Thurs & Sun 7PM; Fri & Sat 8PM
The Collective
In Lebanon three Western hostages are abruptly taken from their work, their lives and the ones they love. Chained in a dark, isolated room there seems no escape from the enemies that terrorize them. In an absence of time they each struggle to make sense of their circumstances all the while searching for their freedom. How is the value of a human life measured? And is the answer enough for someone to finally be set free?

July 29th-August 9th Thurs-Tues
Performance Space 122
An extraordinary gathering of young idealists live as a modern day urban tribe above a vegan restaurant in NYC. Billy, Dawn, Dear and Wyatt are an extended sexual family battling their fears and addictions in order to live their utopian dream. The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side is a celebration of love and the search for human grandness.

Thursday-Saturday, July 29th -31st, Aug. 5th- 7th - 7:30PM
Dixon Place
smithsoniansmithis a lovely, lo-fi, sci-fi mess. Dancing sculptors, builders and architects in the midst of a sexy, violent play. Performers courting the radical edge of dance, edge of trash, edge of decency. When everything has fallen apart, smithsoniansmith" rises from the dust. A Dixon Place Mondo Cane Commission. Choreographed and performed by Scotty Heron and HIJACK Dance (Kristen VanLoon, and Arwen Wilder) Lighting by Heidi Eckwall

Thursday, August 05 at 8:00pm
DMAC - Duo Multicultural Arts Center
Seeking actresses to play Marilyn Monroe in a new musical, The MARILYN Project.  Please send photos and resumes to: DMAC PO Box 1200 Cooper Station, NY, NY  10276

Thursday, August 05 at 8:00pm
DMAC - Duo Multicultural Arts Center
Seeking actresses to play Marilyn Monroe in a new musical, The MARILYN Project.  Please send photos and resumes to: DMAC PO Box 1200 Cooper Station, NY, NY  10276

Thursday Nights at 9pm
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Since the inception of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, music has been an integral part of our programming, particularly music rooted in the Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz and straight-ahead jazz traditions as well as Hip Hop.

Thursday, August 5 at 9:30pm
Dixon Place
Weaving personal stories through poetry, music, comedy and video, D'Lo also presents a parade of diverse, flawed, characters, real and imaginary--reflecting stories of love that show D'Lo's belief that you can't call yourself a revolutionary if you have a problem being nice.& Written and performed by D'Lo

July 29th-August 9th Thurs-Tues
Performance Space 122
An extraordinary gathering of young idealists live as a modern day urban tribe above a vegan restaurant in NYC. Billy, Dawn, Dear and Wyatt are an extended sexual family battling their fears and addictions in order to live their utopian dream. The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side is a celebration of love and the search for human grandness.

Thursday-Saturday, July 29th -31st, Aug. 5th- 7th - 7:30PM
Dixon Place
smithsoniansmithis a lovely, lo-fi, sci-fi mess. Dancing sculptors, builders and architects in the midst of a sexy, violent play. Performers courting the radical edge of dance, edge of trash, edge of decency. When everything has fallen apart, smithsoniansmith" rises from the dust. A Dixon Place Mondo Cane Commission. Choreographed and performed by Scotty Heron and HIJACK Dance (Kristen VanLoon, and Arwen Wilder) Lighting by Heidi Eckwall

Thurs & Sun 7PM; Fri & Sat 8PM
The Collective
In Lebanon three Western hostages are abruptly taken from their work, their lives and the ones they love. Chained in a dark, isolated room there seems no escape from the enemies that terrorize them. In an absence of time they each struggle to make sense of their circumstances all the while searching for their freedom. How is the value of a human life measured? And is the answer enough for someone to finally be set free?

8pm
Rivers Of Honey for WOW Cafe Theater
A monthly cabaret for women and transpeople of color.  In August Rivers brings their annual Underwear Party!

Friday, August 6, at 9:30PM
Dixon Place
Finally, the long-awaited Celebrity Autobiography of a celebrity you've never heard of Expect jaw-dropping pants dropping and name dropping- just don't expect to recognize the names. From the writer/performer and director of last year's off-Broadway solo show Blanche Survives Katrina in a FEMA Trailer Named Desire. Created by Mark Sam Rosenthal Directed by Todd Parmley

Fridays at 10pm
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
The first poetry slam ever in New York City was held at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in 1989, and 20 years later, we've become part of the cultural history of this city, still going strong. Today's Nuyorican Poetry Slam is the result of our tradition of talented hosts, amazing performers and heart-stopping performances. The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam is pretty popular and fills up fast, so please get in line early. (suggested arrival latest 9:15pm)

Every Friday and Saturday at 10:30PM
New York Neo-Futurists
With its ever-changing “menu” of plays, Too Much Light... is an attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes—an original concept by Greg Allen and the Neo-Futurists. The audience is fully part of the act, deciding the order that these plays are performed. Each week, these plays shift as ensemble members add new plays to the existing body of work. Now playing 50 weeks a year.

July 29th-August 9th Thurs-Tues
Performance Space 122
An extraordinary gathering of young idealists live as a modern day urban tribe above a vegan restaurant in NYC. Billy, Dawn, Dear and Wyatt are an extended sexual family battling their fears and addictions in order to live their utopian dream. The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side is a celebration of love and the search for human grandness.

Thursday-Saturday, July 29th -31st, Aug. 5th- 7th - 7:30PM
Dixon Place
smithsoniansmithis a lovely, lo-fi, sci-fi mess. Dancing sculptors, builders and architects in the midst of a sexy, violent play. Performers courting the radical edge of dance, edge of trash, edge of decency. When everything has fallen apart, smithsoniansmith" rises from the dust. A Dixon Place Mondo Cane Commission. Choreographed and performed by Scotty Heron and HIJACK Dance (Kristen VanLoon, and Arwen Wilder) Lighting by Heidi Eckwall

Thurs & Sun 7PM; Fri & Sat 8PM
The Collective
In Lebanon three Western hostages are abruptly taken from their work, their lives and the ones they love. Chained in a dark, isolated room there seems no escape from the enemies that terrorize them. In an absence of time they each struggle to make sense of their circumstances all the while searching for their freedom. How is the value of a human life measured? And is the answer enough for someone to finally be set free?

Saturday, August 7, at 9:30PM
Dixon Place
Reno, long bullish (in the sense of "...in a China Shop"), has Wall Street in her bullseye lately, bringing a Finance Professional onstage with her each night, just to make sure. In past shows, Reno has hosted several Nobel Economists as well as a former Chief Financial Officer of the world's second largest bank.

Every Friday and Saturday at 10:30PM
New York Neo-Futurists
With its ever-changing “menu” of plays, Too Much Light... is an attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes—an original concept by Greg Allen and the Neo-Futurists. The audience is fully part of the act, deciding the order that these plays are performed. Each week, these plays shift as ensemble members add new plays to the existing body of work. Now playing 50 weeks a year.

July 29th-August 9th Thurs-Tues
Performance Space 122
An extraordinary gathering of young idealists live as a modern day urban tribe above a vegan restaurant in NYC. Billy, Dawn, Dear and Wyatt are an extended sexual family battling their fears and addictions in order to live their utopian dream. The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side is a celebration of love and the search for human grandness.

Thurs & Sun 7PM; Fri & Sat 8PM
The Collective
In Lebanon three Western hostages are abruptly taken from their work, their lives and the ones they love. Chained in a dark, isolated room there seems no escape from the enemies that terrorize them. In an absence of time they each struggle to make sense of their circumstances all the while searching for their freedom. How is the value of a human life measured? And is the answer enough for someone to finally be set free?

July 9 and 16, August 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 at 7pm
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Two families collide as an upper-class Indian girl, Nisha, falls for a middle-class Indian boy, Raj. Raj's life-long dream of becoming a Bollywood star is showcased as jealousy, love and dark secrets are unveiled at this happy couple's wedding. Cultural cliches clash as the newlyweds fight to bring their families together.

Sundays August 1 & 8 at 8PM
Sanity Island
When precocious, fourteen year old Cassie begins an affair with her youth minister, Will, she cannot fathom the complexities of their unique, decade-long relationship. And when she meets Allan, a writer from New York who wants to help Cassie escape her parents’ oppressive home, she finds that both Allan’s affections and support come at a cost.  Cassie must choose between her past and her future as she is forced to confront questions of personal truth, responsibility and acceptan...