Theaterlab Presents PEACE PIECES : A HOLIDAY BENEFIT CONCERT Featuring Jed Distler Dec 22, 2021 at 7:30 pm RSVP HERE Suggested minimum donation $20 at theaterlabnyc.com/support The acclaimed composer/pianist/radio host Jed Distler makes a rare solo piano appearance, offering welcome respite from New York City’s usual pre-holiday bustle. Proceeds benefit TheaterLab, an artistic laboratory dedicated to […]
Theaterlab presents SARA DAVIS BUECHNER in Of Pigs and Pianos Written and Performed by Sara Davis Buechner Directed by Sal Trapani Stage Design/Visuals/Projections by Phillip Baldwin Dec 17th at 7:30pm, Dec 18th at 2pm and 7:30pm, and Dec 19th at 5pm followed by closing reception Tickets $15/$30 HERE Of Pigs and Pianos is the new […]
Theaterlab presents MOTHERS MYTHS MONSTERS : MATROPHOBIANov 19 & 21 at 6pm Curated by Stefanie NelsonFeaturing artists Maya Orchin, Boris Willis, and Maria Takeuchi (aka ÉMU) This year’s iteration of a curated program initiated in 2017 will feature three short-form pieces centered around the titular fear of becoming like one’s mother and the space/s […]
TLAB hosts BABY an Out of the Box Theatrics production November 5 – December 12, 2021 Tickets HERE With a book by Sybille Pearson, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., Baby follows three couples on a university campus dealing with the universal experience of pregnancy and parenthood. Aligned with Out of the Box Theatrics’ mission of uplifting the voices of […]
Ghosts and the Body Theater Written & Performed by Jolene Noelle November 3 @ 6:30pm November 5 @ 5pmTickets: Free with RSVP Ghosts and the Body Theater is a performative lecture by Dramaturg Jolene Noelle investigating the question: Why do so many hauntings occur in theatrical spaces? Examining live/unlive bodies within performative spaces where the physical and […]
TLAB Shares presents Bring Your Own Body : A Dark Corner to Scream Into Presented by Jack Meriwether with special guests Brielle Brilliant and Kay Gabriel Oct 28th, doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30 Tickets free with RSVP A Dark Corner To Scream Into: Jack Meriwether presents an intimate exploration into queer identity […]
In Prowling the Abyss, the creator and solo performer Karen Anne Light becomes Medusa – a modern incarnation of a mythical creature – who hosts an evening of comedy. Her show falls apart as the guests appear and bring with them traumas and dreams: Butter Sandwich strains to share poetic insights about love but needs subtitles because she can’t get off of the floor. Tremble Lip, a breathy […]
Theaterlab presents A Grupo Desvio production : Carnivalize the Matter Directed and performed by Rodrigo Fischer Oct 17 at 6pm Carnivalize the Matter: Vibration, Electricity and Molecularity is a multidisciplinary, alchemical and artistic experiment that seeks to decompose and de-represent images, sounds, texts and things as a way of experiencing their vibrations. A […]
Titled Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars presentsFABRICATIONin collaboration with TheaterlabOctober 10th between 2pm-5pmFREE Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars will present a new performance procession entitled Fabrication in partnership with Theaterlab in NYC’s Garment District. Tilted Axes is a group of guitarists and percussionists lead by classically trained post-rocker Patrick Grant. They perform […]
Theaterlab presentsTHIS WOULD LOOK GOOD ON YOUWritten & Performed by Orietta CrispinoDirected by Liza CassidySept 23 – Oct 3 | Thu – Sat at 7pm, Sun at 5pmTickets: $25 HERE THIS WOULD LOOK GOOD ON YOU is a second show in a trilogy of semi-autobiographical monodramas written and performed by Orietta Crispino. In this new […]
Theaterlab presentsMINIFESTSeptember 18 at 5pm | September 19 at 3pm & 5pmTickets: $15 HERE Theaterlab is returning to our space with MINIFEST, an afternoon of tiny delights, short sparks of new work, and other small surprises. We last produced MINIFEST on March 8, 2020, days before our theater closed. Now, we are so excited to […]
Theaterlab presentsvigilWritten & Directed by Rory McGregorSeptember 2 – 10, 2021 at 8pmTickets: HERE A workshop production of a new play by Rory McGregor (Conway, 2019). VIGIL explores the mythos of a bizarre Hollywood legend in which, after making Taxi Driver, Scorsese spent an entire night drinking at his home with a loaded gun, contemplating whether or not […]
This Would Look Good On YouWritten & Performed by Orietta CrispinoDirected by Liza CassidyOpen RehearsalAugust 21, 2021 at 5pmFREE with reservation.Email theaterlab36@gmail.com to reserve your tickets On March 8th 2020 for our MINIFEST, a festival of miniature works, I offered a first view of This Will Look Good on You. It was a 20minutes snippet of a piece […]
THE INTERIORITY OF ONE DIRECTIONfor the love of a pop songCreated by Lanie ZipoyAugust 21, 2021 at 3pmFree with ReservationEmail theaterlab36@gmail.com to reserve your ticket Pop songs often save us. Like a city street where something wonderful has unfolded in your life, a pop song can transport you to a memory, an emotion, a dream. After resisting the charms […]
The rhythms. The routines. The rituals. A time capsule. Meditate with the soundtrack and beating heart of daily life in New York City amidst the past year. A film by Lanie Zipoy Filmed by Sunil Arora, Emily Branham, Orietta Crispino, Christopher Dawes, Bat-Sheva Guez, Darren Joe, Kristin McCarthy Parker, Kyle Schaefer, Roger Wu and Lanie […]
Words are too strict. They don’t let me exist. I am here. The city. The restless silence. I opt for that silence. Wild, irrational. And to feel. To feel alive. [Purple] Silence in the darkness, remembering a confusing and strange story. Hostile and aggressive. Stories, stories. The outside. And I just want to feel the […]
Reflections in Tea/a Ceremony is a celebration of a 2,000 year old culture that honors the spirit of Tea as a meditative-sensory experience and a living art. By finding a space to commune with nature, ourselves and one another, this work in progress explores the interplay of presence as we return to the simple joy of […]
As we enter May filled with expectation and desire of human connections, I thought it would be meaningful to invite artists and audience into a space of reflection and gentle communion. We open our door both physically and metaphorically to the healing and nurturing nature of Art & Rituals in the In Between that we call the […]
An entirely free, fully accessible, and wholly original performance-based video ceremony intended to bring a sense of healing from all forms This is Not a Cure: A Ceremony for Healing May 8-9-10 in Theaterlab’s Gallery: A GF&CO 3C (Creative Collective Ceremony) An entirely free, fully accessible, and wholly original performance-based video ceremony intended to bring a […]
Ulisespal’s “Everything Vibrates” is an exploration of generative data sounds mixing ASCII art code visuals, glitches, and sound waves. EV is inspired by the energy, frequency and the touched by vibration, is the invisible feeling of every day, is the feeling of a new dimension. The Installation features an audio-reactive space connected to the visuals, […]
This Will Look Good On You So many beautiful clothes and nowhere to go! Have you looked at your closet recently? Maybe you were trying to tidy up with Mary Kondo, going through drawers and boxes to shed some of the burden: too many clothes, too many past lives, to many sizes ago! Have you […]
On April 4th we reunited with a group of friends after more than a year at Theaterlab. It was really a lovely gathering ! We shared food and laughter and thanks to the incredible progress of science, we hugged ! Honoring the Italian tradition, we cut the Easter cake Colomba and share a piece holding he promise […]
Calling all artists! Seeking Round the Block! tour guides Meet us April 8th at 4:30pm in front of 520 8th Ave With the warming up of the season and the city’s slow but sure reopening, we are very excited to be preparing another edition of our program Round the Block! Theaterlab is currently seeking […]