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12/02/2023

Tonight's closing performance of Slash by Emily Allan and Leah Hennnessey is SOLD OUT!⁠
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We will have a waitlist at the box office 30 minutes prior to curtain for any unclaimed seats. Slash hits the stage TONIGHT at 8pm. ⁠
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Betty and Veronia have tried everything to cure their crippling depression and existential despair. Everything, that is, except acting out ho******ic fanfiction.⁠
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“Prankish genius”- The Paris Review⁠
“The ultimate fanfiction play”- Syfy⁠
“A wildly entertaining ho******ic extravaganza”- Paper Magazine⁠
“It’s fast and campy ,and as clever as anything the New York stage has seen in some⁠
time”- Vogue⁠
⁠
Cue a Russian doll of stories slashing John Lennon x Paul McCartney, Susan Sontag x Camille Paglia, Trotsky x Stalin, Byron x Shelley & Kirk x Spock…⁠
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As the layers of fantasy multiply, the girls are left questioning what really drives their games, and to what end.⁠
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Slash is a two woman comedy written, adapted, directed, and performed by Emily Allan and Leah Hennessey.⁠
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The Blond (Emily Allan) and The Dark Haired One (Leah Hennessey) attempt to transcend the banality of identity and the terror of consciousness through cosplay, anglophilia, critical theory and song. Incorporating fan fictional pairings of iconic duos such as Lennon/McCartney, Byron/Shelley and Betty/Veronica, as well as meta commentary by camp portrayals of infamous second wave feminists Camile Paglia, Andrea Dworkin and Joanna Russ, Slash is a “pop feminist tour de force” (Office Magazine) about the erotics of collaboration and friendship.⁠
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12/01/2023

Tonight's performance of Slash by Emily Allan and Leah Hennnessey is SOLD OUT!⁠
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We will have a waitlist at the box office 30 minutes prior to curtain for any unclaimed seats. Slash hits the stage TONIGHT at 8pm. ⁠
⁠
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Betty and Veronia have tried everything to cure their crippling depression and existential despair. Everything, that is, except acting out ho******ic fanfiction.⁠
⁠
“Prankish genius”- The Paris Review⁠
“The ultimate fanfiction play”- Syfy⁠
“A wildly entertaining ho******ic extravaganza”- Paper Magazine⁠
“It’s fast and campy ,and as clever as anything the New York stage has seen in some⁠
time”- Vogue⁠
⁠
Cue a Russian doll of stories slashing John Lennon x Paul McCartney, Susan Sontag x Camille Paglia, Trotsky x Stalin, Byron x Shelley & Kirk x Spock…⁠
⁠
As the layers of fantasy multiply, the girls are left questioning what really drives their games, and to what end.⁠
⁠
Slash is a two woman comedy written, adapted, directed, and performed by Emily Allan and Leah Hennessey.⁠
⁠
The Blond (Emily Allan) and The Dark Haired One (Leah Hennessey) attempt to transcend the banality of identity and the terror of consciousness through cosplay, anglophilia, critical theory and song. Incorporating fan fictional pairings of iconic duos such as Lennon/McCartney, Byron/Shelley and Betty/Veronica, as well as meta commentary by camp portrayals of infamous second wave feminists Camile Paglia, Andrea Dworkin and Joanna Russ, Slash is a “pop feminist tour de force” (Office Magazine) about the erotics of collaboration and friendship.⁠
⁠

11/30/2023

Slash by Emily Allan and Leah Hennnessey is SOLD OUT!

We will have a waitlist at the box office 30 minutes prior to curtain for any unclaimed seats. Slash hits the stage TONIGHT at 8pm.

Betty and Veronia have tried everything to cure their crippling depression and existential despair. Everything, that is, except acting out ho******ic fanfiction.

“Prankish genius”- The Paris Review
“The ultimate fanfiction play”- Syfy
“A wildly entertaining ho******ic extravaganza”- Paper Magazine
“It’s fast and campy ,and as clever as anything the New York stage has seen in some
time”- Vogue

Cue a Russian doll of stories slashing John Lennon x Paul McCartney, Susan Sontag x Camille Paglia, Trotsky x Stalin, Byron x Shelley & Kirk x Spock…

As the layers of fantasy multiply, the girls are left questioning what really drives their games, and to what end.

Slash is a two woman comedy written, adapted, directed, and performed by Emily Allan and Leah Hennessey.

The Blond (Emily Allan) and The Dark Haired One (Leah Hennessey) attempt to transcend the banality of identity and the terror of consciousness through cosplay, anglophilia, critical theory and song. Incorporating fan fictional pairings of iconic duos such as Lennon/McCartney, Byron/Shelley and Betty/Veronica, as well as meta commentary by camp portrayals of infamous second wave feminists Camile Paglia, Andrea Dworkin and Joanna Russ, Slash is a “pop feminist tour de force” (Office Magazine) about the erotics of collaboration and friendship.

11/30/2023

Some spots still available! Sign up today!

Submit Gauntlet with Theresa Buchheister and Jaclyn Biskup
December 4 - 6-10pm

Sign up ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)

Submit Gauntlet is a direct response to the first iteration of SUBMIT. We will use the time entirely to review sample submissions critically and thoroughly from the group, allowing the class to learn from Theresa and Jaclyn, each other and the process of hearing your submissions read aloud.

This workshop will take place in-person – 628 Metropolitan Ave

11/29/2023

Join us on Sunday for Immigrants Welcome Here: A Fundraiser Market

Vendors, Performances, Drinks, and A Raffle! We’re raising funds for our Exponential Festival show más que un pétalo!

– 628 Metropolitan Ave
December 3 - 2:30-6pm
$10 (suggested donation – no one turned away for lack of funds)

At this event immigrants are at the forefront!

más que un pétalo is excited to be a part of Exponential Festival and a recipient of the NYFA Women’s Fund grant, to bring you all the best production possible, we need to raise some additional funds to cover expenses that came up recently. Through this event we will aim to raise $2000.

20% of this will be donated to Voces Latinas, an NYC based organization working to reduce the rate of HIV transmission and violence among immigrants by empowering, educating, and providing leadership and advocacy trainings which enable Latinos to have a voice and to make healthier decisions for them and their families.

The remainder will go towards stipends for artists working on our show to make sure we can bring you the best possible version of más que un pétalo in January 2024.

Starting at 2:30pm, vendors from folks who paint to those who sell jewelry will be selling items for purchase. Interspersed throughout the event, we will have performances ranging from poetry to performance art. There will be a cash bar and raffle! Follow our instagram linked here for updates on vendors, performers and raffle prizes!

There will be a raffle ($5 per ticket!) with prizes such as Broadway tickets, a resume review session, and more!

The suggested entry fee is $10 although no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

11/29/2023

COMING SOON!

Totally Plucked: Solstice Edition written by Daniel Shevlin
December 20 @ 8pm

Tix ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)

This winter solstice, from the icy depths of the shortest day of the year, comes Daniel Shevlin, in “Totally Plucked: Solstice Edition”! Singer and cellist from the internationally acclaimed singing string quartet WELL-STRUNG, Daniel presents a solo concert, featuring Lance Horne at the piano. With multiple instruments, mostly (but not limited to) the cello and the voice at the same time, his show is an evening of music and storytelling, told through a library of pop, standard, classical and musical theater favorites.

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11/29/2023

Join us on December 19 for The Brick(Flix) End-Of-Year Party!

FREE and open to all!

6pm - Drinks and snacks
7pm - Two Boots Pizza!
8pm - Toasts!
9pm - Remember the Night

Preston Sturges on Remember the Night (note- it the last script he wrote before he started directing): "It had quite a lot of schmaltz [sentiment], a good dose of schmerz [pain, grief] and just enough schmutz [dirt] to make it box office."

One of the finest -- and least known -- Christmas movies, Remember the Night is also arguably director Mitchell Leisen's best film. It benefits immensely from a sterling Preston Sturges screenplay that manages to mine all the emotion and sentiment from its "different worlds" story without ever falling into bathos. Needless to say, the screenplay is also chock-full of the incisive wit, ear for a nifty turn of phrase, and insightful character studies that are a trademark of Sturges' later classic comedies. He is one of the few writers of the period who could have skated as close to the edge of soapy melodrama as the twin homecoming sequences without falling over. The film's heartwarming tugs are genuine, achieved with a bare minimum of manipulation. Leisen deserves credit for serving the material so adeptly. If the first courtroom scene is a bit awkward, it's the only place in the film where the director falters. He is helped, of course, by the irreplaceable Barbara Stanwyck. As usual, the actress is curiously radiant, a tough girl whose softness is totally believable. Fred MacMurray is a perfect foil for her, strong but tender, a man whose niceness is never cloying and whose toughness is tempered with mercy. The rest of the cast gives excellent support, especially Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, and Sterling Holloway. An excellent film, Night deserves a place in the holiday pantheon beside such better-known titles as Miracle on 34th Street and The Bells of St. Mary's.

PLUS…
Free pizza from Two Boots

BrickFlix is a film series curated and co-produced by Phil Hartman (Sundance Award-winner No Picnic; The Pioneer Theater; HOWL! Festival, etc.) bringing together indie filmmakers, vintage treasures, live performances and specially-themed Two Boots pizza. Follow us on IG . Co-produced by Toney Brown (Mules, IG )

cw: Christmas Rom Com from 1940

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11/28/2023

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11/27/2023

“Joey Merlo’s On Set with Theda Bara, an eerie seance-play performed by David Greenspan, who channels multitudes.” – Helen Shaw

In print in the latest issue of for the Winter Culture Preview.

ON SET WITH THEDA BARA returns to The Brick stage February 6-March 9, 2024!.
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Written by , directed by , and performed by the incomparable six-time Obie winner David Greenspan. ⁠
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW (link in bio) 🎟️⁠
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in this hallucination of a one-person show, a genderq***r teen who goes missing and their gay detective father come face-to-face with the supernatural and consciousness-devouring Theda Bara, the real-life vamp and silent film star of the 1910s. ON SET WITH THEDA BARA is part gothic coming-of-age story and part campy melodrama about identity consumption and the horror of not knowing who you are.⁠
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After a successful eight-night only presentation by and in 2023, Transport Group and Lucille Lortel Theatre are thrilled to give ON SET WITH THEDA BARA a full life onstage with this riveting Off-Broadway debut.⁠
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Find them: Transport Group: transportgroup.org; IG: ; X: | Lucille Lortel: lortel.org; IG: ; X: | Joey: joeymerlo.com | Jack: jackfserio.com⁠
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Photos by | Press representation

11/27/2023

Know someone who loves theater but not sure what to get them?

We got you.

Purchase a Brick Gift Card today at bricktheater.com (link in bio) and redeem it for an upcoming show or class at The Brick!

11/26/2023

TODAY!

Aux Reading League: Volume XII
Beatrice by Elijah Guo
@ 3pm
– 628 Metropolitan Ave

FREE but donations graciously accepted

Sign up at bricktheater.com

Join ARL on November 26 as we read Elijah Guo‘s new play: Beatrice. Beatrice is just another badass girl who plays the flute. Except for the fact that she lives in 13th-century Italy and she’s being followed by this really annoying guy Dante who keeps writing poems about her. Loosely based on Beatrice Portinari, Dante’s muse and the figure at the center of Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy, BEATRICE is a story of Heaven and Hell, love and loss, and a woman ahead of her time.

ARL is open to all theater makers and is a great way to find a fun theater community of cool theater people reading cool theater things!

11/25/2023

Submit: A Workshop on Applying ZOOM EDITION!
with Theresa Buchheister and Jaclyn Biskup
December 3 - 2-6pm – $25

Sign up ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)

Theresa Buchheister and Jaclyn Biskup lead a workshop on gathering artistic submission materials, putting materials into good shape for applications and critically reviewing those applications.

This workshop will take place remotely over Zoom.

11/25/2023

11/24/2023

Immigrants Welcome Here: A Fundraiser Market

Vendors, Performances, Drinks, and A Raffle! We’re raising funds for our Exponential Festival show más que un pétalo!

– 628 Metropolitan Ave
December 3 - 2:30-6pm
$10 (suggested donation – no one turned away for lack of funds)

At this event immigrants are at the forefront!

más que un pétalo is excited to be a part of Exponential Festival and a recipient of the NYFA Women’s Fund grant, to bring you all the best production possible, we need to raise some additional funds to cover expenses that came up recently. Through this event we will aim to raise $2000.

20% of this will be donated to Voces Latinas, an NYC based organization working to reduce the rate of HIV transmission and violence among immigrants by empowering, educating, and providing leadership and advocacy trainings which enable Latinos to have a voice and to make healthier decisions for them and their families.

The remainder will go towards stipends for artists working on our show to make sure we can bring you the best possible version of más que un pétalo in January 2024.

Starting at 2:30pm, vendors from folks who paint to those who sell jewelry will be selling items for purchase. Interspersed throughout the event, we will have performances ranging from poetry to performance art. There will be a cash bar and raffle! Follow our instagram linked here for updates on vendors, performers and raffle prizes!

There will be a raffle ($5 per ticket!) with prizes such as Broadway tickets, a resume review session, and more!

The suggested entry fee is $10 although no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

11/24/2023

Slash by Emily Allan and Leah Hennnessey
Nov 29-Dec 2, 2023

VERY LIMITED tix remain, get yours while you can
➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)

Betty and Veronia have tried everything to cure their crippling depression and existential despair. Everything, that is, except acting out ho******ic fanfiction.

“Prankish genius”- The Paris Review
“The ultimate fanfiction play”- Syfy
“A wildly entertaining ho******ic extravaganza”- Paper Magazine
“It’s fast and campy ,and as clever as anything the New York stage has seen in some
time”- Vogue

Cue a Russian doll of stories slashing John Lennon x Paul McCartney, Susan Sontag x Camille Paglia, Trotsky x Stalin, Byron x Shelley & Kirk x Spock…

As the layers of fantasy multiply, the girls are left questioning what really drives their games, and to what end.

Slash is a two woman comedy written, adapted, directed, and performed by Emily Allan and Leah Hennessey.

The Blond (Emily Allan) and The Dark Haired One (Leah Hennessey) attempt to transcend the banality of identity and the terror of consciousness through cosplay, anglophilia, critical theory and song. Incorporating fan fictional pairings of iconic duos such as Lennon/McCartney, Byron/Shelley and Betty/Veronica, as well as meta commentary by camp portrayals of infamous second wave feminists Camile Paglia, Andrea Dworkin and Joanna Russ, Slash is a “pop feminist tour de force” (Office Magazine) about the erotics of collaboration and friendship.

11/24/2023

Still some spots open for our next session!

How to Be in Front of People : Mastering the Art of Live Performance with River L. Ramirez ()
4 sessions remain – November 28, December 5, 12, 19
6-8pm at – 628 Metropolitan Ave

Sign up at bricktheater.com (link in bio)

In this class we will focus on finding balance within one’s self and bringing that to the stage. How do we become comfortable showing our selves to others? First, we figure out how to be comfortable with ourselves. What are your values, what are your intentions, what are you wanting to say and express? In this course we will dig deep to get closer to the reasons we perform.

Through group conversations, writing prompts, movement exercises, and practicing performance in front of trusted peers, we dig deeper into our performance practices to dig out what is hidden and what wants to be seen.

Please email [email protected] if you would like to take the class but money is a barrier.

11/22/2023

Submit Gauntlet with Theresa Buchheister and Jaclyn Biskup
December 4 - 6-10pm

Sign up ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)

Submit Gauntlet is a direct response to the first iteration of SUBMIT. We will use the time entirely to review sample submissions critically and thoroughly from the group, allowing the class to learn from Theresa and Jaclyn, each other and the process of hearing your submissions read aloud.

This workshop will take place in-person – 628 Metropolitan Ave

11/22/2023

Dear John
Written & Performed by Rachel Lin
November 30-December 2
Aux – 628 Metropolitan Ave $18-22

Tix ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)

In 2011, an estranged father, “John,” reaches out to a long lost daughter for the first time… on Facebook. When he begins writing her letters, she begins a journey of reckoning with a previously unknown past.

Creator & Performer: Rachel Lin
Director: Nana Dakin
Producer: Kelly Letourneau
Set Designer: Cate McCrea
Projection Designer: Cinthia Chen
Lighting Designer: Jonathan Cottle
Sound Designer: Caroline Eng
Stage Manager: Juni Li

DEAR JOHN is the story of what it means to be a father or daughter, our expectations on one another, and the ways we fall short. Spanning three continents and four decades, DEAR JOHN weaves together excerpts from John’s letters, a recorded interview with a woman who left a changing China in the 80s, and stories of growing up undocumented in New York City.

Performed in English and Cantonese with subtitles

Poster Art Credit: Rich Soto

11/22/2023

Join us on Monday for Sound 101 for Everyone with Jimmy Kavetas!

November 27 - 6pm

Sign up now at bricktheater.com (link in bio)

This class is to give anyone who works with and around sound a solid understanding of the fundamental principles of SOUND. We will look at everything from acoustic theory, dsp, how hardware works, useful software, and everything in between! There will be an open ended portion at the end of the class for further questions and discussion, and the class will mold itself to the needs of the folks taking it.

This course will take a dive into every aspect of sound. My goal is to have you, the eager new(or old!) disciple of sound, to walk away feeling like you have a basic grasp of how the things we hear come into being. The knowledge gained in this course will benefit everyone from artists to technicians to venue managers, even your grandma would learn something she can use. The class will be in three parts, the first being more of a lecture on the principles of sound, the second being a hands on to learn how we use and interact with equipment and our surroundings. The third is open ended, time to go over anything that confused you or to cover things that didn’t come up, whatever is helpful for the class! Bring your questions and your listening ears, that’s all you need!

11/22/2023

Aux Reading League: Volume XII
Beatrice by Elijah Guo
November 26 @ 3pm
– 628 Metropolitan Ave

FREE but donations graciously accepted

Sign up at bricktheater.com

Join ARL on November 26 as we read Elijah Guo‘s new play: Beatrice. Beatrice is just another badass girl who plays the flute. Except for the fact that she lives in 13th-century Italy and she’s being followed by this really annoying guy Dante who keeps writing poems about her. Loosely based on Beatrice Portinari, Dante’s muse and the figure at the center of Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy, BEATRICE is a story of Heaven and Hell, love and loss, and a woman ahead of her time.

ARL is open to all theater makers and is a great way to find a fun theater community of cool theater people reading cool theater things!

11/22/2023

11/20/2023

First session begins TOMORROW! Sign up now at bricktheater.com (link in bio)

How to Be in Front of People : Mastering the Art of Live Performance with River L. Ramirez ()

In this class we will focus on finding balance within one’s self and bringing that to the stage. How do we become comfortable showing our selves to others? First, we figure out how to be comfortable with ourselves. What are your values, what are your intentions, what are you wanting to say and express? In this course we will dig deep to get closer to the reasons we perform.

Through group conversations, writing prompts, movement exercises, and practicing performance in front of trusted peers, we dig deeper into our performance practices to dig out what is hidden and what wants to be seen.

Please email [email protected] if you would like to take the class but money is a barrier.

11/19/2023

Today's 5pm closing performance of Faust (The Broken Show) by Eric Dyer, produced by Radiohole, is SOLD OUT!

A big thank you to Eric and the small but mighty team that brought this terrific piece to The Brick stage!

11/18/2023

Tonight's performance of Eric Dyer's Faust (The Broken Show) produced by Radiohole is SOLD OUT!

11/17/2023

First session for the next round of How to Be in Front of People : Mastering the Art of Live Performance with River L. Ramirez () begins next week!

Sign up now at bricktheater.com (link in bio)

5 Sessions – November 21, 28, December 5, 12, 19, 2023
6-8pm at – 628 Metropolitan Ave

In this class we will focus on finding balance within one’s self and bringing that to the stage. How do we become comfortable showing our selves to others? First, we figure out how to be comfortable with ourselves. What are your values, what are your intentions, what are you wanting to say and express? In this course we will dig deep to get closer to the reasons we perform.

Through group conversations, writing prompts, movement exercises, and practicing performance in front of trusted peers, we dig deeper into our performance practices to dig out what is hidden and what wants to be seen.

11/17/2023

COMING SOON!

Sound 101 for Everyone with Jimmy Kavetas
November 27 - 6pm - $25-50

Sign up today at bricktheater.com (link in bio)

This class is to give anyone who works with and around sound a solid understanding of the fundamental principles of SOUND. We will look at everything from acoustic theory, dsp, how hardware works, useful software, and everything in between! There will be an open ended portion at the end of the class for further questions and discussion, and the class will mold itself to the needs of the folks taking it.

This course will take a dive into every aspect of sound. My goal is to have you, the eager new(or old!) disciple of sound, to walk away feeling like you have a basic grasp of how the things we hear come into being. The knowledge gained in this course will benefit everyone from artists to technicians to venue managers, even your grandma would learn something she can use. The class will be in three parts, the first being more of a lecture on the principles of sound, the second being a hands on to learn how we use and interact with equipment and our surroundings. The third is open ended, time to go over anything that confused you or to cover things that didn’t come up, whatever is helpful for the class! Bring your questions and your listening ears, that’s all you need!

11/17/2023

All remaining performances of Faust (The Broken Show) by Eric Dyer, produced by are SOLD OUT!

We will keep a waitlist at the box office 30 minutes prior to curtain for any unclaimed seats and do our best to squeeze folks in where we can!

11/13/2023

FRESH PICS from Eric Dyer's Faust (The Broken Show) by Jose Miranda.

Just four more chances to see the show The New Yorker calls "a beautiful, prolix, mind-melting adaptation of the first few sections of Goethe’s nineteenth-century masterpiece."

Tickets are going fast!

Get yours at bricktheater.com (link in bio) 🎟️.

11/12/2023

TONIGHT !

Passing Through by Nick Robideau
7pm – FREE - 628 Metropolitan Ave

RSVP at bricktheater.com

A public, scripts-in-hand reading of a new play. It’s a q***r funny/serious/lyrical/erotic haunted house story.

Director: Devon Wade Granmo

Cast:
E. Jim Ford
Enrique Huili
Brian Lady
Fareeda Pasha

Javier and Matt have just moved into their dream house in Upstate New York to escape the city – and the baggage of their own shared past. Unbeknownst to both of them, though, they’re not alone in their new house. Their presence inspires a sexual awakening in the house’s resident spirit, and after 100+ years of being dead, he’s not exactly great at boundaries. Together with Javier’s amateur-psychic-best-friend Isis, everyone in the house, living and dead, are on a crash course with the ghosts of their past and on the other side of that, just maybe, a path forward.

Image Credit: Devon Wade Granmo

cw: frank discussion of su***de and suicidal ideation

11/12/2023

TODAY!

Aux Reading League: Volume XII
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
– 628 Metropolitan Ave - 1pm - FREE

RSVP at bricktheater.com

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T.S. Eliot's tragedy Murder in the Cathedral details the historical and psychological circumstances of Archbishop Thomas Becket's murder during the reign of King Henry II in 1170. A Whodunnit and Greek chorus all rolled into one play.

ARL is open to all theater makers and is a great way to find a fun theater community of cool theater people reading cool theater things!

11/11/2023

stroller scene presents:
Birthday Party for Date Play by Ashley Siflinger is SOLD OUT!

Stroller Scene presents Date Play by Ashley Siflinger — a new play workshop reading. Come for the story, stay for the drinks & conversation!

Written by Ashley Siflinger
Directed by Chris Diercksen
Assistant Director: Jaye Hunt
Featuring:
Marlowe Holden*
Josephine Huang*
Ryan George*
Paige LaRoss (Stage Directions)*Member of Actors’ Equity
Tessa just got out of a long relationship, Marcus is a serial dater, and The Waitress is an embodiment of toxic empowerment…or a projection of our own anxieties…or a shapeshifting demon. Part rom com, part fever dream, Date Play is an expressionistic adventure comedy that examines all the things we do instead of listening to each other.

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11/11/2023

More Faust (The Broken Show) TONIGHT @ 8pm!
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Tix ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)⁠
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When you’re old and you can’t focus and you can’t have it all, maybe you can make a deal with the devil — if you’re special. Inspired by failure, Eric Dyer of Radiohole performs a manic version of the Faust legend, inspired by Goethe, F.W. Mernau, Jan Švankmaje, Joe Frank (and so on and so forth).⁠
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Written, designed and performed by Eric Dyer⁠
Produced by Radiohole⁠
Design Associate: Kat Ross⁠
Head of municipal government: Scott Halvorsen Gillette⁠
Other: Maggie Hoffman⁠
Audio recordings by: Mia Fliakos, Zapata Hoffman-Enriquez, Scott Shepherd⁠
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Today is your LAST CHANCE to get Discounted Early Bird Tickets for SchmidtSmithSchmidt by Leonie Bell with LOCAL GRANDMA. ⁠ Use Code BIRD4SCHMIDT to claim $15 seats while supplies last. Early Bird Tickets are available until 11:59pm on November 7!⁠ ⁠ Tix ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ ***⁠ ⁠ SchmidtSchmidtSchmidt⁠ Created by Leonie Bell with LOCAL GRANDMA⁠ December 7-17, 2023⁠ ⁠ In this matrilineal, dark humor landscape, the lonesome and forgotten search for new connective tissue, mundane chaos + ancient desires reign, and the trees await a return. ⁠ ⁠ Featuring⁠ Leonie Bell⁠ Caroline Burkhart⁠ Rawya El Chab⁠ Lianne Elsouki⁠ Marcella Murray⁠ Julliette Holliday⁠ + Hanna Westi⁠ ⁠ On the edge of a city: Lotte the Librarian and her adoptive grandmother Tante Eunice Geld secretly live in their garden allotment. Witches sing night-time songs around the last sacred grove in the neighborhood in preparation of a death party. Teenage daughter Susie Schmidt schemes to finally join her long-lost father in America and Mama keeps a secret that is eating her from the inside out. An ancestral forest beckons, and Dietrich, child to Mom in the Moon, attempts jazz. Choral song + pedestrian movement; performed in German, English, and Denglish. ⁠ ⁠ Follow them: @leonbellstein @local_grandma_party @careburks @rawyaelchab @liannesouki @jullietteh @marcirenee04 @hanna.westi

Discounted Early Bird Tickets or SchmidtSmithSchmidt by Leonie Bell with LOCAL GRANDMA are SELLING FAST! Get yours NOW. Just two days remain. Use Code BIRD4SCHMIDT to claim $15 seats while supplies last. Early Bird Tickets are available until 11:59pm on November 7! Tix ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)⁠ *** SchmidtSchmidtSchmidt⁠ Created by Leonie Bell with LOCAL GRANDMA⁠ December 7-17, 2023⁠ ⁠ In this matrilineal, dark humor landscape, the lonesome and forgotten search for new connective tissue, mundane chaos + ancient desires reign, and the trees await a return. ⁠ ⁠ Featuring Leonie Bell Caroline Burkhart Rawya El Chab Lianne Elsouki Marcella Murray Julliette Holliday + Hanna Westi ⁠ On the edge of a city: Lotte the Librarian and her adoptive grandmother Tante Eunice Geld secretly live in their garden allotment. Witches sing night-time songs around the last sacred grove in the neighborhood in preparation of a death party. Teenage daughter Susie Schmidt schemes to finally join her long-lost father in America and Mama keeps a secret that is eating her from the inside out. An ancestral forest beckons, and Dietrich, child to Mom in the Moon, attempts jazz. Choral song + pedestrian movement; performed in German, English, and Denglish. ⁠ ⁠ Follow them: @leonbellstein @local_grandma_party @careburks @rawyaelchab @liannesouki @jullietteh @marcirenee04 @hanna.westi

Discounted Early Bird Tickets are available now for SchmidtSmithSchmidt by Leonie Bell with LOCAL GRANDMA!⁠ ⁠ Use Code BIRD4SCHMIDT to claim $15 seats while supplies last. Early Bird Tickets are available until 11:59pm on November 7!⁠ ⁠ Tix ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ ***⁠ ⁠ SchmidtSchmidtSchmidt⁠ Created by Leonie Bell with LOCAL GRANDMA⁠ December 7-17, 2023⁠ ⁠ In this matrilineal, dark humor landscape, the lonesome and forgotten search for new connective tissue, mundane chaos + ancient desires reign, and the trees await a return. ⁠ ⁠ Featuring⁠ Leonie Bell⁠ Caroline Burkhart⁠ Rawya El Chab⁠ Lianne Elsouki⁠ Marcella Murray⁠ Julliette Holliday⁠ + Hanna Westi⁠ ⁠ On the edge of a city: Lotte the Librarian and her adoptive grandmother Tante Eunice Geld secretly live in their garden allotment. Witches sing night-time songs around the last sacred grove in the neighborhood in preparation of a death party. Teenage daughter Susie Schmidt schemes to finally join her long-lost father in America and Mama keeps a secret that is eating her from the inside out. An ancestral forest beckons, and Dietrich, child to Mom in the Moon, attempts jazz. Choral song + pedestrian movement; performed in German, English, and Denglish. ⁠ ⁠ Follow them: @leonbellstein @local_grandma_party @careburks @rawyaelchab @liannesouki @jullietteh @marcirenee04 @hanna.westi

This Week @BrickTheater and @BrickAux⁠ ⁠ Tix for everything ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ Mud & Blood by Maya Sharpe⁠ BrickFlixoween! ⁠ Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone by Friend of Friend – Philip Santos Schaffer, syd island, and Andy Boyd⁠ ⁠ Saga of the Shining Emblem by Matthew Schott Brick Aux & Life World present B.G.E. The Great Film Club ARL: Volume XII - Beatrice by Elijah Guo Meat Market - Works by Benji Weinryb Grohsgal ⁠ Improv for Theater Artists with Tim Platt⁠ How to Be in Front of People One Day Workshop with River L. Ramirez First Kiss Theatre presents Three Knockdown Rule (Or, When My Friend Was Not Dying) by Lauren D’Errico ⁠ @fri3ndoffri3nd, @andyjboyd, @welikephilip, @syd.island @iamkingbozo @mdy_writes @firstkisstheatre @toneymovies @brickflixmovies @alysedreamhouse @thesagaoftheshiningemblem @Dr_Denton, @Come.to.lifeworld @strollerscene

Join us on Sunday for Improv for Theater Artists (And Other Artists too, I guess) with Tim Platt (@iamkingbozo) 2 Sessions remain - October 22, and 29 - 12-3pm - @BrickAux $45 per session. Sign up at ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio) Improvisation has been and continues to be one the most creatively nourishing and generative practices of my life. And yet, to be totally honest, one of the biggest bummers of the practice is how siloed improvisation is from those who have creative goals outside of “being good at improv.” This four session class is an opportunity for theater makers, actors, writers, artists, and comedians to develop improvisation technique in a way that aligns with their current creative goals and projects. Along with building comfort and familiarity with improvisation as a craft and form, we will also experiment with how improvisation can directly integrate with your individual discipline and practice. Come ready to play, listen, share, and develop.

This Week @BrickTheater and @BrickAux⁠ ⁠ Tix for everything ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ Mud & Blood by Maya Sharpe⁠ Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone by Friend of Friend – Philip Santos Schaffer, syd island, and Andy Boyd⁠ ⁠ This Show is My Funeral by Josephine Simple⁠ Prelude Festival's Exponential Panel Passenger by Samuel Leon First Kiss Theatre presents GUTS by Isabella Fatigati ⁠ Improv for Theater Artists with Tim Platt⁠ @fri3ndoffri3nd, @andyjboyd, @welikephilip, @syd.island @museumofdrag @josephine.simple.verified @iamkingbozo @mdy_writes @firstkisstheatre @preludenyc @exponentialfestival

Join us on Sunday for Improv for Theater Artists (And Other Artists too, I guess) with Tim Platt (@iamkingbozo) 3 Sessions remain - October 15, 22, and 29 - 12-3pm - @BrickAux $45 per session. Sign up at ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio) Improvisation has been and continues to be one the most creatively nourishing and generative practices of my life. And yet, to be totally honest, one of the biggest bummers of the practice is how siloed improvisation is from those who have creative goals outside of “being good at improv.” This four session class is an opportunity for theater makers, actors, writers, artists, and comedians to develop improvisation technique in a way that aligns with their current creative goals and projects. Along with building comfort and familiarity with improvisation as a craft and form, we will also experiment with how improvisation can directly integrate with your individual discipline and practice. Come ready to play, listen, share, and develop.

This Week @BrickTheater and @BrickAux Tix for everything ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio) Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone by Friend of Friend – Philip Santos Schaffer, syd island, and Andy Boyd This Show is My Funeral by Josephine Simple Mud & Blood by Maya Sharpe How to Be in Front of People Live Show and One Day Workshop with River L Ramirez Improv for Theater Artists with Tim Platt Aux Reading League: Harvest by Manjula Padmanabhan @pileoftears @fri3ndoffri3nd, @andyjboyd, @welikephilip, @syd.island @museumofdrag @josephine.simple.verified @iamkingbozo @mdy_writes @firstkisstheatre

TODAY IS THE DAY! Warm up those vocal cords and get thee to The Brick anytime between 4pm-4am to sing your heart and raise money for the future of experimental performance in Williamsburg. Can't join us live? That's ok! You can show your support by making a donation @ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ Hosted by Ann Marie Dorr and Paul Ketchum with the KJ stylings of Kegan Zema⁠ ⁠ Special guest host Becca Blackwell 7-9pm!⁠ ⁠ Featuring⁠ Nicky Paraiso⁠ Jo Firestone⁠ Tina Satter⁠ Nadia Pinder⁠ Sophie Zucker⁠ Can Yasar and Dan Shevlin⁠ Bobby Malbrough⁠ Lauren Miller⁠ Peter Mills Weiss⁠ Bree Elrod⁠ Billy McEntee⁠ Matthew Antoci⁠ Lee Rayment⁠ Tim Platt⁠ Nic Adams and Angel Desai⁠ William Sydney⁠ Theresa Buchheister⁠ and More!⁠ ⁠ Sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery and The Kings of Karaoke⁠ ⁠ @nickyparaiso @yoyofirestone @princessimari @mikeylish @mcnysr @danieljshevlin @nocouches @hilifemiller @Peter.Mills.Weiss @breeality @antociantoci @lee.rayment @iamkingbozo @nniiccoollaass @angelkdesai @joejoemerlo @buchheister.theresa @theirishhorse⁠ @stringcheesezucker

Only one more sleep until our second annual Karaoke Fundraising Megathon! October 7 4pm-4am @bricktheater.⁠ ⁠ Donate ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ Hosted by Ann Marie Dorr and Paul Ketchum with the KJ stylings of Kegan Zema⁠ ⁠ Special guest host Becca Blackwell 7-9pm!⁠ ⁠ Featuring⁠ Nicky Paraiso⁠ Jo Firestone⁠ Tina Satter⁠ Nadia Pinder⁠ Sophie Zucker⁠ Can Yasar and Dan Shevlin⁠ Bobby Malbrough⁠ Lauren Miller⁠ Peter Mills Weiss⁠ Bree Elrod⁠ Billy McEntee⁠ Matthew Antoci⁠ Lee Rayment⁠ Tim Platt⁠ Nic Adams and Angel Desai⁠ William Sydney⁠ Theresa Buchheister⁠ and More!⁠ ⁠ Sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery and The Kings of Karaoke⁠ ⁠ @nickyparaiso @yoyofirestone @princessimari @mikeylish @mcnysr @danieljshevlin @nocouches @hilifemiller @Peter.Mills.Weiss @breeality @antociantoci @lee.rayment @iamkingbozo @nniiccoollaass @angelkdesai @joejoemerlo @buchheister.theresa @theirishhorse⁠ @stringcheesezucker

This Week @BrickTheater and @BrickAux!⁠ ⁠ Kinderkrankenhaus by Jesi Bender 9/28-30⁠ ⁠ PALINDOME with special guest Maria Striar 9/26⁠ ⁠ The Saga of the Shining Emblem 9/27⁠ ⁠ Sound to Style - an exploratory voice workshop 9/30⁠ ⁠ @clubbedthumb @buchheistertheresa @nola_latte @kaylajuntilla @nicholas.amodio @sydni620 @thesagaoftheshiningemblem

Need rehearsal space for your fall show? ⁠ Want discounted seats for some of New York's most exciting theatrical experiences?⁠ Want to support a burgeoning, community driven, non-profit arts organization? ⁠ ⁠ You are in luck!⁠ ⁠ Join The Brick's Patreon RIGHT NOW and get these perks as well as invites to our quarterly supporter events and much, much more. ⁠ ⁠ Patreon.com/BrickTheater - link in bio

Gestating Baby is a semi-regular series of split bill performances curated by Theresa Buchheister and Ryan William Downey that presents new and unpredictable works across the spectrum of theatrical performing arts. It began in 2013 at The Silent Barn and is now revived at The Brick Theater. Don't miss the latest iteration! Volume 6: Mia Martelli and Justin Maxwell September 21-23 @BrickAux – 628 Metropolitan Ave - 730pm Tix ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio) Featuring Two New Works Sitting by a body of water in the dark by Mia Martelli and Moise and the World of Reason, adapted from the Tennessee Williams novel by Justin Maxwell Sitting by a body of water in the dark by Mia Martelli Sitting by a body of water in the dark is a neon duet set on the beach that establishes and destroys improvisational forms, poetry, and prayer. Performed by Nina Guevara and Noa Rui-Piin Weiss Sound sampled from Madonna, Hooverphonic, PLAYBACKERS, Earth, Neggy Gemmy Videos sourced from Ewa Partum’s Active Poetry (1971) Moise and the World of Reason adapted from the Tennessee Williams novel by Justin Maxwell Loneliness threatens to overwhelm a struggling writer. One chapter of his life is ending, does a new chapter begin or does his story end? Find them: justinmaxwellplaywright.com @mia.martelli @weiss.soserious @ryanwilliamdowney @buchheistertheresa

The Brick proudly presents two new solo pieces running in rep!⁠ ⁠ Penguin in Your Ear by Eliza Bent directed by Jess Barbagallo⁠ and⁠ Looming Dogs by David Perez directed by William Burke⁠ ⁠ September 13-17⁠ ⁠ Get tickets to both shows at a discount with our package deal!⁠ ⁠ ➡️ bricktheater.com⁠ (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ Find them: @getbentobox @perezident @williamlostit

Hello Brick Friends, We need your help to finish the year strong and to ensure The Brick can continue to thrive in 2023. Would you consider making a tax-deductible donation to The Brick? https://www.bricktheater.com/support/donate/ Without the support and dedication of our diverse, enthusiastic community, we would never have come this far. With your help, we can hope to go even further, and make Williamsburg one of the indisputable hubs of American theater. By making a tax-deductible donation to The Brick Theater, you help us continue to fulfill our mission of making The Brick Williamsburg’s primary incubator of innovative theater arts, as well as providing rehearsal. classroom, gallery, and office space at Brick Aux. The Brick is entering our most fertile time as a creative institution in Brooklyn, and we have never been prouder of the work we are able to present as well as the resources we are able to offer our community. However, the reality of running a non-profit space in a time of persistent uncertainty and wealth inequality is daunting, and we need your help to remain a flourishing and independent arts organization. Please, consider donating today. We Love You, The Brick Team

We are proud to present a new, virtual workshop with playwright Caridad Svich, recipient of the OBIE for Lifetime Achievement.⁠ ⁠ The Brick presents⁠ Where Do Plays Come From?⁠ with Caridad Svich @caridadsvich⁠ July 27 630-830pm EDT via Zoom⁠ sliding scale $10-25⁠ ⁠ Sign up today at bricktheater.com, link in bio. ⁠ ⁠ A playwriting intensive looking at the cartography of dreams. Where do plays come from? Why do they occur? And how to make plays at a time of climate emergency? A process-driven session that will involve guided prompts, in-class writing, and dialogue about theatre’s presence in the world.

The Brick Aux Studio Space is Available to Rent!⁠ ⁠ First floor entrance at 628 Metropolitan Avenue⁠ Private rehearsal: $30/hour with a 2-hour minimum booking⁠ Public auditions, workshops, readings: $50/hour with a 2-hour minimum⁠ ⁠ Film Rentals: Please reach out to [email protected] with the following information - proposed use of space, number of people accessing space, hours of operation, ideal timeframe.⁠ Member rates: $10-20/hour, depending on usage⁠ ⁠ Check out our Patreon to learn more about membership!⁠ ⁠ Amenities Include⁠ -two windows to the sun and greenery outside⁠ -88 key Kawai keyboard⁠ -rehearsal blocks, tables, chairs⁠ -sound playback through a small, contained system which can play records, tapes, cds, radio and has an aux input, as well as bluetooth capabilities.⁠ -storage for frequent renters⁠ -all-gender restroom⁠ ⁠ Email [email protected] for availability, questions and booking⁠ ⁠ *All rates and agreements are subject to the discretion of The Brick Team

Do you have your tickets for ACEDIA? See them individually or catch them all in a single day on the weekends. Tickets are going fast, reserve them today! ⁠ The Brick & Mind The Art Entertainment Present⁠ ACEDIA: An Apocalypse Trilogy⁠ by Christian De Gré Cárdena @christiandegrecardenas⁠ Directed by Brian Freeland @freeland⁠ ⁠ Apri 13-30 ⁠ *For a Limited Time, Use Code ACEDIA25 for $25 Tickets*⁠ ⁠ Tickets available now. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ACEDIA: An Apocalypse Trilogy. A cheery exploration of the morose and existential. A theatrical experience. A celebration of apocalyptic turmoil and the collapse of the inner self. Fun. Painful. A question. Three plays that stand alone or can be experienced as a collective. ⁠ As Kent / Terran / Lint: Tyler Andrews @tylerjosephandrews⁠ As Theo / Maris / Listener: Christian De Gré Cárdenas⁠ As Bart / Dr. Feels / Tuft: Mark Dessaix @thecrankybunnyog⁠ As Finnigan / Solana / Dandelion: Bethany Geraghty @bethanygeraghty⁠ As Katia & Magda / Blaise / Wisp: Caro Guzmán @caroquz ⁠ As Killian / Sensum / Traveler: Jules Murtha ⁠ and Robert Moreria and Justin Anselmi @justinanselmi as the Gods of Acedia⁠ ⁠ Playwright / Composer / Producer: Christian De Gré Cárdenas⁠ Director / Production & Scenic Designer: Brian Freeland⁠ Lighting Designer: Jennifer Fok @jenniferfoklighting⁠ Costume Designer: Zoë Allen ⁠ Sound Designer: Andy Cohen @andyevancohen⁠ Make-up Designer: Kate Marley⁠ Additional Lyrics: Joseph Reese Anderson @josephreese⁠ Stage Manager: Lenyn Hernandez Marcia @q101go⁠ Asst. Director / Asst. Stage Manager: Noah Grannum ⁠ Creative Producer: R. Patrick Alberty⁠ Associate Producer: Thomas Michael Culhune⁠ Marketing Director: Sue Conover Marinello with KT Marinello⁠ Company Photographer: Ze' Castle @ze_castle_photography

BRICKFLIX - BENEFIT FOR UKRAINE is Sold Out! Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets, benefitting Razom.org. There will be limited walkup seating available at the box office, first come first serve. Doors 630pm

The Brick & Mind The Art Entertainment Presents⁠ ACEDIA: An Apocalypse Trilogy⁠ by Christian De Gré Cárdena @christiandegrecardenas⁠ Directed by Brian Freeland @freeland⁠ ⁠ At The Brick, April 2022⁠ ⁠ ***Be the First to Reserve Your Seats for ACEDIA***⁠ ***For a Limited Time, Use Code ACEDIA25 for $25 Tickets***⁠ ⁠ Tickets available now. bricktheater.com⁠ ⁠ ACEDIA: An Apocalypse Trilogy. A cheery exploration of the morose and existential. A theatrical experience. A celebration of apocalyptic turmoil and the collapse of the inner self. Fun. Painful. A question. Three plays that stand alone or can be experienced as a collective. Acedia: the lost name for the emotion we’re all feeling. A state of listlessness or torpor. An inert state without pain or care.⁠ ⁠ Sappy Tales for a Frozen Heart (ACEDIA: Part 1)⁠ Fish Food for Feelings (ACEDIA: Part 2)⁠ Ampathy: miscreated by a non-writer (ACEDIA: Part 3)⁠ or see all three!⁠ ACEDIA: An Apocalypse Trilogy⁠ ⁠ As Kent / Terran / Lint: Tyler Andrews @tylerjosephandrews⁠ As Theo / Maris / Listener: Christian De Gré Cárdenas⁠ As Bart / Dr. Feels / Tuft: Mark Dessaix @thecrankybunnyog⁠ As Finnigan / Solana / Dandelion: Bethany Geraghty @bethanygeraghty⁠ As Katia & Magda / Blaise / Wisp: Averi Israel @averiisrael⁠ As Killian / Sensum / Traveler: Jules Murtha ⁠ and Robert Moreria and Justin Anselmi @justinanselmi as the Gods of Acedia⁠ ⁠ Playwright / Composer / Producer: Christian De Gré Cárdenas⁠ Director / Production & Scenic Designer: Brian Freeland⁠ Lighting Designer: Jennifer Fok @jenniferfoklighting⁠ Costume Designer: Zoë Allen ⁠ Sound Designer: Andy Cohen @andyevancohen⁠ Make-up Designer: Kate Marley⁠ Additional Lyrics: Joseph Reese Anderson @josephreese⁠ Stage Manager: Lenyn Hernandez Marcia @q101go⁠ Asst. Director / Asst. Stage Manager: Noah Grannum ⁠ Creative Producer: R. Patrick Alberty⁠ Associate Producer: Thomas Michael Culhune⁠ Market

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As of January 1, 2020 the new artistic team of the Brick has fully moved in: Theresa Buchheister has assumed the role of Artistic Director of The Brick. Theresa is joined by Associate Artistic Directors Ryan William Downey and Travis Just, along with a team of collaborators that includes Harrison Rivers, Nicolás Noreña, Justin Linville, Yuki Kawahisa, Teresa Braun, and Alyse Lamb.

They are honored to have the trust and support of co-founders Michael Gardner and Robert Honeywell and the Board of Directors, as they take the space in new directions, building on valuable time spent in downtown theatres, Brooklyn DIY venues, and weird basements.

This new team will usher The Brick into its third decade with a bold new vision and an abiding belief in the power of art. With a renewed focus on multi-week theatrical runs and a dynamic line-up of singular one-off events, The Brick will remain Williamsburg’s primary incubator of innovative theater and performing arts.