Indie Theater Thursday – July 17
It’s Indie Theater Thursday!
We share upcoming indie theater shows/productions happening in New York City. These are submitted by members of the IndieSpace community.
Do you have an upcoming show to share? Use the Show/Production Sharing Form to share the details of your show/production with IndieSpace so that we can share with the community.
EdFest
Location: The Tank
Dates: July 14-20
Use Ticket Code HAGGIS for $5 off tickets
EdFest is a weeklong festival of NYC previews of shows heading to Edinburgh Fringe.
Dilaria
Location: DR2 Theatre
Dates: June 13–August 3
Use discount code ZOOMFUNERL for 10% off tickets
Written by Julia Randall and directed by Alex Keegan, DILARIA is a dark comedy about Gen Z grief, true crime obsession, and influencer culture.
Starring Ella Stiller, Chiara Aurelia, and Christopher Briney (The Summer I Turned Pretty), DILARIA is one of the most anticipated Off-Broadway premieres of the summer.
King
Location: Hudson Guild Theater and Dixon Place
Dates: July 17, 19, and 20 at Hudson Guild Theater
July 23 at Dixon Place
Two Trans artists enter the Urban Realm, their story rooted in lived experience constantly shifts—sometimes slipping into poetry, sometimes veering toward the ridiculous, always alive. What begins as a search for meaning (or maybe just a crown) inside New York’s mythic comedy scene quickly unravels the line between truth and invention, memory and performance.
Tree Confessions
Location: Site-specific audio play for a tree on Governors Island
Dates: Anytime! It is self-scheduled audio play: scan the QR code, find a tree, and press play on the audio!
It is free for the entire summer on Governors Island.
See poster with QR code! Audiences can scan the QR code, which leads them to the play.
Trees talk! In a landmark study, a scientist learned everything about how trees communicate. — Or did she? One tree tells the story of what really happened, reminding us that human beings and plants live in one interconnected ecosystem.
Presenting the world’s first play told entirely from the point of view of a tree. To experience this site-specific audio play, find a tree near you, sit under it (or nearby), press play, and listen to the tree’s confessions.
The King's Men
Location: The Waterfront Museum
Dates: July 18 7pm, July 19 2pm & 7pm, July 20 5pm,
July 25 7pm, July 26 2pm & 7pm, July 27 5pm,
July 30 7pm, Aug 1 7pm, Aug 2 7pm
A play for nine women about men. More specifically, about men playing women. When Queen Elizabeth dies and the theaters close, Shakespeare and his eccentric troupe of actors plot their next move.
Richard II
Location: Central Park
Dates: 19/20 at 2pm
A free outdoor production of Shakespeare's rarely produced classic. Performances are on the lawn at 69th and Central Park West.
He is the king, anointed and absolute. But Richard II is also a man consumed by a weakness that could tear England apart. As tensions rise and factions form, those closest to him face an impossible choice: stand by their flawed king or risk a century of bloodshed. Where does personal loyalty end and national duty begin?
HR
Location: MHudson Guild Theater
Date: July 23, July 25, July 27
HR, written by Tara Kelso and directed by Alysia Homminga, explores the meaning of justice, regret, and the lengths to which people will go to protect their own power.
When Claire, a young employee at Cadel Solutions, sets up a meeting with the Director of HR, Jerry, and HR Manager, Lee, in an attempt to right the wrongs of the sexual harassment she has experienced within the company, we learn where everyone's loyalties, and morals, lie.
Brownstone Steps Garden Party Play Readings
Location: Target Brooklyn Community Garden
Date: July 26
Admission is Free. Please RSVP:
Annual showcase of new play Readings written by local storytellers in the NYC theater scene. Don't forget your lawn chair!
Presenting: The Anna Murray Douglass Story by Soyini Crenshaw-one woman's story who loved and launched the career of renowned orator and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass.
Also, Kitchen Matters by Alicia Foxworth, a love story for the struggling artist that receives the one thing we all need to pursue our creative ambitions, just a little help.
Brooklyn Art Meetup
Location: Maria Hernandez Park
Date: August 2
Join us Saturday, August 2 from 3:30–7 PM at Maria Hernandez Park for the Brooklyn Art Meetup – a creative outdoor gathering for artists, performers, and the community.
Live music, dance, open mic, visual art, vendors, and healing experiences. Free and open to all. Show up, share your work, or just vibe.
Deerwatch
Location: Limefest 2025 at The Tank
Date: August 4
Enter code ‘HYGGE’ for $5 off!
Part 2001: A Space Odyssey, part HBO's Girls, DEERWATCH is a Gordian Knot of a play about a dysfunctional polycule… until it’s not a play about that, it’s a play about aliens… until it’s NOT a play about that, it’s a play about technofascism… until it’s NOT a play about THAT, it’s a play about the eternal drumbeat of time immemorial.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: The Meganne George Women's Work Short Play Festival
Location: New Perspectives Theatre
Dates: August 4-9
New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC) is pleased to announce Artificial Intelligence, our 17th Annual Women's Work Short Play Festival, running Monday, August 4 through Saturday, August 9, 2025. The Festival performs in two programs on an alternating schedule of 4:00pm and 8:00pm, with a combined program on August 9 at 2pm and 5pm.
The festival is comprised of six plays performed in two programs. Program A includes: Customs by Erin Moughon, directed by Melody Brooks; A Laugh Too Far by Yekta Khaghani, directed by Kristen Kelso; and The Future is Female by Melissa Maney, directed by Jennie Reich Litzky.
Program B includes: Bargaining CHIP by Teresa Mella Fogel, directed by Catalina Beltrán; The Manifestation of Sunny Black by Seshat Yon'Shea Walker, directed by Dani Ortiz, and Daisy Knows Best by Patricia Lynn, directed by Kristen Kelso. Rychard Curtiss is Production Designer and Ximena Morellón is Production Stage Manager.
Jazz, Laughs & Burlesque
Location: Comedy In Harlem
Date: August 8
CSE returns with *Jazz, Laughs & Burlesque, featuring a live band, jazz vocalists, a comedic host, burlesque performances, and special guests.
Doors 10pm | Showtime 10:30pm
Sincerely,
Location: Soho Playhouse
Date: August 10
Sincerely, is a one-act play about sixteen year old Alex, who, after a mental health crisis, finds herself in a psychiatric ward left with only letters addressed to her best friend and confidant, Liam. As the line between memory and reality blurs, Alex navigates friendship, identity, and the painful process of letting go.
Echoes of Her
Location: Arts On Site NYC
Date: August 16 at 6:30pm and 8:30pm
"Echoes of Her", a performance dedicated to uplifting and celebrating female voices in dance.
From emerging talent to seasoned artists, Echoes of Her will give women the platform they deserve to present their work in front of a vibrant and supportive community. This is more than a performance—it's a step toward equal representation in the dance world and an opportunity for artists to grow and thrive.
The evening will feature works from Gemma Bond, Katy E. Cashin, Maia Culbreath, Kailei Sin, Michelle Thompson, and Amanda Treiber.