Kate Valk

NAYATT SCHOOL REDUX & More Set for The Wooster Group 2025 Season

The Wooster Group will perform two productions this season at its home base, The Performing Garage. See upcoming programming for 2025 and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Wooster Group to Bring SYMPHONY OF RATS to OZ Arts Nashville

The Wooster Group, renowned for their innovative theater, will bring their political satire SYMPHONY OF RATS to OZ Arts Nashville, featuring a multimedia exploration of presidential madness. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

REDCAT And The Wooster Group Present SYMPHONY OF RATS West Coast Premiere

REDCAT has announced performances by THE WOOSTER GROUP from Oct. 18-20 and 22-23, featuring a reimagined version of Richard Foreman's 1988 play with a multilayered sound and video score.

OZ Arts Nashville Unveils 12th Season Featuring Artists From Ukraine, South Korea & More

OZ Arts Nashville's 12th season will feature performances by influential artists from Ukraine, South Korea and more. Learn more about programming and see how to purchase tickets.

Willem Dafoe Named Artistic Director of the Theatre Department of La Biennale di Venezia

Willem Dafoe has been named the new Artistic Director of the Theatre Department of La Biennale di Venezia for the two-year term 2025-2026.

HAMLET To Be Presented At The Collapsable Hole

HAMLET is set to take the stage at the Collapsable Hole, offering a fresh interpretation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy.

The Wooster Group to Present 2024 Spring Benefit Party in May

Join The Wooster Group for their Spring Benefit featuring performances by Kim Gordon and Tony Oursler at The Performing Garage. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Richard Foreman's SYMPHONY OF RATS to be Presented at The Wooster Group

The Wooster Group will present New York performances of their new production of Symphony of Rats, a play by leading American avant-garde playwright Richard Foreman.

The Wooster Group to Present the Premiere of GET YOUR ASS IN THE WATER AND SWIM LIKE ME at The Performing Garage

The Wooster Group will present the premiere of Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me, an original work for theater that explores a distinctive genre of Black American storytelling called Toasts.

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Sets Its 20th Annual PRELUDE Festival, October 7-22

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World Premiere of Yoshiko Chuma's SHOCKWAVE DELAY to be Presented at La MaMa in June

This June, Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks return to La MaMa with the world premiere of Shockwave Delay, an unscripted docudrama consisting of 20 chapters, or scenes, that overlap within the frame of two and half hours.

The Wooster Group to Present GET YOUR ASS IN THE WATER AND SWIM LIKE ME in September

The Wooster Group will present their newest production, Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me, an original work for theater that explores a distinctive genre of Black American storytelling called Toasts, September 16-October 8, 2022, at the Group’s home, The Performing Garage, in New York City. 

The Wooster Group's THE MOTHER to Play Return Engagement February 2022

 Following a sold-out run this fall, The Wooster Group’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother, directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, will return to New York for a special limited engagement. Performances will run February 18 to March 12, 2022, at The Performing Garage (33 Wooster Street).

The Wooster Group's THE MOTHER Announces Two-Week Extension

 The Wooster Group’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother, directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, has been extended by two weeks. Performances will now run through November 20 at The Performing Garage (33 Wooster Street), with an official opening on October 26, 2021. 

25 Theatre Books for Your Fall Reading List

Fall has arrived and chilly weather means lots of time to snuggle under your favorite blanket with a great book. You're in luck, because this year, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind.

The Wooster Group's THE MOTHER to Make US Debut at The Performing Garage in October 2021

Following its world premiere at Vienna’s prestigious Wiener Festwochen, The Wooster Group’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother, directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, will open in New York at The Performing Garage (33 Wooster Street).

Texas Performing Arts Announces 2021-2022 Season

After spearheading a $3M renovation of Austin’s largest theater, Executive & Artistic Director Bob Bursey has announced his first curated season of music, dance, theater, and performance for Texas Performing Arts. A dozen live productions will mark its 40th Anniversary season in 2021-2022.

The Wooster Group's Production of THE MOTHER to Premiere at Wiener Festwochen in June

The Wooster Group will premiere its new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother at Vienna’s international Wiener Festwochen from June 8-17, 2021. It tells a story of a poor, uneducated Russian mother’s journey to revolutionary action. The play premiered in Berlin in 1932 and was the last of Brecht’s plays to open before the Nazis seized power. 

Frances McDormand and Kate Valk to Co-Host Live Zoom Series FRAN & KATE'S DRAMA CLUB

On January 28, Frances McDormand and Kate Valk will host the first installment of Fran & Kate's Drama Club, a live Zoom series about The Wooster Group’s storied past, emboldened present, and speculative futures. Proceeds from the event will support The Performing Garage.

The Wooster Group's THE B-SIDE is Now Available for Streaming

The Wooster Group's 2017 production of The B-Side: 'Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons,' A Record Album Interpretation is now available to stream for free on the company's website through Monday, September 14.