Ars Nova Announces Lineup for A.N.T. Fest

Ars Nova has announced the lineup for the A.N.T. Fest (Ars Nova Theater Festival), dedicated to new work and emerging artists, which will run October 16-November 24.

Theater-related offerings include Step, by Maxine Lyle and Amissa Miller, in which Afro-urban rhythms and poetry relay the stories of a new generation and explore their link to the past; Box Theory, created and directed by Aaron Schroeder, about a guy with a mind full of information and an illness-like aptitude for deconstruction; Just Jump!, written and choreographed by Chad Schiro, about a seven-year-old girl standing petrified on a high-dive who finds the courage to
jump into the wisdom of a tranny-hooker; and The Lance and Ray Show, written by Ray Munoz and Lance Rubin, a sketch-play, involving everything from the Dave Matthews Band to The West Wing to hefty emotional baggage.

Additional shows include Groping and Grappling: Three Tales of Self Discovery, written and performed by H.R. Britton, Martin Dockery, and Maggie Lauren, which weaves vastly different tales of personal journeys and unexpected realizations; Yes to Everything!, written by Philip Dawkins, an evening of bite-sized plays that takes the audience on a journey through relationships, memory and wardrobe; and Nobody Likes the Mormons, written and directed by Kerry Whigham, a comic, irreverent and thoughtful theatrical exploration of Joseph Smith’s Mormon Church; and So The Arrow Flies, created and performed by Esther Chae, which explores the ramifications of post-9/11 themes of conflicting ideologies, government sanctioned torture, national identity, and how the changing political tides affect a family.

Also featured are Big Apple Turns to Cider A Hip-Hop Musical, written and directed by Gustav Gauntlett, which tells the story of an aspiring hip-hop artist and his journey through the history-rich hip-hop culture of New York City; Work, five stories about some of the freakiest, bloodiest, most bizarre jobs in America, written by Bekah Brunstetter, Laura Jacqmin, Josh Koenigsberg, and Harrison Rivers; ITHACA a rock’n’roll play by LPFunK, composed and written by Lucas Papaelias, a rock n’ roll odyssey following three close friends intertwined in a decade-long love triangle; and Digital Love, created by Thompson Davis, which follows a young temp as he doo-wops, discos, and rocks his way through the workday.

For full schedule, visit www.arsnovanyc.com.