Emerging Artists Theatre’s Spark Theatre Festival NYC will run from March 3 – 23, 2025, in New York City. Nearly 60 performances will be presented across three weeks, including plays, musicals, solo shows, dance, and more.

Festival Schedule:

Monday, March 3, 2025

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Virtually Ours

A musical rom-com about five busy young professionals who turn to Virtually Ours ,an unusual AI driven dating app, to find their match. But AI works in unexpected ways and humans unexpectedly intervene, resulting in an hilarious and poignant journey peppered with misrepresentations, robots, and red flags. Relevant. RomAntIc, Relatable.

Creator/Musical Director: Lisa Yves
Creator/Co-Directors: Lisa Ann Grant & Diana Sussman
Creator/Choreographer: Eva Grant Rawiszer

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: **** the Minutiae

An interloper, (mouse) visits an upper middle-aged comic’s less than desirable NYC apartment. What starts with the unraveling of her minutiae, leads to the radical acceptance of her denial and then her grief, and eventually to what lies beneath it all.

Writer/Performer: Carolyn Kitay.

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Line of Inquiry

Courtney Spanbock and Lyan Kim are a Gen Z interracial, LGBTQ married couple. Courtney is an ESL instructor and Lyan is a rising entrepreneur. They are suddenly experiencing marital strife and decide to see a marriage counselor. Are they ready to do so? Were they ready to wed?

Writer: Laurence C. Schwartz
Director: Laurence C. Schwartz

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: GREG or (One man’s journey through theoretical parallel universes and everything that lies beyond)

Greg goes on a blind date, always on the search for true love in the infinite multi-verse, that turns out to be more than he could’ve imagined as his friend sets him up with what could only be his “perfect” match.

Writer: Luis Roberto Herrera
Director: Luis Roberto Herrera

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Lara's Journey

Lara’s Journey is the story of a young woman displaced in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. When Lara is rescued to a new home by the kindness of strangers, she is determined to salvage her future, but unexpected challenges arise.

Writer and performer: Joanna Pickering
Director: Karen Carpenter

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Friday, March 7, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: How to Build a Gate

As far as Liza’s concerned, there is no point in doing anything if you aren’t the best. So, when she’s tapped to develop a new advanced AI, she won’t be satisfied unless it’s the finest around. But when her project surpasses expectations, ethical dilemmas bring Liza’s ambitions into question.

Writer/Producer: Electra Carzis
Performer/Producer: Kate Low
Director: Sydney Dennison

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Saturday, March 8, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM: 4908 Awakenings

One woman’s journey through her life as she grapples with the trauma of growing up with her sister who has schizophrenia to encourage conversations for families & caregivers. Witnessing the family’s tenacity and resilience to create joy, hope, and love within their chronic grief is transformative. We’re not alone.

Writer and Performer: Marianne Ryan
Director: Janine Squillari

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Come Flower Come Flame

In this abstract, poetry driven play, J travels through her memories to connect with her younger self and encourage the transition from the frozen towards the flame: from loss into love, and from what grieving ‘ought to look like’ into a radical ownership of body, queerness, and spirit.

Playwright: Tori Bogacki
Director: Meredith Julia Muirhead
Produced By: Reverie Arts Collective

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Morph

MORPH, created by two good friends, explores the ways in which people who spend significant time together adopt the traits of those around them, both on an interpersonal level and a societal level. In MORPH, we search for the fine line between companionship, community, and loss of the self.

Choreographers/Performers: Matt Gal and Lily Mollicone

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Palpitations

Heartbeat, something we all share. Palpitations begins in isolation, as dancers navigate personal struggles. As the piece unfolds, it transforms, illustrating the profound shift that occurs when we find support in one another, highlighting the healing and strength born from connection and solidarity.

Choreographer: Mica Butnar

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Stagnant Pull

Stagnant Pull is an experimental duet exploring a trade-off of control, and the question of who is in power. This contemporary modern work tells a story of tension through contact and physical manipulation, and a smooth flow of push and pull.

Choreographers: Mia Canzonieri and K Sainato

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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Swansong Follies

What does it mean to be 'Over the Rainbow' and have a sense of home as a queer person? Gloria Swansong asks a cast of NYC's best drag and burlesque artists just that, as she presents this salon-style cabaret.

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Sunday, March 9, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM: I Hope You Like It Here

Four dancers test the bounds of intimacy through growing closeness.

Choreographer: Jill Moshman
Sound: Alex Mah
Costumes: Virgil Sparks

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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Love Potion

A modern-day witch in Manhattan who cannot make potions properly is suddenly faced with helping a woman who urgently needs a potion. This short comedy explores the theme of confidence.

Writer: Noor Mondal
Director: Noor Mondal

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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM: The Shomer

In Judaism, a Shomer protects the recently deceased until burial, but when Susan dies at the supermarket, the baker responsible for her death must fill this role. Unfortunately, her soul’s not at rest and the unlikely Shomer spends the night with a room of ghosts and questions about his happiness.

Writer/Director: Matthew J. Kaplan

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Collective

This dance is a first collaboration among five NYC women friends who realized they don't need permission to do what they love. Las Danzas creates to discover and express their voices and to experience the joy and connection of movement while exploring themes that resonate with a larger community.

Choreography: Faith Kimberling, Lucia Campoy, Kendra Dushac

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Five Minutes Later

Have you ever wanted to strangle your father? No? Gio doesn’t know whether to protect him or place a pillow over his unfiltered mouth. If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, what about the road to Heaven? Sometimes, there’s a fine line between good and bad intentions.

Writer: John Malatesta
Director: Brian Doyle-Riviera

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Substance Over Form

Variety Pack Collective presents a new work-in-progress that explores the very meaning of its title. The idea that substance prevails over form is a principle most often found in accounting. Perhaps this philosophy is also used subconsciously in everyday life when considering the truth behind what we see.

Choreographer: Leann Gioia

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: y es mi manera de amar

Our piece hovers over the theme of connection and connectivity. The idea that we are connected and in contact whether we are physically or spiritually in close proximity with all the beings of earth and with earth itself. Our aim is to bring awareness to how all things affect all things and we are inevitably healing one another.

Choreographer: Dale Ratcliff
Choreographer: Nikki Theroux

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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Slack Off: Losing My Pants in the Israeli Army

A young American Jew travels to Israel/Palestine, faces a manic episode, and joins the Israeli military. This political yet deeply personal story explores the consequences of being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, for all the wrong reasons.

Written and Performed by Penina Beede

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Monday, March 10, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Mr. B-Bop The Billy Eckstine Story

Transport back to an era where jazz, swing, bebop, and lush ballads filled America’s ears and soul. Mr. B-bop explores the life and musical journey of Billy Eckstine. A pioneer of Bebop and Americas top charting black crooner he was referenced as the “Sepia Sinatra”. In a time when racial division was at an all time high in the U.S. Billy Eckstine broke barriers with his smooth baritone and iconic fashion. The Billy Eckstine Band had very prominent artist in it such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan. Come explore his syncopated journey through life’s obstacles and how His B collar and pencil stash thrived through it all.

Written and Performed by Miguel Ángel Vásquez

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: 31 Triggers

"31 Triggers Live" by Philip Galinsky is a compelling performance that explores the power of words and phrases - Broadway World. Blending humor, insight, and personal storytelling, Philip engages the audience in a thought-provoking journey through language, emotions, and societal triggers. Don’t miss this transformative event!

Philip Galinsky
Kim Cruz

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Finding Mr. Rightstein

With much humor and pain, a woman shares her loves and loveless experiences with wrongstein and rightstein men. Her long time friend, psychotherapist, and family learn of her travails.

Writer/Director:  Nancy Davidoff Kelton

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Metamorphisis

Shifting between moments of contact, separation, unison, and stillness, “Metamorphosis” explores the complex lives of individuals through independent and duet expression. By developing phrase work patterns, the dancers explore moments of insight and exchange.

Choreographer: Christina Hughes
Music: Original Composition by Matthew Mason

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: One-Way-Ticket

A hospital clown and a narcissistic Soap Opera star compete for votes on a game show. They will say anything to win the award: a year in a simulated space habitat, monitored by reality TV and the eventual leadership role of commander-in-chief of the one-way flight to Mars.

Writer/Director: Sam Affoumado

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: p u r p l e f l a m e

p u r p l e f l a m e explores the strength of human resilience through the perspective of an individual and of a community. The work investigates personal intuition and group support, illustrating the depth and complexity of each person’s lived experiences and state of being.

Choreographer: Teresa Fellion
Composer: John Yannelli
Costume Designer: Nina Katan

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Packaged

A woman navigates movement within a confined space while battling the realization that she is a product for consumption. What does it mean to live in a body conditioned to become a product? How much of this is within our control?

Performer and Choreographer: Céline Maillard

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Solos

Two women at life’s crossroads find vulnerability and resilience on stage. Through movement, they confront their fears, embrace their truths, and rediscover strength. SOLOS explores the powerful intersections of doubt and determination, vulnerability and empowerment, reminding us of the transformative power of self-discovery and the stories our bodies can tell.

Choreographers & Dancers: Francesca Antonacci & Caroline Brethenoux

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Kellyanne and George: An American Love Story

When political consultant Kellyanne Conway gets swept up in the excitement of the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, her husband, George, joins the vocal and very public opposition. A fast and funny comic look at the political trainwreck of the first Trump administration as seen through the eyes of two not-so-innocent bystanders.

Writer: Frederick Stroppel
Director: Paul J. Michael
Producer: Adam Weinstock

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Friday, March 14, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Mind Gutter

"Mind Gutter" is a contemporary dance trio choreographed by Marina Vianello and performed by herself, Hannah Kearney, and Hannah Dillenbeck. Set to original music by e-GoS (Gabriel Vianello), this highly physical dance work was inspired largely by the music, created by the choreographer's brother, and abstractly deals with themes related to one's ego and view of self.

Choreographer: Marina Vianello
Music: e-GoS (Gabriel Vianello)

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Stupid Humans

Stupid Humans is a display of dance, physical comedy, miming, and audience interaction as performers offer a unique twist on the traditional dance performance. An unforgettable experience for every audience member.

Writer: John Barrella
Director: John Barrella
Choreographer: John Barrella

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Yaroque: An Evening in Color

A colorful and eccentric evening, complete with dancing, singing, and a clown! Who doesn’t love clowns?

Artistic Director: Shelby Green
Rehearsal Director: Belleza

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: ABBONDANZA!

Living in a world of pleasure, honesty, and imagination, these works ask you to show up not only for yourself, but for one another. As we tell our stories, do you see a glimmer of yours?

Co-Directors/Choreographers: Veronica Allen, Joey Anderson, and Claire Louise Goldes

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Closet, My Sanctuary

"Closet, My Sanctuary" considers what is means to simultaneously learn love in the context of religion and queerness. This dance theatre work is an autobiographical movement collage, designed to capture the harm and humor in attempting to make sense of such blatant contradictions. A trio of musicians supports a trio of dancers through the private experience of trying to negotiate with God.

Choreographer: Heather Dutton
Music: Jyl Mars

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Cut

"Cut" is the newest addition to my current movement research involving race, adoption, family, and community. Join us as we explore the ins and outs of Central Asian Folk and contemporary dance.

Choreographer: Davinara Marcario
Performers and Collaborators: Ava Rakowski
Music: Qashlarin Kamandir by Kronos Quartet, Alim and Fargana Qasimov

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: The truth is the truth is the truth is the

This dance theater exploration of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas grapples with their complex artistic and political legacies and questions the concepts of genius and biographical accuracy. The script, score, and movement are derived from Stein and Toklas’s writings, contemporary and postmodern dance, and theatrical devising methods.

Choreographer/Writer/Director: Hallie Chametzky

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Bound Between

“Bound Between” offers a powerful exploration of having or lacking control, a concept that resonates universally. The three dancers navigate the fragile space between restraint and release, reflecting on the paradox of control and the freedom found within constraints.

Choreographer: Jayde Margulis in collaboration with the dancers

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Folding Time

A story of one's shifting self, exploring those we've become, might have been, and never will be. Our unspoken paths, divergent choices, and the hidden possibilities that shape who we are. Recognizing that all versions of ourselves, both realized and imagined, remain part of us on our way to becoming.

Title: Folding Time
Company: 32nd Pack Dance Company
Choreographer: Rachel Daly in collaboration with dancers

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: The Miles Davis African Suite

A bold fusion of Miles Davis' iconic music and African cultural narratives, blending dance, history, and identity into a mesmerizing ballet of unity and diversity.

Choreographer: Jason Herbert
Acting Coach: Robert Schaffer
Music: Miles Davis

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Transexual Sexual Sex Journey

A young trans woman finds fleeting love, within her community-- Sometimes dangerous; always heartbreaking. A true story.

Writer: Tobi Wolfson

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Sunday, March 16, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:45 PM: R.U.R.

America, 2099. Rossum’s Universal Robotics (R.U.R) manufactures highly intelligent anthrobots to provide skilled labor all over the world. Anthrobots appear incapable of independent thought, much less rebellion—until Helena, a scientist, detects changes in their behavior and a revolt ensues. Today’s cautionary sci-fi musical, based on a prescient 1920 play.

Book & Lyrics: Dennis Hanrahan
Music: Philip Vlahakis
Musical Director: Julian Blackmore

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: eidolon

This work explores the psychological effects of feeling the presence of someone who is not physically there. It connects the emotions that one goes through both good and bad and visualizing the feelings of wanting someone there with you, but also the nervousness of having someone "watching" you.

Choreography by Sarah Blake in collaboration with Liana Acevedo

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: EKPHRASIS: A Few Words About Art

Twelve slightly eccentric pieces on Art, some serious, some not, painters and subjects, Forgers and viewers, Art we love and Art we hate,. Everything from why Sir Henry Raeburn painted a horse backwards to Song ****’s Mother’s house spread out on the floor of MOMA.

Creator: Lucy Avery Brooke
Director: Page Clements

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Feather Bones

This duet explores the dichotomy of strength and fragility, how the two intersect, and the merits of both.

Choreographer: Natalie Long

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Happenstance: The Wonderer and Artificial Light

Chance Encounters: In THE WONDERER, an intrusive man repeatedly tries to help a woman he encounters on the ferry. She rejects his attention until it appears that he may be the one needing rescuing. In ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, two people who were once very much in love meet after many years. Can the damage ever be repaired?

Writer: Lynda Crawford
Director, THE WONDERER: CB Murray
Director, ARTIFICIAL LIGHT: Laura E. Johnston

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: It's Supposed to be Fun

How do artists grapple with inescapable invasions of privacy in performance? Here, we dissect and disrupt the performative nature of existence. Can presentational artists separate pedestrian life and entertainment? We seek reclamation of expression for the unconscious and conscious self. We say yes to impulse, yes to risk, and reject correctness.

Choreographer: Celeste Goldes
Lighting Designer: Brandon Washington

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Thermocline

It is inspired by the water element - the natural metaphor of the ocean's thermal layers to explore complex relationships, both external and internal. Two people present the surface and the deep layer. Where you see the relationship between each other in the middle point - the thermocline, one can't exist without the other. It goes from the relationship between humans, animals, and the law of nature, to the relationship with yourself. It's a piece that talks about Interdependence, Harmony, Balance, the law of Nature and the human world, and self-reflection.

Director/Choreographer: Marianna Koytsan

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Shuffle Boards

Glide, support, and transform—'Shuffle Boards' reveals the power of community to overcome insecurities through movement and connection. Four dancers navigate the stage like shuffleboard pieces, symbolizing growth and support. Beanies worn as insecurities are shed, unveiling resilience and transformation.

Director/Choreographer: Nick Alselmo of The Pocket Fuel Groovers

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Welcome to the Psyche

As his mother's illness worsens, Harry’s psyche fractures under the weight of grief, anxiety, and romantic ambition. His inner parts clash violently—overworking to numb pain, spiraling into depression, and sabotaging relationships—threatening both his sanity and his patients as he grapples with loss and the pressure to save his mother.

Writer: Harrison Lee

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Subject X

A young woman finishing grad school presents a research study in which she has collected various data to prove whether or not her crush likes her back. As she presents her findings, she begins to spiral as she learns the truth about herself, as well as the truth about the other relationships in her life.

Writer, Director, Producer: Madelyn Cardarelli
Actor: Tess Riley
Actor: Nate Wise

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Delusions: Two Twenty Somethings Who Think They're in a Movie

Uhaul Entertainment presents: Delusions, a two-part epic that asks the audience to grab their football jerseys, shift in their seats, knock their socks off and audition for the role of a lifetime. In this evening of dance/comedy/theater, Uhaul explores girlhood, nostalgia, athleticism and tenderness.

Creators: Audrey Bailey Gavitt and Erica Lee Schwartz

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: The Anecdotes of a Lesbian Princess

The Anecdotes of a Lesbian Princess finds a messy, too emotionally available, overtherapized woman in her 20s trying to “hack” lesbian culture in New York City. Get ****** into a journey of cringy hinge dates, liberal arts college turned nyc lesbians, family drama, badly executed ballet, and finding your worth guided by a slightly unreliable narrator.

Playwright: Rachel Saruski
Director: Michèle Carter-Cram

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Friday, March 21, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Dream Deferred

One woman's battle with addiction becomes a powerful story of recovery, from her first encounter with drugs in her youth to finding hope and redemption within the confines of a treatment center. A raw, heartfelt portrayal of the struggle for sobriety and the life-changing promises it holds.

Writer:Janet Weakley
Director:Jake Daehler
Performer-Janet Weakley

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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Apollo: The Man Who Built the Moon

The Space Race is on, tune in with your TV dinner. Apollo Wilson, aspirational astronaut/ex-NASA physicist/current BBC set designer, unknowingly becomes an accomplice in staging the 1969 moon landing on live television. Once your integrity is ruined, how far are you willing to go to accomplish your dreams?

Writer: Andrew Weiss
Writer: Sam Popkin

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Saturday, March 22, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Earth Icon

California, 2029… fire-free, maybe? Manny, a teenage country singer, must win a climate-themed pop music contest to save his comatose mother, Terra. When he struggles against a Puerto Rican science rapper, the technology sponsors generate Terra’s AI version— using polluting fuels! Will Manny sacrifice happiness today for an uncertain tomorrow?

Writers: Abhishek Pandit & Laurence Warner
Music Composers: Abhishek Pandit & Laurence Warner
Lyricists: Abhishek Pandit & Laurence Warner

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Beautiful Thing

A profound exploration of dance and poetry, Beautiful Thing explores themes of grief, empathy, and transformation. Through movement and verse, the performance captures the emotional journey of shedding old selves, confronting loss, and embracing renewal—a powerful meditation on the cycles of life, healing, and promise.

Choreographer: Natalie Katz
Writer: Will Van Dyke

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Between Us

Humans are paradoxes and we are constantly at odds with ourselves and each other. When do you choose to be thoughtful? How often are you guided by impulses? How can being aware of the two make a difference to those around you?

Choreographer: Tai Lum

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Home With You

How many ways can a young lesbian fail to live up to the expectations set for them by society? Was Mary Magdalene a ***** or a girlboss? And how high can FKA twigs sing? All these questions are asked by this new contemporary dance piece in progress exploring love, loneliness, and alienation. Maybe you'll find your answers - if you do, please tell us because we're dying to find out.

Choreographer: Phoebe Amory
Music: FKA twigs

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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Stop All The Gaycism

A community of artmakers come together to get a few things off of their collective chests and onto a blank canvas in the name of Queer visibility.

Writer/Director: Katie Casebolt
Production Assistant: Ryan Casebolt
Producer: Kat Schenk

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Astor Piazolla: The New Era

“Astor Piazzolla: The New Era” celebrates the life of the great Argentinian Maestro Astor Piazzolla, a prolific music composer that integrated Argentinian Tango with elements of European classical music and jazz to create a new genre: New Tango.
His legacy and the future of dance through the eyes of award-winning choreographer Analia Farfan.

Director: Analia Farfan
Producer: Analia Farfan
Choreographer: Analia Farfan
Union: Agma

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7:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Exousia

The piece explores the insatiable hunger for power. Through sharp movements and intense rhythms, the dancers portray the struggle of never being satisfied—constantly pushing for control. The choreography shows how this unchecked desire erodes connections and balance, as the pursuit becomes chaotic. Emptiness overwhelms as they grasp for something unattainable, embodying the reality of limitless power.

Choreographer: Claudio Caverni

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Sunday, March 23, 2025

Emerging Artists Theatre’s Spark Theatre Festival NYC will run from March 3 – 23, 2025, in New York City. Nearly 60 performances will be presented across three weeks, including plays, musicals, solo shows, dance, and more.

Festival Schedule:

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Curtains on Fire - Live!

Since 2020, the Curtains on Fire online writers’ workshop has created dozens of thrilling short plays that have been performed at festivals worldwide. Now, the workshop invites you to join them for an exclusive live session featuring new works—to be recorded as the latest episode of their podcast.

Director: Ted Wrigley
Producer: Alex Bernstein

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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Belonging

Through intimate stories and dynamic physicality, this solo performance explores the immigrant journey—grappling with identity, ancestral legacy, and the search for belonging. A suitcase, a sheet, and foreign languages weave a visceral narrative of transformation and resilience, where movement and memory collide in a quest for liberation.

Writer and Performer - Beatriz Almeida
Director - Elsa Pochini
Collaborator - Gabriel Thom Pasculli

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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Duet

The Raving Jaynes mix dance, improv, song, and physical theater to tell entirely-improvised stories. Each performance is created in front of an audience, in real time, and no two performances are the same. Dances, scenes and songs are woven together as we follow two protagonists through a journey of transformation.

Creator/Performer: Jamie Graham
Creator/Performer: Amy Larimer

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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: XXXXL

Umami Playground Dance Inc. takes inspiration from everyday life. This piece celebrates oversized clothing, often loved by dancers for its comfort and flow. Using its playful, wiggly texture, the work explores creativity, movement, and the joy of making mistakes, bringing a fun, flowing energy to the stage.

Director/Choreographer: Guangmin Shen, Yurie Ono

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Fest Date: March 2 - 23, 2025

Location: Chain Theater, 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018

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