New Work Now!

New Work Now! at the Public Theater is a festival of new play readings and musical events, this year featuring Nilo Cruz¹s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Anna in the Tropics. The event includes free play readings in the Anspacher Theater as well as free workshop performances in the Shiva Theater. Additional ticketed events in Joe’s Pub showcase new musicals, Latino musicians and hybrid performance artists.

New Works Now Schedule of Events:

Saturday, April 26th at 7pm
Anna in the Tropics (winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
Written and Directed by Nilo Cruz

Sunday, April 27th at 7pm
Mariela in Desert
By Karen Zacarías, Directed by Tom Prewitt

Monday, April 28th at 7pm
Blind Mouth Singing
By Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas, Directed by Ruben Polendo

Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm
A Chinese Tale
By Aravind Enrique Adyanthaya, Directed by Bob McGrath

Wednesday, April 30th at 7pm
Two Loves and a Creature
By Gustavo Ott, Translated by Heather McKay, directed by Steve Cosson

Thursday, May 1st at 7pm
Expat/Inferno
By Alejandro Morales, Directed by Trip Cullman

Friday, May 2nd at 7pm
Demon Baby
By Erin Courtney, Directed by Ken Rus Schmoll

Saturday, May 3rd at 7pm
Hilda
By Marie Ndiaye, Translated by Erika Rundle, Directed by Jo Bonney

Sunday, May 4th at 7pm
Biro
Written, Directed and Performed by Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine

Monday, May 5th at 7pm
The Ladies
Created by the Annes Washburn and Kauffman

Tuesday, May 6th at 7pm
Joey Shakespear
By Brendan Cochrane and Joseph Assadourian, Directed by Michael John Garcés

Wednesday, May 7th at 7pm
Bodega Lung Fat
By Mike Batistick, Directed by Jo Bonney

Thursday, May 8th at 7pm
Iggy Woo
By Alice Tuan, Director TBA

Friday, May 9th at 7pm
The Next Episode
By Chris Papagapitos, Directed by Robert Milazzo

Saturday, May 10th at 7pm
The Argument
By David Greenspan, Director TBA

New Musicals Now! at Joe’s Pub Schedule of Events (all tickets $15):

Sunday, May 11th at 9:30pm
Accidental Nostalgia
By Cynthia Hopkins

Taking Step Three Thirteen
Book, Music & Lyrics by Mathew Doers

Monday, May 12th at 9:30pm
No God But Yearning
Text by Donna Di Novelli, Music by David Rodwin et al

The Stranger
Book and Lyrics by Micah Schraft, Music by Michael Friedman, Directed by Trip Cullman

Latin Music! at Joe’s Pub Schedule of Events:

April 25, 9:30pm
Daphne Rubin-Vega
$20

April 26, 7:30 and 9:30pm
Omar Sosa
$15

April 30, 9:30pm (set by DJ Gat at 9pm)
Postdata featuring Ivan Benavides & DJ Nova
$15

May 2, 9:30pm
Kelli Sae
$15

May 7, 9:30pm
Lucia Pulido
$15

May 9, 7pm
Caribbean Cultural Center Presents: Orisha, Mambo to Hip-Hop: The Journey
$15

New Hybrids Now! at Joe’s Pub Schedule of Events:

April 20, 7:30pm & April 27, 9:30pm
Kate’s Chink-O-Rama
$17

April 24, 7:30pm
John Epperson
$15 advance, $20 at door

May 1, 7:30pm
Polygraph Lounge
$15

May 2
Laptop: Concert & Screenplay Reading
Reading at 4:30pm, Concert at 7:30pm
$12 advance, $15 at door

May 3, 9:30pm
Victoria Hanna: Transletters
$12

May 5, 7pm
The Petersons
$15

May 8, 7:30pm
Bill Shannon: Crutchmaster
$15

May 8, 9:30pm
Reggie Wilson/Fist & Hell Performance Group: Pot Liquor
$15

May 11, 7pm
Larry Keigwin & Friends: Keigwin Kabaret
$15

May 12, 7:30pm
The Civilians: Gone Missing
$15

May 13, 9:30pm
Will Power: A Benefit for Third Wave Foundation
$15

Tickets to all Joe’s Pub events are on sale at The Public Theater box office, 425 Lafayette Street; on-line at www.publictheater.org; and via Tele-charge, 212-239-6200.