Thank you so much for joining us last weekend for the Ukrainian Drama Showcase — it was a tremendous success & we are so grateful to our artists and audiences 💙💛
We open the Ukrainian Drama Showcase TONIGHT! You’ve got four days to see readings of six incredible Ukrainian plays 🇺🇦
May 7 - Balance @ 6pm, Chronicles @ 6:30pm, Blue Rose @ 7:30pm
May 8 - New York, Donetsk @ 6pm, Balance @ 6:30pm, Harvest Truce @ 7:30pm
May 9 - Balance @ 12pm, Artist Talk with Alina Sarnatska @ 12:30pm, Order of Neatly Made Beds @ 3:30pm, Chronicles @ 5pm, Meal Break with Veselka @ 6pm, New York, Donetsk @ 7:30pm, Blue Rose @ 8pm
May 10 - New York, Donetsk @ 12pm, Harvest Truce @ 12:30pm, Meal Break with Veselka @ 3pm, Chronicles @ 4:30pm, Order of Neatly Made Beds @ 5pm
So many ways to enjoy these plays — come spend the weekend with us!
Full schedule can be downloaded from the link in bio.
Meet our incredible team for the Ukrainian Drama Showcase, which starts TOMORROW at 6pm!
Join us in person or via livestream Saturday and Sunday through HowlRound (@howlround )
Schedule and ticket links in bio 📅🎟️
Lesia Ukrainka’s Blue Rose is coming to New York. Written in 1896 and adopted by queer Ukrainian activists as a symbol of resistance, it headlines the first ever Ukrainian Drama Showcase this week at Flamboyan Theater on the Lower East Side.
Tickets at razomforukraine.org
Directed by Rory Pelsue, performed by Benjamin Anthony Anderson, Marié Botha, Sara Gettelfinger, Kineta Kunutu, JJ McGlone, Jerilyn Sackler and Phillip Taratula.
Part of a six-play programme presented by Razom for Ukraine, running 7 to 10 May with a free worldwide livestream on Saturday and Sunday.
Read at flickermagazine.art 🇺🇦🏳️🌈
#UkrainianTheatre #LesiaUkrainka #QueerUkraine #RazomForUkraine #FlickerMagazine
Balance by Alina Sarnatska kicks off our Ukrainian Drama Showcase on May 7th at 6pm!
You can also see it May 8th at 6pm and May 9th at 2pm with a talk with Alina following the May 9th reading.
Ticket link in bio 🎟️
Directed by S. Dylan Zwickel (@dylzwickel ) and performed by Marissa Ruben (@its_marissa_ruben )
We just finished rehearsals for the Ukrainian Drama Showcase and we’re so excited to welcome you to the theater next week! Join us May 7-10 at the Flamboyan Theater (107 Suffolk Street inside the Clemente Solo Vélez Center) Thank You Mercury Store for hosting us!
Ticket link in bio 🎟️ and streaming LIVE on HowlRound Saturday and Sunday 🎥🎥
@yibinbillwang@carlbindman@rorypelsue@dylzwickel@its_marissa_ruben@raq_chavz@mazzadan@kinetakunutu@ptaratula
What does a woman do when society offers her a life too small? In The Blue Rose, Ukrainka’s 1896 masterwork, one answer is as rare and radical as the flower itself. Experience it live at the Ukrainian Drama Showcase. Join us NEXT WEEK (May 7-10) for the Ukrainian Drama Showcase – readings of six powerful Ukrainian plays, new and classic, representing the broad range of Ukrainian theatrical traditions. Ticket link in bio!
Directed by Rory Pelsue
Performed by Benjamin Anthony Anderson, Marié Botha, Sara Gettelfinger, Kineta Kunutu, JJ McGlone, Jerilyn Sackler, Phillip Taratula
Showtimes:
May 7 – 8pm
May 9 – 8pm
Location:
Flamboyan Theater, 107 Suffolk St, New York
Separate tickets are available for evenings and afternoons, as well as a full festival pass that includes meals on Saturday & Sunday – come spend the weekend with Ukrainian theater!
⚡We will also be livestreaming Saturday and Sunday performances on HowlRound, link in bio ⚡
When their mother dies, two estranged brothers discover that the destroyed bridge in their small eastern Ukrainian town makes even burial nearly impossible. War has made the absurd ordinary. “A Harvest Truce” by Serhiy Zhadan – absurd logistical challenges that collide with grief, masculinity and memory.
Join us May 7-10 for the Ukrainian Drama Showcase – the readings of six powerful Ukrainian plays, new and classic, representing the broad range of Ukrainian theatrical traditions. Ticket link in bio 🎟️
Directed by Danilo Gambini
Performed by Sebastián Arroyo, Brandon Burton, Florencia Lozano, Sarah Lyddan, Daniel Mazzarolo, Adam Shaukat, Devin White
Showtimes:
May 8 – 8pm
May 10 – 12:30pm
Location:
Flamboyan Theater, 107 Suffolk St, New York
Separate tickets are available for evenings and afternoons, as well as a full festival pass that includes meals on Saturday & Sunday – come spend the weekend with Ukrainian theater!
Tickets are going FAST for the Ukrainian Drama Showcase! Check out all of our ticket options — single days or a full festival pass — and join us May 7-10!
Tickets via Eventbrite - 🔗 in bio
Full Festival Schedule on our website - 🔗 in bio
#ukrainianplays #ukrainiantheater #ucf #razomforukraine
In response to being asked about his play “New York, Donetsk, Ukraine: 100° F”, playwright Oleksandr Zhuhan ended his response with, “I know one thing for sure: if we remain silent, our stories will be told to the world for us by our murderers, and we have no right to let them.” Join us May 7-10 for the readings of six powerful Ukrainian plays – new and classic, representing the broad range of Ukrainian theatrical traditions.
Directed by Yibin Wang @yibinbillwang
Performed by Carl Bindman @carlbindman
Showtimes:
May 8 – 6pm
May 9 – 7:30pm
May 10 – 12pm
Location:
Flamboyan Theater, 107 Suffolk St, New York
Separate tickets are available for evenings and afternoons, as well as a full festival pass that includes meals on Saturday & Sunday – come spend the weekend with us!
Showcase Website and Ticket link in bio 🎟️
