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Summer One-Act Festival July 8-August 1. Rent our theater and rehearsal venue in midtown NYC!

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Chain Summer One-Act Festival lineup is live!

Stay tuned for more exciting announcements and to see more info on this year’s incredible line-up!
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Program 22 Opens Tonight at 6:30PM!
FAIR VERONA by Andrew Donnelly-Yunga
Directed by Giovanna DiSanto
Newlyweds Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet escape their celebrating families for a moment of privacy and peace. The couple celebrate, still shocked that their scheme had worked. As they eagerly plan the years ahead, things aren't as they appear and reality itself comes into question.

Starring:
Samantha Clark
Robert Colon

HEARTSTRINGS Written and Directed by Julia Cowitt
Heartstrings is a personal exploration of love through real stories and puppets. In this verbatim performance piece, the playwright thoughtfully weaves together a narrative from real conversations with her parents, her partner's parents, and her partner. She juxtaposes the heavy feelings of falling in love with her whimsical puppet pals.

Starring:
Julia Cowitt
Julia Duffy
Julianna Barlow

ISLAND FULL OF MONSTERS by Claire Abramovitz
Directed by Anya Josephs
Caliban and Miranda have a quiet life on their island with their mother, the witch Sycorax. When an incoming boat is spotted drifting ashore, they must face the fact that their entire reality is about to change.

Starring:
Willow Lautenberg
Paris Ruiz

Performance Dates:
Friday, Jul. 24th at 6:30pm
Saturday, Jul. 25th at 2:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 1st at 8:00pm

@andrewsdonnelly3
@giovanna__disanto
@_samantha.clark_
@robertccolon
@juliavantreescowitt
@juliaaduffy
@imjulesviolet
@soph.harber
@claireandacamera
@willowthesingingtree
@itsparisruiz
#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater

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📸: Giovanna DiSanto by @chaintheatrenyc

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3600 by Molly McQuillan, Part of Program 18
Directed by Anna Marie Tobin (AMT)
Tana has trapped Dean in a room with a timer on the wall. She tells him that when the timer runs out, they will both die.

Final Performance Thursday, Jul. 30th @ 8:30pm.
Special talkback with the actors and creative team to follow.

Starring:
Casey Mars Miller
Ashley M Cowles

@downstagemolly
@official.amt
@haunt_casey
@ashmcls

Photos by @shawnsalleyphotography

#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater by @chaintheatrenyc

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Program 20
HE KINDLY STOPPED FOR ME by Spencer Giles
Directed by Spencer Giles and Alice McKay
Arthur and Edmund have the classic meet-cute, quoting poetry in a cemetery. When Edmund invites Arthur over to dinner with his family, a secret is revealed that shows they might have more in common than a love for the literary greats.

Starring:
Damien Moore
Quinn Andrews
Gabby Macallister

LAST NERVE Written and Directed by Maggie Fern
Kathy has always been the center of her own universe, and she expects nothing less from the afterlife. While trapped in adjacent caskets, she subjects her weary husband, Dennis, to a barrage of questions about his devotion and the "mystique" she left behind. However, the conversation takes a sharp turn when Dennis reveals he didn't spend his remaining years pining; instead, he moved on, remarried, and even donated his heart to science with his new wife.

Starring:
Amira Silver
Eric Suben

MERCY ROAD by Rob Lenihan
Directed by Gerard Ferris
Two men from vastly different backgrounds meet in a cemetery.

Starring:
Eric Diamond
Johnny H. McMahon

SPARKLE IN THE GREY by Robert Strand
Directed by Renée Hewitt
The ghost of a recently deceased fabulous gay man, who has lost his "sparkle" before he died, invisibly confronts his own legacy when his sister and best friends meet at his favorite piano bar to plan his memorial; he is convinced they will get it all wrong. ‘The Sparkle in the Grey’ is a dramedy about the ghosts of regret, the gap between our internal and external selves, and the unexpected ways a life can leave its mark.

Starring:
Michaela Brocchetti
Chris Connolly
Rory Kelsch
Shane Nielsen

Two performances remain!
Sunday, Jul. 26th at 5:00pm
Wednesday, Jul. 29th at 6:30pm

@spencer_giles_
@_queen_alice
@damienmooore
@quinnstar10
@gabbymacallister
@amirasilver_
@subeneric
@magsterino
@roblenihan
@mich_broc
@rorykelsch
@shanenielsen1000000
@renee_hewitt_
@robert_e._strand
@TheOldSchoolCollective.maxmed

#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater by @chaintheatrenyc

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Program 27
BURN Written and Directed by Megan Kemple
Two ex-lovers reuniting after seven years. They have learned self-control and they hate themselves for it. When given the chance to revisit the rush of being their worst selves, will they give in?

Starring:
Elle Prado
Leighton Carcha

CAFE D’AUTOMATIQUE by Dave Hanson
Directed by Dave Hanson
On an unordinary first date, Jim and Erin find themselves at Cafe d'Automatique, a mysterious French cafe with a secret; the cafe will auto-correct every lie you tell into unintelligible and offensive gibberish. But with the help of the snotty French waiter and his cook sidekick, they discover that telling the truth might be the only way to fall in love.

Starring:
Alex Sapozhnik
Katie Aldhizer
Matthew Preston
Nate Foster

STORC by Audra Zook
Directed by Audra Zook
When Alice and Bob's latest pregnancy test comes back negative, a relentlessly cheerful representative from Storc (Evan) materializes in their living room with a solution--they can simply order their baby from Storc! Initially furious at the invasion of privacy, Alice and Bob realize that this might be their best chance to have a child. But it becomes clear that this is just the beginning of what Storc can do for them...

Starring:
Saturday Lawson
Alan Cordoba-Diaz
Veronica Murphy

TO GLORIA, OR NOT TO GLORIA by Kelsey Puttrich
Directed by DJ Davis
What does it mean to be a feminist who hates the patriarchy and loves men?
Starring:
Esau Greene
Kelsey Puttrich

Performance Continue Tonight!
Thursday, Jul. 23 at 6:30pm
Wednesday, Jul. 29th at 8:30pm - Special Livestream and talkback performance!

@ellepradoofficial
@LeightonCarcha
@megkpoetry
@vish_the_bish
@alexsapozhnik
@akakatie
@mprestonnyc
@natefosters
@thedavehanson
@melissa.a.ruiz
@saturdaymarielawson
1_horse_trick
@ronnie_murph
@drzk21
@starringdjdavis
@esaugreene

#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater by @chaintheatrenyc

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Program 12 Tonight!

HOW TO TRAP A COCKROACH by Isabel Mehta
Directed by Isabel Mehta and Miranda Simon
Tara’s living in her dad’s childhood apartment in Elmhurst, Queens when Sudha, an older woman, shows up at her door. Suddenly, Tara finds herself back in 1986 with her 12 year-old dad watching Game 6 of the Mets world series. When Mookie Wilson, the star Mets player, mysteriously disappears from the field, Tara and her dad go on an adventure to find him. Meanwhile, Sudha is desperate to intercept her runaway daughter before she leaves Elmhurst for good. As the two women navigate this day in the past, they consider what it would mean to go home, and if it’s even worth
returning.

Starring:
Anuka Sethi
Malini Singh McDonald
Jay Arora
Shamar James
Priya Sahai

IN A BLIND by Eric Conger
Directed by Youlim Nam
Two brothers in Indiana in 1967 lie in a hunting blind on the eve of the younger one’s
departure for college. As they wait for deer, they argue about the meaning of a quickly changing world, which has implications for both of their futures. We are left to wonder if family bonds will survive their personal and political differences.

Starring:
Tom Ryan
Justin Dusenbury

BRO’S NIGHT by Jordan Richards
Directed by Jordan Richards
Dave and Greg are bro's. Best bro's. But what happens when one bro doesnt feel like,
comfortable, like, talking about his feelings? And what if he's been boiling on something really big that only his best bro can help him feel better about? Will they succeed in connecting, or will the masculine urge to look tough for our Bro's be his ultimate demise?

Starring:
Jordan Richards
Benjamin Lang

Two More Performance Left:
Wednesday, Jul. 22nd at 6:30pm
Saturday, Jul. 25th at 5:00pm

@jordanrichardsactor
@iz.mehta
@jwalaproductions
@miranda.sim
@anuka.sethi
@malini_sm
@jayisfeelingprovocative
@shamarjames_
@priyal.sahai
@jjia_dixit
@woahlammy
@youlimnam
@justin.dusenbury

#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater by @chaintheatrenyc

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3 days ago

Tune in for the Livestream Performance of Program 14 tonight at 6:30PM!
6 MONTH RULE by Nate Oaks
Directed by Sophia Gennusa

During one Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting on Christmas Day, Three recovering addicts come together from different backgrounds and circumstances, with addiction as their common challenge. Unbeknownst to them they are all connected by one tragic moment that occurred 6 months before. It’s a story of secrets, shame, forgiveness and redemption.

Starring:
Cherise Vaughn
Roma Welsh

BUMMER MAN! by Elijah Shaheen
Directed by Ernie Shaheen
A successful businessman looses everything and ends up having to face his worst fear: moving back in with his parents and sharing a basement space with his lazy, dependent older brother.

Starring:
Eric Minhao
David Campbell
Kat Taylor
Madison Landau
Jett Hernandez

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!! Written and Directed By Youlim Nam
A woman examines her own unraveling — the strange, unfamiliar things she's started doing, thinking, feeling. A portrait of what it means to fall for someone you never saw coming.

Starring:
Han Na Shin

Two Performances left!
Wednesday, Jul. 22nd at 6:30pm
Friday, Jul. 31st at 8:30pm

@nateoaks_
@sophiaegennusa
@vaughncherise
@roma.welsh
@shaheenelijah
@eric.minhao
@mmetailleur
@maddilandau
@youlimnam
@micahrembrandt
@hanspacena

#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater #livestream #livestreamhub #chaintheatrenyc #chainfestival by @chaintheatrenyc

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THE REPLACEMENT by Gabriella Arianna, Program 16 Opens tomorrow!
Directed by Gabriella Arianna
Join us for the Livestream July 25th at 5PM. Talkback to follow!

A writer struggling to find work takes a job as to train Ella, the new AI humanoid helperbot, sound "more human." During the discussion between the writer and robot, the audience is forced to reconcile with questions of what makes us human.

Starring:
Sami Binder
Gabrielle Cody

Performance Dates:
Tuesday, Jul. 21st at 6:30pm
Thursday, Jul. 23rd at 6:30pm
Saturday, Jul. 25th at 5:00pm - Special Livestream with talkback!

@gabriella_arianna
@gabrielleccody
Photos by: @mmcvideophoto

#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater by @chaintheatrenyc

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Missed the opening?
Catch IN A BLIND by Youlim Nam on the Livestream Hub!

IN A BLIND by Eric Conger
Directed by Youlim Nam
Two brothers in Indiana in 1967 lie in a hunting blind on the eve of the younger one’s
departure for college. As they wait for deer, they argue about the meaning of a quickly changing world, which has implications for both of their futures. We are left to wonder if family bonds will survive their personal and political differences.

Starring:
Tom Ryan
Justin Dusenbury

Two performances left!
Wednesday, Jul. 22nd at 6:30pm
Saturday, Jul. 25th at 5:00pm

@youlimnam
@justin.dusenbury

#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater

Photos by @max.mcmonigle by @chaintheatrenyc

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Additional performances!
Tickets for GHOUL FOOLS are also now available in Program 24!

GHOUL FOOLS Written and Directed by Samuel Schell
When two struggling paranormal podcasters investigate the home of a lonely old woman haunted by mysterious late-night singing, they unexpectedly come face to face with a real ghost. What should be a career defining scientific breakthrough quickly devolves into a series of chaos, danger, and misunderstanding. Ghoul fools is a fast past supernatural comedy that deals with friendship, mortality, and the dangers of turning people into content.

Starring:
Ivy Espinosa
G.B Bellamy
Caleb Elias-Reyes
Milena Elias-Reyes

@turtle_schelly
@els_filming
@ivy.angel.actor
@gb.bellamy
@calebkenin
@magpie_milly

Additional Performances:
7/23 at 8:30pm
7/25 at 8:00pm
7/26 at 2:00pm

#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater by @chaintheatrenyc

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TO BE BORNED by Ahreumbi Rew Part of Program 16
Directed by Asta Trivedi
In the sweltering silence of a desolate post-apocalypse, a scientist (Willow) dying of
tuberculosis builds a robotic replica of the daughter (Belize) she once sent away through her own invention of euthanasia, hoping to see her one last time before the night takes her too.

Starring:
Paris Lee
Daniela Cusi
Sara Manos

Performance Dates for Program 16:
Tuesday, Jul. 21st at 6:30pm
Thursday, Jul. 23rd at 6:30pm
Saturday, Jul. 25th at 5:00pm

@ahreumbi / @apokaliff
asta.trivedi
@kennslights
@jjuliaarose
@a_signy
@fools.and.knaves
@parisylee
@andreadanielacr
sara.j.m_

#nytheater #newyorktheater #nyculture #nytheater #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newwork #nyplaywright #chaintheatrefestival by @chaintheatrenyc

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Program 21 Opens tomorrow!

DANGER PRONE: PARADOX by Nathan Clift
Directed by Max Markham
Trinity Starrs was selected to travel back in time to save humanity from The Great Shift, a supernatural event caused by a vampiric doomsday cult. The problem? She only has 24 hours before The Great Shift occurs. Secondary problem? She has to rely on two doofuses to help her out. Hidden in this zany comedy are themes of separation, overcoming the trauma of growing up, and accepting the unknown.

Starring:
Sydni Rivero
Marcus Cruz
Xavier Cornell

FAITH, FACT, OR FICTION by Nick Luis
Directed by David Hernandez III
On a date night, Brandon and Matthew stumble into a mysterious fortune teller’s shop after a haunting dream threatens their relationship. Guided by the mystical Horoscope, they uncover ancestral truths, buried fears, and the magic within queer love.

Starring:
Rula Munoz
Sean Segerstrom

GHOUL FOOLS by Samuel Schell
Directed by Samuel Schell
When two struggling paranormal podcasters investigate the home of a lonely old woman haunted by mysterious late-night singing, they unexpectedly come face to face with a real ghost. What should be a career defining scientific breakthrough quickly devolves into a series of chaos, danger, and misunderstanding. Ghoul fools is a fast past supernatural comedy that deals with friendship, mortality, and the dangers of turning people into content.

Starring:
Ivy Espinosa
G.B Bellamy
Caleb Elias-Reyes
Milena Elias-Reyes

Performance Dates:
Saturday, Jul. 18th at 8:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 19th at 8:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 30th at 6:30pm

@nathancliftactor
@maxmgrinnell
@linds_ross28
@sydni.rivero
@mrqcs
@xaviertcornell
@dhtothe3
@mrnickluis
@rulaamunoz
@seansegerstrom
@thesabrinazara
@turtle_schelly
@els_filming
@ivy.angel.actor
@gb.bellamy
@calebkenin
@magpie_milly

#nytheatre #offbroadway #chaintheatrenyc #nyctheaterscene #newyorktheater #nytheater #nyculture #nyctheater #indietheater by @chaintheatrenyc

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