Ars Nova presents Missed Connections NYC, short plays by Ars Nova's Play Group, playing for five performances only January 27 - 31. From the pages of Craigslist to the Ars Nova stage, Ars Nova's Play Group presents a night of short plays and live music inspired by ads for the ones that got away. Featuring plays by Annie Baker, Bekah Brunstetter, Dylan Dawson, Kristoffer Diaz, Zayd Dohrn, Tasha Gordon-Solmon, Amy Herzog, Samuel D. Hunter, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Steven Levenson, Matthew Lopez, Janine Nabers and Samuel Brett Williams, the show will be directed by Stephen Brackett, Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Tamara Fisch, Wes Grantom and Kerry Whigham.
The cast includes Aya Cash, Sue Jean Kim, Deirdre Madigan, Arian Moayed, Keith Nobbs, Zach Shaffer, Michael Warner and Susan Kelechi Watson.
The creative team includes Justin Levine (Musical Director), Burke Brown (Lighting Designer), Emily Rebholz (Costume Consultant), and Zane Birdwell (Sound Designer). Play Group is Ars Nova's vibrant and eclectic group of emerging writers who gather twice a month at Ars Nova to share new work and get peer feedback. The group offers members the chance to develop their plays with peer support, form collaborative relationships and build a strong sense of community within Ars Nova.
Taken directly from the subject lines of actual New York Missed Connections posts, the Missed Connections NYC play titles are: Gina from Yoga Two, Is That Your Boyfriend? by Amy Herzog;
Pharmacy in Brooklyn by Steven Levenson; Submit Party - From the Couple Having Sex Everywhere by Kristoffer Diaz; To This Very Day, I Miss Her by Samuel Brett Williams; Fifth Avenue Apple Store Genius by Annie Baker; Doritos Boy by Tasha Gordon-Solmon; Chuck E Cheese by Dylan Dawson;
It Was Wrong of Me: I Touched Your Butt on the L by Zayd Dohrn; Target Customer Service by Samuel D. Hunter; I Might be Supergirl, But... by Janine Nabers; Missing Jonathan L.C. by Matthew Lopez; Cuddle by Bekah Brunstetter; and You Were a Mexican With Friends by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
All tickets are only $15 and can be purchased at www.arsnovanyc.com, by calling 212-352-3101 or
the Ars Nova box office starting 30 minutes prior to each show (subject to availability). Ars Nova
is located at 511 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.
As New York's premier hub for emerging artists and new work, Ars Nova is committed to developing and producing eclectic theatre, comedy and music to feed today's popular culture. To that end, Ars Nova strives to create daring collaborations, meld disciplines and give voice to a new generation of artists. Past productions include Sax & Dixon: We Thee Wed, Mel & El: Show & Tell, Two Girls for Five Bucks and the Ten Dollar Heartbreakers, Playlist, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, Boom, From Up Here, Dixie's Tupperware Party, At Least It's Pink, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, Holy Cross Sucks!, Freestyle Love Supreme and The Wau Wau Sisters.
In addition to its featured productions, Ars Nova supports and develops new work from the most promising emerging artists through its alternative comedy series (Tragedy Tomorrow), music series (Uncharted), public play-reading series (Out Loud), writer's group (Play Group), artist-in-residence program, and ANT FEST, a five-week festival of craziness showcasing fresh material from today's most exciting new talent. Ars Nova was founded in memory of Gabe Wiener.
