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Theater for the New City Shows This Week - February 9, 2023
Arts and Entertainment
February 10, 2023
From: Theater for the New City
The story of an enduring love between people set against a civil rights movement, the passage of time and the rising veil of eternity.
Running Time: 1 hour
February 9 - February 12, 2023
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM
A “Life Is A One Act Play” takes place during the 2020 Covid lockdown in New York City. The play consists of an American man and an immigrant woman, who are roommates in a tiny apartment. During this tragic time, the characters explore social, political, and cultural anxieties – heightened by the disturbing death of George Floyd.
During their isolation, they devise a game to keep them busy and amused.
In spite of the seriousness of the topic, “Life Is A One Act Play” is extremely witty and profoundly humorous.
Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
February 9 - February 12, 2023
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM
In The CINO THEATER
Who Murdered Love?
“Who Murdered Love?” by Lissa Moira and Richard West is a Dadaist musical comedy set in 1924 New York City and in a Paris dreamscape. Its story follows WWI veteran and private eye “Sleepy” Sam Speed, his girl, Gail Friday and his junior detective, Everett Greene, as they attempt to unravel the disappearance and possible murder of DaDa Love at the behest of their client, a stunning heiress named Honey Potts. DaDa Love–enigmatic, handsome and charismatic–is at the center of the world for Dadaists in a time when Surrealists are vying with them for artistic supremacy. The sleuthing trio’s quest for him leads them through a mad psychedelic adventure that is populated by takeoffs on artists of the post-WWI period who were also known for their artistic and sexual jealousies.
Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes including intermission
February 9 - February 19, 2023
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM
King Midas, old, tired, and worn out craves a change of life. He encounters Dionysus, lord of the vine, and by drinking a cup of elixir offered by Silenus, the drunken leader of Dionysus’ chorus, a spontaneous dance and rousing song inspires and transforms him into a darling young sexy stud. At the instigation of a theatrical producer, he runs to Athens to be the Poster Boy for a new play of the life of Dionysus and discovers the producers only want to exploit his natural sexual attribute.
Running Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
February 9 - February 26, 2023
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM
Love n' Courage
A benefit for Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Program
Honoring New York City Council Member Carlina Rivera
Honoring Award-winning Playwright, Director, & Teacher Eduardo Machado
Cocktails 6:00pm
Seated Dinner 6:45pm
Performances 8:00pm
When Fran’s reanimated boyfriend goes from Mr. Darcy to Mr. Dummy, she and her best friend, Shelly, will have to figure out how to manage the monster she created.
Running Time: 75 minutes
bruary 16 - March 5, 2023
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM
ADA7 is the story of Ada Lovelace Byron. Born a Victorian lady, she changed the course of world history, credited as being the “first woman computer programmer”.
While developing her mathematical expertise, and writing on Charles Babbage’s Analytical calculating machine, in her brilliant notes she suggested that it could carry out more than just mathematical calculation of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, insisting it could be used as symbols for music geology, history, languages, literature, and all other subjects, etc.
Her code is used in every computer worldwide and will advance civilization in generations yet to be born.
Running Time: 90 minutes
February 16 - March 5, 2023
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM