The Flea Theater kicks off its Fall 2013 Season with the New York Premiere of
Jonathan Caren's THE RECOMMENDATION - a play about class, race, power and what happens to a friendship when the tables get turned. The 2012 production at The Old Globe in San Diego won the Craig Noel Outstanding New Play Award. Helmed by Flea Resident Director Kel Haney and featuring The Bats, the resident
acting company at The Flea, this production plays August 23 - September 22,
Wednesday – Sunday at 7pm with press opening on September 6. Tickets are
$15 - $35.
Next up, The Riot Group’s Adriano Shaplin joins The Bats in a radical re-telling
of the events leading up to the Salem Witch Trials, SARAH FLOOD IN SALEM
MASS. Blood feuds, black magic, and the birth of capitalism merge in this
dizzying portrait of a village on the brink. Directed by Applied Mechanics’
Rebecca Wright, it runs September 24 - October 27, Tuesday – Saturday at 7pm, Sunday at 3pm with press opening October 6. Tickets $15 - $50. Pay What You
Can every Tuesday at the door.
The Flea season continues with MARY-KATE OLSEN IS IN LOVE by Mallery
Avidon - a satire about love and growing-up and “being real” - will be directed by Flea Resident Director Kristen Seemel and features The Bats. This production
plays November 1 - December 8, Wednesday – Sunday at 7pm. Tickets are
$15 - $35.
And finally, The Flea presents the World Premiere of a quintessential A.R.
Gurney drama, FAMILY FURNITURE. Directed by Thomas Kail (Tony-Nominee for
In the Heights), this heartbreaking coming-of-age story plays November 12 -
December 22. Tuesday – Saturday at 7pm, Saturday – Sunday at 3pm. Tickets
are $15 - $70. Pay What You Can every Tuesday at the door.
The Flea Theater is located in Tribeca at 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church Streets) NYC www.theflea.org
