{"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://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-on-the-edge-of-democracy-tickets-1999868238737", "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", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Dixon Place", "address": "Chrystie Street 161A, 10002", "tickets": "sold_out"}], "similar": [{"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": "https://www.salembrooklyn.com/event-details/women-on-the-edge-of-democracy", "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. 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The new volume marks PAJ Publications' 50th year of publishing, joining 160 other titles since the press's founding in 1976.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/book-celebration-the-theatre-of-drawing-53859/", "official_url": "https://www.thesegalcenter.org/event-details/book-celebration-the-theatre-of-drawing", "image": "https://noky.io/images/620d04b88ef89e6e5a18f8513ba7e12a98ec45418c5a5a27115146b70f4e5943-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Naima Ramos-Chapman: In Place of Monuments", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Apollo Theater", "address": "West 125th Street 253, 10027 New York", "price": "$25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00006519DF8B9C86", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/play", "society/racism"], "description": "A staged reading of the one-act play \"In Place of Monuments\", part of the Apollo Works in Process Series, presented by the Apollo. The play, by Naima Ramos-Chapman, centers the friendship of two Black American and Caribbean friends and examines how state-sanctioned violence threatens to tear their family and community apart. Through recalling memories across time and incorporating movement and dance, it aims to create a portal for audiences to envision more just and liberated futures for Black and Brown people. 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It is a new edition of the reading series by PAGE BREAK, the only reading series where everyone reads. Three randomly chosen audience members read each story on stage together with its author, one page at a time, alternating between the four readers, and every attendee receives an exclusive zine with the stories printed in it. The lineup features Emma Copley Eisenberg, Kyle Dillon Hertz, Tanaïs and Sara Youngblood Gregory, hosted by Mikey Friedman.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/page-break-presents-stage-break-66794/", "official_url": "https://littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_eb_id=2003222700021", "image": "https://noky.io/images/98eaa38505bc68d9fb3d2c8d71b78a7e00dfadcfbca22ffb17ebd5402340305e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Rally Reading Series: Kevin Nguyen, E.Y. 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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": "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": "Concrete Boom Vol 5", "start": "2026-11-03T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Dixon Place", "address": "Chrystie Street 161A, 10002", "price": "Early Bird $22 (ends October 16th), Standard Seating $25, DP/CTT Lover $50", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/35526/production/1292709", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/puppetry"], "description": "\"Concrete Boom Vol 5\" is an evening of visual theatre at Dixon Place, showing works that express ideas through puppetry, movement, images, mask work and scenography. It was launched in 2018 by Concrete Temple Theatre, an internationally acclaimed devised visual-theatre company, to support the development of visual theatre in New York City. This installment is curated and hosted by J Hann and features artists Ash Winkfield, Christine Schisano, Al Strong and Pixie Pierrot.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/concrete-boom-vol-5-52283/", "official_url": "https://dixonplace.org/performances/concrete-boom-vol-5/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9053a2613bf6f6a9cad05bbff960245d76c27cf28575b1ddbc8aea3b967ab122-2000.webp"}, {"title": "DURATIONS: Triple Canopy presents Civic Crash Course with Chloë Bass, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, Hal Foster", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Public Records", "address": "Butler Street 233, 11217", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "society"], "description": "An evening talk titled 'Civic Crash Course', presented by Triple Canopy as part of the DURATIONS series. It features Chloë Bass, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, and Hal Foster and takes place at Public Records in Brooklyn. The event is for ages 21 and up, with an RSVP required and entry on a first-come, first-served basis subject to capacity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/durations-triple-canopy-presents-civic-crash-course-with-chl-55045/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/49a1d8102a6472ddc081628a6acc42e26e96023605163ec2584529c6b7a85692-2000.webp"}, {"title": "I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00-04:00", "place": "Peter Jay Sharp Building, Howard Gilman Opera House", "address": "", "price": "Tickets start at $35", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://commerce.bam.org/production/55619", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "music"], "description": "I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long is a transdisciplinary poetry series honoring the legacy of Brooklyn icon June Jordan. It is curated by Hanif Abdurraqib, a BAM Curator and MacArthur \"Genius,\" now in its third year, and this year spotlights powerful voices from across the African Diaspora. The evening on offer pairs versatile composers and instrumentalists Meshell Ndegeocello and Samora Pinderhughes, who share a night of words and music under the series' banner. The program also includes Poetry Overnight at BAM, Southern Oracles by the Black Air Poets, Be Holding based on a Ross Gay poem, and Stones in the Water with Sarah Kay, Clint Smith, Anis Mojgani, and Abdurraqib.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/i-guess-it-was-my-destiny-to-live-so-long-51198/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ca322bacd44652032ba8e3d49e9c02203731c1f147933a90f0e38b4f8fdc7558-2000.webp"}]}