Dale, a Deaf man new to NYC, falls for Wyatt, a hearing non-signer. With his eclectic circle of friends, he sets out to prove love transcends any communication divide.
Face Tape is back for another year of the chaos, camp, and all out hilarity that you know and love!
The Rule Of Thirds
April 22nd at 9:30PM | April 23rd at 9:30PM | April 25th at 3:00PM | April 26th at 3:00PM | April 30th at 7:00PM | May 2nd at 7:00PM | May 6th at 7:00PM | May 15th at 9:30PM
Kairos Italy Theater
Playwright: Marco De Simone
Director: Montgomery Sutton
With Ben Natan*, Greg Horton*
Stage Manager: Zoe Loveless
Assistant Director: Nikki Monson,
Set Design: Sarah Edkins
Costume Design: Barbara Erin Delo
Light Design: Adrian Yuen
Sound Design: Kellen Voss
Mentor: Debora Balardini
*Appearing through an Agreement between Kairos Italy Theater and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the US
Presented by Kairos Italy Theater and the TANK NYC as part of the Emerging Directors’ Mentorship at In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY 2026
La regola dei terzi is inspired by a real event recounted in the autobiography of Robert Capa. Southeastern Sicilian hinterland, at dawn on Saturday, July 10, 1943. A farmer welcomes war photojournalist Robert Capa into his farmhouse after he parachuted onto the island the night before the Allied landing. Their dialogue highlights the photographer’s strong personality and his wealth of anecdotes, shaped by firsthand experience in war zones. In the background, the farmer becomes the voice of the “thirds”—the vast mass of civilians who remain outsiders to the warring factions. Like the photographic rule suggests, these individuals demand to be brought into focus to tell another story—their own—hidden beneath the Grand Historical Narrative. The rule of thirds by Marco De Simone, translated by Caterina Nonis, is the winner of the In Scena! Playwright 2025.
Marco De Simone (Salerno, 1992) is an author, actor and musician. A graduate of the Conservatory in Classical Guitar and a master’s degree in Philosophy, he has been writing for the theater since 2016. His texts “It Never Happened” and “The Smell of the Moon” have received national awards; his show “We, Puppets,” in which he is also a performer, has been performed more than 40 times in Italy and abroad. He has 4 musicals to his credit and numerous collaborations with contemporary theater and dance companies, for which he has written stage music, scripts and adaptations.
Much of grief is fantasy. Maria is recently dead. She’s lost in a maze of imaginings built by people she left behind. A haunting, funny play about love after death.
Road House hits The Tank for three high-energy sketch shows! Join The Armory’s resident crew for one-night-only events packed with weird characters, wild premises, and who knows what else.
Set in 1880s Appalachia, two young lovers from feuding families imagine a future beyond bloodlines in this bold, physically imaginative two-actor reimagining of Romeo and Juliet.
An absurd tragicomedy following a family barbecue gone askew when the youngest daughter tries summoning a demon. Fear and Trembling with a side of ketchup.
Thea is doing her masters thesis on WetFest: The World’s Only International Lesbian Festival. When she is struck by a mystical vision, Thea must journey to discover what transpired centuries prior - before it's too late.
A new puppet musical for young audiences celebrating the power of a gentle heart through bold visual storytelling and a unique mix of glove, rod, shadow, and direct-manipulation puppetry.
Mega Theater is back! This time, more mega. A night of short, in-progress live performance.
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I’ve Arted is a new, live game show, rooted in improvisation and meant to celebrate the joy and creation of art!
A comedy about the strain of post-college limbo on three friends when a high pressure audition for a prestigious play comes to their home state of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Sex, Camp, Rock 'N Roll - A show that touches people, and then they touch themselves
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Mikey is the queer coming of age story about Michelangelo. Tangled in an illicit affair during his rise to Renaissance fame after sculpting The David, Michelangelo finds himself in an existential crisis when he is forced to paint the Sistine Chapel. To finish the project he must risk it all to cement his legacy.
After a blind date, visual artist, Ember, and budding writer, Den, find themselves entangled in a five year love story that shifts and turns like the phases of the moon.
The New Year
Wednesday, May 20 at 9:30pm | Friday, May 22 at 9:30pm | Saturday, May 23 at 9:30 pm
Max Rosenblum - Writer
Jake Keville - Director
Katy Shafer as "May"
Connor Strycharz as "Perry"
Kenzie Packer & Zoe Gray - Stage Managers
Kenzie Packer, Zoe Gray, & Jake Keville - Producers
The New Year is a romantic tragicomedy following two lonely teenagers who meet on New Year’s Eve in an online roleplay chatroom. May is May. Perry is British actor Matt Smith. Their conversation that night, unexpectedly intimate, forms a bond between the two: they become each other’s best friend, confidant, and lifeline through the turmoils of adolescence. That is, until “real life” intrudes…
Game Creek is a screwball comedy-noir about a woman who wakes up in the middle of nowhere with no memories, a dead man's ID, and a court date tomorrow.
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Spring for Spring Dance Festival is a one-day choreographic showcase of local dance makers.
KTCO presents two world premieres choreographed by Katie Corrao in collaboration with company dancers. Sauadade and Grève Rèvolte, though starkly different, will together guide the audience from introspection towards awakening. Prompting a deconstruction of ourselves, a reflection of personal truths, shared responsibility, and the values that define us.
Jenny just got engaged and she's very very excited although her fiancee doesn't seem to want to help plan the wedding or talk to her. But when a Prince on a unicorn offers Jenny some sexy solace, maybe things will work out okay?
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freek is a piece that explores cancel culture and addresses inequality/inequity in America--within the context of a drag-out comedian beef.
I’ve Arted is a new, live game show, rooted in improvisation and meant to celebrate the joy and creation of art!
On a night just days before Christmas, a casual hook-up turns into something deeper as two men confront love, identity, and connection in this intimate and witty play with music.
What happens when the ghosts of your past collide with the uncertainty of your future?
RETURNING after its popular run at NYC Fringe. This meta-theatrical solo performance grapples with youth, tragedy, and validation while attempting to provide insight into the world's most famous love story.
When tragedy strikes, will you let fate define you? Or will you shatter the narrative to write your own story?
Bryan Stoops has performed in twenty-two countries on five continents, in such exotic cities as Melbourne, Casablanca, and Newark. Featuring some of the best stand-up comedians in NYC. Bryan headlines.
To let go of who she was, Samantha does what anyone would--throw a funeral for her past selves and invite everyone who knew-her-when to the party. "Skilled comedy voice" (FringeReview).
"Percolating" is a dance showcase presented by Chutzpah Dance, focusing on refined works-in-progress pieces allowing artists to explore new experimental ideas.
A kaleidoscopic queer comedy where two performers unravel the forgotten Hollywood film The Pearl of My Oyster, a tragic melodrama about a socialite’s love affair with a brutish fisherman.
Dunesical is a mix of camp musical theater, raunchy fanfic, and meta exploration of adaptation- posing the following questions: “Are Dunesicals good? Do they suck? Do Dunesicals contribute anything to the world?”
In this dark comedy, newlyweds Claire and Patrick are presented with the ultimate test. Will it bring them closer together, or will death do thy part?
a demonic comedy about having pain in the "wrong" places
by Laura Neill
co-directed by Kelleen Moriarty and Thalia Sablon
co-produced by Thalia Sablon and Murmuration Theatre Company
August 24 - September 4, 2026
a New Georges Supported Production
Supported by the OPportunity Fund
Fed up with the pain in their uteruses, 5 friends form an amateur coven to cast a healing spell... but they don't know what they're doing, and may have accidentally summoned a demon….
The story of Francesca Da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta told through a new light, written for a modern audience.
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Waco, 1993. The true story of the standoff between cult leader David Koresh and the FBI, with a script crafted entirely from hundreds of hours of recorded government negotiation transcripts.
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4 short readings from the Tank's cohort of autistic playwrights!
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The Tank NYC presents ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY directed by Ioli Andreadi. A theatrical tribute to Antonin Artaud with two back2back plays, BONE and GENICA, by Ioli Andreadi & Aris Asproulis.
A shared bill of evolving contemporary dance works by Bailey Anglin, Ben Green, Doron Perk, Dale Ratcliff, and Nikki Theroux.
Uneven cobblestones. Faded houses with chipped paint, terraces beaming with gossip, and clotheslines. Suspicious glances and big personalities. Wind that smells like clean laundry and jasmine flowers. Tradition clings tightly in Cene. Noise travels for miles. On a hill in the mountainous valley of Northern Italy sits a pink house, in the town of Cene, Bergamo. Spring 2021. Post COVID lockdown.
With borrowed elements from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this original play featuring besties Gertrude, Hamuletta, and Ophelia brings new meaning to your typical living-room drama: laughter, gossip, and unexpected betrayal.
A clown (Sevrin Willinder) needs the audience's help to deliver letters across time and space.
If Thornton Wilder wrote ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’, “ÉTUDE” brilliantly explores the question of eternal connection from award winning playwright Ashley Griffin.
Yet You're A Virgin (And So Am I) is a two-person comedy about gay/lesbian friendship and grappling with the effects of growing up chronically online.
A nonbinary actor’s final callback for Glinda in Wicked turns the holding room into a purgatory where ambition, identity, and dreams ignite righteous anger.
SERIALS is a late-night episodic play competition series. Each weekend of performances, five original, never-before-seen 10 minute works are rehearsed, teched, and fully staged, premiered live in front of our audience.
Three siblings reunite in their grandmother’s Lancaster, New York home. They hunker in her basement as she lies in hospice care upstairs. While in her basement, they discover an old card game called Scruples, unearth buried tensions, and ask looming questions. Robert Drive is an aching story about where we come from—and who we’re living for.
The scripture doesn’t tell us what Jesus is supposed to do with a widespread following that aggressively objectifies him without consent and bullies him for looking like Ratatouille, but it tells us one thing for sure: he's gonna come.
Experience the most poetic story of one New York City public school teacher’s miraculous and sometimes hilarious journey that will serve humanity as a simple but profound remedy for disconnection.
Honest, vulnerable, and full of soul, this play invites audiences into the moment when a dream, a community, and a young man’s identity are all in transition, and nothing is certain.
Come celebrate Turkish Music with these incredible musicians and vocalists!
Invisible/Visible-"Telling It Like It Is- is a raw, fearless performance by ZCO/DANCEPROJECT confronting mental and physical disability, transforming vulnerability into strength, challenging perceptions, and proving setbacks become powerful comebacks.
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PLAN C flips between two eras to bring history and the present into dynamic conversation with movement, original music, and ensemble-driven storytelling. This nine-person ensemble uses Hook & Eye’s signature devising style, to bring to life a story that reflects the urgency of the present moment.
Following their decision to divorce, Sam, a failed writer and Eileen, a genetic scientist are tasked with sorting out custody for Bumpo, a dog/human hybrid that they’ve been raising as a son.
STEPHEN MILLER MEETS THE PARENTS is a (very) darkly comic exploration of what might be driving those who don't seem to care about anyone other than themselves.
A playful, imaginative, and cheeky romp into the world of BDSM and how it was the catalyst for a healing journey.
Live on-air when the rapture happens, evangelical host Phil Mitchell keeps broadcasting. Think Jim Bakker meets Joel Osteen with better sideburns a darkly comic solo show about divine rejection.
When Ken and Sarah, two total strangers, are sent to Mars as part of a government “experience”, they decide to change their names and start their lives anew in space.
Mary visits her therapist Yvonne following the holidays. While the meeting of the two women may be commonplace, shit hits the fan in the last way one would expect.
