The Tank to Present New Comedy WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT

WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT -- a new comedy Created & Performed by Ariel Lauryn and Lucy Shelby -- will be given its New York City premiere by The Tank in its Flint & Tinder Series this spring, with previews beginning Friday, May 6th prior to opening on Friday, May 7th at The Tank's Main Stage (151 West 46th Street / 8th Floor).

WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT is scheduled to run through May 22, 2016.

WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT -- a new comedy, can only be described as follows: A blonde and a brunette walk into a living room -- just a normal living room where two old friends are reuniting for totally friendship-based reasons. There is definitely not an audience full of people from their past assembled. They definitely don't have any histories with these people. These people are certainly not you. And that gun isn't... real... right?

WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT premiered at Dell'Arte, went on to New Orleans Fringe, and is now proudly presented by The Tank for its New York debut!

Featured in the cast are Ariel Lauryn (The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (Off-Broadway), Columbia Stages, LES Shakes and The Puppet Kitchen) and Lucy Shelby (Marymount Manhattan College, The British American Dramatic Academy in London).

This strictly Limited Engagement will play the following schedule:

May 6, 2016 - 7:00 PM

May 13, 2016 - 7:00 PM

May 20, 2016 - 7:00 PM

May 7, 2016 - 7:00 PM

May 14, 2016 - 7:00 PM

May 21, 2016 - 7:00 PM

May 12, 2016 - 7:00 PM

May 19, 2016 - 7:00 PM

May 22, 2016 - 7:00 PM

All tickets are $15. To purchase, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2488113.

The Tank is a midtown theater company dedicated to developing and presenting new works for the stage by emerging artists, announces this next show in the 2015-2016 Flint & Tinder Season. Flint & Tinder that is curated by Josh Luxenberg, Jon Levin, and Rosalind Grush. Flint & Tinder is a series of exciting new shows featuring physical or devised theater, clowning and puppeteering. Past shows have included: Andrew Schneider's smash-hit YOUARENOWHERE, which The Tank co-produced with 3-Legged Dog in an extended, sold-out run (NY Times Critics' Pick); Mac Wellman's The Offending Gesture (NY Times Critics' Pick); Manual Cinema's Ada/Ava (NY Times Critics' Pick) and Split Knuckle Theater's The Curious Case of Phineas Gage (Time Out New York Critics' Pick).

The Tank is a non-profit arts presenter serving emerging artists engaged in the pursuit of new ideas and forms of expression. We serve over 1,000 artists every year in over 350 performances, and work across all disciplines, including theater, comedy, dance, film, music, public affairs, and storytelling. Our goal is to foster an environment of inclusiveness and remove the burden of cost from the creation of new work for artists launching their careers and experimenting within their art form. The heart of our services is providing free performance space in the intimate 62-seat blackbox that we operate in Manhattan, and we also offer a suite of other services such as free rehearsal space, promotional support, and a cut of the box office. We keep ticket prices affordable and view our work as democratic, opening up both the creation and attendance of the arts to all. The Tank is frequently recognized as a Critic Pick by The New York Times & Time Out NY. For more, go to www.thetanknyc.org.

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