If you're a theater fan, mark your calendars: there's plenty to do when it comes to stage performances in New York City this week, from ancient playwright Euripides to a dance performance specifically updated for 2018.
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Hercules in Red Hook
This dramatic reading of scenes from Euripides' The Madness of Hercules features actors Jumaane Williams, Glenn Davis, Kathryn Erbe, and Frankie Faison. Director Bryan Doerries, New York City Public Artist in Residence, also translated the passages.
The performance will be followed by panelist remarks and audience discussion about violence and its impact on families and communities.
When: Thursday, August 16, 6-8 p.m.
Where: The Flagpole, 450 Columbia St., Brooklyn, NY, 11231
Price: Free
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On Broadway Presents Shrek Jr.
The On Broadway Performing Arts Training Program is a non-profit performing arts education organization that provides year-round training in dance, music, acting, and technical theatre for children ages 4-17. This Thursday, participants will put on a one-night-only performance of Shrek: The Musical Jr.! at 7:00 p.m.
When: Thursday, August 16, 7-10 p.m.
Where: The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Ave..
Price: $20 (General Admission Tickets); free for donors
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"Blank! The Musical"
Improv comedy show "Blank! The Musical" is a Broadway-meets-Mad Libs mashup of comics from Upright Citizens Brigade, Improv Boston and others. With the help of a live band, they take audience suggestions, put them to a vote, and create a Broadway-style improv musical from the results.
When: Saturday, August 18, 2 p.m.
Where: Broadway Comedy Club, 318 W. 53rd St.
Price: $39 - $49 Click here for more details, and to get your tickets
Up to 51% Off "Drunk Shakespeare" Comedy
The Drunk Shakespeare Society is a comedy show where one cast member takes shots before attempting to perform a role in a classic Shakespeare play. The result is a run through an abbreviated version of the play, generously mashed up with references to pop culture and current events.
When: Thursday, August 16, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, August 18, 6 and 10 p.m.; Sunday, August 19, 7 p.m.
Where: 777 Eighth Ave. (2nd Level), Hell's Kitchen
Price: $29 balcony; $39 mezzanine; $49 stage-side (47-51 percent discount off regular price)
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"Black Barbie: A Nation Reborn" – Up to 75% Off
Modern dance director Safi A. Thomas has reimagined and updated his 2013 repertory piece Black Barbie: A Dream Sequence for 2018.
In the piece, now called Black Barbie: A Nation Reborn, "the future of the world falls on the shoulders of two dancers as they encounter an alien who may be the earth’s only hope for survival."
When: Saturday, August 18, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday, August 19, 2 p.m.
Where: 107 Suffolk St., Downtown Manhattan
Price: $20 (75 percent discount off regular price)
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