{"title": "New Works Fall Festival 2026", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-23T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Irish Repertory Theatre", "address": "West 22nd Street 132, 10011 New York", "price": "$20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "New Works Fall Festival 2026 is a festival of readings of new plays at Irish Repertory Theatre. It is run by the theatre's New Play Development Program, which nurtures new plays and musicals exploring Irish and Irish-American stories. This year's lineup presents works by Eoin McAndrew, Karis Kelly, Iseult Golden and David Horan, Hannah Khalil, and Chris Gethard, with readings curated by Nicola Murphy Dubey and Juliette Carbonnier. 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Readers also collectively suggest an actionable call, such as an organization to donate to or ways to confront injustice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/rally-reading-series-kevin-nguyen-ey-zhao-and-aurora-huiza-54772/", "official_url": "https://www.rallyreadingseries.com/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/226c8e2824c45fda2e26adf58d053203a092cd9561ebc4d5b7c9975d16da416a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Open Movement – Fall 2026", "start": "2026-10-04T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-12-13T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Performance Space 122", "address": "1st Avenue 150, 10009", "price": "Free with RSVP / pay what you can", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/203/production/1283948", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["dance/movement-dance"], "description": "Open Movement – Fall 2026 is a free program open to all ages, abilities, and levels of experience, held in the theater and offering space for self-guided movement practice along with artist-led workshops. 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It is conceived and led by Audrey Gray, a national magazine journalist who has written for The Guardian, Mother Jones, The New Republic, and Architectural Digest. Each month the group reads aloud passages of nonfiction, fiction, and occasional poetry that elevate a writing tool such as clarity, humor, structure, or daily routines. It is not a critique session of participants' work, and no preparation is necessary.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/writing-life-workshop-readings-for-writers-79662/", "official_url": "https://www.nysoclib.org/events/readings-for-writers-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c5463ca160b4a9c05c40f10a3d5bdfa4f33cb3af802e6677201aba7166c79c40-2000.webp"}]}