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Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland in What If They Ate the Baby?, which TDF Members can see for $15. Photo by Molly White.
Catch inventive riffs on Virginia Woolf and Disney's main mouse, compelling solo shows and other Off-Off Broadway picks
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Adventurous audiences know that some of New York City's biggest theatrical thrills—and lowest tickets prices—are found on the smallest stages. But with dozens of shows running Off-Off Broadway every day, it's tough to figure out what's worth your time and money. That's why we've rounded up 10 promising indie theatre productions opening in November, all offering tickets starting at $35 or less. Even better, TDF members can see some of these shows for as little as $11! Not a TDF member? Consider joining our Go Off-Off and Beyond program, which gives you access to discount tickets to Off-Off Broadway shows for a one-time fee of five bucks.
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Paradise Factory, 64 East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue in the East Village
Previews begin November 5. Opens November 7. Closes November 22. Tickets start at $29, but if you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $13 tickets.
Father and daughter theatre-makers Steven and Vinora Epp are behind ORLANDO: A Rhapsody, which uses the language of Virginia Woolf's time- and gender-bending feminist classic as a jumping-off point to explore their real-life relationship. Steven, the longtime co-artistic director of Minneapolis' celebrated Theatre de la Jeune Lune, brought Vinora up backstage. Now they explore their shared artistic history in this genre-defying work that weaves in Shakespeare, philosophy, music and movement.
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The Brick, 579 Metropolitan Avenue near Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Begins November 6. Closes November 22. Tickets start at $27.
Performance artist Hannah Kallenbach spoofs an über-famous cartoon rodent in Mikey Maus in Fantasmich! After an out-of-control Mikey Maus goes off the rails at Epcot, his mogul father exiles him to Times Square. The only way back to the Magic Kingdom is to make a spectacle... hopefully not of himself. After a sold-out four-night run earlier this year, Kallenbach remounts this pet project, which takes an abrupt tonal turn midway through as the playwright-performer explores her own alienation when she came out as queer to her conservative family.
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The Makers' Space, 13 Grattan Street between Bogart Street and Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Previews begin November 6. Opens November 7. Closes November 23. Tickets are $28.
Playwright-performer Dante Fuoco shares his deeply personal world premiere Blue Seal, Blue Sea (or, gay boy grieves death of gay-hating dad), a theatrical postmortem on his complicated relationship with his late father. After the unexpected death of his dad, a gay man begins watching dusty old home videos and soon finds himself trapped, literally, in a past he had worked to forget. The only way out of this Y2K nightmare is to face the truth about himself and his history. Full of drag and old-school tech!
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La MaMa's The Downstairs, 66 East 4th Street between the Bowery and Second Avenue in the East Village
Begins November 6. Closes November 23. Tickets are $10-$30, but if you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $15 tickets.
Japanese-Jewish-American storyteller Kim Ima wrote and performs Ready For Company and Other Family Tales, an autobiographical solo show about her family's compelling immigration journey. In addition to sharing personal memories and artifacts about her multicultural history, she serves some refreshments—as the former owner of the foodie favorite The Treats Truck, she knows how to whip up some delicious desserts!
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Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street between Sixth Avenue and Varick Street in Soho
Begins November 6. Closes December 12. Tickets are $34.50 , but if you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $15 tickets.
Watch a drunken hookup go hilariously awry in HardLove, an English-language adaptation of Anil Can Beydilli's Turkish black comedy about a long one-night stand's journey into day. Using rock music, raw movement and electric dialogue, this play explores the dark side of desire as two strangers attempt to truly connect—at least for a moment.
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Gallery Players, 199 14th Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Begins November 8. Closes November 23. Tickets are $31.75, but if you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $15 tickets.
Brooklyn's intrepid Gallery Players revives Hand to God, Robert Askin's dark comedy centering on an adolescent grieving his father's death who seeks solace in his small-town's Christian Puppet Ministry. But he has a devil of a time controlling his puppet, the irreverent Tyrone. This puppet show is for adults only!
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Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street between Sixth Avenue and Varick Street in Soho
Begins November 19. Closes December 22. Tickets are $45.50, but if you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $15 tickets.
Back in the summer, consummate clowns Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland presented the rollicking, history- and genre-hopping A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First. Now the three-time Edinburgh Fringe First Award winners are back with an even more provocatively titled play: What If They Ate The Baby? An entertainingly absurdist unraveling of the lives of old-fashioned American housewives, this two-person comedy finds the duo repeating scenes over and over again as dark and dysfunctional undertones emerge. Like all of their work, this hour-long play is driven by laughs, insights and vibe, not plot!
The Barrow Group Performing Arts Center, 520 Eight Avenue 9th Floor between 36th and 37th Streets in Midtown West
Previews begin November 20. Opens December 4. Closes December 21. Tickets start at $35.
West Duchovny, an up-and-coming TV star and daughter of David Duchovny and Téa Leoni, makes her Off-Broadway debut in Diversion, Scott Organ's intense examination of what ICU nurses go through every day. The dramatist comes from a family of nurses so this play is personal. Seth Barrish, co-artistic director of The Barrow Group, helms this New York premiere.
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Under St. Marks Theater, 94 St. Marks Place between First Avenue and Avenue A in the East Village
Runs November 29-30 and December 27-28. Tickets are $32.50, but if you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $11 tickets.
The venerable Radiotheatre, which presents live radio plays complete with music and Foley effects, presents five terrifying tales by Edgar Allan Poe, including The Telltale Heart and The Masque of Red Death. Listen as the actors conjure thrills and chills with the poet's vivid words while your imagination fills in the rest.
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Chain Theatre, 312 West 36th between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Midtown West
Previews begin November 29. Opens December 7. Closes December 21. Tickets are $38.50, but if you're a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase $15 tickets.
Prolific playwright Jake Shore premieres The Slide Is the Negative, about a photographer who prioritizes fine art over friendship when she displays a revealing pic of a close pal. The ensuing fallout sparks a series of betrayals and even violence. Emmy-winning soap opera star Cady McClain (All My Children, Days of Our Lives) leads the cast.
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