Upcoming Indie Theater – August 29
Each week, we share upcoming indie theater shows and productions in New York City. These are submitted by members of the IndieSpace community.
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ISLA
Venue: WP Theater
Dates: Now through August 29
Learn more and get tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/34655/production/1278423
ISLA, a new full-length work from the acclaimed theater company Hit The Lights!, is a Latin American coming-of-age story, featuring a full original songbook and a live Latin jazz-influenced score. Cinematic projections, recorded interviews and an extended cast of handmade shadow puppets illustrate the exquisite craft of HTL’s technical team. ISLA’s immersive set is a kinetic picture book in a state of continuous transformation that reveals the magic possibilities of one immigrant family's journey.
it’s not about my mother
Venue: The Vino
Dates: Now through August 29
Learn more and get tickets: https://sourgrapesproductions.com/tickets
After their mother’s funeral, two half-sisters reunite in their family basement to begin clearing out her house. For Midge and Nancy, it’s a little like meeting their mom for the first time, like meeting each other for the first time, like meeting themselves for the first time. A memory play about Dr. Pepper and coming to terms with the death of a person you might not entirely miss.
Close Distance Disappearing Acts
Venue: The Tank
Dates: Now through August 30
Learn more and get tickets: https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/2026/4/24/closedistance
Close Distance Disappearing Acts is sexy, funny, and deliciously dangerous. ANDY is a quirky vigilante on a mission: clearing nerd conventions of "bad bad men." PETER is the kind of man who shouldn't exist — unapologetically Irish, built like a god, and offering his very specific services on the dark web. She hired him. Somewhere between the blood and the bodies, it became something else entirely.
The Bathroom Attendant
Venue: 124 Bank Street Theater
Dates: Now through August 30
Learn more and get tickets: https://www.sparkplugproductions.com/
At a ramshackle apartment on the outskirts of Vegas, a pair of neighbors, a former fighter and an ex-porn star, are visited by a young man with a secret and an offer they can’t refuse. Booze, betrayal and blackmail ignite an explosive night that will change their lives forever, in this dark comic thriller.
WRITE CLUB Summer Playfest
Venue: The Target Margin Theatre
Dates: Now through August 30
Learn more and get tickets: https://writeclub.nyc/tickets/writeclub/p/write-club-summer-playfest-2026-1
WRITE CLUB's 2nd Annual Summer Playfest will run August 28th, 29th, and 30th, 2026 (four performances total), at Target Margin Theater, 232 52nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11220, in Sunset Park. The festival is produced by WRITE CLUB and Lead Producer Isabelle Chirls. Playfest is WRITE CLUB's short-play festival, giving emerging NYC-based playwrights and directors the resources, venue, and support to bring fully staged (not workshopped) short plays to a live audience, each running 10 to 25 minutes and featuring a cast of 1 to 4 actors. The festival grew out of WRITE CLUB, an artist collective founded in April 2024 by Ethan Manuel Homen and Akari Alishio, built around closing the gap in access to traditional theater spaces for writers from marginalized backgrounds. Last year's inaugural Playfest sold out.
the moon rituals
Venue: The Tank
Dates: Now through September 4
Learn more and get tickets: https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/2026/4/9/the-moon-rituals
THE MOON RITUALS is a cathartic comedy for anyone who's ever had pain in the "wrong" places. Sick of their pelvic pain, five friends form an amateur witches’ coven to cast a healing spell in their vacation rental... and accidentally summon a demon, setting off a cascade of rituals that can only end when they realize the demon isn't the only one who can make the rules.
The Infinite Wrench
Venue: Asylum NYC (123.E 24th St)
Dates: August 29, September 4, 5, 11 & 12
Learn more and get tickets: nynf.org/tiw
The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour in a race against the clock. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, or even a dance or a song. All are truthful and tackle the here-and-now, inspired by the lived experiences of the performers. With new plays every week, The Infinite Wrench is the Neo-Futurists’ ongoing and ever-changing attempt to shift the conventions of live performance and speak to audiences, including those unreached or unmoved by traditional theater.
Cry Havoc
Venue: 153 Morgan Avenue
Dates: Now through September 19
Learn more and get tickets: https://madcompositionco.ticketspice.com/cry-havoc
The year is 2043. Last year, a devastating earthquake struck Rome, wiping out most of the city’s infrastructure. In its aftermath, Governor Julius Caesar declared a state of emergency, using his set of emergency powers to rebuild the city in the image of its people, amassing their undying support while accumulating unprecedented authority. Now, only the Senate stands between Caesar and his vision of the city – and you’ve just been elected. Take Rome’s fate into your hands in this new, immersive telling of the tragedy of Julius Caesar. As one of a handful of newly elected Roman state senators, you’ll vote on a series of proposals about power, who should have it, and how to regulate it. Your choices will determine the scenes you see, the information you learn, and the way the story unfolds.
The Theft
Venue: Theater for the New City
Dates: August 31 - September 5
Learn more and get tickets: ci.ovationtix.com/35441/production/1283634
Somewhere in an office space inside a shopping mall, a support group for kleptomaniacs gathers to heal, confess, and survive temptation. The Theft is a new dark comedy by Venezuelan playwright Sofia Dao.
Conquering the Canon
Venue: Under St. Marks
Date: September 1
Learn more and get tickets: https://tickets.frigid.nyc/event/6897:1515/
The 60 minute version of my one-man show Conquering the Canon will have one final show in New York City before we head to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival! I tell the story of how I may be the only African-American artist to ever take part in every play of William Shakespeare’s complete Canon. It's the story about all of the completed works, but I learn along the way that with every great achievement and life changing moment, comes a great and sad loss.
Dodoland
Venue: The Tank
Dates: September 2 & 3
Learn more and get tickets: https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/2026/7/13/dodoland
On a trash island in the middle of the ocean, the last dodo lives a lonely life. One day, he finds a plastic egg and tries his very best to hatch it. Dodoland is an humorous, absurd puppet show about memory, extinction, trash, and the things we’re willing to throw away.
Dirty Bird
Venue: ErF Gallery
Dates: September 4-20
Learn more and get tickets: https://dice.fm/event/923ood-dirty-bird-20th-sep-erf-gallery-new-york-city-tickets
Summer. A family gathers. And for no good reason, destroys one another. A forensic examination of the transcendence and violence of desire, the insatiable need to discover new forms of human expression and the brutal aches that shape us… a traverse to endure amongst the moments of neon lightening and jagged wounds. Dirty Bird is a radical new adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull by writer / director Whit Flint, with a score built around artists like Bowie, the Pixies, and the Zombies.
The Diary of Ana Fernandez
Venue: American Theatre Of Actors
Dates: September 9-20
Learn more and get tickets: https://americantheatreofactors.org/the-diary-of-ana-fernandez/
Drawing parallels to Anne Frank’s story, The Diary of Ana Fernandez portrays the struggles of a young, undocumented girl and her father as they navigate fear, separation, and resilience amidst the threat of deportation.
ReproEco: Tomorrow Is Now
Venue: Theatre at 14 St Y
Dates: September 9, 10, 16, 17, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27 and October 1, 3, & 4
Learn more and get tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36649/production/1286595
New York City: 'ReproEco: Tomorrow Is Now.' Multidisciplinary, Multicultural Theatre & Dance on Reproductive Freedom & Environmental Justice! Through humor, mythology, Afro-futurism, dance and drama, we look at toxins, microplastics, and the effects on our bodies, our communities and our fugures. Works by writers Diane Breeser, Cindy Cooper, Alinca Hamilton, Mildred Inez Lewis, Cassandra Medley and Laura Shamas; Lorca Peress directs. Chroegraphy by Jennifer Chin. Coproduced by MultiStages Theatre and ReproFreedomArts.
Boys Will Be Dogs
Venue: Brooklyn Art Haus
Dates: September 10-12 & 17-19
Learn more and get tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boys-will-be-dogs-tickets-1996903826099
Lacrosse star Logan has a lot going for him - he’s sixteen, has a near guaranteed scholarship to Yale, and just got his first girlfriend. But when mounting pressures lead him to seek guidance in the alt-right manosphere, the adults in his life are all too busy to notice. As his older sister, her spouse, and their roommate navigate shared secrets and a particularly violent neighborhood dog named Cupcake, Logan’s mindset deteriorates in an abstract space called “the turf” where he sees himself as a dog on his girlfriend’s leash. When his radicalization erupts in an act of violence, will his caretakers be able - or willing - to help?
Hell Hath Turned Over. F*CK
Venue: Ars Nova
Date: September 14
Learn more and get tickets: https://arsnovanyc.playtime.world/event/a9eff7f302e278d8dfdeb8d2c548c8b7eac31a8542dc25ff96accdfb
A post-apocalyptic, God-stricken world is on fire ‘cause Texaco left the air-fryer plugged in. A Gen Z nun and a priest contemplate the new meaning of life as they journey through the remnants of America's past: cancel culture, mukbangs, and Hollywood. HELL HATH TURNED OVER. F*CK is a satirical fantasia of the American Western Social Media experiment, false escapism, and the threat of Tik Tok dances.
McMusical
Venue: Theater For The New City
Dates: September 17-20
Learn more and get tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mcmusical
From the creators of Garfeld: The Musical (A Garfield Parody) comes McMusical, a brand-new, unhinged satirical romp making its first developmental production at Theater for the New City, September 17–20, 2026. Randy McDandy, the washed-up clown mascot of the fast-food empire McDandys,bites off more than he can chew when he takes over one of his restaurants in the perilous streets of Slumsville. He’s shocked to find that the restaurant has been transformed into a cold, corporate shell, stripped of all its charm. Determined to restore McDandys to its former glory, Randy must battle cynical corporate overlords. With appearances from other iconic mascots and a slew of crazy side characters, McMusical is a high-energy, R-rated parody served with unexpected heart and earnestness.
The Wayfaring Strangers
Venue: The PIT
Date: September 20
Learn more and get tickets: https://tinyurl.com/waystrangeape
Join The Wayfaring Strangers at The PIT on Sunday, August 16 at 7pm for an improvised bluegrass musical, featuring brand spankin’ new lyrics to old-timey standards, played on traditional instruments like banjo, guitar, stand up bass, washboard, triangle and jug.
Persephone: A Garden Between Worlds
Venue: Newtown Creek Nature Walk Phase 3
Dates: October 3, 4, 10, and 11
Learn more and get tickets: https://linktr.ee/persephoneimmersive
Journey into the underworld via our immersive reimagining of the Persephone myth. Pulling on the aesthetic traditions of "Viola’s Room" and "Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy", attendees will wander through a fantastical outdoor location in Greenpoint during this intimate adventure. As Homer narrates the tale of Persephone’s kidnapping by the Queen of the Underworld, dancers and large-scale installations bring the myth to life.
sweet prince
Venue: The RAT NYC + Culture Lab LIC
Dates: October 5 (The RAT NYC) and October 9 (Culture Lab LIC)
Learn more and get tickets:
October 5: https://www.theratnyc.com/event-details/sweet-prince
October 9: https://events.humanitix.com/sweet-prince
The murderous uncle? The beguiled queen? A hired friend? Who will you choose? sweet prince is an interactive, one-woman Hamlet that invites the audience to step in as the missing characters. Ready to be?
Inter-grant Festival
Venue: Arts On Site
Dates: October 8-10
Learn more and get tickets: https://www.artsonsite.org/tickets
The Inter-grant Festival is a three-night celebration highlighting the vibrant work of Inter-grant artists through visual art, live performance, film, and dialogue. Every evening offers a fully dynamic experience; starting with a pre-show art sale, continuing into live performances and docuseries film screenings, and closing with an artist-led post-show discussion.
LBJ: The Play
Venue: Paradise Factory
Dates: October 9-30
Learn more and get tickets: www.lbjtheplay.com
A 5th grade teacher hires local performer Sunny Zimmerman to give a simple historical presentation as LBJ. The only problem? Sunny’s gone method. They’ve been living and breathing as LBJ, and LBJ has decided that this is his one chance to salvage his legacy – with an ambitious theatrical production. As his vision doesn't go according to plan, the boundaries between actor and role become increasingly blurred.
Brownstone Steps Play Festival
Venue: South Oxford Space
Dates: October 17 & 18
Learn more and get tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/BFest2026
BFest presents its first ever complete lineup of women playwrights, for 5 plays of timely stories by, for or about women and the families we hold dear. Join us