Thinking Theater NYC

ExtraO1dinary Aliens! Written by Carolina Ðỗ Directed by Vas Eli Presented by BETTERFLY Productions , Leviathan Lab , and JACK in association with  The Hearth Supported Productions and The Sống Collective  at  JACK 20 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn, NYC March 7-14, 2026 Be it a design flaw or feature, immigration systems have a peculiar talent for turning human lives into scorecards. Carolina Đỗ’s ExtraO1dinary Aliens! , now running at JACK in Brooklyn, seizes that bureaucratic absurdity and stages it as something akin to a cosmic game show. Written as what the playwright calls an “absurd romantic comedy,” the play refracts the contemporary immigration process through satire, sf-fueled defamiliarization, and flashes of real emotional intimacy. Yet in this spirited production, directed by Vas Eli, some of the evening’s most vivid achievements emerge not from the script’s deft conceits, but from the remarkable vitality of the ensemble of performers. From the outset, the production ...

Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) Written by Andrea Thome Directed by José Zayas Music by Sinuhé Padilla Presented by En Garde Arts at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club 66 E 4th St., Manhattan, NYC February 6-15, 2020 Roberto Tolentino (center) with the company. Photo by Maria Baranova On tour: February 19-20 In Association with LaGuardia Performing Arts Center LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, Queens) February 28 Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanic Garden (1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island) March 12 In Partnership with Lehman Stages Lehman Stages (250 Bedford Park Blvd W, Bronx) March 20-21 In Association with Open Hydrant at The Point The Point (940 Garrison Ave, Bronx) March 26-March 28 In Association with Irondale Ensemble Project Irondale Center (85 S Oxford St, Brooklyn) In some instances, the term fandango refers not only to the triple-meter musical form but to a community party at which guests dance, play, and ...

Diana Oh. Photo provided by Emily Owens PR The Three Angry Ladies (Shayna O’Neill, Emily Louise Perkins, and Emma Clarkson) will present Stay Mad, Make Art: A Benefit Concert for Immigrant Families Together at The Center at West Park (165 West 86th Street at Amsterdam Avenue., New York, NY 10024) on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 8pm (doors and bar open at 7:30pm). Tickets ($25 General; $50 VIP; $1000 Angel, which includes front row seating and unlimited drinks) are available for advance purchase at staymadmakeart.brownpapertickets.com . All proceeds will support Immigrant Families Together, a network of Americans committed to rapid response unification of families separated by the ‘zero tolerance’ policy. The Three Angry Ladies are New York City-based women working in the arts who recognize the urgency of the political and social crises of 2019, and seek to effect positive change in the wider community by tapping into the resources—and the desire for action—of the theatre and...