Founded in 2023 by award-winning autistic playwright and producer Anthony J. Piccione, the Neurodivergent New Play Series is dedicated to presenting matinee readings on the 3rd Sunday of every month - with seasonal breaks in December, January, July, and August - of plays written entirely by neurodivergent and disabled playwrights (i.e autism, ADHD, dyslexia, OCD, Tourette syndrome, etc.) as part of a growing resident company of playwrights whose interests and specialties span a wide range of subjects, genres & structural approaches, with each play personally selected from a neuroinclusive resident company of directors.
The Neurodivergent New Play Series is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council.
Minimum donation of $15 to watch in person, and pay-what-you-can for streaming.
TICKETS
Sun, May 19spit&vigor tiny baby blackbox theatreMay 19, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMspit&vigor tiny baby blackbox theatre, 115 MacDougal St. 3C, New York NYJake, an Autistic theatre artist, has managed to have what some would call an “inspiring” career. Ethan, his higher-needs twin brother, has lived in his shadow their whole lives. Written by Dave Osmundsen Directed by Allen MacLeod- Sun, Jun 16spit&vigor tiny baby blackbox theatreJun 16, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMspit&vigor tiny baby blackbox theatre, 115 MacDougal St. 3C, New York NYAnna Freud, Sigmund Freud's youngest daughter and a psychoanalyst in her own right, finds her world turned upside down when heiress Dorothy Burlingham arrives in Vienna and requests that she treat her children. Written by Natalie Sacks Directed by Ashley Adelman
- Sun, Apr 21spit&vigor tiny baby blackbox theatreApr 21, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMspit&vigor tiny baby blackbox theatre, 115 MacDougal St. 3C, New York NYFor one-night only, the Neurodivergent New Play Series will open its stage up to all neurodivergent performers who want to present an original monologue, scene, song, etc. to our audience for our 1st Annual Open-Mic Fundraiser.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Sunday February 18th 2024, 2:00pm
AXIOMS
Written by Aubrey Clyburn
Directed by Abigail Gabor
Eliza, a lonely, hyper-logical mathematician, has had a fight with her best (and only) friend. So she retreats to her mind palace to find a solution using the only tools she has: memory, axiomatic set theory, and stuffed animals. She keeps trying to apply mathematical principles to situations from her life, and the math keeps getting more complex, until she finally has to ask whether there's a solution to be found there at all.
Sunday March 17th 2024, 2:00pm
NO ENTRANCE
Written by Courtney Taylor
Directed byAbby Davis
No Entrance follows the strange and queer journey Charlotte, a recently ill college grad, takes after being diagnosed with vaginismus, a vaginal condition that makes penetration difficult. Charlotte re-connects with Victoria, a trans inventor she met at school, and receives a DIY genital attachment to facilitate intimacy from a garage lab Victoria runs alongside her sidekicks, Curly and Helen. Chaos and self discovery ensues, alongside explorations of trauma, riffs on Frankenstein, and re-imaginings of common tropes in queer storytelling.
Sunday April 21st 2024, 2:00pm
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Sunday May 19th 2024, 2:00pm
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Sunday June 16th 2024, 2:00pm
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Past Events:
Sunday November 19th 2023, 2:00pm
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