Philip Santos Schaffer

ROOM, ROOM, ROOM IN THE MANY MANSIONS OF ETERNAL GLORY FOR THEE AND FOR EVERYONE To Premiere at The Brick Theater

Theatre band Friend of Friend will present their inaugural production Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone from October 12th to October 28th, 2023 at The Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Experimental Bitch And JACK Present BITCHIN' HEALS 2023

Experimental Bitch announces programming for the second annual Bitchin' Heals co-presented with JACK in Brooklyn from August 10th through August 13th, 2023.

The Assembly Expands The Deceleration Lab

 The Assembly has announced this year's recipients of the Deceleration Lab, an initiative to foster new theatrical projects that experiment with multi-perspective and multi-disciplinary models of creation.

BABY JESSICA'S WELL-MADE PLAY to Open at Pipeline Theatre Company in February

Pipeline Theatre Company will present Baby Jessica’s Well-Made Play, an interactive performance for one person at a time that is loosely inspired by the 1987 true story of Baby Jessica and the collective experience of her 58-hour rescue.

Interactive Multi-Media Play HUMAN Plays at Wortham Center for Performing Arts

In the latest full production from writer-director and generative artist Nehprii Amenii, humanity has died off because it failed to hearken to its own hearts and did everything correct to make itself extinct. An octopus named Akashi could donate one of his three hearts to bring about what would hopefully be a more evolved and sensitive human. But Akashi isn't sure he wants to do that - he finds life to be better without humans.

Andy Boyd, syd island, Philip Santos Schaffer, and Soomi Kim Develop New Work In The Assembly's Deceleration Lab

The Assembly announces its third cohort of artists in the Deceleration Lab, an initiative to foster new theatrical projects that experiment with multi-perspective and multi-disciplinary models of creation.

Ice Factory Festival Opens Tonight at the New Ohio Theatre

Performances are Wednesdays-Saturdays, with a special closing night benefit performance of My Onliness on August 14. Learn more about how to purchase tickets here!

Ice Factory Festival Returns To New Ohio Theatre

New Ohio Theatre has announced that the 28th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival will return to live in-person performances, featuring seven new works over seven weeks, June 30 - August 14, 2021, at New Ohio Theatre, located at 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in New York City.

WalkUpArts Announces Extension For World PremieRe Interactive Experience BABY JESSICA'S WELL-MADE PLAY

WalkUpArts has announced a three month extension of the World premiere of Baby Jessica's Well-Made Play, written by Philip Santos Schaffer. Directed by Isabel Quinzaños Alonso the interactive experience began performances on Saturday, September 12th and will now run through Sunday, February 28th.

WalkUpArts Announces World Premiere Interactive Experience BABY JESSICA'S WELL-MADE PLAY

WalkUpArts has announced the world premiere of Baby Jessica's Well-Made Play, an interactive experience beginning performances on Saturday, September 12th and continuing for an open-ended run.

WalkUpArts Presents NIGHT OF FEAR

If you love trick or treating as much as interactive performance, join the hosts and ghosts at WalkUpArts for our second annual NIGHT OF FEAR. We're presenting five performances in three apartments, with a few surprises along the way. This one-night-only experience is for 10 people at a time, and will feature all of your WalkUpArts favorites: music, interaction, stop-motion, and lots of wine. Come take a walk with us and let's talk about everything we're afraid of.

Pipeline Theatre Company Announces PLAYSPACE Program

Pipeline Theatre Company (Natalie Gershtein, Producing Artistic Director) has announced a brand new artistic development program called PlaySpace.

Columbia Stages with WalkUpArts presents HAIR directed by Ari Rodriguez

Columbia Stages with WalkUpArts is proud to present Ari Rodriguez's (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2017) production of HAIRwith a cast of actors all over the age of 55. 

A PLAY ABOUT DREW CAREY Opens December 13th

On December 13th and 14th at 8pm, WalkUpArts will be premiering Philip Santos Schaffer's A PLAY ABOUT DREW CAREY. Tickets on sale now at www.walkuparts.org.

WalkUpArts to Stage AS YOU LIKE IT, 10/5 & 12

This October, WalkUpArts presents an exciting adaptation of William Shakespeare's As You Like It. This play is a fantastical exploration of adolescence, age, and love.

Living Theatre Stages Judith Malina's NO PLACE TO HIDE, Now thru 3/23

The Living Theatre celebrates its 67th season with the world premier of NO PLACE TO HIDE, a new work-in-progress written and directed by Judith Malina.