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Monday, June 6, 2016

Trans-forming the stage by Michael Gardner

Read the feature article about The Trans Theatre Festival from Time Out New York!Trans characters have become a growing presence in the arts over the past few years, from award-winning …

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 05:10PM
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Q&A with Myth Keeper's writer/performer Katharine Scarborough by Michael Gardner

Now playing at The Brick through January 9th!  Click here for more! Q: What is it like to look back at 20 years of family letters?  A: These letters were often written during diffi…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 08:45PM
Friday, December 19, 2014

2015 at The Brick! by Michael Gardner

Resident ArtistsCivility!The SyndicateWritten and performed by The SyndicateDirected by Emily SpaldingJanuary 8 - 17, 2015The Listeners The Brick Theater, Inc.matthewfreemanwriter.comWr…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 03:04PM
Friday, August 15, 2014

Announcing The Brick's First Education Program! by Michael Gardner

The Brick Theater, Inc. presentsBrick UA new Arts Education ProgramThe Brick launches its first education program in 2014 with BRICK U. A dedicated workshop setting with expert teachers…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 11:32AM
Monday, July 21, 2014

Announcing Resident Artists! by Michael Gardner

The Brick Resident Artist ProgramWinter/Spring Season 2015 UntitledThe Brick Theater, Inc.matthewfreemanwriter.comWritten by Matt FreemanDirected by Michael GardnerFebruary 1 – Februa…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 02:24PM
Saturday, July 12, 2014

The Brick is Hiring by Michael Gardner

The Brick is hiring a new Director of Operations for an August start and immediate training.  This is a part-time permanent position for $15 per hour at 20 hours per week.  Oppor…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 09:06PM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Intoducing The Brick Resident Artist Program by Michael Gardner

The Brick Resident Artist Program offers new and established experimental theater artists exclusive use of The Brick for one or more weeks and the encouragement to reinvent the theater spa…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 06:48PM
Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Year in Brick: 2012 by Michael Gardner

In 2012, The Brick celebrated its 10-year anniversary and was incinerated into dust during the Mayan Apocalypse!  Also, we got new curtains.  And mind-blowing performances occ…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 09:52PM
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Aaron Baker by Michael Gardner

Aaron Baker was our Clint Eastwood. He rode into town one day from out of nowhere and with his signature cocked-double-eyebrow expression, said almost nothing. Nobody knew who he was. Tal…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 11:27AM
Monday, December 28, 2009

THE YEAR IN BRICK: 2009 by Michael Gardner

Dear Friend, Supporter, Fighter: The Brick has always felt a little contrarian. Take fundraising letters. We admit we don't like them. Don't like sending them, because talking about ho…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 05:03PM
Friday, July 17, 2009

"RAMBO SOLO" CREATOR MEETS RAMBO BOOK-O AUTHOR! by Michael Gardner

Zachary Oberzan's Indie Theatre hit Rambo Solo took the theater world by sneak attack last year.  This Thursday,  see the movie "Flooding with Love for The Kid", which it detailed, at Th…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 04:48PM
Thursday, July 9, 2009

CHANGING THE FACE OF INDIE THEATER--ONE FESTIVAL AT A TIME by Michael Gardner

Writer/Editor/Critic Aaron Riccio proclaims a new reviewing policy in reaction to his moving experiences at The Antidepressant Festival.  We knew our theatrical drugs had potency, but damn!…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 12:24PM
Thursday, May 14, 2009

COLONISTS SEIZE THE SHIP...OF YOUR HEART! PROTECT THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN! by Michael Gardner

Just 2 Sundays left!Performances at 3pm and 7pm!Bring the kids!   "It's rare that I see a show with you that I want to go on longer than it already has, but this time I really wanted it to…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 12:03PM
Monday, May 11, 2009

THE TIMES PLAYS ODDBALL WITH THE BRICK by Michael Gardner

In Summer Stages, The New York Times previews The Antidepressant Festival and concludes that "No one tops the Brick Theater when it comes to oddball concepts for theater festivals."  Insi…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 11:01AM
Wednesday, May 6, 2009

CHEER UP THE GLOOMY CENTAUR. OR DIE TRYING! by Michael Gardner

Young Adventurer,Do you dare to face the sad Centaur without professional counseling? There!  The gauntlet is thrown!  Show your mettle!Time Out New York previews The Antidepressant Festi…

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

SMALL BUT MIGHTY by Michael Gardner

In this week's Time Out New York, The Brick is a record-breaking three out of "769 ways to enjoy the city without breaking the bank!" (Here, here and here.)"Small but mighty, this tiny cube …

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 04:03PM
Sunday, February 15, 2009

ANTIDEPRESSANT WATCH: ANTI-ANTIDEPRESSANTS by Michael Gardner

As reported by Onion News Network this week, the FDA has at last approved the new drug Despondex for the insufferably cheerful among us.  The disease is highly contagious.  Please treat th…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 11:31PM
Saturday, January 31, 2009

ANTIDEPRESSANT WATCH: SLATE.COM by Michael Gardner

Slate's new blog, The Happiness Project: How to Be Happier (mercifully changed from its original title: The Happiness Project: How to Be Depressed) re-affirms the growing trend towards nati…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 11:55AM
Friday, January 16, 2009

TIME OUT NY PROFILES PENNY DREADFUL by Michael Gardner

Matt Gray (Co-Creator of Penny Dreadful with Bryan Enk) is interviewed by David Cote for The TONY Blog this week. What do we learn about the "byzantine sci-fi retro-melodramatic soap opera?"…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 03:44PM
Saturday, January 10, 2009

ANTIDEPRESSANT WATCH: STEPHEN COLBERT by Michael Gardner

Thursday night, "conservative" Stephen Colbert confessed his addiction to happy pills."It's been tough keeping my mood up with the innauguration less than two weeks away," he bemoaned. The C…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 12:45PM
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

NYTHEATRE.COM'S "PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2008" INCLUDES 3 BRICK ALUMNI! by Michael Gardner

Congratulations to Gyda Arber, Michael Criscuolo and Ivanna Cullinan on their citations as nytheatre.com's People of the Year 2008!All 3 are also Master Masons of The Brick.What was that you…

SOURCE: bricktheater.blogspot.com at 10:36AM

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Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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