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Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research To Premiere Matthew Gasda's BERLIN STORY

Two American expatriates in Berlin are bound by a tragic secret. Three women enter their lives, bringing friendship, temptation, and heartbreak. BERLIN STORY premieres at BCTR December 5-8.
ONE WINGED DOVE Returns To The Brooklyn Center For Theatre Research This Month

One Winged Dove returns to The Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research this month. The performance is set for March 18.
MESSAGES Comes to The Brooklyn Center For Theatre Research This Month

MESSAGES by Matthew Gasda comes to The Brooklyn Center For Theatre Research this month. Performances run March 15-16.
CHILDDEATHSONG Opens At The Brooklyn Center For Theatre Research This Week

Childdeathsong opens at The Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research this week. Learn more about the play here!
ZOOMERS Comes To The Brooklyn Center For Theatre Research

Matthew Gasda will debut his new play 'ZOOMERS' at The Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research. This cutting and incisive dramedy explores the everyday life of Gen Z.
STILL LIFE by Matthew Gasda to be Presented in Brooklyn for One Night Only

Still Life, a one act play by Matthew Gasda, starring Sigrid Sutter and George Olesky will be presented at 97 Green St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn on Saturday, March 11th.
DOVER A Tragic Tale Of Love And Power Games By Matthew Gasda Returns For One Night Only!

'Dover' is a play of drama, conflict, and moral quandaries in the latest piece by the brilliant Matthew Gasda of Dimes Square the play fame. With 'Dover', Gasda takes the audience on a gripping journey through the hypocrisies and follies of love, exploring the darker side of relationships and power dynamics in a way that will leave you breathless.
ARDOR By Matthew Gasda Runs Through March At Secret Locations Across Manhattan And Brooklyn

Matthew Gasda, the acclaimed underground playwright known for his boundary-pushing works like Dimes Square the play (2021) and Berlin Story (2021), has announced his latest production of 'Ardor,' an ambitious and poetic ensemble drama.
Photos: First Look at Invulnerable Nothings ALL THE MOURNFUL VOICES

Matthew Gasda’s new play All the Mournful Voices just concluded its sold out run in Brooklyn. The production opened on April 15 and  coincided with the 157th anniversary of President Lincoln’s assassination, a major subject of the work.
Sunday Morning Michael Dale: Witnessing History with All The Mournful Voices and Getting a History Lesson with Citizen Wong

Immersive All The Mournful Voices takes audience members to a time that tore the country apart just as it was beginning to heal and Citizen Wong celebrates a 19th Century activist for Chinese American rights.
Photos: First Look at ALL THE MOURNFUL VOICES at Forgotten Works

INVULNERABLE NOTHINGS production of Matthew Gasda’s new play All the Mournful Voices opens on April 15 and coincides with the 157th anniversary of President Lincoln’s assassination, a major subject of the work. The site-responsive immersive production runs through April 29 at Forgotten Works in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
Invulnerable Nothings To Present The World Premiere Of ALL THE MOURNFUL VOICES

INVULNERABLE NOTHINGS, a US/UK theatre collective, will present the World Premiere of Matthew Gasda's new play All the Mournful Voices. Opening night is slated for April 15 and coincides with the 157th anniversary of President Lincoln's assassination, a major subject of the work. The site-responsive immersive production runs through April 29 at Forgotten Works in DUMBO. The company's Facilitating Director C.C. Kellogg,directs. The script was previously developed in 2021 by Gasda as part of Invulnerable Nothings''s annual Barn Lab, a generative residency which focuses on new play development.
Gallery Players Presents Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST

Gallery Players presents Shakespeare's The Tempest, directed by James Dean Palmer in July. Palmer returns to Gallery following his critically acclaimed 2017 production of Julius Caesar. This classic tale kicks off with a shipwreck and tells a story of unlikely love and long-awaited forgiveness made possible only with a bit of magic. In this production, magic comes to life through a chorus of spirits, comprised of young performers from across the city.
Photo Flash: Vania Mendez Navigates 1970's Drugs and Sex in CITY GIRLS AND DESPERADOES

Brazilian actress Vania Mendez navigates drugs and sex in 1970's New York as 'Lilli' in Pamela Enz's dramedy CITY GIRLS AND DESPERADOES, directed by Marina McClure and running at Theater for the New City from March 22 - April 8, 2018.
Vania Mendez Navigates 1970's Drugs and Sex in CITY GIRLS AND DESPERADOES

Brazilian actress Vania Mendez navigates drugs and sex in 1970's New York as 'Lilli' in Pamela Enz's dramedy CITY GIRLS AND DESPERADOES, directed by Marina McClure and running at Theater for the New City from March 22 - April 8, 2018.
Crystal Field Executive Producer Theater for the New City Theater & BAD REP Presents CITY GIRLS AND DESPERADOES

'City Girls & Desperadoes'- a dramedy - 1977 NYC, a ragtag band of accidental outlaws at war with their pasts ignite high rolling relationships that must explode, as the altered state that love in its most extreme form engenders is a dangerous intoxication as mind altering as any pharmaceutical.
BWW Review: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Sizzles at SpeakEasy Stage Company

SpeakEasy Stage Company's New England premiere production of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE is a meaty, fast-paced comic romp with lots of sizzle to go with that steak. Jennifer Ellis and new leading man in town, George Olesky, are a match made in heaven, surrounded by a talented ensemble that includes Nancy E. Carroll, Remo Airaldi, Eddie Shields, and Lewis D. Wheeler. Director Scott Edmiston wrangles a cast of 18 into a cohesive bundle of joy
SpeakEasy Stage Presents SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

From January 12 to February 10, 2018, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the New England premiere of the hit London comedy SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE.
4thU Artivists to Present WRITING ON THE WALL for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

4thU Artivists, a NYC-based creative nonprofit, announces their Fall 2017 performance, Writing on the Wall, which will raise funding and awareness to help end violence against women and girls. To date, they have raised over $110,000 for numerous organizations.
4thU Artivists to Present WRITING ON THE WALL this Weekend for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

4thU Artivists, a NYC-based creative nonprofit, announces their Fall 2017 performance, Writing on the Wall, which will raise funding and awareness to help end violence against women and girls. To date, they have raised over $110,000 for numerous organizations.

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