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PASSING & FAILING IN PARADISE by Tori Barron to be Presented at Playful Substance


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 03, 2024

Playful Substance will continue its 23-24 production season with Passing & Failing in Paradise by Tori Barron. Learn how to purchase tickets....

STUPID BORING STRAIGHT PEOPLE To Premiere At The Players Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 25, 2024

STUPID BORING STRAIGHT PEOPLE, written by Seth Barnes and directed by Elena Cramer, will premiere at The Players Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

A Staged Reading Of Rebecca Gilman's BLUE SURGE is Coming to Chain Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 18, 2024

A staged Reading of Rebecca Gilman's 'Blue Surge' is coming to Chain Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!...

NoMad Theater to Make NYC Debut With Chinese Political Satire THE PRESIDENT'S INVITATION


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 08, 2024

NoMad Theater will make its New York City debut by presenting The President's Invitation by Fangyi Wen, directed by Xiqian 'Sissi' Chen....

DEATH KEEPS HIS COURT Comes to the Chain Theatre This Month


by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2024

The cast and crew have been announced for DEATH KEEPS HIS COURT at Chain Theatre.  Performances will run from February 17th to February 28th at The Chain Theatre in the Garmet Disctrict....

LOVEJOY ON LOVEJOY to Begin Performances at Chain Theatre's Winter One-Act Festival This Month


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 14, 2024

Lovejoy on Lovejoy, written by Richard Lovejoy and directed by Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy will be presented at the Chain Theatre's winter one act festival. ...

Lisa Bostnar to Star in Gus Kaikkonen's TEN MINUTES, PLEASE at Chain Theatre's One Act Festival


by Blair Ingenthron - February 10, 2024

New York-based actress Lisa Bostnar will star in Gus Kaikkonen's new play Ten Minutes, Please, which was selected for its debut at the One Act Festival at the Chain Theatre. Learn more about the production here!...

TOURIST TRAP Explores Asian-American Identity at Chain Theatre One Act Festival Premiere


by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2024

TOURIST TRAP, written by Elijah Guo and directed by Dylin Taylor, premieres at the Chain Theatre One-Act Festival on Feb. 10 at 8:00pm, Feb. 18 at 5:00pm, and Feb. 22 at 8:30pm....

PAJAMA TALKS To Open At Chain Theatre's One Act Festival in February


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 29, 2024

Childhood best friends relive the memories of their own sleepovers in Pajama Talks at Chain Theatre's One Act Festival. ...

New York Theatre Barn Will Present a Reading of Josephine Phoenix's BETWEEN COCONUTS AND CONCRETE


by Blair Ingenthron - January 21, 2024

New York Theatre Barn, in association with David Zayas Jr. (ZProductions), will present a reading of Josephine Phoenix's Between Coconuts and Concrete next week. Learn more here!...

Past Shows

The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds
4/3 - 4/21/2024


The Hummingbirds is a dark comedic drama starring Francesca Ravera and Leonardo Gómez, set in the near and unsettling future - where meaningful work is ...

Then and Now by Jessica Carmona (The Chain Theatre: One Act Festival 2024)


In the Bronx, an immigrant Irish woman of the past visits a current Mexicanimmigrant family currently living in a historic mansion.

TRUE WEST
TRUE WEST
12/14 - 12/16/2023


This holiday season, The Pelican Players NYC are happy to present Sam Shepard’s  TRUE WEST.  The production, directed by Barrett Crowder, boasts a stellar cast ...

Aztec Pirates and the Insignificance of Life on Mars


Johnny Montenegro is an ICE agent accused of being a traitor to his race. After an ugly incident in the field gets him suspended from ...

The Beholden
The Beholden
10/26 - 10/29/2023


From Trapezoid Theatre Co., the team that brought you the surreal journey, EGG FRAME, comes a new, magical dramedy steeped in witchy history and folklore. ...
New Play

The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis


  Hats Off Productions presents…The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis August 18 - September 2, 2023. Location: The Chain Theatre 312 W ...

Puss in Boots: After Dark
Puss in Boots: After Dark
5/18 - 5/28/2023


Puss in Boots: After Dark is a fully-devised musical with commedia dell'arte characters and commedia plot elements. The story is filled with quests, magic, hidden ...

The Night Alive
The Night Alive
10/13 - 10/22/2022


Conor McPhersons The Night Alive is coming to New York City! McPhersons hero, Tommy, is a middle-aged loner who has lost all hope; a Jack ...

Macbitches
Macbitches
8/19 - 9/10/2022


"What's done, cannot be undone." When a freshman acting major is unexpectedly cast as Lady Macbeth, a few upperclassmen invite her over to celebrate. As ...

Bonefruit
Bonefruit
7/9 - 7/21/2022


In a chapel in the middle of the desert, two girls meet for the first time in years. Together, they must grapple with the grim ...

The House Where Nobody Lives


The House Where Nobody Lives is a heartfelt story of a man who returns to his childhood home in Buffalo, New York, to find it ...


While theatres across New York City remain closed, the Chain Theatre continues its commitment to developing new plays by diverse artists and underrepresented voices through ...

Videos


4 Musical Tenors: From Broadway To Hollywood in Off-Off-Broadway 4 Musical Tenors: From Broadway To Hollywood
Carnegie Hall (5/23 - 5/23)

LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN Tracker
PHOTOS DISCOUNT
Concert Series: James Powers and Friends in Off-Off-Broadway Concert Series: James Powers and Friends
Theatre [Untitled] (4/29 - 4/29) Tracker
How To Give Up on Your Dreams in Off-Off-Broadway How To Give Up on Your Dreams
Caveat (4/28 - 4/28) Tracker
PHOTOS
Gidion's Knot in Off-Off-Broadway Gidion's Knot
Chain Theatre (5/2 - 5/5) Tracker
Ireland's Neil Byrne in Concert in Off-Off-Broadway Ireland's Neil Byrne in Concert
Rory Dolan's (4/25 - 4/25) Tracker
An Evening with Michael Quinn in Off-Off-Broadway An Evening with Michael Quinn
Pangea (4/27 - 4/27)

BUY NOW & SAVE Tracker
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Gabrielle Ruiz performs in The Randy Andys Spring Swing at The Green Room 42 in Off-Off-Broadway Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Gabrielle Ruiz performs in The Randy Andys Spring Swing at The Green Room 42
The Green Room 42 (5/11 - 5/11)
The Clarion Choir & Orchestra Perform Bach’s Mass in B Minor in Off-Off-Broadway The Clarion Choir & Orchestra Perform Bach’s Mass in B Minor
Park Avenue Christian Church (5/1 - 5/1)
ALEKSEY ALEKSANDROVICH in Off-Off-Broadway ALEKSEY ALEKSANDROVICH
The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater (6/20 - 6/30)
Urban Illusions in Off-Off-Broadway Urban Illusions
Urban Illusions (3/21 - 7/25)
RED DAYS in Off-Off-Broadway RED DAYS
Jeffery & Paula Gural Theatre A.R.T. / New York Theatre (5/31 - 6/9)
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