Performances & Events

First Floor Studio Residency – THE GOD OF ALL THINGS

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THE GOD OF ALL THINGS
by Lyle Kessler
directed by Francisco Solorzano

Featuring: Peter Collier, Joe Maruzzo, Stuart Rudin, Jimi Stanton, Christina Toth, Christopher Whalen

Coyotes, gangsters, a Stripper, and two brothers struggle in a shack in the desert outside Los Vegas.  An Apocalyptic black comedy of life, death and redemption.  

From the acclaimed writer of Orphans, last seen on Broadway with Alec Baldwin and Ben Foster.  Talk-back afterwards with the cast and crew to discuss process of ensemble collaboration in order to bring a new play in front of an audience.

Produced by Barefoot Theatre Company

Saturday & Sunday | July 9 & 10 | 8pm | FREE!
HB Studio, First Floor Studio | 120 Bank Street

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Illustration by Olivia Leyva

New Plays in Process from
the HB Playwrights

FREE! | RSVP ONLINE
HB Playwrights Theater
124 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014

ACROSS THE WAY by Perry Guzzi
directed by Amy Wright
Tues-Wed Jun 14 and 15, 8pm

SILVER ALERT by Diane Sansevere-Dreher
directed by Karen Ludwig
Fri-Sat Jun 17 and 18, 8pm

MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS by Andrew Marvel
directed by Duane Mazey
Fri-Sat Jun 24 and 25, 8pm

SEX IN A COMA by Susan Eve Haar
directed by Abigail Zealey Bess
Tues-Wed Jun 28 and 29

Illustration by Olivia Leyva

SYNOPSIS:

ACROSS THE WAY by Perry Guzzi
Chris Spencer’s acting career has taken off and she’s moving herself and her sister Abby to Los Angeles. There’s a problem — the emotionally fragile Abby wants to stay behind in NYC to care for a dying stranger. As far as Chris is concerned that’s not going to happen; no matter the boundaries she must cross to stop it.

SILVER ALERT by Diane Sansevere-Dreher
Dina’s father, suffering from dementia takes off in his 1965 Cadillac. Dina issues a Silver Alert to find him and while searching for clues she uncovers the story of a father she never knew – a man her mother denies exists.

MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS by Andrew Marvel
Mark’s ex-boyfriend is tying the knot to a rising Republican assemblyman, with GOP big shots dotting the guest list. Despite the strong objections of his current boyfriend, Mark feels compelled to crash the wedding — in bad drag. A comedy about what happens now that gay marriage is here, and what might happen next!

SEX IN A COMA by Susan Eve Haar
A prosecutor on her own mission, a boy on a quest for love, and a girl who wants to wake up.
Sex in a Coma is a mystery, a Romeo and Juliet of the comatose –or a crime?

People Who Make Theater: The Lark – A Play Development Center

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A Conversation with Andrea Hiebler of The Lark

Moderated by Ed Napier

Monday, May 2 | 7:30pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students/staff

The Lark is an international theater laboratory, based in New York City, dedicated to empowering playwrights by providing transformative support within a global community.  Founded in 1994, The Lark provides writers with funding, space, collaborators, audiences, professional connections, and the freedom to design their own processes of exploration. The guiding principal of The Lark’s work is the belief that playwrights are society’s truth tellers, and their work strengthens our collective capacity to understand our world and imagine its future.

For more information about the artists, initiatives and plays of The Lark, please visit: www.larktheatre.org. Continue reading →

NEXUS – A First Floor Studio Residency

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A FIRST FLOOR STUDIO RESIDENCY

NEXUS investigates the contemporary social connections, both ubiquitous and elusive, through the eyes of non-Americans in NYC.

Saturday & Sunday
April 23 & 24 | 7pm
FREE! | RSVP ONLINE HERE
HB Studio, First Floor Studio
120 Bank Street

Writing/Directing
Elizabeth Maille
Jue Yang

Cast
Nixon Jeon
Mateo Lamuño
Uki Pavlovic
Lucia Schulz Continue reading →

BEACH TRIP

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HB Studio presents
BEACH TRIP

By Perry Guzzi
Directed by Amy Wright

April 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | 8pm
April 9, 10, 16, 17 | 3pm Matinee

RSVP Online Here

HB Playwrights Theatre
124 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014


How far would you go to remove yourself from peril?
For Tru and Baz, there’s only one answer: Pack your toothbrush and get to Mexico. Continue reading →

People Who Make Theatre: John Kander

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A Conversation with John Kander

Moderated by Lorraine Serabian

Monday, February 22 | 7:30pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
$10 suggested donation | $5 HB students/staff

RSVP

This program is made possible through the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Talley’s Folly- A Benefit Production- Starring Judd Hirsch & Kathryn Danielle

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TALLEY’S FOLLY

by Lanford Wilson
starring Judd Hirsch & Kathryn Danielle
March 5, 6, 7, 8 at 8pm
HB Playwrights Theatre
124 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014

Ticket Options:
Premium $100 | Preferred $50 | Regular $25

Purchase Tickets here.

“I knew immediately that I wanted this to be unlike anything I had written.” – Lanford Wilson

Judd Hirsch returns to his Obie Award winning performance of Matt Friedman in Talley’s Folly by Lanford Wilson. Set in an old boathouse near rural Lebanon, Missouri in 1944, Talley’s Folly is a romantic comedy following the characters Matt Friedman and Sally Talley as they once and for all settle their feelings for each other. Wilson received the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work.

Set Design | Giovanni Villari
Lighting Design | Alexander Bartenieff
Sound Design | Chuck London
Costume Design | Catherine Siracusa
Stage Manager | Marlene Mancini
Technical Director | Brian Kafel
Production Manager | Daniel Nelson

This production is made possible through the generous support of Judd Hirsch. All proceeds will support HB Studio programs for theater training and practice.

LUCKY PENNY

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Friday January 15th & Saturday January 16th at 8pm

Sunday January 17th at 3pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street

Free! RSVP online

Written and performed by David Deblinger*
Featuring Songs and sounds performed by Fred Johnson
Directed and Developed by Ben Snyder

From a juvenile detention center in New Jersey to a fabled plaza in Madrid, from the piers of San Francisco to a Staten Island state mental hospital, Lucky Penny is a hilarious and surreal tale of love, loss, and laughter interwoven with songs sung by renowned Jazz vocalist Fred Johnson

Stage Manager Katie Kavett*
Technical Director/Lighting Designer Brian Kafel
Production Manager Daniel Nelson
Graphics Achilles Lavidis

Equity Approved Showcase (*) designates member of AEA