{"title": "Rough Draft Festival", "start": "2026-10-27T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T21:00:00-04:00", "place": "LaGuardia Community College", "address": "Thomson Avenue 31-10, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "Free RSVP; $25 Supporter Ticket; $50 Festival Supporter Pass", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/35690/production/1292857", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "The Rough Draft Festival is a series of performances and conversations presenting works in progress. It is held by the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College and invites audiences into the creative process, showing how new work evolves through experimentation, revision, and collaboration. The fall line-up features Skin to Skin by Trixie Ndanu Kioko and Jeremy J. 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Behind it is LPAC, as part of its commitment to supporting new work, giving artists opportunities to strengthen storytelling, test new possibilities, and connect with audiences and fellow artists. Audiences are invited into the creative process, seeing how new work evolves through experimentation, revision, and collaboration. On October 27 the program presents \"Skin to Skin - Triptych of an American Epidemic\", created by playwright Jeremy J. Kamps and co-creator Trixie Ndanu Kioko with Houses on the Moon Theater Company, centering the experiences of Black women in a theatrical exploration of health, care, and survival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/rough-draft-festival-53450/", "official_url": "https://www.lpac.nyc/upcoming-events/rough-draft", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b630d0b2ec7633cd208ae9b1a185ef4184c89e2c7d72c2d34bcf4f710bf63516-1200.webp"}, {"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. The program lets writers hear new work aloud with an audience to discover plays for possible future production.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/new-works-fall-festival-2026-53251/", "official_url": "https://irishrep.org/whats-on/new-works-fall-festival-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0091e773d0f5a46708dc7bd56359de4d8b720a33b7951d06f1bfda4761cfdb06-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Women+ On the Edge of Democracy", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T21:00:00-04:00", "place": "Salem Missionary Baptist Church", "address": "East 21st Street 305, 11226", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/democracy", "stage/theatre"], "description": "An evening of readings of new short plays written by women playwrights, held at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Brooklyn. It is part of the nationwide initiative Women+ On the Edge of Democracy and was organized by Lecturer in Theater Vivia Font. A mix of professional and non-professional actors, directors and producers will share readings of 10-minute plays by playwrights such as Heidi Schreck and Lauren Gunderson, among others. The event is free, and RSVP is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/women-on-the-edge-of-democracy-55676/", "official_url": "https://www.salembrooklyn.com/event-details/women-on-the-edge-of-democracy", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bfcedfe64ddccf2de97432ac427e2decde57d1e6001c706f85f4353508f49067-2000.webp"}, {"title": "First Mondays: Readings of New Works In Progress", "start": "2026-10-05T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2027-06-07T00:00:00-04:00", "place": "Performance Space 122", "address": "1st Avenue 150, 10009", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "First Mondays: Readings of New Works In Progress is a reading series at Performance Space New York where writers present new, unpublished work-in-progress to an audience. It is organized and curated by Sarah Schulman and aims to build and grow literary community, mixing well-known and rewarded writers with under-recognized artists, emerging writers, and some who have not yet published. The October 5 season opening features Sarah Schulman, William M. Burton, Lazz Kinnamon, and more with THE LESBIAN BODY by Monique Wittig.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/first-mondays-readings-of-new-works-in-progress-67058/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Women+ on the Edge of Democracy", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Dixon Place", "address": "Chrystie Street 161A, 10002", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/35526", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/democracy", "stage/theatre"], "description": "An evening of five new short plays staged on the eve of the midterms, followed by a panel of organizers, resource-sharing, and community-building in the venue's cocktail lounge. The Women+ on the Edge of Democracy project, initiated and commissioned by the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, invited 36 women and TGNC playwrights to write short works on the state of democracy in America from national and international perspectives, and what history, global context, or futurism can offer in this pivotal moment.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/women-on-the-edge-of-democracy-52282/", "official_url": "https://dixonplace.org/performances/womenontheedgeofdemocracy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1d070fee8d4ccfbca410c42f7f2d75bc21db13a73d3f8f19ca6156e7d06217b4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kate Rigg with Slanty Eyed Mama", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "La MaMa", "address": "East 4th Street 66, 10003 New York", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word", "music/rock"], "description": "Kate Rigg with Slanty Eyed Mama is a residency at La MaMa built around the spoken word, rock and comedy duo of the same name. Slanty Eyed Mama is award-winning lyricist and singer Kate Rigg (Lady-K) and electric violinist Lyris Hung, who met while studying at the Juilliard School and create a fresh American Asian sound. Their work has taken them twice to the Smithsonian Institute, to headline the PBS Special \"Race is the Place\", and to stages such as LA Grand Performances, the Perth International Festival and the Vancouver Comedy Festival. On November 1 they lead \"Speak Up! Speak Out! Speak Up!\", a free workshop for ages 14-22 on turning stories and feelings into powerful spoken word with improvised musical accompaniment.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kate-rigg-with-slanty-eyed-mama-53459/", "official_url": "https://lamama.org/kateriggwithslantyeyedmama/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/63d467e6a125927dea076c1e3563ecf6e80e82fe036cc990b3a1d1794f1f8a4f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop", "start": "2026-10-31T12:30:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Dixon Place", "address": "Chrystie Street 161A, 10002", "price": "$20 in advance, $25 at the door", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/35526", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing", "occasion/halloween", "dance"], "description": "NYC Drawing the Dance Workshop is an in-person drawing session at Dixon Place Theater where artists sketch a dancer who moves slowly and holds poses of increasing length. It is organized by Creative Performances and presented by Dixon Place Theater, with dancer Rebekah Sharples Schmidt as the model. The Halloween/Trick or Treat themed session lasts about two hours with a ten-minute costume-change break. Artists bring their own materials, keep their own drawings, and no instruction is provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyc-drawing-the-dance-workshop-52281/", "official_url": "https://dixonplace.org/performances/nyc-drawing-the-dance-workshop-10-31-26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f9b645f01087e1889fdb987dab69a0beff7cc1dfe9069e8bdc2fc55c5aaf2adc-600.webp"}, {"title": "Fuzzy Palace Puppet Slam: The Dark Side of the Palace", "start": "2026-11-08T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brooklyn Art Haus", "address": "Marcy Avenue 24, 11211 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/puppetry"], "description": "An evening of short puppetry acts of all genres by artists from Brooklyn and beyond. The slam is organized by Brooklyn Art Haus, with producers and performers including Roxas Sky, Muna M Muhsin and Mr. Ky Why, and takes the theme of dark fantasy. It is a Covid safer event, so visitors are asked to wear a face mask, and buying a ticket guarantees a seat.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fuzzy-palace-puppet-slam-the-dark-side-of-the-palace-51522/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7b570f552326d191ac9ef8d8741a93f66786a0b8c905b4111d0fc534181d5bbc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Make It ’Til You Make It, Vol.2", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "School of Visual Arts", "address": "East 23rd Street 209, 10010", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/design"], "description": "Make It ’Til You Make It, Vol.2 is an evening of show-and-tell for unfinished design work, open to the public and free of charge. It is presented by MFA Interaction Design at the School of Visual Arts. A curated group of designers each take ten minutes to show something they are still figuring out, such as a toy, a tool, a product or a service, with no case studies or highlight reels. The department also holds a few open slots for audience members to sign up in person on the night to present their own work in progress, and afterwards the floor opens for mingling and trading ideas.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/make-it-til-you-make-it-vol2-55734/", "official_url": "https://sva.edu/events/make-it-til-you-make-it-vol-2", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8c86e03ac757cbc4bc3713b3fcec894fe577cbd2d854a31d44cc27d75b68aee2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Creative Writing MFA Reading at KGB Bar", "start": "2026-11-04T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "KGB Bar", "address": "East 4th Street 85, 10003 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A public reading evening at KGB Bar on its first floor, with doors at 7:00 pm and the reading beginning at 7:30 pm. It is run by the MFA Creative Writing Program and presents nine student writers: fiction by Solange Azor, Kobi Naseck and Valeria Rotella, non-fiction by Aurora Fox, Nhi Mundy and Taylor Stout, and poetry by Robin Arble, Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers and Kayla Thompson. The event is open to everyone.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/creative-writing-mfa-reading-at-kgb-bar-66607/", "official_url": "https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/event/creative-writing-mfa-reading-at-kgb-bar/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a1b8851ddd99bf8fb542c97d9171ae51929d3b391225e93674e1424dcf3587cd-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Writer's Club - Screenwriting/Playwriting", "start": "2026-10-31T16:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Bronx Library Center", "address": "East Kingsbridge Road 310, 10458 Bronx", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["film/screenwriting"], "description": "The Writer's Club - Screenwriting/Playwriting is a writing club session at the Bronx Library Center in the Bronx. It is run by the New York Public Library, whose program listings present it at that branch. The session brings together people interested in writing for the screen and the stage. No further details of its content are given.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-writers-club-screenwritingplaywriting-71074/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}