The 7th Annual Rogue Theater Festival runs from Monday, August 4 – Sunday, August 10, produced by The Flea Theatre. The eclectic lineup of new works showcase 37 original plays and musicals, including fully staged productions, short plays, staged readings, and digital streaming performances.
The Flea Theatre in Tribeca hosts this year’s festival in association with Abingdon Theatre Company: staged readings will be performed in The Pete theatre, and series of shorts and fully-staged productions will take place in The Siggy at The Flea. The festival’s diverse l themes include the LGBTQIA+ experience, the pursuit of the American dream, World War II, death and grief, and life in New York City—including stories set in Queens, Brooklyn, and a haunted house in Staten Island.
Here’s the festival schedule:
Fully Staged Shows
Beto’s Interview by Julio Lourido Tuesday, August 5th @ 7:30 PM
Book Club by Francesca Bolam Wednesday, August 6th @ 7:30 PM
Overlap by Erin Proctor Thursday, August 7th @ 7:30 PM
My Brother Jake by Dave Osmundsen August 8th @ 7:30 PM
Not Our Home, Not Our Home by Ned Du August 9th @ 7:30 PM
Staged Readings
Ordinary Girls by Elin Hampton Monday, August 4th @ 8 PM
House by Madi Fabber Tuesday, August 5th @ 8 PM
Clean Slate by Rachel Leighson Wednesday, August 6th @ 11 AM
Our Mother, Thou Aren’t in Heaven by Caitland Winsett Wednesday, August 6th @ 8 PM
Red River Falls by Steven Haworth Thursday, August 7th @ 8 PM
Spelling Club by Danielle Breitstein Friday, August 8th @ 8 PM
A Sign You Were Alive by Rebecca Kane Saturday, August 9th @ 8PM
Flow by Jordan Jaffe Sunday, August 10th @ 1PM
Chapter Meeting by Taylor Gonzalez Sunday, August 10th @ 8 PM
Short Shows
Spin Cycle by Bill Keenan Sunday, August 10th @ 3PM and 7 PM
Rotzputz, Rhode Island by Max Loria and Henry B. Zapata Sunday, August 10th @ 3PM and 7 PM
Jeff the Jester by Maeve Kelley Baker Sunday, August 10th @ 3PM and 7 PM
Less by Chelyn Cousar Sunday, August 10th @ 3PM and 7 PM
Till Next Time by Benedetta Spinetti Sunday, August 10th @ 3PM and 7 PM
Digital Streaming: On demand from August 4th-10th
Series of Shorts by Larry Rinkel
Social Insecurity by Coni Koepfinger
Post Grad Life by Joelle Joyner-Wong
Richmond Underground
#grief_and_other-things by Jacob Musgrove
Way to Go! by Logan Foster
Privates by Halley Platz
A New Guest by Julia Genoveva
For Reasons Not Entirely Romantic by Bill Lynch
Bzzz by Cyndi Feinman
Sea Glass by Cameron Forster
Mazzolatura {FTP} by Andrew Riddles
Fragrant Vengeance by Abhisek Bhattacharya
The Many Gay Adventure’s of Nicholas Laurenstein by William Meurer
Flowers for Men by Christian Mendonca
Liana by Maksim Tsvetovat
A Weekend Getaway by Sean O’Leary
Best Thing in the World by Stacey Manos
Follower by Katheryn McGaffigan
Tickets are $12 for digital streaming, $15 for staged readings and short shows, and $25 for fully staged productions. For tickets, click here.
The Flea Theater is located at 20 Thomas Street (between Broadway & Church Streets), New York, NY
