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05/22/2026

Congratulations on introducing Eleon the 1st to the world and selling out the first ever THIS IS NOT A CULT!!!!

5 more chances. MELTINGPLOT. Link in bio.

05/12/2026

We know PARTICIPATING in life can be tough.
Stepping outside can be a nightmare.
Experiencing something new and unexpected can be scary.

So, to help alleviate your fears, and better understand the worlds you're stepping into for MELTINGPLOT - we created this oversimplified guide exploring the level of interactiivty you should expect for all 5 shows.

NO SPOILERS. But, if you want explicit information on how you'll be asked to participate, drop us an email at [email protected] and we'll be happy to help.

Use code ALLTHELOVE for $10 off tickets.

05/10/2026

MEET THE CREATORS BEHIND YOUR NEW FAVORITE SHOWS!

- In the shadows of her past selves alexander.playwright - Like a Good Neighbor
- TENN LOVERS
- THIS IS NOT A CULT
- FEEL BAD

Be among the first to experience these brand new works during MELTINGPLOT, May 18-31, 1026!!

link in bio

05/08/2026

SPOILERS : The culmination at Katie Zaffrann's residency in The Gallery Series. Her new show MATRILINE will get its very first audience this weekend. A few spots remain for Sunday at 5pm. Link in bio.

05/07/2026

05/03/2026

YOUR GUIDE TO GETTING THE BEST OF THE FEST!!

30 performances over 2 weeks provide YOU the opportunity to experience what’s next in participatory live performance. Join us for this inaugural festival May 18 -31, 2026 as 5 creators present brand new work.

Like a Good Neighbor by Jake Alexander (.alexander.playwright) THIS IS NOT A CULT by Christopher Lewis Dawkins (), In the shadows of her past selves by Deniz Khateri (), FEEL BAD by Katy Murphy (), and TENN LOVERS by Kristopher Victoria ().

There are so many ways to enjoy the festival!

Purchase a festival pass to enjoy it all, double down on a weeknight to see 2 shows back-to-back for less, or use code DATENIGHT for any single performance to get a discount on 2 tickets for you and a +1.

Be sure to add on the FREE Q&As with the artists – and upgrade your experience to kick-off the festival with us during the VIP Opening Reception on May 18th.
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05/01/2026

2 weeks, 5 artists, 30 performances.
Theaterlab launches MELTINGPLOT - NYC's festival for interactive in the making. 

Running Monday, May 18 through Sunday May 31, MELTINGPLOT reaches across the immersive spectrum to provide opportunities to explore brand new participatory performance.

Take a full workout class in Katy Murphy's FEEL BAD ( ), find yourself in the secret loft of a [supposed] cult leader from the Amazon rainforest in Christopher Lewis Dawkins' THIS IS NOT A CULT ( ), take on the role of puppeteer in Deniz Khateri's In the shadows of her past selves ( ), get help with your most urgent need in Jake Alexander’s Like a Good Neighbor (.alexander.playwright ), and take control testing the limits of the human body in Kristopher Victoria’s TENN LOVERS ( ).

USE CODE 🎫 TLAB26 🎫 FOR $10 OFF A 5-SHOW FLEX PASS!!!

The festival includes additional free and paid opportunities to connect with each other and the work, think artist talks, VIP receptions, and even a one-night-only live game session where you help decide who's guilty of murder? (Links in bio).

Single tickets are $35 per show, festival passes start at $140. Discounts and bundles available.

Theaterlab team includes Orietta Crispino, Bella Bellizzi, Molly Shayna Cohen, Andy Lynn, and Greg Wilson, with board members Jolene Noelle and Nicolò Sbuelz.

Festival Team includes Mat Blasio, Nicholas Fortugno, Remi Harris, Grant Kennedy Lewis and Dany Powers.

Programming is made possible with funding from NYSCA, DCLA CDF, Foundation for Fairer Capitalism, CrossFit Hell's Kitchen and the contributions of individual like YOU!

For more information and tickets - LINKs in bio

03/17/2026

Theaterlab is excited to welcome and to Hotel New Work.

The White Whale Journal will be in residence from Monday, March 9th through Sunday, March 22, 2026

They will present a 45 minute work-in-progress showing on Sunday, March 22nd at 5:00pm, followed by a feedback session.

Theaterlab's Hotel New Work is an artistic respite, where new works are given space to breathe, grow, and engage with outside eyes at an early stage.

Link in bio.

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Hotel New Work provides collaboratively-driven companies in the midst of creating ambitious new work with 40 hours of rehearsal time and one work-in-progress showing with feedback.

Theaterlab is happy to provide room keys to Arturo Luíz Soria, Danilio Gambini, Nahuel Telleria, José Espinosa, Kathy Ruvuna, Johnny Moreno , Krista Smith, Stephanie Osin Cohen, as they develop The White Whale Journal

After the tragic death of his brother, a writer inherits a strange archive: journals of daily life, each tagged with a sticker—pig, plum blossom, small talismans of attention. All are accounted for save one: The White Whale Journal. Drawn into the undertow of his brother’s words, the performer goes hunting—for what was withheld, erased, or too heavy to name. He builds a ritual from fragments and margins, chasing the meaning of blank pages and deliberate gaps.

The play refuses quiet reverence, circling instead the cultural silence around su***de and the lack of rituals to hold it. In tracking what’s missing, the narrator resists a neat ending, choosing obsession over closure, pursuit over resignation. What emerges is not an answer, but a widening: a brother restored not as a final act, but as a vast, unfinished human story still breaching the surface.

The Hotel New Work Residency will conclude with a work-in-progress showing which will allow the artist to present up to 45 minutes of what they have been working on during the residency.

03/07/2026

Theaterlab is excited to welcome Jeremy Rafal, Maria Camia, and Dennis Yeuh-Yeh Li to The Gallery Series!

They will be in residence with Schubert Was A Rice Queen from Monday, March 9th through Sunday, March 15th

Performances Friday March 13 at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 15th at 5:00pm.

Ticket link in bio.

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Testing the boundaries of solo performance and new artistic territory, early, never-before-seen experimental work finds a home in front of an audiences for the first time,

THE GALLERY SERIES champions the unique potential of the individual performer and challenges artists to craft ambitious explorations of the specific and intimate relationship between solo performers and spectators.

Artists with highly experimental, combustible, pliable works receive up to 25 hours of rehearsal and two nights of performances in our intimate Gallery, for audiences of no more than 20 people as a catalyst for future development

Theaterlab invites you to join Jeremy Rafal as he develops his never before seen work, SCHUBERT WAS A RICE QUEEN.

Vienna, 1828. Composer Franz Schubert is dying, but not without throwing one last party. Re-introducing himself as an Aquarius, tea-spiller, and musical genius, he recollects the life of an artist in post-Napoleonic Vienna under Metternich, where anything erotic, foreign, or new is treated as a political threat.

Souvenirs from the Orient become portals to imagined q***r histories through piano performance, puppetry, and scandalous reminiscence, recasting Schubert as history’s unwritten rice queen.

Schubert Was a Rice Queen is an immersive solo show that blends cabaret, puppet fantasia, and live recital, featuring some of Schubert’s most beloved works, from his piano sonatas and impromptus to Lieder such as Erlkönig and Ständchen.

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Since 2006, your support of Theaterlab has strengthened the NYC audiences’ connection to live performance, built flexible programs and residencies, and cradled the development of award-winning artists working at the forefront of what’s next.

Click the link in bio to Invest in the next 20 years of Theaterlab with a tax-deductible donation of any amount.

02/12/2026

SUPPORT HOTEL NEW WORK : GET A ROOM KEY

Hotel New Work provides collectives and companoes in the midst of creating challenging new work with 40 hours of rehearsal, a work-in-progress showing, and $750 cash support.

As part of our 20th anniversary of programming, we've selected 3 process-ready projects, and a dymanic team of NYC artists who are ready to unpack their bags at Theaterlab.

We invite YOU to join them in this respite by making a tax-deductible contribution (of $5 or more) in support of HNW. In exchange you'll receive a souvenir room key and become an active partner in making this program possible.

$5 to $25 for Single Occupancy (small key)
$25 and above for a Queen Suite (large key)

You can make your donation in person, or RIGHT NOW though the link in our bio.

Then, you can check-in at Theaterlab, pick up your souvenir room key, and sign-in as a guest by adding your name to the wall - publicly showing your support for a new generation of theater.

(HNW runs through July 2026, afterwhich all names of supporters will be transfered to the website).

If you you would like to support via a Donor Advised Fund, mailing a physical check, or have questions about Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities, please email Development@TheaterlabNYC