May 16th - June 1st

La MaMa Experimental Theater Club -
Ellen Stewart Theater

Join us for the World Premiere!

Conceived and directed by Sasha Molochnikov. Written by Eli Rarey.

La MaMa, in association with MART Foundation En Garde Arts, is proud to present the world premiere of Seagull: True Story by rising star, Russian director Alexander Molochnikov. Written by Eli Rarey, the production is inspired by Molochinikov’s own experience of leaving Russia for America after speaking out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Running May 16 – June 1, 2025, at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre.

May 19th

Baryshnikov Arts Center

Conceived and written by Samora la Perdida and composed by Josiah Handelman, Mobey Lola Irizarry & Matthew Zweibel.

A Bilingual Brujería Musical — Work-in-Progress showing.

Brujita, a trans Puerto Rican witch, stands trial at the Supreme Court. Her crime? Brewing up a vengeful hurricane to blow away the White House. Pleading innocence, Brujita’s testimony takes us from the warm hills of Puerto Rico to the frigid suburbs of New Jersey. But there’s no escaping the guilt of her whitewashed past.

June 13th

Abolitionist Place Park, Brooklyn

Sponsored by Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Join the En Garde Arts Team as we kick off the summer with the second annual Playdate Fest! Curated by En Garde Arts, Playdate Fest! is a free, public afternoon of theatre and music in Abolitionist Place Park, featuring established artists sharing bold, socially engaged work in a vibrant outdoor setting. It’s a celebration of performance in public space, welcoming neighbors, families, and arts lovers to gather, enjoy, and discover. Hosted by Baba Israel.

73 Seconds, conceived, written, and performed by Jared Mezzocchi and directed by Aya Ogawa, is a beautiful new piece about outer space, family, and our inability to cope with long-term catastrophe. An autobiographical solo performance, 73 Seconds tells the true story of Mezzocchi’s relationship to his mother - who he’d always known as an eighth grade algebra teacher. He unexpectedly learned at a steak dinner in highschool that she’d been a contender for NASA’s Challenger Expedition. The reason she wasn’t on board? She was unexpectedly pregnant–with Mezzocchi. Mezzocchi works to understand the truth of his mother’s past and is forced to come to terms with the reality of her present, as she struggles with early onset dementia and her stories begin to slip away.