22, 2017 @ 1PM – Sun. Jake and his sister Katie have barely spoken in three years. When she appears in his living room one Friday afternoon, …
THE SUMMONING
THE SUMMONING by Charlotte Ahlin January 19, 2017 @ 9PM January 21, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat. January 22, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. Circe and Morgan are college roommates, and tonight they’re planning something strange. All they need to set their ritual in motion …
THE PARADE
THE PARADE by Ally Sass January 19, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 20, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 22, 2017 @ 8:30PM “Four elderly men lay on the top floor of St. Mary’s Veteran’s Hospital. It is the beautiful descriptions of life outside the hospital window, told …
THESE LITTLE ONES PERISH
THESE LITTLE ONES PERISH by Patrick Hamilton January 23, 2017 @ 9PM January 25, 2017 @ 9PM Jan. 28, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. Feb. 4, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat. “An Irish town is rocked by tragedy when a young boy …
MOZART’S WOMEN
MOZART’S WOMEN by Anna Mantovani January 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 27, 2017 @ 9PM Jan 29, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun. February 20, 2017 @ 9PM “Mozart’s Women” is a one-woman music drama that tells the story of the life of Mozart …
AKIDJANE BIRTH OF A QUEENDOM
AKIDJANE BIRTH OF A QUEENDOM by Kerby Marcelin January 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 28, 2017 @ 8:30 Jan. 29, 2017 @ 1PM – Sun. AkidJane brings to light the often shadowed likeness of the east and the west through the tales of …
I,CON
I,CON by Holly, Payne Strange January 24, 2017 @ 9PM January 25, 2017 @ 6:15PM Jan. 28, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat. A family is thrust into turmoil as they watch their friends become homeless. When disaster strikes, they’re forced to foot the bill until they’re left nearly …
THE TALKING CURE
THE TALKING CURE by Sean Grover January 26, 2017 @ 9PM Jan. 28, 2017 @ 1PM – Saturday Jan 29, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. Twenty-four hours in the life of Dr. Arthur Russo, a New York psychotherapist, who is undone by …
RAGHS
RAGHS by Sohailla Mahjour January 26, 2017 @ 9PM Jan. 28, 2017 @ 1PM – Saturday Jan 29, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. “Our Iranian American heroine falls in love with an older Iranian cousin who, in turn, cannot be himself in Iran.” …
SATURDAY AT McMANNUS
SATURDAY AT McMANNUS by Sarah Beling January 26, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 27, 2017 @ 6:15PM Jan 29, 2017 @ 8:30PM – Sun. A struggling actor and a charming hedge fund manager meet at a dusty dive bar deep in Murray Hill. They …
BOXED WITH THE ENEMY
BOXED WITH THE ENEMY by Grace Wolcott and Jordon Waters January 26, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 27, 2017 @ 6:15PM January 29, 2017 @ 8:30PM Ever had a conversation with the inner voice that can plague your daily life? Dr. J would …
STALLING
STALLING by Anna Watts January 30, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 3, 2017 @ 9PM Feb. 5, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun. Taking place in womens bathrooms throughout New York City, the epicenter of female drama, a group of four young adults comedically tear their …
HOLE IN THE WALL
HOLE IN THE WALL by Montana Rock January 30, 2017 @ 9PM February 1, 2017 @ 9PM Feb. 4, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. Richie and Nick have found a deal too good to be true. Fix up a rundown apartment, …
THE BREEZE IN MAY
THE BREEZE IN MAY by Andrew Wehnke January 31, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 4, 2017 @ 8:30PM Feb. 5, 2017 @ 1PM – Sun. The Breeze in May is a psychological drama that follows the deterioration of an artists mind, seen through memories, …
FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY by Julian Rosenthal February 2, 2017 @ 9PM Feb. 4, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat. Feb. 5, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. This dark comedy set in the docks of East Brooklyn follows a modern man stuck in the very traditional …
CLUB IF
CLUB IF by John De Benedetto February 2, 2017 @ 9PM Feb. 4, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat. Feb. 5, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. Welcome to Paradise! Club If is a tropical resort where guests are encouraged to shed their inhibitions. Nate thinks …
FAMILY BUSINESS
FAMILY BUSINESS by Alicia Foxworth February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM Febraury 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 5, 2017 @ 8:30PM It is July in 1833 and just days before the Independence celebration in Kellington, New York. Bartholomew Windley learns that he is finally emancipated, thanks …
LISA
LISA by Anna Smith February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 5, 2017 @ 8:30PM Based on a true story, 6-year-old, Lisa, witnesses her mother being brutally abused by her father. When concerned community members finally reach out, …
FOXHOLE
FOXHOLE by Dave Sweeney February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 5, 2017 @ 8:30PM Foxhole is about 2 guys co-inhabitating an apartment and driving each other nuts. Each has their own agenda which appears throughout the course of …
FAMILY PICNIC
FAMILY PICNIC by Natalie Johnson February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 5, 2017 @ 8:30PM One sunny day, one jolly family decides to picnic on a grassy, green knoll under a bright and smiling sun. Mom brought her gluten-free …
HOW WAS IT FOR YOU
HOW WAS IT FOR YOU by Lauren Mui February 2, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 3, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 5, 2017 @ 8:30PM Most of us have been there. The glance from our barista, the embrace from a ‘friend,’ the spontaneous kiss after a …
MEDUSA: HEART OF STONE
MEDUSA: HEART OF STONE by Kaleb Thank February 6, 2017 @ 9PM February 8, 2017 @ 9PM Feb. 11, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. A devised adaptation of the Greek myth: Medusa begins as the High Maiden of Athena, but after a Godly encounter …
D.O.C
D.O.C by Bruce Buschel February 6, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 10, 2017 @ 9PM Feb. 12, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun. Prentiss Jones III makes a deal with Ronnie, the prison cook, to trade medicine for food. Things go wrong. Ronnie turns out …
ARROWHEAD
ARROWHEAD by Jackson Teeley February 7, 2017 @ 9PM February 8, 2017 @ 6:15PM Feb 11, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat. Inside the cozy and tuneful world of Arrowhead Cafe, the ups, downs and inevitable complications of modern love can be uncovered over a …
RIDESHARE
RIDESHARE by Maria Coppola February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 12, 2017 @ 8:30PM Along the 6,000 mile long forest, we find two old friends trying to make amends. Trapped in car for six hours now, the silence is finally …
THREE BITCHES
THREE BITCHES by Lauren Mui February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 12, 2017 @ 8:30PM In a world where pussys are kept quiet, shrunk and kept indoors, could the outside survive if the felines burst out of …
SMOKING PAPERS
SMOKING PAPERS by Charlotte La Nasa February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 12, 2017 @ 8:30PM Three interns spiral through anxiety about life and careers, while facing a task that could cost them their first jobs. Who …
TWO COUSINS AND A PIZZA
TWO COUSINS AND A PIZZA by Anthony J. Piccione February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 12, 2017 @ 8:30PM “In this one-act comedy, after moving to Chicago a few months ago, Johnny’s cousin – Mikey – returns …
YOU HEARD IT HERE
.: Musical Festival :. YOU HEARD IT HERE Book, Music, and Lyrics by David and Paul Rigano February 9, 2017 @ 9PM Feb. 11, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat. Feb. 12, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. You Heard It Here is a new old-fashioned …
PEACE AND QUIET
PEACE AND QUIET by Derek Roland February 9, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 10, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 12, 2017 @ 8:30PM What lengths will one go to in order to find the ever elusive peace and quiet they desire? Mel is meditating in …
NORMA JEANE AT THE PAYNE WHITNEY PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC
NORMA JEANE AT THE PAYNE WHITNEY PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC by N. G. McClernan February 20, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 24, 2017 @ 9PM Feb 26, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sun. In 1961 a movie star is committed to a Manhattan psych ward. The doctor assigned to her case tries to …
I AM IRISH
I AM IRISH by Rick Charles Mueller February 21, 2017 @ 9PM February 22, 2017 @ 9PM Feb 25, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. Fifteen-year old Sean from Brooklyn, mentally challenged, mixed blood, is forced to move to rural Ireland into the custody of his grandfather. His …
HAPPILY: THE MUSICAL
HAPPILY: THE MUSICAL Music and Lyrics by Sean P Pallatroni Book by Olivia Perrone February 21, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 25, 2017 @ 8:30PM Feb. 26, 2017 @ 1PM – Sun. “Happily Ever High School is the #1 preparatory academy for …
PERFECTLY GOOD
PERFECTLY GOOD by Andrea Figliomeni February 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 26, 2017 @ 8:30PM All Shows at the Hudson Guild Theater http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/ To purchase tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2790952
THEY NEVER STOP TALKING
THEY NEVER STOP TALKING by Siri Gussiaas and Inga Odette February 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 26, 2017 @ 8:30PM Anna and Anne are two girls who have escaped from their own reality and have ended up in “the …
A ROUGH NIGHT
A ROUGH NIGHT by William N. Blake February 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 26, 2017 @ 8:30PM What’s a couple of empty nesters to do at 3AM on a Saturday night? Phone old friends? Order a pizza? Debate the subtle …
DAY AND AGE
DAY AND AGE by Brian Sweeney and Tiffany Smalls February 23, 2017 @ 9PM Feb. 25, 2017 @ 1PM – Sat. Feb. 26, 2017 @ 6PM – Sun. In this coming-of-age drama, eight high school friends reunite, only to discover that …
ASKING A HUMAN
ASKING A HUMAN by Bill Blechingberg February 23, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 24, 2017 @ 6:15PM February 26, 2017 @ 8:30PM When God and his most trusted Angel are creatively stumped in worldly design, they decided to resort to drastic measures by asking …
SCREW THE RUBY SHOES
SCREW THE RUBY SHOES by Alexandra Doman February 27, 2017 @ 9PM March 1, 2017 @ 9PM March 4, 2017 @ 3:30PM – Sat. Think you know all there is to know about The Wizard of Oz’s starry-eyed heroine, Dorothy Gale? Think again. In this dark comedy, it’s …
BETWEEN US: The Secret Life of Edith Wharton
BETWEEN US The Secret Life of Edith Wharton by Jean Burton Walker February 28, 2017 @ 9PM March 1, 2017 @ 6:15PM March 4, 2017 @ 6PM – Sat. A spell-binding solo-show about a dazzling Belle-Époque woman of great courage and compassion who …
NELL DASH
THE GRUESOMELY MERRY ADVENTURES OF NELL DASH, AN IRREPRESSIBLY SENSIBLE CAPITALIST WITH A VENGEANCE by Doug DeVita February 28, 2017 @ 6:15PM March 4, 2017 @ 8:30PM March 5, 2017 @ 1PM – Sun. How far would you …
INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP
INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP by Marcy Lovitch March 2, 2017 @ 9PM March 4, 2017 @ 1PM March 5, 2017 @ 6PM A popular high school teacher. His star 17-year old female student. An unexpected sexual encounter. Was a crime even committed? Is a split-second …