A FREE FESTIVAL OF PLAY READINGS CELEBRATING THE PLAYS OF NEW YORK CITY, AND FEATURING THE TALENTS OF LABYRINTH COMPANY MEMBERS, GUEST ARTISTS, AND OUR AUDIENCES. Over the course of one week, we will present special evenings of readings and discussions curated around different New York themes – iconic playwrights, vibrant cultures, urban ideals, and more – which will culminate in a grand finale, blow-out weekend of forty-eight hours of round-the-clock theater. Our goal is to pay tribute to our hometown and to the rich tradition of New York plays that continues to inspire us as a Company. We want to give every New Yorker the chance to see the City as we do – as our set, as our characters, as our muse.

Monday, March 18 THE INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX By Israel Horovitz Tuesday, March 19 IN ARABIA WE’D ALL BE KINGS By Stephen Adly Guirgis Wednesday, March 20 DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA By John Patrick Shanley Thursday, March 21 DUTCHMAN By Amiri Baraka

Friday – Sunday, March 22-24 48-HOUR MARATHON OF NY PLAYS  

THE INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX by Israel Horovitz An Indian man  is  wai&ng  for  a  bus  to  the  Bronx when he is approached by two young punks, Joey and Murph, who begin teasing him. Name-calling taunts eventually result in acts of rage and violence in this classic 1964 off-Broadway play. The reading will be followed by a symposium about the Off-Broadway movement moderated by playwright, Israel Horovitz.

IN ARABIA, WE’D ALL KINGS by Stephen Adly Guirgis A reading of Labyrinth’s iconic 1999 production about the not-so-quiet desperation of a group of Hell’s Kitchen barflies trying to make ends meet in Giuliani-era New York. The reading will be followed by a symposium about Labyrinth Theater Company’s deeply-rooted connection with NYC and will include Stephen Adly Guirgis

FREE TICKETS Will be distributed the day of each reading through a digital lottery. Beginning at 10am each day, you may enter the lottery at labtheater.org for that night’s reading. Names will be drawn at 3pm and you may request up to 2 tickets per person. A standby line will form at the theater prior to each reading for last minute ticket availability. Labpass Members may make an advance reservation for one reading of their choice.

DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by John Patrick Shanley The classic, rollicking, romantic drama that launched the career of one of NY’s most beloved playwrights about two star-crossed lovers who struggle desperately for love and truth despite their deep emotional scars. The reading will be followed by a symposium featuring John Patrick Shanley about NY Theater in the 1980s.

DUTCHMAN by Amiri Baraka The pivotal civil rights era play about  the  fatal  confronta&on  between  a  black  man  and  a  white  woman  on  a  subway. The reading will be followed by a symposium about NY Theater through the African American lens and will include the playwright, Amiri Baraka.

All readings will take place at The Bank Street Theater

MARATHON OF NY PLAYS Readings curated by Labyrinth Company Members including works by:  Edward  Albee,  James  Baldwin,  Maria  Irene  Fornes,  John  Guare,    Lorraine  Hansberry,  Langston  Hughes,  David  Henry  Hwang,  Jack  Kerouac,  Sidney  Kingsley,  Kenneth  Lonnergan,  Arthur  Miller,  Eugene  O’Neill,  Clifford  Odets,  Dawn  Powell,  Miguel  Pinero,  Sam  Shepard,    and  more.   Along  with  Labyrinth  Company  Members  and  Guest  Ar&sts,  audience  members  will  be  cast  to  play  parts  in  each  play  throughout  the  marathon  weekend.  

FREE TICKETS Will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis for all readings during the Marathon.

BANK STREET THEATER 155 Bank Street (Bank Street and the Westside Hwy) A/C/E to 14th Street

CONTACT 212.513.1080 lab@labtheater.org Labtheater.org @labtheaternyc #nynyfest

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Labyrinth is grateful for the year round support we receive from:

The Axe-Houghton Foundation Playwrights of New York Bloomberg Philanthropies Proskauer LLP Dudley T. Dougherty Foundation Raymond Weil Dramatists Guild Fund The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Dramatists Play Service Samuels Foundation The Friars Foundation Susan Stein Shiva Foundation The John Golden Fund The Shubert Foundation GQ Silver Mountain Foundation The Horace W. Goldsmith The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Foundation Charitable Trust The Lucille Lortel Foundation The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation The Terrence B. & Sally Morris Venturous Theater Fund Memorial Fund The Joanne Woodward Fund  

is the lead sponsor of new play development at Labyrinth Theater Company.

Labyrinth’s productions are made possible, in part, with public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

 

Labyrinth acknowledges the generous support of The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; Kate D. Levin, Commissioner