La MaMa presents the world premiere of Lemon Girls or Art for the Artless, the newest work from seminal theater company Talking Band. Written and composed by OBIE and Drama Desk Award winning playwright and composer Ellen Maddow, Lemon Girls or Art for Artless is a comedic and revelatory celebration of older women and the thrill of making unlikely art. Directed by four-time Obie winner Paul Zimet, the production features choreography by Sean Donovan and is scheduled to run at La MaMa’s Downstairs Theater (66 E 4th St) from March 11–27, 2022, with an opening night of Monday, March 14.
Abingdon Theatre Company has found their Queens Girl for upcoming Off-Broadway production of Queens Girl in the World! The one woman play, written by Caleen Sinette Jennings, directed by Paige Hernandez, will star Felicia Curry as protagonist, Jacqueline Marie Butler. Curry originated the role in the third installment of the trilogy, Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains, at the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, MD. Opens April 5 at Theatre Row (410 West 42 St. NYC) for a limited run thru May 1. Tickets HERE
The Honorable Herbert Peabody, written and performed by Kirk McGee, directed by Corey Atkins, reschedules its off -Broadway premiere March 2 thru March 5 at the Chain Theatre (312 West 36 St.- 4th fl. NYC) www.thePeabodyPlay.com
Irish Arts Center presents Enda Walsh’ drama The Same, produced by Cork theater company Corcadorca, with Eileen Walsh and Catherine Walsh, Feb. 16 thru Mar. 6. Tickets www.irishartscenter.org
Blockbuster Guy written and performed by Mark Levy, directed by Kristen Keim, as part of the Frigid Festival, February 16 @ 7:00 pm and March 4 @ 6:30 pm at The Kraine Theatre, 85 East 4th Street, NYC. Tickets: $20 in person/$15 for virtual. www.frigid.nyc/event/6897:57/
