UPCOMING PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
April 27th – May 11th 2024
MARIANAS TRENCH
Part One of The Second World Trilogy
A new Play by Scott C. Sickles
Direction & Production Design by Janet Bentley
Presented by Leviathan Lab & Roly Poly Productions
Teddy Passanante and Anzor Khasanov are eleven-year-old pen pals. Teddy is an unathletic, half-Asian nerd living in a liberal U.S. made up of what used to be Blue States. Anzor is the child of Muslim refugees trapped in a militant right-wing Christian theocracy that used to be the Red States. The boys know their correspondence is mandated and monitored by Anzor’s government. This is a love story. 2019 O'Neill Finalist.
MARIANAS TRENCH by Scott C. Sickles** is the first piece in an alt-history/science fiction trilogy that follows a love story between two guys from when they're 11-year-old pen pals until the end of the world nearly 50 years later. Don't miss Leviathan's Spring Reading Series featuring part two, PANGEA, and part three, THE KNOWN UNIVERSE!
Featuring Nik Duggan*, Jinn S. Kim*, Chad Anthony Miller*, Jon Okabayashi*,
Christine Verleny, Jonathan Wong Frye*, Perri Yaniv*, and Morgan Zipf-Meister.
*Denotes member of Actors' Equity Association.
MARIANAS TRENCH is an Equity Approved Showcase Production.
PRODUCTION TEAM
TBA, Assistant Director
Andy Evan Cohen, Sound Design & Technical Direction
Crys Clemente, Lighting Design
Sabrina Morabito, Production Stage Manager
Pradanya Subramanyan, Producer
Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director, Leviathan Lab
Janet Bentley & Andy Evan Cohen, Roly Poly Productions
Alex Chester-Blank, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mixed Asian Media
Bob Ost, President, Theater Resources Unlimited
Saturday April 27th at 7pm
Sunday April 28th at 3pm
and Tuesdays–Saturdays,
April 30th–May 11th at 7pm
Tickets are "Pay-As-You-Are" $20-65
and available here
CONTENT ADVISORY
Please note that this production of MARIANAS TRENCH makes references to suicide, self-harm, homophobia, and Islamophobia
** Playwright Scott C. Sickles is a member of the Dramatists Guild. Produced by arrangement with Scott C. Sickles and The Barbara Hogenson Agency, Inc.
Leviathan Lab’s 2023 activities, are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
April 29th 2024
Singularity
A staged reading of a new play
by Minh-Anh Day
and directed by Grace Goheen
Presented by Leviathan Lab
Struggling to secure investments for a start-up that promises eternal life in the cloud, a young founder rekindles his connection with an old college friend, whose latest breakthrough research gives him the credibility he needs. But when their AI assistant lies during a pitch meeting with big-time investors, they become entangled in a string of deceptions as their company scrambles to deliver on the promises they made before their time and money run out.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Minh-Anh (he/him/his) is a playwright and book writer, specializing in deeply researched confrontations of classic works. His most recent play, Singularity, was a finalist for the Woodward/Newman Award and the Neukom Literary Arts award, and received a reading at Chicago Dramatists in 2023.
Previously, his play Thirteenth Night was workshopped by the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, then produced as part of the New York Theater Festival in 2022. minhanhday.com
Monday April 29th at 6pm
Tickets are free,
please reserve your seat here.
Reading runs about 2 hours
May 5th 2024
PANGEA:
Part Two of The Second World Trilogy
A staged reading of a new play
by Scott C. Sickles
and directed by Janet Bentley
Presented by Leviathan Lab
Palmer Research Station, Antarctica: New Year’s Day, 2046. Twenty-six years after the events of MARIANAS TRENCH,
Teddy and Aznor meet for the first time as adults. When they were children, the Red States became the New Confederate States of America. Now, the New Confederacy is collapsing, the climate is reaching another catastrophic tipping point, and two men who have loved each other all their lives must confront an intimately and globally uncertain future.
FEATURING
Chad Anthony Miller* Jon Okabayashi* Chino Ramos*
Kari Swenson Riley* Alyssa Simon* Perri Yaniv*
*Member, AEA
Sunday May 5th at 6pm
Tickets are free,
please reserve your seat here.
Reading runs about 2.5 hours
May 5th 2024
Welcome to BITE
An INteractive Comedy show
Presented by Bite Comedy NYC
Choosing your culinary comedic experience from an eclectic, limited seasonal menu was a bold move by current service industry employees, Kate Jarecki and Analyse Capodiferro.
But the ingredients at BITE are fresh and funny, with absolutely no preservatives. We aim to provide a variety of laughs for every diet.
After a SOLD OUT Grand Opening, BITE is returning for a special show on.....CINCO DE MAYO! Featuring a new menu with dishes sure to fill your belly with laughs! Get ready to dine on the funniest two-person, interactive sketch comedy has to offer! This is the Cinco De Mayo party you won't wanna miss! MAY 5TH! BYOB...but a margarita might be in your cards as well...
May 12th 2024
THE KNOWN UNIVERSE:
Part THree of The Second World Trilogy
A staged reading of a new play
by Scott C. Sickles
and directed by Janet Bentley
Presented by Leviathan Lab
2067. The Earth is entering a new ice age and nothing on the surface will survive. Astronaut Anzor "Andy" Khasanov-Manners is in a space station, in orbit, assisting with evacuation efforts… which have just been abandoned. His husband, Teddy, and their family were supposed to have been on the next flight up. As the temperature plummets and the planet becomes uninhabitable, Anzor and his family bid each other a long farewell.
FEATURING
Lissa Brennan* Joe Burby* Nik Duggan* Jon Okabayashi*
Chino Ramos* Kari Swenson Riley* Sam Tanabe* Perri Yaniv*
*Member, AEA
Sunday May 12th at 4pm
Tickets are free,
please reserve your seat here.
Reading runs about 2 hours
May 16th – June 9th 2024
Girls Who Walked on Glass
An Immersive Theatrical production
by Gordon Farrell
Directed by Kurt Roediger and Chelsea LeSage
Presented by Red Productions Events
Presents four stories adapted from the lives of young women who followed dangerous paths and struggled against the odds to finally find family and freedom.
Girls Who Walked On Glass is an immersive show which divides the audience into separate groups and carefully guides them through multiple rooms and corridors. Whether it is in workplaces, restaurants, or living rooms, the audience will experience the pivotal moments in each woman’s life. They not only see the story, they live it with these women - feeling first-hand their fear, anxiety and desperation. Many times, these women take wrong and frightening turns in life to find strength and new lives for themselves.
Award-winning Broadway playwright Gordon Farrell (Co-Author, The Lifespan of a Fact) has produced this immersive theatrical showcase through his company, Red Productions Events, along with Kim Piazza, Chelsea LeSage, Gayle Petri and Ron Barba.
Directors Kurt Roediger and Chelsea LeSage lead the cast of eleven actors as they bravely depict the real-life challenges of these women. This is a unique experience not to be missed.
The cast includes Dasja Amenze, Ron Barba, Veronica Vale, Liza Giangrande,
Chelsea LeSage, Daniel Jordano, Adam P. Murphy, Zane Michael. Leslie C. Nemet,
Gayle Petri, Melissa Xiaolan Warren, Katherine Mullis, and Charles D. Lincoln.
Thursdays May 16th*–June 6th at 8pm
* 5/16 is the Opening Gala
Fridays May 17th–June 7th at 8pm
Saturdays May 18th–June 8th at 3pm & 8pm
Saturdays May 19th–June 9th at 2pm & 7pm
Tickets start at $70
and are available here
Show runs about 2 ½ hours
30% Senior Discount available
with PROMO CODE "SENIORS"
A limited number of Student Discounts
are available (with ID at the door)
Use PROMO CODE "SWWOG"