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New York Spring/Summer Theater Festival 2025

Arts and Entertainment

May 31, 2025

From: New York Theater Festival

Schedule:

A Snowflake On The Ocean
By Charles Redding
This Show Is 60 Minutes Long
Set in a corporatized afterlife, the perfectionist Chief Executive (God of the Dead) clashes with her slacker Delivery Boy (Grim Reaper), leading them to trade jobs to settle their differences once and for all.

May 30, 2025 at 4:00 pm
May 31, 2025 at 6:45 pm

A Mother’s Love
By Junior Salce
This Show Is 80 Minutes Long
In a tale of grief, redemption, and forgiveness, Jennifer’s mother seeks justice while Juan, a young man haunted by his past, strives for redemption. Through courtroom drama and emotional confrontations, they navigate a complex journey of healing and transformation, exploring the enduring power of compassion and the resilience of the human spirit.

June 2, 2025 at 6:15 pm
June 6, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 8, 2025 at 3:30 pm

60/40
By Naya James Sonnad
This Show Is 75 Minutes Long
60/40 is a 7-day race to save humanity, told in 7 scenes about 7  interconnected characters. With just one week mandated to relocate 40% of the Earth’s population to another planet, society is faced with the impossible task of making the choice of who will stay and who will go.

June 9, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 11, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 14, 2025 at 6:45 pm

A Wacky Inflatable Man In Corporate America
By Jakob Robert Briggs
This Show Is 30 Minutes Long
The play follows WIM, a wacky inflatable man in Corporate America. He works an office job despite pining over a life of waving in front of a used car dealership.

June 24, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 25, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 28, 2025 at 4:30 pm

Do As I Say
By Elliott McVeigh 
This Show Is 45 Minutes Long
On a particularly turbulent night at sea, North Star Cruises’ resident illusionist takes her typical stage to wow audiences once again with her tried and true tricks. However, a vocal skeptic in the audience doesn’t buy it. She goads him into letting her hypnotize him. And when she does, disaster strikes. How will these two fare when stranded together on a deserted island

June 4, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 6, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 8, 2025 at 1:00 pm

Echo
By Amber Weissert 
This Show Is 90 Minutes Long
The Greek Myth of Echo and Narcissus brought to life with a modern twist. A tale of love, sorrow, and sacrifice told through heightened text and modern movement.

June 3, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 4, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 7, 2025 at 4:30 pm

Prospect Park
By Belle Wesel 
This Show Is 20 Minutes Long
The play deals with misconceptions between old friends. It starts out as one thing then makes a sharp turn into something else, surprising one of the characters and illuminating the other.

June 5, 2025 at 6:15 pm
June 7, 2025 at 2:15 pm
June 8, 2025 at 6:00 pm

Yellow Roses
By Robert Kirkendall
This Show Is 30 Minutes Long
Three separate stories play out at a neighborhood pub on a Tuesday night. One story is about a couple on the rocks, another is about a man trying to get his old job back, and the third is about a barfly looking for someone to buy her a drink. The theme of want vs need animates the three story lines which all come together in the end.

June 5, 2025 at 6:15 pm
June 7, 2025 at 2:15 pm
June 8, 2025 at 6:00 pm

Her Ex-Husband
By Benjamin Henderson 
This Show Is 15 Minutes Long
James, a convict and former drug dealer, escapes from prison and retreats to the elegant home of his ex-wife, Phoebe, who had originally turned him in.  He wants vengeance but there is one problem: he’s still in love with her.

June 5, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 8, 2025 at 8:30 pm

Crisis
By Caroline Weatherly
This Show Is 15 Minutes Long
On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Darla receives the gift of her fully formed brain in the guise of her internal monologue. She manages to ward off the unrelenting pessimism of her consciousness until she beholds the most unholy sight a woman can possibly imagine.

June 5, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 8, 2025 at 8:30 pm

Friendly Fears
By Genna Reed
This Show Is 15 Minutes Long
"Friendly Fears" is a story about change, and how issues undealt with always return. Like, for instance, the monster under Kit’s bed. As Kit prepares to prepare for her future, the monster under her bed returns in a whimsically dangerous new way.

June 5, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 8, 2025 at 8:30 pm

Fallen Out Of Time
By Ginger Guzman 
This Show Is 13 Minutes Long
This play is about the worst moment in a woman’s life.  Jane is facing her own mortality and is struggling to hold on to life.  She doesn’t want to accept what is happening and is looking for a way any way out of her circumstances.

June 5, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 8, 2025 at 8:30 pm

The Amazons Of Overcote Hight
Music by Clay Herzberg
Lyrics by Kelly Autry
Book by Kirsten Brandt
This Show Is 26 Minutes Long
The Amazons of Overcote High is a musical about family, rivalry, and self-discovery. Coach Jordan Castle is fixated on redeeming his past through his children, especially star quarterback Noel. As the big game approaches, Noel questions their father’s expectations, leading to unexpected bonds and the realization that true redemption lies in supporting their own dreams.

June 5, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 8, 2025 at 8:30 pm

Blinded By Faith
By Issac Dean
This Show Is 60 Minutes Long
Blinded by Faith tells the captivating story of the negative effects of gay conversion therapy and how damaging it is to the mental, and physical health of individuals who undergo this type of treatment. Some of the key themes this play touches on is religion, It also highlights issues of depression, and suicide and how these are all major components of this kind of therapy.

June 9, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 14, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 15, 2025 at 3:30 pm

Treatment History
Sophie Simons
This Show Is 90 Minutes Long
A residential treatment facility somewhere in the Northeast US: reputable, unnamed. The eating disorder unit. 8 girls find themselves frustratingly and inexplicably linked through their journeys with recovery. So even as they navigate their own lives, they have to turn to their community and ask themselves: when you’re at your lowest, how do you treat yourself? How do you treat others.

June 9, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 10, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 15, 2025 at 8:30 pm

Leaving Et All
By Rohan Teredesai
This Show Is 45 Minutes Long
Best friends Max and Ira, face the hard truth of change just before they host a big party. Max is ready to leave their shared Austin bungalow for new adventures, while Ira clings to the stability of their life together. As the party looms closer, their buried frustrations surface, forcing them to confront whether the bond that once kept them together is now pushing them apart.

June 11, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 14, 2025 at 2:15 pm
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 pm

The Mahatma Versus Gurudev
By Nishi Chawla
This Show Is 90 Minutes Long
The play explores the fascinating and often contentious relationship between Gandhi and Tagore, two iconic visionaries of the 20th century. Through letters, debates, and poignant encounters, it examines their clashing philosophies on nationalism, modernity, and spirituality, revealing their profound impact on India’s freedom struggle and cultural identity.

June 19, 2025 at 6:15 pm
June 21, 2025 at 2:15 pm

Mile 59
By Allison Ognibene 
This Show Is 90 Minutes Long
Inspired by a true story. In 1832, fifty-seven Irish immigrants came to America and worked on the Philadelphia-Columbia Railroad (P&C), one of the first railways built in the United States. Six weeks after their arrival, all 57 Irish immigrants died, possibly from cholera. This is their story. The play also subtly refers to the current migrant plight and the recent pandemic.

June 17, 2025 at 6:15 pm
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 21, 2025 at 9:00 pm

Flt Dog
By Raleigh Tyler 
This Show Is 20 Minutes Long
Fly Dog is a dark comedy of errors that chronicles two roommates taking care of their rich boss’s dog and is told through a series of phone calls with zany characters (played by two actors) and features a "flying" dog.

June 17, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 18, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 21, 2025 at 4:30 pm

Sunbeam
By K Stanger
This Show Is 25 Minutes Long
Sunbeam centers around a theme of returning to one’s spiritual practice after religious trauma. I hope audiences will have a new way to investigate religious trauma without shame. Sunbeam is a way to digest "god" as a form of gratitude.

June 17, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 18, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 21, 2025 at 4:30 pm

Giant Of The Causeway
By Bruce Dalziel
This Show Is 30 Minutes Long
Dueling giants from Ireland and Scotland vie for domination.

June 18, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 20, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm

Sunny Side Up
By Reisha Mirit
This Show Is 15 Minutes Long
A man and a woman are having ‘morning after’ breakfast when a surprise enters the diner.

June 19, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 21, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 22, 2025 at 8:30 pm

Take Off
By Mac Stevenson
This Show Is 7 Minutes Long
Screw corp, this is a self-less act

June 19, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 21, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 22, 2025 at 8:30 pm

I Ain’t Leaving The Restaurant
By Emma Sikes
This Show Is 15 Minutes Long
Sandra and Dale ran a successful and well-renowned restaurant in North Carolina, they have also successfully hidden their love from the public eye. Suddenly, Dale has died and left Sandra to pick up the pieces, she must decide whether to betray Dale’s wishes of outing their love or bury her without the world ever knowing.

June 19, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 21, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 22, 2025 at 8:30 pm

The Unknown
By Lauren Dodds 
This Show Is 20 Minutes Long
The play follows a pair of friends, Michael and Lucy, starting as young children & ending in their early adulthood. Michael tries to help Lucy overcome her desire to always “play it safe” in life.

June 19, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 21, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 22, 2025 at 8:30 pm

Burnout Kingdom A New Wave Musical
By J. Paul Matheny
This Show Is 90 Minutes Long
In early eighties New York City, the dream place of peace and love has become a kingdom of burnouts, and jaded punks. Danni is an aspiring punk rocker who has kicked her co-lead and ex- boyfriend out of her failing band. After an explosive fight on stage, an agent gives them a chance to sign with a major label, with hopes of selling their personal drama.

June 23, 2025 at 6:15 pm
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 29, 2025 at 3:30 pm

You Don’t Know Me
Elizabeth Earles
This Show Is 30 Minutes Long
A woman recounts her early childhood and the events that have led her to where she is now. From a traumatic family life to becoming a loving mother, is Helen healing or hurting herself in this process.

June 23, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 25, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 28, 2025 at 6:45 pm

Someone Better
By Natasha Jokic
This Show Is 30 Minutes Long
Joe thinks he’s quite the catch. He plays bass in a semi-successful Bushwick band and has a sweet part-time job. But when his date suggests commitment, he can’t help but wonder if someone else might be for him. Enter Someone Better, an AI dating app that allows Joe to date numerous women from the comfort of his couch. What ensues is a scathing yet darkly funny look at men and modern dating.

June 24, 2025 at 6:15 pm
June 27, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 28, 2025 at 9:00 pm

Fireflies Taught Us Pyromania
By Joshua Piper
This Show Is 45 Minutes Long
Two siblings sit next to a fire pit outside of their childhood home. They’ve spent their whole life here as they try to figure out whether or not a house can hold anger or if God loves them through the fireflies in their backyard. Tobias and Emma, Toby and Em to each other, try to keep themselves warm and keep the fire going

June 24, 2025 at 6:15 pm
June 27, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 28, 2025 at 9:00 pm

A Wacky Inflatable Man In Corporate America
By Jakob Robert Briggs
This Show Is 30 Minutes Long
The play follows WIM, a wacky inflatable man in Corporate America. He works an office job despite pining over a life of waving in front of a used car dealership.

June 24, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 25, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 28, 2025 at 4:30 pm

To My Husband
By Abby Erff
This Show Is 30 Minutes Long
This play is about Abby’s childhood growing up in the south, while in catholic school.  Abby focuses on understanding of her objectification and how it affects her romantic life as a young woman living in America. It’s a how to guide for her future husband. She  questions her connection to uncertainty while she feels like time is running out.  It’s a love letter to a future man, but it’s mainly a love letter to herself.

June 25, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 27, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm

How I Meant It
By Arisael Rivera 
This Show Is 30 Minutes Long
Ari is forty.  Ari is married.  Ari is happy. How the heck did that happen Well, let’s unbox his past relationships,  his fear of commitment and an embarrassing poem to find out.

June 25, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 27, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm

The Christmas Party
By Jamorra Monae DuBose Morris
This Show Is 30 Minutes Long
Angel S DuBose tells the truth about what happened at the Mandatory Christmas Party at Woodrows Pub (43 Murray Street.) She dives into the box that SA survivors continue to be placed in and the corruption that happened at the Public Advocate’s office. This play is the truth on what happened to an intern on welfare working in constituent services who left a SA survivor.

June 25, 2025 at 4:00 pm
June 27, 2025 at 6:30 pm
June 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm

Navarasa Nritya
by Nruthu Aaloka
This Show Is 60 Minutes Long
Experience Navarasa Nritya, a captivating dance symphony exploring nine traditional emotions, enhanced with two additional ones for a richer narrative. This harmonious performance weaves a tapestry of diverse feelings through movement, reminding us that embracing all emotions enriches life, akin to vibrant colors on a canvas.

June 26, 2025 at 6:15 pm
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 pm
June 29, 2025 at 6:00 pm

The Golden Ibburs
By Cyndi Feinman
This Show Is 60 Minutes Long
Cyndi Feinman (she/her) is a theatre creator. Cyndi Feinman has received numerous accolades for her work including recognition at the New York Play Festival for her plays, Discovering Sylvia and Raisins and Almonds. In the spring of 2023, Cyndi’s production of Anastasia won “Best Overall Production” at the prestigious Metro Awards for High School Excellence in Theatre.

June 26, 2025 at 9:00 pm
June 28, 2025 at 12:00 pm
June 29, 2025 at 8:30 pm

Dollface
By Theresa Yonash
This Show Is 90 Minutes Long
Dollface is a horror-comedy that explores the relationship between roommates Penny and Elise, who have just moved to LA to pursue acting careers. The play intends to examine the complex impacts of addiction on individuals and their relationships through the metaphorical lens of a doll that has appeared in one of the girls’ moving boxes.

July 7, 2025 at 6:15 pm
July 11, 2025 at 9:00 pm
July 13, 2025 at 3:30 pm

The Navel Gazers
By Jack Harding
This Show Is 90 Minutes Long
The Navel Gazers is a modern farce set in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Over the course of their lease, Anna and Olivia are forced to confront their expectations of one another and the unstable futures ahead of them. Exploring themes of identity, selfishness, and adulthood, this project sheds an empathetic light on the turbulent, and endearingly familiar relationships of our youth.

July 7, 2025 at 9:00 pm
July 9, 2025 at 9:00 pm
July 12, 2025 at 6:45 pm

The Wrestle
By Gershon Tarablus
This Show Is 90 Minutes Long
Marc and Noah met on Facebook and decided to move in together. Over the course of the play which solely takes place in their apartment Noah slowly falls in love with Marc while Marc is getting over his breakup with Claire. Noah having never felt this way for a man tries to deny his feelings which leads to tensions between the two roommates.

July 8, 2025 at 9:00 pm
July 9, 2025 at 6:30 pm
July 12, 2025 at 4:30 pm

Date: May 31 - July 13, 2025

Location:

Hudson Guild Theater
441 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

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