For Williamsburg, Brooklyn theater lovers, and lovers of The Brick! We'll meet up at The Brick theater, with special ticket discounts, talkbacks, and social events.

Earth Celebrations-Hudson River Pageant is an opportunity for you, to become involved in the enhancement and improvement of the Hudson River while increasing your knowledge of our environment and the impacts upon it by our society. We do this with exciting, interesting, and innovative projects and workshops culminating in the 'Hudson River Pageant' in the last week in May. With over 100 participants, and more than 1,000 spectators, The 'Pageant' itself moves from Battery Park City to Gaansvort …

This group is designed to explore the ways in which social media and technology can help bring arts and culture to the masses. "Democratizing" the arts has been a long-standing goal in the art world, and no medium makes it more feasible than the web. The purpose of this meetup is to bring together those working at the intersection of arts and technology to share ideas, strategies, successes, challenges and failures, and to explore the following questions: - How can the new technology avail …

Learn with us—Explore the Films, Fora, & "Arts That Spark" our ideas, discussion, debate. Arts and creative spirit delight and entertain us. They also open our minds, show us different worlds, immerse us in another's culture, and challenge us to learn and explore the great questions of human society— the past, the present and the futuristic. Welcome all students • artists professionals • entrepreneurs Who should attend? If you are keen to explore, think and share, then we welcome you! Join ou …

Welcome to our meetup! We hope to bring together a small group of artists and other people interested in art and culture events that have a Bay Area aesthetic: DIY, free/low-cost, diverse, quirky, and "off the track" events in New York. We can also organize opportunities to socialize, share our artistic work and/or interests with each other. You can follow us at offthetracknyc.tumblr.com

Learn with us—Explore the Films, Fora, & "Arts That Spark" our ideas, discussion, debate. Arts and creative spirit delight and entertain us. They also open our minds, show us different worlds, immerse us in another's culture, and challenge us to learn and explore the great questions of human society— the past, the present and the futuristic. Welcome all students • artists professionals • entrepreneurs Who should attend? If you love to learn, think and share, then we welcome you!  Join our fri …

Experiment with a new technology for performance. Big fun. About 5 events a year. Lasts for one hour. Snack and wine with conversation afterwards.

Come with us to explore NYC's thriving Open Mic scene and other interesting performances!

Calling all African American women interested in the Theatre Arts. Whether you are a writer, director, actress, crew member or just a lover of the Theatre I would love to have you! We will be meeting up to not only see quality live shows, but to help each other in the development of our projects and careers. I envision this group to be able to utilize each other's talents, and help each other be as successful as we want to be! Tyler Perry became a household name with the help of his community, l …

This is a meetup for people who love culture. We will mostly attend films of all types, from silent to experimental to commercial, in Manhattan and Brooklyn.  We will also go to musuems, as well create other types of mischief, and maybe some inexpensive theater.  This group is open to all ages, genders, and sexual persuasions and identities. This is a place where people who have similar interests in film, cinematography, culture, and catching the latest museums show can go out together and have …

Finally! Acting Workshops available to all! A graduate of the Moscow Art Theatre School (a cradle of Stanislavsky System) is introducing FREE acting workshops in Central Park demonstrating Stanislavsky and Michael Chekhov systems as taught at the Moscow Art Theatre School. These workshops are completely FREE for all. Experts in other Acting Methods are welcome as well. Theatre was born OUT IN THE OPEN. Emerging from street festivals it was one of the most democratic art forms in which the ENTIR …

This is a group primarily for writers and actors, and those that enjoy performance and discussion. There are 2 events per month.  The first is a MIXER where actors & writers meet each other, network, can do dry runs of upcoming project -- and self-select whom will be performing what at the second event, the PERFORMANCE. HOW IT WORKS WRITERS: bring a piece of your work that is ABSOLUTELY less than 6 minutes.  As for what is acceptable? SHORT SCENES (for theater or screen - that is no more than …

Founded in 1947 as an imaginative alternative to the commercial theater by Judith Malina, the German-born student of Erwin Piscator, and Julian Beck, an abstract expressionist painter of the New York School, The Living Theatre has staged nearly a hundred productions performed in eight languages in 28 countries on five continents – a unique body of work that has influenced theater the world over. Now, in The Living Theatre’s 62nd year, we are proud to present THE LIVING THEATRE CONSERVATORY offer …

Come Experience a refreshing new take on Live Music. We are Bending Threads a Quartet - Vocal performance group. We include poetry, theater art/performance and a variety of genres to our Live Shows. This is a great way to experience professional Music Shows for half the prices of a NY Theater ticket - With the same quality performance. Most Events include drinks and or food! You can't really beat that! Check us out and catch THE BENDING THREADS EXPERIENCE!

Love to go to see indie and foreign films and then talk about them afterward? Me, too! Hi, I'm Francesca, an indie filmmaker and trans-media artist who lived in Manhattan for 25 years and thought nothing of calling a friend and suggesting we meet in an hour at one of the many arthouse theaters around town. But, when I moved to NJ I found my friends here did NOT share my tastes so I created the NJ ArthouseFilm Society (just to sound fancy). And, wouldn't you know it, there are tons of people lik …

Sleep No More, Nitehawk Cinema, The Public Theater, St. Ann's Warehouse, PS 122, New Museum, MOMA, IFC, Film Forum, Park Avenue Armory.. Please add to the list of places and events featuring cultural, experimental happenings. I find most groups focused on eating out, happy hours or touristy pursuits. I tend toward the more challenging sometimes pricey places and events that make you feel and think or at least provide you with a cool experience. Seeking members about 25 to 45 to be among peers.

Greetings, and thank you for your interest in Playsmiths. Playsmiths is a group of theatre professionals meeting weekly to develop new plays.  Playwrights bring in pages, actors are cast and cold read the material aloud.  Constructive, respectful feedback is shared.  Our goal is to present first a staged reading, and ultimately a full production of every full length script we develop. Playsmiths is a sponsored 501(c)(3) non-profit.  In order to defray rental and production costs, we charge dues. …

Playsmiths Presents is the public arm of our workshop. We develop and produce new plays, hold workshops and seminars, and generally try to further the future of American theater. We tell stories. Since its inception in May 2009, Playsmiths has helped develop more than 30 full-length plays and scores of short pieces.  We have produced nine public concert reading events, starting off 2012 with ST. VALENTINE’S MASSACRE 2: SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, a now annual, again sold out evening of short plays at …

Escape for awhile in the romance of Beauty and the Beast, the fantasy of Wicked, the comedy of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels...well, you get the point. We are a group designed for those who enjoy seeing a great show, a new band, or the latest comedy act. We will be exploring the theaters of NJ as well as an occasional jaunt to NYC.

Who Are We? Brooklyn Pilgrims is a cradle to grave collaborative theatre company. We take an idea or a piece of existing art and turn it into a fully company created piece of theatre. Our rehearsal process is flexible so no matter your availability you can be a part of the process. What Do We Do? Through an extensive workshop process with as many collaborators as possible we explore elements of improvisation, movement, music and words to arrive at a fully realized structure to build a play. Why …

Supported and organized by AdLib (Actors and Directors Living in Brooklyn,) this reading group was formed to provide opportunities for actors and directors living in Brooklyn or willing to work in Brooklyn.  We are also committed to producing new works by Brooklyn playwrights. In addition, we welcome those with no experience to join us in our play readings to read or to listen. Members meet to read plays once a month. We  select the next play reading from a list submitted by members. Roles are a …

Do you spend your days being serious, responsible, professional, respectable? Have a stressful job, have bills to pay, have people who depend on you? BEING A GROWN-UP IS HARD WORK!! Every now and then, we need to get out and play - whether it be for just an hour or evening - to reconnect with our inner child and to relax and reenergize. SILLY DATE! NEW YORK is a good clean fun Meetup group in New York City for singles and their friends. Members are fun, friendly, independent-minded and are inter …

We attend French theater in New York City. Nous assistons aux spectacles en Français ici à New York. We also offer acting in French classes, Acting in English classes for internationals and French language classes. Please join us if you are a NY resident who loves French language and culture, if your native language is French or if you just love international theater. Visit our Franco-American acting and language school at http://actfrench.com

This group was created for new parents, and parents of young children, who are trying to find at least a small amount of time to indulge their passion while devoting themselves to the demanding tasks of new parenthood. You’ll meet many other parents just like you who share a love for theater and/or writing and who long to connect with people in the same situation. We try to meet once a month – at Prospect Park when weather permits – or at the Tea Lounge or similar public space. Meetings may also …

The creation of Shien Lee, Dances of Vice is a New York nightlife sensation which attracts a decadent menagerie of dandies, aesthetes, and dreamers who gather in shared enthusiasm for the music, fashion, culture, and beauty of times past and re-imagined. Dances of Vice incorporates a myriad of anachronistic and new romantic influences to celebrate the liberating effects of beauty, fantasy and surrealism. http://www.DancesOfVice.com

This group is about bringing together Hypnotists with a keen interest in developing and performing stage and street techniques in various venues. We'll meet, discuss, practice, and go out into the world and PERFORM, supporting each other along the way.

The Inspired Word is the hottest open mic series in New York City. "It's not just a series, it's a movement." It joins the passion of words as well as a loving community with dazzling, inspiring entertainment. In addition to showcasing new talent in our open mic, we've also featured some of the best performers in the country - actresses Jill Eikenberry and Amber Tamblyn, actor/comedian Taylor Negron, comedian John Fugelsang, American Idol finalist Anwar Robinson, Grammy nominated singer Carolyn …

Do you live in New York City with tons of culture right in your own backyard, but see Superman Returns and other blockbusters, stuff you could see anywhere? Culture for the Non-Cultured participates in 2-3 cultural activities per month, including theater, art galleries, museums, walking tours, aquariums, and historical homes. Each event gathers together 20-60 people. Usually, we eat afterwards, because nothing builds community like sitting around a table full of calories! **It is policy that the …