Theater companies have wrestled with the question of what does and does not qualify as theater.
Does it need a stage? An audience? What’s the inherent nature of the artform?
For much of the 20th and early 21st century, adventurous companies nudged at those borders. Then, 2020 made the question much more relevant; the idea of gathering audiences in front of physical stages was a non-starter in the face of COVID-19.
For most, that change meant turning screens into stages, finding innovative and engaging ways to present theatrical works digitally.
At the first Post Theatrical theater festival, however, digital presentations aren’t enough. Companies participating in the innovative, global festival have looked past the screen all the way to the mailbox.
New Georges Announces Upcoming Spring 2021 Programming
Programming will feature Dream/Home, All the Different Ways Commodore Matthew Perry Could Have Died Before Opening Japan But Didn’t & more.by BWW News Desk
New Georges announced today two upcoming productions for the Spring 2021 season-Dream/Home, presented as part of Post Theatrical; and All the Different Ways Commodore Matthew Perry Could Have Died Before Opening Japan But Didn t, a new play commissioned from Julia Izumi, presented in a co-production with Theater in Quarantine. In addition, New Georges is a co-producing partner on Afrofemenonomy / Work the Roots, in residence at Performance Space New York through June 2021.
Dark and wintry days, cold nights: February is the perfect time to cuddle up with some so-called chiller theater. Here are some recommendations for theater productions you can watch from