A selection of virtual theater spaces to gather in

In this time of actual theater closures, virtual theater spaces are burgeoning. Following is a curated list of live theater programming by top NYC innovators, now available for your at-home viewing pleasure and participation.

Contagious Closet Dramas

Where: @contagious_closet_dramas on Instagram

When: Anytime!

What: “micro-plays meant to be read, not performed. a project of Two Headed Rep”

Out of an Abundance of Caution

Where: www.twitch.tv/outofcaution

When: Sundays at 8:00 pm EST

What: “an avant-garde microfestival LIVE + online of quick + dirty-fascinating work responding to and from the places and people with whom we select to shelter, on a wildly inclusive + non hierarchical platform”

Joe’s Pub Live!

Where: Joe’s Pub on YouTube (for schedule and links, check out https://publictheater.org/programs/joes-pub/)

When: Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8 pm EST

What: “a free series of live-streamed and archived performances”

The CyberTank

Where: www.twitch.tv/thecybertank

When: Tuesdays at 4 pm EST

What: “an e-home for e-merging artists. CyberTank is a weekly, remote, multidisciplinary, variety arts gathering open to all”

Theatre without Theater

Where: @theatrewithouttheater on Instagram

When: Nightly at 7:30 pm EST (but can be accessed anytime!)

What: “A nightly theatrical broadcast aiming to fill the current artistic void at curtain time.”

Downtown Variety

Where: https://www.culturehub.org/watch

When: Fridays at 8 pm EST

What: “La MaMa and CultureHub present a new weekly online performance series bringing La MaMa’s 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across a distance.”

Solos in Solidarity

Where: @solosinsolidarity on Instagram

When: Friday & Saturday, 2 matinees & 3 evening showings (but can be accessed anytime!)

What: “A curated creative collective in the time of Covid19…Stories. Monologues. Music.”

AUNTS WPA: micro stimulus

Where: @aunts_here on Instagram

When: Daily (but can be accessed anytime!)

What: “In an effort to support artists, show some of the work that has gone unseen, and to provide light and inspiration for our community during the COVID-19 Pandemic, we present AUNTS WPA, a series of chain curated virtual live shows. AUNTS has curated the first 5 artists, the next 5 are curated by those 5 artists, then those artists curate for a total of 15 artists/performances.”

Hit Play

Where: Apple Podcasts & Spotify (or Patreon for extra paid content)

When: Saturday & Sunday

What: “A selection of Neo-Futurist experiments in audio every Saturday and Sunday until we’re back performing the Infinite Wrench.”

Creative Conversations

Where: Video platform, register at contact@titantheatrecompany.com, visit @titantheatreco on Instagram

When: Weekly, Fridays at 7 pm EST

What: “An open discussion about what it is like to be an artist during this uncertain time. Join in a conversation, moderated by two Titan Company Members, that allows participants to share ideas, concerns, and stories as we strive to create a supportive and strong community.”

The Plague Play Readings

Where: Google Hangouts (check the post @foolsco on Instagram)

When: Various dates (see @foolsco on Instagram for more information)

What: “To combat woe and create art and community we will be doing a virtual play reading series!”

Marissa’s Google Doc Quarantine Party

Where: YouTube! Get more information @themediawitch_ on Instagram

When: Saturdays at 8 pm EST

What: “Brooklyn alt-comedy moves online in the age of COVID-19. Marissa Goldman hosts a Quarantine Party via Google Docs/Youtube.”

Trickle Up

Where: https://trickleup.uscreen.io/

When: Anytime!

What: “Taylor Mac, Kristin Marting, Morgan Jenness, Emily Morse, Niegel Smith, and a group of over 50 other New York City artists—including Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Fellowship and OBIE Award winners spanning numerous disciplines—have hatched a plan to help artists hurt from the COVID-19 shutdown. Inspired by the artists-on-behalf-of-artists activism of Elizabeth Swados, they have made a new grassroots subscription video platform, The Trickle Up (A NYC Artists Network).” All proceeds benefit NYC theater artists financially impacted by COVID-19 theater shutdown.

Mondays in the Club

Where: Crowdcast via www.mondaysintheclub.com

When: Mondays 9:30 pm EST

What: “A weekly party around a piano. Curated Chaos. A spontaneous cabaret. With Lance Horne behind the piano and a roster of co-hosts, surprise guests, and whoever the fuck is there that night, you never know what it could turn into.” Previously at Club Cumming, now online!

Revelation Readings

Where: Vimeo

When: Mondays… check the website! redbulltheater.com

What: “It’s Redbull Theater’s tradition to present one-night-only Revelation Readings of rarely produced classic plays on Mondays throughout the season” but this time online!