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Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
The Infinite Wrench
The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, 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.
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
The Infinite Wrench
The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, 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.
Kafkaesque!
Franz Kafka never intended for his name to be an adjective. Nonetheless, the new musical comedy Kafkaesque! celebrates his body of work by layering the extraordinary existential predicaments of Kafka's stories onto one contemporary American family.
The result is a funny and frightening joy ride through horrifying bodily transformations, artistic eating disorders, cancel culture run amok, and the relentless grind of late-stage capitalism.
The hilarious and genre-bending Kafkaesque! was a hit of the 2023 New York Theater Festival.
Book, music, and lyrics by James Harvey (Prime Day)
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe (Hamilton National Tour, Life of Pi, All of Me)
Produced by Patrick Trettenero & Staro Industries (Here Lies Love)
The Infinite Wrench
The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, 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.
The Infinite Wrench
The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, 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.
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
The Infinite Wrench
The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, 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.
The Infinite Wrench
The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, 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.
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
See What I Wanna See
Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Emilio Ramos
Music Directed by Adam Rothenberg
Choreographed by Paul McGill
See What I Wanna See, a musical by Michael John LaChiusa, is based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The story unfolds like a classical Japanese screen painting, opening each act with a prologue inspired by Kesa and Morito, a pair of fatally contentious lovers. The first act, set in 1951, follows a murder in Central Park from contradicting perspectives where everyone’s truth may be a lie. Act two centers on a priest in 2002, wavering in his faith and creating a hoax about a miracle. His ruse attracts attention; however, the result is something he hadn't bargained for.
OOTB's production of See What I Wanna See features an all-AAPI cast of actors and elements inspired by traditional Asian theater practices, bringing LaChiusa’s Americanized adaptation into conversation with the Asian-American experience.
The Infinite Wrench
The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, 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.
See What I Wanna See
Written by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Emilio Ramos
Music Directed by Adam Rothenberg
Choreographed by Paul McGill
See What I Wanna See, a musical by Michael John LaChiusa, is based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The story unfolds like a classical Japanese screen painting, opening each act with a prologue inspired by Kesa and Morito, a pair of fatally contentious lovers. The first act, set in 1951, follows a murder in Central Park from contradicting perspectives where everyone’s truth may be a lie. Act two centers on a priest in 2002, wavering in his faith and creating a hoax about a miracle. His ruse attracts attention; however, the result is something he hadn't bargained for.
OOTB's production of See What I Wanna See features an all-AAPI cast of actors and elements inspired by traditional Asian theater practices, bringing LaChiusa’s Americanized adaptation into conversation with the Asian-American experience.
See What I Wanna See
Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Emilio Ramos
Music Directed by Adam Rothenberg
Choreographed by Paul McGill
See What I Wanna See, a musical by Michael John LaChiusa, is based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The story unfolds like a classical Japanese screen painting, opening each act with a prologue inspired by Kesa and Morito, a pair of fatally contentious lovers. The first act, set in 1951, follows a murder in Central Park from contradicting perspectives where everyone’s truth may be a lie. Act two centers on a priest in 2002, wavering in his faith and creating a hoax about a miracle. His ruse attracts attention; however, the result is something he hadn't bargained for.
OOTB's production of See What I Wanna See features an all-AAPI cast of actors and elements inspired by traditional Asian theater practices, bringing LaChiusa’s Americanized adaptation into conversation with the Asian-American experience.
The Infinite Wrench
The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, 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.
See What I Wanna See
Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Emilio Ramos
Music Directed by Adam Rothenberg
Choreographed by Paul McGill
See What I Wanna See, a musical by Michael John LaChiusa, is based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The story unfolds like a classical Japanese screen painting, opening each act with a prologue inspired by Kesa and Morito, a pair of fatally contentious lovers. The first act, set in 1951, follows a murder in Central Park from contradicting perspectives where everyone’s truth may be a lie. Act two centers on a priest in 2002, wavering in his faith and creating a hoax about a miracle. His ruse attracts attention; however, the result is something he hadn't bargained for.
OOTB's production of See What I Wanna See features an all-AAPI cast of actors and elements inspired by traditional Asian theater practices, bringing LaChiusa’s Americanized adaptation into conversation with the Asian-American experience.
See What I Wanna See
Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Emilio Ramos
Music Directed by Adam Rothenberg
Choreographed by Paul McGill
See What I Wanna See, a musical by Michael John LaChiusa, is based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The story unfolds like a classical Japanese screen painting, opening each act with a prologue inspired by Kesa and Morito, a pair of fatally contentious lovers. The first act, set in 1951, follows a murder in Central Park from contradicting perspectives where everyone’s truth may be a lie. Act two centers on a priest in 2002, wavering in his faith and creating a hoax about a miracle. His ruse attracts attention; however, the result is something he hadn't bargained for.
OOTB's production of See What I Wanna See features an all-AAPI cast of actors and elements inspired by traditional Asian theater practices, bringing LaChiusa’s Americanized adaptation into conversation with the Asian-American experience.
See What I Wanna See
Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Emilio Ramos
Music Directed by Adam Rothenberg
Choreographed by Paul McGill
See What I Wanna See, a musical by Michael John LaChiusa, is based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The story unfolds like a classical Japanese screen painting, opening each act with a prologue inspired by Kesa and Morito, a pair of fatally contentious lovers. The first act, set in 1951, follows a murder in Central Park from contradicting perspectives where everyone’s truth may be a lie. Act two centers on a priest in 2002, wavering in his faith and creating a hoax about a miracle. His ruse attracts attention; however, the result is something he hadn't bargained for.
OOTB's production of See What I Wanna See features an all-AAPI cast of actors and elements inspired by traditional Asian theater practices, bringing LaChiusa’s Americanized adaptation into conversation with the Asian-American experience.
Tuesdays @ 9
What is Tuesdays@9?
Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. Every week, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
Where & When does Tuesdays@9 meet?
Catch Tuesdays@9 every Tuesday night from mid-September through mid-May.
Doors open at 8:15pm for casting; readings begin at 9:00pm
See What I Wanna See
Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Emilio Ramos
Music Directed by Adam Rothenberg
Choreographed by Paul McGill
See What I Wanna See, a musical by Michael John LaChiusa, is based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The story unfolds like a classical Japanese screen painting, opening each act with a prologue inspired by Kesa and Morito, a pair of fatally contentious lovers. The first act, set in 1951, follows a murder in Central Park from contradicting perspectives where everyone’s truth may be a lie. Act two centers on a priest in 2002, wavering in his faith and creating a hoax about a miracle. His ruse attracts attention; however, the result is something he hadn't bargained for.
OOTB's production of See What I Wanna See features an all-AAPI cast of actors and elements inspired by traditional Asian theater practices, bringing LaChiusa’s Americanized adaptation into conversation with the Asian-American experience.
See What I Wanna See
Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Emilio Ramos
Music Directed by Adam Rothenberg
Choreographed by Paul McGill
See What I Wanna See, a musical by Michael John LaChiusa, is based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The story unfolds like a classical Japanese screen painting, opening each act with a prologue inspired by Kesa and Morito, a pair of fatally contentious lovers. The first act, set in 1951, follows a murder in Central Park from contradicting perspectives where everyone’s truth may be a lie. Act two centers on a priest in 2002, wavering in his faith and creating a hoax about a miracle. His ruse attracts attention; however, the result is something he hadn't bargained for.
OOTB's production of See What I Wanna See features an all-AAPI cast of actors and elements inspired by traditional Asian theater practices, bringing LaChiusa’s Americanized adaptation into conversation with the Asian-American experience.