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Volt Festival @ 59E59 Theaters

A distinctive format featuring three productions from one creator, the inaugural Volt Festival celebrates the work of playwright and recent Guggenheim Fellow Karen Hartman – a New York local who’s work had rarely before been…


Pyronale 2022 Dates Announced

Boom! Flash! Confetti… and smoke over the stadium! Ladies and Gentlemen,  keep your head up and eyes to the stars, The World Fireworks Championship is back in 2022! Over two nights in June, Berlin’s Olympic…



Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written

In December of 2020, a Wall Street Journal opinion piece reported that the Odyssey, Homer’s epic poem, had been banned by a school in Massachusetts for portraying ‘values inconsistent with today’s norms’. What followed was…


The Best of Off-Broadway

Motto’s best of Off-Broadway theater report this month includes Sex and the City creator’s one-woman show, and the latest offerings from York and Audible Theaters. Candace Bushnell’s “Is There Still Sex in the City?” Candace…