Our 21st NECROMANCERS OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

Celebrating our beloved metropolis, the best city on this concrete earth!

WATCHING MANHATTAN as the boat comes near its shore, one seems to come under the spell of its incalculable weight, its stupendous mass of iron, brick and stone. It is oppressive, ominous. One feels the past, the present and the future; and the tremendous forces which must have worked together to produce this titanic offspring, to have spawned this mountain of precipices. One feels the hidden activity, the pitiless struggle going on beneath; yet a few puffs of smoke are all that betray the smouldering of the mighty fires. One lets one’s mind sink into the vast depths between, to see little humanity running here and there like ants amid the tangle of wires, tunnels and pipes. Little humanity that built it all.
– From the book, 1921

JOIN US FEBRUARY 3 at THE TANK, NYC, as we resurrect this beautiful 99-year-old book as a 1-night only NYC variety show.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! (Early bird discount through January 31 with the code HELLGATE)

Join Us for a Free Holiday Party to Kick Off The Truth About Santa

Hey friends! The Drama Bookshop is falling victim to rising NYC rents, and while we’re rooting for them to rise again in another location, let’s take the opportunity to hobnob with other Off-Off-Broadway glitterati at a FREE HOLIDAY PARTY to kick off Theater of the Apes’ 10th anniversary co-production of The Truth About Santa, an apocalyptic holiday tale by Silverback Greg Kotis.

11/28/2018 – from 5pm-7pm

We have all sorts of jolly activities planned

Free photo ops on Santa’s knee!

Signings of Urinetown, Pig Farm, Eat the Taste, and of course, The Truth About Santa!

A COOKIE SWAP

Singing elves!

Adult coloring pages!

A live podcast taping!

Free Photo with Santa New York City November 28

More info here!

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Don’t forget to get a babysitter and join us for THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA, December 5-20 at The Tank NYC

Ape Dance Number 1

And now a wee dance to usher in the weekend, in celebration of those brave pioneers who were the first to make a tax-deductible donation to Theater of the Apes fundraising campaign for The Truth About Santa!

Thank you, Gerald, Harry, Beth, Doug, Christin, Bob, Tom, Todd, Brian, Winter, Spencer, Rebecca, Timothy, Stephen, Kathleen, Julie, Leah, Deborah, Karla, and several shy violets who wish to remain Anonymous! 

Join us December 5-20 at The Tank in NYC,  when The Truth About Santa shall be revealed

Introducing The Truth About Santa’s cast!

Holy Krimbus, would you look at this line up!
Arthur Aulisi* (Dennis Leary’s Merry F#%$n’ Christmas)
 
Kiet Tai Cao* (NYMF Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role nominee for Interstate)
 
David Carl* (Trump Lear at UNDER St. Marks)
 
Ayun Halliday (Greg Kotis’ Lunchtime at The Brick/Necromancers of the Public Domain at The Tank)
 
Milo Kotis ((Greg Kotis’ Lunchtime at The Brick/ Theater of the Apes’ Sub-Adult Division’s Animal Farm at The Tank)
 
Polly Lee* (The Peanut Butter Show with Target Margin; (Not) Water with New Georges),
 
Cy Rowan (We Are Monsters with Hoboken Children’s Theater /Into Oz with Different Directions)
 
Nina Watson (Into Oz and Tales of Neverland with Different Directions)
*appearing courtesy of theActors’ Equity Association.

 

Join us for The Truth About Santa, December 5-20 at The Tank in NYC! Tickets on sale now!