Connor Warnick / The Colorless Creek / 2018The Colorless Creek depicts Suza, 53, in a therapy session reflecting upon the loss of her sight. As she speaks, we see fragmented flashbacks which tell another story on their own. Eventually, the memories, timelines, and visions each wash away into the infinite flow of the creek.

Liam Wrubel / ships riding on the seine at rouen / 2018ships riding on the seine at rouen is a meditation on two characters and the twilight of their tenuous, romantic relationship; but this film is no more about the story than the images that tell it, or refuse to. Sometimes the characters and their narrative disappear, and in their place are magnified studies of objects, space, and found images.

Emily Greenberg / Worm Scene / 2018Worm Scene is an elliptical musical. Lovers engage in dialogue with objects of emotional significance—a feather duster, a couch, a can of worms. These seemingly benign objects try to explain themselves. Sounds made on organ and Serge synthesizer.

Sabrina Kissack / Sweet Embrace / 2018Sweet Embrace is an attempt to paint the remnants of spectacle in a slow moving and inconclusive world. The characters exist in a state of obsessive observation, edging towards what they are drawn to but never taking it. The event does not occur on screen, but there is a sense that it has already happened. Perhaps it has happened in the dimension we can see and perhaps in another that has overflowed into the the world of the film. The glitter, the jewels, the hair, the blood, the paint, the glove all serve as markers of the event. They are not meant to be symbols, but rather objects presented to create their own outline of a ghostly body and time. They are what has been left over to observe. The camera moves slowly in search of violence and conclusion, yet it only lands on fragments. It finds pieces of the bodies and what may have fallen out of them.

Mariana Sánchez Bueno / To My Mother / 2018 This film tells the fragmented story of a missing person through the already broken memories of those who recall the uncertain specificities of disappearance. In 1986, forced disappearances weren’t unusual in Colombia. Some were product of the guerrillas, some of the paramilitary, some the military, and some of them simply a consequence of an unapologetically violent situation that left no room for suspicion. In the decades in which violence became the norm, many disappearances were left unanswered and unquestioned. In June of 2017 I set out on the journey of uncovering the story that has haunted my family since 1986, when my grandfather went missing. As I began to look for traces of my grandfather’s story in the landscape, in the city’s architecture and in my family’s words, I realized that I naively believed I could be the one to resolve the past.

Conor Williams / WATER’S EDGE / 2018WATER'S EDGE is a diary film of sorts that I began to form after my childhood friend Thomas O'Rourke died by suicide in 2016. This event shocked me and forced me to examine my own brushes with suicidal intent. About a year after Thomas' death, my aunt was diagnosed with brain cancer. We were not very certain just how much time she would have left. This film shows myself and other people in close proximity to me quite nakedly, at a time where everything seemed weighed down by loss and uncertainty, managing somehow to reach out and accept life's light.

About The PlayA terrifying virus is infecting post-fact America. As vicious media pundits battle to control the narrative, an artifically intelligent sex doll named Mia has a breakthrough…But will she be our Savior, or is she the Angel of Death? EAT THE DEVIL is a wildly hilarious flight through an internet-driven Apocalypse that will leave you wondering if you have enough freeze-dried queso to survive...

His jaw set in that way only Robert Mueller’s jaw could. His lips pulled tight. As he began to speak. And as his mouth began to list off the newest set of indictments, we fell down in ecstasy. And waited.

In REDACTED: A Robert MuellErotica or Do Me, Mr. Mueller! two women explore their relationship to America and the news, inviting you to delve into your wildest political and sexual fantasies alongside them.

Bios:

Celeste Cahn- (writer/performer) is an actor/director/writer from New Orleans, LA. She graduated from Brown University with a degree in Theatre and History (with a focus on RADICAL SOCIAL CHANGE). Recently she played Third Witch in Macbeth and did her show A Lady Does Not Scratch Her Crotch at the Nola inFringe and the tank. If you happen to be in London in March, check her out in Howl: An Odyssey at the CLF Art Cafe. Keep up at Celestecahn.com. Her fantasy is to fall in love at a museum or protest.

María José Zúñiga (performer)

noah kat baus (director) is a freelance artist, writer, and performer from New Orleans, LA. They hold an AB in English and a secondary degree in drama from Harvard University. Directing credits: Spring Awakening: A Children’s Tragedy (original translation), Jacques the Fatalist and His Master (original adaptation), Dog Sees God. Their original script Pin* and the Blue Fairy was workshopped at Dixon Place, Drama League, and The Brick. They fantasize about directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream where Helena is a trans woman, Titania is a drag queen, Oberon is a leather daddy, and Bottom is... well. Rachel Karp (producer)

Ellison Baus (costume designer)

Lev Craig (sound designer/research) is a writer, musician, and theatre artist. Their recent theatre work includes Pin* and the Blue Fairy (co-writer/producer; Drama League, The Brick) and two seasons at the Interlochen Arts Festival, and their writing has appeared in Architrave, The Harvard Advocate, and The Adroit Journal, among others. A.B., Harvard University. Fantasy: fully automated luxury gay space communism.

J.R. Zuckerberg (poster designer) is a cartoonist, illustrator and craftsperson living in Brooklyn, NY. They received their BFA in Illustration from Pratt Institute with honors in 2017. They’ve created playful illustrations for Muse Magazine, self-published comics and zines galore, and most recently co-authored A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities through Limerence Press with Mady G. They fantasize about creating a space to live in with all of their closest friends where they can collaborate and create the projects they’ve always dreamed of making and find a sense of home, family and belonging.

About The PlayA terrifying virus is infecting post-fact America. As vicious media pundits battle to control the narrative, an artifically intelligent sex doll named Mia has a breakthrough…But will she be our Savior, or is she the Angel of Death? EAT THE DEVIL is a wildly hilarious flight through an internet-driven Apocalypse that will leave you wondering if you have enough freeze-dried queso to survive...

His jaw set in that way only Robert Mueller’s jaw could. His lips pulled tight. As he began to speak. And as his mouth began to list off the newest set of indictments, we fell down in ecstasy. And waited.

In REDACTED: A Robert MuellErotica or Do Me, Mr. Mueller! two women explore their relationship to America and the news, inviting you to delve into your wildest political and sexual fantasies alongside them.

Bios:

Celeste Cahn- (writer/performer) is an actor/director/writer from New Orleans, LA. She graduated from Brown University with a degree in Theatre and History (with a focus on RADICAL SOCIAL CHANGE). Recently she played Third Witch in Macbeth and did her show A Lady Does Not Scratch Her Crotch at the Nola inFringe and the tank. If you happen to be in London in March, check her out in Howl: An Odyssey at the CLF Art Cafe. Keep up at Celestecahn.com. Her fantasy is to fall in love at a museum or protest.

María José Zúñiga (performer)

noah kat baus (director) is a freelance artist, writer, and performer from New Orleans, LA. They hold an AB in English and a secondary degree in drama from Harvard University. Directing credits: Spring Awakening: A Children’s Tragedy (original translation), Jacques the Fatalist and His Master (original adaptation), Dog Sees God. Their original script Pin* and the Blue Fairy was workshopped at Dixon Place, Drama League, and The Brick. They fantasize about directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream where Helena is a trans woman, Titania is a drag queen, Oberon is a leather daddy, and Bottom is... well.

Rachel Karp (producer)

Ellison Baus (costume designer)

Lev Craig (sound designer/research) is a writer, musician, and theatre artist. Their recent theatre work includes Pin* and the Blue Fairy (co-writer/producer; Drama League, The Brick) and two seasons at the Interlochen Arts Festival, and their writing has appeared in Architrave, The Harvard Advocate, and The Adroit Journal, among others. A.B., Harvard University. Fantasy: fully automated luxury gay space communism.

J.R. Zuckerberg (poster designer) is a cartoonist, illustrator and craftsperson living in Brooklyn, NY. They received their BFA in Illustration from Pratt Institute with honors in 2017. They’ve created playful illustrations for Muse Magazine, self-published comics and zines galore, and most recently co-authored A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities through Limerence Press with Mady G. They fantasize about creating a space to live in with all of their closest friends where they can collaborate and create the projects they’ve always dreamed of making and find a sense of home, family and belonging.

"Just ben” is a totally improvised narrative, dream or journey that is fueled by suggestions from the audience and guests. And painted through convoluted characters, remarkable relationships and volatile emotions!

2/26/19: Story teller Robert Weinstein3/19/19: Story teller Anoush Froundjian4/16/19: Old People

Tank-aret Kick-Off Event Produced by Tank-aret Curators EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn, hosted by Tank-aret alum Drag King Sam Bam Thankyoumaam, featuring a slate of artists new to the Tank-aret family.

The Bechdel Group’s Workshop Series is a series of readings and discussions around new work in progress. We invite all actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, and theatre lovers to join us for a festive, friendly, informal community evening of discussion around new work.

Turn the Page, by Brianna Keller"​When Heather returns home after losing her job and her carefully pieced together life, she finds her newly converted Wiccan mother obsessively planning for the upcoming Beltane festival and her grandmother making plans to reunite with the aliens she claims abducted her as a child. As these three generations of women reconcile with fantasy and feminism, a ragtag group of neighborhood kids will stop at nothing to cause them misery."

The Mighty Maisie, by Bella Poynton"Penny, a young woman from out of town stumbles upon a strange trailer park in the middle of nowhere, Michigan. There, Penny meets Maisie, local misfit who is, quite literally, out of this world."

About The PlayA terrifying virus is infecting post-fact America. As vicious media pundits battle to control the narrative, an artifically intelligent sex doll named Mia has a breakthrough…But will she be our Savior, or is she the Angel of Death? EAT THE DEVIL is a wildly hilarious flight through an internet-driven Apocalypse that will leave you wondering if you have enough freeze-dried queso to survive...

Comedian Molly Brenner finally had an orgasm. How did it happen? The answers may surprise you! In this honest and hilarious show, Molly takes you through her long and winding journey to the Big O. This follow-up to the show Molly Brenner Is Not Coming gives audiences a happy ending and starts a thought-provoking conversation about female pleasure, with big laughs at every step of the way. This show is an official selection of the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival and NY Fringe Festival. Directed by Joanna Simmons (Upright Citizens Brigade).

The Brooklyn Generator continues to bring their new play generation project to The Tank for their Seventh (awesome) Season!

The Brooklyn Generator is the creation of Erin Mallon and Bixby Elliot. Originally started by Erin when she began making plays back in 2010 with a rotating group of 6 playwrights and 12 actors who gathered once a month on a Friday night to create six 10-minute plays in less than two days. Erin continued this way for 2 years and they collectively wrote about 140 short plays. Then, after a hiatus, Bixby and Erin put their heads together and asked each other "how can we adapt this model to support the creation of full-length plays?"

Cut to June 2014 when they re-launched The Brooklyn Generator with six great playwrights. The Generator supports each other over a six month period during which each playwright takes a turn being "Playwright-of-the-Month," bringing actors and directors to the table to create brand new full-length plays in less than 30 days. Six seasons later they are still going strong.

SHOT 4 SHOT REMAKE is a drinking game with a movie problem. In this reading we just cast whoever we think would be best for the role. Drinking rules are launched and fun times are had. This week's selection? The Office.

It's a drinking game! Beer and wine is available for purchase at The Tank's bar, and/or BYOB if you'd like to take shots!

About The PlayA terrifying virus is infecting post-fact America. As vicious media pundits battle to control the narrative, an artifically intelligent sex doll named Mia has a breakthrough…But will she be our Savior, or is she the Angel of Death? EAT THE DEVIL is a wildly hilarious flight through an internet-driven Apocalypse that will leave you wondering if you have enough freeze-dried queso to survive...

Comedian Molly Brenner finally had an orgasm. How did it happen? The answers may surprise you! In this honest and hilarious show, Molly takes you through her long and winding journey to the Big O. This follow-up to the show Molly Brenner Is Not Coming gives audiences a happy ending and starts a thought-provoking conversation about female pleasure, with big laughs at every step of the way. This show is an official selection of the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival and NY Fringe Festival. Directed by Joanna Simmons (Upright Citizens Brigade).

At a family reunion in a small mountain village in Ecuador, a cousin tells Tony a story about the death of his abuelo he never knewthe infamous Loco Pepe. Tony is forced to get in touch with a culture hes been ashamed of all his life to get to the bottom of what kind of man his abuelo was, and why his death has been shrouded in secret for so long. The Loma jumps from past to present, from reenactment to imagined scenario, as multiple generations of this family attempt to make sense of the life and death of a man eclipsed by legend.

About The PlayA terrifying virus is infecting post-fact America. As vicious media pundits battle to control the narrative, an artifically intelligent sex doll named Mia has a breakthrough…But will she be our Savior, or is she the Angel of Death? EAT THE DEVIL is a wildly hilarious flight through an internet-driven Apocalypse that will leave you wondering if you have enough freeze-dried queso to survive...

Comedian Molly Brenner finally had an orgasm. How did it happen? The answers may surprise you! In this honest and hilarious show, Molly takes you through her long and winding journey to the Big O. This follow-up to the show Molly Brenner Is Not Coming gives audiences a happy ending and starts a thought-provoking conversation about female pleasure, with big laughs at every step of the way. This show is an official selection of the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival and NY Fringe Festival. Directed by Joanna Simmons (Upright Citizens Brigade).

About The PlayA terrifying virus is infecting post-fact America. As vicious media pundits battle to control the narrative, an artifically intelligent sex doll named Mia has a breakthrough…But will she be our Savior, or is she the Angel of Death? EAT THE DEVIL is a wildly hilarious flight through an internet-driven Apocalypse that will leave you wondering if you have enough freeze-dried queso to survive...

Comedian Molly Brenner finally had an orgasm. How did it happen? The answers may surprise you! In this honest and hilarious show, Molly takes you through her long and winding journey to the Big O. This follow-up to the show Molly Brenner Is Not Coming gives audiences a happy ending and starts a thought-provoking conversation about female pleasure, with big laughs at every step of the way. This show is an official selection of the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival and NY Fringe Festival. Directed by Joanna Simmons (Upright Citizens Brigade).

Be Kind, Rewind puts the HEAT back in sketch comedy theatre! A blend of zany characters, the trials and tribulations of relationships, satire, and all around funny stuff, this group has it all. We create a brand-new show every month based on a different theme, and we explore those themes through a variety of writing styles and theatrical stagings!

Ghost Clique hosts an improvised show that changes in concept each time! Join us for this month's theme, "Rom-Com Night", and watch NY's finest indie improv teams whip up a whimsical romance inspired by audience suggestions.

Written by Emmy-nominee Cheryl DavisDirected by Melissa SkirballPresented by Asian American Film Lab, Jennifer Betit Yen, AAFL TV, and Leviathan Lab in association with The Tank.

For two nights only, Broadway and TV/film actors will join together on the stage at The Tank for a thought-provoking and timely live and interactive theatrical performance inspired by Film Lab's national "Immigrants: We Are Them. They Are Us" (IWATTAU) Project. Written by Emmy-nominee Cheryl Davis and directed by Melissa Skirball, IWATTAU takes a hard look at immigration issues and invites the audience to ponder, dialogue and create constructive solutions to real problems. Each performance will be followed by a talkback with New York City immigration officials and the cast and crew, moderated by CBS-Interactive's Livia Areas.

Written by Emmy-nominee Cheryl DavisDirected by Melissa SkirballPresented by Asian American Film Lab, Jennifer Betit Yen, AAFL TV, and Leviathan Lab in association with The Tank.

For two nights only, Broadway and TV/film actors will join together on the stage at The Tank for a thought-provoking and timely live and interactive theatrical performance inspired by Film Lab's national "Immigrants: We Are Them. They Are Us" (IWATTAU) Project. Written by Emmy-nominee Cheryl Davis and directed by Melissa Skirball, IWATTAU takes a hard look at immigration issues and invites the audience to ponder, dialogue and create constructive solutions to real problems. Each performance will be followed by a talkback with New York City immigration officials and the cast and crew, moderated by CBS-Interactive's Livia Areas.

RAPIÑA: FOUR SHORT STORIES OF LOVE AND PREDATION, is an original play by Argentinian playwrights Mariana Topet and Leandro Airaldo. "Rapiña" means vulture, prey, but in a broader sense it's the reflection of extreme situations that lead us to introspection, challenging our notion of what we are and what we are capable of.

RAPIÑA: FOUR SHORT STORIES OF LOVE AND PREDATION, is an original play by Argentinian playwrights Mariana Topet and Leandro Airaldo. "Rapiña" means vulture, prey, but in a broader sense it's the reflection of extreme situations that lead us to introspection, challenging our notion of what we are and what we are capable of.

As voting rights are being gutted and a women's right to choose is on its most unsteady footing in a generation, ETC. presents this evening of shockingly relevant Women's Suffrage Era satires. In the Pro-Suffrage How the Vote Was Won, working class Horace's world is turned upside-down when a household of lady-relatives arrive, demanding to be “supported”. Only when he is confronted with the idea of a future without women in the workforce does this anti-suffrage stalwart realizes the error of his ways. The Spirit of Seventy-Six; or, The Coming Woman, was written as anti-suffrage propaganda in the years after the Civil War, as the women's suffrage movement was gaining speed. It tells the “horrifying” prophecy of a future of female dominance, played for delicious irony. These plays are two hilarious examples of how theater can be used as effective tools to fight against encroaching civil rights violations.

RAPIÑA: FOUR SHORT STORIES OF LOVE AND PREDATION, is an original play by Argentinian playwrights Mariana Topet and Leandro Airaldo. "Rapiña" means vulture, prey, but in a broader sense it's the reflection of extreme situations that lead us to introspection, challenging our notion of what we are and what we are capable of.

RAPIÑA: FOUR SHORT STORIES OF LOVE AND PREDATION, is an original play by Argentinian playwrights Mariana Topet and Leandro Airaldo. "Rapiña" means vulture, prey, but in a broader sense it's the reflection of extreme situations that lead us to introspection, challenging our notion of what we are and what we are capable of.

BLACK GARDEN is the story of two lovers struggling to find their way back to each other in the fog of amnesia. It is also the story of a war prisoner interrogated for the crime of being a pacifist; the story of two buffoon presidents playing with the fate of their people for personal gain; and the story of ordinary diaspora Armenians in search of love, and maybe their identities.

As voting rights are being gutted and a women's right to choose is on its most unsteady footing in a generation, ETC. presents this evening of shockingly relevant Women's Suffrage Era satires. In the Pro-Suffrage How the Vote Was Won, working class Horace's world is turned upside-down when a household of lady-relatives arrive, demanding to be “supported”. Only when he is confronted with the idea of a future without women in the workforce does this anti-suffrage stalwart realizes the error of his ways. The Spirit of Seventy-Six; or, The Coming Woman, was written as anti-suffrage propaganda in the years after the Civil War, as the women's suffrage movement was gaining speed. It tells the “horrifying” prophecy of a future of female dominance, played for delicious irony. These plays are two hilarious examples of how theater can be used as effective tools to fight against encroaching civil rights violations.

Come Hear the Greatest Hits from Your Favorite Band...that Doesn't Exist! "The Moustache Apologies" is a FULLY IMPROVISED musical duo featuring Ben Quinn and Dominique Salerno. This fictional and hilarious band will be playing their greatest hits (songs that do not yet exist) based off requests from their biggest fans (you, the audience)! This dynamic duo has been performing together and touring internationally for 12 years and they play genres ranging from Black Metal to Baroque Opera. Come listen to the songs that skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard Charts, and dive into the drama of the band's backstory as the night progresses!

BLACK GARDEN is the story of two lovers struggling to find their way back to each other in the fog of amnesia. It is also the story of a war prisoner interrogated for the crime of being a pacifist; the story of two buffoon presidents playing with the fate of their people for personal gain; and the story of ordinary diaspora Armenians in search of love, and maybe their identities.

In film and television, a meet cute is a scene in which the two people who will form a future romantic couple meet for the first time. This type of scene is a staple of romantic comedies. Frequently, the meet-cute leads to a humorous personality clash, embarrassing situations, or comical misunderstandings that further drive the plot. This Valentines Day grab the nearest glass of wine and spend your night watching an improvised hour of just meet cutes featuring a cast of (mostly) single improvisers. Who knows? Maybe you'll of a meet cute of your own!

Dave’s Friends: You Probably Think This Show is About You is a sketch comedy presentation of all the ships in our lives. Friendships, relationships, hardships, and of course sailboats. Join us this Galentines day to make sweet, sweet love to some comedy!

Dave's Friends is a fully collaborative sketch comedy group consisting of the friends of Dave. Each live show takes a specific setting and serves it on a plate of surrealism, with a dash of absurdity under a heat lamp of insanity. Performing regularly in NY, these friends have made their mark across various stages throughout Manhattan and online. Dave's Friends is best consumed with hearty laughter and a grain of salt.

BLACK GARDEN is the story of two lovers struggling to find their way back to each other in the fog of amnesia. It is also the story of a war prisoner interrogated for the crime of being a pacifist; the story of two buffoon presidents playing with the fate of their people for personal gain; and the story of ordinary diaspora Armenians in search of love, and maybe their identities.

NYers have exciting and interesting jobs. What about Deaf NYers? What kinds of jobs and careers do they have? How does being Deaf impact their opportunity? Come see Angela Ardizzone, Susan Jones and Mark Mayo in this bi-monthly new show. Interview is in ASL with voice interpreters. Deaf and hearing audience welcome.

The creators of GOOD COOKS! interview NYC chefs, restaurant founders, foodies, sommeliers, servers, and more to share their tips, habits, and insights into their delectable world. AUDIENCE TASTINGS of desserts, wines, appetizers happen each show, along with GUEST-LED DEMONSTRATIONS. Unique to GOOD COOKS! is top-notch comedy framing the guest interviews and inspiring the experience.

Email Pro is a live show based on Ivan Anderson's long-running email performance art. The show includes standup comedy, an interactive seminar on writing emails to strangers (in real time), bursts of live music, and Q&A. Actual emails are written in front of an audience, with or without audience participation. The whole thing is like a glitched-out combination of talk show, email masterclass, and comedy meltdown.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT EVERY EMAIL PRO PERFORMANCE IS UNIQUE, AND EACH ONE WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER ONES. Get started by visiting http://emailpro.email/

For 30 years my Dad thought he was a girl. This is the story of how he found himself. William Bouk, Age 8

Musical theater songs and spoken word follow Lizs journey as he searches for his true self. Through childhood, puberty, early marriage, childbirth, and young adult-hood, Liz perseveres and recklessly creates: all the while discovering a pattern of unconventional gender roles in his own life. Only at the end of the show, when Liz stops pretending to be a woman, do we encounter the fullest expression of himself.

Bouk, with the help of his friend playwright/librettist Bea Goodwin, curated a collection of his journal entries, photos, paintings, and memories for a theatrical one-man show. It was important to the creative team to write an artistic piece of healing that also challenges how gender roles confine us all.

From hiding up in a tree to jumping into the Erie Canal to an obsessive crush on a Disney character to panic in womens dressing rooms to potty training in his 30s, Liz tells his story with grace and humor.

A crime has been committed, the evidence presented, and now its time for deliberations. Each show Playground summons some of New York Citys best comedians and performers to join them in improvising their way through a criminal case that will decide the fate of others.

As voting rights are being gutted and a women's right to choose is on its most unsteady footing in a generation, ETC. presents this evening of shockingly relevant Women's Suffrage Era satires. In the Pro-Suffrage How the Vote Was Won, working class Horace's world is turned upside-down when a household of lady-relatives arrive, demanding to be “supported”. Only when he is confronted with the idea of a future without women in the workforce does this anti-suffrage stalwart realizes the error of his ways. The Spirit of Seventy-Six; or, The Coming Woman, was written as anti-suffrage propaganda in the years after the Civil War, as the women's suffrage movement was gaining speed. It tells the “horrifying” prophecy of a future of female dominance, played for delicious irony. These plays are two hilarious examples of how theater can be used as effective tools to fight against encroaching civil rights violations.

Women Screaming reimagines the women of Greek Tragedy (Medea, Cassandra, Antigone, and Helen of Troy) within the context of our modern equivalent to melodrama: Reality Television. If you love watching the original influences for strong and complex female characters behave like actual parodies of themselves, this is the show for you! Join us in reviving these ancient relics just to pit them against each other in an overdramatized fight to the death. We didn't come here to make friends ;)

A series of lazily fabricated conversations based on real life and not real life and maybe imaginary life, but definitely Kirsten Gillibrand, who is confirmed to attend, barring any unforseen circumstances including but not limited to the invitation going directly into her spam folder.

A series of lazily fabricated conversations based on real life and not real life and maybe imaginary life, but definitely Kirsten Gillibrand, who is confirmed to attend, barring any unforeseen circumstances including but not limited to the invitation going directly into her spam folder.

BLACK GARDEN is the story of two lovers struggling to find their way back to each other in the fog of amnesia. It is also the story of a war prisoner interrogated for the crime of being a pacifist; the story of two buffoon presidents playing with the fate of their people for personal gain; and the story of ordinary diaspora Armenians in search of love, and maybe their identities.

As voting rights are being gutted and a women's right to choose is on its most unsteady footing in a generation, ETC. presents this evening of shockingly relevant Women's Suffrage Era satires. In the Pro-Suffrage How the Vote Was Won, working class Horace's world is turned upside-down when a household of lady-relatives arrive, demanding to be “supported”. Only when he is confronted with the idea of a future without women in the workforce does this anti-suffrage stalwart realizes the error of his ways. The Spirit of Seventy-Six; or, The Coming Woman, was written as anti-suffrage propaganda in the years after the Civil War, as the women's suffrage movement was gaining speed. It tells the “horrifying” prophecy of a future of female dominance, played for delicious irony. These plays are two hilarious examples of how theater can be used as effective tools to fight against encroaching civil rights violations.

Women Screaming reimagines the women of Greek Tragedy (Medea, Cassandra, Antigone, and Helen of Troy) within the context of our modern equivalent to melodrama: Reality Television. If you love watching the original influences for strong and complex female characters behave like actual parodies of themselves, this is the show for you! Join us in reviving these ancient relics just to pit them against each other in an overdramatized fight to the death. We didn't come here to make friends ;)

The YAS! Showcase—hosted by Ali Mierzejewski and Rachel Clayton, co-founders of YAS!: Women + Non-Binary Folks in Comedy—is a variety show that shows off the talents of the women and non-binary performers that you see gracing the stage during Armory shows on a regular basis. In a mix of improv mash-up teams and stand-up, character, musical, and other solo acts, come be absolutely WOWed by talented performers you know and love in a whole new light.

BLACK GARDEN is the story of two lovers struggling to find their way back to each other in the fog of amnesia. It is also the story of a war prisoner interrogated for the crime of being a pacifist; the story of two buffoon presidents playing with the fate of their people for personal gain; and the story of ordinary diaspora Armenians in search of love, and maybe their identities.

Women Screaming reimagines the women of Greek Tragedy (Medea, Cassandra, Antigone, and Helen of Troy) within the context of our modern equivalent to melodrama: Reality Television. If you love watching the original influences for strong and complex female characters behave like actual parodies of themselves, this is the show for you! Join us in reviving these ancient relics just to pit them against each other in an overdramatized fight to the death. We didn't come here to make friends ;)

BLACK GARDEN is the story of two lovers struggling to find their way back to each other in the fog of amnesia. It is also the story of a war prisoner interrogated for the crime of being a pacifist; the story of two buffoon presidents playing with the fate of their people for personal gain; and the story of ordinary diaspora Armenians in search of love, and maybe their identities.

Variety, Guaranteed! is an open mic where performers can test anything they're working on in front of an audience. Comedy, music, storytelling, something that combines those or has nothing to do with those, it's all fair game! There will be separate buckets for separate performance styles and names will be drawn from rotating buckets. FREE if you put your name in a bucket, $5 if you just want to watch! Five minute slots for all.

A monthly show that's been going for two plus years now, this show features some incredible NYC talent responding to VERY current events in a way you only can in live performance. Everything for this show was made in the week leading up to the show, in response to a current event from the week leading up to the show. You never know what you're gonna get, but you can bet it'll be FAST and it'll be FURIOUS!

Past acts have included dance, puppetry, comedy, film, and lots more. Come have some laughs, shed some tears, and help us build the language of revolution!!

A Taste of Something Different is an annual event to kick off the calendar year Tank-aret season by featuring 8-10 artists in an evening. Audiences will get a taste of the various kinds of material Tank-aret has to offer. Many artists from the Kick-Off go on to have full Tank-aret shows later in the season or in subsequent seasons. Hosted by Tank-aret Alum Drag King Sam Bam Thankyoumaam (2018 Tank-aret’s Kings) this year’s Kick-Off features Lily Ali-Oshatz, Hannah Fairchild, Sandy Sahar Gooen, Cheeyang NgAnnalisa Dias, Ronnee P. and more! Tank-aret curated and created by EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn.

For 30 years my Dad thought he was a girl. This is the story of how he found himself. William Bouk, Age 8

Musical theater songs and spoken word follow Lizs journey as he searches for his true self. Through childhood, puberty, early marriage, childbirth, and young adult-hood, Liz perseveres and recklessly creates: all the while discovering a pattern of unconventional gender roles in his own life. Only at the end of the show, when Liz stops pretending to be a woman, do we encounter the fullest expression of himself.

Bouk, with the help of his friend playwright/librettist Bea Goodwin, curated a collection of his journal entries, photos, paintings, and memories for a theatrical one-man show. It was important to the creative team to write an artistic piece of healing that also challenges how gender roles confine us all.

From hiding up in a tree to jumping into the Erie Canal to an obsessive crush on a Disney character to panic in womens dressing rooms to potty training in his 30s, Liz tells his story with grace and humor.

The Brooklyn Generator continues to bring their new play generation project to The Tank for their Seventh (awesome) Season!

The Brooklyn Generator is the creation of Erin Mallon and Bixby Elliot. Originally started by Erin when she began making plays back in 2010 with a rotating group of 6 playwrights and 12 actors who gathered once a month on a Friday night to create six 10-minute plays in less than two days. Erin continued this way for 2 years and they collectively wrote about 140 short plays. Then, after a hiatus, Bixby and Erin put their heads together and asked each other "how can we adapt this model to support the creation of full-length plays?"

Cut to June 2014 when they re-launched The Brooklyn Generator with six great playwrights. The Generator supports each other over a six month period during which each playwright takes a turn being "Playwright-of-the-Month," bringing actors and directors to the table to create brand new full-length plays in less than 30 days. Six seasons later they are still going strong.

Andrea Coleman, real life lawyer faux life Chief Justice of United States Supreme Court, comedically rules and riffs on the wildest laws that actually exist in America. For example, in Gainesville, Georgia it’s illegal to eat fried chicken with a knife and fork and in Arkansas it's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state - are these laws wack or woke? Come learn and laugh while Andrea and friends give their take!Director: Andrew Tisher

RULE OF is an ongoing series that premieres 7 brand-new 10 minute plays by 7 different writers. For each show, every playwright comes up with one rule, then the 7 playwrights create new plays using all 7 rules. Some past rules have been: "Bright sunshine." and "Somewhere on page one: a back-handed compliment, followed by ten seconds of silence." and "'This reminds me of the time I (an action) with (a person).'"

For 30 years my Dad thought he was a girl. This is the story of how he found himself. William Bouk, Age 8

Musical theater songs and spoken word follow Lizs journey as he searches for his true self. Through childhood, puberty, early marriage, childbirth, and young adult-hood, Liz perseveres and recklessly creates: all the while discovering a pattern of unconventional gender roles in his own life. Only at the end of the show, when Liz stops pretending to be a woman, do we encounter the fullest expression of himself.

Bouk, with the help of his friend playwright/librettist Bea Goodwin, curated a collection of his journal entries, photos, paintings, and memories for a theatrical one-man show. It was important to the creative team to write an artistic piece of healing that also challenges how gender roles confine us all.

From hiding up in a tree to jumping into the Erie Canal to an obsessive crush on a Disney character to panic in womens dressing rooms to potty training in his 30s, Liz tells his story with grace and humor.

"Who are you gonna call?" Not the Ghostbusters. Not anymore. Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore's beloved business is locked up... And it was going to be a family one.

It's strange how suddenly things can change. Your business can be making national press then the sign collects dust. You can be heroes one day and nobodies the next... and the next... and the next. Now you're parents. You may have failed there too. You blame yourself. So do we. No sense worrying about it now.

Unbeknownst to all, something stirs downtown... And it's not just drama.

Saw something paranormal? We're ready to believe you but at what cost? The hit show is back.

RULE OF is an ongoing series that premieres 7 brand-new 10 minute plays by 7 different writers. For each show, every playwright comes up with one rule, then the 7 playwrights create new plays using all 7 rules. Some past rules have been: "Bright sunshine." and "Somewhere on page one: a back-handed compliment, followed by ten seconds of silence." and "'This reminds me of the time I (an action) with (a person).'"

For your pleasure but the pleasure is mine charts the cycles of disempowerment and empowerment in the intimate life of a twenty-something-year-old. Toggling between anxiety and ease, but always clamoring for control, this solitary dance work serves as an inquiry into whether we can reclaim agency over pleasure