14 Off & Off-Off Broadway Plays We're Excited About In May
- nyctheatrenightout
- May 21
- 2 min read
1. Needle & Bone / This Is Not A Death Cult
When: 5/2-5/16/26
Where: The Flea
Why We're Excited:
One theatre company. Two plays. Three writers. And at one of our favorite downtown theaters. Of course we're excited!
2. Canciones
When: 5/2-5/24
Where: Private Home in Flatbush
Why We're Excited:
An immersive site-specific experience - read: party - inspired by a Linda Ronstadt album? We're in.
3. Dad Don't Read This
When: 5/4-5/24
Where: St. Luke's Theatre
Why We're Excited:
The Grief Camp-playwright Eliya Smith has a new world premiere that sounds extremely nostaligic - sleepovers, The Sims, friendship.
Update: We gave this show a Must See! Check out our review here.
4. Lizzy Sunshine
When: 5/6-5/16
Where: Soho Playhouse
Why We're Excited:
Internationally acclaimed Liz Coin returns to the Soho Playhouse with her fast-paced, interactive comedy about what it means to love someone struggling with addiction.
5. Brickgirl
When: 5/7-5/17
Where: Brooklyn Art Haus
Why We're Excited:
Kitchen Sink Theatre Company presents a slasher play about a skinless, blood-soaked killer. Um, okay yeah, I'd like to see that.
6. Love Slips Through Our Fingers
When: 5/8-5/10
Where: The Producers Club
Why We're Excited:
Ecuadorian-by-way-of-the-Bronx playwright Julia Genoveva premieres her new show about addiction, substance abuse and the love of people who care.
7. Girl, Interrupted
When: 5/13-6/21
Where: The Public Theater
Why We're Excited:
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok brings the best-selling novel to the stage, featuring a cast & crew of Tony- and Grammy-winners!
8. McManus: Fall of a Tyrant
When: 5/14-5/17
Where: La Mama
Why We're Excited:
A Nomad Theatrical Company has a new scathingly funnt socio-political satire at La Mama. Yes.
9. Jerome
When: 5/14-6/21
Where: Playwrights Horizons
Why We're Excited:
A three-hander about an aging gay couple and a stranger at the height of the AIDS epidemic in Arizona, starring two-time Tony winner Stephen Spinella.
In the Devil's Hands
When: 5/20-6/7
Where: Zoopraxic
Why We're Excited:
A new immersive play by Helen Banner with the performers determining the ending each night - each performance is a unique experience!
11. Get Fucked
When: 5/21-5/24
Where: The Tank
Why We're Excited:
TNO-fave Reese Carmen Villella wrote "NYC's funniest raunchiest play about sexually active 20-somethings" and it's "just like Girls" (it's not) ((in the best way)).
12. The Life and Times of Daisy Forbes
When: 5/21-5/24
Where: La Mama
Why We're Excited:
Scout Davis' long-form lip-sync about a show girl who is at a distinct crossroads in her life - playing at La Mama!!
13. Barbie Fest
When: 5/21-5/24
Where: The Chain
Why We're Excited:
The full title of this show is Barbie Fest: the Screen to Stage Parodies of Barbie's Princess and the Pauper and Three Musketeers. So yeah, we're excited.
14. I Wanttt A Unicorn Frappe!!!
When: 5/26-6/21
Where: The Tank
Why We're Excited:
The Tank presents Catherine Weingarten's new show about wedding culture, addiction, societal pressure on women, and just how far we're go to avoid the truth.
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