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.

July 17th

Curated by EGA’s Assistant Producer Max Mooney!

Playdate offers an intimate, grassroots platform for early-career artists. Hosted in a lush Brooklyn backyard and curated by members of the En Garde Arts community, each evening features works-in-progress that invite risk-taking, dialogue, and creative exchange. These gatherings offer a relaxed and supportive environment— with drinks, snacks, and spirited conversation—where new ideas are shared and relationships are formed.

August 16th

Work-in-progress presentation as part of a Developmental workshop supported by the David M. Milch Foundation at the Catskill Arts Center.

Conceived, written, and performed by Jared Mezzocchi
Directed by Aya Ogawa

A solo performance about the stories we inherit—and the ones we almost never hear.

In 73 Seconds, multimedia artist Jared Mezzocchi cracks open the quiet mysteries of his family’s past. What begins as a son’s attempt to better understand his mother soon spirals into a decades-spanning excavation of memory, legacy, and the fragile line between the personal and the cosmic.

Mezzocchi, celebrated for his genre-defining projection design and hailed by The New York Times as “a leader in the virtual world,” now steps into the spotlight. Using analog technology from the 1980s—overhead projectors, VHS camcorders, and tube televisions—he constructs a live documentary, blending intimate storytelling with lo-fi magic.

Directed by Obie Award-winner Aya Ogawa, 73 Seconds is an inventive, deeply felt new work that asks how we piece together the past—especially when it resists being remembered.

Developmental workshop supported by the David M. Milch Foundation at the Catskill Arts Center.

August 18th

Work-in-progress presentation at Ideal Glass Studio, Greenwich Village NYC.

Conceived, written, and performed by Jared Mezzocchi
Directed by Aya Ogawa

A solo performance about the stories we inherit—and the ones we almost never hear.

In 73 Seconds, multimedia artist Jared Mezzocchi cracks open the quiet mysteries of his family’s past. What begins as a son’s attempt to better understand his mother soon spirals into a decades-spanning excavation of memory, legacy, and the fragile line between the personal and the cosmic.

Mezzocchi, celebrated for his genre-defining projection design and hailed by The New York Times as “a leader in the virtual world,” now steps into the spotlight. Using analog technology from the 1980s—overhead projectors, VHS camcorders, and tube televisions—he constructs a live documentary, blending intimate storytelling with lo-fi magic.

Directed by Obie Award-winner Aya Ogawa, 73 Seconds is an inventive, deeply felt new work that asks how we piece together the past—especially when it resists being remembered.