“Iyi Ki Varsin” with Bilgin Turker

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The final performance of the Solo Show Festival is this Sunday afternoon, with “Iyi Ki Varsin (So Happy You’re Here)” with Bilgin Turker! “On the night of the 1977 NYC blackout, a young child’s experiences reveal the intersection of cultural identity, family dynamics, and personal growth.” — Sunday, April 13th …

“Lost…Found” with K. Lorrel Manning

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Look out, because “Lost…Found” is back! The Solo Show Festival resumes performances on Friday with K. Lorrel Manning’s solo show returning to the TBG stage. “Together and apart, a boy and his mother navigate their way through trauma, Prince, divorce, and their relationship with God.” — Friday, April 11th at …

Newsletter – April 2025

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Check out our April 2025 Newsletter here! This month’s newsletter features: The Solo Show Festival TBG’s Spring Benefit & Auction Upcoming Adult Classes Upcoming Youth Classes and Summer Camps The 6-Week Summer Professional Acting Program 2025/26 1-Year Acting and Directing Programs …and more!

“Dead Inside” with Riki Lindhome

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Join us for “Dead Inside” with Riki Lindhome to kick off the Solo Show Festival! “Fresh off a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Riki Lindhome’s one-woman musical is a comedic journey through her crazy fertility journey.” — Thursday, April 3rd at 7pm Tickets: $35 *Includes Solo Show Festival …

Happy World Theatre Day!

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Happy World Theatre Day! If we’re being honest, for us, that’s every day! We hope you celebrate today by watching a play, reading a scene, or getting together with the theatre artists in your life! You know where to find us…

Solo Show Festival

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Please join us for two weeks of performances, workshops, panels, and student sharings celebrating the art of the solo show! The Solo Show Festival kicks off on Thursday, April 3 and is chock full of ways to get involved all the way through Sunday, April 13! Featuring… Dead Inside with Riki …

Fast Play Frenzy!

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What: A weekend creative experience in which TBG students serve as writers, directors, and actors to create and perform new short plays. Who: Seven writers, seven directors, and eighteen actors, all of whom are past and present TBG students. The audience is open to anyone! Featuring: Alyssa Haley, Ames Osika, …

Geoff Grimwood: Five Words or Less

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Improv, if you let it, can function as a training simulator for living your own life. In scripted theatre, aspects of the playwright’s personality, and whatever the playwright’s been chewing on, will manifest in the script. In improv, since you’re always co-creating the piece while you’re performing it, aspects of …

Newsletter – March 2025

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Check out our March 2025 Newsletter here! This month’s newsletter features: Upcoming Adult Classes Upcoming Youth Classes and Summer Camps The 6-Week Summer Professional Acting Program 2025/26 1-Year Acting and Directing Programs The Spring Programming Series …and more!

TBG’s NYC CDF Grant

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We’re excited to announce that we’ve received a grant from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs’ FY2025 Cultural Development Fund (CDF)! We’re proud and very grateful that TBG is among 1,078 organizations receiving funding through the CDF. With this investment in our work, we can continue to bring arts training …

Visit “The Haunted Theater!”

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“The Haunted Theater” opens for one performance only on March 15 at 2pm in the Studio Theatre at the TBG Performing Arts Center! This piece is created with and performed by our youth actors in the Tween Performance Ensemble class, under the guidance and direction of TBG teaching artists Farrah …

Lee Brock: Hold Your Torch Higher

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I’m on the phone with a friend. “How are you?” I ask. “I’m so anxious that I can’t sleep. I am so afraid for our country. I can’t stop watching the news.” “Do some yoga, take a bath, and go to bed earlier.” I’m walking my dog, Trigger, and a …