The Brick presents Only Place I Belong in Concert by Can Yasar October 3, 4, 5 8pm Musical numbers paired with stories of love, identity, and belonging from the life of a foreigner searching for a home, following his dreams in New York City. In a rebellious attempt to offer one's truest self to the world, a family, and a mother, we search for freedom and love in unexpected places. But we soon discover that at the end of every…

The Brick presents Bentertainment Abroad: Doing the Work by Eliza Bent October 6, 2022 8pm Join Eliza Bent for two work-in-progress showings followed by a Q&A moderated by Jess Barbagallo. A pivot is not just a dancer’s gesture, but the action of an artist. A rare evening of Bentertainment fit for the silver screen. SUMMER'S LAST SWIM After a year and a half of the pandemic, best friends Shawna and Juno enjoy one last day at the beach before entering…

The Brick presents KARAOKE FUNDRAISING MEGATHON! Oct 7 from 4pm-4am. At The Brick Theater - 579 Metropolitan Avenue Raising funds for The Brick Theater and having *fun* while doing it. All donations are a tax-deductible investment in The Brick's sustainability. Donate NOW to show your support, secure your favorite song, and see great performances from our special guests! Inspired by those marathons that include running, The Brick will host an extraordinarily long and wild KARAOKE MEGATHON, hosted by Ann Marie…

The Brick Presents OFF KILTER: ONCE UPON A BITE Hosted by C'était Bontemps October 8, 2022 Doors 730pm Show 8pm C'était Bontemps's OFF KILTER is a themed variety drag show to entice all the senses! Hosted by C'était Bontemps, they will draw you through a new story each performance for a new kind of nightlife experience! This month's theme is ONCE UPON A BITE, bringing you a sanguis feast for the eyes to start your October right! Performances by C'était…

Dread Fools adopts the Penny Gaff vignette format in a slapstick horror sideshow questioning the exertion of power through the regulation of the human body.

The Brick presents The Brick by Caridad Svich October 21, 2022 7pm Via Zoom "A long time ago a group of men sat in a room. They created a document that would change the world forever. This document was called The Brick. This is their story, even if they will not always appear in it, because you could say their story became a version of the world." The Brick is a fantasia and play/installation by Caridad Svich. It looks at…

The Brick and Object Collection presents Automatic Writing A Staged Adaptation of Robert Ashley’s Seminal 1979 Composition October 26–29 @ 7pm October 30 @ 5pm The Brooklyn-based performance group Object Collection, acclaimed for its invigorating blend of music and theater, will remount its live, staged adaptation of Robert Ashley’s seminal studio composition, Automatic Writing (1979). The piece premiered at Incubator Arts Project in 2011, with subsequent performances in London and Birmingham in 2014. This revised adaptation will take place at…

Brick Aux presents Hi, Nice People A feel-good show about adult problems with Hunter Gardner October 26, 2022 at Brick Aux – 628 Metropolitan Ave DOORS: 7:30 SHOW: 8:00 In this living room style comedy show, Hunter Gardner (PBS, McSweeneys) helps audiences feel better about the world around them with performers dropping in to do bits based on a different adult problem every month. Expect to see crazy characters, dumb songs, silly show-n-tells, and much more! This month's theme: VIRTUES…

The Brick presents Drag Me to Hell: A Halloween FundRAGER with Dmitri Barcomi & Nancy Nogood October 31, 2022 Raise a glass to raise funds for The Exponential Festival’s upcoming production of A Jury of Our Queers at this Halloween fundRAGER hosted by demonic drag darling Nancy Nogood and friends. This party has everything: cheap drag, even cheaper drinks, a glory hole full of candy, tarot readings, and surprise performances. Hell never looked hotter! ;-) Hosted by Nancy Nogood Co-produced…

The Brick presents True Voyage by The Syndicate November 3-5, 2022 True Voyage is an experimental, improvised, science fiction opera. A scientist, at work on a unified theory of time, makes unexpected contact with a neighboring planet. The ensuing journey will change the galaxy forever! Raquel Acevedo Klein (The Scientist) Beaudeau Banks (dance chorus) Lehuanani DeFranco (dance chorus) Andrew Daly Frank (guitar) Rebecca Gual (dance chorus) Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone (dance chorus, choreography) Annie Lemieux (trumpet, electronics, Striking Worker) Ashur Rayis (Minister…

Brick Aux presents Warrenpiece 2023 Calendar Launch November 5, 2022 from 5-9pm at Brick Aux Gallery - 628 Metropolitan Ave This event is FREE - RSVP Here Photographer Warren Giddarie is set to debut a new collection of portraits, coupled with the release of his 2023 Calendar at Brick Aux Gallery on November 5th. Featuring a collection of sensuously melancholic portraits, this new body of work is an invitation to step into a space between worlds, with each composition highlighting…

The Brick presents The Passerby, or Where did my Soul go  by The Million Underscores November 11-21, 2022    The Passerby, or Where did my Soul go  is a silent twelve track performance album inspired by Oskar Schlemmer’s Gallery Paintings. The piece is a combination of choreography, pedestrian movement and highly technical tableaus that interfere with the normal time signatures that audiences' attentions are accustomed to in the theater. Constructed through spacial-izations of Oskar Schlemmer’s highly formal paintings, and experimental…

Brick Aux Presents Place is the Place by Gregory Thrasher at Brick Aux Gallery – 628 Metropolitan Ave Opening reception, sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery November 12, 2022. 4pm – 8pm FREE admission Brick Aux proudly presents Place is the Place, a new solo gallery exhibition by visual artist Gregory Thrasher. I want to agitate the viewer. In negotiating different tensions – those that exist between humans and our environment, the sacred and profane – I came to Place is the Place. Don’t ask…

Brick Aux presents Respairation or you have to unmute yourself: A Reading by Julia Lee Barclay-Morton Sunday, November 13 at Brick Aux - 628 Metropolitan Ave Doors at 2:15 Reading at 2:30 Discussion to follow FREE - RSVP at TheUnadaptedOnes@gmail.com Brick Aux is thrilled to host a reading of Respairation or you have to unmute yourself for the Brooklyn launch of Julia Lee Barclay-Morton’s debut book, THE MORTALITY SHOT. *** In celebration of Julia’s newest stage text Respairation being published in THE MORTALITY SHOT, a…

This is a final class show for How to Be in Front of People taught by River L. Ramirez. Come to watch the final performances (music, comedy, and performance art) from the 4 week intensive students, and sign up for your chance to try out the open mic after the show, limited spot available, 3 minute slots.

The Brick and The Hearth present the world premiere of EVENTS by Bailey Williams December 1-18, 2022 *NEW PERFORMANCE ADDED 12/18 8pm!** The other day, something happened to Itchy at work. She started itching. On another day, the office of Todd David Design plans an event. An event, as you know, is a story with a beginning, a middle, and an itch. The theme of the event is eggs. But what is the story of the egg? This is going…