{"title": "POTUS", "start": "2026-11-13T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "The Gallery Players Theater", "address": "199 14th Street, 11215 Brooklyn, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy/farce", "society/politics"], "description": "POTUS is a comedy play staged by The Gallery Players Theater, written by Selina Fillinger and directed by Felisha Heng. It follows seven brilliant women who manage everything for the President and must fix a public relations disaster that is escalating into a global crisis. The fast-paced farce about politics, policy, and power is filled with witty jokes, slapstick, hijinks, and slamming doors. The cast features Dayna Michelle Kurtz, Chantel Woo, Katie Greene, Katie Gleason, Maryll Botula, Teajuana Scott, and Joy Ike.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/potus-56593/", "official_url": "https://www.galleryplayers.com/season-60-2026-2027/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5430cb358b6bc92e269c2f2b8f956d2bbf375ec03b84be07f0538a7fc746521e-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-13T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "The Gallery Players Theater", "address": "199 14th Street, 11215 Brooklyn, NY", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Pre-Existing Condition", "start": "2026-09-01T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2027-01-08T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Greenwich House Theater", "address": "27 Barrow Street, 10014 New York", "price": "USD 62", "price_from": "62.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Pre-Existing Condition is a powerful new play about a woman rebuilding her life after escaping an abusive relationship. 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BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT", "start": "2026-10-22T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-29T14:00:00-05:00", "place": "Vineyard Theatre", "address": "East 15th Street 108, 10003 New York", "price": "$20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/queer"], "description": "Ms. Blakk for President is a theatrical production inspired by the true story of drag performer and activist Terence Alan Smith, a joyous stampede through urgent and unfinished business. It is written by Tarell Alvin McCraney and Tina Landau and directed by Tina Landau, with a cast including Wayne Brady, Gideon Glick, Nic Ashe, Kelvin Moon Oh, Sawyer Smith, and Adina Verson. 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The Diner Play is set in rural Florida, where a determined young activist convinces townswomen to withhold sex from the gun-crazed men of their small alligator-infested town, inspiring change through absurdity. The company includes company directors Lindsey Alterman, Grayson May, and Will Penrose with a cast of company members; the season highlights where catharsis and community can be found in the center of war and violence.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/floor-13-presents-war-songs-and-a-diner-lockdown-71896/", "official_url": "https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/war-songs-and-a-diner-lockdown", "image": "https://noky.io/images/76b459663d8ddf0e1480f648e3ddf7e8ba3732390198a7208408ecbfeca74c0f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play", "start": "2026-09-08T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Samuel J. 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The cast includes Patina Miller, Denée Benton, and Jasmine Amy Rogers, and the production is staged by Manhattan Theatre Club.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/school-girls-or-the-african-mean-girls-play-71915/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ca301f439d2ca6276d8abf64fb9167275bc5cbc8aaad8ecd2cb437cec5cd7aa9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Ask", "start": "2026-10-06T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Theater555", "address": "West 42nd Street 555, 10036 New York", "price": "USD 62", "price_from": "62.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "The Ask is a brand-new play in a strictly limited engagement at Theater 555. It was written by Matthew Freeman and directed by Jessi D. Hill, and stars Marilu Henner as Greta and Shannon Purser as Tanner. Greta, a longtime donor with strong progressive views, meets Tanner, a young ACLU fundraiser hoping to secure a significant gift from her. In her Upper West Side apartment, the fundraising pitch turns into a gripping clash between two generations, as shared beliefs give way to surprising disagreements.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-ask-54199/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/274b84fc6a597903f3009c509b97e3c077122ddd0158ca2ec0db28361a3cd81a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "How to Get to Heaven from the Crawfish Pond", "start": "2026-11-05T20:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Theater for the New City", "address": "1st Avenue 155, 10003", "price": "$25, Students & Seniors $15", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/dark-comedy"], "description": "A play titled \"How to Get to Heaven from the Crawfish Pond\", a darkly comic Louisiana love story about death, desire, family, faith and redemption, at the Community Space Theater. Written by Melanie Maria Goodreaux and directed by Goodreaux with Christopher Bello, it is the world premiere marking her 25th year of writing and directing plays. Crawfish farmer Earl Roussel has been dead for ten years when he wakes in a \"Purgatory\" that is his front yard, while his dying wife Ruth escapes at night to be with him and their estranged children and a pair of possibly fraudulent nuns circle the family. Run time is 2 hours, with tickets at $25, $15 for students and seniors, and pay-what-you-can Sundays.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-the-crawfish-pond-56370/", "official_url": "https://theaterforthenewcity.net/shows/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-the-crawfish-pond/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9c157777318b55263cc9a6800dabfac326b73d0fe419fd63daa14551a9c6a9e0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "I f@cking hate Luma", "start": "2026-11-09T15:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Puerto Rican Traveling Theater", "address": "304 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/politics"], "description": "\"I f@cking hate Luma\" is a staged reading of a play at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in New York. It was written by Ian Robles and is directed by Gama Valle. The story follows rolling blackouts, postpartum rage, and a grandmother losing her grip on reality during Puerto Rico's election-year chaos. It is a play about family, disappointment, and the pain of watching loved ones hurt one another.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/i-fcking-hate-luma-93611/", "official_url": "https://pregonesprtt.org/i-fcking-hate-luma-2026-27/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1f160ed058737fcb7bac1027b679cd487108bd9c66d181fcb1dbc5f773ed4063-1200.webp"}]}