 THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW
"There's only one thing that goes straight my baby, and it's not love." -Dad Love and Death; Donna and Tommy can't live without each other, and they just might kill each other. Which has Donna asking, "Who's life is it anyway?" Time to talk to Dad. John Patrick Shanley's 1985 play "The Dreamer Examines His Pillow" is a psychological and sometimes psychedelic gut-punch that works to awaken us to, and connect us within the dream of our lives. Told with savagery and hilarity in equal parts by one of the best American playwrights in a generation. Revived in 2021 because as Andre Gide often repeated, "Everything that needs to be said has already been said, but since no one was listening, we have to say everything again." Presented by Wild Rose Theatre With Natasha Walfall, Khari Constantine, and Sergio Fuenzlida Featuring art by Dani Marco, and percussion by Mohomadou Diawara Directed by Jonathan Wilde December 9th, 10th, and 11th. Doors at 7:45, show at 8pm.  PETTING ZOO: LIVE COMEDY WITH LIVE ANIMALS
Welcome to the Petting Zoo. This is the world’s only comedy show featuring live exotic animals. New York’s top comics have to perform while holding snakes, birds, lizards, bugs, and other cool creatures from The Center for Environmental Education & Discovery. Between sets, you can interact up-close with the animals and learn from Ranger Eric Powers and his team of professional nature guides. We promise you haven’t been to a show like this before. Hosted by Mike Kandel and Charlie Sosnick Featuring Courtney Bee, Catherine Cohen, Eric Rahill, and Martin Urbano! Friday, December 3. Doors at 7:45, show at 8.  IDEOLOGIX
IDEOLOGIX is a queer Polish fantasia from Cloud City resident playwright Eri Nox, centering around Flo and Bambi, a queer couple who have been hosting an underground LGBTQIA2+ party in Kazimierz, Kraków. IDEOLOGIX loosely follows Witkacy’s Oni, which prophecizes the rise of fascism in the 1940s. “They” are everywhere and everyone, not just the douche-bros who moved in upstairs and want to shut the party down… not just Bozena and Cristina, two somewhat straight Polish women who are experiencing the underground queer scene for the first time. “They” may not be safe… “They” are probably coming for you… “They” might even be you. Nox blends Witkacy’s deep philosophical musings and word play with their own experiences as a nonbinary American in this immersive, musical performance in which audiences are encouraged to move through, and even dance along with the performance. IDEOLOGIX will be performed in Polish and some English, with subtitles in both languages. Cloud City will be streaming the performance live(ish) from Kraków! Wear your best drag or rainbow flags. Thursday, November 4th. 7pm.  FRAGMENT
Fragment is a new, devised, body-driven performance piece that focuses on the elementals, breath and creatureness. A collaboration inspired by chance, in conversation with the words of playwright/poet Mary Sefchek. Work transitions to dance, transitions to unknowns, delving into getting separated and seeking ‘’the pack.’’ Following impulse and gut images, breaking into a place that is both alive and dying, welcoming guests and strangers alike. Masks are required for entry. Thursday and Friday, October 28 and 29. Doors at 6:45; show at 7.  PETTING ZOO: LIVE COMEDY WITH LIVE ANIMALS
Welcome to the Petting Zoo. This is the world’s only comedy show featuring live exotic animals. New York’s top comics have to perform while holding snakes, birds, lizards, bugs, and other cool creatures from The Center for Environmental Education & Discovery. Between sets, you can interact up-close with the animals and learn from Ranger Eric Powers and his team of professional nature guides. We promise you haven’t been to a show like this before. Hosted by Mike Kandel and Charlie Sosnick! Featuring Gus Constantellis, Jo Firestone, Rachel Kaly, and Dylan Adler! Friday, October 22. Doors at 7:45, show at 8.  FAT BEAR WEEK 2021 KICKOFF PARTY!
Come celebrate the start of Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park and Preserve! We'll watch the kickoff livestream at 7 and then fill out brackets to predict who will be the fattest bear of 2021. $10 a bracket-- half the pot will go to the winner(s), and we'll donate the other half to the Otis Fund at Katmai Conservancy. But you can still come even if you don't want to do a bracket. In the meantime, check out the bear cams from Explore.org- endlessly fascinating! Wednesday, September 29th. 6pm. BYOB and BYOSalmon! Free, but please RSVP so we know how much punch to make! (fyi: the Fat Bear Junior competition happens on September 23-24. Who will be the bear baby of the year?!)  QUARANTIMES
Short Films from the Time in Quarantine “QUARANTIMES” features films created during our recent time in quarantine. Come enjoy a curated night of weird films that express multiple perspectives of lockdown from around the world. This event is the premiere of Dan Criblez's new animated short film “EVERYTHING’S A LIE." Featuring experimental music, dance, animation and more from very talented artists. Friday, September 3rd. Showings at 6:30 and 8:30 pm.  THE TRASH GARDEN
A staged reading of a new play “The Trash Garden” by Padraig Bond Directed by Christina Marks Presented by Velvet Glove Theater The Trash Garden is a beautiful and biting new play set after the inevitable climate disasters approaching our world. We meet Evelyn and Atlas - the last two humans on earth - and their friendly (and sometimes not so friendly) ghost, and track their navigation of a world littered with references from our own and - more challenging than living in the perpetual desiccation of post disaster earth - learning to live with their very human strengths and weaknesses; unlimited imagination, the craving to understand, the lean to cruelty and the desperate need to love and be loved. Wednesday September 1 and Thursday September 2. 7pm.  SATURDAY GIANT
You can guess from the date why this show never happened. Maybe someday it still will!  THE SHOWCASE: FEATURING THE UNKNOWN
A Clown Variety Show! Featuring Tamar Korn, Kent Morita, Kristen West, Olivier Renaud, Elizabeth Sullivan, Carrie Torres, and The Boof NYC. Hosted by Lucy Shelby and Ben Brown as The Spinellis Details to come! Monday, February 17th. 8pm. |