FEBRUARY 26 TO MARCH 15
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
"THE GIGGLING GRANNY" STARRING MARILYN CHRIS
To share an unusually successful performance with a larger audience, Theater for the New City will remount its production of Marilyn Chris in "The Giggling Granny" from February 26 to March 15. Written specifically for Ms. Chris by Marsha Lee Sheiness, directed by Jim Semmelman, this riveting solo play brings to life the unsettling true story of Nannie Doss--an irresistibly charming grandmother and America’s most unlikely serial killer--in a performance that drew cheering audiences and glowing reviews last season.

COMPLETE INFO: www.jsnyc.com/season/gg.htm
PHOTOS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/kffLtzFMsjcHrphi8

MARCH 19 TO APRIL 5
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
"HENRIK IBSEN'S 'DOLL HOUSE' AS TOLD BY AUGUST STRINDBERG AND ADAPTED BY ROBERT GREER"
Robert Greer, Artistic Director of August Strindberg Rep, has always longed to re-write and stage Ibsen's "A Doll's House" into a version that Strindberg would have approved of. That is the idea behind his new adaptation, "Henrik Ibsen’s Doll House as told by August Strindberg and adapted by Robert Greer." Theater for the New City, where Strindberg Rep is a resident company, will present this daring new proposition March 19 to April 5.

Strindberg issued a withering critique of "A Doll's House" in his preface to "Getting Married" (Swedish title Giftas, 1884), a volume of short stories by the Swedish pioneering dramatist on various topics. The goal of this production is to accept Strindberg's criticisms and to make adjustments to Ibsen's play that fulfill Strindberg's arguments that are found neatly spelled out in that book..

COMPLETE INFO: www.jsnyc.com/season/Doll_House.htm
PHOTOS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/UBQidWHbSYEYpnim9

MARCH 20 TO APRIL 4
NEW STAGE PERFORMANCE SPACE, 36 W. 106th STREET
"THE BAT" BY KRISZTINA TÓTH
“The Bat” by Krisztina Tóth is a darkly humorous contemporary Hungarian drama in which the disappearance of a child’s rubber bat from a kindergarten changing room triggers escalating suspicion, resentment, and outright hatred among adults in the classroom’s orbit. What begins as a seemingly trivial conflict spirals into tragicomic nightmare as Tóth reveals underlying fractures in contemporary Hungarian society. New Stage Theatre Company (NSTC) will present the piece's US premiere March 20 to April 4, translated by Szilvi Naray-Davey, directed by Ildiko Nemeth and performed by Adam Boncz and Sarah Lemp.

With this US premiere, NSTC comtinues its mission of introducing the works by important female writers who have received little exposure here.  Krisztina Tóth has met with international success. Her works have been translated into twenty languages and she is regarded as one of Hungary's foremost literary voices.

On opening night Saturday, March 21, following the performance at 7:00, there will be a post-play discussion with author Krisztina Tóth, moderated by Hungarian film director Boross Martin.

COMPLETE INFO: www.jsnyc.com/season/The_Bat.htm
PHOTOS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/oSZLBqNU4hhmFTpX6

MARCH 30
CITY CENTER-STUDIO 5
(ENTER 131 W. 55TH STREET, 5 FLOOR)
HIGLIGHTS FROM "THE JAMES JOYCE BALLET" AND OTHER WORKS CHOREOGRAPHED BY KATHRYN ROSZAK
On March 30 at 8:30 PM, Danse Lumière, led by Artistic Director Kathryn Roszak, will present "Pop Up Ballet at City Center," an evening of highlights from "The James Joyce Ballet" and other works, at City Center's Studio 5, 131 West 55th Street (enter stage entrance, 130 West 56th St., 5th floor). This pop-up performance is intended to showcase new works that are now available for touring and to share new directions in Roszak's work, which merges choreography with classic texts.

The 45-minute program, choreographed by Roszak, will be danced by Max Barker (ABT), Jonatan Lujan (Metropolitan Opera Ballet), Maisee Anderson (formerly National Ballet of Canada) and Claire Bucci (formerly Atlanta Ballet). Music will be provided by guitarist Miles Johnson.

"The James Joyce Ballet" is a compilation of dances inspired by Joyce's major works, including "Ulysses," "Finnegans Wake" and the short story "The Dead." Beyond Joyce’s literature, the choreography explores the lives of his wife, Nora Barnacle, and their daughter, Lucia Joyce, who was herself a talented modern dancer.

COMPLETE INFO: www.jsnyc.com/season/Kathryn_Roszak.htm
PHOTOS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/sbtZFCuuC8eiHP8TA

APRIL 9 TO 26
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
"FLO" BY TONY ARMOUR
Flo Weinberg is tired of her life on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She makes a devil's bargain with her old friend, Max, which sends her on adventures through time and space. But when the time comes to pay up, Flo has other ideas.

MAY 22 TO JUNE 28
WP THEATRE, 2162 BROADWAY
WOODIE KING, JR.'S NEW FEDERAL THEATRE PRESENTS
"BLOOMING IN DRY SEASON" BY ELJON WARDALLY
"Blooming in Dry Season" by Eljon Wardally is a Caribbean tale set in a rum shop in Grenada. The plot centers on Rose, an oppressed housewife who has put her dreams on hold for her husband and daughter. She is forced to make a decision about her own future when a life-changing opportunity presents itself for her daughter. The play features a Calypso-infused score composed by jazz musician Etienne Charles. In 2024, it won the International Black Theatre Festival—Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin Rolling World Premiere Award. 

Eljon Wardally is an award-winning Grenadian Italian-American playwright and screenwriter. Her work focuses on amplifying underrepresented voices with authentic, socially relevant stories, often with a dark comedic twist.

VIDEO ON DEMAND

"USED AND BORROWED TIME" BY SOPHIA ROMMA
"Used and Borrowed Time," written and directed by Sophia Romma, is now available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Roku and the Vyre Network. This experimental avant-garde film, a psychological drama phantasma, has amassed over 45 festival awards and 26 festival film selections. An interracial couple's idyllic love rises above the hatred of a vengeful white supremacist family in segregationist Alabama during the 1960s. The film pays homage to the French New Wave films of Goddard, Truffaut and Agnès Varda. It has been translated from its original English into Greek, Spanish and Italian.

COMPLETE INFO: www.usedandborrowedtime.com

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY & NEW YIDDISH REP PRODUCTION OF "THE DYBBUK"
"The Dybbuk" is arguably the most well-known play in the Yiddish theater lexicon. It was premiered on December 9, 1920 by the Vilna Troupe at the Eizeum theater in Warsaw. Its success catapulted that company onto the International stage. It has since been translated into 27 languages and performed worldwide. From December 9-13, New Yiddish Rep celebrated the play's 100th birthday with a live performance streamed from Theater For The New City. A recording of the production has now been released for the general public to view on Vimeo.

MORE INFO: www.jsnyc.com/season/Dybbuk.htm

"Feathers of Fire" is the most elaborate shadow theater experience ever created, and this recording, captured on an actual theater stage, transforms it into a video-on-demand production for all ages. The story is adapted from Shahnameh (the Persian Book of Kings) and tells the action-packed tale of two star-crossed lovers of old Persia. Zaul, an outcast albino boy, is brought up by a bird-goddess and grows up into a wise ruler. He enters into a forbidden love with Rudabeh, a princess who is the granddaughter of the dreaded Serpent King. Their young, impetuous romance survives many precarious adventures before they finally receive blessings for their union. When they ultimately have a child, it is Rostam, "the Hercules of Iran." Aspects of the story are reminiscent of "Romeo and Juliet," "Rapunzel," "The Firebird" and "Jungle Book."

The piece is created and directed by Hamid Rahmanian, a 2014 Guggenheim fellowship-winning filmmaker/visual artist living in Brooklyn. It is endorsed by Francis Ford Coppola, who called the production "Fantastic! One of the greatest epics of all time and my favorite Shahnameh brought to life in a spectacular fashion by Hamid Rahmanian with shadow puppets design and cinematic wizardry."

COMPLETE INFO: www.jsnyc.com/season/feathers.htm