The Brick in association with Killer Queen Opera present a public screening of POPPEA a groovy realization of Monteverdi's classic opera Who is blameless in the pursuit of power? Sin and virtue battle in the true story of the ruinous Roman Emperor Nero, who demolishes all obstacles in his path to coronate his mistress, Poppea. This film realization of a classic opera reawakens timeless characters as they jump into 1970’s New York City. Written in 1643 and credited to the…

The Brick presents Queer Ole Opry Queer Ole Opry is a Variety show that shines a light on the incredible talent of folks who fall under the umbrella of queerness. From Drag performers, burlesque dancers, comedians, Musicians, poets, dancers, and more. We all have the explicit desire to share whats in our heart. Often we find that when you share your heart you discover that you aren’t the only person struggling with similar things. As a community of artists and…

The Brick presents St Kilda A One Woman Scottish Horror Excursion With Supernatural Foley Looping  Written and Performed by Jody Christopherson Sound and Foley Design by Andy Evan Cohen Voice Over Acting by Michael de Roos Dialect Coaching by Chloe Dirksen After the death of her Grandmother, an American woman travels to an abandoned island off the coast of Scotland and unearths a dark family secret . . . in a world where the past is anything but dead. This…

For Evil Hour Evening Reading, writer Lance Scott Walker (Houston Rap Tapes, DJ Screw) hosts an bill of artists from different disciplines and diverse backgrounds all reading pieces that touch on a central theme, with an emphasis on performance and the energy of paths that might not have otherwise crossed.

The Brick presents BrickFlix - Fever and The House of the Devil with special guest Larry Fessenden October 25 Doors 630pm BrickFlix has resurrected just in time for Halloween! We're celebrating the return of BrickFlix with a hair-raising Halloween program, honoring indie horror auteur Larry Fessenden. There will be a classic Glass Eye Pix feature, a sneak preview of Larry's spooky new short and vintage trailers from our secret weapon Gary Balaban. Plus free 'Depraved' pizza from Two Boots and…

The Brick presents Works in Process: Blood Polaroid October 26 7pm Free Sonic ruminations on themes from Blood Polaroid, a film by Title:Point, releasing in 2022. Performed by Ryan William Downey Writer, actor, and composer Ryan William Downey guides the audience through the aural landscape of Blood Polaroid in a dense environment of light, fog, and cryptic imagery. Warning: fog, strobing lights, loud noises This program is made possible by the New York City Artist Corps.

As part of the City Artists Corps initiative from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, BLAH is an evening of art and performance organized by Shawn Escarciga. Bringing together some of the most playful and powerful creative voices from across New York CIty’s artistic disciplines, BLAH celebrates innovation, honors artistic ancestry, and is also a place for artists to straight up fuck around. BLAH is an attempt at ethical collaboration—championing fair artist pay, community accessibility, and a space for unique work to thrive, while making room for networks that might not ordinarily co-mingle to come together (vaxxed and masked obv). BLAH is spooky, ooky, kooky, and scary, but mostly its a joyful pre-Halloween evening of watching the ghouls do their thing.

The Brick presents James Moore and Andie Tanning with special guests Emily Hope Price & Alba Par November 3 8pm An evening of adventurous music and song featuring the duo of James Moore (resonator guitar) and Andie Tanning (violin), cellist/vocalist Emily Hope Price, and the Argentinian duo Alba Par (Clara Elena Montes, voice, Francisco del Pino, guitar). Moore & Tanning present an eclectic set of new compositions for violin, guitar, and voices, featuring music by Robert Ashley and the NY…

Featuring original music and madness, HYPERFANTASIA is a transdisciplinary sci-fi fantasy drag cabaret that begins at the Big Bang and culminates in a vision of queer utopia. Hosted by Tiresias, the blind prophet of the Underworld, this miniature epic draws on new evolutionary theories and ancient queer wisdom to dismantle the survival-of-the-fittest paradigm in celebration of extravagance, impracticality, and camp. With special guests Klondyke, Sweaty Eddie, and Esther. Special Guests Klondyke Esther and Sweaty Eddie Production managed by Jack Daniel…

Performed over four hours by Lydia Mokdessi, Jason Bartell, and Syd Island, opulent loops and cinematic imagery create a pleasurable meditative experience within a harsh audiovisual environment.

The Brick presents Gestating Baby Volume 1: Jerry Lieblich and Robert Malbrough November 11-13 8pm Featuring Two New Works The Holy Ghost People and Mahinerator *** The Holy Ghost People Written by Joshua Young Directed by Robert Malbrough Performed by RJ Christian Jacob Cowan Kristin Sgarro Anna Stacy Rachel Weekley Costumes by LA Clevenson Lights by Mike Schulz A phantasmagoria about otherness, space, time-travel, religion, bodies, and bad photography. Holy ghost people is a bad name for them. but we…

The Brick presents Sisters, Weywrd by Rebecca Quinn Robertson November 19 and 20 8pm Fires bubble and cauldrons burn when three old friends meet for a reunion, which quickly evolves from a nostalgic tête a tête to a visceral excavation of the surreal events of their shared past - as teenagers at summer theater camp. Nicole Pursell - director and performer Audrey Hailes - movement director and performer Rebecca Robertson - writer and performer What wickedness is born when young…

The Brick presents Re-Inventing Love by Marija Krtolica November 26 and 27 8pm Re-Inventing Love sources from the writing of the philosopher Alain Badiou and surrealist poetry to create an embodied poetics. Dramatic pathos, irony, moments of isolated beauty from everyday urban life, and bold kinetic expression combine to create startling scenes. “Re-Inventing Love” revolves around amorous relationships at the time of a socio-economic crisis. The starting point is love as a truth procedure through which we can get to…

The Brick Presents Sonntags wird gelogen Or We Only Lie On Sundays Created by Leonie Bell with LOCAL GRANDMA December 2 - 5 & 9 - 12, 2021 at the Brick Theater special live streaming performance Sunday December 12 3pm via The Brick YouTube Channel filmed live by Zanni Productions Streaming Link HERE In this dark humor Tanztheater landscape, matriarchal lineages converge and convene with mistranslations, misunderstandings, mundane anecdotes, and your weird neighbor. Cacophonies of choral song and pedestrian movement; performed in…

The Brick presents Murder at the Christmas Pageant by Nadia Pinder December 13 8pm Twas the night of the Christmas Pageant at Caldwell High And as the school spirit committee puts the finishing touches on decorations…tragedy strikes! Why it’s an old fashioned Yuletide Whodunnit! The holiday season is a time for the classics. Time tested, tried and true, warm and fuzzy nostalgia. WELL what says Christmas better than a little murder mystery?! Come for the carols, stay for the carnage.…

Bare Book Club is an intimate, provocative, and nude literary show.